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April 2005 - Posts

• I'm Listening to.....

  Korn - Take a Look in the Mirror . A little dated, but a good listen for a Friday. I especially like the track " Here it comes again ". Note: Not advised for people who don't like explicit lyrics in the music. Everyone else - rock on! Share this post: Read More... Posted Friday, April 29, 2005 10:32 AM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• April 22

  The big news this week is that I have changed jobs. I have now moved to a new project whilst remaining with my contracting company (so technically I have not actually changed jobs, per se). In the interest of not getting my butt fired, for discussing Read More... Posted Friday, April 22, 2005 2:46 PM by Rob Garrett | 1 Comments

• Toilets

  I am now officially an expert at toilet part replacement. Of the four toilets in our house, I have replaced the complete system in one, overhauled another, and plan to replace the innards the other two later this weekend. Fingers crossed that we're not Read More... Posted Saturday, April 16, 2005 4:49 PM by Rob Garrett | 4 Comments

• Cherry Blossoms

  Today, Lisa, Simon and I went downtown to DC to see the annual Cherry Blossoms . We usually try to get down to the tidal basin each year to see the historical Japanese trees in full bloom, we missed last year but was determined to see the trees this year. Read More... Posted Saturday, April 16, 2005 12:58 AM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Frik and the Balloon

  "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you... oh wait that was February, oh well". Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2005 10:32 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Riding, Mowing and Baby Shower - Weekend

  Started the weekend off riding for Saddle Guys and Gals , this week we started practicing complete drills. It was easier than I first thought, I'd checked out the drills on paper, but couldn't visualize them until I ran through them on Nanza (my steed). Read More... Posted Monday, April 11, 2005 11:55 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• April 8

  Much more of an uplifting sort of day. Dress down day because it is Friday, apparently everyone else got the memo because all my colleagues were wearing blue jeans today. My team and I managed to get a piece of software going that had been causing a lot Read More... Posted Friday, April 08, 2005 11:10 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Royal Wedding

  The wedding of HRH Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles can viewed by Internet web cam this coming Saturday at http://www.royalweddingcam.com/ . The proceedings start at 12:30 BST. Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More... Posted Thursday, April 07, 2005 8:22 AM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Moon

  As I was leaving for work this morning I couldn't help but notice how cool the moon looked. It was just before sunrise, there were no clouds in the sky and the moon was clearly visible with a half cresent lit up by the rising sun. I cannot take credit Read More... Posted Monday, April 04, 2005 8:02 AM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Simon and I are reading.....

  1421 by Gavin Menzies . The Year China discovered America. Karen, my work colleague, purchased me a copy for my birthday. Simon and I are reading about Menzies's discovery that the Chinese may have found the New Land , now known as the US, 70+ years before Read More... Posted Sunday, April 03, 2005 7:20 PM by Rob Garrett | 2 Comments

• Friday April 1

  I came home yesterday evening to a very nice surprise, Lisa had arranged a surprise belated birthday party for me. Lisa knew that I would guess a party in February (my birthday month) because I threw one for her when she turned 30, so she planned the Read More... Posted Saturday, April 02, 2005 3:33 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments