Comments on: Life Is What’s Happening… http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70 Random rants from a civil servant in Houston, TX Fri, 18 May 2012 02:30:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Houblog » Blog Archive » Trash the Fee? http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70#comment-6757 Houblog » Blog Archive » Trash the Fee? Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:03:36 +0000 http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70#comment-6757 [...] I have a lot going on in my personal life right now (I think I’ve said that before, haven’t I?) and unfortunately, my normal mode of dealing with stress is to either get very irritible, or bury myself in leisure activities. Doing anything that resembles work becomes harder and harder, whereas computer games and anime mean I don’t have to think; worry, or just plain be neurotic. There’s times when I wish I could just be stupid, like all the folks that voted to remove the revenue cap from the City of Houston, because the mayor said he needed more money to offer increased services [...] [...] I have a lot going on in my personal life right now (I think I’ve said that before, haven’t I?) and unfortunately, my normal mode of dealing with stress is to either get very irritible, or bury myself in leisure activities. Doing anything that resembles work becomes harder and harder, whereas computer games and anime mean I don’t have to think; worry, or just plain be neurotic. There’s times when I wish I could just be stupid, like all the folks that voted to remove the revenue cap from the City of Houston, because the mayor said he needed more money to offer increased services [...]

]]> By: Houblog » Blog Archive » Slow Posting, the Explanation http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70#comment-860 Houblog » Blog Archive » Slow Posting, the Explanation Sat, 20 May 2006 18:45:44 +0000 http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70#comment-860 [...] Worse, the homelife isn’t going well either, for reasons I’ve previously discussed. It took months to start the chemo, and it’s going to wrap up soon. More x-rays, and then we’ll look at radiation therapy. I don’t think it’s gone very well, and I have to do a lot of things for support. I don’t begrudge it, but it takes away from blogging time, and means I’m tired and just want to relax. [...] [...] Worse, the homelife isn’t going well either, for reasons I’ve previously discussed. It took months to start the chemo, and it’s going to wrap up soon. More x-rays, and then we’ll look at radiation therapy. I don’t think it’s gone very well, and I have to do a lot of things for support. I don’t begrudge it, but it takes away from blogging time, and means I’m tired and just want to relax. [...]

]]> By: DrHeinous http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70#comment-132 DrHeinous Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:51:06 +0000 http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70#comment-132 Indeed it is. I was thinking about it the other day. If it were me in a similar situation, would I bankrupt the family to gain maybe a year or two? Or would I go down quietly, 'swallowing curses' as they say? Well, give me another thirty or fourty years or so to worry about it, and maybe I'll have it figured out! Indeed it is. I was thinking about it the other day. If it were me in a similar situation, would I bankrupt the family to gain maybe a year or two? Or would I go down quietly, ’swallowing curses’ as they say?

Well, give me another thirty or fourty years or so to worry about it, and maybe I’ll have it figured out!

]]> By: Houblog » Blog Archive » I Feel Ugh. http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70#comment-131 Houblog » Blog Archive » I Feel Ugh. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:24:09 +0000 http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70#comment-131 [...] Could be worse I suppose. Oh, and she’s declined the chemo/rad treatment due to her age and lack of success chance. But she’s having second thoughts . . . needless to say it’s a hard, hard choice. [...] [...] Could be worse I suppose. Oh, and she’s declined the chemo/rad treatment due to her age and lack of success chance. But she’s having second thoughts . . . needless to say it’s a hard, hard choice. [...]

]]> By: Jack http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70#comment-59 Jack Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:04:32 +0000 http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70#comment-59 I am saddened to hear about your mother. My father was diagnosed two weeks ago with inoperable cancer that had spread from his bladder. As a colleague of mine said, "Life can be cruel sometimes." Best wishes to you in coping with the cruelty of life. I am saddened to hear about your mother. My father was diagnosed two weeks ago with inoperable cancer that had spread from his bladder.

As a colleague of mine said, “Life can be cruel sometimes.” Best wishes to you in coping with the cruelty of life.

]]> By: ubu http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70#comment-57 ubu Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:44:32 +0000 http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2005/70#comment-57 Dang. I really got SDB on a roll about CotS. He went back and did a bunch more research on the web at some fan sites and came up with a lot of facinating material. The author spent a lot of time polishing the story and developing the background as he searched for a publisher. Frankly, I think the best parallel to this might be David Weber and his Honor Harrington universe. The universes are different, as are the protagonists, but the level of thought and work that has gone into the series is similar. (Found the moderation tool and combined the two comments I made into one.) Oops, wasn’t done! Anyway, head over to <a href="http://www.denbeste.nu/Chizumatic/">Chizumatic</a> posts for today to see what I mean. And I overstated things about talking with Mr. DenBeste earlier… I do actually still disagree on one thing: the relative “moral position� of the two combatants. I take a far more benign view of the Abh, but he gives them a heavy negative mark for aggressively seeking to conquer other star nations. Normally, so would I, but in this universe, I see it as far better than the alternatives. Dang. I really got SDB on a roll about CotS. He went back and did a bunch more research on the web at some fan sites and came up with a lot of facinating material. The author spent a lot of time polishing the story and developing the background as he searched for a publisher. Frankly, I think the best parallel to this might be David Weber and his Honor Harrington universe. The universes are different, as are the protagonists, but the level of thought and work that has gone into the series is similar.

(Found the moderation tool and combined the two comments I made into one.)
Oops, wasn’t done! Anyway, head over to Chizumatic posts for today to see what I mean. And I overstated things about talking with Mr. DenBeste earlier… I do actually still disagree on one thing: the relative “moral position� of the two combatants. I take a far more benign view of the Abh, but he gives them a heavy negative mark for aggressively seeking to conquer other star nations. Normally, so would I, but in this universe, I see it as far better than the alternatives.

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