Mundane Defined Tuesday, Feb 5 2008 

Beer and Daily and Photoblog krmb 9:34 am

2 February 2008
After being out late the night before with Tullamore, I'll admit to being a little groggy when I dragged myself out of bed. But, I had to because footy practice was soon to start and with the season start being imminent, I'm badly in need of both fitness and touches. Even if I do hang up my boots, I'll likely continue to train with the team whenever I can just so I stay in some semblance of shape. I returned home from the session and almost immediately left again to head to the Rahr Brewery for the weekly gathering of friends. While there Terrill called; he was out and about and wanted company, so Marita Beth & went to the Baker Street Pub to play pool with Terrill. From there, it was time for the necessary, mundane task of grocery shopping.
Mini-Challenge: Mundane Tasks
Grocery Shopping
This is my wife checking out the apples. Very mundane, very necessary.
Cheers.

~KR (Written on 4 January 200 8)

Listening to:
Object of my Desire by Starpoint
from Billboard Top 100 of 1986

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode

 

Tullamore at the Plaza Pub Tuesday, Feb 5 2008 

Daily and Photoblog and bar krmb 9:28 am

1 February 2008
There are few thing I like more than music. And live music is especially dear to me. Live music as being performed by friends who live far away but are in town for a gig: that can't be beat. Marita Beth, Ronnie & I went to the Plaza Pub in Arlington to watch Tullamore play. We've known 2 of the band members for many, many years and have followed their career paths with joy. Thankfully, their paths and ours do, on occasion, cross.
Tullamore - Live!
This is Mary & Mark (the two we know). Mary is playing the dulicmer and lends her voice to the group on occasion. Mark plays guitar and sings every so often. The third, non-visible (in this photo) is Rachael. She plays the fiddle and joins in on the singing as well. If you ever get to see them, do so. It's worth the time.
Cheers.

~KR (Written on: 4 February 200 8)

Listening to:
Have a Drink on Me by AC/DC
from Back in Black

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.125 sec (1/ 8)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

 

The Checkered Tablecloth Tuesday, Feb 5 2008 

Daily and Photoblog krmb 9:22 am

31 January 2008
After a lousy, crazy day at work, we decided we wanted pizza and quiet time. We tried to order pizza through our local Pizza Hut, but when we were told that our coupon was no longer valid and it would be an hour and a half for delivery we said, "no thank you" and went out to the new pizza joint just down the street. Johnny Brusco's Pizza opened up a few months back when Nizza Pizza left the center. This makes the 4th pizza place in that location in the last 10 years. When will they learn? While sitting there discussing the turns and turmoils of our lives and the lives of those around us, I multi-tasked into photo taking. I didn't take a whole lot of photos, but I do kind of like this one for some reason.
Checked Tablecloth
It's simply the traditional red & white checked table cloth on our table. I think every New York style pizza place has to have these tablecloths by law.
Cheers.

~KR (Written on 1 February 200 8)

Listening to:
Breathe by Faith Hill
from Breathe

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.167 sec (833334/5000003)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

 

Shooting Awesome Candle Tuesday, Feb 5 2008 

Daily krmb 9:01 am

Shooting Awesome Candle

4 February 2008

Still sick.  In fact, in a move completely out of character for me, I actually called our local doctor’s office to see about getting an appointment.  They are totally booked, and couldn’t see me ’til Wednesday.  The nurse suggested I come to the office for the evening walk-in clinic.  I wouldn’t get to see our own doctor, but at least I’d see a doctor.  So, I decided that’s what I would do.  After a day of high fever, napping, coughing, sneezing, and going through most of a box of tissues, I got dressed and got in my truck, only to find my battery dead.  I have tried to train myself to unplug my various chargers when I turn off the engine, but sometimes I forget.  And when I forget, and then let the truck sit still for a week—the battery drains and I am reminded how much I love my Allstate Auto Club.

But, I had to decide that I simply wasn’t meant to go to the doctor.  Go figure.

It was a miserable day for me . . . I’m so bad at being sick.  I really do tend toward pathetic and I feel the need to apologize to Kyle and my mom and Kelly and anyone else who had to deal with me on any level.  I did get to talk to my mama.  And when Kyle came home from work, we found some chicken noodle soup and I think that actually helped. After the soup, I realized I hadn’t taken a photograph, so I tried to shoot this candle I’ve been burning in our bathroom.  It is burning like no other candle I’ve ever had—practically making lace of itself as it goes.  I couldn’t get the detail I wanted to show and was frustrated, and then realized that the full candle (rather than the close-up) and the reflection of me and my camera in the mirror, was pretty neat. 

I went to bed feeling better than I’d felt all day.  And, as I write this on Tuesday morning, I’d say that today feels better than yesterday.  But, still miserable.  Today’s new adventure is that my cough seems to be causing a muscle contraction in my lower back that is pinching my sciatic nerve.  Let me say that this is not fun, and ibuprofen will have to be my friend, today.

~MB