Mischievious Maurer's Miscellaneous Misquotes » Friends

Welcome 2009

Dave — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:00:00 +0000

We started the new year as we do nearly ever year, with our good friends the Naumans. An evening of fondue, laughter, and high energy with the kiddos is a marvelous way to start 2009, and I look forward to this gathering each New Years Eve.

Today I spent the day at work. We decided to do inventory on the 1st as the store was closed and there would be less interruptions. Unfortunately, our recent software upgrade left us with unusable inventory control tags, so the entire process has to be done manually. So the process, which should take about 2 days, is likely going to take a week or longer.

When Two Worlds Collide

Dave — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:54:03 +0000

My first career right after college was in the music industry. I managed, promoted, and was deeply immersed in the independent music industry. I worked with a number of musicians, many of whom are still friends today. One of those friends is Lavonna Zeller-Williams, whose jazz stylings have always intrigued me.

One of my current passions is social networking. Through web sites like Facebook and MySpace, I have been able to connect and re-connect with friends from all aspects of my life. Once such individual is Pete Peterson, who I went to high school with at Borah High in Boise.

Those two worlds collided in a fun way tonight when Jen and I went to Tony Starlight’s Supper Club in Portland. Lavonna was the featured performer at this great little jazz club. And who was playing saxophone? You guessed it. Pete Peterson.

And to make this story even better, both Lavonna and Peter are really great musicians! The played for nearly 2 1/2 hours, both jazz standards and songs Lavonna had penned. The riffed and crooned and provided a really excellent evening of entertainment.

If you get the chance, I highly recommend checking out Tony Starlight’s. And if Lavonna or Pete are performing… you GOTTA get there!

Caching in Champoeg

Dave — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:33:01 +0000

I spent the day caching with my good friend Josh and his family. We went to Champoeg Park and rode our bikes between all the caches there. Bike caching was a first for me and great fun was had by all. Even 3 year old Nate rode most of the day on his bike. And we covered about 5 miles.

5 bikes + 6 caches = a lot of fun!

My Movies

Dave — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:27:32 +0000

I’m a big fan of movies. Flixter is one of the web sites I use to track the movies I’ve seen and the movies I want to see. Here is a listing of my movie compatibility with a number of my friends.

If you would like to compare your movie tastes with me, you can
take the quiz by clicking here.

Facebook Fun

Dave — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:41:47 +0000

Hi, my name is Dave and I’m a FaceBook addict.

Actualy, this social networking site has a lot of real fun ways to stay connected with friends and family that are scattered all around the world. One of the games on FB is called Friends For Sale. Using virtual dollars, you buy your friends which increases their value. Other friends are also trying to buy your friends, so you can see how the value circle can go.

I started this game after my daughter Kara was playing for awhile and her value had sky-rocketed. I made it my goal to raise enough funds through the Friends trade to buy my daughter. I made strategic alliances to help increase my funds, and finally at 6:30 AM on 6-Apr-08 I clicked the “Buy Kara for $117,241″ button! Bet I won’t keep her long as she is quite popular, but it is fun to have achieved my goal.