http://thisis.durkin.org cool as a cucumber in a bowl of hot sauce Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:00:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In an effort to provide some content, I posted a few revised entries tonite. Enjoy. And Now For Something Completely Different Got Sleep? Dauphin Island, 2007 Edition http://thisis.durkin.org/2008/03/17/making-it-up-as-i-go-along/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; ... http://thisis.durkin.org/2008/03/06/on-finally-finding-a-use-for-my-career/ It snowed! And this time, even in inches it is noteworthy, at least for this part of the country. We were on our way to ATL and actually turned back because the storm was so bad - lots of ice on overpasses and poor visibility and wrecks and stuff. ... http://thisis.durkin.org/2008/01/19/and-now-for-something-completely-different-2/ Dobbs does. Little man fell asleep in the cart at Costco today, and I got to try out my new phone (which I completely love). http://thisis.durkin.org/2007/12/16/got-sleep/ A couple of weeks ago, I watched the LSU/Alabama game, and Reilly watched part of it with me.  We are not fans of either team, and he knows that, so I think he was a little confused as to why we were watching it in the first place.  Add to it ... http://thisis.durkin.org/2007/11/26/watching-football-with-reilly/ Add this comment to the signs that I'm getting older: When I was in high school, $10 worth of gas in my Dad's Datsun 210, and later the Toyota Corolla, held me for weeks.  In college, I could fill up my Nissan Sentra ((What about it?)) or Honda Civic on the first ... http://thisis.durkin.org/2007/11/26/on-the-price-of-gasoline/ File this under crazy things you don't expect to hear from your agent - we were robbed at one of our open houses. He called the Wednesday after the house was held open on Sunday to say that he had received an email from another agent stating that there were reports ... http://thisis.durkin.org/2007/11/13/robbed/ The other day, while leaving the men's room at work ((OK, OK, it wasn't actually "while leaving," it was while inside; but I really don't like talking in the men's room, especially at work.  It just doesn't seem right.)) , the CIO of my company wondered aloud how automatic flushers ... http://thisis.durkin.org/2007/11/08/how-does-that-work-automatic-toilet-flushers-edition/ After four years (last month!), we are ready to move on; with three boys and a home-based business we just need more space. It's a 4 bedroom, 2 bath rancher in the walking district ((From our house, you can easily walk to two shopping districts, two parks, the neighborhood ... http://thisis.durkin.org/2007/11/01/house-for-sale/ http://thisis.durkin.org/2007/10/23/happy-anniversary-to-us/