June Week 4, 2009

I had to pick up Amanda at 1800, I went a bit early so I could do some shopping. Her plane left Seattle 20 minutes late but they made up all but 15 minutes of it...She had fun in Alaska, she went fishing with her Uncles, she was a Bridesmaid at her Aunt's wedding and visited with her G'pa. Her Great Uncle died while she was up there, I asked how old he was, she said, "64 I think..." sobering.

I have been spending a lot of time on Facebook, there are enough people I know on there to keep it interesting and I an making a few contacts on the genealogy side... what bothers me about Facebook is how energetically they encourage superficiality. We have an opportunity to really communicate and folks spend most of their time sending drinks, taking tests, figuring out which Beatle they most resemble... I guess no one is getting hurt but it would be nice to have a real dialogue with someone.  

Damn truck won't start again... Christian passed his written drivers test... ominous...

Hellen Keller

Monica and I rode the BMW down to Hoopfest, we had a good time and Calie's (Actually it's Trevor's mom's) team won both games. They were awesome, I did see what their competition looks like for tomorrow and I have a rather fatalistic vision for the next two games... they take no prisoners. The game before theirs was brutal and the winner is their next opponent.

As we were passing Alaska Lane, about 20 miles south of here I saw balloons and caught a glimpse of a sigh saying this way to Don an Cheryl's and I mentally kicked myself in the butt. I was supposed to be there! They were having a 'Commitment Ceremony' or something akin to a wedding. Don is 70+ and Cheryl and considerably younger. I spun the bike around and went down to their house (Which is beautiful), people were leaving as I was going in but the gathering was just beginning to break up. I talked to Don for a few minutes and congratulated him, but I couldn't get anywhere near Cheryl.

The bike ride was not as fun as it used to be, I was tense, paranoid abut cops and deer, my throttle hand gave me some pain. I was reasonably comfortable but getting on and off the damn thing hurt.

Calie and her team won the first game and lost the next two, that left them in third place out of 16 teams, they were 16-18 year olds playing in the adult bracket, when you consider the competition they did a wonderful job.

Part of what is wrong with the world is summed up by the fact that I needed to look up who Philip Simmons was but the media is tripping all over itself trying to fill every inch of the paper and every minute of the airways with news of a self absorbed degenerate like Michael Jackson, we ought to be ashamed... good for you Robert Ariail... you got your priorities straight, great cartoon.

Christy and I are trying to work out the logistics for next week, there is no one to watch Autumn, maybe Calie can do it but that would mean we would have to drop her off at her baby-sitting job Monday about 1300... Calie doesn't have to work on Tuesday so she can watch Autumn but that would leave me no options for Tuesday night, I would have to come home.

It's days like today that make me wonder what lies in store for Christy and I. Big up's and just as big crashes, so many irons in the fire we can't focus on anything for more than a minute or two. I hate the Damocles feeling that I am just a heartbeat away from oblivion... or salvation. It really doesn't matter I guess, I just wish I felt like I had a little bit of control over my little world. I know that everyone has a harrowing tale to tell. Everyone has to deal with complications and situations where they have no control... doesn't make it any easier.

Today is one of your lucky days!

There are 6 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 66 candles.

Those 66 candles produce 66 BTUs,
or 16,632 calories of heat (that's only 16.6320 food Calories!) .
You can boil 7.54 US ounces of water with that many candles.  

In 1943 there were approximately 2.5 million births in the US.
In 1943 the US population was approximately 131,669,275 people, 44.2 persons per square mile.
In 1943 in the US there were approximately 1,595,879 marriages (12.1%) and 264,000 divorces (2%)
In 1943 in the US there were approximately 1,417,000 deaths (10.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.

In 1943 the population of Australia was approximately 7,269,658.
In 1943 there were approximately 149,295 births in Australia.
In 1943 in Australia there were approximately 67,673 marriages and 4,686 divorces.
In 1943 in Australia there were approximately 74,486 deaths.

Your birth flower is ROSE

Your birthstone is Alexandrite 

The Mystical properties of Alexandrite

Alexandrite can assist one in centering the self, reinforcing self-esteem, and augmenting ones ability to experience joy.

Pearl, Moonstone, Opal

Fig Tree, the Sensibility

Very strong, a bit self-willed, independent, does not allow contradiction or arguments, loves life, its family, children and animals, a bit of a butterfly, good sense of humour, likes idleness and laziness, of practical talent and intelligence.