so. to my shame. i've been less than diligent. about posting. pictures. here are the ones from the holidays.

Adrienne decided to play with makeup the other night. Wow.

I ran across this site when I was evangelizing in chat about body weight exeercises and wanted to keep the link around for later use

Some images from Joe and Flea's wedding day...

I find myself somewhat at a loss for words. Supply your own.

Jeremy was able to hook up with us yesterday from Kuwait and sent up some pictures of life in the Middle East. Be safe Jeremy.

Ok, ok...I have lots of pictures to post: First is a car show we attended on Myrtle Avenue. Second is some misc shots from september. Third is a bunch of pictures from my business trip to Washington DC. Fourth is some misc shots from October. Fifth is HALLOWEEN.

Last Saturday the Milliken/Graf clan had an impromptu reunion. When's the next one?

Okay. So I created our daily chat room with a name I thought quite clever (yes it's working for me) >>Dia de la Mujer Toes<< Then E.S. logs in: [13:47] *** es has joined the chat. [13:47] es: Ole! [13:52] entropyhed: mess with the bull young man, and... [13:52] es: you get the toes? [13:53] entropyhed: hehe [13:53] entropyhed: hey [13:53] entropyhed: i thought the name was particularly inspired this morning [13:53] es: whatsa mujer? [13:53] entropyhed: woman [13:53] entropyhed: i think [13:54] es: day of the chick toes [13:54] entropyhed: O_o [13:54] entropyhed: creepy, huh? [13:54] entropyhed: **insert scary music** [13:55] es: not if the toes come with chicks attached [13:55] entropyhed: hehe [13:55] entropyhed: you're not using your imagination enough, it can still be scary [13:55] entropyhed: in fact [13:55] entropyhed: **shiver** [13:55] entropyhed: stop [13:58] es: big, knobby, gnarled fat toes, with corns and shredded nails with dirt underneath [13:58] entropyhed: see [13:58] entropyhed: there ya go [13:58] entropyhed: ew [13:58] entropyhed: it's terrifying [13:58] es: severed from the foot, inching along the floor like a worm [13:59] es: sketching out a blood trail as it goes [13:59] entropyhed: :p [13:59] entropyhed: ok [13:59] es: then joined by another, and another, and... [13:59] entropyhed: you can stop using your imagination now [13:59] es: the floor is a writhing mass of creeping toes, like a field of bloody maggots [14:01] es: they squirm out of cracks in the floor, holes in the walls, dropping to the ground and inching toward you in your last corner of refuge [14:01] entropyhed: damn [14:02] es: in the silent pause after you inhale to scream, you can hear their nails scratching at the floor like a chorus of demented crickets searching you out [14:02] entropyhed: boy did I ask for that [14:02] entropyhed: lol

Finally got around to putting up a bunch of pictures including this one taken at Conrad's 5th birthday party.

In case you have more time than you need. Distractions

I think it's important to be an active participant in the creation of your own mythos.

I have a friend of mine in the Navy reserves who has been activated and just arrived in Kuwait. I got this e-mail from him today. I found this window into life over there very useful and thought I would share it here: -------------------------------- Well, arrived in Kuwait at 6am the other day and it was a cool 99 degrees. I've never experienced heat like this, yesterday it was 106 and 80 percent humidity at 7:30am and only got worse by the minute (don't know that actually high because I was on the water all afternoon and into the eve). The food is pretty darn good, and the portions are enormous. Did I mention its hot here? Took a shower last night at midnight and by the time I got back to my tent I was soaked in sweat again :) I've got a whole lot of respect for our marines and soldiers on the ground in Iraq, those guys are enduring the same type of weather we are and they are doing it in full battle rattle, drinking warm water and on their feet the whole time. I couldn't imagin a prolonged fight in all that body armor, we've got guys falling out with minor heat injuries and we don't wear half the gear they do. Duty is ok, not very exciting but thats how we like it. Miss all of you and hope everything is going ok back in the states, will try and email more as I get time. Take care all! ------------------------------- Come home safe Jeremy

Just to prove that there are some things you never grow out of: [15:01] entropyhed: that's one of those moments [15:01] entropyhed: like listening to joshua tree on the car stereo driving through joshua tree monument [15:02] es: Or drinking while you're peeing! [15:02] es: ok, maybe not. [15:03] entropyhed: done it..and while i did giggle slightly, it wasn't one of THOSE moments [15:03] es: right, whole 'nuther kind of moment entirely [15:03] entropyhed: (just giggled again) [15:03] es: now, have you ever eaten a mudpie while you're... [15:03] es: nm [15:04] entropyhed: (I'm ashamed to say you beat me to that one) [15:04] entropyhed: fart and inhale? no...different pathways...hmmmm [15:05] entropyhed: I'm enjoying this too much [15:05] es: we are slaves to hundreds of millions of years worth of evolution [15:05] es: I'm guilt free [15:05] entropyhed: lol [15:06] entropyhed: hundreds of millions of years of fart jokes...makes the mind boggle [15:06] entropyhed: and puts my olfactory nerves into complete retreat

Catalina, baby. Buffalo. Ocean. Sand. Ommmm.

I'm an uncle again! Baby Mackenzie is here!

The Dirksen twins are 1! I've been sitting on these pictures for a bit, but I'm ready to share.

I picked up a good quality face painting kit for Adrienne, with the expected results. :)

From chat: [10:01] entropyhed: stumbled across some homemade frijole soup [10:01] entropyhed: yummy [10:06] m: oh man. That's hard to get off the shoes. [10:07] entropyhed: HEHE [10:07] entropyhed: luckily there was enough left to get a bowl [10:07] m: Use the rubber type of spatula... helps get more outta the cracks. [10:08] entropyhed: very spicy [10:08] entropyhed: making me sweat [10:08] entropyhed: man this good [10:08] entropyhed: i love just sitting and simmering after eating something like that [10:09] m: Any food you can feel for over an hour after injestion is on the "Good" list [10:10] f: interesting barometer for food mikey [10:11] m: Jack-In-The-Box Tacos. High on the scale [10:11] entropyhed: mikey is an interesting barometer period [10:13] entropyhed: i may have to go back for another bowl [10:13] entropyhed: (forgive me adrienne) [10:13] m: mmmmm..... [10:13] f: lol [10:13] m: multiple-Frijole day! [10:14] f: Forgive us Oh Lord for the bans we are about to ingest. Their latter offenses, though natural and of your work, we hope will fly unto you and be forgiven before they bring our families to ruination. Amen. [10:15] entropyhed: lol [10:15] entropyhed: bout right [10:15] m: hang on - writing that one down

My parents went on an Alaskan cruise in May and I was able to "borrow" their camera. Check out some of these shots