Asymptomatic

There must be intelligent life down here

Bud
February 28, 2005

I worked with Allen Klinger at Kruse a couple of years ago. We had a worthwhile relationship, both at work and socially. We spent many good hours discussin politics, philosophy, computers, music, and other topics. After he left Kruse and moved to Oregon, we kept in touch via email and his blog, which I host on my server. I have much respect for his views on life.

Today at work we received a call from Allen’s mom. Apparently, there was an accident during his trip to Europe. While ice skating in Vienna, he slipped and hit his head. I’m sorry to say that Bud is no longer among the living.

Stinking Crib
February 28, 2005

Yesterday, Berta and I spent all day putting together Riley’s crib. When we got Abby’s real bed, we took apart the crib and somehow misplaced the hardward that held it together. As it turns out, it used a lot of specialized stuff.

There were these crazy bolts with hex heads and a large flat top. They were very long and sunk into odd little nuts that were inserted into holes in the crib frame. We lost these bolts, and could not find replacements.

Philly WordPress Meetup
February 26, 2005

Yo. I was thinking it might be nice to get together with some other WordPress enthusiasts and talk to everyone about the new version and blogging, and make some new local blogging friends. And so I stopped by Meetup.com a few days ago to check on the meetup situation, and it turns out there was a meetup set for tomorrow.

So I was kind of looking forward to it. I mean, there aren’t a lot of people in the group, but hey, there was always the possibility that others could show up, right? There are certainly other blogs in this area.

Disneyland
February 25, 2005

I bet you’re all thinking what’s that got to do with a performance, so I will elaborate. Last year, I travelled to Disneyland Paris with our school’s musc department. I’m not overly musical, but I could sing. I used to play the piano…badly. There was about twenty of us in the Junior Choir, and I can’t even remeber what we sang, but I do remeber that feeling of absolute confidence, and of the awe that I was standing there singing my heart out for all the people watching. I think that everyone should have the opportunity to feel how I did that afternoon. Everyone needs confidence in themselves.

Phill @ blackheart