Planes, Trains, and School

People have been asking a lot about how school is going and I have to admit I am enjoying it so far. It’s starting to get a little hairy as far as assignments go but I think I will adjust to the pace sooner or later. The social side is a bit easier. It’s nice to get out and talk to people again every day. Don’t get me wrong, I loved being at home with Lexi but sometimes it’s nice to be around other people too. People who don’t throw their toast at you and laugh as the dog licks it off your leg.

Another nice thing about school is I feel like my mind has been all of a sudden switched back to the on position. I am thinking again and it feels good. The other day I was out on my walk with Vegas and I realized that it was my Interpersonal intelligence that made me enjoy my walks with Vegas so much. I preferred going for walks by myself because it gives me time to collect my thoughts and talk to a good listener. Vegas is the best listener. Then, as we rounded the corner for home, Vegas stopped and started sniffing around like she had to poop.

“Go ahead and poop I told her, that’s a good spot”…

I watched her circle around a little, look at me, sniff the ground a bit.

“Giver, go poop”, I encouraged. Then it occurred to me! I was hovering! In class that day we discussed how proximity could have a negative effect on a child with special needs in a general education classroom. I turned my back to Vegas and whistled a tune and almost instantly she found her target and dropped a bomb. Anyone with a two year old knows how hard it is to poop with someone watching. It’s even harder when they demand to be on your lap during the process and are constantly grabbing at the toilet paper. Try it sometime.

Another thing I have been thinking about lately is how come I can’t fly to work. I was watching this guy wrestle with a parachute and a snowboard in a field the other day and I thought to myself “there has to be a better way”. Let’s just say for a minute that this guy caught some wind and it dragged him on his snowboard for say 500 or 600 meters. How does he get back? There is no snowmobile guy to come and get him like on TV. There needs to be some kind of propulsion system he can fire up to generate enough wind to blow him back. Like what powers those big fan boats in the swamp.

This morning I got hung up by a train on the way to school and I thought I bet I could fly to work. Some guy somewhere has a jet pack or something to remedy this. Then I wondered why train crossings don’t have some kind of GPS to tell you a train is coming. You can sit at a bus stop and sign will count down the minutes before the next bus arrives. Why can’t I look at the train schedule and see when the next train will be holding up traffic on the only way in or out of Lorette in the morning? There should be an app for that.

Not only was I held up by a train this morning but it snowed last night so everyone has to drive a little slower you know. Like OMG there is some snow on the ground so let’s all slow down. It’s not a concern enough to make people clean off their cars before they leave their driveways though. All these yahoos driving around doing 30KM in a 90KM and I wonder if it’s the snow on the road or the fact that they can’t see out of their windows that is the problem?

It’s amazing how people react to a little snow on the road. These are the same people who complain when I a flight is delayed. The airport could announce that their plane is delayed because of a massive electrical storm and the same guy would be like “pussy, can’t fly in a little rain…”. The airport could tell me we are not flying because “it’s cloudy with a chance of meatballs…” and I would be like “good call chief, wake me up when it’s smooth sailing.”

Anyway, Happy Birthday to Vernon yesterday. Vern’s birthday always means another year together for Shan and I. From that night on the dance floor at the Yacht Club when Shannon seduced me, to 9 years later. A dog, a 2 year old and a bun in the oven.

Poker also started this week and we are off to a good start. Here is a good pic of Joel honoring season Messier.