Waaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

The deed is done. The pool is covered and closed. Waaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!

Here's the sad scene:

Covered in sadness

Today is a sad day. It's a day I dread like few others. It's the day I close the pool for the season. It's a sure sign summer has come to an end and shorter days and colder temperatures are close at hand. I can already feel my yearly autumn depression setting in. Right now it's mild, but I know as October and November roll around, the blues will intensify. I know, I Know... count your blessings and quit whining!I get it. It's just that I love the warm weather so much and closing the pool signifies the end of everything I love about the warm months and the beginning of what I dread about the cold months. There is something so comforting about looking out my back door and seeing the blue waters of the pool. Now I get to look out my back door and see the dank blackness of the pool cover. It's almost poetic. The pool cover matches my cold, dark feelings that come with this time of year.

Sorry to be so dramatic. I just hate closing my pool.

Too Short

Ladies and gentlemen... sorry for the short posts lately. I was a bit under the weather over the weekend and wasn't exactly feeling the blog vibe. I am feeling much better today and should be back to my "Bloggy" self real soon.

In the meantime, you can pray for my good friend, Darla, from church. She is younger than me and is very ill. She is currently in the Cleveland Clinic undergoing a battery of tests which initially haven't yielded favorable results.

Sleeping

Tami has always said I can fall asleep really fast. I have to admit it's true.

One moment I can say I'm not tired. The next moment I'm sawing logs.

This could work

Ummmmm... No comment from me.

Kickin' Back

I just had to share this photo. If you didn't know better, you'd think this was an 80 year old man sitting in his rocking chair, remembering the days of yore. In reality it's a two year old pining for some time outside. How cute is this?

9/11

As a Social Studies teacher, I am required (and rightly so) to discuss (and honor) the events of September 11th, 2001. It is so strange to think the horrible terrorist attacks of that day occurred 5 years before my current fourth graders were even born. They must view 9/11 the same way I view the attack on Pearl Harbor. We know something horrible happened, but have no real frame of reference because it didn't happen in our lifetime.

In class today I had an age appropriate discussion and attempted to convey (without being too graphic) the evil deeds and horror that took place in New York, Washington D.C., Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the skies over the entire eastern half of the United States.

Today we remember the innocent victims of those heinous acts and honor those who assisted in search and rescue in the days that followed.

God Bless America!

Hillary

I've never been much for posting political stuff on this blog. However, as Hillary's poll numbers continue to plummet, I couldn't resist posting these:

Lightning Strike

Last Saturday I attended the Reds game with some family members. It was the afternoon game of a day/night doubleheader. The night game (which we did not attend) was riddled with thunderstorms which caused a significant rain delay. The photo below was taken during one of the thunderstorms. It's strange enough for lightning to hit one of the light stanchions, but what makes this stranger is that we were sitting close this very spot mere hours earlier. I have seen the video of the lightning strike, so there is no possibility the photo is doctored in any way. Cool photo, huh?

Where to go?

I would have no problem figuring out which restroom to enter. If you were faced with these restroom doors would you know where to go?