The Coffee House

[Gary A.]

But before Gary and Maggie venture out into the mist, Gary secured two tickets for this delightful sounding event:

EOS Spring Release Wine Club Pick Up Party
Join Us for a Celebration Honoring Our Spring Releases!

Saturday, April 7th | 2 PM - 5 PM


Spend your afternoon sipping on our newest releases and some of our best EOS vintages! In the spirit of springtime, we will be showcasing some fresh bites, prepared by our own chef, Danelle Jarzynski. Have a little fun in the sun with a game of horseshoes, corn hole or giant Jenga®. If games aren’t your forté, enjoy dancing to the spicy sounds of Jon Stephen on the flamenco guitar.

 

[davidharmier60]

Twas a 4.25 hours today. Was off the clock but since I'm a super nice guy and Brenda needed ice for the deli drink dispenser I did it. Now I'm in Conroe to meet up with a fellow and possibly/probably take home a computer.

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[Gary A.]

Back from our morning wet constitutional. As Miss Maggie always hops into the creek everytime we walk through our neighborhood park ... running through the water, submerging her head in order to bite off hunks of algae which she tosses up on the bank ... Gary had little concerns about her temperament regarding getting wet. As her breed came from Ireland, Gary figured the weather would stir up her genes from the Emerald Isle.

 

[vintagesnaps]

"O,Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?"

Percy Bysshe Shelley



Apparently, yes it can... snow predicted for Saturday.

 

[snowbear141 72]

Winter weather, still
It is cold but I like it
I am a snowbear

On the train home from geo conference

 

[davidharmier60]

Today in my portion of East Texas it felt a lot like summer... snow you say?
Preposterous!

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[Gary A.]

"O,Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?"

Percy Bysshe Shelley



Apparently, yes it can... snow predicted for Saturday.

It is still raining here. Hours and hours of a gently, falling wetness.

 

[Frank F.]

"O,Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?"

Percy Bysshe Shelley



Apparently, yes it can... snow predicted for Saturday.

It is still raining here. Hours and hours of a gently, falling wetness.

But it is probably warm in your place. We had changable temperature with 30°C difference within days, snow in the morning, sun in the afternoon. The weather is just crazy!

 

[Frank F.]

Well maybe. The video I seen, the guy had some medium sandpaper on a table and just quickly edged it to fit. Didn't take long. Just saying.

Hadn't seen that one, the other didn't take long either. I'm really thinking hard about a medium format again. The biggest hangup for me is the "wait", between taking the shot and seeing the result, even if I process the film myself. My wife constantly reminds me of how impatient I am.

Well, there always is the medium format Fujifilm GFX. [emoji12]

The other day in the camera shop, Gary was chatting with some old friends who have dived into large format film. Kevin, new guy Gary hadn't met before was complaining about the price of film holders. We chatted a bit when he whips out his GFX. This was a first for Gary ... what a sweet camera. If the GFX didn't require an entire set of new lenses ... Gary thinks he would be shooting medium format digital.

Michael Erlewine bought, tested and sold the GFX and its Hasselblad twin, then got the D850 and found that she is simply the better camera.

GFX AF is ugly slow drive by wire, D850 AF is fast with direct manual intevention if you want
GFX view finder is ugly slow, you get seasick if you move it. D850 has a great optical view finder and fast live view with peaking and silent shooting
GFX does not match D850 image quality, esp not the color quality

 

[SquarePeg1]

Happy Freakin Friday Hosers!!!!! I am so glad this week is over. I've got a massage and facial scheduled for tonight after work and I am really in need of some pampering. The massive migraine from yesterday has started to recede - thank you Excedrin Migraine and almost a full day in a dark room with no noise. I only came out of my cave yesterday a couple of times. Stupid damp weather and of course the whole "spring forward" thing always messes me up for weeks after! I'm hoping a scalp massage gets rid of the last of it.

In other news - I thought my involuntary softball coaching career was finally done and had happily bowed out this year when it looked like we had more than enough coaches for the upcoming season. My best laid plans, however... very unexpectedly and a week before the draft, 2 of our long time coaches had to drop out - one due to family obligations with a sick parent and one whose daughter decided to play lacrosse instead. Ugh. I had been looking forward to spending my free time going to the HS softball games where Princess will be playing on the Freshman team and then being the rec league social media photographer whenever I had a chance to get down to any of those games. But now, I am coaching a team again for the spring. After contacting at least 10 parents to see if anyone would step up, I gave up. I do enjoy it and don't mean to whine about it but honestly, it's like having a second full time job and I understand why most people just run the other way when it comes to volunteering.

Any other nerds been watching The Magicians on SYFY channel? It's like an adult Harry Potter/Narnia combo. Surprisingly well acted with lots of "that guy" actors in the smaller roles.

 

[SquarePeg1]

Off to pick up the pup from his own pampering session at the groomer! pics soon.

 

[snowbear141 72]

Happy Freakin Friday Hosers!!!!! I am so glad this week is over. I've got a massage and facial scheduled for tonight after work and I am really in need of some pampering. The massive migraine from yesterday has started to recede - thank you Excedrin Migraine and almost a full day in a dark room with no noise. I only came out of my cave yesterday a couple of times. Stupid damp weather and of course the whole "spring forward" thing always messes me up for weeks after! I'm hoping a scalp massage gets rid of the last of it.

In other news - I thought my involuntary softball coaching career was finally done and had happily bowed out this year when it looked like we had more than enough coaches for the upcoming season. My best laid plans, however... very unexpectedly and a week before the draft, 2 of our long time coaches had to drop out - one due to family obligations with a sick parent and one whose daughter decided to play lacrosse instead. Ugh. I had been looking forward to spending my free time going to the HS softball games where Princess will be playing on the Freshman team and then being the rec league social media photographer whenever I had a chance to get down to any of those games. But now, I am coaching a team again for the spring. After contacting at least 10 parents to see if anyone would step up, I gave up. I do enjoy it and don't mean to whine about it but honestly, it's like having a second full time job and I understand why most people just run the other way when it comes to volunteering.

Any other nerds been watching The Magicians on SYFY channel? It's like an adult Harry Potter/Narnia combo. Surprisingly well acted with lots of "that guy" actors in the smaller roles.

I've found that, in every organization I've been involved in, there is a core of people that do most of the work. Often, the same people are in multiple organizations, and they do most of the work in each group.

I haven't watched it, but I'm going to have to give it a shot.

Most of the snow is gone. I'm not sure what the cherry blossoms will look like for the meet-up, but at least there are other gardens around.

 

[waday]

Off to pick up the pup from his own pampering session at the groomer! pics soon.

Hope all goes well!

Our pup gets tortur... I mean, pampered at home. She is due for a bath and hair trim. Nails soon.

But, she just finished up round two of her vaccines last night at the vet, so I will let her have a few days off.

 

[JonA_CT]

Bathing a lab is useless (and only advised a couple times a year anyways).

If he gets really mucked up, I'll tie him to a hitch post and hit him with the hose. But sometimes that's more effort than it is worth (since he'll dry himself on the sofa or the bed or any other soft, delicate surface not indicated for wet labrador use).

 

[terri58 1]

Hang in there, Cat! It IS a big job, so I don't blame you for feeling a mite exasperated. Good luck with the team! And enjoy your much deserved pampering.

Happy Friday, hosers! It's spring!