http://johnsen.org Boring. Dull. Predictable. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:05:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, not exactly lost - I know exactly where she is (alive and well I would hasten to add.) And the "friend" status was apparently in Facebook terms only. What caught me by surprise was the sense of loss from someone choosing to sever an ephemeral virtual connection based on ... http://johnsen.org/?p=88 Since I've finally relented and joined Facebook, I imagine there are going to be a number of people asking the same kinds of questions about whatever it is I've been doing since I last saw them. (It is possible I am deluding myself and nobody really cares). To this end, I'm ... http://johnsen.org/?p=46 If you let your grass grow too long, you'll end up with weeds... http://johnsen.org/?p=39 Okay, so I'll admit to one bit of photoshopping - they didn't spell my name right in the article. I took the liberty of correcting it. But it's better than showing up in the police blotter. More images in the gallery... http://johnsen.org/?p=35 We have photographic proof. Mom and Dad are very proud. http://johnsen.org/?p=17 A hastily-executed hosting provider move was done after the former provider changed a number of things in the environment (WITHOUT TELLING ME) that led to my mail bouncing and the website being offline. The change was long overdue and now I too can have me one of them blog things on ... http://johnsen.org/?p=3 This is one of those watershed dates in my life, where there is "life before" and "life after." Actually, as of this date, we're not quite friends yet. In fact, I'm generally pretty resentful of the guy and his other friends, and their smothering concern for me that they express with ... http://johnsen.org/?p=42 Today I discovered that I had within me the willingness to lay down my life for someone else. I also came to know irrevocably that I could kill another human being to defend her. To all the dads of the daughters I dated over the years - I get it now, and ... http://johnsen.org/?p=66 It is a crisp, clear day in Monterey. In fact, it is the coldest day in 83 years. 40 degrees ambient; and with the wind chill from the coastal wind, the effective temperature is easily in the low 30's/high 20's. Through a confluence of planning brought about by compromise with my ... http://johnsen.org/?p=80