Well this post was supposed to go up like Tuesday but it never made it, so I'm gunna just slap it up there.
Saturday - it rained and rained and rained some more. Ahh Forrest! I decided to run outside as it seemed to have stopped. The treadmill room seemed so dark and murky. Not even 8 min into my run and it started pouring on me. I had the Brooks LSD jacket on, which kept me warm enough, but I had no hat. It really didn't bother me after a while. Needless to say I got soaked. The streets were flooded and in a moment of childhood frenzy I decided to just go puddle stomping for a while. It was great watching my feet splash over and over in the water. I mean think how many times you get to see that? But it was kinda chilly out and soon my toes were getting cold. Another good run in the rain though. I recommend!
Sunday - went to my daughter's classmates birthday part. A few of the fathers there were EOD or explosive ordinance disposal. I asked one guy kiddingly if sandals were good for clearing mine fields. The look on his face was great. He says, "uh no, we have blast proof boots for that!" We briefly talked about the amount of robotics training that is required and the high drop rate for the field due to stringent testing both physically and mentally. I asked if dragonskin had made it to the field yet. Dragonskin is a hi tech armor that deflects fast moving particles. Apparently they had some issues with it being compromised in the armor due to glue. Back to R&D I guess. Most of the time I just watched my girl jump around in the bouncy house and listened to the guys talk about how screwed up the program is right now. It doesn't matter where you work, it's messed up! Interestingly, I was listening to the wives talk about the upcoming Ball for them at the end of the month. One woman said how sad it gets during the night when you start honoring all the fallen, see all the men in wheelchairs, missing legs and arms, and everyone crying. EOD, and intense field of work for sure.
Monday - sitting in the parking lot of Publix. I was actually just in the truck reading my book. How goofy is that! I had bought a couple of chicken tenders cuz you know protein is guuud for you. At one point I was sitting there eating a tender and listening to Underworld's Heal song, which is the theme for the movie Sunshine (which is awful no matter what you say). It then occurred to me how cool it would be if the sky was suddenly filled with falling asteroids. You know, big burning flaming ones. Kind of apocalyptic if you will, but it just struck me as an awesome image. The beauty of it is, no matter where you are this visual adds a kick to the moment. Next time you're running and you go to that dark place of pain and struggle, look up and see the asteroids raining down you. Next time you're eating Taco Bell , look out the window and take a bite of your burrito and think, damn! ASTEROIDS!!!
Tuesday - a friends dream. A good friend told me about his dream and it made me laugh so I'm going to recount it for you and change names. I really don't think he'll mind anyway.
TBC!!
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