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I think my cold is losing it's power and I couldn't be happier to report that because the last two days have been pretty miserable. I think the next time I get a cold like that I think I will find out if I can be put in a medically induced coma until the bug is out of my system. It sucks when all of your days off involve shivering on the couch even though it is in the seventies outside, only to start feeling better just before it is time to go back to work. I don't care what the optimists all say, life is crap and then some.

I had plans today to go to the sawmill and work on the pine some more but I just don't feel well enough yet. As it was I finished moving all the old firewood out of the way so I can start processing this year's wood and that just about wiped me out. I think that I could go and lie down now for the rest of the day and still sleep tonight.

I am going to drop the Subaru off today to have the little surprise done for Bethie. I will talk about the results of that after it is done and she knows about it in the off chance that she should happen to see this post. She doesn't often look at what I write though I wish she would because she could be a good critic if she would take the time to slosh through the tedious stuff. Maybe there isn't anything even worth having a critic for in the first place, but I have reread my own stuff from time to time and thought it was passable for something worth reading. I need to get back to some kind of regular writing but the thing is that I find myself only able to think of the hot political issues of the day and who wants to read that right? The problem with political pundits is that they are preaching to the people who already think like they do and they aren't very often going to change any one's mindset on certain issues, any more than I could change a racist's mind or a person that is anti-gay. I want to get back to writing about the things that make me laugh and have dialogue and short but simple meanings. I started the first couple of chapters of a book with the working title 'David' a few years back but it was just a little too hard to keep it going and the subject material was something that people may have seen a little too often. The story started to take the shape of a veteran from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but that's not what the original idea was about. The original idea was about a man who was severely limited in a physical capacity but was able to become a hero just the same. It was going to be an action based tale but I wanted it to have some depth as well. I think all our true heroes are the ones that are basically average when not in costume and that appeals to us because it lets us know that sometimes the little guy can win. Anyway, maybe I will go back to that tale and see if I can utilize some of what is already written.

On another note we had a great vacation this year at the coast and it was sad to leave. The weather could have been better but considering the amount of rain we had through the month of May and June, the weather could have been a lot worse too. We went to the Owl's Head Transportation Museum this year and then to the light house of the same name and both were nice with the lighthouse being beautiful. The kids had a great time and we are already looking forward to next years trip. My hope is that we will instill in them a sense of tradition that they will want to keep doing when they are grown with children of their own. If I ever win the Powerball I will have a nice piece of property on Maine's coast so that we can preserve a little of our heritage before the rest of the assholes sell it all off to the idiots from away. Fucking people piss me off and life is crap. Did I mention that already?

Today's video link is called 'Jones' Big Ass Truck Rental and Storage' and is quite funny. Look for the sequel in the related videos section as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0gb9v4LI4o&feature=PlayList&p=680F0EA3C9805D1F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=39

Until next time...