http://www.lifeonadirtroad.com Simple thoughts in a complex world... Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:04:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1) Yes I just blogged - I haven't logged in for a LONG time - but I have a lot to say. 2) I have 796 pending comments - dumb @$$ spammers - I'm hunting your IP addresses! I'll blog something real later tonight - I have a lot to share http://www.lifeonadirtroad.com/?p=249 So I decided with the new house it was time to let go of the "college age" furniture and get some real stuff. I found a nice bedroom set on sale over Thanksgiving and got some "Black Friday" 20% off. Its the first room in the house on the way ... http://www.lifeonadirtroad.com/?p=236 I finished the kitchen today - I'm very please to say the least. I love the fact that a simple coat of paint can change the feel of a room so easily. While the cream wasn't bad, the new color softens the "brightness" a bit. Now off to start cooking ... http://www.lifeonadirtroad.com/?p=222 I finally picked a color to paint the kitchen (thanks Amy). "Woodward Colonial Gray" - now just to finish cutting in around every stinkin thing in the kitchen. [gallery link="file"] http://www.lifeonadirtroad.com/?p=216 Simple things like getting a bookcase and unpacking 3 boxes worth of stuff on it just really makes one feel accomplished. After Adam Byrd commented on the "typical Sam office" last week - I figured it was about time I took care of this room of the house! [caption id="attachment_213" align="aligncenter" ... http://www.lifeonadirtroad.com/?p=212 So when I talk about having a bad day at work - when things "crash", "go down", "fail", customers get angry, etc - its sort of hard to explain. I know what I do isn't always "tangible".  Technology lives in this virtual room somewhere on a bunch of servers. Today, ... http://www.lifeonadirtroad.com/?p=203 This little child is precious. Josh and Jenny brought her to visit after going to the fair Saturday.  I have this "puppet" we got off QVC a while back that looks like some alien dog. I was hoping it wouldn't scare her.  She's learned to giggle and its really cute. [flv:/video/emma1.flv ... http://www.lifeonadirtroad.com/?p=193 Shedding a little light on the subject...whatever I'm doing in the kitchen that is.  I got tired of the $10 Lowes florescent (and the shadows) so I decided it was time to update the lighting a bit. I really wanted whoever was washing my dishes to be able to see ... http://www.lifeonadirtroad.com/?p=162 I went to Lowes this weekend to get some things for the house - I walk in the door and this is what I see. Another year or two, they'll just leave this out all year round. [caption id="attachment_160" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="It"][/caption] http://www.lifeonadirtroad.com/?p=159 You know you were tired when you come home to find this... [caption id="attachment_157" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="They looked the same earlier in the day..."][/caption] http://www.lifeonadirtroad.com/?p=156