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I guess this blog needs more cowbell.

A while back, Pete Fanning said that I should Cafepress some slogans.

I thought I’d give it a shot.

I think the Cafepress thing is kind of neat, but I’m not sure how long I’ll keep it up.

I’ve been thinking about a video blog that I’d like to do. I need a handful of people who lived in Wisconsin when yellow margarine was illegal. Were you a margarine smuggler? Do you know any? Ask around and email me!

The address is sub2change, and I’m on gmail.  You can also find it by clicking on the About Me banner.

This post is a test of a new plugin.

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I just checked my recent keyword history.

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I only know one good Heaven’s Gate joke.

… was me clearing out my feed reader. I haven’t been doing much blog reading in the past few days. I’m actually surprised that I’m able to get anything done. There are so many things on my plate right now:

I’m managing a handful of projects at work. All of the work is priority “yes,” so I’ve been able to get some much needed overtime.

On Tuesday nights, I’m taking classes for the PE Exam. I’ve also got to find time to study for it on my own, and haven’t been because there hasn’t been a quiet moment at home yet.

Projects around the house are picking up. My dad and I just installed the drywall ceiling in Cole’s playroom. This is a project that we’ve been putting off since we tore the old ceiling out and found out what it was hiding. I’ve also got some plumbing issues to deal with. Those have been avoided for almost two years, too. And did I mention that my weeds look like trees again? I finally broke down and bought a weed whacker with some balls. I can’t wait to fire that up and freak out the neighbors.

Cole is teething, big time! He’s busted out two teeth in the past week, and there’s a third peeking through. We’re so lucky with him, I swear. Even though he’s miserable and fussy, he’s really handling it well. He still sleeps all night and he goes through phases during the day. He still wants to play and be happy. He doesn’t seem to be letting the pain get to him most of the time.

Oh, and I’ve been playing Diplomacy with Jay and Grumps over email. Occasionally this takes a bit of my time, but we’re playing on a flexible schedule. The game is starting to get interesting because we’re stepping all over each other now. We’d love to get some more players, because that’s what makes it fun. Email me if you’re interested.

I tried using Flickr once, because it seemed like a great idea.

I have no patience when it comes to software. So, after spending five minutes with the thing I decided it wasn’t for me. The main reason was that it seemed to have a limit on the number of photos you could upload. I also probably thought the interface was too much work.

I remember thinking that the whole thing was just too darned complicated. I was just playing with it now, and found myself clicking links that didn’t take me where I thought I was trying to go.

I’m commenting on it now because I see that Nick has a few hundered images in his photo stream. So I’ll ask: what’s so great about Flickr?

My YouTube channel is sub2change.

If I do any live posting of grainy video from Roswell, it’ll be on YouTube ASAP.

Sorry I missed Drinking Right. I think Nick and I are tied now. At least I’ve got the founder’s attendance record beat.

I’m also missing the blog summit. I don’t think I’d have made it anyway, but there are more than enough reasons now.

Cole hasn’t been himself since Saturday, and since Sunday he’s been uncontrollably fussy. He even stopped eating. But, he wasn’t running a fever and had no other symptoms, so we couldn’t take him to the doctor. Finally, he ran the magic 100.4 fever last night and we had a reason to take him in.

The poor guy has an ear infection. As soon as they numbed his ear, he smiled for the first time in three days. We thought we had this licked, but today was the worst yet. Kelly said that he cried all day and wouldn’t touch his bottle. She force-fed him Pedialyte because his diapers were dry. By three O’clock he seemed to improve.

He’s happy now, but we’re on our way back to Urgent Care. It looks like he’s happy because his eardrum ruptured and the pus is coming out. I know from experience that a ruptured eardrum isn’t necessarily such a big deal. It’s happened to me twice. We just need to get him checked and cleaned out, so that it will heal correctly.

But wait, there’s more! This next part should not be taken the wrong way by my boss, who reads this blog. I’m not upset about this next bit, except for the part that we have been trying to correct for the past several years. That part’s beyond our control, and I now have a reason to take it personally.

I’m on my way to El Paso in the morning. I’ll be there until next Friday.

This is an opportunity that I would ordinarily welcome, even though the work is going to suck. I love a challenge, and in my single days I loved to travel. I haven’t really gotten over it. I miss exploring new places.

Any other time, this would be fine with me. If I weren’t spending my first Father’s Day away from my sick son, I’d have welcomed the break. That’s the part I’m going to hold against the company that’s earned a special place in my heart.

Wish me luck, and check in on Kelly. OK?

This site is also blocked in China. Of course, I’m assuming that someone didn’t just put together a fancy Shockwave animation.