Today was my big test of the train version of my commute. Here’s what I learned. 5:00 AM is really friggin’ early. REALLY! It may be better if I check my bike as luggage on Amtrak. Waiting 1.5 hours for Metra sucks balls. Once I finally figured out the trick to carrying my bike, it’s…
The Test
Originally published at Kickin’ the new Kuh-nowledge. You can comment here or there. Tomorrow I embark on an epic journey. Instead of driving to Chicago, I’ll be taking the train. This is a big deal for me. I’ll be adding a ton of extra time to my commute, but I’ll be saving quite a bit…
Introducing…
Originally published at Kickin’ the new Kuh-nowledge. You can comment here or there. As I have hinted at in the past, Liz and I decided to get a roommate/tenant. At first we were hoping to get a grad student, and we had some interest from a few. Unfortunately, none of those really worked out. Grad…
He Came into Our Lives Like a Tornado
Originally published at Kickin’ the new Kuh-nowledge. You can comment here or there. When Carol from our pug playgroup sent an e-mail about a pug that needed rescuing, we had no idea what we were getting into. Sure, there was that video that showed a small black dog spinning like a top and barking like…
House Quake!
In honor of the tremor we just felt here in Urbana. Yes, we actually had an earthquake… right here in the middle of Illinois. I bring you… Housequake (by Prince, of course). Enjoy. 🙂 –sam p.s. It was a minor tremor and I don’t think anything was damaged. We’re all OK. 🙂
Privacy?
Originally published at Kickin’ the new Kuh-nowledge. You can comment here or there. Received a letter from the powers that be at work. They will be doing an audit of health insurance beneficiaries to verify that the people employees list as dependents are actually… well… you know… dependents. It’s a way to save money, and…
Pug Update!
We have good news and bad news. The good news is that Kiko doesn’t have some crazy life-threatening liver disease. The bad news is that Kiko has a liver shunt. It’s basically a blood vessel that diverts blood from the liver. The liver is a blood filtration system. If the blood is diverted, it doesn’t…
Half Empty FTW
Well, it appears that there is something wrong with Kiko’s liver. Liz is taking him in tomorrow to get some blood drawn and then Thursday Kiko gets a liver biopsy. Basically, It’s not looking good for Kiko. It could be something bad or it could be something really bad. Anyway you slice it… it’s bad.…
On Man’s Best Friend
Originally published at Kickin’ the new Kuh-nowledge. You can comment here or there. Kiko, our 6 year old pug, started acting strangely the other day. He wouldn’t eat his food and he got really squeamish when I approached him. I didn’t realize until it was too late that he had some serious diarrhea. What a…