HAHA!!

A MOTHER PASSING BY HER SON'S BEDROOM WAS ASTONISHED TO SEE THE BED WAS
NICELY MADE AND EVERYTHING WAS PICKED UP. THEN SHE SAW AN ENVELOPE
PROPPED UP PROMINENTLY ON THE CENTRE OF THE BED. IT WAS ADDRESSED "MOM".
WITH THE WORST PREMONITION, SHE OPENED THE ENVELOPE AND READ THE LETTER
WITH TREMBLING HANDS:

DEAR MOM,

IT IS WITH GREAT REGRET AND SORROW THAT I'M WRITING THIS. I HAD TO ELOPE
WITH MY NEW GIRLFRIEND BECAUSE I WANTED TO AVOID A SCENE WITH YOU. I'VE
BEEN FINDING REAL PASSION WITH BARBARA AND SHE IS SO NICE EVEN WITH ALL
HER PIERCINGS, TATTOOS, AND HER TIGHT MOTORCYCLE CLOTHES.

BUT IT'S NOT ONLY THAT MOM, SHE'S PREGNANT AND BARBARA SAID THAT WE WILL
BE VERY HAPPY. EVEN THOUGH YOU WOULDN,T CARE FOR HER AS SHE IS MUCH
OLDER THAN I.
SHE ALREADY OWNS A SHACK IN THE WOODS AND HAS A STACK OF FIREWOOD FOR
THE WHOLE WINTER. SHE WANTS TO HAVE MANY MORE CHILDREN WITH ME AND
THAT'S NOW ONE OF MY DREAMS TOO.

BARBARA TAUGHT ME THAT MARIJUANA DOESN'T REALLY HURT ANYONE AND WE'LL BE
GROWING IT FOR OURSELVES AND TRADING IT WITH HER FRIENDS FOR ALL THE
COCAINE AND ECSTASY WE WANT. IN THE MEANTIME, WE'LL PRAY THAT SCIENCE
WILL FIND A CURE FOR AIDS SO BARBARA CAN GET BETTER; SHE SURE DESERVES
IT!!

DON'T WORRY MOM, I'M 15 YEARS OLD NOW AND I KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF
MYSELF.
SOME DAY I'M SURE WE'LL BE BACK TO VISIT, SO YOU CAN GET TO KNOW YOUR
GRANDCHILDREN.

YOUR SON,
JOHN

P.S. MOM, NONE OF THIS IS TRUE I'M OVER AT THE NEIGHBOUR'S HOUSE. I
JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT THERE ARE WORSE THINGS IN LIFE THAN MY
REPORT CARD THAT'S IN MY DESK CENTER DRAWER. I LOVE YOU! CALL WHEN
IT'S SAFE FOR ME TO COME HOME.

Happy Bluegrass Ryan!

Another year, another weekend sitting at UK School of Music Bluegrass Festival. One bonus for me is that I got all of my papers graded for the weekend! DONE! One sad thing for Ryan is that it was his birthday on Friday (16th) and he had to spend it here with kiddies. Oh well. Kinda tired today and I'm getting hungry. I need a mint; my mouth feels stale.

I Wish You Enough

My aunt sent me this in an e-mail. A good way to live life.
I hope you have a beautiful day and I wish you enough.

"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye."

Central Grocery in New Orleans

This is another picture from our New Orleans trip. This was a little grocery store that had these WONDERFUL sandwiches called Muffalettas. Our friend Nancy (and Jerry) who went into New Orleans with us said that the Central Grocery was probably underwater. :( No more yummy, Muffaletta goodness.
(Again, you may not want to click on the picture because it will be HUGE.)

Picture of the Month-September 2005

A picture I took from Mom's, Dad's, and my trip to New Orleans. It's weird how people have to make personal connections, such as I am doing with this picture, to crisis or events that are dramatically life-altering.
(By the way, you may not want to click on the picture because I still don't have Photoshop on my computer and I didn't resize the picture, so it is at full resolution and size and will be HUGE.)