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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
HAVE YOU HAD A BOWL OF MALT-O-MEAL RECENTLY?
Do yourself a flavor and buy a box today. It is so good with a little pad of butter, some brown sugar and a splash of milk.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Ice is melting
The streams are fat
Tumbling down
Kersplunk-kersplat
For the past couple of days the sun for which Southern California is famous has been melting the snow and ice and raising the mercury nearly to 70 degrees here on our mountain. Sarah returned from Hemet a couple of days ago and reported that it was uncomfortably hot down there. I have resumed riding my bike to the post office, and I even saw a man in flip-flops yesterday.
The streams are fat
Tumbling down
Kersplunk-kersplat
For the past couple of days the sun for which Southern California is famous has been melting the snow and ice and raising the mercury nearly to 70 degrees here on our mountain. Sarah returned from Hemet a couple of days ago and reported that it was uncomfortably hot down there. I have resumed riding my bike to the post office, and I even saw a man in flip-flops yesterday.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
I LOST MY CELL PHONE
If you have been trying to get a hold of me I apologize. My cell phone is on holiday, and it didn't bother to tell me where it went. If you need to talk with me call Sarah's phone or you can ususally get me on the camp's phone.
McCain vs. Huckabee
Frankly, I like/dislike them both about the same and I will vote for whichever of them gets the nomination without reservation. Thompson was my man- I have been unenthused since he dropped out, and then I was further demoralized by Romney's poor showing on Super Tuesday. Both of the remaining candidates are deeply flawed in my opinion, and I wish there was a candidate who was more pure in his/her political ideology. Having said that I think Huckabee is a lost cause, and I am pinning my hopes on McCain.
My biggest criticism of McCain is that he is a compromiser. He has this pattern of trying to appease the left, and snubbing those on the right in the process. I think he feels this demonstrates strength of character and a willingness to take tough positions despite opposition from his own party, but I feel that in a polarized political climate he is at best a weak link and at worst a traitor to the conservative cause. I resonate with Huckabee on social issues and I think that he understands that most conservatives are ready to circle the wagons and pass the ammunition on issues such as abortion and Iraq. I like that Huckabee is willing to die on some hills, and I just wish he was more of a complete conservative. McCain has demonstrated (to my consternation at times) that he will stick to his guns when the people find his positions unpopular, and that is one of the things I value most in our current president. I like that about McCain.
I am one of those voters who faithfully trudge to the voting booth and does my duty whether I am passionate about the candidate or not and I will be voting, without passion, for whoever wins the nomination. I think either candidate would have a good chance of beating whatever horse the democrats throw into the race, but neither excite any passion in me.
I am for McCain or Huckabee. (no exclamation mark)
My biggest criticism of McCain is that he is a compromiser. He has this pattern of trying to appease the left, and snubbing those on the right in the process. I think he feels this demonstrates strength of character and a willingness to take tough positions despite opposition from his own party, but I feel that in a polarized political climate he is at best a weak link and at worst a traitor to the conservative cause. I resonate with Huckabee on social issues and I think that he understands that most conservatives are ready to circle the wagons and pass the ammunition on issues such as abortion and Iraq. I like that Huckabee is willing to die on some hills, and I just wish he was more of a complete conservative. McCain has demonstrated (to my consternation at times) that he will stick to his guns when the people find his positions unpopular, and that is one of the things I value most in our current president. I like that about McCain.
I am one of those voters who faithfully trudge to the voting booth and does my duty whether I am passionate about the candidate or not and I will be voting, without passion, for whoever wins the nomination. I think either candidate would have a good chance of beating whatever horse the democrats throw into the race, but neither excite any passion in me.
I am for McCain or Huckabee. (no exclamation mark)
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Friday, February 08, 2008
Was anybody else outraged by Gerald Thornton's defense of his truly indefensible brother this morning?
People are dead, public servants all, and this guy is talking about tickets his brother had received as though that justifies his "war" against the city of Kirkwood. I was outraged!
A separate interview with Charles Thronton's Mother makes me think that the Thornton family culture shares some of the blame for this horrific act. Their steadfast refusal to acknowledge any wrongdoing on his part and their abject lack of sympathy for the fallen or their grieving families was revolting. It leads me to believe that in the days leading up this tragedy they did a lot of head-nodding when Charles Thornton was spouting crazy things about his war with Kirkwood.
A separate interview with Charles Thronton's Mother makes me think that the Thornton family culture shares some of the blame for this horrific act. Their steadfast refusal to acknowledge any wrongdoing on his part and their abject lack of sympathy for the fallen or their grieving families was revolting. It leads me to believe that in the days leading up this tragedy they did a lot of head-nodding when Charles Thornton was spouting crazy things about his war with Kirkwood.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Monday, February 04, 2008
IT'S NICE HAVING FRESH CITRUS IN THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS
Thanks to Umpa and Grandma Fusano for the oranges. They are really good. They have those thick rinds that just fall off, and they are very sweet and juicy. Sarah and I were sharing one today and she said "My Umpa grows the best oranges."
WE'RE BACK FROM HUME LAKE
...and we had an amazing time.
It was beautiful up there...the kind of snow that fills the woods with a deep silence and sticks to every bough, twig, and pine needle. We loved hanging out with the Whites, and we did lots of fun things like going tubing, riding the mechanical bull, seeing the giant sequoias, playing games, hanging out, eating out, etc...
It was perfect, and the kids stayed healthy.
...oh yeah, and I fell in love with coffee. Where have you been all my life?
It was beautiful up there...the kind of snow that fills the woods with a deep silence and sticks to every bough, twig, and pine needle. We loved hanging out with the Whites, and we did lots of fun things like going tubing, riding the mechanical bull, seeing the giant sequoias, playing games, hanging out, eating out, etc...
It was perfect, and the kids stayed healthy.
...oh yeah, and I fell in love with coffee. Where have you been all my life?
Hume lake had an amazing tube run with a rope pull. The ride up was almost as much fun as the ride down. Sarah rode down with Bowden and I took Lucy. On our first run Lucy and I fell out, but all Lucy said was "Dat was funny!"
On Saturday we drove up to Grant's grove to see the Giant Sequoias. I'm afraid the pictures I took can't do them justice. They were immense... bigger than I had imagined. There was a sequoia that had fallen down and which the lumberjacks had lived in during bygone days. The kids enjoyed playing in it. The ceiling was blackened from all of the campfires that Lumberjacks and probably indians before them had lit. The most frustrating thing about my pictures is that you really can't get a feel for the scale of these trees from the photos. I stood in awe of God the creator.
These our our friends the Whites. It was very nice of them to invite us along on their trip to Hume. Emily is a nurse so she was working this past weekend as the camp's nurse. It was fun for us to tag along.
I finally gave in and bought a pair of chains. None of my pictures show how much snow there was up there, but it came up to the bottom of our window sill and in places I think it may have been as much as 4 feet deep. On our last night there it snowed another 14 inches. Driving out of the mountains was one of the prettiest drives I have ever been on. Chains were an absolute necessity though.
Lucy and Bowden pretending to be bear cubs in the dining hall.
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