All gone

Well, I haven't made it back up to Roslyn (hole) yet. Im sure its just a big depressing hole in the ground at this point.
I have been doing most of my blogging on my weather blog, so I have been neglecting this one.

We did get the sod in over the weekend! It ended up being about 870sf and it looks awsome! I dont know how I am going to go 2 weeks without mowing it (thats what they say to do) because it is growing so fast!
Now its time to get some gravel and mulch to finish out the front yard FINALLY!

Goodbye Roslyn...

I have been doing a bit of a memorial for Roslyn lake on my website...
www.blackcatgeek.com
We went and took a few pictures Monday, and it was pretty sad. Half the lake is mud!
I hope to get up and take a few more pics by the end of the week, so keep checking back because I will be posting them on Blackcatgeek or here in the blog.

The clock is ticking...

This is what I like to see...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lklfIPBK4Zg

Now lets get down to business! I find it strange that we have so many months of "primaries", and only a few months between the party conventions and the national election. I am really looking forward to seeing McCain and Obama going head to head. Honestly, I have always admired McCain. He is a war hero, and a very honorable person. I just think he missed his chance at being the Prez. He would have been good during the last few years, but I think it is really time for our younger generations now, and he is way past his prime. Its time for us to take a new direction, and I think we have a candidate that might be able to do that.
Time will tell!

Finally!

I was just thinking the other day that if Obama comes out strong against the oil companies that it will put him over the top for the Primary. The proposals from the other candidates are the same old worthless crap. This is his chance to really show people some substance.

Here is his plan...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aP_1wrIyt1Nc

And the same old crap...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aQgAcP5he5WA&refer=politics

Have to admit..

I have to admit I fit many of the stereotypes here:
http://adblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/29/943481.aspx

The rain barrel comment made me laugh since I just started using one recently (and love it)!

I cant wait!

If you are a Dale Jr. fan like me, this will get you pumped up...
Just a matter of time!

Rainwater collector...

I had an idea awhile back that if I could collect some of the water from the gutter on our house, I could use it to water plants and stuff. Not only would this water be natural (not full of crap like our tap water) it would be free.
Well, I got a 55 gallon plastic barrel for free and about a week ago routed one of the gutter downspouts into it to see what happens. Much to my surprise the barrel was full after a week!
This is looking very promising!
I did have to dump it out because the barrel use to be full of soap, and I need to try to rinse it out, but I did that, and hooked it up the day before yesterday. I checked the water level again yesterday and it was already half way full! It really hasn't been raining that much either, and also my gutters are in need of being cleaned out.
So now I am going to work on setting up an overflow tube that dumps the excess water back into the original downspout. I also want to put some sort of faucet toward the bottom for filling containers that will be used to water stuff.
All in all it is looking very promising. I will probably need a couple more barrels considering how much water I am getting, but it will be very nice when I get it all figured out.

Goodbye Roslyn Lake :(

One of my favorite places since moving to this area was Roslyn Lake. I use to like to take the short backroad drives out there and get away from the city for awhile, do a little fishing, get some fresh air, enjoy the beautiful scenery. We took some of our wedding pictures near the cabin on the lake(it was in the movie Bandits).
It was just a great place to hang out.
Its too bad she cannot be saved, I know many will miss her.

If you dont know what I am talking about...
PGE to drain Roslyn Lake on May 5

Register your gun...

Ok, this is going to be more of a rant than anything...
I was watching a movie on TV yesterday called Hideaway. At one point in the movie Jeff Goldblum knows someone is trying to get in his house and hurt his family, so he is standing behind the front door with his shotgun aimed at it. Someone knocks and he says "come on in, its unlocked", and instead of the bad guy, its a cop. The first thing the cop says after opening the door is "Is that thing registered?"!!!
I see this all the time on tv, but this one takes the cake because the person being asked the question was standing in his own home trying to protect his own family.

For those of you whom dont know, and I imagine there are a few who dont (I have actually had people ask me"... YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER YOUR GUN. Think about it, If that were a requirement then it would be illegal for you to have a gun that was not registered, and the government cannot make it illegal for you to have a gun (unless you are a felon).

I sometimes think that this is some kind of government brain washing so they can later pass illegal anti gun legislation, but the more I think about it I realize that it is only one thing...
IGNORANCE!
Whomever is creating or writing these movies must actually think that it is true, that if you have a gun it must be registered. In reality, the only time you have to have a permit to carry a gun is if you are leaving your home/property, and you are concealing the gun. In that circumstance you have to have a permit, but not a permit for the gun. You have to have a permit to carry a concealed weapon, it has nothing to do with the individual weapon. If you don't have the permit, you can still carry a gun, but it cannot be concealed in any way. That is it! That is the Law! Dont believe everything you hear! Find out for yourself!

More election observations..

I watched the debate last night (2/26/08) Between Obama and Clinton and thought I needed to post...
I think when it comes down to the general election, I would vote for either of these two over McCain any day. I think they both have their focus on making life better for Americans instead of American Companies, and that is truly what we need right now. Exxon made 36.13 Billion Dollars last year, and The Government has spent nearly half a trillion dollars on the war. Where did this money come from? Well, that is obvious, it came from the American people; it came from me and you. That is what this administration, and their party have let happen, and have seemingly pushed for. If that isn't enough motivation for us to vote differently this year and try to change our government then we definitely will get what we deserve.

Take a look at this before you vote... http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home
That is yours!