I love technology???

As I sit in the airport, tethered to my laptop in the special armchairs that have electric plugs between each chair, I realize how much I have missed as I sit here working... Still... I have been working since 7am and it is now 6:30pm... Am I insane?? Instead of going and having a drink at the restaurant, I sit hear typing away... Working...Not looking up to see the strange and often amusing sights at the airport... For instance, the guy in the t-shirt that has been customized..Ripped off sleeves and a v cut into the neck to allow his fur to poke out the top of his neck line accessorized by the large gold chain at his neck, pinkie ring and belly hanging over the jeans (too tight)...Or there is the guys from my group... Sales guys, need I say more. They are all shmoozy and sitting across the terminal from me. After having spent 3 days with me they are so self absorbed they look up but dont really "look" at all and still have not seen me. Or the exhausted parents chasing their small children through the airport, hopefully trying to tire them out so they will not scream when held captive on the plane for the hour long flight.

I used to think it was fun to people watch and be adventurous when in a new city. You know, not worry about getting lost while driving through the place. Thinking it might be fun to ask someone for directions... But now instead taking adventure, I take the GPS option in the rental car. I have "Prudence" to keep me company. Garmin's option of voices in the GPS is a tight lipped British voice telling you to TURN RIGHT HERE. The accent makes the directions sound safe and intelligent, even though I didnt program it correctly and went for shortest route, not fastest and drove through cow country...Did you know there are are alpacas living in San Ramon, California. I sure didnt until now... I did love having the GPS and never leave home without mine... But what happened to the days of real maps...You know the ones, the paper things with all the folds that you get from AAA not that piece of paper you printed off Yahoo!Maps. Is there some sort of map makers guild with a bunch of old guys sitting around drinking coffee bitching about the state of the world and how they are obsolete now that there is GPS?? Or what about gas stations, do you think anyone ever comes in and asks for directions in a small town gas station? What if my soulmate was in that gas station waiting for me to come and ask directions and I bypass it and use my GPS....I guess I will never know..... For now I will sit here and play a game, read a blog and not look up for the next two hours til my flight departs... Solitary, alone and sucked in by my new best friend...Technology

Can September come any faster???

I love summer. It is great! Nice and warm, everyone seems a bit relaxed... But this year, I just wish September would come now and get these hellions out of my house!!! At least for a few hours!! Smirk registered for her classes yesterday at the local college, so she is now officially a full time college student! Now to get her a job, and we will be set!!!

Grin has been doing homework for her summer class so she really hasn't had a break. She says all her crankiness, I mean studious hard work will pay off when she is a top notch veterinarian and will support me in my old age (HA)

Someday soon my children will leave me and I will look back on these days of stress and telling them to get their disgusting feet off my couch and pick up the food wrappers from the floor, and be sad. I am sure almost wistful for these days again, but for now... They need to get out!!!