Ok, so I've been getting a lot of shit for my end-of-the-world blog posts lately. In order to fend off further inquiries about my mental state, here's a brief glimpse at my current positive reality:
- It's Saturday morning on a three-day weekend.
- Vandy and Northwestern are going for 6-0 today. Bring it.
- I received a tax refund yesterday. From 2004. Nice delay, Massachusetts.
- The internal combustion engine is finally headed towards extinction. I hate that thing. Really. It pollutes, it hasn't evolved, and its dependence on gasoline (which, by the way, has actually increased since its invention almost 100 years ago) dictates and dominates American governmental policy at almost every level. (Oh, sorry. There I go again. Ranting.)
- I finally got my Masters degree.
- It's no longer humid in Nashville. It's still hot. Still late-August by normal standards. But dry.
- I saved at least two of the mums in our dilapidated garden. Who knew they needed water?
So, things are looking up. Seriously. As long as I don't turn on the television or read a newspaper, I won't have to face the fact that people are
shouting for Obama's head, or that the
stock market is down 40% from its record high just one year ago last Thursday. No, instead its just a quiet Saturday morning here in Nashville, and all I have to worry about is how much cinnamon to put on my french toast. Oh! Cinnamon french toast! I'm adding that to the list.
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Allow me to play along from my neck of the woods:
•Playing in the yard with Bailey like there's nothing wrong in the world.
•Finishing the 4th draft of my screenplay, a draft that I have been working on since January.
•An autumnal view of October Mt. this morning that made me say, "Oh, THAT's why they call it October Mt."
•Chloe kissing me (she actually puts my whole face in her mouth, but it's the best she can do...)
•Seeing my wife stay in bed reading until AFTER 9am for the first time in... ever.
I just watched an episode of NOVA that discusses the future of cars. They said that the internal combustion engine, in the last thirty years or so, has actually increased in efficiency by 30%!
What have we done with that increased efficiency?
• Enjoyed extra horse power
• Enjoyed larger cars (an average of 1,000 pounds heavier)
• Gone from an average of 22MPG to 20MPG.
From the west coast...apparently we're not just 3 hours behind...
- hearing that Duds got his Masters degree - CONGRATULATIONS
-Sitting on my couch with Frodo while he decides to force Bailey to love him. The marvelous world of cats and dogs.
-napping on a Tuesday because that's what days off are for
-watching the sunset and using that as the signal to call the East coast to talk to my Dad
-listening to the waves while I think of October Mt. and Nashville
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