Just Some Filler

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Bright sunshine filled day here in the capital city. Chuck demanded a shout out on the blog this morning. So ..."hey buddy, hope the workday is going well".

Boat salesman called me back Friday and told me he had been sick all week and that's why he hadn't returned my call from Wednesday. Promised me the boat would be ready Wednesday and "absolutely no later than Thursday". Maybe it will be ready Friday.

Tahoe is upon us it looks like. Talked to some folks up that way and they say everything is perfect right now. Looking like I will be up there the weekend of the 16-19 for a little guy's trip. I'm thinking I may focus a little more on the snowboarding part of it this trip. If it goes like every other time I have said this, I'll strap on a snowboard the first day, get overconfident by the end of the day, convince myself I can do something I cant, hurt myself a little, be back on skis for the rest of the trip.

Last weekend went well. Late getting up to the lake as usual. Headed over to the wedding and had a few cocktails at the reception. Ended up having enough cocktails to pass out by about ten thirty. It was really hard for everyone to get motivated about the lake and partying when it was real cold outside and we are all wearing suits. Good to see the whole lake crowd, first time we have all been in one place in quite some time. There were a few notable absences, but I'm sure we'll see them before too long. The wedding really made me realize and thankful that I am the youngest one of this group. When the conversation turned to babysitters and picking up the kids, I got really uncomfortable and immediately wanted to turn it to how drunk I got last weekend and the hilarity that ensued. Leigh represented at the wedding in a big way. She kept it real by drinking enough for all of us. Sunday morning we all went to breakfast at The Happy Cooker, a Granite Shoals landmark, and waited forty-five minutes for breakfast tacos. Hung out, got into some projects like we always do, and headed into Marble Falls to eat lunch. Went to Chili's and who do I run into? The "sick" boat salesman. Looked pretty healthy to me with the wife and kids and going up to Longhorn Caverns.

Spring break this weekend, no big plans other than not having class next week. Hooray for that. Assuming the boat gets done, I'm sure I will put it in and head up to Carlos and Charlies this weekend. If I am feeling very ostentatious, I may put it in Lake Austin and dominate the little ski boats at Hula Hut. That could be entertaining for at least a few minutes.

Birthday party is taking shape. Gonna be at Glass on Friday, April 13th. Got the invitations being printed this week, they're novel. Working on some other stuff that could make it a little more laid back and less drunk than last years for me. Mark your calendar though, its going to be a good time. Also be looking for details of the day after party thats going down on Lake Travis, weather permitting.