Married In Ohio » Ravages of Time http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog The life and times of a happily married couple in Ohio. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:53:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 HNT – 330 http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2011/12/29/hnt-330/ http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2011/12/29/hnt-330/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:00:42 +0000 Midwestern City Boy http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2011/12/29/hnt-330/ As you know, today is the last day for Half Nekkid Thursday. :( Today is our 330th and final post. California Girl and I have thoroughly enjoyed participating as posters and as followers. We want to give our heartfelt thanks to Osbasso for organizing and running it for almost seven years. That is a monumental achievement. California Girl and I wondered how to best commemorate our final HNT. We thought about taking photographs in a variety of places; but nothing seemed worthy. Ultimately, we decided that the best tribute would be to highlight our HNT photos over the years. For the finale, we created a Flash movie of all of our primary HNT photos. The picture changes faster than normal so it’s not too long.

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We’ve also included a Flash movie of all of our alternate HNT photos. It’s slightly longer than the first movie; but, together they contain every still photograph that we’ve ever posted for Half Nekkid Thursday.

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Happy New Year. To find out what Half Nekkid Thursday is all about, visit Osbasso. And while you are there, please thank him for creating such a fun way to spend the early hours of Thursday morning.

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Like I do every eight weeks, I donated blood on Friday. A pint of liquids doesn’t seem like that much when you are drinking water, pop, etc.; but you really notice the difference in blood volume when you’re out working in the yard. The heat wave is over; but it was still in the mid to upper 80s when I was doing the yard work.

We are empty nesters once again. The Girl has left for school. Sine this is her sophomore year, I didn’t that it would be weird but it is. The house is quiet and clean and nothing is being cooked/eaten in the kitchen every 30-minutes. (She didn’t make something to eat that often; but it sometimes it seemed like it.)

We’re going to change our photo session back to Tuesday. That fits a lot better with OUR schedules, especially when the kids are not around. We’ve already got some ideas for this week although the photographs will probably be an inside joke.

P.S. I know that it’s Monday; but that’s what happens when you don’t hit publish.

]]> http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2011/08/15/sunday-shorts-9/feed/ 0 Sunday Shorts #7 http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2011/06/12/sunday-shorts-7/ http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2011/06/12/sunday-shorts-7/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:00:31 +0000 Midwestern City Boy http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2011/06/12/sunday-shorts-7/ I got some new boxing gloves last week. My second new pair in less than a year. Boxing gloves are like running shoes. They still look good on the outside even when they are all worn out on the inside. And new ones have to be broken in just like shoes, especially if they are leather. I’ve turned into quite the weekend warrior now that we’re not so busy with kids sporting events.

I finally used the last credits on the music gift card that I received. Now I can lift my self-imposed moratorium on buying music from iTunes or Amazon. The only “good” thing is that I learned a lot about the internal structure of MP3s audio files and ID3 tags while trying to figure out why my album art did not show up on my smart phone.

I’ve suddenly become allergic to pollen this spring after going the first 47 years of my life without any allergies. Anti-allergy medicines work well; but give me a headache. I haven’t decided which is worse: untreated symptoms or the side effects of the medicine.

I’m “hater” so I’ll be rooting for Dallas this evening. I’m not interested enough in the outcome to watch the entire game. I’ll probably tune in midway through the 4th quarter. That seems to be when things get interesting anyway.

]]> http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2011/06/12/sunday-shorts-7/feed/ 2 2010 A Year In Review http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2011/01/03/2010-a-year-in-review/ http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2011/01/03/2010-a-year-in-review/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:00:15 +0000 Midwestern City Boy http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2011/01/03/2010-a-year-in-review/ January
Had an occasion to do the Snoopy Dance because of something that happened at work.
Took a cool photograph of California Girl with the flowers she received at The Girl’s last senior night.

We reviewed the proofs of The Girl’s senior photographs and made our selections. It was a bit discomforting how rapidly her high school days were winding down.

February
Commemorated the fifth anniversary of MarriedInOhio.Com.
MarriedInOhio.Com went over 2,500,000 visitors.
Took some neat photographs for Two For Tuesday and Half Nekkid Thursday in the aftermath of a huge snowstorm we had.

March
The Girl had an epiphany and decided where she wanted to attend college. It hadn’t really started to sink in how different things were going to be without any kids around.
Decided to see if I could hold up a hat with no hands for Two For Tuesday.

Worked on a special project for California Girl that kept me busy in the evenings. We still found time for our weekly photo session.

April
Changed the image in the “About Us” area of our sidebar. We haven’t changed much wanted to create a new one since the photograph was many years old. We posted the candidates that we were considering for Half Nekkid Thursday.

Went on a 900 mile round road trip with The Girl for an out of state soccer tournament. Then two weeks later, watched The Girl win the last trophy of her club soccer career.

May
Celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. Went out to eat at our favorite restaurant. Posted a photo from our anniversary dinner for Two For Tuesday.

The Girl graduated high school. Then the next day, she registered for classes in the fall and got her college ID.
Got a new camera. Took nekkid photographs of ourselves to test it out.

June
Wore boxing gloves in one of our more interesting Two For Tuesday posts.
The swimming pool is still where we retreat when things aren’t going as well as we would like in the real world.
For Half Nekkid Thursday we did a documentary of our bedcam setup.

July
Created and published our favorite HNT photo post of the year.
Practiced being empty nesters. Posted a NSFW tour of our home for Two For Tuesday culminating with a grand finale in the study for Half Nekkid Thursday.

Photographed and posted a lot of pictures of California Girl in a bikini showing her summer tan lines for Two For Tuesday and HNT.

August
Finally got an Android smartphone. California Girl got a Droid too. We should have upgraded years ago!
Installed a special, mobile friendly theme for Androids and iPhones.
Took both kids to school and officially became empty nesters. Posted about our first pizza night without kids for Two For Tuesday.

September
Posted some cool sexting photographs for Half Nekkid Thursday.

Watched The Girl play soccer at the next level in college. We’re not in Kansan any more, they play rough.
Got another new camera. Again took some NSFW photographs of ourselves to test it.

October
Discovered that I still own a hairbrush despite not needing to use one in years.
Went to Florida for vacation. Posted some photos from our trip for Two For Tuesday and Half Nekkid Thursday.

Added a new hard drive to the server. The old one was getting filled up since we have posted so many pictures over the years.

November
Took another “instant favorite” photograph of California Girl.
California Girl changed the color of her hair. Heather was the first person to notice.

Decorated the Christmas tree on the Saturday after Thanksgiving now that both kids are in school. Posted a NSFW Christmas card style photo for Two For Tuesday.

December
Made an animated slide show of some of our recent photographs using JavaScript.

Click here to stop the animation. We also posted a more traditional slide show for our Christmas tree Half Nekkid Thursday.

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California Girl and I both got new glasses. We featured them in an artistic Two For Tuesday post.

Created our and posted first high definition video for Two For Tuesday. It was also our first movie in FLV format.

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MarriedInOhio.Com went over 3,000,000 visitors, a milestone we noted in our Christmas Wish Half Nekkid Thursday post. It’s definitely not 2005 anymore so we removed our hit counter widget.

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]]> http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2010/12/13/we-are-pleased/feed/ 4 Only The Good http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2010/12/05/only-the-good/ http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2010/12/05/only-the-good/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:00:56 +0000 Midwestern City Boy http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2010/12/05/only-the-good/ I haven’t been reading things as well as I usually do so, last week, I went to the ophthalmologist to get a new prescription. It was my first time visiting this particular doctor and I hate going to new medical professionals; but the guy I went to before him was always in a rush and didn’t take the time to explain things. He was highly recommended; but I hate being hurried. The eye doctor that I had been seeing for many years retired. That’s the worst thing about getting older. Everyone that you have been visiting for a long time start retiring. Anyway, the new doctor said that my current prescription was too strong and I was having a hard time compensating which is why I was having problems. I am really looking forward to getting new glasses. I’m sure that changing to a weaker prescription will take some time to get used to but it will be good to have “normal” vision again. Except for needing to wear bi-focals, the ravages of time haven’t caught up to me yet. So not being as nearsighted as I previously thought was a good early Christmas present.

]]> http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2010/12/05/only-the-good/feed/ 6 Brushing My Hair http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2010/10/10/brushing-my-hair/ http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2010/10/10/brushing-my-hair/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:15:24 +0000 Midwestern City Boy http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2010/10/10/brushing-my-hair/ I was going through my toiletries kit recently and discovered that I had a hairbrush in one of the compartments!  It must have been in there undisturbed for a long time. I’ve shaved my head for years; and, before that, cut it very short with electric hair clippers. I must have neglected to take it out and eventually forgot about it when I stopped regularly brushing my hair head. It probably would still be there if I hadn’t got a new toiletries case and needed to switch everything. It’s amusing to think how many distant airports and strange cities I carried a completely useless brush around in. I’m usually pretty good about going through things, and getting rid of items that have outlived their usefulness. Apparently, my toiletries bag was not included in that category. I wonder what other worthless stuff I have laying around that I haven’t come across.

]]> http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2010/10/10/brushing-my-hair/feed/ 2 Missing Some Loving http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2009/11/07/missing-some-loving/ http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2009/11/07/missing-some-loving/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:30:47 +0000 Midwestern City Boy http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2009/11/07/missing-some-loving/ I missed out on some loving on Thursday morning. That’s not something that happens very often; but California Girl had a morning appointment with her ob/gyn; so we were limited in what we could do. It has seldom been a problem for us; but one of the drawbacks of using a diaphragm is that it must be left in place for six hours. So she couldn’t freshen up before her appointment and the doctor would have been unable to examine her. We kinda made up for it on yesterday and today; but you can really never make up for missed sex.

It’s only one day a year; but I could really have used the sendoff considering the way my job is going. (I know that work will get better, but it’s probably going to take a long, long time.) California Girl still needs to have her mammogram; but she received a clean bill of health which is the most important thing. The ravages of time caught up with me long ago; but she is a fine woman. In addition to being healthy, she’s also in great shape physically which helps out for other things. We’ve learned not to take being in good health for granted and to enjoy it.

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  • The Boy got very good grades for the second consecutive semester. He excelled in his freshman year of college and has earned himself a well deserved summer of relaxation.
  • The Girl scored an almost perfect goal off of a corner kick in her soccer game this past weekend. It was definitely a “play of the day year”. I’ve watched almost all of her games and it was probably her best goal ever.
  • We often seem to have problems with our internet connection and associated hardware; but our wireless access point we use for our laptops has been operating perfectly for the past two weeks since I upgraded the it’s firmware.
  • I’ve lost 14 pounds in since I started my no sugary/salty snacks diet four weeks ago. I knew I ate a lot between meals but I didn’t realize how much.
  • California Girl and I are approaching our 21st wedding anniversary! That’s about 20 years longer than the naysayers who thought it wouldn’t last because of the interracial thing.
]]> http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2009/05/18/good-happenings/feed/ 6 Just Say No http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2009/04/19/just-say-no/ http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2009/04/19/just-say-no/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:45:14 +0000 Midwestern City Boy http://www.marriedinohio.com/blog/2009/04/19/just-say-no/ I started on a diet this weekend and its killing me. It’s hard to OD on basketball (the first round of NBA playoffs) when you can’t have any munchies. I don’t usually diet; I prefer to increase the duration and intensity my workouts instead. But I noticed that I was snacking a lot. So, I’ve given up candy, cookies, potato chips, etc. for the foreseeable future. It wasn’t that I was gaining weight so much as I was developing unhealthy habits that had to stop. I wouldn’t mind losing a few pounds; but mostly I need to get re-accustomed to avoiding useless calories. I still have whatever I want for dinner; but I don’t eat anything between meals when I’m watching TV or sitting at the computer. So, it isn’t a “diet” so much as it is an adjustment of my eating habits. Like several years ago; when I stopped drinking pop every day and gave up fast food lunches. At some point, I will start eating candy and salty snacks again. But it will be at a greatly reduced level.

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