I just went outside to ambush another yellowjacket nest and remembered something that I read on the plane to Atlanta earlier this month…
Only female mosquitos bite, the sting and itch is from a chemical in their saliva. Female mosquitos generally lay 300 eggs at a time, they can live for up to 3 years and [...]

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I was coming home from work today and swung by the mailboxes, as I always do. I rode past a set of dumpsters and saw a PC and monitor. I hurried home and got El’s truck - went back to the dumpster and scooped up the computer. The whole time I’m thinking: “Yes, now I [...]

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We just watched Vanilla Sky… ehem… I’m going to have to watch it again. I think I was just too tired to pay that much attention to it.
In other news - I’m working on a ‘Campus Updates’ website for sw - that’ll keep me occupied for some time, and give me a chance to do [...]

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Hmmmm… The Lakers lost tonight. I kind of hoped they would. What Josh? Yeah, I hoped they would - that makes for a much more interesting Game 6. The Sacramento Kings won tonight, 92-91 to take a 3-2 series advantage (7 game series - whichever team wins 4 games wins [duh]).
Yeah - and now I [...]

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On Sunday I kept thinking to myself: “You know, I should just call in and take Monday off.” I kept going back and forth with myself. Then I finally thought: “Nah, because everyone else will be at work on Monday and I’ll be the only one taking off.”
Guess what?… The office was dead today. Most [...]

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I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!!! The Lakers won! Or should I say, Robert Horry won. 0.5 seconds in Game 4 of the Western Finals, the Lakers are down by 2 points and Robert Horry made an amazing 3 pointer to win the game. I’ve always liked watching Horry play basketball, especially [...]

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Tonight El and I went to Mardi Gras - a seafood restaurant here in Temple. We will never go there again. I would really like to be objective in my review of this establishment, but I can’t. It was horrible. Honestly, the worst food I think I’ve ever had. Jumbalaya with sour cream?
And to make [...]

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Tonight I made steamed dumplings, stir fried shrimp w/ snow peas, carrots and pineapple and sushi rice in record time.
The dumplings were the best. I used ground pork, shredded carrots, scallions, fresh ginger & garlic, soy and sesame oil.
I made a good sauce too w/ soy, sesame oil, garlic and scallions.
I have to take back [...]

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Sorry, no new 4 o’clock pictures — seems as if the plant’s growth has been temporarily stunted because it’s been a little chilly here.
Lakers won game 1 of the Western Finals!
I’m off to Atlanta tomorrow for the Greystone Client conference. Should be fun.
El surprised me last night with tickets to see Episode II. All I [...]

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Our weekend went pretty well. On Friday evening, we just took it easy at home. Our friend Victor came over and we just watched the tube and had pizza.
On Saturday, I woke up early and put some stuff on eBay. Victor came and scooped me up and we went over to our friend Tommy’s house [...]

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