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Here there be cactii

Michael C. McGreevy — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:15:17 +0000

Sometimes I worry that I’m a bit too much of “that guy.” I’m currently sitting pool side at the hotel I’m staying at in Phoenix, Arizona for the NOREX International Roundtable. I’m wearing the standard black t-shirt with the nerdy saying on it, working on my computer, and sitting in the shade. I haven’t gone anywhere near the water or the pasty older folks who are part of the conference and frolicking in it. I’m not even drinking right now, settling instead for a tasty bottle of Fiji water.

Truth is, though, that even sitting here in the shade with my sunglasses on I’m getting a headache. That might be a result of trying to strain through my sunglasses to see the screen, or it could just be because I’m slowly but surely turning into Gollum.

Time will tell, precious.

From a “fun things to do when not in the conference” perspective this trip has kind of been a bust. My foot is currently gimped thanks to the fact that I was running with the wrong shoes for several months. I have inflamed tendons in my left foot and I’m wearing a compression sock and a splint. I can’t run. I can’t even walk all that far. I am surrounded on all sides by beautiful desert landscape and I can’t explore any of it. That, of course, is also part of the problem. I’m surrounded on all sides by desert. The only thing here to do is go to the casino next door,and I’m not really a gambler. I’ve been spending the daily credit that they gave me, but that’s about it.

Oh. I’m also not in the pool because I forgot my swimsuit and all I have is my cargo shorts and that’s really kind of ghetto.

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Yawn

Michael C. McGreevy — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:17:39 +0000

I’m getting old and boring.

It is 8:41 PM Eastern Standard Time on a Saturday night as I write this. I spent the majority of my day today grocery shopping and planning meals for the next two weeks. I got up at 7:30 AM. I am yawning my fool head off as I write this.

I figured perhaps with the quiet and calm that is currently settled around the house I could do some writing for my next episode of The Cast In Order of Appearance, but I do not feel awake enough to truly get any sort of productive writing out of it. So instead you all get some kind of random babblings. Lucky you.

Well, it’s not 12:16 PM EST on Sunday. As you can see I didn’t even finish up a mindless blathering post.

Pointless content launching now!

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Thanksgiving Cooking Plans…

Michael C. McGreevy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:17:33 +0000

This is pretty much a reference for my own use. Feel free to ignore.

Tonight -

Head straight home and get the turkey in the brine.
Go to Clearwater to pick up your number and shirt for the Turkey Trot
Stop by Publix on the way home to pick up some necessities. Grab some subs while you are at it.
Prepare the spinach casserole and get it to “ready to bake” status
Make a loaf of french bread
Make the cranberry sauce

Tomorrow

Wake up at the ass crack of dawn.
Flip the turkey
Go run a 5k
Come home and start the Pumpkin Soup
Bake another loaf of bread
Clean
Put the Turkey in the oven around 2
Take the turkey out when it is done and cover.
Put spinach in the oven

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