Are You Kidding Me!?!?

I just read an article on the 9 news website that has me absolutely flabbergasted. Click HERE to read it yourself. A 60 year old man is suing an 8 year old boy for an accident on the ski slopes here in Colorado. Let me say that again, an ACCIDENT on the ski slopes. By purchasing a lift ticket and using it, a person acknowledges that skiing is a dangerous sport, injury may occur, etc. And, yes, by the letter of the law, the kid was a fault, since he was the uphill skier in the event. But suing the boy (or his family) for $75,000 is just one more sign of the state our litigious society has fallen into. I am appalled. I hope the judge fines this man a large sum of money to be placed in a college fund for the kid, just for putting him through this crap.

Today is...

...the first day of winter and the first day of my winter vacation. With what I do, I usually don't get to take much time off during the holiday season. In fact, I honestly can't remember the last time I got to take the entire holiday shutdown (Christmas eve or there-about to the day after New Year's day) off. In the past I have had to travel to other states (only home for Christmas day and a few around it), I have had to be prepared to be called into work, or I have had to actually plan on being at work. Well, not this year, and we don't have any family travel plans in the mix either. I am looking forward to these next bunches of days to relax, read a few good books, spend some quality (and quantity) time with my family, reconnect with my loving wife, play with a friend or two, work on projects around the house, build something neat in my garage... Oh man, so much for relaxing. I've got to finish my Christmas shopping, though I am nearly done and may be able to have Linda finish it for us. We procrastinated enough that the present to Mom and Dad won't get to them until just after Christmas (sorry, hope you enjoy the gift anyway). This is the first Christmas in some time that we will go somewhere else for dinner, usually we are the hosts, but this year we get to celebrate with great friends that we consider family in their reletively new home, and are looking forward to it. Okay, I've lost track of any semblance of a theme or thread in this post.......Happy Holidays

What comes over...

...people when they get behind the wheel of their cars? Especially in this holiday season. I have had more near misses in my car in the last 3 days in shopping area parking lots than I have had in the rest of the year combined. I swear, turn on key, turn off brain. As I have become oh so fond of saying, "...common sense is really not so common." Do people just forget that there are other people behind the wheels of the other cars? Do they forget that there are rules of the road that at least need to be acknowledged if not followed? Insert more whining, moaning and complaining here. Have a great day, and watch out for the other idiots on the road.

December Already?

Wow, this year has flown by. Happy December everyone, enjoy your holidays.