The weekend was quite fun. I honestly was expecting a full on honeydew list but it did not come to pass.
Friday night we went to celebrate Farmer Vinny's birthday. We had a great dinner out and then came back to the cottage for birthday cake I had baked. Farmer Vinny also got birthday spankings. I had suggested we use my fraternity paddle but the husband thought that would be a bit much. Oddly St had a leather paddle- clearly from his days a dominant leather top (?). So we used that instead. PJ started it off and with him being 90 it was a bit annoying. I told him to stand aside and I'd show everyone how it was done. The husband clearly did not want to be outdone so he got a bit aggressive, lol.
The husband was quite hurting the next morning whereas I got up early, cleaned, dropped off the dry cleaning and then hit the dojo- sweep the leg! I did my two hours of classes and I am still frackin' sore.
Saturday we went to Farmer's Vinny's birthday party hosted by friends. They were all pretty nice kids- yes they are kids as they are all still sorting a low two handle age-wise. Six of them rent this massive house right next to a nature preserve about 5 miles from us. We had a good time and I would have been up for staying longer but the husband was driving so I really had no choice. The funniest part was at one point Farmer Vinny's friend asked me what my tattoo is; I gave my standard reply "Ink injected subcutaneously with a very sharp needle. The husband tsk tsked me the friend asked what it meant. Standard answer number two "There are only two ways to find out and I am gonna guess you are keen on either way." "You'd be surprised what I am keen on." Whoa!
Sunday was the closest I came do a honeydew list item. The husband has decided we are replacing the old slate hearth with a new one and a matching surround and then boxing in the brick up to the ceiling with drywall. So he got out the rubber mallet and pry bars. I told him no way we are using those. Come with me to HD and we'll rent the right tool to take it out.
We rented an 11 pound rotary hammer. The old slate tiles came up in about a half hour. I was then informed that we had to make sure the depth was 1 1/8" I told the husband go to town, I'll do the laundry instead.
So today was the second time I have seen a passing reference to the possible military coup in Greece. I really have no idea how the other EU members would react to such a thing and what it would do to the EMU as a whole.
Since we are on the topic of the EU and their "monetary union" I have to say I find it somewhat perplexing how the market reacts to all these rumors and rumors of rumors regarding the action that may or may not take place. It all comes down to who has the cash and that would be Germany. They have said and continue to say they are not going to leverage the EFSF. If the guy with the checkbook says no- or in this case nein- then it ain't happening folks.
Tomorrow night I have back to school night for my youngest. At least this time I know my way around the school and know what to expect.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Every day I'm shuffling
Sorry for anyone who gets easily bored when I go off on economic crap but most of this post is gonna be about it.
So, Lloyds of London pulled out its money from European banks...that cannot be good for the global economic picture. Why you ask? Well Lloyds has been in the business of pricing risk for over 300 years now; that in itself is quite amazing, I am not sure how many others can lay claim to such a feat.
The action in the market today is classic Ockam's Razor- the simplest explanation is the best: The Fed said there is "significant downside risks to the economy." It does not matter what the Fed is doing to the curve, the economy is not good. Sorry.
Moodys downgraded a few banks today. Not a big deal and should not come as a surprise but it could totally screw over the repo market as when a bank loses its Prime-1 rating- like Shitgroup did and BAC will probably- it can lead to freezing of the repo market- again, not good for the economy.
Tonight I had the back to school night for my oldest. The ex skipped it so I did it solo. It was interesting meeting his teachers and I had a good time.
I wore a suit to the office today because we had a prospective client in. One of my co-workers told me I actually look distinguished with a beard and in a suit- go figure...
So,t he woman who sits next to me is on the diversity council at the office. She does the passive/aggressive thing of trying to get me on it- yeah right, aint happening. Today she told me there is going to be the first ever LGBT event and would really appreciate it if I went. I am kind of torn on the whole issue. First off, the I am of the mindset that setting up groups for people who are "different" only accentuates the difference. It should not matter if I or some other guy likes dick or there is a chick who likes to bump rug or there is someone who used to be one gender and has changed. What matters in the work place is you are good at your job regardless of any of those things. The other side of the argument is by proving to those people you are just like them by interacting with them changes their mind. It is a moot point as I have back to school night for my youngest the night of the event.
So, Lloyds of London pulled out its money from European banks...that cannot be good for the global economic picture. Why you ask? Well Lloyds has been in the business of pricing risk for over 300 years now; that in itself is quite amazing, I am not sure how many others can lay claim to such a feat.
The action in the market today is classic Ockam's Razor- the simplest explanation is the best: The Fed said there is "significant downside risks to the economy." It does not matter what the Fed is doing to the curve, the economy is not good. Sorry.
Moodys downgraded a few banks today. Not a big deal and should not come as a surprise but it could totally screw over the repo market as when a bank loses its Prime-1 rating- like Shitgroup did and BAC will probably- it can lead to freezing of the repo market- again, not good for the economy.
Tonight I had the back to school night for my oldest. The ex skipped it so I did it solo. It was interesting meeting his teachers and I had a good time.
I wore a suit to the office today because we had a prospective client in. One of my co-workers told me I actually look distinguished with a beard and in a suit- go figure...
So,t he woman who sits next to me is on the diversity council at the office. She does the passive/aggressive thing of trying to get me on it- yeah right, aint happening. Today she told me there is going to be the first ever LGBT event and would really appreciate it if I went. I am kind of torn on the whole issue. First off, the I am of the mindset that setting up groups for people who are "different" only accentuates the difference. It should not matter if I or some other guy likes dick or there is a chick who likes to bump rug or there is someone who used to be one gender and has changed. What matters in the work place is you are good at your job regardless of any of those things. The other side of the argument is by proving to those people you are just like them by interacting with them changes their mind. It is a moot point as I have back to school night for my youngest the night of the event.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Y1 or X2
The weekend was good, I got a lot done around the house. The husband had chain sawed all of the trees that fell down at the back of the yard and since he is not exactly adept with a hammer we determined I'd be the one to chop/split the wood for firewood.
So off I went to HD to get an axe. BTW, if you need an axe they are not in the tools section at HD- they are in the garden section. I debated between getting a maul or an axe and went with the axe as it just seemed cooler and more manly.
I got home and the boys told me it looked like an axe murderer axe- really? Well it is an axe...plus with the beard they told me I looked a bit scary while holding it, lol. I split quite a bit of wood (which is not as easy as one would think) and stacked it up on the screened in porch mainly because the younger dog had created an escape hatch thru the screen and I decided to block it off. He was not amused.
Saturday night the boys and I went and saw Drive. It is an excellent flick! Ryan Gossling is very good in it but I found Albert Brooks even better. It is really an '80s flick to be honest, reminded me a lot of To Live and Die in LA. The soundtrack too is totally '80s. Hell even the opening graphics- pink, cursive- are totally '80s. It is worth seeing.
So we were talking with our gf MM last weekend and she mentioned how her ex-bf from high school posted on facebook that his father had died. She thought it was really odd. We got into a discussion about how much is too much on facebook and Mr. Barrett had mentioned how an acquaintance of his had committed suicide and another acquaintance had gotten access to the suicide's facebook account and posted it so everyone would know. A bit disturbing. That Sunday I logged on to see a good friend o the husband's had passed away and his partner announced it on facebook. I am a bit unsure if it is a good thing or not. It has an immediacy that no other way does but it is also a bit morbid. Just something to think about.
Italy got downgraded- is France next? It has to be, there is no way in heck France is a triple A when we are only double A. An interesting corollary to that is the rumor/story/piece of hearsay going around the desks yesterday.
It seems there may be a grass roots/people power movement going on over in Europe. Euro notes have serial numbers on them. The ones that start with Y1 are issued by Greece. The ones that start with X2 are issued by Germany. The tidbit was that some people are starting to refuse the Y1 euro notes. If this is true it is a de facto way to force Greece out of the EMU. Think about it- there is no real difference between the two notes. It would be like someone here saying they will only accept Federal Reserve notes (aka dollars) issued by the New York and rejecting the ones issued by the Philadelphia Fed (which I get intellectually as nothing good every came out of Philly).
Speaking of Greece it is funny but true that rumors are only that until the government comes out and officially denies them. Case in point- the rumor is Greece will hold a referendum on whether or not to exit the EMU. I'd guess it would pass. The Greek government came out this morning and officially denied it which means it will happen. Also, yesterday someone made a comment about the Greek military which piqued my interest as they have a history of taking over like the did in the early '70s.
Hit the gym yesterday morning and there was some very nice eye candy- we'll call him Everlast. Hopefully will see him there more often but he was not there this morning.
Tonight I go back to the dojo- sweep the leg! I will be returning to the one I started at but the management is completely new and different. We'll see how it goes but right now the only days they have the classes I need are Tuesday nights, Friday nights (LOL that is sooo not happening) and Saturday mornings; so it looks like Tuesdays and Saturdays I will be all Cobra Kai never die!
I am totally breakin' the law, breakin' the law (I cannot wait for Beavis & Butthead to be back on the air) by writing this at work. I'll spell check it and save it and then post when I get home tonight.
So off I went to HD to get an axe. BTW, if you need an axe they are not in the tools section at HD- they are in the garden section. I debated between getting a maul or an axe and went with the axe as it just seemed cooler and more manly.
I got home and the boys told me it looked like an axe murderer axe- really? Well it is an axe...plus with the beard they told me I looked a bit scary while holding it, lol. I split quite a bit of wood (which is not as easy as one would think) and stacked it up on the screened in porch mainly because the younger dog had created an escape hatch thru the screen and I decided to block it off. He was not amused.
Saturday night the boys and I went and saw Drive. It is an excellent flick! Ryan Gossling is very good in it but I found Albert Brooks even better. It is really an '80s flick to be honest, reminded me a lot of To Live and Die in LA. The soundtrack too is totally '80s. Hell even the opening graphics- pink, cursive- are totally '80s. It is worth seeing.
So we were talking with our gf MM last weekend and she mentioned how her ex-bf from high school posted on facebook that his father had died. She thought it was really odd. We got into a discussion about how much is too much on facebook and Mr. Barrett had mentioned how an acquaintance of his had committed suicide and another acquaintance had gotten access to the suicide's facebook account and posted it so everyone would know. A bit disturbing. That Sunday I logged on to see a good friend o the husband's had passed away and his partner announced it on facebook. I am a bit unsure if it is a good thing or not. It has an immediacy that no other way does but it is also a bit morbid. Just something to think about.
Italy got downgraded- is France next? It has to be, there is no way in heck France is a triple A when we are only double A. An interesting corollary to that is the rumor/story/piece of hearsay going around the desks yesterday.
It seems there may be a grass roots/people power movement going on over in Europe. Euro notes have serial numbers on them. The ones that start with Y1 are issued by Greece. The ones that start with X2 are issued by Germany. The tidbit was that some people are starting to refuse the Y1 euro notes. If this is true it is a de facto way to force Greece out of the EMU. Think about it- there is no real difference between the two notes. It would be like someone here saying they will only accept Federal Reserve notes (aka dollars) issued by the New York and rejecting the ones issued by the Philadelphia Fed (which I get intellectually as nothing good every came out of Philly).
Speaking of Greece it is funny but true that rumors are only that until the government comes out and officially denies them. Case in point- the rumor is Greece will hold a referendum on whether or not to exit the EMU. I'd guess it would pass. The Greek government came out this morning and officially denied it which means it will happen. Also, yesterday someone made a comment about the Greek military which piqued my interest as they have a history of taking over like the did in the early '70s.
Hit the gym yesterday morning and there was some very nice eye candy- we'll call him Everlast. Hopefully will see him there more often but he was not there this morning.
Tonight I go back to the dojo- sweep the leg! I will be returning to the one I started at but the management is completely new and different. We'll see how it goes but right now the only days they have the classes I need are Tuesday nights, Friday nights (LOL that is sooo not happening) and Saturday mornings; so it looks like Tuesdays and Saturdays I will be all Cobra Kai never die!
I am totally breakin' the law, breakin' the law (I cannot wait for Beavis & Butthead to be back on the air) by writing this at work. I'll spell check it and save it and then post when I get home tonight.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Speed round again
Shitigroup is the only bank that went the bad bank round
Other banks are going to have to bad banks, aka ring fencing
Makes me think Shitigroup is ahead of the crowd/curve
Learn to love the ICB in the UK because it is Glass-Stegall redux and we will have it here- again
I think Glass-Stegall was right- retail and wholesale should be separate
Greek default not 100% sure thing; according to CDS market it is only 99.1% sure thing- it's all about the tails...
The husband is at the beach for the weekend for his book club- makes me reconsider joining, not really, they are to literary for me
My reading for pleasure has to have swords, dragons, wizards, FTL drives, lasers, sentient androids, demigods, etc.
Greece is probably going to default over the weekend or in next week- why else would Fed flood Europe with dollars other than to make sure money/credit markets don't freeze
My oldest had his first high school dance tonight
Iregaled impressed horrified him with the story of how I got to second base at the 8th grade Valentines Day dance
Debating whether to see Warrior (hot, often shirtless MMA fighters) or Drive tomorrow with the boys and ST
Finally some eye candy on the train- blond bearded guy (def on my team -the quilted, short jacket and sweater vest on his arm gave it away...) on the train home and hot DILF on the morning train
DILF did not give me vibe but he had multicolored messenger bag- PF says only gays have messenger bags...
Other banks are going to have to bad banks, aka ring fencing
Makes me think Shitigroup is ahead of the crowd/curve
Learn to love the ICB in the UK because it is Glass-Stegall redux and we will have it here- again
I think Glass-Stegall was right- retail and wholesale should be separate
Greek default not 100% sure thing; according to CDS market it is only 99.1% sure thing- it's all about the tails...
The husband is at the beach for the weekend for his book club- makes me reconsider joining, not really, they are to literary for me
My reading for pleasure has to have swords, dragons, wizards, FTL drives, lasers, sentient androids, demigods, etc.
Greece is probably going to default over the weekend or in next week- why else would Fed flood Europe with dollars other than to make sure money/credit markets don't freeze
My oldest had his first high school dance tonight
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Debating whether to see Warrior (hot, often shirtless MMA fighters) or Drive tomorrow with the boys and ST
Finally some eye candy on the train- blond bearded guy (def on my team -the quilted, short jacket and sweater vest on his arm gave it away...) on the train home and hot DILF on the morning train
DILF did not give me vibe but he had multicolored messenger bag- PF says only gays have messenger bags...
Monday, September 12, 2011
Golden rod and zombie blades
The weekend was quite a blast down in DC! The drive down was not that great. We made the mistake of taking 95through Philly and there was an accident and major construction. At one point I had to stop and take a leak; the husband was trying to tell me we can make it past these cones. I told him no way in hell. I pulled over on the over pass, got out and took a leak. A car passing by slowed down and these girls in it started yelling "We can see your penis!" I yelled back "And you like it and want it don't you!" The husband was bright red at that point and yelled at me to get back in the car.
The husband than took over the driving and clearly Google maps does not have an option for how long a drive will take when there is a reckless, Latino driver behind the wheel. Let's just say the time predicted by Google maps should have that option.
We went out to dinner at a great restaurant with Mr. Clifford and PS. The food was amazing and the drinks were good. We then met up with Mr. Barrett and went out dancing. The club had free well vodka drinks until midnight- that really got the party started.
Saturday morning was quite interesting as we all got up and showered, had greasy breakfast and then we were off to the Renaissance festival. The husband was quite surprised and a bit taken aback. It was all good though.
If you've never been to a Renaissance festival I recommend it as one of those events to try at least once in your life. There are quite a few unique individuals who really take it quite seriously. PS made the comment that he wondered if anyone every got married at one of these and said he and Mr. Clifford were going to at some point. The ironic thing is we sat down to take a break from all our walking around when one of the people totally into the festival, i.e. he was dressed in full regalia, came over to us and told us if we were hungry we could go over to his wedding reception and grab some food.
We graciously thanked him and declined. I then went over to the bladed weapons vendor just to see what it was all about. I told him I knew all about swords from my days of AD&D and asked what kind he had had. He had bastard swords, a few short sword and lots of katanas. I asked what would be best for the coming zombie apocalypse and he proceeded to show me a blade the company specifically made and was called the zombie sword. Of course the Wall Streeter in me then asked which were his largest markets (Colorado and Maryland), average age of his customers, income levels etc.
Apparently as I have aged (gracefully by the way) I have ended up with allergies of some sort. My eyes water hugely, my nose runs and I have sneezing fits. The husband thought it may be ragweed but I don't think it is ragweed season. I do know that golden rod is blooming right now though.
The husband than took over the driving and clearly Google maps does not have an option for how long a drive will take when there is a reckless, Latino driver behind the wheel. Let's just say the time predicted by Google maps should have that option.
We went out to dinner at a great restaurant with Mr. Clifford and PS. The food was amazing and the drinks were good. We then met up with Mr. Barrett and went out dancing. The club had free well vodka drinks until midnight- that really got the party started.
Saturday morning was quite interesting as we all got up and showered, had greasy breakfast and then we were off to the Renaissance festival. The husband was quite surprised and a bit taken aback. It was all good though.
If you've never been to a Renaissance festival I recommend it as one of those events to try at least once in your life. There are quite a few unique individuals who really take it quite seriously. PS made the comment that he wondered if anyone every got married at one of these and said he and Mr. Clifford were going to at some point. The ironic thing is we sat down to take a break from all our walking around when one of the people totally into the festival, i.e. he was dressed in full regalia, came over to us and told us if we were hungry we could go over to his wedding reception and grab some food.
We graciously thanked him and declined. I then went over to the bladed weapons vendor just to see what it was all about. I told him I knew all about swords from my days of AD&D and asked what kind he had had. He had bastard swords, a few short sword and lots of katanas. I asked what would be best for the coming zombie apocalypse and he proceeded to show me a blade the company specifically made and was called the zombie sword. Of course the Wall Streeter in me then asked which were his largest markets (Colorado and Maryland), average age of his customers, income levels etc.
Apparently as I have aged (gracefully by the way) I have ended up with allergies of some sort. My eyes water hugely, my nose runs and I have sneezing fits. The husband thought it may be ragweed but I don't think it is ragweed season. I do know that golden rod is blooming right now though.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The word of the day is risible
One of the best things about having friends smarter than yourself is they often use words you don't know the meaning of, case in point is risible. JW- who is a polymath (look it up) used that word yesterday in one of our electronic discussions. I had to look it up. It means ludicrous. So I have some things that I find risible:
People- mostly people in my line of work, sadly- who claim that if stocks go down violently and precipitously that the world will end. Please- no it will not end, it will not be financial armageddon. It will mean peoples lives change- possibly in less than pleasant ways, the elites will be threatened and have to actually do something or justify why they are the elites.
Along the lines of the previous paragraph, I read some asinine analyst at a boutique firm who covers the banking industry claim the industry is being hurt by our government trying to enforce regulations and make them pay for their bad- dare I say criminal- behavior. That is quite risible.
So yesterday started my new commute. Of course I screwed it up. I got up and caught the early train so I could hit the gym next to the office before work. I was maybe one of 6 people in the car. The conductor came up and asked for my ticket. I scramble and am going thru all my pockets, gym bag looking for my wallet. Yep, no wallet. I forgot to pack it the night before. I explained it to the man and he asked where I was going. I told him Penn Station NY. He gave me the free pass.
It has only been two days and I have yet to see an notable eye candy- patience grasshopper, patience...
My autumnal facial hair project began this past weekend. Friday I had given the husband, some friends and family members who were reachable and not on vacation a chance to vote: A) '70s pornstache Two) Goatee d) full beard. The husband voted for goatee. Most others voted for full beard. The husband does have super voting rights as in I live and sleep with him. He outranked everyone else. then I counted all the hanging chads and realized I also have super voting rights so full beard won.
"Strike Back" on Cinemax is definitely a series we have gotten into. The two leads are hot. Sullivan Stapleton is totally woofy and has quite the ass. Philip Winchester is also quite hot with an amazing torso. You may recall Phil- all his friends call him Phil- from the SciFi miniseries "Alice" as the Jack of Hearts or as Altlivia's ex fiance on "Fringe."
Today was the first day of school for the boys. My youngest started middle school and he sounded excited when I spoke with him tonight. My oldest is now officially a freshman in high school- talk about risible! He can't be that old- to me he is still that tot who loved dressing up in his Buzz Lightyear costume, could not stuff enough pencils and pens into his jeans pockets, made me play Yu Gi Oh with him every Saturday morning when he didn't know how to read ( I still don't know how to play that) and loved going into his great grandfather's basement to learn about electricity and magnetism. Before you know it you'll tell me he drives and can vote- talk about risible.
This weekend the husband and I will be heading down to the nation's capitol to visit Mr. Clifford and PS. We will also be seeing Mr. Barrett. It will be interesting to be in the capitol for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Speaking of 9/11, google ESPN and red bandanna and watch the clip- it is pretty touching.
People- mostly people in my line of work, sadly- who claim that if stocks go down violently and precipitously that the world will end. Please- no it will not end, it will not be financial armageddon. It will mean peoples lives change- possibly in less than pleasant ways, the elites will be threatened and have to actually do something or justify why they are the elites.
Along the lines of the previous paragraph, I read some asinine analyst at a boutique firm who covers the banking industry claim the industry is being hurt by our government trying to enforce regulations and make them pay for their bad- dare I say criminal- behavior. That is quite risible.
So yesterday started my new commute. Of course I screwed it up. I got up and caught the early train so I could hit the gym next to the office before work. I was maybe one of 6 people in the car. The conductor came up and asked for my ticket. I scramble and am going thru all my pockets, gym bag looking for my wallet. Yep, no wallet. I forgot to pack it the night before. I explained it to the man and he asked where I was going. I told him Penn Station NY. He gave me the free pass.
It has only been two days and I have yet to see an notable eye candy- patience grasshopper, patience...
My autumnal facial hair project began this past weekend. Friday I had given the husband, some friends and family members who were reachable and not on vacation a chance to vote: A) '70s pornstache Two) Goatee d) full beard. The husband voted for goatee. Most others voted for full beard. The husband does have super voting rights as in I live and sleep with him. He outranked everyone else. then I counted all the hanging chads and realized I also have super voting rights so full beard won.
"Strike Back" on Cinemax is definitely a series we have gotten into. The two leads are hot. Sullivan Stapleton is totally woofy and has quite the ass. Philip Winchester is also quite hot with an amazing torso. You may recall Phil- all his friends call him Phil- from the SciFi miniseries "Alice" as the Jack of Hearts or as Altlivia's ex fiance on "Fringe."
Today was the first day of school for the boys. My youngest started middle school and he sounded excited when I spoke with him tonight. My oldest is now officially a freshman in high school- talk about risible! He can't be that old- to me he is still that tot who loved dressing up in his Buzz Lightyear costume, could not stuff enough pencils and pens into his jeans pockets, made me play Yu Gi Oh with him every Saturday morning when he didn't know how to read ( I still don't know how to play that) and loved going into his great grandfather's basement to learn about electricity and magnetism. Before you know it you'll tell me he drives and can vote- talk about risible.
This weekend the husband and I will be heading down to the nation's capitol to visit Mr. Clifford and PS. We will also be seeing Mr. Barrett. It will be interesting to be in the capitol for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Speaking of 9/11, google ESPN and red bandanna and watch the clip- it is pretty touching.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Green acres is the place to be...
Ok, so it's been a while but the move was really taking all my time. It's done; we are now officially country gays as Mr. Clifford would say.
Thankfully my sister in law and her gf came to the apartment Wednesday night and took the kids and some other stuff down and spent the night at the cottage. Thursday morning the movers showed up with more men than they had said they'd bring so the move went really quick and it cost less than they had estimated. The husband and I of course had boxes in the back of the pick up that got rained on profusely. Everything went down into the basement so no we have only two apartments worth of stuff in the basement.
Friday I went to work for the J-Hole event which was really a non event as there was nothing the Bernak could say and he basically thew his gun at the monster that the economy has become. He also rightfully blamed the political establishment for doing nothing.
Saturday morning we were up early and down in the basement elevating everything. Most stuff went up at least 6" and the husband asked if that was high enough. I replied if the water gets higher than that we are screwed and have bigger issues. Irene started that afternoon. We all went across the road to PJ and ST's for dinner. When we finished and came back it was really starting to come down. Sunday morning I got up to no electricity and a small lake in the back yard. The river behind the canal at the back of the property had seriously crested causing the canal to as well and the wooded area of the property was more like a swamp. The water climbed steadily all day only to stop at the clothes line- call it about 30' from the house. Phew.
The other issue Sunday was we were literally trapped in the neighborhood. The road about a half mile in both directions was flooded out. The two roads leading out of the neighborhood were blocked with several fallen trees. The boys were starting to go stir crazy. Their mom still had power (but her basement flooded- haha) so I made the decision to get them there asap. It took me a mere hour and change to make the 11 mile drive. Getting home was quite another story as the route I had taken was now flooded out in several areas. I tried many different routes and a little over five hours later I walked back into the cottage. I put a bit over two hundred miles on the truck that day- WTF? Still no power too which also meant no water- we are on a well. At least we had candles, booze, a propane cook top and bottled water. Monday was a no go for work. ST came over to tell us one of the barns still had electricity and hot and cold water. He also informed us we'd not be getting power back until Friday. So the husband and I had a movie date. We saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Very good flick.
Tuesday I got to work after showering at the gym and driving in as there was very limited train service. We still had the garage spot in JC so I drove there, parked, went to the gym and showered up and took the bus into work. Around noon the husband unexpectedly IMed me- we had power back- woo hoo!
Yesterday I drove in again as I had to drop off a blind we had mistakenly packed. So I drove tot he garage again and hopped on the bus. It was quite fun to take my last bus ride into the PA with JP. He is doing well and actually has a pretty good gig going right now working as a personal assistant for a rather well known actor in films and theater. On the way home I turned in the parking pass for the garage and informed them we'd no longer be parking there.
Ok, the economy is still totally fracked. I read the Rogoff piece and he basically said we are in a depression but no one has the sac to say so. Our neighbor to the north blew chunks yesterday on their most recent GDP report which does not bode well for us as we are their largest trading partner by far. The smart kid who works with me sent an email today titled the croissant is burning...France is going to most likely lose its triple A rating which will most likely lead Germany to saying no mas- we're out.
This weekend we have our gf MM visiting. Totally psyched to see her as we have not seen her in over two years. She went gallivanting off to The Continent to get her MBA and has returned to seek her fortunes in the bright lights of the big city. She will be catching the train down with me after work.
This weekend we are going to see either the cheesy shark 3D movie or the latest iteration of Conan. I am also looking forward to seeing the new series on SciFi "Paranormal Witness."
This morning was my first time commuting on the train in quite some times. Have yet to see any eye candy worth writing about.
Thankfully my sister in law and her gf came to the apartment Wednesday night and took the kids and some other stuff down and spent the night at the cottage. Thursday morning the movers showed up with more men than they had said they'd bring so the move went really quick and it cost less than they had estimated. The husband and I of course had boxes in the back of the pick up that got rained on profusely. Everything went down into the basement so no we have only two apartments worth of stuff in the basement.
Friday I went to work for the J-Hole event which was really a non event as there was nothing the Bernak could say and he basically thew his gun at the monster that the economy has become. He also rightfully blamed the political establishment for doing nothing.
Saturday morning we were up early and down in the basement elevating everything. Most stuff went up at least 6" and the husband asked if that was high enough. I replied if the water gets higher than that we are screwed and have bigger issues. Irene started that afternoon. We all went across the road to PJ and ST's for dinner. When we finished and came back it was really starting to come down. Sunday morning I got up to no electricity and a small lake in the back yard. The river behind the canal at the back of the property had seriously crested causing the canal to as well and the wooded area of the property was more like a swamp. The water climbed steadily all day only to stop at the clothes line- call it about 30' from the house. Phew.
The other issue Sunday was we were literally trapped in the neighborhood. The road about a half mile in both directions was flooded out. The two roads leading out of the neighborhood were blocked with several fallen trees. The boys were starting to go stir crazy. Their mom still had power (but her basement flooded- haha) so I made the decision to get them there asap. It took me a mere hour and change to make the 11 mile drive. Getting home was quite another story as the route I had taken was now flooded out in several areas. I tried many different routes and a little over five hours later I walked back into the cottage. I put a bit over two hundred miles on the truck that day- WTF? Still no power too which also meant no water- we are on a well. At least we had candles, booze, a propane cook top and bottled water. Monday was a no go for work. ST came over to tell us one of the barns still had electricity and hot and cold water. He also informed us we'd not be getting power back until Friday. So the husband and I had a movie date. We saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Very good flick.
Tuesday I got to work after showering at the gym and driving in as there was very limited train service. We still had the garage spot in JC so I drove there, parked, went to the gym and showered up and took the bus into work. Around noon the husband unexpectedly IMed me- we had power back- woo hoo!
Yesterday I drove in again as I had to drop off a blind we had mistakenly packed. So I drove tot he garage again and hopped on the bus. It was quite fun to take my last bus ride into the PA with JP. He is doing well and actually has a pretty good gig going right now working as a personal assistant for a rather well known actor in films and theater. On the way home I turned in the parking pass for the garage and informed them we'd no longer be parking there.
Ok, the economy is still totally fracked. I read the Rogoff piece and he basically said we are in a depression but no one has the sac to say so. Our neighbor to the north blew chunks yesterday on their most recent GDP report which does not bode well for us as we are their largest trading partner by far. The smart kid who works with me sent an email today titled the croissant is burning...France is going to most likely lose its triple A rating which will most likely lead Germany to saying no mas- we're out.
This weekend we have our gf MM visiting. Totally psyched to see her as we have not seen her in over two years. She went gallivanting off to The Continent to get her MBA and has returned to seek her fortunes in the bright lights of the big city. She will be catching the train down with me after work.
This weekend we are going to see either the cheesy shark 3D movie or the latest iteration of Conan. I am also looking forward to seeing the new series on SciFi "Paranormal Witness."
This morning was my first time commuting on the train in quite some times. Have yet to see any eye candy worth writing about.
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