It?s been several days since I have updated this site. So I have a quite a few things to add. - UT Vols won a good one last Sat against Memphis. Actually, the last several games these two teams have played against each other have been fairly close. It was good to see UT?s running game come alive. We will need a balanced attack against GA this coming weekend. Being a UT fan and living in GA, this is an important game for me. Ainge is really getting confident (sometimes a bit too confident). - Oak Ridge lost their game ? very surprising. I don?t think the head coach is going to have a long career at OR if he doesn?t get the team to become more consistent. I?m glad they beat Jeff County ? and they have to beat Farragut. - I added a slip on grip cover to my Glock. It makes a big difference in how the gun feels in my hand. Much more secure. Easier to pull back the slide. And I believe it helps with reduced recoil. - My wife has started her part time job. I hope it will be a good thing for her. The extra money will come in handy ? just so we can feel a bit more comfortable with buying extras. - The other day, my son pushed my thumb all the way back to my wrist. We were wrestling. I heard my daughter cry (she sounded hurt). She was also in Nick?s room but as I was busy with Nick pouncing on me, I didn?t see what happened to make her cry. So I told Nick to stop for a second. He didn?t listen to me. He saw that as an opportunity to get me. As I was standing up to go check on my daughter, he tried to surprise me and ended up grabbing my thumb. It was an accident ? but the point is that he didn?t listen to me. My thumb and hand turned nearly black (from bruising). It has been very sore. By Sunday (yesterday), it started to get better, but I accidentally hit it and it has been hurting worse again. I know the thumb is not broken, but I think a ligament was torn. And it did negatively affect my eight lifting. I hope it gets better soon. - I had gone easy for one week with the weights (sometimes it?s a good idea to give your muscles a bit extra rest). Last night, the 300 lbs was fairly easy to bench. I almost got 350 lbs ? very, very close. I do wish I was bigger though, but I don?t think I will get much bigger. At 42, I think I have come close to peaking. Kind of disappointing. - Over the weekend I spent a good amount of time surfing for best prices on 9mm ammo, but I have to say (begrudgingly) that WalMart still has the best prices. - I need to fix the yard edger. I meant to work on it over the weekend but never got to it. Maybe I will have time today, but I doubt it. Stacey works this evening and Nathan has a ball game. Maybe Tuesday afternoon I can get to it. - I need to find some type of defensive weapon for Stacey to have in her purse. I feel it could be potentially dangerous for her when she gets off work at 10:00PM (or later). As long as she walks to her car with someone else, I feel she will be safe. But I would rather her have some kind of pepper sprayer (or mace sprayer) in her purse. I gave her my brightest flashlight (125 lumens). It is extremely bright and could temporarily blind an assailant. I also put in extra batteries in her purse. - I highly recommend the Surefire brand of flashlight. Top quality in design (best pure white beam I have ever seen) and build/quality. With my points, I will get the defender II model. - I had a new front sight put on my Glock. It helps. When I went shooting Sat morning, I learned a couple of things with how better to aim. And last week, I learned an improved shooting stance/new way to hold the pistol with both hands. I am looking forward to going shooting again as soon as possible. - I am worried about my brother. I am concerned he will not get his job back ? that the strike will cause permanent problems. I am praying for him. - My father-in-law seems to be recovering well from his bypass surgery. But he needs to continue to be careful with his recouping ? he shouldn?t get too eager to do things he shouldn?t yet do. I wonder if he will need/want to change his life some. Stacey told me that some woman told him, ?you don?t care for anyone but yourself, do you Richard.? He needs to figure out some things and get on with changing some parts of his lifestyle.
Additional:
I left work on time today (2:00PM) and made it home in 30 minutes - this is a very good time - I should say "score" because I think o fmy drive times almost s a competition. I made it home in time to meet my two youngest kids at the bus stop. I pulled in the garage, brought in my lunch pail and my fat boy pack, cleaned out my lunch pail (I laughingly call it that - it is actually one of those old Igloo coolers - I got it as a high school graduation gift from the next door neighbor). I empited my pockets in my desk drawer, put my Glock in my pocket and walked down to the bus stop. (Note: I keep my pistol concealed on me - I DO have a legal license to carry it!!). My 6 yr old daughter always come running up to me for me to pick her up and toss her in my arms. I love that.
One thing strange happened. My next door neighbor (who is sometiems friendly, sometimes not) was especially unfriendly when I saw him at the bus stop. I nodded and spoke to him and he turned and walked off. Pretty damn rude. I'm sorry but I have noticed a lot of the people living around here are snobby. But at least the neighbor across the steeet spoke to me.
Typical day at work too - my boss did not say one word to me all day. Some manager!! I sat in my office and busted it all day long. My wife tells me that I am not firendly enough, that I need to smile more. I tried it for a while (felt like a damn fool the whole time walking around smiling) but it didn't seem to help. Not too many friendly people at work. Most are either busy brown nosing, but some really work hard. The only good thing to happen in a while is that more people are coming to me for help on all sorts of different things. I do like that.
I've got to get my kids started on their homework. And my 9 yr old has a ball game this eve.
I will stop here. More later.
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