Dogs & Babies

Posted in: Life | Posted by: rcornish | Comments: 0 | Date: 20 August, 2008

Bitzer PupI know I have already written about cats and mailmen earlier this eve, and it seems like the place might be going to, well the animals.  I apologize in advance, I am being a bit of an insomniac this eve.  I keep telling folks that it occurs about once a week or so.  That I just get on a roll with something and sleep very little or instead just give up and shower for the day.  For instance, last week, it was last Monday.  I just got on a roll with some online things as well as getting stuff ready for a move and bam, it was 4:30 before I knew it.  Promise not to be up that late this eve and definitely not writing additional blogs if I am.

I have often observed in the past just how much having a dog with you can open those proverbial doors in the introduction of oneself to a woman that has at least made a passing interest or maybe even beyond that on rare occasion.  It just gives and immediate conversational topic.  It of course does not hurt if you have a really striking, very cute and smart, and extremely well behaved, attention whore who loves pets and especially belly rubs, dog like my Bitzer in the mix either.  It is that introduction with out the corniness of some lame, probably worn out line or worse yet a come on line. Read more…

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Posted in: Life | Posted by: rcornish | Comments: 0 | Date: 20 August, 2008

WWII Vintage German BikeThings have been a little slow here in the last week or so… Not, as is the usual case, for a lack of things to write about, but more that life has just been busy.  So I thought a quick run down of what has been going on in life and some general thoughts were in order, as if often the case when I get track.  And of course, I am thinking a list, even though the things in the list may not actually make sense together.  I will decide about that after the fact.

  • As has been noted elsewhere in this blog, I spent the later part of last week in Bloomington for a conference/seminar entitled NewspaperNext.  The details are not important, but suffice it to say it took a lot of time and zapped a lot of energy.
  • In conjunction with that, let me just say it is hard to maintain ones diet when the company is paying for meals in really nice establishments.  It is further complicated by the company picking up the tab for a Read more…