Sunday, September 6, 2009

Jupiter and its moons

Went outside tonite and looked at Jupiter through the telescope. We could easily see three of Jupiter's moons. Did not stay outside for long as the mosquitoes were thick and drove me batty. I let in several bugs while taking the telescope outside and bringing it back in later. It is warmer in the summer to be outside, but you have to fight the bugs and heat. Plus, you have to wait so late before it is dark enough to see alot of stuff. Winter provides more hours of darkness, but it is cold! It's tough being an astronomer. Yeah, whatevah! It is fun, I know that for sure.

Had a boring day hanging around the house. Not a bad way to spend a weekend. Hee hee. Debbie is getting stir crazy. I went to the driving range and hit about 80 balls. First time I've had a golf club in my hands in over 2 years. Really fun just to whack away. Makes me want to play 18 tho.

Kelsey worked alot of hours the last couple of days. Made some good money in tips apparently. She earned it working almost 30 hours in two days. Yikes.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

OSU slobber knocker


Reading the Tulsa World this morning and this photo of OSU's Lucien Antoine knocking a Georgia player down is awesome. Notice the Georgia player's chin strap is on his forehead instead of under his chin. That's a slobber knockin' hit!

Several good articles in the Tulsa World about the Pokes' game.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Pokes Win!

OSU wins 24-10 over Gawguh today. UGA scored on their first possession and it looked easy. Thought it was going to be a long day for OSU and their defense, but OSU ended up outscoring them 24-3 the rest of the game. Pokes didn't look very sharp, but still won the game. Just before halftime, Georgia was leading 7-0. OSU had just punted to UGA. Debbie and I left our seats and went to the concession stand and restrooms to beat the halftime crowd. While we were on the concourse, OSU scored twice to lead 10-7 at halftime. We missed both scores. Daggone it. But, we got to see OSU score 14 in the 2nd half and got to be there for the Pokes' win. Hot and sweaty, we made it back to the house. Debbie cooked a quick dinner. Fun day with my lady.

Another game next Saturday against Houston. GO POKES!!

Friday, September 4, 2009

Game Day Eve




Tomorrow is the opening game for college football at OSU. Looking forward to seeing how OSU fares this season. Should be a great game against the Gawguh Bulldogs.

GO POKES!!!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Stillwater Children's Museum






I am part of an architectural team that interviewed to become the design team for a new children's museum in Stillwater. The interview went great and one of the board members told the architect that our group was the most creative and the only group where everyone on the team discussed something about the project. As Tara and Debbie already know, Maggie's photo was used in the presentation. Unfortunately, so was one of my photos, but no one fainted or screamed aloud so all must have been ok. Not one of these photos, but a better one that I cropped from a photo of Debbie and I. Anyway, thought I'd post a few photos of me wearing a tie. This is a rare occasion. I had a couple of different shirts and several ties that I wanted to wear. I was trying different ties with a darker shirt and asked Debbie and Megan what they thought about each combo. I changed into the shirt in the photo with a purple tie and asked Debbie and Megan their opinion about how it looked. Debbie didn't notice I had changed shirts. Guess me dressing up was so tramatic she was blinded by the boogliness. So, I decided to wear the lighter blue shirt with the Tigger tie the girls gave me several years ago. Glad I can now remove the tie. Not my favorite attire. Someone invented blue jeans and t-shirts for a reason, ya know.

Going out to mow the lawn. Hope the photos of me didn't make anyone lose their lunch or soil their knickers. Have a good day.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Nice day

Wow, how about this weather? It was 60 degrees this morning when Debbie and I went to work. I had to stop at a jobsite around lunch time and it had warmed up nicely by then, but still a nice summer day.

Debbie and I went to Ingrid's Kitchen for lunch. Debbie had meatloaf and I had the schnitzel and smoked bratwurst. Yum. Debbie's German potato salad is better than Ingrid's. Love their purple cabbage. Debbie bought a couple of cookies for me. Don't remember what they were called, but there is coconut, almonds and something else in them. Tasty, but too much granulated sugar in them for me. Have to try a different cookie next time.

We talked to Evie last nite about her first day of school. Sounds like she had fun, but not sure she told us everything that she did. LOL. Growing up way too fast, but it's cool to see. Maggie's first day is today. Waiting for Tara's report on how that went.

Anyway, better get back at it. Have a good one.