Gotta run this:
There's a neat dissection of the 20 year old pop culture references here.
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone. Blogging will be sporadic over the next four days. Hopefully I will be back on Monday.
Chow!
That is all.
Showing posts with label Season' Shriekings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Season' Shriekings. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
"Homeward" Bound
Heading back north today to share Thanksgiving with my family (and finish some last-minute packing). Not looking forward to braving the traffic in DC/NJ/NYC/Hartford/Mass Pike, but I am looking forward to seeing everyone again. It's been a little over two weeks, which would be the longest I've gone without seeing my family, well, ever.
There will also be frantic packing - we're hoping to close on the house in MA in a little over two weeks, so we need to be ready to pack everything up ASAP. There's not a lot left - Mrs. G. and her wonderful family have seen to that - but there's still a handful of things I need to attend to and get packed up.
It's funny, that. After 14 years of living in the same place, there's a lot of memories in the old house. When we moved into the house, we were in our 20s, both working professional jobs (and neither of us more than 5 miles away!). Now we're in our 40s, with one child finishing elementary school and another in middle school (what used to be called "junior high" back in the Stone Age when I was at that same school).
BabyGirl G. is sad about leaving. She's upset at having to leave her friends behind and go somewhere new, and I can't say I blame her. She's starting to find her groove, and now she'll have to start from scratch. TheBoy is taking it a little better, figuring that this is a new adventure and a way to start fresh.
One of the things we like is that it's going to give the kids a new experience; neither the Mrs. nor I moved very far in our entire lives. We have always lived in MA, in the northeast corner; the Mrs. moved about 20 miles from her childhood home when we moved into our house; I moved about 100 feet. TheBoy and BabyGirl G. are going to have a new set of experiences that neither the Mrs. nor I experienced, and I think overall it's a good thing.
I've been in the same neighborhood my entire life. So has my 71 year old father. In some ways that's great - I know pretty much everyone in town, and they know me. When my dad had a diabetic episode two years ago, I knew all but two of the first responders who came to the house - the firefighters, the police officers, all but the actual EMTs were local guys that I knew from church, Scouts, or PTA.
It's tough to leave that behind, it really is. As much as I hate the state of Massachusetts, I really do love my little town. However, even as much as I love my little town, I'm loving the new job even more. Even with an hour-long commute (or more!) in NoVA traffic - that ought to tell you something right there. I'm also more than a little excited about the opportunities I'll have in Virginia as opposed to MA - things like suppressors and new Pmags. Not that those are what we're leaving for, but added bonuses.
I've got a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving...
That is all.
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There will also be frantic packing - we're hoping to close on the house in MA in a little over two weeks, so we need to be ready to pack everything up ASAP. There's not a lot left - Mrs. G. and her wonderful family have seen to that - but there's still a handful of things I need to attend to and get packed up.
It's funny, that. After 14 years of living in the same place, there's a lot of memories in the old house. When we moved into the house, we were in our 20s, both working professional jobs (and neither of us more than 5 miles away!). Now we're in our 40s, with one child finishing elementary school and another in middle school (what used to be called "junior high" back in the Stone Age when I was at that same school).
BabyGirl G. is sad about leaving. She's upset at having to leave her friends behind and go somewhere new, and I can't say I blame her. She's starting to find her groove, and now she'll have to start from scratch. TheBoy is taking it a little better, figuring that this is a new adventure and a way to start fresh.
One of the things we like is that it's going to give the kids a new experience; neither the Mrs. nor I moved very far in our entire lives. We have always lived in MA, in the northeast corner; the Mrs. moved about 20 miles from her childhood home when we moved into our house; I moved about 100 feet. TheBoy and BabyGirl G. are going to have a new set of experiences that neither the Mrs. nor I experienced, and I think overall it's a good thing.
I've been in the same neighborhood my entire life. So has my 71 year old father. In some ways that's great - I know pretty much everyone in town, and they know me. When my dad had a diabetic episode two years ago, I knew all but two of the first responders who came to the house - the firefighters, the police officers, all but the actual EMTs were local guys that I knew from church, Scouts, or PTA.
It's tough to leave that behind, it really is. As much as I hate the state of Massachusetts, I really do love my little town. However, even as much as I love my little town, I'm loving the new job even more. Even with an hour-long commute (or more!) in NoVA traffic - that ought to tell you something right there. I'm also more than a little excited about the opportunities I'll have in Virginia as opposed to MA - things like suppressors and new Pmags. Not that those are what we're leaving for, but added bonuses.
I've got a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving...
That is all.
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Monday, November 25, 2013
Waiting Game...
So, we're waiting to hear on the sale of the house in Massachusetts, which directly affects the house we're hoping to buy in VA. Two weeks ago, the family came down to VA and we power-house hunted, finding a house that we all really liked and could afford. We discovered that this house had a stipulation in the sales agreement that they would not entertain any offers that were contingent upon existing sales - so once we have a signed contract on our current house we can make an official offer.
Mrs. G. has been doing everything on her own for the past month, getting the kids ready for school, working, dealing with the selling in MA, etc. and she's been absolutely swamped with packing, arranging things with the lawyer, etc. I've been living away from my family for over a month now, staying with friends in the area and being point man for initial house scoutings, dealing with the realtor here, and starting my new job.
We are going to be very happy once this is behind us, no question about that...
Growing up, I had a few friends whose parents had a similar arrangement - one's dad worked in Chicago Monday through Friday and flew home every weekend. I have no idea how they managed to do that for very long - I just hate saying goodnight over the phone and missing dinner with my wife and kids. At least on Wednesday I'll be reunited for a few days, although I'll be frantically packing most of that time.
I will truly be thankful for my family this Thanksgiving, that's for sure...
That is all.
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Mrs. G. has been doing everything on her own for the past month, getting the kids ready for school, working, dealing with the selling in MA, etc. and she's been absolutely swamped with packing, arranging things with the lawyer, etc. I've been living away from my family for over a month now, staying with friends in the area and being point man for initial house scoutings, dealing with the realtor here, and starting my new job.
We are going to be very happy once this is behind us, no question about that...
Growing up, I had a few friends whose parents had a similar arrangement - one's dad worked in Chicago Monday through Friday and flew home every weekend. I have no idea how they managed to do that for very long - I just hate saying goodnight over the phone and missing dinner with my wife and kids. At least on Wednesday I'll be reunited for a few days, although I'll be frantically packing most of that time.
I will truly be thankful for my family this Thanksgiving, that's for sure...
That is all.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wish I'd Thought of That!
Blogson Merlin knows what I like...
Just because it's so awesome, I'll re-post the video from Merlin's post:
Cutting down a Christmas tree with a Mossberg 590 - G-d Bless America.
That is all.
Just because it's so awesome, I'll re-post the video from Merlin's post:
Cutting down a Christmas tree with a Mossberg 590 - G-d Bless America.
That is all.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Merry Gunnie Christmas!
You may have seen this before, but it's so awesome it's worth seeing again...
"Jingle Bells" performed by St. Nick himself using a 1911. Brilliant!
That is all.
"Jingle Bells" performed by St. Nick himself using a 1911. Brilliant!
That is all.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
No Blog Today, Sorry...
Wound up finishing my Xmas shopping...
It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it...
That is all.
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It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it...
That is all.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
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