19 December 2007
18 December 2007
Winding Down
Well, the year is coming to a close. In two days I will be headed off to Minnesota for the holidays. The weather looks like it is going to cooperate. I’ve put together a playlist on my iPod of Christmas Music and some novels that all have a Christmas theme. All I have to do is pack the car tomorrow before going to bed.
The mornings have been early. My cold is all but gone. I still have a bad cough at night, but other than that, am feeling great. Saga is sitting on the floor to my left looking at me as if to wonder why daddy is playing with that damn glowing box again.
I bet if I said the word “out” even under my breath, it would get her attention. I suppose I should take her for a walk and then get to the office.
Wherever you are, I hope your year is coming to a wonderful conclusion!
Don Bergquist – December 18, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
The mornings have been early. My cold is all but gone. I still have a bad cough at night, but other than that, am feeling great. Saga is sitting on the floor to my left looking at me as if to wonder why daddy is playing with that damn glowing box again.
I bet if I said the word “out” even under my breath, it would get her attention. I suppose I should take her for a walk and then get to the office.
Wherever you are, I hope your year is coming to a wonderful conclusion!
Don Bergquist – December 18, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
17 December 2007
Much Better, Thank You!
I am feeling so much better. My energy level is still not up where it should be, but I may be able to stay vertical enough to do some work. It’s a good thing we were expecting snow Friday, I have my PC at home and can work from my home office today.
It is just after four, and with all the sleep I have had this weekend, I am not ready to head back to bed yet. I think I am going to try and work for a while and then go off and take a nap. I need to get over this.
Wherever you are, I hope that you’re feeling well!
Don Bergquist – December 17, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
It is just after four, and with all the sleep I have had this weekend, I am not ready to head back to bed yet. I think I am going to try and work for a while and then go off and take a nap. I need to get over this.
Wherever you are, I hope that you’re feeling well!
Don Bergquist – December 17, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
16 December 2007
Feeling Better?
Well, I have been taking it easy (sleeping mostly) this weekend and am feeling a bit better. I was able to get out to the grocery store this morning and get some soup and some more juice. Other than that, I have been taking it easy. I'm feeling a bit better, but still not 100%.
Wherever you are today, I hope you’re feeling well.
Don Bergquist – December 16, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, US
Wherever you are today, I hope you’re feeling well.
Don Bergquist – December 16, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, US
15 December 2007
Back Off To Bed
I have spent most of the last 24-hours asleep. I took some cold tablets, walked Saga, went back to bed. Got up at mid-day, repeated the process, and then slept again until well after dark. This cold is the pits!
Wherever you are today, I hope that you’re feeling well!
Don Bergquist – December 15, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Wherever you are today, I hope that you’re feeling well!
Don Bergquist – December 15, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
14 December 2007
Cold and Snow
Well, the snow part is self-explanatory. They are expecting a big snow system to move across the state today. But that is a ways off. It is about four o’clock in the morning and I cannot sleep. I am coughing and aching. My head is stuffed and I cannot concentrate.
Here is one big benefit of being in Colorado over Thames Ditton: The grocery store that is only two miles away is open 24/7! I’m going to pop into the car, run up to King Soopers, get some juice, some cold medicine, and head back to bed. In Thames Ditton, I would have to wait for the chemists to open at 09:00 and then ride my bike up there.
I hope that wherever you are today, you’re feeling well!
Don Bergquist – December 14, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Here is one big benefit of being in Colorado over Thames Ditton: The grocery store that is only two miles away is open 24/7! I’m going to pop into the car, run up to King Soopers, get some juice, some cold medicine, and head back to bed. In Thames Ditton, I would have to wait for the chemists to open at 09:00 and then ride my bike up there.
I hope that wherever you are today, you’re feeling well!
Don Bergquist – December 14, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
13 December 2007
Too Busy To Write Today
It has been a busy day for me today. I found myself too busy to write.
After my workout this morning, Saga and I went for a walk in her park and today she wanted to go all the way down to the river and back. She didn’t seem to notice that it was cold or that her feet were getting wet.
Once, back at the house, I grabbed my lunch and gave her Saga a quick cuddle and headed for the train. Some wanker parked across two spaces in the place that I normally park and so I had to go to the remote lot. But a quick slog through the mud later I was on the train into town.
The morning was manic and I got a lot of testing done, went to the post office to get a few things sent out, and then back to the office for lunch at my desk. Back at the homestead, I did some work in the office (still trying to get things back in place and working as they should) and finally, it now being nearly nine, sat down to check my email.
I’ve been at the computer now for just over thirty minutes and so, of course, Saga has come to tell me I am not paying enough attention to her. I love it how she tries to get her nose under my hand as I am trying to type. I suppose I should get some shoes on, take her out and then get to bed.
Wherever you are today, I hope that your day has not been too busy to spend some of it with those who are important to you!
Don Bergquist – December 13, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
After my workout this morning, Saga and I went for a walk in her park and today she wanted to go all the way down to the river and back. She didn’t seem to notice that it was cold or that her feet were getting wet.
Once, back at the house, I grabbed my lunch and gave her Saga a quick cuddle and headed for the train. Some wanker parked across two spaces in the place that I normally park and so I had to go to the remote lot. But a quick slog through the mud later I was on the train into town.
The morning was manic and I got a lot of testing done, went to the post office to get a few things sent out, and then back to the office for lunch at my desk. Back at the homestead, I did some work in the office (still trying to get things back in place and working as they should) and finally, it now being nearly nine, sat down to check my email.
I’ve been at the computer now for just over thirty minutes and so, of course, Saga has come to tell me I am not paying enough attention to her. I love it how she tries to get her nose under my hand as I am trying to type. I suppose I should get some shoes on, take her out and then get to bed.
Wherever you are today, I hope that your day has not been too busy to spend some of it with those who are important to you!
Don Bergquist – December 13, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
12 December 2007
The Storm Passes
All-told I have about eight inches of snow on the lawn. It looks lovely sitting there in the hollow between my building and the one across the yard. That will not last long. Already there is a discernable path of one of my neighbors and their dog here they walked across the lawn early in the storm. There is also the single set of tracks left behind by the guy who shoveled the walks. After he shoveled up to my place, he walked across the lawn to the next building and shoveled out from Michael's door.
From everything I have heard, the roads are good, a bit icy in spots, but not bad overall. I am, however, going to give myself extra time to make it to the train station. With the derailed train yesterday still eliminating the last three stops from the line, I am pretty sure that the spill-over will reach-up to the station where I park.
If too many people have made the connection, the train is likely to be packed even this early. I suppose I should wrap this up and head-on out.
Wherever you are, I hope you're having an excellent morning!
Don Bergquist – December 12, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
From everything I have heard, the roads are good, a bit icy in spots, but not bad overall. I am, however, going to give myself extra time to make it to the train station. With the derailed train yesterday still eliminating the last three stops from the line, I am pretty sure that the spill-over will reach-up to the station where I park.
If too many people have made the connection, the train is likely to be packed even this early. I suppose I should wrap this up and head-on out.
Wherever you are, I hope you're having an excellent morning!
Don Bergquist – December 12, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
11 December 2007
Heavy Weather
What a morning to be out on the road!
Or, rather, it would have been had I actually decided to go into the office this morning. Instead, assuming the local meteorologists knew something out the weather that I didn’t, I decided to bring my work laptop home with me last night. I’m glad I did!
When I turned on the TV this morning and did my workout on the treadmill I could see that it was not nice outside. The snow was falling and the lawn outside my office window was a blanket of white cotton candy.
At five o’clock, when the local news replaced the overnight network news, the lead story was how messy the roads were after the snow had fallen all evening. I decided at that moment to stay home. With a cup of coffee and the television making noise in the background, I started my testing. The rush hour was worse than they had suspected. There were over twenty accidents according to the news by five-thirty.
There was also a coal train that derailed in Littleton that knocked the commuter light rail off its tracks. I heard no reports of casualties, so I assume that there were very few people who had made it onto the train by that hour.
When Saga and I went out for our walk at sunup, the snow was up to her knees. The snow kept falling all morning with a bit of a slackening at lunchtime. Saga and I went out to walk around her park at lunchtime and the snow was up to her belly… she really eyed me with a mixture of excitement (she wanted to go out) and misery (it was cold and wet!) as we walked along what was a trail (somewhere down there, under the snow).
As I sit here in my office, just finished my testing for the day, I can see that the snow has started falling again. Saga’s gonna love that! Well, all that snow does look pretty! Sure, it’s cold and wet and tomorrow it will be sloppy, but right now it is so beautiful!
Wherever you are today, I hope that you can see the beauty around you.
Don Bergquist – December 11, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Or, rather, it would have been had I actually decided to go into the office this morning. Instead, assuming the local meteorologists knew something out the weather that I didn’t, I decided to bring my work laptop home with me last night. I’m glad I did!
When I turned on the TV this morning and did my workout on the treadmill I could see that it was not nice outside. The snow was falling and the lawn outside my office window was a blanket of white cotton candy.
At five o’clock, when the local news replaced the overnight network news, the lead story was how messy the roads were after the snow had fallen all evening. I decided at that moment to stay home. With a cup of coffee and the television making noise in the background, I started my testing. The rush hour was worse than they had suspected. There were over twenty accidents according to the news by five-thirty.
There was also a coal train that derailed in Littleton that knocked the commuter light rail off its tracks. I heard no reports of casualties, so I assume that there were very few people who had made it onto the train by that hour.
When Saga and I went out for our walk at sunup, the snow was up to her knees. The snow kept falling all morning with a bit of a slackening at lunchtime. Saga and I went out to walk around her park at lunchtime and the snow was up to her belly… she really eyed me with a mixture of excitement (she wanted to go out) and misery (it was cold and wet!) as we walked along what was a trail (somewhere down there, under the snow).
As I sit here in my office, just finished my testing for the day, I can see that the snow has started falling again. Saga’s gonna love that! Well, all that snow does look pretty! Sure, it’s cold and wet and tomorrow it will be sloppy, but right now it is so beautiful!
Wherever you are today, I hope that you can see the beauty around you.
Don Bergquist – December 11, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
10 December 2007
Trade-Offs
It’s the little things you miss. While in the UK it was root beer and Triscuits. Here I miss the availability of lamb and curry spices in the grocery store. Last night I did the shopping at the local King Soopers.
There were a few things that I needed that I didn’t have so I decided to brave the side roads and go out. The snow had mostly melted and it was nice to get out of the house. While perusing the aisles, there were a number of things that I noticed that I hadn’t known about two years ago that I now wish they had at the local grocer.
The mere profusion of beans available in the UK is just staggering. Here I have the choice between pintos, navy, lima, and chickpeas. Oh well, I guess I can get over the lack of lamb and beans for the ability to drive my car when ever I want (provided it isn’t snowy out) and being so near the mountains. I do wish there was a pub here though!
Wherever you are today, I hope that you find whatever you’re looking for!
Don Bergquist – December 10, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
There were a few things that I needed that I didn’t have so I decided to brave the side roads and go out. The snow had mostly melted and it was nice to get out of the house. While perusing the aisles, there were a number of things that I noticed that I hadn’t known about two years ago that I now wish they had at the local grocer.
The mere profusion of beans available in the UK is just staggering. Here I have the choice between pintos, navy, lima, and chickpeas. Oh well, I guess I can get over the lack of lamb and beans for the ability to drive my car when ever I want (provided it isn’t snowy out) and being so near the mountains. I do wish there was a pub here though!
Wherever you are today, I hope that you find whatever you’re looking for!
Don Bergquist – December 10, 2007 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
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