I ended up with another sweet cat but the "sweet cat" that we have isn't very nice.  I had to break up a fight and ended up getting clawed though the vein on my right hand.  It didn't hurt much but was very frustrating because it kept bleeding all day.  My Dr. friend convinced me to get antibiotics so now I'm taking them.

I'm about to be a grandpa to twins and glad to be over the flu crud.  My kid is having spring break and keeping me alive.  One of my friends gave me the leftovers from his mothers estate so I'm excited to have a brand new(to me) full down pillow for my decrepid neck.  I'm still wiped out and hope to hop in the shower now. 

I took my dauagter and her friend to Alb to go see Kopeland's lesser known piano works (kinda dark) and some newer artist's work.  The violinist  was wearing a  flimsy dress  that  needed double stick tap to keep  it  to her  90 pound  body.  She  played great.  The girls wanted to stay at boarders and shop, so I ended up not using the other ticket. 

While my girl was at girl scouts planning a campout and getting fund raising nuts, I went to the library and then voted at the courthouse.  2076 voters so far there.  I wasn't needed as a boy scout leader tonight so here I am listening to the Hobbit on tape unabridged.  I was given another copy of my photo in the local paper where I won the sand castle contest for adults.  Of course none of the other contestents were obnoxious or drinking, I got a free t-shirt and baseball cap.  Like most contests I win, I was the only entry in my age group...great fun.

My brother came to town this weekend and we got to spend a little time together.  I told him about the news in our family(bcws married, smws in river city, etc) then today went to Dick's to gather firewood with Paul and family.  We might go to the Grand Canyon and are hoping to go to Wyoming in June.  We went to an explosives display last night that was neat. : )

The phoenix lander is supposed to be on the surface of Mars this evening.  What a trip...  I saw Indianna Jones last night and thought it well done.  S and A were to meet me but A came down with a cold and needed to stay home.  CGW is in Arvada for a week. 

Another three day and too much to do. 

So S.F. is having a heat wave...we finally had two sprinkles this week, a prelude to the monsoon's?  I still have work to do in dealing with crap I've accumulated.  School's almost out and the swimming team is set to begin practices(more transport).

     After quaker meeting, we went to sell girl scout cookies at boxmart, but the wind finally won.  I had taped the demo boxes to the card table using duct tape so we wouldn't have to hold them down.  The tumbleweeds kept hitting the table and scaring us.   So we quit after two hours.  Still we sold alot.  I've gotten used to clothes that fit.  My wife and her ex's brother's ex(the sister out law) went through my wardrobe and got rid of anything that didn't fit.  Unfortunately they went a little overboard(or maybe not since I still have way too many).  Ariel's hair got chopped and it turned out great.  It would have been a real bird's nest after the windy afternoon.  Our friend is building a new home and has the radiant heat pipe laid out and tied to the mesh.  It's pretty neat aluminum pipe that' coated on the inside and outside with polyvinyl or polyethyline.  I've been thinking of making a hyperbaric oxygen chamber using junk that's in my yard.  One of my friend's had a stroke and I've read some amazing things about stroke and autism treatments using one.  Garrison Keiller's Joke show is going on and is great.  Ariel is finally done with last weeks standardized testing(and no learning).  I think she read three books.  Yesterday I got my 28 year coin from my friend's of Bill W.  Four cycles of seven.  I wonder what the next one will bring?  It's awesome to hear about Iris and I can't wait to see her.

I just got back from the Thusday poker game($6 for the right to play even when broke so I went broke a couple of times and then almost recovered all my investment).  It works out pretty good except that when it's my turn to buy beer/soda/nuts/popcorn, I spend just as much as everyone else, but only drink soda.  The other guys recognize this and buy pricey soda's sometimes.  I'm trying to memorize the Micado songs before Saturday's rehersal.  I like singing but am a little nervous about being off-key.   I'm just chorus.  My friend may have had a stroke this week and is hospitalized now.  He was so confused and I assumed he's had a medication inbalance so I got him to the hospital but they made the same assumption and missed the stroke diagnosis.  I am worried about him and am praying for his well being.  I bought another friend an electric blanket today because he only has an electric radiator heater for now.  In another paycheck he'll get propane, but not now.