Archive for April, 2007

Virginia Tech Commentary

April 19th 2007 by cybertoad in commentary 3

This will probably be my only commentary on the Virginia Tech tragedy but I wanted to post it. Robert Siegel, an NPR host, gave this two minute commentary that completely hits the mark on an issue that has been on my mind as I have heard and read the enormous amount of articles on the [...]

Picnic, Cirque & shopping…

April 18th 2007 by cybertoad in general, re-caps 1

Wow. Is it Wednesday already… heck, is it only Wednesday? This week seems to have been flown by but at times it seems to be going so slow. What have I been up to?
Well, the weekend was busy. Saturday afternoon we attended my company’s annual picnic. It was fun despite the windy cold overcast weather. [...]

Do shrimp go to heaven?

April 12th 2007 by cybertoad in general 3

Back during Christmas 2005 I received an Ecosphere from Kenny. It has sat at two desks with me and actually, most of the shrimp died earlier last year but there was one red shrimp left. I check on him every now and then, see how he was doing. I checked on him yesterday and unfortunately, [...]

NYC in one month!

April 11th 2007 by cybertoad in general, travel 3

We leave for New York City in exactly 30 day!! We are going for 6 days, 5 nights and I can’t wait!!! Airfare and hotel are booked… We haven’t been on a vacation in ages and I didn’t expect to go on one this year but we could not resist the cheap airfare (and on [...]

A fire in the firplace in April??

April 9th 2007 by cybertoad in images, re-caps 2

Brr… what a chilly Easter weekend!! No snow here in Houston but it was soggy and cold. It ruined the art festival on Saturday, that’s for sure…
Friday night: Stayed in, finished getting ready for the Yale Street Arts Market the next day.
Saturday: Despite the rainy, cold forecast, Christine and I were determined to set [...]

I haven’t blogged in a week!!

April 5th 2007 by cybertoad in general, images, re-caps 2

I am so sorry – I have been meaning to get in here but between work, extracurricular activities and not feeling well because of allergies, I’ve been neglectful.
I won’t do a full recap but I will say Kenny & I had an absolutely lovely time at Wicked this past weekend. A year and a [...]