Pawprints From Space

It is April in Ohio. This does mean rain, after all: April Showers Bring May Flowers. All I have to say is that there had damned well better be a HUGE flower show in the wings. It is typical here to get around 2.5 inches of rain in April. So far we've had over 7 inches of the wet stuff. I am used to my back yard being under water in some places, and just "squishy" in others. It is 90% under water the rest is way more than "squishy". The front yard is "squishy". Consequently even if this stops falling from the sky God only knows when (if) I will be able to mow it.  And you MUST mow the lovely green stuff (and the weeds thank you) because of a few things: The neighbors appreciate it and I am the VP of the neighborhood association, The City's code enforcement people have rulers and they aren't afraid to use them and we are approaching the limited height, If it gets much taller the mower is not going to be able to cut it, and I do not have a ...

Long story short... I have been reunited with my father's side of the family with whom there has been no contact since around 1962-ish. My father and his family live in the Dallas (Texas) area.  A friend mentioned that this discovery was coming at this time because now I am ready to deal with it, as opposed to when we were in high school and contemplating trying to find my father. She's right it is better now than it would have been then. Another friend mentioned today that this new family discovery was all the more special as it had come during the Easter season. I hadn't thought of that. But it is the fact that this is the Easter season is where the symmetry comes into play. In 1995 in early March, during Lent, I was in Fort Worth Texas for a work related conference. I had not wanted to go. I had a horrible feeling about going. On Saturday March 11th I was a wreck. Couldn't sit still, kept trying to call home and getting no answer... just knew something was wrong. ...

Roses are red, Violets are blue, Spring is finally here Achoo, achoo