thisoldblog.net » photos http://www.thisoldblog.net this old man and his blog Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:21:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 intruders in the yard http://www.thisoldblog.net/2011/10/intruders-in-the-yard/ http://www.thisoldblog.net/2011/10/intruders-in-the-yard/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:54:44 +0000 thisoldman http://www.thisoldblog.net/?p=513

when they first made an appearance in our yard years ago, we were all in awe of witnessing the “beauty of nature” up close. But over the years, we’ve grown to despise their presence. they eat up all our flowers and plants and leave us little “presents” (aka deer poop) everywhere.

So now, whenever they’re in our yard, you’ll rarely hear us say “aaawwwww”. It’s more like a groan.

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Today’s pick was: the local mongolian grill.

Yes, my need for comfort is apparently insatiable these days.

Work is just overwhelming at times. Upper management continues to just pile it on and simply spouts out the ubiquitous phrase “do more with less!” gah. Yeah, I’m thankful I still have a job but come on, there’s only so much I can give. ugh. my head hurts. could be from the stress. or from all the MSG in the food. who knows.

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And I wish we had more time to spend there but alas, our family schedule (along with our budget) only allowed this limited time in “paradise”. Anyway, here are some photos from our beach trip. enjoy.

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Enjoyed a nice stroll around the lake this morning before it got too hot to do anything outside.

…Well, it was already 85 degrees by the time we made it to the lake. plus the humidity! blech. I was sweating in a matter of minutes.

at least it’s better than walking under the 99 degree sun like it’s going to be this afternoon. right?

Have a great day!

]]> http://www.thisoldblog.net/2010/06/out-for-a-morning-stroll-before-it-gets-too-hot/feed/ 1 Saturday in the park (and Sunday too) http://www.thisoldblog.net/2010/02/saturday-in-the-park-and-sunday-too/ http://www.thisoldblog.net/2010/02/saturday-in-the-park-and-sunday-too/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:44:28 +0000 thisoldman http://www.thisoldblog.net/?p=239 the wife just about had it with kids this past week. So in order to give her some much needed alone time, I took the kids out to the park. Actually, it was pretty much a no-brainer since it was sunny and temps reached into the 60s this past weekend. Definitely a nice change of pace after the long stretch of winter weather here in the area.

Since the kids were bored with the usual play areas in our vicinity we decided to make a trek across town. We hit one in Morrisville on saturday and did a different park in Cary on sunday (yes, the wife needed sunday afternooon to herself as well).


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enjoyed a company outing to the local ballpark. can’t complain about free hot dogs, hamburgers and a great view of the game. the weather held out nicely too. It had been raining most of the week but luckily it all cleared up by the time we got to the ballpark.


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