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Cataphract Musings: February 2005
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Monday, February 28, 2005. Monday At The Salt Mine. Sorry I have not posted much of late, new responsibilities at work have vacuumed up some free time, new home projects the rest. The countdown to the wedding goes apace, invitations were addressed last night. We are a go, Houston, t minus 69 days and counting. The big question in my mind is, "what's next? What more can you ask for? Ok, off to work, by midweek I will have some good stuff. AJ, if you are reading this, GOOD LUCK! Submitted for your approval.
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My 2 Cents....: March 2005
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Random notes about the world around me. Sunday, March 27, 2005. Definition: Something I am not in. Unbelievable how doing something as simple as planting a few bushes will show you just how out of shape you are. Planted two evergreens and one rose bush today; feel like I climbed Mt. Everest. I vowed NEVER. To be this out of shape. Somehow, the daily routine and winter seem to have gotten the better of me. Yes, I said Diet, can't believe it myself.). My goal is to work out at a minimum of three times per ...
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My 2 Cents....: December 2004
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Random notes about the world around me. Friday, December 31, 2004. As I look back on 2004, it has been a very uneventful year in general. Families are all healthy and relatively happy. Not that they are by any means "normal." The outlaws are messier than ever, Snow White is more neurotic than ever, Maud-e is no better at judging my tastes. The year in review. August brought the start of boys HS soccer season and a learning experience with a C team. The new varsity coach at the Pointer's HS is quite t...
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Cataphract Musings: January 2005
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Monday, January 31, 2005. Mondays and Sunny Days. I suppose paradise always has its down side, karmac balance and all. California is rife with karma and coincidence, at least for me. I was not born here, my home is Pennsylvania, Harrisburg to be exact. I went to school in upstate New York (SUNY Ithaca, for those that get the joke). I spent years in Rhode Island, New York, Virginia, and New Jersey. And I was divorced here. A second time. And we are getting married and having the reception on the beach.
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Cataphract Musings: May 2005
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Tuesday, May 31, 2005. And they lived happily ever after. I think maybe this time, I just might lay claim to that particularly fairy tale ending. Of any more. However, I realized pretty early on that the decision to cleave to a 37 year old woman who had never had kids and generally loves them was a decision to have more, and I am fully expecting a third family. Suprisingly, all the iinsanity seems finally, dare I say it? Where to start. Well there once was this girl named Val. Monday, May 23, 2005. I rem...
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Cataphract Musings: October 2005
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Wednesday, October 26, 2005. Yikes, twenty days and no posts, Maurice is slacking off. Reality is, I am in the middle of a lot of stuff, and blogging will have to take a back seat. Personal and professional life have both ramped up, and I am sitting for a professional exam mid Dec, so it is taking a lot of time. Alas, Blogging will be much less. A couple of things. Probably nothing, but worst case bone cancer". So there is my super power. I am Super Dense! Other than that, all is well. I will write more ...
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Cataphract Musings: December 2004
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Monday, December 27, 2004. Beginnings are a time for delicate balances. I suppose, that given that I have arranged to stumble into just about every major movement of my lifetime, that it is high time I tried this blog thing. That, and today I have a little time to kill, and my co workers appreciate my not singing. Oh well, the money was wasted. Every movement, you say? Well, no way to know unless one tries, so here we go, mixed metaphors, confused tenses and all. Posted by Maurice Basilius at 4:50 PM.
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Cataphract Musings: April 2005
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Sunday, April 17, 2005. We are now at 20 days and counting to the wedding, two more weekends to prep and then the big day. I am down to buying a suit for my son, today we bought shoes and a shirt for me to go with the new black suit and back up shoes for the fiance. We are ready, time for wedding bells once again. I suppose she continues to press those buttons in me, and my dream life suffers as a result. I know myself well enough to know that this is going on. I am attracted most often to the desper...
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Cataphract Musings: June 2005
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Thursday, June 30, 2005. So Clairbell asks, "What is a Cataphract? Well, specifically, it is the term used by the later Romans and Byzantine's to describe Roman heavy calvary. The core of the Byzantine army were the Cataphracts, horse soldiers that were trained to use lance, sword and bow. Hannibal lost that one. By the third century, calvary had changed dramatically, mostly due to the invention of the stirrup, which allowed soldiers to sit more firmly in their mounts. The barbarians combined the cla...
