Saturday, August 18, 2012

Blog Question(s) Of The Day (2012-08-18)

Blog Question(s) Of The Day

1.  Can you separate your shoulder if its already been separated?

La Connexion Francaise (2012-08-18)

La Connexion Francaise

1.  J'ai me blessé.  Mon epaule me fait mal.

Today I Learned . . . (2012-08-18)

Today I Learned . . .

1.  Ford Automotive and Ford Agriculture are not linked together.

Act Of Caring (2012-08-18)

Act Of Caring

1.  I cleaned out the dishwasher, even though I didn't feel like doing it.

The Daily Affirmation (2012-08-18)

The Daily Affirmation

1.  Returning the defective battery backup went smoother than I expected

2.  I got Peyton Manning in my Yahoo NFL draft!

Friday, August 17, 2012

The Daily Photo (2012-08-17)

The Daily Photo

1.  I thought this looked good as an abstract


2.  Greg didn't make it


La Connexion Francaise (2012-08-17)

La Connexion Francaise

1.  Je me sens mal.  J'ai mal au l'epaule.

Act Of Caring (2012-08-17)

Act Of Caring 

1.  I have checked and confirmed my numbers several times before answering a technical question.  As well, I cautioned my answer as some of my numbers used were approximate.

The Daily Affirmation (2012-08-17)

The Daily Affirmation

1.  For the number of things that have gone wrong, broke, went missing, gone counter to my plans, I have stayed pretty upbeat about my life.  I think my plan is working.

2.  I had two lively Twitter conversations with girls I didn't expect to respond

Blog Question(s) Of The Day (2012-08-17)

Blog Question(s) Of The Day

1.  Where does one recycle appliances?

2.  Where can I buy more "good" screen cleaning cloths?

3.  Is it I don't understand the world or, the world doesn't understand me?

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Today I Learned . . . (2012-08-16)

Today I Learned . . .

1.  The French word for "sometimes" is:  parfois

2.  The name for the tires that don't touch the ground when a semi-trailer is empty is "cheaters"

Act Of Caring (2012-08-16)

Act Of Caring

1.  I bought my best friend supper at Tony Roma's on his birthday.

The Daily Photo (2012-08-16)

The Daily Photo

1.  The beginning of a weekend's madness


La Connexion Francaise (2012-08-16)

La Connexion Francaise

1.  Parfois, l'écrit est pour moi.

The Daily Affirmation (2012-08-16)

The Daily Affirmation

1.  I successfully operated chop sticks

2.  My act of benevolence on his birthday was appreciated.


Blog Question(s) Of The Day (2012-08-16)

Blog Question(s) Of The Day

1.  Does anyone buy condoms because they are on sale?

2.  Should I start using Proactiv?

3.  If I really pushed myself, could I write an entire One Page Story in French?



Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Act Of Caring (2012-08-15)

Act Of Caring

1.  Went to the office for the afternoon, even though I took the morning off to golf with my Dad

2.  Helped my cousin with my SUV tonight

La Connexion Francaise (2012-08-15)

La Connexion Francaise

1.  Il a fait trop froid pour golf ce matin.

The Daily Affirmation (2012-08-15)

The Daily Affirmation

1.  It was rewarding to get positive confirmation that someone out there is reading my blog.

2.  I can't pin it down to any one specific thing but I have to conclude that I had a good day.

Blog Question(s) Of The Day (2012-08-15)

Blog Question(s) Of The Day

1.  How much does it cost, in materials and labor, to build a house?

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

The Daily Photo (2012-08-14)

The Daily Photo

1.  Lots of stuff


2.  The third mini skid


3.  Lots of chemical


4.  Lots of tanks




5.  One hell of a mess


6.  My ultra-filtration membrane

Act Of Caring (2012-08-14)

Act Of Caring

1.  I loaned my SUV to my cousin after he was in a major accident.

La Connexion Francaise (2012-08-14)

La Connexion Francaise

Je deteste la plume sur mardis.

The Daily Affirmation (2012-08-14)

The Daily Affirmation

1.  You can find anything on the Internet!  I just found the stoichiometric ratios for oxidant to iron, manganese and arsenic in an EPA paper found by Google searching.


2. Hitting that home run felt good

Monday, August 13, 2012

La Connexion Francaise (2012-08-13)

La Connexion Francaise (2012-08-13)

1.  La jolie femme à l'épicerie a était flirter avec moi.

The Daily Affirmation (2012-08-13)

The Daily Affirmation

1.  I know I'm not very good at this sort of thing but I'm pretty sure that cashier at Safeway was hitting on me


Today I Learned . . . (2012-08-13)

Today I Learned . . .

1.  Staring directly into a laser pointer will not make you go blind.  However you will develop a wickedly bad headache.

Blog Question(s) Of The Day (2012-08-13)

Blog Question(s) Of The Day

1.  Should I go to the batting cages tonight?

2.  How to I choose in a situation where I need to be in two places at once?

3.  Am I having trouble with the finer points of learning French because of my unconscious habit of always wanting to equate a sentence to its English equivalent?




Act Of Caring (2012-08-13)

Act Of Caring

1.  I stopped at the gas station and put air in my tire because I knew it was low, even though it would make me late.

2.  Because I had to wait for the air hose, I checked all my tires and found two others were a little low, so I put air in them too.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Blog Question(s) Of The Day (2012-08-12)

Blog Question(s) Of The Day

1.  Should I wax my back?

The Daily Affirmation (2012-08-12)

The Daily Affirmation

1.  It is gratifying to be able to walk out the back door and grab a fresh apple off your own tree

La Connexion Francaise (2012-08-12)

La Connexion Francaise

1.  Il ya trop fautes dans ce jeu au basketball