Spring?

Natalia and me as always like to stay at home and not go anywhere. We went out on a short hike looking for wild flowers but nothing out there yet. Still too early for nature to show its colorful self. I also got my first BBQ of the year on Saturday and hopefully get in the mode and perfect my techniques. I made ribs and always find them hard to do and definitely need tips and more practice.

This week we got a small thunderstorm with hail. As soon as it starts to rain hard I get tasked to go outside. What a way to appreciate the veteran. Why not send one of the many new young guys (can't be a female). The guys whom have done anything in life. Let them get a little wet and grow some.

Sunday I was able to go on another ride with TDW and this time RC and Mrs. Goodperson were present. Some of the regulars were missing like Linda and Charlie. Doesn't matter the destination or route, it is always great to just get out and joke and catch up. Sunday took us on the roads to Mt. Roubidoux and I must say I am impressed on the amount of people whom are in this road. There has been a huge fitness boom in Riverside and it is clearly seen on this road. I look forward to another ride next week if possible.

Finished reading Babbitt and was hoping for a different story (something like Walden) but the concept of simplifying life and not complicate it for no reason other than more money and to be liked (To keep up with others to impress). Now I have decided to go back to old science fiction, as I like to read the older stories and their predictions. I am now reading The Menace From Earth by Robert Heinlein.

Another deposition this week and this one only 40 minutes long. Now after the big deal to question my parents, they are no longer needed for questioning. Also another feeble attempt at claiming the abuse allegations were not made on purpose. Either way they were made. Money was spent in defending them and I lost weeks out of contact with Natalia and was treated in a bad way by my command and higher echelon became involved due to the nature of my work there while deployed due to these allegations. Also now another proposal is offered. These will never end. Do note this is as I can recall the third abuse claim my ex has made with investigations made and no findings. A great effort was made to make me look like a loser and not a successful person. Why? because I do not make lots of money. Hmmmm. So if only the parent with the money can have custody of the child, why the need for support? Why so many mothers with children whom "can't" support them? Hmmmm.

I know I am late but I just heard of the new Marvel Secret Wars event. I'm in trouble now. Broke and I want to read all of the story line.

42! The Answer To Everything.

My birthday is here again and this year Natalia is here next to me. I am 42! The number that answer all the questions in the universe, I only hope this year is one of peace, resolutions and karma!

Another drill weekend and as always just glad it is over. Sad I use to look forward to them and be motivated feeling like a real job is made. Sadly now just want them over and move on. Its become a game of managing bodies and telling people what to do, how to do it and where to stand. No more "get it done" attitude or initiative taken from personnel to get the job done.

I will describe kite flying as fishing in the sky. Windy conditions finally introduced Natalia to kite flying. It started out well until Natalia let go in a strong wind. Lucky I was able to recover it. However afterwards it never flew right again. I will say the wind was pulling  good at times. Later we took a much smaller kite by the park and that was fun. Like fishing in the sky.

"No regret, no desire to escape the toil of keeping up with the arduous merriment of the Bunch, was so great as his feeling of social inferiority when he failed to keep up."

- Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt

Reading has been very slow for me and hoping to finish Babbitt this week. Maybe get into another sci-fi story next. A short work week for me coming up and looking forward to that before going back to my normal work week.

Temperatures remain spring like with maybe a sign if rain this week. Some of my daffodils are starting to show themselves while the rest are still waiting. This week I again will be at yet another deposition and it is amazing so much hassle has been made over a lie and changing of drop off time. Seems I have been questioned more than Lance Armstrong or any other criminal.

Rant: Amazing to me after all these months there is still instability and chaos in Fergusson, MO. I will just say maybe the financial records of some of the players should be discovered and see how much money they are making and from whom. Some organization must be paying the Brown family to keep this play. Now two other police officers shot. Was the gun used to do the shooting legally owned? Hmmmm.

The Looooong Wait

"I want to be a bull rider and the sheriff of the wild west". This, Natalia tells me early this morning. Snow rapidly melting as day time temps rise with sunnier conditions. As always Natalia wanted to not go anywhere and stay at home. So from school Natalia just wanted to go home. As you can see games as usual and super heroes were the choice. Slowly playing Heroscape with the advanced rules and as you can see we need more terrain. Natalia doing better with her flu but as always wanting to stay at home.

I got through this work week feeling sick and with little sleep. Long workdays and finishing the days tired and achy and looking forward to lay on the couch watching the Twilight Zone. Made it to another few days off with Natalia and relaxing at home and having a great time.

"Don't try to comprehend with your mind. Your minds are very limited. Use your intuition."

- Madeleine L'Engle

Got to hit the trail again with my people and as always a very nice ride. Nice temperatures and trail conditions. Another drill weekend coming, my birthday and maybe a 10k run this weekend.

Also this week I had to go to the DMV for a renewal and I will say it was a looooooong wait. First time I was waiting over two hours and had to go to work. The next day early I hit it and over three hours later I was done. A quick 2 minute process and a huge wait. Funny seeing while waiting was an apartment complex going up and being advertised as "Upscale Apartments". Yes! With a great view of the DMV and all its views.

Rant: It really bothers me to see people buy tons of items and I can see cash in their pockets. Much more cash than I will ever see and yet not want to pay for their soda with it. Instead use the EBT (welfare) card to pay for it. Why should they buy their food when tax payers like myself will pay for it. A broke part time vet that I am with no benefits. Social Security systems we are told is running out of money, but never do we hear of welfare running out of money.

Don't forget to catch the No Agenda Show. It is not for everyone as so many out there are already programmed and enslaved by the mainstream media. Please snap out of it and see what is really happening. 

The Living Desert

Natalia had another field trip this week and this one took us to the Living Desert Zoo. It was a very nice place to visit with very nice presentations and gardens. On the way back home I saw the huge dinosaurs by Morongo and stopped so Natalia can see it since these giants were part of PeeWee's Big Adventure movie. A movie she has been watching much lately and she was very surprised at this.

"I love the forest. It is bad to live in cities: there, there are too many of the lustful"

- Friedrich Nietzsche

This week Natalia was again sick and I got sick as well. All our time after the Zoo was spent at home being comfortable.

Well, it was 50 books to check out for the prize and that didn't happen for us. We hit 40 books instead. I on the other hand am still reading Babbit. So far this year I am reading at a much slower pace. Apart from reading this week, House Of Cards was put up. I got through the whole season in two nights and another cliff hanger.

We got a little snow this past week after expecting at least a foot of snow from all the forecasters. Just goes to show everyone forecasting is a guessing game. One thing that happened to me this week was the day I was expecting to have to dig the berm to get in my driveway, I found a surprise. As I pulled up I noticed someone shoveled the driveway for me by hand. What a great surprise and Thanks! Pay it forward some said. True, I have in the past cleaned up neighbors driveways, so maybe this was my payback.

Marvel Legendary has hit my game table again and trying many more combinations. Hoping to have some money saved up and get a few more expansions for even more combinations. This coming week I look forward to using the Fantastic Four in their fight with the Mole Man and Galactus. I am sure Natalia will join me in the quest. This is a great solo game that keeps me going back to.