The Luck of the Irish

The Luck of the Irish? Here's what it means to me. My family. Very lucky for my Wild Irish family and the ones who aren't Irish too. I love them.

It Melted and Now it's Trying Again!

So it was warm enought for all of the snow to melt... then dang if it didn't snow again tonight. ENOUGH! It is March... Oh yeah, I almost forgot...

Beware the Ides of March! Et tu, Brutus?

March On

This is what March 10th looks like in Wisconsin right now. On March 1st we had a nasty blizzard with horrible white out conditions. That was less than a week after another horrible blizzard. My point is that it is March. Today it is supposed to be some where around 45 degrees. That will help to get the snow melting and on Sunday, it should be somewhere in the 50s.

This is the kind of stuff that you write about when your cat wakes you up at 6:00am to eat on account of she is on steroids to help mellow out her asthma.

Today Dan and I will celebrate our anniversary. 7 years of being married... 10 years in all. I'll say that I am pretty lucky to have found someone who would put up with me. I am not an easy person to live with. Lucky and then blessed and fortunate for that person to be Danny Banjo.

Changing?

So the change may be happening right now. I think this is a time of personal growth for me. Face things that I do not wish to face. You know the fight or flight instinct? Mine is usually flight. I do not care much for conflict, but I have learned that even though I do not like it, there are times that I must stand. If not, I cannot face myself in the mirror. I have been facing challenges that have forced me to think a little bit harder. I do regret that this is Lent and I have not done as much spiritually. I'm in a hard place there. I am struggling to find my place. I may go back to the way I came, then again I may find out where I am is where I need to be. The riddle that I am speaking in is that I am struggling with the religion that I practice now. I think that while I am open, accepting and believe that God's love is for all of us, I am more traditional when it comes to me. My religion and relationship with God has always been just that. I am not the one to judge, I am the one to love. It's about "am I a better person today than I was yesterday?" Not "are you a better person or a good person?" That's not what it's about for me.

What Do You See in This Picture?

Well, here's what I see. Yes, it is the Chicago Skyway. What I see is the road that gets me to a place that is very special to me. To get there, I travel through skyscrapers, industry, waving cornfields, hilly country and over a river, past an airport, past a Holiday Inn, past a White Castle, past a bowling alley, past an abandoned car dealership, past a sprawling yet shrinking manufacturing plant, down a winding and hilly road, past an old farm and windmill, down the hollow and up again, stop, turn left, stop, turn left again and park on the lawn. Walk into the kitchen with a neverending supply of coffee, Coca-Cola, sloppy joe, chop suey and love. Smell of cigarettes and hot humid south summer time. Arrive at 1:00am and you are sure to be greeted by two cats, two dogs and two Grandparents. How was your drive? Any construction? Any accidents? Lots of trucks? Any weather? Are you hungry? What can I get you? Must be tired, better go to bed. Aw sweetie, I'm so glad your here. Now, Joanie and the kids will be over on Sunday. What are you looking for? There's cookies in the jar. No, you have milk first, then you can have Coke. Let's sit in the other room. I like this movie, it's got Katherine Hepburn in it. I like Katherine Hepburn. You need to go to bed, sweetie, you're tired. Good night, love you. See you in the morning.