The Apocalypse
Goodness, a strong storm blew through here yesterday afternoon. I had kept an eye on the radar images, and saw it move across Minnesota. When it got here, the skies turned very dark, and winds howled up to 60 mph, rain fell so hard I could hardly see across Stinson Blvd.
As Tolkien wrote, "Behind it hung a vast shadow, ominous as a thunder-cloud, the veils of Barad-dur that was reared up far away upon a long spur of the Ashen Mountains thrust down from the North."
Poor John. He was at Sue's house, and thunderstorms bother him, and he cried for awhile there. When I got home from work, Hanna told me about it, and she said "I protected him!" heh.
Sunny again today. Rhonda will probably take the kids to Bunker Beach.
And, this, the beginning of summer, is always one of the most depressing days of the year. Why? Because the days start to get shorter again! It never seems fair. Summer has hardly begun, and the days already fade into icy wintery blackness. It does no good that the days start to get longer in December, because temps are still in the deep freeze for the next 4 months. (Heck, maybe 6 months around here.)
When I was in Minot last, I brought back a bucket filled with marbles I played with as kid. Last night I got them out and let the kids play with them. They loved it. They liked the feel of rolling them around, stepping on them, etc... They wanted to play with them again this morning. I'll probably get them out tonight again.
I had a dental appt this morning, all was well. Just a routine teeth scouring and I was out.
By the way, here is a great summary of the different nationalities represented in Iraq. Although, in truth, outside of the UK, these other countries don't have all that many troops there. Certainly not enough to make a huge difference. Still, it is nice to see the commitment, even if some of them are tokens.
And Blackfive has nailed the perfect exit strategy from Iraq and Afghanistan.
As Tolkien wrote, "Behind it hung a vast shadow, ominous as a thunder-cloud, the veils of Barad-dur that was reared up far away upon a long spur of the Ashen Mountains thrust down from the North."
Poor John. He was at Sue's house, and thunderstorms bother him, and he cried for awhile there. When I got home from work, Hanna told me about it, and she said "I protected him!" heh.
Sunny again today. Rhonda will probably take the kids to Bunker Beach.
And, this, the beginning of summer, is always one of the most depressing days of the year. Why? Because the days start to get shorter again! It never seems fair. Summer has hardly begun, and the days already fade into icy wintery blackness. It does no good that the days start to get longer in December, because temps are still in the deep freeze for the next 4 months. (Heck, maybe 6 months around here.)
When I was in Minot last, I brought back a bucket filled with marbles I played with as kid. Last night I got them out and let the kids play with them. They loved it. They liked the feel of rolling them around, stepping on them, etc... They wanted to play with them again this morning. I'll probably get them out tonight again.
I had a dental appt this morning, all was well. Just a routine teeth scouring and I was out.
By the way, here is a great summary of the different nationalities represented in Iraq. Although, in truth, outside of the UK, these other countries don't have all that many troops there. Certainly not enough to make a huge difference. Still, it is nice to see the commitment, even if some of them are tokens.
And Blackfive has nailed the perfect exit strategy from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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