Filed under…what?

I don’t really know what to say today. As I write this I’m sitting in our camper listening to the music of Acoustic Alchemy from the cd Radio Contact.

We moved our camper this morning to be next to our counterparts…Ashtyn’s other grandparents. The weekend looks bright for a good time. I need this break as work has really been a drag over the last week. Good music good friends is just what the doctor ordered.

The campground is really starting to fill up with July 4th revelers and it looks to be a standing room only crowd.

Grills are already being fired up and its not even 3:00pm yet.

As the festivities progress I will post them…for now I must be off.

General Store Chronicles…

As I write this I am sitting in the campground general store. They provide complimentary high speed at a kiosk off to the side. It is a wired connection and seems to work just fine. I have known about it since last year but this is the first time I have used it. It is interesting to hang out here as campers of all persuasion are represented. Everyone from the retired full timer to the toddlers of first timers. It is a microcosm of America right here in this store. As a matter of fact a family of what appear to be of middle eastern lineage are shopping in their native tongue. It is a bit unnerving but they seem to just want to have a good time like the rest of us. I say let them enjoy…unless of course they start shouting praises to Allah and then I say let them go be with him. But I digress…

We hope to enjoy ourselves this weekend and I hope all of you have a good July 4th.

Posting from the store…I must be off.

A day missed…a day dawns

Yesterdays post is missing. No it didn’t go missing it was never written. Nothing really came to mind. After work yesterday I was wiped out. And when I got up yesterday afternoon I just wanted to sit outside the camper and enjoy the weather. Now its 5:30am and I have just come in from a break. Outside a new dawn is appearing. Its funny how light glows from over the horizon and then all of a sudden the whole sky is lit up. I see too many sunrises with the work hours I have. But its better than not seeing them at all. Sometimes I feel like a vampire, wanting to scurry back to my coffin at the first site of the sunrise. Its been said that all of our experiences make us what we are. I suppose working nights for a living could influence someone to become a curmudgeon. Or maybe I’ve always been this way.

I look forward to the weekend when I can be more human. Just don’t ask my wife what she thinks.

I must be off.

Not so quiet

Today the peace of the campground was disrupted by new construction occurring on the main side of the horse park. The whole place is getting a facelift along with new venues for the 2010 equestrian games. During the afternoon some blasting took place which was cool given that it could be felt before the sound of the blast got here. The rest of the day was filled with the sound of heavy equipment and back up alarms. All from a distance but noisy nontheless.

Gracie had a vet visit today for her yearly checkup and the vet confirmed what we already knew. Gracie is in great health and growing normally.

Becky’s day has been filled with babysitting and grocery shopping and I managed to get home to mow grass between rain showers. All in all a full day of not quiet. It was too good to last.

Now the day is winding down and I must be off.

Quiet…

Today has been the quietest most relaxing day that Becky and I have enjoyed in a very long time. We didn’t awake until 11:00am and took our time enjoying the outside before cooking breakfast at about 12:30pm. The rest of the day so far has been spent watching campers leave and new ones taking their place.

Our spot is nestled in some rather large trees but we have an open view toward a large common area. This afternoon that area was used for some sort of large reunion. So todays entertainment was provided by the large crowd gathered.

Currently as I sit at the picnic table, the breeze is a bit gusty but welcome. The crowd gathered earlier has disbanded and left. The sun is warm and the birds are busy chatting it up. There have been a few quickly passing grey clouds but most of the day has been delightful.

I snapped a shot of Gracie earlier today and posted it to Flickr. This update is courtesy of the iPhone using mobile wordpress.

Just as I looked up now I saw a Robin defending its territory from nothing apparently visible. Who knows what goes through a Robins mind.

For now this will have to do…I must be off.

Listening to the morning drool…

Everyone I’m sure has at one time or another sat around at work in the morning before clocking in. And either listened to or participated in conversation that I refer to as the morning drool. The chatter mostly comprised of inane drival followed by bad recollections of last nights tv programming. And if time allows, dronings on about things that happened 10 or more years ago. This morning is one of those times.

Later today all this will be a distant memory as we load up to camp out. Really looking forward to it…I must be off.

Another step of conversion…

Earlier today another step toward total Mac conversion occurred when I reformatted our 5th gen iPod to Mac from Windows. It was working fine on the Mac formatted as a Windows iPod but there were a couple of features not available. Namely the ability to automatically look for and find updates. It’s probably all in my head but the unit seems to function a bit smoother too. Like the iPhone it appears to be more at home connected and now formatted to the Mac. Stands to reason I suppose given that all these devices were made for each other.

Hope everyone enjoys the picture of the two dogs…I will post more of them together on Flickr as I find the time.

Another work week is coming to a close…really stoked about that. Every so often I actually earn the money they pay me…this week has been one of those times. Looking forward to getting the camper out tomorrow and relaxing some this weekend.

I will try and get some pictures of interest this coming week and as they become available will post them to Flickr also.

I have toyed with the idea of extending the blog experience to include podcasting. But I haven’t been successful in firming up a subject for it. Now with the Mac, the software necessary to do it is built in. And with the built in hardware, i.e. microphone, a rudimentary podcast could be put together. The last remaining piece to the puzzle is content. In the words of one of my favorite radio host’s ” I have a face for radio and a voice for print”. So maybe I should just shelve the idea and spare the world another dufus droning on about inane subject matter. Oh wait…I’m already doing that.

While I ponder the deeper things…I must be off.

Polly…meet Gracie…

Here’s a shot of Polly (right) and Gracie (left). They actually get along pretty good. Not sure what Gracie had in mind but this was taken right before they began frolicing around. Polly seems to be wondering “what are you up to”?

Just thought I would share a picture of Polly…I’m sure as time passes there will be more. For now…I must be off.

Filed under miscellaneous…

Not much out of the ordinary happening here today…currently we are experiencing a bit of a summer storm. When ever a thick blanket of clouds roll over we tend to lose satellite reception so I am posting and Becky is cooking.

Last night we enjoyed an extended web cam session with our son and got to see Miss Emma for the first time live. She seemed very comfortable in the arms of her Dad and we very much enjoyed the time spent with them.

Jen took her new puppy to the vet yesterday and Polly seems to be the picture of health. I think Polly is a good fit for Jen and Ashtyn. She should provide them both love and challenges as they grow together.

We have yet to get together with Mom and Dad to hear all about their trip to Israel. As soon as we do I’ll post the highlight’s.

In the coming weeks we hope to get up north to visit with Miss Emma and company. And of course we will post the trip here.

I think that about does it for the moment…I must be off.

It seems to work…

It looks as though the test was a success. Now I should be able to generate a blog post offline and publish it at a later time. This will be useful come next week as Becky and I are heading out to our favorite camping venue…The Horse Park.

In the meantime…Bob and Ashlee are experiencing parental bliss, last we heard. Emma visited the doctor yesterday and all systems seem to be go. She has gained 3oz’s and is in perfect health. Go for her and Mom & Dad…!

Jennifer and Ashtyn acquired a puppy Sunday and named her Polly. She is said to be a Lab mix. Mixed with what has yet to be determined. But she seems to be a sweetheart. Her first encounter with Gracie was a tentative one. Then Monday we babysat both Ashtyn & Polly and for the most part Gracie and Polly hit it off.

At this point I am going to put this post and myself to bed…I must be off.