The QA Hates You t-shirt. I'm going to be stylin' in my exercise class. Brian'd better work up a Cafe Press onesie for baby James.

hln

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You know. I flirt with it - really, I do. I think to myself - self, you really could find 30 minutes to an hour a day to type - in my usual 100 wpm mode - something into this little MovableType box. Become a blogger again.

You could do that, Heather, you know.

But therein lies the trap. It's easy to write. I do peruse the web news occasionally, and there are about 8 blogs I have on RSS feeds that I try to keep on top of, but BLOGGING requires oh so much more than writing.

So maybe I could be just a writer. Or, in my case, a sort of stream-of-consciousness typist. But that seems so narcissississsissstic (too lazy to look up spelling). And I tell myself, self, who really wants to read about the travails of a 34-year-old mom, her 5 cats, and her rapscallion son and his antics? (If you want to hear about the husband, he'll help you out there). And that usually shuts me down every time.

I could write about how to do a successful data integration. But I typically don't geek out here, so who'd want to read that - even though it's more process than technical detail. And, really, is there anyone still reading now - I'm making my point.

So, I'm stopping in to say hi because my urchin should be waking any moment. And then there's the pile of dishes and the several loads of laundry to do (loud chores we suspend during naps). And then I have this marketing website to work on.

I may be back. I may not. I gave it a few good years on a run. And then I took a couple off. And maybe more.

hln

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1 I bet I'm not one of the eight.

Posted by: Phelps at March 09, 2007 03:58 PM (Z1mgQ)

2 I suppose I could barter with other bloggers. You clean a room in my house, feed the baby, or change diapers, and I'll sit here, read blogs, and comment. I'll stop by tonight, Phelps hln

Posted by: hln at March 09, 2007 09:04 PM (CkCC9)

3 I never minded changing diapers, especially since I figured out how to keep my son from peeing on my: cover his parts with a cloth immediately upon removing the soiled diaper. He got me once, but never again. I'm still puzzled how my father-in-law managed to get wet about once a month. Sorry to hear that you might drop the blogging thing, because I enjoy reading your stuff. Having kids myself though, I understand that your priorities have shifted. For the record, I'd enjoy reading data integration details. Then again, I'm a total geek. take care of the little Defending World Champion St. Louis Cardinals!!! fan. Sorry. I waited 24 years to be able to say that again.

Posted by: physics geek at March 13, 2007 03:29 PM (KqeHJ)

4 Bah! Stupid Cardinals! Which I've been saying for 24 years. Anyway, add one more to the list of people who haven't stopped checking in, hoping to find new material.

Posted by: Harvey at March 13, 2007 11:17 PM (L7a63)

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This post is under "housekeeping" because it pertains to the area in which I work.

The article is on stltoday.com, the online version of the Post-Dispatch. A woman in my community choir and I were chatting about this because she knows I work on the street. Said article articulates (maybe) the plans of Creve Coeur, MO to make Studt Avenue (I still don't know how to pronounce that after 5 years of working in a building that resides on that street) the "main east-west street through the downtown." WHY? It's this tiny road. Hear the toll of the eminent domain bell, citizen.

I'm truly boggled. Pertinent info:

Matthew Brandmeyer, Creve Coeur's planning director, said the downtown plan "provides the framework for how this part of the city will be redeveloped in the future, if and when the property owners choose to rebuild."

Note the phrase "when the property owners choose." It reflects early opposition from some residents and business owners who feared the use of eminent domain. The final plan discourages that approach.

For example, the Plaza Shoppes at Olive and New Ballas will remain. As for the people of Old Ballas Village, a condominium development, "Their future will be in their hands," Brandmeyer said.

The plan has residents and civic leaders pondering how it will change the character of their community.

Mayor Harold Dielmann has lived for 75 years on the same piece of ground his grandfather and father farmed. "Now we're getting a downtown," he chuckled. "We didn't move downtown, so we're building one."

"I think we've got a great community, but we think it will get even better with a new downtown," he said. Diane Deutch has lived with her husband in Creve Coeur for 30 years. "When I first read about it, I thought - a downtown Creve Coeur?" she said

" I guess it could be very pretty and fine," she said. "There's a need for apartments and condos in Creve Coeur, loft living would be good, and I'm all for having more eating options. I just don't want to add traffic to my quiet neighborhood."

Deutch said she liked the idea of making an area more pedestrian-friendly.

Other people have expressed a dislike for buildings being built right up to the sidewalk. Streets would be in a grid pattern and as narrow as possible to handle traffic at a slow pace.

The plan envisions Studt Avenue as the main east-west street through the downtown and Ham Avenue as the main north-south street. Some buildings could be several stories tall, but skyscrapers are out, Brandmeyer said. The downtown could contain about 400,000 square feet of commercial space, 400,000 of office space and 500,000 square feet of condominiums.

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A big thanks to Pixy Misa for his gallant recovery of MuNu in such an expeditious manner. I've been at MuNu for nearly two years now, and he's just awesome.

hln

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Good enough - different. Thoughts? hln

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1 Like it :-)

Posted by: Harvey at July 06, 2005 09:30 AM (ubhj8)

2 Well, at least someone is motivated enough to change the look/feel of her blog. I can barely type in a new beer-related quotation into the blog header once a month. Good to see you back blogging regularly. Your absence had been noticed.

Posted by: physics geek at July 06, 2005 09:30 AM (Xvrs7)

3 What's with all the spider webs? Have you turned into a black widow? Should Brian head for the hills?

Posted by: Victor at July 08, 2005 08:24 AM (L3qPK)

4 The spider webs come from the namesake. http://angelweave.mu.nu/poems/angelweave.html No, Brian has no worries hln

Posted by: hln at July 08, 2005 10:03 AM (CWwGn)

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I got tired of the lavender. So over the next few days I'll be modifying this and that here and there until I'm pleased with it. Consider it a work in progress...

hln

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1 Wow! I thought I walked into the wrong house.

Posted by: Larry Morin at July 03, 2005 08:29 PM (7v56M)

2 New pic, too - a bit more recent. More hair! (In the About Me page - General Info). hln

Posted by: hln at July 03, 2005 09:12 PM (V04ml)

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Spent the weekend with Brian in Kansas City, so no blogging. Out today to Ft. Lauderdale area for business. (Thankfully post Jeanne). I'll blog if I can...it's been a while.

hln

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That Frank J. and his monkey posse are celebrating IMAO's 2nd Blogiversary!

National holiday. I'm going home now.

hln

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I've been ill, vacationing, and in hermit mode for the last week. But I'll be back to post at least a recipe tonight.

hln

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It was yesterday. One year.

hln

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1 Happy happy Mine is today!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 13, 2004 12:42 PM (+S1Ft)

2 Double Yay!

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at April 13, 2004 02:09 PM (UquFN)

3 Yay infinity!

Posted by: Jennifer at April 13, 2004 03:12 PM (DdBLw)

4 Kudos on the first year! Keep up the great work.

Posted by: physics geek at April 13, 2004 03:41 PM (Xvrs7)

5 A tip of the hat and wishes of continued endurance.

Posted by: Interested-Participant at April 14, 2004 03:14 AM (0GNJF)

6 Congratulations! And I must say, you don't look a day over 8 months ;-)

Posted by: Harvey at April 14, 2004 09:38 AM (tJfh1)

7 Congrats to one of my favorite bloggers! *hint-hint, nudge-nudge* (who should enter the IMAO t-shirt babe contest ) Of course, over the whole year, this was my favorite post: http://angelweave.mu.nu/archives/008969.html Good times, good times.

Posted by: Blackfive at April 14, 2004 12:38 PM (eKUsD)

8 Congrats! Concur with Blackfive. You already have a pic up there, wearing an IMAO shirt, so this seems the logical next step.

Posted by: tony at April 14, 2004 04:17 PM (BRxeN)

9 Happy Blogiversary!

Posted by: notGeorge at April 14, 2004 10:36 PM (G5PGV)

10 Yay!

Posted by: Ted at April 15, 2004 07:31 AM (blNMI)

11 Third on Matty O'Blackfive's suggestion.

Posted by: Harvey at April 15, 2004 10:32 AM (tJfh1)

12 Congrats!

Posted by: Owen at April 17, 2004 08:11 AM (YYji1)

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Brian's one-year Blogiversary was April 5th!

hln

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Darned if I know. Cycling season's here, really, though I learned today when I tried to take a ride that I lost a glove and need to buy a new pair before this weekend. Warm but windy weather should lurk here for another week at least. I have to get outside and off my duff sometime in the meantime.

But, yeah, good question. I've not really put the heart and soul into the blog that I did in 2003, and I, like Brian, wonder whether I should keep it. It does take some time. I'm way behind on those aforementioned book reviews, and I'm starting to spend more and more time exercising (very necessary), and, thankfully, less and less time working.

There are so many blogs out there. I can't even keep my stinking blogroll up to date.

I think today (at least for now) I'll share my one piece of self insight. I really like being a woman, but there are two times I'd like to be a man.

1) Everytime I eat.
2) Everytime I exercise.

hln

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This is a dual-purpose post. One, I received my Tour de Cure packet today - the first cycling event I have. Saturday, June 19, 2004. I'm in woeful cardiovascular shape, and I'm in the dreaded ball-of-lard stage from too much work and too much food. Too much of everything but exercise. All fixable, though. (I still lift religiously, of course).

So, what's that - wow, tomorrow that's 3 months. Can I get in good enough shape to do my 100 miler? Of course! So, here I am, begging asking for small donations to support my efforts.

In case you need extra enticement, part two's in the extended entry. Not all of me is lard.

hln

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Monday - Bonfire - here, in royal purple glory.

Send your tidbits to bonfire at wizbangblog dot com. And send them NOW. (Please). Can't have a small Bonfire in the middle of winter.

hln

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1 Hey, what'd I tell you about updating the QandO link!!! Don't make me.....uh. Well, that's an empty threat, isn't it? Mind? Thanks.

Posted by: Jon Henke at February 28, 2004 08:11 PM (SNfn1)

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I'm way behind on blogroll updates and site maintenance and all of that other stuff that's supposed to gain one new readers and retain the current.

I'm sorry. I miss it. I'm just so dang busy, and it doesn't look like it'll abate until late this month or early next. I won't add a foreboding "if at all" because I'm an optimist.

Even the workouts have suffered. Only two sets of everything tonight.

I have an idea. I haven't done a PETA post in ages. But I've seen a bunch out there in passing. Please send me links to PETA posts on other blogs that you've seen (or ones you've written). And then I'll need a name for the linkfest!

hln

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1 I can totally sympathize. I'm swamped here myself! Staying on top of all this reading, writing, working, and life in general is pretty time consuming. http://www.treygivens.com/archives/000471.php

Posted by: Trey Givens at January 07, 2004 03:00 PM (yaMs/)

2 I just LOVE bashing PETA....Here's a good link I jsjust did on them. http://coloradoconservative.blogs.com/colorado_conservative/2004/01/peta_at_it_agai.html Love your site.

Posted by: Darren at January 07, 2004 06:45 PM (gu1Ur)

3 Heather - here's one I just found over at The Patriette. http://www.thepatriette.com/archives/000082.html Ah PETA - they make such a lovely target! Fire away!

Posted by: Teresa at January 07, 2004 11:55 PM (nAfYo)

4 It's not exclusively about PeTA, but they do get a mention: http://www.eckernet.com/rants/rant_010104.htm and a graffiti currency from a while back: http://radio.weblogs.com/0126975/categories/graffitiCurrency/2003/08/07.html#a188

Posted by: Harvey at January 08, 2004 12:31 AM (ubhj8)

5 Names: Pooping on PETA PETA Droppings Not In My Rat's...err...Cat's Name, since you have cats. Dumbass Fucking Morons Report I'll come up with some more tonight if I start drinking

Posted by: Victor at January 08, 2004 06:55 AM (L3qPK)

6 Snoozey just linked to a funny piece about PETA and the Steve Irwin thing. http://www.snoozebuttondreams.com/archives/009974.html

Posted by: Trey Givens at January 08, 2004 11:54 AM (yaMs/)

7 My contribution (didn't write it, but found it) http://petasucks.phillipcoons.com/

Posted by: LeeAnn at January 08, 2004 12:15 PM (HxCeX)

8 Ooh - this is looking promising. Keep 'em coming! hln

Posted by: hln at January 08, 2004 10:28 PM (yJyUC)

9 Here's my little contribution to the cause. http://www.homicidalmaniak.com/mt-archives/000338.html

Posted by: homicidalManiak aka hM at January 09, 2004 07:56 PM (7MxoZ)

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Well, I really haven't managed to post this week. Or read. I'm miles behind, and I think I may take a bit of a break until I get my feet back planted on the ground. See you...sometime soon?

hln

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I was a week behind on noting moves in the Blogroll. I'm pleased to report that I have fixed two typos (Suburban Blight and Electric Venom). I think I just subconsciously wanted to be in Hawaii. Makes sense.

Robert Prather has moved his site to InsultsUnpunished.com, which means he probably won't be switching the blog name again.

And, Matthew Stinson put up a beautiful blog at MatthewStinson.com, so goodbye to Fearful Symmetry for now.

Now I just have to spiff up the sidebar - Amazon.com Wish list (when I display the link, it gives me a Wish list all right, but it ain't mine...), Corner of the Bar Babes logo, Front Line Voices, etc. I hope to accomplish that this week. Oh, and I promised Victor that I'd put up the Blues' logo, so that, too. I'm just so afraid I'll jinx 'em; they're playing so well.

hln

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1 Heather, if you feel putting up the logo will jinx your team, than DON'T DO IT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY TO YOU FOR PETE'S SAKE! I'm a guy; I know about jinxes. All you had to do was say...keeping me happy is not worth risking it, if the gamble is your team will suddenly start to play like my team. Unless they meet in the playoffs, of course.

Posted by: Victor at November 11, 2003 07:45 PM (16A49)

2 Don't mind me but... I like to look at blog designs (although you wouldn't know it by mine)and layouts. I think you should put a border of 2px or 3px in a darker purple around the "content" portion of the blog. It will set it aff a little more and give it a mire distinction visual definition. Look at a pic in the newspaper... they all have a very small border to give the edge of the picture definition against the lighter colored background. Just an idea... sorry if I'm out of line.

Posted by: The Bartender at November 12, 2003 12:39 AM (1//av)

3 I don't think it would look good next to the white (the line that differentites the left-hand nav), but that doesn't mean I have to keep the white hln

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But I didn't say it wouldn't be inane. I'm afraid all I have the gumption for is a couple of short paragraphs. So, on with it.

My life's been strangely non-routine for two weeks. First, there was the trip, during which I got next to no exercise. Then, I returned and thought I'd use my hiatus to my advantage by lifting heavy. By doing so, I pulled a muscle or strained my neck on Saturday.

So no real lifting - just light weights until tonight (which was almost normal), and very little cardiovascular work. This combination makes me a bit edgy and quite a bit out of sorts. I hooked the bike to the trainer and put in about half an hour this evening while watching the hockey game. It'll all be okay. But this whole "out of sorts" thing has left me out of words, too. Not good.

No linking even. Tomorrow? Ugh.

hln

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You lose the entire "I'm home, and I promise to read you all" post that you've kinda carefully crafted because you merely shut down the browser. Ugh.

So, briefly, I promise to read you all. I cringed when I saw the Bloglines totals of what remains unread. Cringed. I promise two large linkfests, and one will pertain only to the goodness coming out of MuNu.

I have mixed feelings about the cancer posts, so that's why I turned off comments. They're timely in that I can write them without needing reference material, and so that did make them good for the business trip. I find I remember things I leave out - like today's. I didn't mention that I lost quite a bit of hair on the right side and in a funky pattern. So, there you have it. It grew back normally, and life goes on.

One piece of advice from this business trip: Don't drink your dinner. In San Francisco, all of the restaurants and bars are non-smoking. This means I don't have to vacate the premesis in 5 to 10 minutes when I start to feel absolutely lousy because I'm chewing the air and each bite assails all of those lovely tissues that have been thus irradiated. It also means that I spent from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday at the hotel bar, in effect drinking my dinner. Yes, this from someone who advises my gentle readers to severely limit liquid calorie intake. Blush.

There's supposedly a pic of me from last night (another poor example of following my own advice, but I did manage to eat) where I'm trying to coax one...more...drop of wine out of the table's second bottle. And I trumpeted feeding the homeless with the leftover pizza. Yes, THAT much alcohol. Matt would've been highly amused. I stopped short of howling in public, though. So no hangover.

Ah, business trips.

hln

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1 I take it you're not going to post the picture?

Posted by: Victor at October 31, 2003 08:13 AM (L3qPK)

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Jennifer posted it today - learn all about me (well, what you asked, anyway).

hln

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