the weekend that was
I went to Pilates class on Saturday. It was pretty intense, I don't know if Pilates is that demanding or I'm that out of shape.
I started reading "The Broom of the System" by David Foster Wallace. I haven't read any fiction for a while. The last book I read was "The Kite Runner" which was also a book club selection.
I've also started memorizing the list of Presidents. I can go from William Henry Harrison to G.W Bush.
Mary has been working on painting the bedroom and I've helped here and there.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Friday, April 22, 2005
Jeopardy Tryout, Chicago,IL April 2005
Went to the Jeopardy tryout at Navy Pier last Saturday morning.
I left home around 7:45 and had parked the car right off Lake Shore Drive by 11 am.
There were about 60 people trying out and only 5 made the cut.
I'll try again next year.
I'm been listening to some Booknotes interview from Brian Lamb of C-Span. So far I've gotten through interviews regarding T Roosevelt, McKinley and Harding. The Harding interview was entertaining. I think Lamb knew more about the subject than the author, John Dean of Watergate fame. At times Lamb would ask questions about Harding, Dean would stumble and stammer and then Brian Lamb would provide the answer to his own question.
changes in the neighborhood
We have a new neighbor at last, Hooray.
She's not moving in until June after some repairs are done on the house. It's been vacant since Mr Stuey split last October. The "for sale" sign is still in front and the realtors lock remains on the door. She owns a dog that looks like Rex and she seems a bit friendlier that the past residents. My strongest memories of Mr Stuey are the sounds of multiple motorcycles being revved up at all hours of the night. It wasn't that bad but every now and then we'd be treated to a burst of Motomayhem from the garage next door. I'm glad those days are over.
Went to the Jeopardy tryout at Navy Pier last Saturday morning.
I left home around 7:45 and had parked the car right off Lake Shore Drive by 11 am.
There were about 60 people trying out and only 5 made the cut.
I'll try again next year.
I'm been listening to some Booknotes interview from Brian Lamb of C-Span. So far I've gotten through interviews regarding T Roosevelt, McKinley and Harding. The Harding interview was entertaining. I think Lamb knew more about the subject than the author, John Dean of Watergate fame. At times Lamb would ask questions about Harding, Dean would stumble and stammer and then Brian Lamb would provide the answer to his own question.
changes in the neighborhood
We have a new neighbor at last, Hooray.
She's not moving in until June after some repairs are done on the house. It's been vacant since Mr Stuey split last October. The "for sale" sign is still in front and the realtors lock remains on the door. She owns a dog that looks like Rex and she seems a bit friendlier that the past residents. My strongest memories of Mr Stuey are the sounds of multiple motorcycles being revved up at all hours of the night. It wasn't that bad but every now and then we'd be treated to a burst of Motomayhem from the garage next door. I'm glad those days are over.
Monday, April 11, 2005
Ogden Nash seyz
From "Lines in Praise of a Date Made Praiseworthy Solely by Something Very Nice That Happened to It", by Ogden Nash:
"As through the calendar I delve
I pause to rejoice in April twelve.
Yea, be I in sickness or be I in health
My favorite date is April twealth. "
Tomorrow, April 12th is my birthday and I have no idea why Ogden Nash favors it for he was born on August 19th 1902.
The only two things I remember about April 12th is that
1) FDR died on this day in 1945
2) It's also David Letterman's birthday who was born 20 years before me and grew up in a house not far from where I live in the Broad Ripple area of Indianapolis
From "Lines in Praise of a Date Made Praiseworthy Solely by Something Very Nice That Happened to It", by Ogden Nash:
"As through the calendar I delve
I pause to rejoice in April twelve.
Yea, be I in sickness or be I in health
My favorite date is April twealth. "
Tomorrow, April 12th is my birthday and I have no idea why Ogden Nash favors it for he was born on August 19th 1902.
The only two things I remember about April 12th is that
1) FDR died on this day in 1945
2) It's also David Letterman's birthday who was born 20 years before me and grew up in a house not far from where I live in the Broad Ripple area of Indianapolis
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