get together

Hey bums, I am a little swamped at the moment but in about a month I should have a lot more free time and I'll look into ideas for an easy-to-reach, affordable getaway that we can all hopefully make.

Biggest change for me right now is that I got approved for disability. (Yes, my hearing is that bad now.) So the 800 pound gorilla of financial uncertainty just got chucked out of the room. Huge relief, let me tell you. We've been scraping for a long time and even went on food stamps for awhile. But all of that is behind us and we're actually shopping for a house. So that is keeping me jumping. Plus, I signed up for some online courses through the local college. I'm taking Intro to Web Multimedia and Internet Development Tools. Hopefully, building the new skills to get me at least some part time work.

As far as the picture, we decided Taliesin was old enough to introduce him to some of the geekier games that I used to play as a kid. When we got to the store, he picked out this Lord of The Rings miniature battle set. Pretty cool except the figures come unpainted. So Dad gets to paint 40 some pieces, the tallest of which is 3" high. Lucky I have that lighted magnifying glass.
Oh, and the plastic Viking helmet, while not necessary to play the game, adds an immeasurable amount of fun!

Later,
Mark

RELAX in 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aye Aye! I too nominate Fresca! He can do all things! And make it look good to boot!
I am available the middle two weeks of June, the last 3 weeks of July and anytime in August until the 26th. My anniversary is the 27th!

I vote DC or Chi-Town! Heck, I too would return to FLA if that is what it takes.

Bear, I nominate you second in command. A Gilligan to Fresca's Skipper. A Costello to Abott. A Hardy to Laurel. A Cheech to Chong. etc,

Who's in?

EAT LOVE PRAY
Anyone read this book? Nothing like the present moment to seize life's ripe fruit. I highly recommend it. There is a sort of ethical digression of the woman's first marraige that you have to get past, but the section on eating in Italy is just fantastic. Guys, 2009 will go by even faster than 2008. Despite hurricanes, financial collapse, unemployment, deaths in families, and even births in families, its our relationships that carry the weight of our existence through the mire of daily being. Tally Ho, Men! Can we try to meet in Washington DC this spring or summer? Or maybe Chicago? Hell, I'd even break my vow and travel back to Florida (for a weekend) if that's what it takes. We need an organizer. A champion. A rouser of ambition. I nominate Mark - who has deftly demonstrated his ability to find lost things, make the ordinary beautiful, and craft a plain view into dynamic art. Any other nominations from the floor?

Happy New Year from Texas!!! RELAX

Hey guys! Happy New Year from Texas too. HEre is a shot of 4 of the 5 Powells. Linda does not like getting in pictures plus she took this one... Anyway it is at Brazos Bend State Park where there are alligators and birds etc. Rode bikes and had a great time. Hope all is well in your worlds. God Bless. John

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

HELLO BOYS! HAPPY NEW YEARS!

Hope all is well with all of you and I just had the need to get that on the blog.

Mercy, Peace and Love to you and yours this year (rough paraphrase of Jude: 2).