It is spring break. When I was growing up they didn't have a migration to Cancun, Mexico. I guess Florida is in vogue along with the Carribean Islands. So I missed getting "pie-eyed" drunk and chasing bikini clad bimbo's around the warm places. Ah, what could have been!
So Collin and I are spending spring break assembling shelves in the basement so that junk can be stored on the shelves. That only means there is room for more junk. Seems to me that shelves are a way of avoiding decisions on how to get rid of the junk. There are a few truths that have become self evident. Collin is stronger than I am. He is also smarter because he knows how all the parts of the shelving go together. So I guess I am relegated to a quiet role of supervisor.
Collin has also commited to walking with me each day during spring break. He has a never ending barrage of questions regarding cars. He does like nice machines. He keeps wanting to know what my next car will be (assuming I ever buy another car). I try to change subject. He keeps asking. Walks go very fast!
Grasshopper No. 4 and I were entered in a NCAA basketball pool. No. 4's picks were awful with sentiment towards the UW-Madison basketball team. I picked with my head rather than my heart and I did have Florida as the ultimate champion. No, I didn't win any money because I missed too many other selections along the road to championship. To cap off the non-sense, Kelly and Carlos who are in Las Vegas (and know very little about basketball), made a bet that Forida would win by 6 points or more. Ka-Ching! They won $40. Who said the world was fair.
Our 47th anniversay came and went. It was a nice day and there is this shared understanding that it was a day like any other except there will always be fond memories of when it all started. We did have dinner at a very nice restaurant. Lots of nice thoughts conveyed by family and friends.
Easter coming. Stay warm!
Love,
Dad