Moonbase Disco relaxes

Real life rock lyrics

Yesterday, (not part of this rock lyric thing but indeed a rock lyric), I was watching 'Leenie and sparky in the afternoon when I got home from work. 'Leenie was hungry so I sat her in her high chair and gave her a Vienna sausage and some crackers. I too was hungry so I got out a chocolate pudding and a onion bagel and some cream cheese. Well 'Leenie sized up what I had and then looked at what she had and decided she too needed chocolate pudding. This is when the rock lyric came to my head. There is or was a band called Pink Floyd and my senior year they came out with an album called The Wall. The title track was basically about the English school system. Well at the end of the song there is an English voice presumably a teacher yelling at kids. The man screams "You've got to eat your meat! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?!" Well I was able to tell 'Leenie just that "How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?!" Unfortunately I was the only one in the near vicinity who got the joke so you, dear reader, get to hear about it second hand. Just for information's sake, she got her pudding without eating all her meat. You tell me if you could refuse that face.

Puzzlement on Moonbase Disco

reptile on a stick in the ground

An old farmer was walking down a fence line one day when he happened upon a turtle on a fence post. He wondered how this turtle got on to the post. One thing he did know was that the turtle didn't get on top of the post on his own. Many people have likened our new president to a turtle on a fence post and I think it is an apt metaphor. I hope and pray that he leads US in the right direction. I fear he will not but there is always hope for change.

I would like to thank our last president for all his hard work at keeping us safe. I didn't agree with him on some of the things he did (prescription drug payments, no child left behind, all the bailouts) but I think he was over all a good president and I am embarrassed at how he has been treated by the people he worked so hard to keep safe. They say history is written by the victors but in the end GWB will be seen as a better than average president.

P.S. Linc has Sophomore and JV games at 4:00 PM on both Friday and Saturday against the two teams from Kasper.

Inauguration day

Moonbase Disco #3

This goes somewhat backward in that each installation proceeds the last but doesn't run like a book, so to say, in that it doesn't run from first to last. I hope you understand what am trying to say. It's kind of like reading a book backwards. Well I don't know any other way to do it so there you go. At least the installments run in order.

Wife and the two olders plus the youngest went to IF yesterday to shop. I suppose it would seem rather silly for people to drive two hours one way to shop for groceries but it's done quite regular here.

NOTE: in the second panel the button on the far right reads "brush teeth".

Moonbase Disco

Linc had a Sophomore game last night. He had 8 points and many rebounds, assists and steals. He also collected four fouls (one deserved). He also got his drive-alone license and promptly drove himself to the game and back. His only restriction is no driving between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM and on how many non-family he can have in the car with him when he drives.

The voyages of the Starship Disco

I have wanted to draw a cartoon strip for some time. This is my lame attempt. Hopefully it will come in regular intervals.

Rock wisdom

For a few days now I've been thinking about all the wise things that has been communicated to us in song. Sure you may say that rock songs are bad and evil but if you listen hard and try to see the deeper meaning you will realize that you may have been right in the first place. Here are a few of the nuggets of wisdom that I have learned over the years.

• When you choose not to decide you still have made a choice. -Rush-
• All your money won't another minute buy. -Kansas-
• Feed your head. -Jefferson Airplane-
• What a fool believes no wise man has the power to reason away. -Doobie Brothers-
• Nothing ever goes as planned. -Styx-
• Life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone. -John Cougar Mellencamp-
• Does anybody really now what time it is? -Chicago-
• It's better to burn out than fade away. -Def Leopard-
• Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights. -Bob Marley-
• You can't always get what you want but if you try some time you get what you need. -Rolling Stones-
• Two out of three ain't bad. -meatloaf-
• I've got dozens of friends and the fun never ends, that is as long as I'm buying. -Styx-
• Daddy's all right, Mommy's all right they just seem a little weird. -Cheap Trick-
• I'm schizophrenic and so am I. -Styx-

Cluster of birthdays

I want to wish Big sis and Hillbilly sis Happy birthdays! Sorry Hillbilly sis I missed your birthday by two days. Well, Big sis it looks like one of those birthdays that end in a zero. Here's hoping your have a much better year than you had last year. Sorry for the shadow on you face in this picture.

Rear in year view

Well this is the time of year when there are "list" and "best of..." kinds of things clogging up the senses. Well here's some more.

I think I will skip around in no particular order. The pictures here are of the Corn Huskers just after the blessing of their latest youngen here by referred to as "Red". She is a cute little one and a bright spot in the year of 2008. There was also another bright spot in southern Utah here by referred to as "Magdog pup". As well as another bundle of joy in collage town here referred to as "Cowgirl Sher". These are bright spots in the year that otherwise was not so hot. I lost two brothers-in-law this year both in the space of two weeks. I suppose we could look at it as a net gain of one. I would have proffered a gain of three with out the loss of two but life is like that. Step father has been in the hospital for several weeks. Nothing grave just some pancreas problems that need I.V. drugs so he was required to stay in the hospital for Christmas and New Years. Some might say that he brought this on himself by his continuing to break the word of wisdom but I won't (except that I just did). I will go down the list of this here family from youngest to oldest just because.

'Leenie is now walking around like Frankenstein and learning more everyday. She has a vocabulary of three or four words. "Hi" this she uses very frequently and to great affect on all she sees. "No!" this is used much more than any other word and is her most powerful word. "bye" this is used in combination with a wave as she is going to bed. "mama" "dada" and "kitty" all used more or less in the right context.

Sparky, now seven has a vocabulary of several hundred words and walks around like a seven year old boy. He is in first grade and learning how to read. He is doing real well at this and is reading everything he can. He is also quite concerned with time. In particular 8:30 PM which is his bed time on school nights. He is so concerned in fact Santa gave him a watch in his stocking.

G-man, is being a good stout (and I do mean stout) kid of ten and doing all the ten year old boy things. He is getting quite good at making things with leather and Lego's. He is interested in all things mechanical and wants to know how things work.

Holl, is busy with band and piano and all things girly. It's nice for her to have a good friend just next door. She seems to have an easy time with her school work and is enjoying her foods class as well as we are enjoying her home work in that class.

Linc, is at present involved in basketball and doing rather well. He is about to get his drivers license as soon as he completes his drivers ed class.

Wife, is working hard at Young Women's, coaching track, coordinating the after-school program and running the after-school program as well as running our house.

Me, well I'm just plugging along.

Well, I'm a bit distracted right now, we are watching a movie so I will have to write more later.