Bad act to follow

I am not sure what is going on with the news lately.  There has been a lot going on.  I do not follow most of it.  There is the coverage of the shooting in Aurora.  Then celebrities dying.  Of course politics as usual.

It got me thinking why do people perform violent acts toward one another?  I probably let my temper flare more than it should.  Why not just leave?  I am referring to those who murder family members.  Just walk away.  Would that not be more cost effective in the long run?  It could just be my avoidance of conflict.

I am sure that people who are upset do not think rationally at the time.  There is a small amount of the population who think out their violent acts rationally, or so they say.

People will do crazy things.

What do you do with bad news?

Drop it like.....

One day last week it was like my hands were not working right.  I had one of those days.  I had fixed myself a sandwich and then it ended up on the floor.  It was still pretty much intact so I ate it.  Much to the protest of the others in the room.

The other case of proving gravity was my toothbrush.  I was getting ready to brush my teeth. I had the toothpaste on the brush.  Then the toothbrush performs an acrobatic maneuver, flying into the toilet.  Of course the seat was up.  That is why you always put the seat down.  I admit it is one of those moments where a thought is the toilet had been flushed, so can it be saved.  Wendy said throw that thing away.  Fortunately, the brush was old and only my away from home brush.  We went to the dollar store and got a new toothbrush.

Are most of the items you drop valuable or not?

Waving hello

Our family has returned from the beach.  It was pretty nice over all.  The water was a little rough, but I do not venture far out anyway.  We could see the waves break pretty hard.

The girls handled it pretty well.  Ava stayed out of the sun with Wendy's mom.  Joy did not spend much time playing in the sand nor was a fan of the water.  I ended up holding her the whole time in the water.  Lifting her up and down so the waves would only hit her feet.  She enjoyed walking along the beach and trying to walk up the sand dunes.

Wendy went thrift store bargain hunting.  She came away with a few treasures.  I bought a pair of shoes for two dollars.  They looked good until I wore them.  Now they have already cracked.

It was good to get away with family.  We had a nice low budget trip.  We were going to eat at seafood place on the way home, but everyone was filled from leftovers so we ate a Bojangles instead.  Oh well, I guess that is a reason to go back.

Battery of tests

Last night we had to put a new battery in Wendy's car.  Wendy and I were about to head in opposite directions.  She was going to our house and I was to house sit.  I had waited around a few minutes, I had considered leaving a few minutes earlier.  So we go out to the car.  I put Ava in the car and Wendy tries the ignition.  No result.  Of course there are cars to the right and left.  Not mine though.  So we find the person parked on the driver side.  So I move my car beside Wendy.  However, my cables are not long enough.  Fortunately, the person whose car was on Wendy's passenger side came out.  She had longer jumper cables.  The car cranked right up.  Problem was that when we turned the car off and tried to re-crank, nothing.  So we jumped the car again.

Wendy called the person we were house and animal sitting for and said I would be late.  We looked up an auto care place.  Then drove over.  The person behind the counter checked the battery and the meter showed it was time for replacement.  The battery was three years old.  I wish for a little more, but excessive heat can drain a battery and we have had that.

The good news is that we have a new battery and received it quickly.  The bad news is having to spend money on something I do not want to spend.  We were able to get on our way and do our respective chores.  Wendy taking care of the girls and me house and dog sitting.

Why do "emergencies" happen when you have better things to do?

Oh K cup, you win

The other day at work I get a call from the receptionist.  It seems that someone had put one of those K cups in for the Keurig  system we have.  However, the cup fell out of the slot and was laying down at the bottom.  It did not disappear, not had it finished making the coffee.  The receptionist was not sure if the cup would disrupt the machine.  I was not sure either.  So I go investigate.

I see the cup.  So I do what comes natural, I reach down to get it out.  Of course I cannot quite reach.  So I try again.  As I pull out my arm I guess there are sharp objects on the piece because it left two four inches scratches on my arms.  They looked pretty bad.

I was able to knock the cup into the collection unit with one of those grabbers.

So I guess the cup of coffee enjoyed me.  Or would you say it was good to the last drop?

Out and about

It is one of those busy weeks.  Sort of.  Friday night Ava did not want to go to bed until almost three in the morning.  I feel asleep off and on by ten.  Fortunately, she has not had a repeat performance.

Since Saturday we have been house and animal sitting for some friends.

Sunday, was church, getting together with college friends, and then VBS.

Monday work and Tuesday will be work.  However, Wednesday forward will be vacation.

Air conditioned

I admit it.  I have a Pavlov type reaction when our air condition comes on.  I grimace and sigh.  Wendy say I obsess.  First, let me start of by saying I am glad we have air conditioning.  Also that we have been blessed not to have to work on the system.  The unit honestly needs work.  It came with the house and who knows how long it had been there.  It does cool the house down, but seems to take an eternity.

That is where my obsessiveness comes in.  While the unit is running I will look at the clock and then look at the temperature.  It only has to cool two degrees is my point!  How long could that take?!   Often just when I am about to lose my patience it clicks off.  Funny, how that happens in other things.

Last night the air condition ran so long.  For awhile it went up a degree, even after running for awhile.  It ran so long that even Wendy said cut the air off.  Fortunately, it had cooled down some, enough to be close to where we wanted the temperature to be.  However, it was close to ten o'clock at night!

I know that we have been in a stretch of record breaking heat so air conditioners have had to work overtime.  I do not want my power bill to be paid overtime.

How do enjoy beating the heat?

Nice racc, coon

The other night, we were finishing up eating dinner.  I was at the sink putting some dishes away when Wendy exclaims, "Look out the window!"  I peek out the kitchen window and see a family of raccoons.  There was the big one and one baby, two baby, and lurking around three baby.

We have seen the larger one before.  I guess since Metro is out there they think they can score a meal.  Fortunately, Metro's dish was empty at that time so they were unable to eat.  The raccoons went off on there way.  I hope not to return, but who knows.

I looked online.  Apparently the birth time for raccoons is April through June, which is why some babies appear in July.  They like to hang around water and we live on the edge of a so-called body of water.  One website said there are deterrents like ammonia.  Another said the only true way to alleviate raccoon problems to have them removed. 

I like the idea of having them removed, but not calling someone to do it.  We do not want them to carry rabies and spread it to Metro.  Who since has been outside has been a nice cat, but we do not want that to change.

Hopefully the raccoon family will see that we are pretty boring and not find us hospitable.  They can even take our dust with their feet.

What did you do with your wild night creatures?

Open and shutdown

Today is a day that I am ready for the end.  It has been so quiet at work.  Everyone was gone or found better ways to occupy their time than I did.

At least it is Friday.  I had two days of work, then off one, then work two days.  All in not bad.  Through it did drag in some places.

Did your week go weak?

There are always the same hours in the day

Yet vacation days always seem shorter.

My day off yesterday flew by.  I cannot really tell you what we did.  I do not think we left the house.  Well to get ice cream.  Coupon!  We heard some people shooting off what I hope were firecrackers somewhere.  Fireworks were on television.  It is odd to watch fireworks on tv.  On broadcast showed twenty minutes worth while playing music selections.  I suppose the only good thing about watching celebrations on television is not being out in the elements and well be able to go to your own bathroom.

I guess the days go by quickly because I am less conscious.  At least that is what I think I hear Wendy say before I roll over...

Where does time seem to go where you go?

Heigh ho, heigh ho, it is off work I go

Today is the Fourth of July, so it is a day off.  Not that I am complaining, but it is in the middle of the week.  All day yesterday had the feel of Friday.  Being off one day is going to feel weird.  However, the bright side is work two days, off one, work two days, off one.  I guess that makes it a four day workweek.  I did not even have to work ten hour days.

Not sure what is on the agenda today.  Could do a lot, but how much?

Do you see a vacation as relaxation or an interruption?

Spam it

Apparently my e-mail account thought I needed to send more e-mails.  My first ever e-mail account was a Hotmail account.  I still have it.  It is my main account.  I have had the same password for that account since its creation.  Not anymore.  I know, which is more sad that I have not updated the password or that I use Hotmail?

Saturday, Wendy was on the computer and said she received an e-mail from me with just a link.  It looks like my account had been hacked.  All on my contact list received a spam e-mail containing a link.  Well to be honest, my contact list is so old and out of date I received most of the mail back in mailer daemon form.  When I was able to check my e-mail, I had to get a recovery code because Hotmail locked my account due to excess activity, I had over 200 returned e-mails.

I hate that my account was hacked.  It is annoying.  However, there is a funny side because most of the people were not affected.  It was amusing to see all those returned e-mails.  Well until I had to clean them out.

How out of date is your contact list?  Do you still use your first e-mail account?

Sorry about the large picture.  Just for you to scroll down and see this.

Two twos

Sunday Wendy and I saw doubles.  Joy turned two years old and Ava turned two months.  For pictures you will have to check out Wendy's wonderful blog.  It is amazing how different children look in earlier pictures and I have no recollection of them looking that way.

If you ask Joy how old she is the answer is "Nine."  Two used to be all she would say.

We had a party for Joy on Saturday.  On the menu was pizza, watermelon, and red velvet cake.  Joy received a red wagon, a doll, and much needed summer clothes.  To complete the red theme Joy wanted to spend time outside and came in all red from the heat.

What is your favorite part of a birthday?