tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50020122011-04-21T20:52:15.767-04:004 Kids, Mom, and DadDaily events in our busy home.Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-893856492003-02-19T15:31:00.000-05:002003-02-19T15:31:40.000-05:00We've Moved or Check us out at our new address!
Good friend has made room for us on his server and we can now be found here.
It is a much better system where you can leave comments and cool stuff like that to the entries. I look forward to seeing you all there!
The DadBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-892397982003-02-17T09:21:00.000-05:002003-02-17T09:31:45.000-05:00Sunday Night or Time to open another bottle of wine!
Well, we were supposed to join Good Friends for dinner last night but the responsibilities of parenthood interfered. Son needed a ride home from work and we couldn't find a relative that could stand in for us. Son won't get his license soon enough I'm thinking.
Anyway, I opened a bottle of 2000 Chateau Haut-La Pereyre and was absolutelyBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-891760262003-02-16T01:21:00.000-05:002003-02-16T01:26:25.000-05:00What I'm reading now or I'm reading this book now.
University Wine Course is the latest book that's found its way next to my chair. Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-891758752003-02-16T01:16:00.000-05:002003-02-16T15:09:32.000-05:00Happy Birthday or Well it is Valentine's Day and Having Son and Son's Girlfriend along is just what I wanted.
We all went to Dante's on Route 125 in Barrington for dinner. We went there mostly because any place we wanted to go had reservation lists filled out long ago and this place doesn't take reservations. On the whole, it is a pretty good value and we enjoy the food. I did send back Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-891754362003-02-16T01:02:00.000-05:002003-02-16T01:03:31.000-05:00 Birthday Weekend, or I still have to run around and pick up or drop off kids.
I bought a half bottle of this wine for $14.99 at the NH Liquor Store in Hampton. Half bottles can be a cool way to try a new wine without paying the full bottle price. This is an instance where a full bottle would have been great!
Taittinger
Wine: NV Brut Champagne La Française
Score: 87
Price: $37
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-890920202003-02-14T09:26:00.000-05:002003-02-14T09:34:25.000-05:00Fine Old Port or What is she trying to say to me?
Beautiful Wife got me Rosemount Old Benson Port for my birthday. This is a Wine Spectator 97 point port and I can't wait to try it out.
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-890919772003-02-14T09:25:00.000-05:002003-02-14T09:25:34.000-05:00Forty or Now fifty doesn't seem that old any more.
Beautiful Wife is thrilled that I'm 40 now because she's been 41 since October while I was holding fast at 39. The thing is, nobody believes she's in her early forties because she's so dang hot looking!
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-889832002003-02-12T13:00:00.000-05:002003-02-13T08:32:58.000-05:00Training Break or The instructor thought this was a cool movie and she was right!
Of course the movie on the Warriors of the Net webpage is for network geeks first and foremost. It does deal with networking on a level that anyone can understand but the entertaining part is being a geek who is in the know.
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-889727842003-02-12T09:18:00.000-05:002003-02-12T09:18:35.000-05:00Training or Ok, I only thought I was going to become a babbling idiot before, now I know!
If you have spare time try out this Sample Class from Wine Spectator and let me know how it goes. Maybe I'll try to do it tonight after I get home from karate.
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-889312622003-02-11T15:59:00.000-05:002003-02-11T15:59:35.730-05:00Training Continues or Not much time to put things into this Blog.
I read an interesting article by the couple that does a weekly wine column for the Wall Street Journal. This article's premise is what wines they would choose if they could choose 12 wines to make their own case of wine. This isn't a list of what they consider best but what they considered memorable.
I think it is Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-888588062003-02-10T12:17:00.000-05:002003-02-10T12:17:04.893-05:00In Training or Oh My God! Not the OSI Model again!
I'm in training with a roomful of predominately voice people having to learn some data technology. We've spent half a day on the OSI Model and we still have layers 1 and 2 to go. Tomorrow? Tomorrow we'll be covering IP subnetting for most of the day.
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-888267392003-02-09T21:39:00.000-05:002003-02-09T21:39:08.146-05:00Another War Protest or No Bush...he he...they said no bush.
Why stop at protesting a possible war with Iraq? How about a protest against those parents who let their boys have rat tails or against another interview with Michael Jackson trying to convince us that it is no big deal to have young kids sleep in his bedroom with him. Oh! I know! Let's have a nude women protest against Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-887838682003-02-08T23:28:00.000-05:002003-02-08T23:32:18.000-05:00 War Protest or This is WAY better than picketing down at Market Square.
This way of protesting has seen a rise in popularity in recent years. Personally, I don't even have to agree with the cause to think that this is a great idea. Over 750 women, aged 20-60, got naked on a hillside forming the shape of a heart and the words "no war" in the center to convince their prime minister to not Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-887836592003-02-08T23:21:00.000-05:002003-02-08T23:33:17.000-05:00
Shuttle Looting or Since the Beanie Baby market is in a slump.
I couldn't believe it when I read the story about Shuttle Looting on the Yahoo website. Looters were given a three day amnesty, after a high profile arrest of two people, in order to turn stuff in to authorities. I think it is sad that investigators will start visiting flea markets in order to find some of this stuff. I'm Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-887655912003-02-08T14:25:00.000-05:002003-02-08T14:26:50.000-05:00Oops or What happens when someone Googles your Blog and you didn't say something nice.
Good Friend over at You Who had a lengthy entry about the Wine Expo we attended in Boston. In it he mentioned the winemaker for Four Vines and the experience he and his wife had with him at the Expo. Apparently, said winemaker also managed to offend a friend of theirs but you can't believe everything you Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-887232592003-02-07T15:41:00.000-05:002003-02-07T15:41:20.496-05:00 Install Technician or I can earn $5 if I replace my own cable modem!
I just received an interesting email from AT&T Broadband. They are going to replace the modem I purchased almost three years ago with a new one, free of charge, and give me a $5 credit on my bill if I do the installation myself. If I run into trouble I can contact Motorola's customer suport for assistance.
In case Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-887113952003-02-07T11:27:00.000-05:002003-02-07T11:27:03.780-05:00 Four Eyes or What's that code mean on my license anyway?
Ever since I've had a license I've had the code on it that alerted anyone in the know about such things that I need to be wearing glasses or contacts. I had to renew my license yesterday since mine expires in a week on my 40th bday. The person at the DMV asked if I was wearing contacts and I informed him that I had laser surgery and Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-887109642003-02-07T11:18:00.000-05:002003-02-07T14:46:05.000-05:00The Good Old Days or You'll recognize who's who in state government depending on how long you were employed at Cabletron/Enterasys.
I heard on NPR today and had it confirmed in the Manchester Union Leader that Joseph D’Allesandro was nominated for the position of director of the state Division of Personnel. Some other government official was on NPR saying that he had never heard of Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-887005172003-02-07T06:50:00.000-05:002003-02-07T11:10:02.000-05:00 Say that again?
Beautiful Wife was sputtering about someone this morning.
Beautiful Wife tells me that someone "has their elbow up their ass." I asked her what she said to be sure I heard right and she just thought I was trying to catch her cussing in front of our Angelic Kids. I clarified by asking if she meant "head up their ass" or if they "didn't know their ass from their elbow."
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-886600652003-02-06T13:39:00.000-05:002003-02-06T13:42:48.000-05:00Another Day or Boy, is this guy boring or what?
Got home last night and found out that Middle Daughter was doing much better. In fact, today she made it to school though she whined a bit this morning. Hopefully, we've earned a respite from sickness and nobody else will come down with anything.
I watched 7th Heaven and decided that it was something we should watch as a family. The kids Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-886092882003-02-05T16:15:00.000-05:002003-02-05T16:15:46.640-05:00 Being Average Pays Off
At least it appears that way according to the eFittness Joe Average website. One of the prizes in the contest is dinner with a Miami Dolphins Cheerleader. Can you imagine explaining THAT one to your spouse or significant other?
Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-886059212003-02-05T15:07:00.000-05:002003-02-05T15:09:42.000-05:00 Buffy Update or Tight Pants and a Lesbian Friend Doth a Slayer Make.
Kind of a creepy episode with Willow becoming Warren after being hexed by Amy and having a smooching moment with Kennedy, a potential slayer. Characters in Buffy may die but that doesn't mean you'll never see them again. The good news is that Giles is real and isn't The First, which we were all starting to worry about. Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-886037692003-02-05T14:20:00.000-05:002003-02-05T14:33:58.000-05:00 At the Office or Out of sight, out of mind so far as the Kids are concerned.
Working from home is a great benefit unless there is a sick Kid (see prior entries) or after 3:10 when the Kids come home. Nobody loves Sponge Bob more than me but I can't do much concentrating with that inane laugh of his in the background. I'm drawn to it like a moth to the flame and the next thing you know I'm Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-885326382003-02-04T09:49:00.000-05:002003-02-04T21:42:30.000-05:00 Working from home or Daddy, can you get me a drink/something to eat/pillow/etc.
Yep, Middle Daughter is still home from school with strep throat. When she wakes up I'll be sure to give her the next round of antibiotics. One thing to be grateful for is that all of the Kids are old enough to swallow pills. Those liquid antibiotics tasted nasty and made a big, sticky mess each time they were Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-885060402003-02-03T21:14:00.000-05:002003-02-03T21:14:18.370-05:00 Weekend Stuff or Is a short title, sans length, a title just the same?
We drove down together with our Good Friends and started the day with breakfast at Harvey's Bakery, easily our cheapest meal of the weekend.
We had a great time at the Boston Wine Expo with our Good Friends. We sampled around 60 wines and had a great time doing it. My Beautiful Wife met Associate Winemaker Richard Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-883249122003-01-31T08:41:00.000-05:002003-01-31T08:42:56.000-05:00Work Stuff
I worked most of the day onsite at an account I support. They provide a high-speed WAN connection which is the only way I'd agree to be onsite because doing what I do over dial up would be impossible. Anyway, they have an irritating habit of taking down the link without letting us know. I lost an hour's worth of work because a configuration lost connectivity right at the end. Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-882666392003-01-30T08:53:00.000-05:002003-01-31T08:31:16.000-05:00Wild Women on Wine will have a table at the Wine Expo in Boston this weekend. Wild women and wine sounds like a great combination to me!
This place, The Stonehenge Inn looks absolutely incredible. You have to check out their Wine List ! They have amazing verticals of wines you just read about and wish you could try. Of course it is still just a wish based on the prices I saw. It would beBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5002012.post-882233912003-01-29T15:08:00.000-05:002003-01-29T15:15:00.000-05:00I bought a bottle of wine last night from Shaw's. I was there to buy popsicles for a sick kid but found myself in the wine aisle since I had to walk by it anyway. My goal was to find a bottle of wine that was less than six dollars, but that had a cool label. Cool labels are the first thing that draws me to try a wine if any vineyard experts are reading this page.
Anyway, I bought a bottle Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280459199890990719noreply@blogger.com0