When I was 15 my family went on a three week car
trip that criss-crossed America from coast to coast. I even got to drive some, having
just been given a learner's permit by the idiots at the Connecticut Dept. of Motor
Vehicles. The road time was certainly boring, but the sights along the way were
worth every minute. It was my first discovery of the
National Park System
and I've been hooked ever since. Been thinking I'd like to do it again soon. Strange email day. I received four different
requests to post links on Internet Brothers to other sites. Haven't had
much of that in recent months. Used to get it a lot when I was actively
engaging in cross-pollination. The irony; only
one of the four
offered a reciprocal link. Get with the program folks. Oh, and by the way —
that On Deck Circle of other weblogs over there? ---> That's for me, plain
and simple. Those are my daily reads, people who usually provoke thought. With
links, I can get to them easy. Nothing more, nothing less. Duh! The Net is a restless place. Sure there's the
hustle and bustle of electronic commerce and the flamethrowing demeanor of
opinionated people; but that's not what I'm getting at. The world of web
development seems, to me at least, to be a sleepless society. Look around at the
time stamps on web pages. 3:00AM, 4:37AM, whatever. Yes there are international
sites on the other side of the dateline, but the same applies to them. When it's
afternoon here, they're burning the midnight oil, just as we do. What are the reasons for this?
In my case, it's the quiet time. Other family members are safely tucked in bed (where
I should be), so the concentration is better. The sounds and smells from an open
window, faster Net throughput, lights-out wee-hour development is more conducive to
productive thought.
What about you? Dental discourse: "Did that hurt?" Mmmph. Mmmph.
"No wonder your eyes got so big." Mmmph. Glub. Mmmph. "How's your wife been?"
Mmmph. "Oops." Hmmm? "See ya." Whew! Don't know why I always make dentist appointments
for first thing in the morning, but I got the worst over early. You know those
"A" days? Low humidity, temp in the mid-70s, nice breeze, bright sunshine, birds
singing. The grass is already cut when you get home from work. More useful notes
than spam in the inbox, including some
very kind words. Cherish
the day. I am officially broke. The good news is, I was
able to pay for two weddings in four months without assuming any new debt. The
bad news? We're back to living from paycheck to paycheck for awhile. It really
isn't so bad though — probably half the people in this country do it, or more.
It's just a matter of taking things a day at a time. It's all about attitude. I know there are people in
Africa that don't even have shoes, or food; heck, there's people right here in West
Virginia that don't either. Food is one thing I have plenty of right now. Dozens of
little chicken wings, cocktail meatballs, finger sandwiches and polska kielbasa.
When this week is out, I'll be able to write a book about Bitesize Creative Cooking
101. Today at 3PM local time, join in the
National Moment of
Remembrance. Americans worldwide are being asked to honor the 1.8 million
men and women who have died defending this nation since the Revolution. A few leftovers from our daughter's wedding reception
the other night: The biggest surprise of the evening was the arrival of my 85 (or more)
year old great-aunt all the way from Florida. No one knew she was coming. On this
weekend for remembering our service men and women, one of the guests at the reception
was my wife's niece Annette who honored us all with her service in Operations Desert
Shield and Desert Storm. Perhaps the most touching moment was the bride's tribute to
her deceased grandparents. There were few dry eyes. Beautiful girl. The lights shot diamonds from her
eyes. A collective hush when she smiled; stares and dreams as she moved about.
Ageless wonder in the air, magic in the night, precious joy and memories to share.
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Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
A guy sits down in a Cafe and asks for the hot chili. The waitress says, "The guy
next to you got the last bowl." He looks over and sees that the guy has finished his
meal, but the chili bowl is still full.
He says, "Are you going to eat that?"
The other guy says, "No. Help yourself."
He takes it and starts to eat it. When he gets about half way down, his fork hits
something. He looks down, sees a dead mouse in it, and he pukes the chili back into
the bowl.
The other guy says, "That's about as far as I got, too."
My parents taught me that if I work hard enough, I can make my dreams come true, even the one where I'm driving down the freeway and I look around and notice that all the other cars are being driven by dogs with hats on.