Who drives to Texas? Part 1

So Ryan's family is having a reunion in Texas for Thanksgiving. And we are driving there. Because we want to.



Yesterday was Day 1. We left at 4:00 am and the roads were nasty (due to the fact that the first major snowstorm of the year happened the day before). We made it through okay and drove through it all the way through the entire state of Montana. It's a long state.

We tried to stop at Big Hole battlefield (outside of Billings, MT) but the rangers there were NOT interested in doing anything with any visitors 30 minutes before closing time. Lame. Here's our picture in front of the battlefield:



And in the visitors center, where these lucky kids had their history major mom give them all the details of native American/US government relations and the ensuing battle at Big Hole (somebody had to...)



We rolled into Rapid City, SD after 16 hours in the lovely blue van. We dealt with the last excruciating hour by having Ryan tell us HILARIOUS stories about his siblings.

In going back and re-reading what I've written, I realize that the day sounds miserable. Guess what? It wasn't. It was great. Good kids, pumped up parents, lots of activities and a fun destination= awesome.

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Stage3D Game: 3D Pink Racing (Flash11)

3D Pink Racing (Flash11)

You need Flash Player 11 to play Stage3D Games:

http://get.adobe.com/fr/flashplayer/

http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html

How to play:

Complete the race tracks the faster possible.

Left and Right Keys to Steer. Up and Down Keys to Accelerate. Space to Stop.

It's going to get uglier

Quick embeds of three pieces at Business Insider that are more than merely disturbing. The trends are pretty ugly.







See also my earlier post, "The long decline is just beginning."

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"

Fortunately, I have never been asked this question by a job interviewer or personnel manager, but Graybeard has, and he gave the best answer I have heard of.

True story: I've mentioned before I work for a big company. Like the majority of the herd, we do annual performance reviews, which is a comparison of goals you submitted a year ago, goals you were scheduled to meet, with what you actually accomplished. This year they asked us to submit a development plan. The first question was, "What do you picture yourself doing in three to five years?". In my mind, I wrote, "In the best case, I'm retired, living someplace with dark skies, on 10 acres I own free and clear, with plenty of recreational opportunities, playing to my heart's content. In the worst case, I'm crouched in the rubble that used to be my house, wearing a loincloth that some animal I killed was wearing, and defending my wife and I with a rifle. With two bullets saved for when all other options are gone". Then I decided not to submit the form until they tell me I have to.

Ah, the pleasures of following back link referrals!

Liberals On Government Healthcare Then And Now » American Glob

Liberals On Government Healthcare Then And Now » American Glob

And it's illustrated!