REBEL

MY NEW RIDE...

I'm a Loner....a REBEL!!

My new branding...

HOT, HOT, HOT!!!!

Good LORD, it's hot, hot, hot!!! My house is like a sweat lodge....can't sleep. Can't move...I go to work early just to cool off... I wanna go back to the mountains!

Adventures in Life

Well...the archaeology trip was cool. Spent 10 days walking about dodging rattle snakes and suffering from desert madness...I would do it again in a heart beat!

My 5 days in Washington D.C. was just as adventurous, but not quite as interesting. I was there during the floods which created much havoc in the big Capitol City. Parts of the Metro were shut down, some of the Smithsonians were closed due to internal water, electricity was out...a tree even fell over on the White House estate. Life was amok for the residents and tourists during that week. To top things off, I was at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier watching the changing of the guard, when the Prime Minister of Japan showed up to pay his respects. To make a long story short, Arlington Cementery was on lock down and I was not able to leave for quite some time, almost causing me to miss my flight home. It all worked out, though, and I was able to witness something I will most likely never witness again.

Playing Archaeologist

Tomorrow I am leaving for a 10 day session doing survey work outside of Vernal. Archaeology was always a childhood dream of mine...I am now able to dapple in it...with many thanks to Sandy. When I return, I will have 1 day to repack and fly off to Washington D.C. for another 5 days to attend a Conference at Gallaudet University. This may be the 1st well-traveled summer I have had in 11 years...considering I drove to Spokane and back alone over Easter.

For our soldiers...

SEARCH PARTY

Anyone out there interested in joining me on an adventure?

Let's find this man...

The bounty is an inviting amount.

Where do you think he is hiding out?
Mexico? Perhaps Canada? Hmmm....

Oh What a Night!

I'm done with the work week 'til Sunday...I even accumulated a few OT hours. Last night was the Prom for the Deaf and Blind kids I work with. I spent 2 days setting up for the event (inbetween several meetings and interviews) and it only took a 1/2 hour to tear it down...the kids had a blast...as did the adults.

The theme was "Under the Sea"...


We had a live band....and they ROCKED! Seriously...


There was alot of dancing.....



....and refreshments....


We crowned a Queen (Deaf) and a King (Blind)...I didn't post their pics due to confidentiality purposes...

Another successful event!

BIRD FLU

There has been a recent Bird Flu attack on a trailer park in Florida...it appears to have had a pretty serious effect on the local wildlife...

1:40 AM...

...and I can't freakin' sleep. I've tried watching TV, which usually works. Now I am back at the puter downloading music. My eyes feel heavy, but I just can't seem to drift off....

ME SO TIRED!!!

I'm gonna try this again...over and hopefully, OUT!

I GOT BETTER....

The TOE is healing up nicely. I even have some extra pain meds left over for rainy days!! Oh, and I finally got my insurance ordeal straightened out. Have a beautiful weekend!

ARGH!!!!

Okay. So when I went to the doctor to get my foot xrayed and examined, I handed them my insurance card. No problem. I paid my $20 co-pay for their services. My doctor gave me a prescription for pain. When I went to the pharmacy, their first reaction was, "we have to call the clinic because they wrote the wrong date down". Honest mistake. Apparently it was a problem that day because there were other pharmacies on hold for the same problem. OK. Problem resolved. I go to pay for my prescription. After handing them my card, they come back and tell me my card is expired. Hmmmmm.....it worked at the clinic and I have been paying for insurance out of every paycheck. Well....I paid full price for the drugs. I contacted my insurance company today and explained what had happened. Their reply was, "your policy expired in 8/05". Why the fuck am I still paying for it then???? They said to go to my HR and have it resolved. All I can say is they are damn lucky my injuries were not more serious. So I guess I will be going into their office today before I go to work to straighten all this out. Stupid morons.

A word of advice

Never, ever, under any circumstances, turn a jack stand upside down when toes are exposed. I am now suffering from what they call an exposed fracture. It is not at all pleasant.

This XRAY is not of my own feet, however, it shows the bone that the jack stand landed on:

For Sandy

Forecast

YEEHAW!!! I'm gonna clad shorts and a tank and take Kira for a hike!!!!



Today:

Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy High
70° F
Precip: 0%
Partly cloudy. High near 70F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight:

Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy Low
51° F
Precip: 0%
Partly cloudy skies. Low 51F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.

Tomorrow:

Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny High
74° F
Precip: 0%
Mostly sunny skies. High 74F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.