Summer of 2011

I don't remember a summer when the bugs were so bad. Just a few feet outside the door, you are swarmed with gnats and mosquitoes. And they swarm your face and neck - and like to buzz into your ears.

I douse myself with bug spray, vanilla, and/or Absorbine Jr, but nothing helps a lot. Its unpleasant to stay outside for very long, which is a shame. After the rough winter, I'd like to spend more time outside.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. After all...this is Iowa and the weather is always doing something weird it seems.

Monday morning...8:11a.m. Foggy and humid. Awakened at a few minutes after 5:00a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep. Have taken the dog out twice and he has completed all his duties. Read the mail in both email accounts. Read the news sites. Played a few games. Now what?

Every day is the same. By 9:00am I have nothing left to do. Oh, sure I can always find some chores to do, but nothing to occupy my mind. The boredom and loneliness is relentless.

World's smallest man

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43364533/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/

Hard to imagine.

Beautiful weather

At long last, I believe winter is over. And now, we are having April showers - in May. ha Weather man says we get one nice day without rain this week, and today is the day! Predicting 81 degrees. A week ago, it was 40.

I need to get outside and plant some seeds and 'fix' the plants I put in on Sunday that got beat up in yesterdays storm. Smashed my geraniums.

Otherwise, will be a quiet day.

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!

I've had a great weekend. Mike and Dakota came Friday night. Saturday, we went shopping and then he took me to dinner. Sunday, out to breakfast. Kevin called for a long chat, and Connor got on and wished me a Happy Mother's Day and said he loved me. Cute, cute, cute!

Spirits greatly lifted.

Illegal aliens

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Senator-wants-boycott-of-2011-All-Star-game-051010#tb

This is wrong on so many levels. First, keep politics out of baseball. Don't you have anything else to do in Washington DC? You're planning to boycott an event that won't take place for over a year from now. A lot could change in that time.

And those players you think need protection from this law? Guess what - they have to go through the process of getting into this country LEGALLY. They have to get visas to work here. And guess what again? They have to pay U.S. Federal Income Taxes on the money they earn in the U.S. (including endorsements). These players play by the rules of our country. Why shouldn't others?

Second, its very simple. If you come into the U.S. illegally, you have NO RIGHTS! You are breaking the law just by being here, and you KNOW it. If you go through the system to enter the country legally, you should not have a problem with proving it if you are stopped by police for doing something else that is wrong. Something that ANY person would be stopped for. That's the law...police have to have a reason for stopping you other than just "looking foreign".

Its like breaking a law while driving. A cop sees you run a red light so you are pulled over. And what is the first thing the cop asks you to do? Show him your drivers license - to prove you have a legal right to be driving. See? No one objects to this, and it shouldn't be a big deal to carry proof that you have a right to be here.

Random thoughts....

Today is May 6th....and my furnace just kicked on. Not good.

Excited about my friend's new home.

Found some nice blogs relating to disability. Good reading.

Lots of back pain today...see doctor this afternoon.

Be positive - be happy.