nate norrgardnate norrgard - LiveJournal.comBusy, busy, busy- April 30, 2007 The last few days have flown by. A lot of work around the house. We finished our family room including new furniture as well as adding the exterior items such as a (second) patio set (the other is on our deck) complete with pergola (which was assembled in the dark over music and beer with the help of my favorite cousin and a good friend). My brother helped with the grill, moving the deck patio set and assembling the new patio set the day before.We had two awesome dinners on the deck and broke...http://natenorrgard.livejournal.com/11727.html Carl Sagan's last book- April 20, 2007 I was bouncing around my LJ communities and found the article linked below. Here is an excerpt from it that made me smile at its succinct beauty and accuracy. It is a quote from one of my heroes about another of mine.The last word may as well go to Dr. Dawkins himself, who in a 1996 book nominated Dr. Sagan as the ideal spokesman for Earth. In a blurb for the new book, Dr. Dawkins said that the astronomer was more than religious, having left behind the priests and mullahs. He left them behind,..http://natenorrgard.livejournal.com/11503.html Wednesday- April 18, 2007 Haven't written much lately which is not part of the plan. The weekend flashed by without me even setting foot in my office. It was a great weekend, though.Disc golf and barbecues. Friends and family.It looks nice out. Maybe cut work early and go skate a bit.http://natenorrgard.livejournal.com/11000.html What am I up to these days- April 17, 2007 What have I been up to latelyA lot. Not enough. That summarizes it quite nicely.I am working on my super-secret-writing-project-thingy. I am not as far as I wanted to be, but am pleased with what I have. Ideas have matured so I can't complain. Now is the time to catch up, though.What elseI started learning a language. Doing the Rosetta Stone thing. Picked Chinese. Not really sure why. Maybe I'll watch some old John Woo flicks without the subtitles.http://natenorrgard.livejournal.com/10585.html |