Thursday, September 18, 2008
Fall Is Rapidly Approaching........
Then before you know it, it'll be winter.
Been a while since I've posted anything. A LONG while. It's been a busy sommer. Dealing with lots of family issues, and job issues.
After five years, the economy finally caught up with me and I got my walking papers at my last job. Can't complain. It lasted three years longer than I thought it would, and it was a good gig. Found work again pretty quickly, quicker than usual given the miserable economic conditions shrub's put us under. But the pay is good. The only drawback is that it's second shift. And I have to drive 60 miles to get to the job. (OK, TWO things.) Could be worse. Unlike this guy, I still make great chili.
Fall is rapidly approaching up here on the tundra. You can see some of the sumac type trees and bushes starting to get that distinctive red color on the side of the road, and the night time temps have been getting down to the upper thirties lower forties depending on the cloud cover. Last Sunday, I was at my sis-in-law's farm, and was doing the grilling. There was a cold front moving through, finally advancing through after being stalled out by the mega-storm formally known as Ike. I could actually see my breath.
Monday, I drove my son to his college dorm, which is located in Wisconsin, on my way to my new job. It was a wonderful day, bright and sunny. The drive is really nice. It's along two lane roads and very scenic. There are wonderful farms along the way. A couple of roadside vegetable stands too. And in a throwback to the olden days, there was nobody tending them. The veggies were arranged on the table, with the prices displayed. You picked what you wanted, and left the money in a metal box, and took change if you needed it. That kind of honesty is hard to find anymore. This road is not heavily traveled, and is used primarily by the locals, so I figure people are behaving themselves, or the seller simply wouldn't do that any more. It was a refreshing experience.
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ..."
Isaac Asimov
Been a while since I've posted anything. A LONG while. It's been a busy sommer. Dealing with lots of family issues, and job issues.
After five years, the economy finally caught up with me and I got my walking papers at my last job. Can't complain. It lasted three years longer than I thought it would, and it was a good gig. Found work again pretty quickly, quicker than usual given the miserable economic conditions shrub's put us under. But the pay is good. The only drawback is that it's second shift. And I have to drive 60 miles to get to the job. (OK, TWO things.) Could be worse. Unlike this guy, I still make great chili.
Fall is rapidly approaching up here on the tundra. You can see some of the sumac type trees and bushes starting to get that distinctive red color on the side of the road, and the night time temps have been getting down to the upper thirties lower forties depending on the cloud cover. Last Sunday, I was at my sis-in-law's farm, and was doing the grilling. There was a cold front moving through, finally advancing through after being stalled out by the mega-storm formally known as Ike. I could actually see my breath.
Monday, I drove my son to his college dorm, which is located in Wisconsin, on my way to my new job. It was a wonderful day, bright and sunny. The drive is really nice. It's along two lane roads and very scenic. There are wonderful farms along the way. A couple of roadside vegetable stands too. And in a throwback to the olden days, there was nobody tending them. The veggies were arranged on the table, with the prices displayed. You picked what you wanted, and left the money in a metal box, and took change if you needed it. That kind of honesty is hard to find anymore. This road is not heavily traveled, and is used primarily by the locals, so I figure people are behaving themselves, or the seller simply wouldn't do that any more. It was a refreshing experience.
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ..."
Isaac Asimov
