a walk outside

I took Sedona for a walk down to get the mail and around the block... at first she was a wee bit skittish at the noises of the cars and horns from car alarms and whatnot, but by the end of the walk she was a pro.. walking proudly. She met a lovely couple who share our backyard wall, but three houses down... Joe and Laura. They're originally from NY but relocated here when the houses were still being built. Nice nice older couple who offered me all sorts of plants from their front yard :) Sedona thought they were pretty nice too :)

I didn't get the job in Medford.... they called and left a voicemail. I'm a tad bit bummed but relieved at the same time, as I am NOT a work-a-holic, and it sounded like the hours would not have made me happy.

I'm going to talk to Don (the guy over all of us in our building at work) and see if I can't get in with the modem group at work. They work on the modems that get the "remotes" group access to the switches. I wrote him and told him about my desire, and he said to go in and talk to him.. he's busy quite often. I'm hoping he'll be available for a few minutes tomorrow... at least I've planted the seed.

Well, rather than sit here and graze on the Almond Coconut Crunch I have sitting here at my desk, I should go forage in the fridge to find dinner.... more later.

a tribute, written by my friend...

written by a friend of mine... Brandon.....
a very VERY talented writer, who, in my opinion, should be published....

I could never have said it so eloquently.... tho I will have my own thoughts on this day later.

Fallen

a place where at one point

two giants stood

a symbol of power

and truth understood

in a heartbeat a nation

is down on its knees

an outcry of pain

and sorrowful pleas

rocks and debris

were all that remained

and a service that left us

permanently stained

We still remember

5 years past

our hearts still aching

our prayers we hold fast

through all of the claims

that we're winning the war

we're still losing soldiers

to settle the score

many more lives lost

even after the fall

heeding the yell

of our presidents call

a nation remembers

and will continue to moan

until all of our loved ones

are safe back at home