I've snow idea what the problem is.

Ok, so to provide an example of what I meant in my previous post. We took our kids for some sleding action a couple of days ago on a street not far from us. When we got there three people were out in the street a ways from us and one was not happy. Well it turns out that two of the three were from the streets dept. of the city the other was a very upset woman raising Cain about how...wait for it...the snow plows plowed the snow she had shoveled into the street right back into her driveway. To the guys credit they were polite and respectful struggling to explain what she did wrong and how to fix it. Ya, she wasn't to receptive about that. She obviously does not subscribe to the "work smarter, not harder."
Just for the record, it has been years since my street has been plowed within a week of it snowing. Thanks guys, good job.

I just don't snow about some people.

Keep in mind he is significantly bigger than this now.

I have a very active and easily bored Siberian Husky German Shepard mix. If you don't give him enough attention and exercise he tends to get destructive out of boredom. Not very good when he is contained in say...my garage for a period of time like over night or on long rainy days. Anyway I took the energetic not so little knucklehead out for a run/walk around my block and was once again intrigued at the actions of some people as they clean their driveways and side walks in between the snowstorms here in the mid-west.
First let me say I am an Infantry Marine and therefore believe in the adage "work smarter not harder" when it comes to a lot of things. So you can imagine my continued puzzlement when I see, not just one occasion either, people shoveling or blowing the snow into a street that has not been plowed yet. Ya, I have really tried to grasp the concept behind this activity but I am coming up blank. So if any one out there has a good explanation for this one please comment.
Oh, by the way it was a quick mile and half around the bock today. Not a bad run either with just enough workout in the patches of unshoveled sidewalks through out the trip. He must of had a pretty good work out too cause he didn't want to do much when we got back home. All I can say is I'm thankful for anti-pull harnesses or he would pull me onto the ground from a standstill.

Knot again...

Laying in bed. Thinking to myself, I should sleep. I try. Trouble is staying asleep. This is the part where I go all Matrix on ya and ask, "Have you ever had a dream so real...?" The last few months have been one big blur. My days and nights roll and twist together into one big Gordian knot. I actually stood there at one point today while talking with my son and had to decypher what was a dream and what was memory. Bri will tell me this is normal for some people and I'm sure it is. Its just hard some days, like trying to walk through heavy fog.
Anyway, it was a wonderful weekend doing next to nothing with my family. I played some games with my kids, discovered and new recipe that we all love and was even a little productive on school work. I feel like I could have done all my honey-do list and would not feel I have been as productive as I feel now. Still had some bumpy spots but nobody got hurt or is in jail. Not much left to say on this post, until next time, keep it real people.

Don't Blog Angry, Don't Blog Angry

I have no idea what has happened to my good mood today but it sure has taken a turn south. In a real bad way. Topper was when my kitchen sink started to leak again. Note the word 'again'. Now just so you know I am not a bad plumber. I am a horrible plumber. My work time is easily triple the normal time and lengthened also by the number of trips, yes plural, to the hardware store. So when my loving wife informs me that the sink I have fixed already about three times, naturally I had a less than pleasant response. One day I'm going to call a real plumber and get it fixed right.
O.K. now that I have that out of my system.

Eye see you.

What matters most to you? Seems like such a simple question right? What first comes to mind when trying to answer that question is going to say a lot about a person. It gives others an insight on what is really close to a person's heart. The other side of that same coin there is how we chose to view this person for his/her answer. Do we look at him/her with a critical eye or merely accept him/her for who he/she is? This too, will say a lot about a person. It is also the easiest one to overlook in ourselves. I know far to often lately I have had the critical eye. I wonder, is it a sign of age or arrogance?

Vampires, magicians, and werewolves oh my.

As I sit here listening to my wife's latest show she has taken to watching. I can't help but think about how this latest trend has gone...well silly and disturbing in one movement. We as a society have grown ingress fascinated with what was once a terror. Vampires, psychopathic killers, zombies, and cults have become mainstream. "Reality " TV "stars " and self absorbed sports and entertainment personalities have become our heroes. We as a nation have developed the entitlement attitude and lost the concept that our nation's pursuit of happiness is meant to be earned and not given. What is worse about the whole blessed ordeal is we don't seem to take responsibility for our own actions or lack there of. Its frustrating, sad, and I hope I am able to teach my kids how to correct where we went wrong. Because sadly, I think it will be up to them to fix it.