View From the Bushes

Friday was the company party; they hold it in the overflow parking lot. The kids had a lot of fun, particularly at the beginning of the night when the rides weren't very crowded because everyone was eating. After we ate, the lines got pretty long and my enthusiasm began to wane. Still, it worked out rather well. I think the critical element was leaving the youngest with her grandmother, which left us with just the three oldest, who are a lot easier to manage. On Saturday we went to a small church party where a local butcher cooked up some meat that brought tears to my eyes, it was so good. This time we didn't have any of the kids, so it was even better.

Saturday morning I went on a 23 mile bike ride. The guy I was with only logged 22 miles, but I think the exhausted weaving I did as I went up all the hills added a mile to my route. I was pretty tired going into the ride so I spent most of the rest of the day up until the party that evening taking a nap. There are many things in this life that I don't get to do often enough: naps would certainly have to be high on the list. Before we entirely leave the subject of biking, someone put together this fake 2006 Specialized line of bikes. Despite being a fake, I linked to it anyway because the bikes look so amazing.

I came across an article in the WSJ lamenting the lack of progress we have made in the exploration of space. What particularly struck a cord with me was their assertion that the only thing the last shuttle mission accomplished was returning home safely, something I noticed myself. It really is too bad that we have to spend so many of our resources in this world trying to combat the inherent evil of our species.

Disillusioned
Ross