http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ en-us jpl@showpage.org 2008-12-02T10:19:21-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000412.shtml So, I have this shiny Mac XServe I'm going to install in the rack at Visi. I'll move all my goodies off Scott's machine and moving email back from gmail to something I control. To this end, I needed to... 412@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2008-12-02T10:19:21-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000411.shtml A man has needs. It's important to understand that, especially about yourself, especially during times of change. Recognize the needs and... satisfy them. I've taken steps to satisfy some of my basic needs lately. Every other week, I meet... 411@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2008-11-26T00:38:49-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000410.shtml I am at the Highland Grill waiting for Bill and Michele to arrive. I decided to see how well iBlogger worked. We shall see![Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]... 410@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2008-11-18T11:38:56-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000407.shtml I'm having a bad day. I'm looking at what I have right now, and I'm not happy with where I'm sitting. My bank balance is currently negative 330. I'm no longer a home owner. I'm at the tail end of... 407@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2008-10-30T16:22:48-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000406.shtml I did something fun this afternoon. I drove to a place called "Four Seasons Dance Studio" and had a lovely lesson with a wonderful teacher named Rebecca. We practiced foxtrot, swing, and a few minutes of tango. A lot of... 406@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2008-10-16T18:02:21-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000405.shtml I'm in a quiet mood, missing a few things. I thought I'd share... I miss my mom and dad. And my dogs. I miss family trips to the north shore. And my youthful innocence. I miss the times when we... 405@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2008-10-14T18:13:07-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000404.shtml About four years ago, I was having dinner with Kris Nelson. It came up that she was a member of Toastmasters. TM dominated the conversation after that. A few weeks later, I officially joined Unisys Toastmasters.Fast forward four years. I... 404@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2008-10-01T17:54:00-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000403.shtml This is my first post from iBlogger on my iPhone. That is Scott being very happy.[Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]... 403@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2008-09-22T11:06:52-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000402.shtml Toastmasters is a club organization devoted to helping it's members become better public speakers. I've been involved for a little over 3 years. Starting July 1, I will be the Area 26 Governor. I'm actually quite excited about it.... 402@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2008-06-21T20:18:22-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000399.shtml I was brought up hearing that phrase a lot. Waste not, want not. My grandmother was very frugal. She washed baggies and reused them. And the things you can do with a coffee tin of bacon fat... Well, you don't... 399@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2008-03-13T13:10:41-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000396.shtml When I was young, cousin Dan and I used to build snow forts in the drifts caused by the city snow plows. If you built your fort at the intersection of the street and driveway, you started with a... 396@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2007-12-26T22:24:10-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000394.shtml I had a beautiful time in Macedonia. I met some wonderful people. I ate some good food. I got to go somewhere I wasn't sure I'd ever see. The trip ended too quickly. The most poignant moments... Hugging Natasha... 394@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2007-12-07T08:04:37-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000393.shtml Risto is Sanja's husband. We met him Thursday night at the restaurant, along with Sanja. Risto, like his wife, is a surgeon, but his specialty is pediatrics. What struck me the most about Risto is what a fabulous host... 393@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2007-12-04T12:48:36-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000392.shtml Dinner on Thursday was at a wild game restaurant owned by the husband of one of Roksanda's colleagues. This is where we met Alexandra and Risto. Alexandra is Natasha's sister. She goes by Sanja (in English, pronounced Sanya). Sanja... 392@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2007-12-03T12:30:41-06:00 http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/archives/000391.shtml Natasha and Nenad brought Jillann and I over to our hotel to check in and drop off our bags, then took us to Natasha's parents' home. Their home is an apartment on the 2nd floor of a building in... 391@http://www.showpage.org/joe/Musings/ 2007-12-02T10:06:17-06:00