Lamp, Fly and Shiny..

How is everybody. I just discovered that this computer has a built in web cam, so if I wanted I could do a video blog instead, but why break with a 2 and a half month tradition? When I get my own computer, I will make video blogs everyday.

Today I woke up early and took Ian to school. When I got home, I sat around watching TV until my dad asked for some assistance. He had recently returned from Home Depot with a rented auger for digging holes for the purpose of supporting our new deck. The machine was quite fearsome, and had the habit of violently twisting ones arms.

We had to dig 8 holes, each of them 4 feet deep. If you did not already know, digging more than a 4 inch hole anywhere in our great state will inevitably lead to you becoming the owner of a rock or two. Digging, even with the powerful Archimedes screw proved almost impossible and I have never moved so many boulders in one morning. Eventually we had 2 holes that measured 4 feet deep, and 6 that measured between 1 1/2 to 2 1/2. Needless to say, it was exhausting work.

When I got home, I opened up Three Men on the Bummel. I eventually came to a chapter that dealt with the German national character, which was very funny, especially since these pre WWII stereotypes are quite different from those I learned.. Jerome would probably not be so accepted in our time period as he was in his own, because not only would he be dead but he would have the habit of offending our modern ideas of decency. He uses anecdotes about "The nigger in Deacon Abraham's poultry yard" and "The Rich German merchant and his fat placid Frau." Never the less, I am very much enjoying the book, and I would recommend it to anyone... Really, I would. Especially the parts where he describes learning foriegn languages, and how English will be the language of the world. I also spilled coffee on it, which gives it an aged and intelligent look.

I just got done with my Catholic music practice, which went quite well. We also got leftover sherbet. Awesome.

It is now time for me to finish my book, and go to sleep so I can get up very early.. I am going to try for 5:30. C ya then.