Happy New Year: Tomorrow
Ok folks last day of the year 2005 and all is well or not well depending on how you view a half glass of water. If you view the glass as half-full then you are an optimist and all is well. If you view the glass as half-empty then you are a pessimist and not all is well.
All is well at this “old home place” this morning – the first morning in three years I’m not awake with a buzz from barbequing a hog overnight with the obligatory male bonding ritual of standing by the fire, checking the temperature on the hog, throwing in more wood or adjusting the gas, and all the while holding the standard bottle or can of beer in your hand. Today we were heading over to the home of the brother of my brother-in-law for barbeque around 2 o’clock this afternoon. They cooked the hog last night – the length of time varies with the weight of the hog but generally, it is between 8 and 12 hours for a good size hog.
The wife is not going because of the fear of infection from being outside and then around so many people. Although my immune system is shot to hell I’m going – gave up worrying about the trivia details of life, well, yesterday, maybe. My daughter, grandson, and a friend of the family are also going though. My sister and her husband are down from West Virginia visiting with his family.
We are not heading out to celebrate New Year’s but will watch it on the big tube – Hmm, tube’s out of date these days I imagine. Shows you just how old this man is…
My friend and grandson worked most of yesterday getting the four-wheeler back into operation. Same four-wheeler I drove buck naked, about 8 years ago, through the 50-acre farm field behind the house with 8 inches of “SNOW” on the ground! No one was around although there was a helicopter flying over. Just got a wild hair and did something crazy in my life, AGAIN… They eventually restored life into the old machine and spent up into the early evening hours four wheeling through back farm roads, woods, and mud. A 36-year-old man and one very, very excited 10 year-old having nothing but fun with not a worry in the world.
If you don’t hear from me again today then you will hear from me next year. Have a safe and enjoyable New Year…
See you soon…
All is well at this “old home place” this morning – the first morning in three years I’m not awake with a buzz from barbequing a hog overnight with the obligatory male bonding ritual of standing by the fire, checking the temperature on the hog, throwing in more wood or adjusting the gas, and all the while holding the standard bottle or can of beer in your hand. Today we were heading over to the home of the brother of my brother-in-law for barbeque around 2 o’clock this afternoon. They cooked the hog last night – the length of time varies with the weight of the hog but generally, it is between 8 and 12 hours for a good size hog.
The wife is not going because of the fear of infection from being outside and then around so many people. Although my immune system is shot to hell I’m going – gave up worrying about the trivia details of life, well, yesterday, maybe. My daughter, grandson, and a friend of the family are also going though. My sister and her husband are down from West Virginia visiting with his family.
We are not heading out to celebrate New Year’s but will watch it on the big tube – Hmm, tube’s out of date these days I imagine. Shows you just how old this man is…
My friend and grandson worked most of yesterday getting the four-wheeler back into operation. Same four-wheeler I drove buck naked, about 8 years ago, through the 50-acre farm field behind the house with 8 inches of “SNOW” on the ground! No one was around although there was a helicopter flying over. Just got a wild hair and did something crazy in my life, AGAIN… They eventually restored life into the old machine and spent up into the early evening hours four wheeling through back farm roads, woods, and mud. A 36-year-old man and one very, very excited 10 year-old having nothing but fun with not a worry in the world.
If you don’t hear from me again today then you will hear from me next year. Have a safe and enjoyable New Year…
See you soon…
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