Tim for President

For those of you that don't know, a very good friend of mine (Tim Strickland) is running for president. He can use all the support you can give him. Please visit his web page to get more insight into his political ideas.

Trip to Austin

Rosa and I took off to Austin today to see her Dad. It was nice trip, 4 hours down - 4 hours back, and we had lunch with Hillery. The trip was pretty uneventful but the scenery was amazing. With all the rain we've had recently and the warm weather the Bluebonnets where in full bloom. As we got closer to the Hill Country they became thicker and thicker until it transformed into blueish-purple carpet lining the edges of the road for as far as you could see. This was the Texas I fell in love with when I moved here 22 years ago. It sure was a sight to see. The visit with Hillery was nice. We took him out to lunch at Smokey-Bones restaurant and did a few things around the house for him. Rosario is in Spain right now visiting her family so he's by himself for a few weeks, he sure enjoyed the company. We only where able to stay for a few hours but it was nice. When Rosa and I are on trips like this we get a lot of time to talk. We talk about a lot of things, mostly what's been happening lately but sometimes we get off on tangents about how our lives are, based on decisions we've made in that past. With the recent events surrounding Andrew, he became a large topic of the conversation. I was telling her how blogs have given me an insight into our children (Andrew and Isabella) that I would not have had before the internet. I've never been a person to keep a diary which is what a lot of blogs are. These "public" diaries offer a unique insight about someone you know as well as complete strangers. It's a very interesting concept. Anyway back to our discussions; Rosa and I are both ones who feel fate plays a big part in our lives. What kind of person would I be had I not divorced Pam? What if I wouldn't have joined the Air Force? All of these are interesting things that spark reasons why we're happy together now. Everything I've done in the past has gotten me to the point I'm at now. Am I happy? Unequivocally YES! But had I chose a different path I may have been happy with those outcomes as well. One never knows. I think the most important thing is to be happy now and be happy with how you got there. Overall the trip today was wonderful. We did nothing but we did what made us happy.

Weather

Well the weather's pretty crappy today. Rain, hail, tornado warning, all kinds of cool stuff. Fitting for my last day of leave.

Originally posted @ MySpace as "I went fishng today and caught a cat..."

I got up early this morning with the intention of going fishing. I have a lake close to my house but it's been pretty lean on fish lately so I decided to try Ft. Phantom lake north of Abilene. I got to the lake just as the sun was coming up but the wind had also picked up. I found a good spot anyway, north of the dam around one of the boat docks and started trying to cast into the wind. About five minutes after I got there I heard a "meowing" behind me, as I turned around I saw an orange kitten making it's way down the rocks towards me. She looked about three to four months old and seemed very friendly. She came right up to my feet and sat and watched the waves hit the shore as I fished above her. Needless to say the lack of a fish bite and the abundunce of cuteness at my feet changed my plan for the day. I had petted her a few times she took right to me, when I turned to return to the truck she followed me I'm sure hoping for a bite to eat or something. I searched the cab but no food for a kitty, but while I was doing this she found a comfortable spot on the passenger side and fell asleep. It seemed pretty obvious to me the she found my presence comforting and was lying there contemplating adopting this stry she had found (me). So I did what any big kid would have done, I took her home with me. On the way I stopped and got her some food and shampoo (she did need a bath) and when I got home introduced her to Athena. By this time I had decided to name her Tiger (for her orange color and subtle stripes). Athena was her normal happy self and VERY happy to see the new thing I brought home, Tiger on the other hand... was a little less enthused. After a few times pulling her out of the trees in the back yard she finally resigned herself to the fact that Athena was here to stay and she was going to have to get used to her. Athena, quickly figuring out Tiger needed space (about a paws length as demonstrated by a few sharp claw swipes across her nose). Both animals got baths, Tiger ate heartly and then it was nap time. At this time I figured it was about time I told Rosa about our potential new family member. Rosa has never been a pet person. She's has accepted Athena to a point where you couldn't tell but to push this to a second pet was a little more she could endure. She never told me no but I would have really made her uncomfortable had I pushed to keep Tiger. This was an unacceptable situation for me so I was going to have to find another solution for Tiger. We found out that the local Humane Society is a "no-kill" organization. They agreed to take Tiger and if she had a good temperment and not deseased they would keep her until a new owner could be found. Rosa and I discussed this and agreed that if Tiger was bad tempered or ill we wouldn't want her either. And I wouldn't allow her to be killed just because nobody wanted her. So this situation was acceptable for all of us. So I took her down to them and said my goodbye's. I've never been one to pick up "strays" but I do believe in fate. A lot of things happened this week to put me at that lake at that time so Tiger and I could meet, so I think whatever made all this happen has a plan for Tiger. I'm sure God will provide a good home for her.

Originally posted @ MySpace as "Kraftwerk- Autobahn / Partition 36"

For those of you that have known me for a while you know I've always liked electronic music. Here's a video featuring one of my favorite groups.

If you like this type of music check out Partition 36 (DJ Haruko) at http://www.partition36.com/ .


Kraftwerk- Autobahn

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