am i there yet

School, I use to hate it. Come to find out, not much has changed. I am half way through my semester. Honestly it is not that bad. I love the cooking class we meet 2 nights a week, the only problem is I miss being with my girls but I have made other times to spend time with them. The online classes are time consuming. I have had to run out of my office to interview people a couple of times. And then all the typing. Which I have really gotten better at. Now everybody wants me to cook a gourmet meal for them. I keep most experiments between my family and I that way if they bomb I can order a pizza and just forget it. Looks like at the rate I am going to get my associate it will take me 3 years. But that is not bad being a part time student.

The good news is I have 3 assignments and my final left in one class which I hope to finish this Saturday. And the other class just started this half of the semester the first assignment is due on the 22nd but oh bigger boy has worked hard and is in Ch #3 and should be finished with this class by the end of next week which will only leave me with posting some comments on a school blog and my night class.

So this is how my school is going.

Below is what my instructor called an Arabic Wedding dish. It is a mold of zucchini with a layer of rice and then chicken and then rice. It is garnished with artichoke hearts, grape leave rolls parsley and stuffed tomatoes. It was pretty good. Sorry the picture is hazy

Lordy Lordy guess who is 30

No not me but my wife is. We had her party this weekend. Just some family over and I grilled some hot dogs and cheese burgers. It was nice. She got her gift earlier last month it was a new car not brand new but new to us she also got socks and the new Zac Brown band CD. I Do love her and now have to respect her because she is my elder. Or this is the joke I have been playing with her. I think she is now considered a classic. She has heard it all but she is a good sport about it. I still remember telling her not to tell her family I was only 17 when we met. She was almost 19. She got me to the car with candy. I would not change a thing now. I love my life.

The post I didnt want to make.

DEATH

It happens to all of us. We will all die. You may believe different things about what happens when we go but the real deal is that we all die. I have had many fiends and family die. I'm sure we all have. Today I am going to talk about one person in particular. His name was Jerry. Jerry was a good friend, thru family I think he would be my great cousin. He lived in Florida for a long time and then returned to NC almost 10 years ago. We talked occasionally he would help me and I would help him. If I ever needed some one I new I could call on him, even though I seldom did. I remember when I heard he had cancer. I thought well if any one has ever survived this it will be Jerry. He was a tuff fucker. He was full of stories of his past. I always enjoyed a good Jerry story. He loved to tinker on cars and use to be a plane mechanic in Florida. I was told by my father that Jerry had called him and said that when they opened him up they just shut him back and said there is nothing we can do. I still was in denial. But I was scared to go see him because what do you say. My wife and father said you need to go see Jerry but I didn't. Finally when I felt like I had waited long enough I went and saw him. He was very frail and in pain. I remember he looked like my Wife's grandma did before she passed. Now looking back I should have been there while he could still do stuff instead of waiting on him being bed ridding. Jerry passed this morning about 5:00 eastern time. The last time I really talked and hung out with Jerry was before he found out about the cancer. At this time he told me a story about my great grand ma. My dads, moms, mom. If you can follow. He was there that night she passed, him and his sister. My great grandma was very ill. She told Jerry she wanted to hear the song about the bird. If I remember correctly she passed during this song. So even though Jerry never said anything about this song to me other that the story about my great grandma I feel this is the best thing I can do for him. I'm sure he liked this song. Jerry once told me only the good die young. If that is the case I wish he would have sinned a little more. This is my GoodBye. Jerry you will be greatly missed. But carry on I'm sure we will meet up in the future.

Spacegrass

I just wanted to here it.

On Higher Ground

Well I'm back from my trip. It will be never forgotten. With out boring you with the small stuff I will hit on the never forgotten topics. I caught the big fish it was a 30" drum. I have a picture that my sisters boyfriend should send and when he does I will post it. There was only 4 of us and one guy spent Saturday night and Sunday morning in the toilet. the cabin gets real small with some one barfing. And on Saturday night headed back to the cabin my sisters boyfriends truck caught on fire. I was riding in it. I throwed sand for about 5 minutes before it finally went out. I will never forget that smell. or how hot it was. some how it just burnt transmission fluid off and the damage seems to be minimal. He had it towed back home. That was the highlights of the trip. fishing was so so, it rained some I got burnt another day and the last day I had on long sleeves. To be honest I cant wait to go back.

Rain on my Parade

Well I have a weekend of fishing planed at the Outer Banks of NC. Ferry was suppose to leave Thursday morning at 9:00 But I am still here. The Ferry is not running. We where able to get a new ferry ride for 6:00 am in the morning. The rain is flooding low lying areas. And next is this little tropical storm that will be here tonight. Who know they say there are 10' waves. A little bigger than bigger can fish in. It may be a weekend of heavy drinking and card playing.

Famous Bigger

I love music and in about 1996 when I heard Sublime for the first time, I fell in love with there style of music. Like most eastern U.S. people I did not discover them until the lead singer Bradley Nowell passed from a overdose. In the past year or so there has been a new guy take Bradley's spot. It will never be the exact same but is the closest it can come to the real thing. In July I was able to see the new band Sublime with Rome and the Dirty Heads. Matisyahu was also playing but I am not a huge fan of his music. I do own one cd and listen if he is on the radio but that is as far as I have gotten. At the concert there where many people with cameras videos and cell phones. I decided to look online to refresh my self and carry myself back to that night. For me it was on my bucket list. I was watching a video and heard a guy holler. It sounded like me. So I looked at this guys videos and during One Day by Matisyahu he pans to a girl sitting beside him. This was the girl that was sitting in front of me. After watching the whole vid I see my self. At approx 4 min and 30 seconds he pans to the right and there I am. Me and my big o bigger self. The message for this is to always be on your best behavior because who knows where your picture or video will show up.

Busy

Sorry for the lack of post I have been on the depressed side for a while. On Labor Day my wife's aunt passed. She was only 40. Having to watch my mother in law be upset hurts me. Unlike most in laws she is probably the greatest anyone could ask for. Then it got in my mind that she is the only sister left. She has 6 siblings 3 girls and 3 boys. There mother passed about 8 years ago and now 3 of the sisters have passed. They where all young, in there 50's expect this last one who was 40. It made me think about how it could all be over so quick. My mother in law is in her 50's. She is a big part of our life and it is hard to think that she may not be here much longer. There is nothing wrong with her just her family history is short. Then there is my wife who is the same blood as them. Could she go quickly? All these things have been dancing around in my head. We had the final memorial last night. It took awhile. There had to be an autopsy and then she had to get in line to be cremated. So with all that done we can move forward.


On a better note. One of my best friends got married this weekend. He had a beach wedding on the Atlantic seashore. It was beautiful and simple. I think this is a great move for him. He was married once and it did not work. This new girl who he has been with has 3 kids. She is a sweet heart and is perfect for him. Her oldest daughter made a speech to them after the wedding and it made me realise how happy they really all were. I am happy for them. I also got to see his whole family whom I have met in the past but do not see that often. Me and the oldest daughter where in the wedding.

Aint We Cute






There was a family ceremony thingy that is what the sand in the glass containers is on the table to the right. After the wedding it was a joke on the middle child. All of his sand did not fit in the jar. He got left short. It was funny. I do wish these 5 the best life ever. They are good people and deserve it.

Direct Miss

Wow, I got nothing from this storm. It did not effect any thing I have. We were lucky because it was a large storm. Now I just hope people have enough since not to get carried away at the beach with the rip tides.

HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND

I Set It

I have shipped my house out today. With effects of the storm starting some time tomorrow after lunch. If all goes well today we should be fine. I will not be able to vinyl the ends by tomorrow but trust my crew enough to not let the house get wet.

This afternoon I have school. It will be the first time we are in the kitchen. I have to say I am a little excited. I will let you know how it goes.

I will try to post some pics of this storm right now it is beautiful. The calm before the storm. A high of 92 and clear. What a Great day.