http://www.nerdrium.com/blog Nerdrium.com is the home web site for Michael Greifenkamp. His blog contains mundane musings of slight importance. en-us http://www.nerdrium.com/blog/comments.php?id=1255 So Thursday I dropped the redhead off at her office and drove the mile or so from EDUC to F29 where I park our neat little new car (more about the car later!). Betsy had lunch plans with a friend from work so I was going to have a semi-unexpected "no lunch plans" day. While walking down the steps fr ... mike@nerdrium.com Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:34:06 EDT Aug 22, 2010 http://www.nerdrium.com/blog/comments.php?id=1254 This post was going to be about one thing, but because of a Facebook post by our favorite local state representative, and then a reply to something else I read that I thought of while typing the title, there will actually be three things. ... mike@nerdrium.com Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:00:09 EDT Aug 19, 2010 http://www.nerdrium.com/blog/comments.php?id=1253 So this weekend I went back to backwash the filter for the pool and found water all over the concrete slab that the pump and filter sit upon. Hoping it was a loose plug or cap or something I looked around for the source of the water. ... mike@nerdrium.com Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:43:30 EDT Aug 17, 2010 http://www.nerdrium.com/blog/comments.php?id=1252 What a semi-stupid thing to blog about, but hey, it's not like I can go on and on about how great the stupid fricking White Sox are playing right now... ... mike@nerdrium.com Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:59:35 EDT Aug 11, 2010 http://www.nerdrium.com/blog/comments.php?id=1251 In short, I have been a very lazy gardener this year. My yard looks awful--it is 90% crabgrass. There's crabgrass in the landscaping as well. It's everywhere. All the planters are dying because it has been so damn hot every day. That's half the reason there are so many weeds--it's too damn hot to si ... mike@nerdrium.com Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:34:10 EDT Aug 7, 2010 http://www.nerdrium.com/blog/comments.php?id=1250 So my totally awesome father-in-law bought us (well, me, but still) a 50" plasma television this year. I was so in shock that I didn't have time to properly plan on where to put it, so it was downstairs for a while on the south wall, then on the north wall, and finally upstairs in the living room wh ... mike@nerdrium.com Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:33:57 EDT Aug 7, 2010 http://www.nerdrium.com/blog/comments.php?id=1249 Well it appears that the main funding source for my job is probably for sure going away in two years. I say "main" because it only really pays about half of my salary right now, but if we were ever in a pinch could cover my entire salary if need be. At worst, that money runs out in September 2012 (w ... mike@nerdrium.com Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:30:04 EDT Aug 3, 2010 http://www.nerdrium.com/blog/comments.php?id=1248 What a bruiser of a week. I was supposed to take both Monday and Friday off, and managed to go to work both days. August 15th is quickly approaching and I'm going to end up losing vacation days. Oh well, it's not like I don't get enough time off or anything. ... mike@nerdrium.com Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:04:02 EDT Jul 24, 2010 http://www.nerdrium.com/blog/comments.php?id=1247 Once again, I feel bad for neglecting my blog. ... mike@nerdrium.com Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:46:20 EDT Jul 21, 2010 http://www.nerdrium.com/blog/comments.php?id=1246 Phew. ... mike@nerdrium.com Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:35:07 EDT Jul 5, 2010