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Cut down two trees and celebrated not destroying things with two gin and tonics. I’m such a cheap drunk.

Transcending fields? I hope they have grain. Transcending grain fields is nice. I should sleep.

@Crowley still has a bit of work left, then I’m sure he’ll be all over this like a little fuzz ball on an exercise wheel.

We switched our son to soy based infant formula, which helped a little (Japanese are prone to lactose intolerance). He still was fussy most of the time. But what really settled him down hard was my stepmother going against the pediatrician‘s advice. She gave him baby food at four months and not six! Son attacked the spoon every time it came close. Wife was in a little panic about that... ... until he slept for three hours without all the drama beforehand. Actually laid down and closed his eyes! He did eat an entire baby jar of apple sauce tho. Now Lil’ Red is still way young for that, but keep it in the back of your head. As for the holding, well, we laugh now about it but we had our Night of Hell. If we stopped bouncing on an exercise ball while holding him he would wake up. We had to swap off every hour to let the other one sleep.

I’ve taken more vacation that I would normally like to this week, but more or less had to in order to get things done. I forecast my vacation accrual and planned time off two years in advance, so was worried about the impact this week would have. Not good. But in the opposite direction. Unless I start taking a lot more time off, I’m going to hit the limit of what I can store up and stop gaining hours. Had to put in a fake three week vacation just to get the numbers more where I want them. The reason that’s not good is it will be very attractive to just not go in to work. That will really destroy my motivation and effectiveness. Guess I need to start planning a bit so that the time off I do take has a specific purpose and goal. Yeah, I know. I’m lucky to have this problem. Maybe a once a month Monday to hobby to practice and perfect my figure painting is a worthy plan.

Wait. Was Friday invaded by Monday? Considering all the above, it seems like it. Now to add my own... I was going to say misery, but I’m not nearly as put out over my issue. Project contract that I interviewed for a job on couple of weeks ago was awarded to a different company. So, obviously, the position has been cancelled. I’m still gainfully employed, so there’s no stress involved other than having looked forward to the new task. There are other positions opening up, and I’ve been told management has decided to “invest” in certain people which I’ve made the list. Not sure if I should be flattered or scared.

Their first names are all Beeatrice, last name Buzzworth. It's why I call them by their middle names nearly exclusively.

Saw one of my bees fly off to forage this afternoon despite the rainy weather which made me happy. She came out, flew up, did several circles to get her bearings, then made, well, a beeline for parts unknown.

Polite laugh indicating statement was less funny than speaker thought. Merge: Oh, and after fretting all night in my dreams, the bees have settled in. Took the top lid off and through the roof hole, they are going about their business rather than a huddled mass yesterday evening. Think they warmed the place up so can do work.

Bees are in the hive! I didn't see the queen, but I'm not going to sweat that at this point. I'll check for eggs in a week or so.

Darthr. Sounds dwarvish to me.

I KNOW! I really don’t understand that. Trip to north of Denver on a snowy day complete, and the acquisition is in the appropriate thread.

Buzz, buzz! For those squeamish, spoilers! Might have to zoom in on that second pic to see their smiling faces. Five frame nuc of Italian honey bees. Sadly, due to the snow, they’ll have to spend the day in cramped quarters for another day. Not like they’ll be out collecting anyway, so they’ll spend the day in the garage. But the hive was set up this last weekend, so things are ready to go.

The End After Con I'll Be Back Din Din Too Late (since it's post-con, wouldn't count towards longest ribbon stack) Sayonara Bye Check Please

And just the opposite for us. Weird. It's almost like people are individuals or something!