Retirement

It's too bad we can't retire by the time we're 50 or 55.  Wouldn't that be great?  Why do we need to work until we are 62 or 65 or 67?  Let people enjoy the time they have left.  Can't we figure out some way to make social security work?  Maybe it's just me wishing that I could retire when I get that age, because I'm worried there won't be any more money left for this generation.  What about our kids?  Oh boy.

Keyboard

Haven't you ever wondered who came up with the order of the keys on a computer keyboard?  I mean, that's a pretty big responsibility to lay on someone.  "Hey design a keyboard that will be used by billions of people."  That's a lot of pressure.  Imagine the executive who had to make that decision.  Don't screw that one up.  I wonder how much research went into the placement of each key.  Interesting, huh?

Being Sick

It's inevitable.  Once the weather starts getting cold, it's time to get sick.  It starts with a sore throat.  Then leads to a cough and a scratchy voice.  Then the sneezing.  Then the snot-nose.  It's either or running or stuffed up.  You can't take enough medicine.  Thank God for Nyquil.  It seems like it still takes a good 3-4 weeks to get completely over it.  It can't just be a 3 day thing.  Oh no. 

World Series

There's something special about baseball in October (and November).  The crisp night air, the intensity, the drama, the history.  It all adds up to something unique.  It's one of the those special occasions when I make an effort to watch baseball.  It's like the Super Bowl and the Masters.  You just have to watch.  It's a little harder to stay involved in it because it's dragged out over a week and half.  But thats baseball and thats how they do things.

Blogging

Sometimes when you are trying to do a daily blog things don't go according to plan.  Like when you get busy.  Or your computer will not cooperate and let you into the website that you need to get into to blog.  Things never go according to plan.  Hopefully things will calm down enough that I can continue to keep this thing going, daily.  Patience my friends.

Politics

I hate politics.  Everybody has an opinion and nobody is right.  You can argue about politics all day long and you can't ever get people to agree on anything.  People have there own opinions, keep them to yourself.  Its all a bunch of crap anyway.  Just twisting words to make people believe you know what you are talking about or what is right.  Blah, blah, blah.

Fall

One of the few things I actually like about this time of year is the way the leaves change color.  There are a few days where the leaves seem to change like magic.  Golden yellows, deep purples, light crisp browns.  They are here one day and gone the next.  In a few weeks, all the leaves are gone and things are dreary and dead looking for the rest of the winter. 

Shaggy

I've always wondered if Shaggy gets jealous of Fred. Think about it for a minute. Fred always gets to go roaming around with Velma and Daphne and poor old Shaggy has to run around with Scooby all the time. That just doesn't seem fair. Come on Shaggy, man up.

Change

I don't know when kids stopped learning how to do math.  It is amazing to me how many people can't give the correct change.  I laugh every time I go through a drivethru.  I can't wait to see what kind of change I'll get back.  And usually I try to give exact change or give extra so the change comes out in better increments.  What is the world coming to?

A Bump in the Night

Have you ever heard a strange noise in the middle of the night?  Something that's loud enough to wake you up.  The problem is you don't know what it was or where it came from.  Were you just dreaming?  No, you heard something.  You are too scared to get up and check it out, so you just lay there listening for every little thing.  What a creepy feeling.

Rainy Days

There's something about the time of year when the weather changes and the leaves begin to fall.  The days of fall showers are something special.  The cool rain signals a change that winter is coming.  Who knows how long it will be now that snow will be coming.  I like to be outdoors, but a nice rain all day is nice every once in a while.  The day is overcast and you can stay indoors all day and just take a breather.  The rain is nice every once in a while.

Cold Weather

I hate cold weather.  What's there to like?  You have to bundle up and wear more clothes.  Your skin gets dry all the time.  You can't go outside and do anything.  I wonder why I don't live in Arizona or something.  That's where I should go.  I better get used to it here.  We're looking at another 5-6 months of cold.  What a bummer.

Time

I always find it amazing how fast time goes by.  One thing you know you are in school and you can't wait get out.  Then you're done, married, and have kids.  Next thing you know, I'll be retired.  Well maybe not.  It's just hard to imagine how things go so quickly.  Tomorrow my kids will be married and out of the house and there will be grandkids running around.  What happens to the time?

Cold Water

I love the feeling of drinking a cold glass of ice water first thing in the morning.  You take a sip, wait a minute, and you can feel the cold going down your throat and into your belly.  I love it.  Does that make me weird?  I know I'm not the only one who knows what I'm talking about.  I hate coffee, but I assume people have the same feeling though. 

Strange Driving Phenomenon

Isn't it creepy when you've been on the road driving for a while and realize you don't know how you got there?  It's like our bodies turn into auto pilots.  We are on cruise control and don't realize what we're doing.  We are creatures of habit and things get ingrained on our brains.  It's no wonder that we have so many accidents.