Currently The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Signet Classics) By Mark Twain see related

Wow - Slow down the car.

Where has the time gone??? It was back in '07 I last wrote something here. It always seems like we never have enough time. Is that because we're given too much to do or is it because we give ourselves too much to do? I think its part of human nature to always want more and its that drive that keeps pushing us to take on more load. Unfortunately, on this long roadtrip of life, I think we often get to caught up in juggling tasks inside the car, rather than appreciating the ride. I wish I could slow down the car so I could get more time to take it all in.

Now, where's that rest area???

Where are we? - Let me out of the ball!

If there is one thing that can really get my mind boggled, its staring up at the night sky. Last night I took the kids outside to try and see some falling stars. Right now is the peak of the Perseids meteor shower. We only saw a couple, but it was early and couldn't wait around till midnight. So, back to my mind boggling...I can't grasp the reality of infinity. I mean, I took all these engineering classes and I understand the concept, but I can't wrap my mind around the actual existance of it. Well I take that back. I can understand maybe facing two mirrors at each other and if you could stand between them and look through yourself, you could see forever. That's just light bouncing back and forth. What get's me is space going on forever.....

Tracey doesn't like it when I talk about it. I think it boggles her mind too. How can it go on forever?? If I could gather up all of the known regions of space and imagine it now being the size of a marble, what would I set it on? Or, if all of that stuff floating around in space is actually floating around in a single drop of water, what is the drop of water sitting on? I mean, if I point out at the night sky and say I'm going in that direction for a gazillion light years, forever, whatever. Can I? Some think you'll just loop back to the beginning, right to where you started. Now maybe that's true, but if so, that means we're in some sort of a ball or something and you can't get out. Okay, but if we're inside the ball, is there someone playing catch?

Where has the summer gone??

Okay, so my last entry was in April. What's happened since then???

I bought a tractor (they delivered it on my birthday). Its a Case. Well, it had to be. I worked for them and got brainwashed. Never really been a JD fan. Those guys are green with envy. I prefer to go with the underdog, the not 'mainstream' guy. I picked up a brush hog, a box blade, and a middle buster to do some trenching.

As for animals around the house, in addition to the two inside cats and our outside cat with her kitten, we now have a dog. Male german shepard / husky mix. Great dog. Still learning. Oh, and then last week a female black lab showed up. No collar, well behaved. Vet says she's probably 8 mo's to 1.5 yrs old. No one is looking for her so...I guess she's sticking around. Tracey was first to put her foot down...and well I agree...no more pets!

What else...replaced the head gasket on my car, then had brake light issues, then transmission issues. All in all, the car is now running pretty good right now. Of course, now somethings going to happen on the way home.

Installed a gate opener for the Mrs. It's one of those 'perks' I'll grant her. Unofortunately, I've still got alot to do around the house, but I'm nibbling away at the list.

Did I mention some hunter has been scouting where he shouldn't be. Grrrr! Gonna have to encourage him to go elsewhere.

Currently Listening Into the Great Wide Open By Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers see related

The list is shorter...

The to do list is a little shorter....

Spent last week on the taxes and, Woo Hoo, we're getting money back.

Now back to the list of things to do on the house. Tracey wants grass. Ha! That's way down on the list. Before that is fixing the $600 car. It blew the head gasket last fall and I should soon have the area and time to take care of that. I need to get it fixed cause I hate putting the miles on the Jeep not to mention the 'ole Jeep tends to drink a little faster than I want. I've been riding the bike. At 45+ mpg, its worth it. Unfortunately, its been in the 40's in the mornings and my legs are a little stiff by the time I get to work, Tracey suggested I wear snow pants but that gave me a flash back to high school when mom wanted me to wear something that wasn't 'cool'. I'd rather freeze than walk into work looking like the Michelin man. Not to mention, I'd have to strap them to my back for the 70 degree ride home.

I do like riding the bike. You definitely get a very different experience on the road. On those cold still mornings, I'm amazed at the temperature difference between the hills and valleys. And, man, drive by the Krispy Kreme and the helmets' immediately filled with the smell of those glazed wonders. Also, I noticed I'm a little more offended by bad drivers while on the bike. Okay, cut in between me and the next car and big deal if I'm in the Jeep. Okay, worse case we might exchange paint samples, but nobody has to worry about falling over! I think that's a major part about riding...watching out for other people and what they might do. Do they see me? Will they stop?

By comparison, in the Jeep, I'm usually thinking about my 'to do' list. I drove the Jeep today...what's on the list for tonight???

GRRR!

I just tried to put up a new post, but the system locked up and I lost it. I'll try it again later.