It's all fun and games until....

2008-07-27T23:00:00.001-04:00

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.
-Jim Morrison

2008-07-25T08:01:00.001-04:00

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
-Louis Hector Berlioz

2008-07-24T09:34:00.001-04:00

Ok, so I guess my last post gave it away, I'm trying out a new socials tool that'll post to many socials at the same time....bebo, blogger, friendfeed, facebook, twitter, kwippy.....just to name a few. It's quite cool ;] Check it out http://ping.fm

2008-07-23T19:32:00.001-04:00

A new super race?
http://ping.fm/3OU1V

Mayla "Bean"

2008-07-11T00:49:00.001-04:00

CIMG0227
Originally uploaded by boscage

This picture was taken of "the bean" on Jan 29th of 2007. She's about the size of one of Josie's stuffed animals. What a cute bean head. She got the "bean" as her middle name later, after we realized what a natural ability she had to jump, jump, jump. Even now, she easily clears the top of the fence when jumping straight up and down....it's that she just doesn't realize that she could jump over the fence (thank goodness).

CUTE BUMPKIN!

The purpose of a state Constitution...

2008-05-28T14:39:00.002-04:00

The purpose of a state Constitution is two-fold: (1) to protect the rights of the individual from encroachment by the State; and (2) to provide a framework of government for the State and its subdivisions. It is not the function of a Constitution to deal with temporary conditions, but to lay down general principles of government which must be observed amid changing conditions. It follows, then, that a Constitution should not contain elaborate legislative provisions, but should lay down briefly and clearly fundamental principles upon which government shall proceed, leaving it to the people's representatives to apply these principles through legislation to conditions as they arise.

-John J. Parker, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1925-58)

The honeymoon is over...

2008-04-29T09:51:00.000-04:00

The honeymoon is over when he phones to say he'll be late
for supper and she's already left a note that it's in the
refrigerator.

-Bill Lawrence

You don't know...

2008-04-14T16:23:00.002-04:00

Just thought I'd mention that probably my second album will be entitled...

'You don't know...but you think you know'

Thank you. That is all.

Lenny Kravitz - It Is Time for a Love Revolution

2008-04-11T12:44:00.002-04:00

Having had a chance to listen to Lenny Kravitz's new album, "It Is Time For a Love Revolution", I felt as if I were listening to the Lenny I've always known. This isn't necessarily a bad thing...no, more so, it's a indifferent thing. I wasn't unimpressed, but more importantly, I wasn't impressed. His sound was awesome back in the 90's, and from time to time I still crank up the “Let love rule” and similar tracks, but I can tell you that this won't be one of the albums I pull of the shelf, dust off, and listen to from beginning to end while friends are over. It offers nothing that the rest of his albums haven't already offered...at least artistically. With all that negativity said, it's not a “bad album” and if I had not already experienced Lenny back in his prime, I might be inclined to listen to this one more often. In short if you're a die hard Lenny fan, you gotta buy it, but if you're like me and are constantly expecting artists that you've come to love, to have their sound evolve (ever so slightly even) as the times evolve, then you'll be somewhat disappointed.

3.5 out of 5 squares

Disney World

2008-04-09T23:38:00.005-04:00

Disney Castle
Originally uploaded by boscage

Spring Break 2008. What better way to celebrate Easter than to head on down to Disney! Ok, well maybe their's 15 other cool ways to have an awesome spring break, but none other than Disney can provide you with that "oooo ahhhh" feeling while zapping every ounce of energy. In fact, I WAS worn out when I got home and needed a vacation from the vacation after it was all said and done.

This was the first time that I had been to Disney World since I was in 6th grade, and was very happy (and feel quite fortunate) that my son was able to experience this during his 6th grade year. All I should say to the would-be Disney Go'er's out there is don't do the 3 day pass and then go 3 days in a row. It was way to much to take in during such a short period. I'd recommend getting the 3 day pass, sure, but going a day, taking a day off, going a day, taking a day off, and so forth. We were worn out by the 3rd day, and even though we still found wonders that made our jaw drop, we were visibly dragging. :-] I'm sure a lot of it had to do with the ground that we covered, but the lines...lordy lordy...the lines, they were long. And people seem to just get crabby (me included) when they are forced to wait. I'm glad we went at the end of March, because I couldn't not imagine waiting in some of those lines in the dead heat.

I will attempt to go through the pictures on Flickr and actually label the rides (or other appropriate titles) on each of them, but to be honest, I took a ton of pictures, and if I can't get process through these pictures shortly, I believe I'm gonna start forgetting what's what.

So anyways...He had a blast...I had a blast...IT was a blast. In short, it was a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.

2007-11-13T11:22:00.001-05:00

Business as usual. Usual is business. I like to dance.

One thousand stories...

2007-11-13T00:55:00.000-05:00

The taste in my mouth has grown old. I am ready. I first glimpsed, then starred into those eyes. It was if one thousand stories were thrown into the abyss, never to be told. It was ironic. Here I was, waiting, yet the walls never came crashing down. It was if I were seeing life flash before me, but it wasn't mine. Have I not lived? Have I not loved? Is this some cruel joke? Give me my pen. Give me my thought. I shall tell it once again...recording it all this time...the mundane, the righteous, nothing able to escape my grip. Wait! What was that? A fleeting memory? The mind held to it only but for a split second. A complete vision...yes, I saw it vividly. Where's my pen?

It's gone.

The Doorway Pt5 fin

2007-10-23T22:10:00.000-04:00

He peers through the lace curtains that line the frosted glass, hoping for just a glance...
Yet he has no way to enter.

As the sun begins to set, he turns his journey back from whence he came...
Only then does the door open.
Yet he is to anxious to enter.

The Doorway Pt4

2007-10-23T08:38:00.000-04:00

With the most care, he gently knocks on the elegantly designed doorknocker...
Yet he has no way to enter.

Today

2007-10-19T14:49:00.001-04:00

Many people live their lives looking at the future, or worse, looking at the past. Fools, they are. Today is my life, and when tomorrow arrives, then so shall it be.

The Doorway Pt3

2007-10-19T08:53:00.001-04:00

Reflecting the rays of light from the setting sun, it seems to invite him in.
Yet he has no way to enter.

The Doorway Pt2

2007-10-18T11:48:00.001-04:00

Marked with etchings of grandeur, he marvels at the wonders which must be beyond...
Yet he has no way to enter.

The Doorway Pt1

2007-10-17T10:56:00.001-04:00

He stands at the magnificent doorway seen from afar...
Yet he has no way to enter.

Why can't

2007-10-14T01:31:00.000-04:00

Why can't two grown drunk people act like two grown drunk people?

Puzzles

2007-10-13T10:19:00.000-04:00

As I look through the pieces that lie on the floor,
I can't help but feel that some of the more intricate ones are missing.

I dump the remaining ones out to be sorted through,
no longer to be hidden by the box they once were in.

I continue to push my hands threw the huge pile of individuality on the floor,
gently touching the side of this piece, and the tip of that one.

I rotate around the completed portion of my work, looking for a different perspective,
A new angle, unseen before, that will motivate my search for the next piece, spurring me onward.

It seems as if I can almost put my finger on the piece that would complete me, my puzzle,
yet it always is just slightly larger, or shaped a shade differently then what is needed.

None the less, I try each piece that resembles that which is necessary. No matter how much effort is used,
the piece continually bucks at every attempt made, and finally, after much effort and grief, the piece is abandoned.

I pick up the next piece, only to go through the same lingering process.
Then the next, and again the next piece, until finally the piece I hold slides effortlessly into the void that I have become so focused to fill.

I encourage myself to continue this pursuit, my obsession, by looking at the completed portions of the puzzle.
Seeing the emerging beauty, this flawless picture of happiness, this absolute, is the ultimate drive.

Standing back to admire, I think of how empty this puzzle had been, and how much further it has to go.
Smirking, I begin to search for the next piece of my life, knowing it has just as an important of a role as all those before it.

Cold Mountain

2007-10-12T18:16:00.001-04:00

Graveyard Fields
Originally uploaded by boscage

This is a picture of the falls at Graveyard Fields on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Graveyard Fields is at the base of Balsam Gap, and the entrance to a great backpacking trail heading up to Shinning Rock (Cold Mountain). I've been up there more times than I can remember, camping in a grassy saddle between a couple of peaks. Their are several different trails that you can take to actually get to the peak of Cold Mountain; straight over the peak of Balsam or along an old lumber rail bed. Yep, even the rail bed can be challenging because of the rocky terrain, but the elevation climb isn't quite so drastic.

If you've not been to the top of Cold Mountain, I recommend it as it has many beautiful views, great camping spots, and you can pretend like you were in a Civil War era movie.

This past weekend

2007-10-11T20:14:00.001-04:00

brian and the suzuki
Originally uploaded by zen♫♪

This past weekend zen and I took a nice ride up the Blue Ridge Parkway. We headed out around 11am ish (probably would have been earlier, but I'm a late sleeper) and got back around 4pm ish. On the way up the parkway, we took it nice and easy, making several stops along the way to take pictures. zen is quite exceptional with a camera, so I took the opportunity to learn a tip or two (I'll be posting them to Flickr soon). The ride was a blast on the way back down the mountain, keeping a fairly nice pace, with lots of twists and turns.

Here's a pic of me during one of our stops with my new bike, a 2006 Suzuki SV650. Her name is "Suzie", and I'm finally in love ;]

Stidham's heading home

2007-10-11T00:16:00.001-04:00

The digits?
Originally uploaded by boscage

Talked with my buddy Stidham (pictured) and he said he's coming home for a bit. Stidham joined the US Army a few years back, right as Bush and world politics started to heat up. He's spent a tour in Iraq, and is just now getting back from a tour in Afghanistan. I'm looking forward to seeing him. The picture is from our expeditions last time he was in town to visit (after he got back from Iraq). His permanent duty station is in Germany.

In other news, ok, I got nothing. Let's see if we can keep this blog going (I usually teeter off after a short period).

Cheers!