Fuel for the mind

Well thanks to the poll on JD's website and thanks to the gas guzzling creature I drive we are on the straight and narrow pass to bankruptcy. We saw gas yesterday in the Northwoods of $2.92 a gallon. The funny part is that on our drive to the "real world" (more later) we saw a small corn farm in which some dude had built his own gas station and the price for corn fed gasoline was $1.82. UD if you are reading this help a brother out!!! Have your boss chip back a couple of those millions he received in a bonus last year. Like they say up here "Cripes"!! So, yesterday I took the family on a ride back into the real world. Not MTV, but an actual town with actual malls, movie theaters, restaurants, Chuck E Cheese, etc. We took a drive down to the Fox Valley (Appleton, Oshkosh) yesterday and Heidi was in hog heaven. We went to the outlet mall, regular mall and Chuck E. Cheese's joint and all got what we wanted. Hustle and bustle of actual people that have a clue as to style, or what's going on in today culture, weird. Exciting for Heidi, although it made her really miss Des Moines and her friends.

Well we have a busy summer coming up from Heidi going back to IA to run in a race with her friends to numerous other places. G-ma and G-pa are coming up towards the end of June so that will be nice to see them again. I am going to try to fish in some local tournaments this summer and hopefully with any luck do alright in them. As far as the last post I did not get the flu, BUT I hooked up with Mark last weekend and Gracie had strepp throat. So as my body was fighting off the flu in our house, it let down its guard for just a bit to allow Gracies germs in. Or at least that is what I am telling myself.

Later

Holy sappiness

Wow. Not sure if I can come close to the depth of the rest of the family, but what about the questions we think we have already answered. Doesn't everything in life come from some sort of faith? We all think we know the answers to basic questions but do we?. You want to get deep about personal thoughts always talk to your kids. Their simple minds are what we all strive for as adults daily. Like them we should question everything we are confronted with until we are comfortable with the answer. If you think Hendrix is deep try song writer Maynard Keenan..."comfort is a mystery crawling out of my own skin." I am in the mood for another tattoo!!!

Enough deep shit for one day. Everybody is sick in this house. Heidi and Brooke are both sick with temps in the 100's. They went to the doctor and of course we pay about 600 per month to turn around and pay another 25 bucks to then have the doctor explain to them they have the flu. Very scientific prognosis. Even better they prescribed some potent cough medicine with a side effect of being nauseous. She ended up puking all night long. Wouldn't you rather just have a cough than puke? The doctor also said that its only a matter of time before I get it, but I am holding strong. I think its all mental and I refuse to get the flu. We will see. I am sure tonight Earl's karma will settle in for a long weekend. Those who are not watching My Name is Earl need to be evaluated by the same doctor.

Side Poll: What is the deepest name for an album?

5 and Counting

Wild weekend. Mom, Dad, and Josh all in town for Brooke's 5th b-day. Actually they were able to write it off to Uncle Dave Graebel. I guess there was some business that was accomplished. It was a good time; drunken nights, political talks, and birthday cake, perfect. Brooke would have had a great b-day with Mimi in town, but the 101-103 temperature but a damper on some of the fun. Although I am sure Mimi enjoyed it anyway. Vacation days were a good relief while they were in town. I needed a couple of days off. Took Josh and Dad fishing on Saturday a.m. and ended up with about 10 total fish with 4 keepers, all Walleye. They tasted splendid on the grill last night. There was a slight malfunction with our computer on Friday afternoon and I thought Josh was going to cry. He was trying to get Pearl Jam tickets on line for the Denver shows and for some reason couldnt get logged on with our computer. Could have been drastic, but all was avoided by using a cell phone. Brooke would like to tell everybody thanks for the b-day gifts and cards. She loved everything from her own credit cards, to her own personal butterfly wings. Women. Back to work for me and back to reality for Brooke and Heidi this week. Two things to think about before the next blog.....1. Will Heidi ever become an official blogger? and 2. Are we truly paying for anything out of our own pockets for illegal immigrants? Full report soon.