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A long hot dry summer comes to an end

Steven — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:11:07 +0000

It has been an exceptionally wet summer in real life here what with the remnants of several hurricanes dumping on us here lately and all, but other than the occasional post, it’s a been a long, hot, dry summer here. That’s par for the course around here, though. I abandoned anything like regular posting years ago, despite all intentions and pronouncements (private and public).

Also, since I work in the internets business (sortof), I try not to spend too much time doing internetsy stuff when I’m not working. I fail miserably, of course. My name is Steven, and I am an internet addict. I mean, hell, I’m typing this at 11:05 p.m. on a Sunday night when I should be in bed sleeping or reading a good novel.

Though I started the thinking process long before I read it, this piece by Mr. Merlin Mann sums up a lot of my problems with life in the internets, too.

I’m going to unplug a significant portion of my life. The personal part, anyway. I’m on the internets hook for the forseeable future when it comes to my professional life, but that doesn’t mean I have to abuse it, right? Riiiight. We’ll see how it goes.

It feels like fall’s about to start here, and I plan to do these things this Fall and Winter:

work in my yard
get better at an acoustic instrument (hopefully the banjo again)
eat better, cook more
pay better (not necessarily more, cause God knows I spend a lot of time on ‘em) but better attention to my family
go fishing
read novels (not just books, but novels)
get outside, get a little exercise
unplug

Um… really? Five months?

Steven — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:57:25 +0000

Yes, it’s been five months since I posted anything here. Way back, I used to do this thing called “blogging” occasionally. I haven’t had much to say lately. That’s very likely to change soon. You’ll see.

carjacking update

Steven — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:29:02 +0000

Family’s okay. Car is clean(ish). Criminal is in jail (for the time being).

[EDIT: redacted some links to newspaper stories about the situation. Better safe than sorry. There'll likely be a wrap-up post when/if the thing gets settled.]

Looks like the guy’s well on his way to being a drug-addled career criminal and should have been in jail Monday instead of terrorizing my family. Hopefully they can get him convicted and put in prison before he hurts anyone else.

a brief intermission

Steven — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 04:13:01 +0000

My wife and two-year-old son were carjacked today. They weren’t harmed, just terrorized. The police caught the guy, but we still don’t know exactly what happened and may not for a while. It could have been MUCH MUCH worse. Everyone’s okay, though.

So, needless to say, I’ve got other priorities right this second other than blogging. I know some people are waiting on the edge of their seats for the next installment of 30 Days of Burning Wheel, but it might be a few days before I finish any of the several pieces I’ve started. [EDIT: I meant that last sentence to be at least mildly amusing (since I'm sure NO ONE is actually waiting on the edge of his seat!), but I can see how that got buried under the otherwise grave tone of the post. Sorry about that.] I’ll get back to it as soon as I can, though. Thanks. And remember to lock your car doors at all times, people.