Resolutions

Oh yes my little internet audience it is that time of year....resolution time. So while drinking my coffee this morning I started thinking about the New Year and what it brings. I decided that today I will spend some time outlining goals. I have not really looked into my five or ten year plans...in well a long time. This might be why I am always two years away from finishing the PhD. I do not know if I read it or thought it up on my own but it has been said, or a least thought of by me, that every day your goals move one step away from you. If you do not do something everyday towards those goals you might look up one morning and your goal may be a speck in the distance, or worse you can not see it at all. This could lead to not even being able to remember what it was to begin with, how sad. It is a simple concept really. Things that we do not actively persue we can never truly attain. Sure somethings fall into our laps from time to time but these are the exceptions not the rule. So my question today to myself and to you my readers is this. What are your goals for 2006? And even more important how will you seek them, because once the clock strikes 12:00 my friends your goals will be on the move. Lift your glass tonight and resolve to being the pursuit... I have.

Family: Airport fun for Christmas

Well the holiday's are upon us and I of course get to travel. This Christmas I flew into Kansas City International Airport on Thursday the 22nd. My aunt was picking me up and taking me to my grandparents house. I slept form LA to Phoenix where I switched planes to MCI. I walked off to plane and outside to see if my ride had arrived. There was my aunt sitting in her car. Wow a family member at the correct terminal and on time to pick me up....mark it down as a first! I wait for my checked bag, empty to be filled with Christmas loot and watch as a policeman harasses my aunt to move the car along. The bag comes and off we go. Still a little dis-oriented from the flight I looked up to see a road sign that said HWY 152. A little nervous I asked if we were taking the special "backway" path to grandma's. My aunt said oh no she thought we could stop by a winery on the way home. So off to Holy Field Winery we went. We opened the winery door to see Corky. Now this is one big dog. I get harassed for having shorts on with flip-flops being that it is like 53 degrees outside. We sample some wines, all on the sweet side, and purchase some for the family dinners. All and all this was on of the best airport arrivals I've had that involved family. Don't get me wrong mom and dad the cold sandwiches and drinks that you bring are good, but being in the right terminal at the right time is priceless! :)

Rant: But I ordered a Breakfast Burrito

Now I'm not one to get snippy over the little things (yeah right...poke the bear) but this morning I went to work with the desire to have a breakfast burrito. The work ones are not that different than the ones I can make at home but they do have hashbrowns which give me the carbs I need. Anyway I walk up to Francisco(awesome short-order cook) and order a Breakfast Burrito with sausage. He starts cooking stuff but I notice there is no tortilla warming on the grill like there always is for my burrito. I dazed off and Francisco hands me my goods...suspiciously in a smaller box that can no way hold a burrito. I peek inside and to the horror of my eyes spot a breakfast sandwich. ARHARH. Ok not a big deal plus I'm really hungry. Upstairs I go to consume and read my morning comics, drink my morning coffee. Soon I discovered another reason to love the burrito and hate the sandwich(oh yeah I used the h-word....read on to understand why). Francisco had put butter on the bread before toasting it on the grill ( a practice that can hardly be called toasting). Well my cyber-reader let me tell you something, that makes for one messy eating vessel. With the burrito that floury shell protects your hands from all the wet hot stuff on the inside, but with the sandwich my right hand was soon covered in a buttery slim. Now there is no way to pagedown while I read my comics. I need to do the dreaded lefthand cross-over-body to the pagedown button on the keyboard. This technique is difficult and I'm sure could led to more shoulder surgery for me. So please save the planet some soap-n-water and me some more surgery and just fix breakfast burritos.