2018/12/16 15:30 We got our Christmas tree today. As is tradition Alice carried the tree unassisted to the van.
2018/12/14 09:00 At Canal Landing Park.
2018/12/12 16:00 My home office, that my wife refers to as Scott World, got some new additions today.
2018/10/07 11:00 Weekly Dunkin excursion.
2018/10/13 17:30 Painting.
2018/11/02 12:00 Did some more framing in the basement. Karen says I am building a foyer outside the bathroom and that it is stupid. I think it is a genius design. So, maybe somewhere in the middle?
2018/11/10 15:00 Zoo camp - decomposers. Alice made a worm habitat and a cockroach maze.
“The wind outside nested in each tree, prowled the sidewalks in invisible treads like unseen cats.
Tom Skelton shivered. Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows' Eve. Everything seemed cut from soft black velvet or gold or orange velvet. Smoke panted up out of a thousand chimneys like the plumes of funeral parades. From kitchen windows drifted two pumpkin smells: gourds being cut, pies being baked.”
― Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree
“October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!”
― Rainbow Rowell , Attachments
2018/10/16 13:00 The old shower removed as part of the basement renovation. New shower to be installed.
2018/12/25 14:00 Karen and I went to Adison's house on Christmas day.
2018/10/15 11:30 Halloween and Christmas peacefully coexisting. Why can't we all just get along?
Paw Patrol!
2018/11/30 08:00 Little Bro shirt and Big Bro shirt.
2018/12/31 23:00 New Years Eve at the Redmonds.
2018/11/03 18:00 Rainy, cold, and dreary day. Took two of my favorite girls to the mall. Both angels but only one has wings.
2018/10/22 08:15 My helper and I had to go up north to pick up a special order at the Home Depot there. Eating breakfast at a different Panera.
Star show.
2018/11/15 08:45 Breakfast with my bubby at the Little Gem.
2018/12/30 15:00 Gingerbread houses at the Erie Canal Museum.
2018/11/18 15:00 Alice and I went to the Museum of Intrigue for the second time. We located a stolen sample of alien radioactive biohazard.
This latest iteration of my rants and rambles will still be much like past versions. I will continue to share way too much information. I will continue to be as weird as always. I am most likely still incredibly boring.
2018/10/15 09:30 Small adventure this crisp Autumn morning.
2018/11/04 16:00 Train Fair today at the Great NY State Fairgrounds.
2018/12/24 21:45 I drove the bus at Lights on the Lake tonight.
2018/10/05 19:30 Cooking on the Weber this Autumn evening.
2018/12/08 15:00 Zoo camp today.
2018/11/26 03:00 I consider myself to be a pretty open minded individual. I am very tolerant, patient, and I don’t prejudge people. I have a diverse group of friends. Tonight I had a nightmare where a series of very complex moral dilemmas tested the things I believe in. Why can’t I have regular nightmares with monsters, and sharks, and scary things chasing me? A couple of weeks ago I had a terrifying nightmare. I was partners with Elvira; Mistress of the Dark. Actually I was partners with Cassandra Peterson. We owned a roller coaster together. The roller coaster’s theme was based on Cassandra Peterson’s character Elvira. She was the public face of the enterprise and I was the behind the scenes accountant. A competing roller coaster opened across the street from us. This coaster was heavy metal themed and was cutting into our ticket sales. I had EXCEL spreadsheets that I had prepared calculating break even costs. I was also tracking capacity utilization of the coaster. The decline in ticket sales meant that more of the cars were empty every time the coaster ran. Could I decrease the ticket price and have the capacity utilization go back to where it was? Was there enough unused capacity where an increase in ridership at decreased ticket prices would increase total revenue? Or would a decrease in ticket price just lead to even more decreases in total revenues? Perhaps the solution was to add some kind of a feature so I could increase the ticket price. Would the addition of such a feature be a capital expenditure to be depreciated or would it just be an increased operational expense? I’m sure everyone has terrifying nightmares like this. Not.
I got called out by friends on Facebook. I found out that Chrissy Teigen is well know for her cooking. She has written cookbooks. My bad. You can't judge a book by it's cover. She does have a nice cover though.
Sparkly Alice.
2018/12/22 20:00 Annual Christmas dinner with the Redmonds at the Spaghetti Warehouse.
2018/11/18 11:00 Weekly Dunkin excursion.
Riding the carousel.
2018/12/16 10:00 Weekly Dunkin excursion with my princess.
Dave and Busters.
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After driving through Lights on the Lake we stopped and ate at Heids of Liverpool.
2018/11/02 08:30 "Pop, does it help you out if I strangle my brother while we are shopping?"
2018/12/27 20:00 Today Grant Scott and I went to the zoo to get a last minute gift. We got a hat for Alice. A hat from the dinosaur exhibit. Alice loves dinosaurs. Then later we had our Christmas with Alice and Tristan.
2018/10/13 11:00 My fashionista and I shopping for groceries.
2018/12/29 17:30
2018/10/14 12:30 At the flea market. Dinnerware set clearly marked ten dollars. Woman asks how much for cup? Vendor says ten dollars. "For one cup?!" "Yes. But then all the plates, bowls, and all the other cups and saucers are free."
Frozen yogurt.
Our third trip to the Museum of Intrigue. A heist! Alice and I stole a cat statue that had magical and mystical powers.
2018/10/04 10:00 Weekly Dunkin excursion.
Dinosaurs at the MOST.
2018/10/27 13:45 Grocery shopping.
"Everyday is Halloween when you are dead inside."
I started building what I was calling my grilling platform. I think my wife has renamed it the Grill Palace. Much like the Deathstar it is not fully operational but it can do some damage.
2018/10/26 08:15 Picked up Elliott and Grant Scott this morning. We were in the driveway behind Adison's car. Elliott started yelling at me. "Quick Pop. Back up before Mommy hits you."
2018/10/28 10:00 Weekly Dunkin excursion.
So, I posted this on Facebook. Karen said she didn't know who Chrissy Teigen was.
Interactive adventure. She is hooked.
2018/10/20 23:00 Flashlight night at the Wild Animal Park in Chittenango.
Cousins.
2018/12/29 23:30 Christmas party at Laura and Marty's house.
2018/11/02 14:00 Dressed for lunch. Clothes make the man.
2018/10/14 09:30 Weekly excursion to Dunkin. New Dunkin that opened closer to our house.
2018/11/11 13:00 Spent the day at the MOST (Museum of Science and Technology).
2018/10/29 11:00 Hammer and cold chisel not really working to take out some old concrete where the new shower is to go. I think we are going to have to use a demolition hammer.
2018/11/25 11:00 When I think of Chrissy Teigen the first thing that comes to mind is cast iron cookware. Right?
2018/12/07 23:00 Alice sleeping with her neon cactus.
2018/11/07 09:00
Me: We need to change your diaper Elliott.
Elliott: Why?
Me: You said you pooped in it.
Elliott: I didn't.
Me: You didn't?
Elliott: No. My butt did.
2018/10/27 20:00 Alice and I made a Halloween cake.
Alice loves her hat.
2018/10/01 15:00 Mudding the drywall.
Riding the carousel.
2018/12/15 14:00 Alice has an Elf on the Shelf that she has named Bella.
2018/12/22 11:00 Elliott and Brego watching TV together.
2018/10/01 08:00
2018/10/21 14:15 Brunch at the All Night Eggplant.
2018/10/31 08:00
2018/12/28 11:00
2018/10/14 11:45 At the flea market. Some of these people are whacked. Asian dude with thick accent. Thrusts hundred dollar bill at vendor. "You sell me this one hundred dollars."
Vendor: "No."
Dude: "Yes. One hundred."
Vendor: "No."
Dude now very agitated: "Yes. Hundred!"
Vendor: "No. I paid twice that for it."
Dude: "I call social worker you no sell me one hundred. You racist."