Halloween...

personally, i don't do halloween... but the kids and their costumes sure are cute! there have been A LOT of kids running around today! it feels weird that the sun sets before 5 now and all these people are out and about doing things! shouldn't you be in bed by now? oh. sorry. i forgot! it's still early! here, have some candy! don't eat it all in one sitting! trick or treat! smell my feet! give me something good to eat! funny that the younger kids didn't know that little rhyme. why didn't i see any apples in any sacks? no fruit? no raisins? oh well. this little Asian bug, by the way, is a spokesmodel for SHOPKO here in green bay! kinda shy really...

saturday morn...

i don't have any new pictures but i just wanted to say that Mei Mei now has about 8 teeth showing and has many new words added to her little baby repertoire! she loves to ask for 'more' with the cutest lilt/inflection to her voice! so adorable. she likes ducks and likes to imitate the 'quack quack' which sounds hilarious! she is growing and gaining weight appropriately and loves life and the outdoors big time! i know that she will love it out here! there are so many new sights, sounds, smells and THINGS! let's go explore this trail Mei Mei! let's check out this other stream! see the fish? FISH! she loves that word too! fsh... too funny. i bet that Dallas is AT LEAST an inch taller than me by now! very handsome too, you'll see!

well, i am going to listen to my new 12 Girls Band cd and read 'Thunderhead' by Preston and Childs. did i mention that they write really good books?! i can't get enough! check out the 12 Girls Band on their website www.12girlsband.com and listen to some snippets of Asian sounds fused with modern music. i'll bet that ancient Chinese musicians never envisioned the erhu to sound like this! a pipa was never supposed to accompany a piano! synthesizers? sacrilege! not to these world renown musicians! neat stuff! check them out. thank you, Leaf, for the tip!

Thursday! 10-27-05

This is me... There you go. Now you know. Any questions? read my bio... gotta go.

Monday night 10-24-05

winter is arriving! i missed last weeks lunar eclipse, did you? i spent this weekend 'camping' in the northern part of wisconsin (see pictures) and i absolutely loved it! THIS is what i have wanted to do since i left michigan when i was 10! i miss kansas though! i love the trees, hills and streams better though, i think... we took some trails on the atv's and crossed streams, marshes, hills and campgrounds and i could not seem to keep my mouth closed! i was simply in awe at the grandour that i was witnessing! how can people love city life when sights like these abound? it was absolutely incredible! too bad that i left the camera while trail riding! the best pictures would have come from that sub 2 hour trek through the woods! the way that the sun hit the trees with the miriad of colors at sunset was astonishing. Tim and i stopped frequently to turn off the bikes and just take it all in... listening and watching, drinking in the beauty that was around us. no elk were heard though and that dissappointed me somewhat. we came across many deer in our path though! i can't wait to take Dallas fishing out here! i have not gone fishing seriously since i left michigan, partly because i stunk at it, but i will give it another try! it won't matter if i am 'good' at it or not! we will be having fun and enjoying nature! what could be better? i am pumped! bring it on baby! i'll try some ice-fishing too! perhaps if i meet someone that has snowmobiles i'll do that too! oh the possibilities... i may not be too happy yet at work (still screwing up w/that one doctor!) but my surroundings more than make up for it. wow. you have to be here to know what i am talking about! so come on up sometime! we'll make room fer ya! well, i'm gonna curl up with a cabela's catalog to do some research and then it's off to bed i go. g'nite all! (good morning, Leaf!)

it's a monday!

nothing new to report. my family will be here in three weeks! this is the truck that i helped to swap a fresh motor into it and hence a view of the house that i am currently 'rooming' in! dont'cha love the fall? i need to get some pictures from the river of the paper mills, homes, schools, etc. lot's of beautiful sights to behold! anyone playing powerball? it's gonna reach 400 million! what would YOU do with a bit of that pot? would you change? what would be different in your life? would you set up a trust? blow it all? Intriguing...

life altering...

i had some profound and life altering comment that i wanted to disseminate but i forgot what it was as i had multiple distractions before i sat here before the computer... sorry folks! perhaps i am destined to win tonights 300 plus million dollar jackpot. don't call me. i'll call you! i'm gonna go and keep reading 'The Ice Limit' by D Presston and L Child. i absolutely love their books! T Brooks too. anyway. it's perfect reading weather right now.

friday night/saturday morning...

well, i always wanted to live or go somewhere where in the evening i could see a romantic cityscape, riverfront, beach or whatever and now i have it. i love when the sun goes down and the city lights up! here in Green Bay i get that view as i cross over the fox river and see the paper mills lit up and steam rising from their large 'smokestacks'. low hanging clouds and the river both reflect the light nicely and the overall picture is very pleasing. if only that darn idiot behind me weren't drafting my tail i wouldn't feel so perturbed though! what is it with city folk and their constant hustle? jeez! this is why we left Orlando!!! the constant and incessant rush of vehicles everywhere at all times. i used to love it and now i don't, simple as that. my family and their (our) safety is more important! arrive alive folks! slow down and relax a little!

anywayz... i learned to play texas hold 'em poker tonight! my coworkers had a gathering of families and had some excellent chicken and venison hotdogs! yummy! lot's of good food everywhere! just my kind of party! the kids played karaoke and skits all night, competing for our attention and even the dog joined in on the festivities. what fun! i feel good, but, WHERE IS MY FAMILY in all of this? well, it will be exactly one month that i will see them again and then i can lug them around with me everywhere! yippeeee! let's go salmon and trout fishing! yummy. there's that food thing again. yikes.

goodnight everyone! i need some shut-eye! it's sixty two degrees in my room! so nice...

bid accepted! sort of...

i did a littel business this weekend with my realtor and wrote up the contract for the house in luxemburg and guess what? they came back with a decent counter offer, which i will counter yet again but only once more and then accept the final offer! it's sooo close! kim also has a job nailed here too! i expect that by the first of november, we will all be here in green bay together again! wooohooo! yeehaw! there's gonna be a ton of work ahead of us too! the ball is finally rolling! everything is coming together! finally...