I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
Wife @ The Chart House My wife and I have been together for 22 years, married for 20. Me @ Chart House We celebrated the anniversary of our years together with a short vacation to the central coast of California. We visited Hearst Castle and the San Luis Obispo Mission. We drove along Highway 1, … Read more
My bride of 20 years at Paso Robles Inn Originally uploaded by smittie
ZING Costume Party – 7 Originally uploaded by smittie I asked my daughter to come up with a Halloween costume for me. We had a halloween party at work and they were offering a $25 gift certificate for the first 20 people who showed up in costume. The people at my company have no spirit. … Read more
That’s right. I’m with Fred. I’ve signed on as a Friend of Fred Thompson. And, in the event that he decides to run for president, I plan to vote for him. I am comfortable with Fred Thompson’s political positions. More significantly, I am comfortable with the way in which Fred Thompson makes decisions and the … Read more
Corporal Missile 47 years later As mentioned in a previous post, I recently went to White Sands Missile Range for training. Well, 47 years ago, or there abouts, my father was at White Sands Missile Range to test fire the Corporal Missile. Here’s the family standing in from of the Corporal missile displayed at the … Read more
Stampede! Originally uploaded by Robby Edwards. This is where I want to live! I want to own that barn and the land around it. I want to worry about whatever it is you have to worry about when bison trek through your property on a regular basis. Beautiful way to spend one’s life.
I am an INTP. I served in the military during the Cold War. I spent 184 days serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom (so far). I speak fluent Japanese though my wife would argue the fluent part. I love my wife. My two biggest heros are my children. I want to be just like them. I … Read more
Pure Nerd 52 % Nerd, 34% Geek, 21% Dork For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better … Read more
From the beginning I wanted smittie.com as my domain. Someone had registered it and was offering it for sale. Initially, the web page said that the minimum offer that would be considered was $500. Some months later it was $850. Today, it is $1230. However, they accepted a significantly lower offer from me. So, I … Read more
My Friend Todd Originally uploaded by zmittie. Todd and I have been friend since our days at CSULB. We’ve been friends longer than the World Wide Web has been around. In fact, when we met the internet was not yet readily available to the public. We were both quite active on a dial-up system called … Read more