Hot time in the old town tonight

It's officially fall now and eveyone thought that this crazy heat would start to die down.......well it hasn't!  I don't appreciate that, 113 degree heat is not fun.  Besides that it never fails that when the heat kicks up the fire bugs come out.  Fire bugs being arsonists.  I've stated in a previous post that I choose to take advantage of my time in traffic by doing some constructive thinking and whatnot.  ....just because I do that doesn't mean I want to make a habit out of it.  So imagine my frustration yesterday when for no apparent reason the cars around me suddenly sloooooooow down.  Then in the distance I see smoke.......and where there is smoke there is fire.  But get this!

    ........IT'S A MILE AWAY!  Here we are a frikkin mile away on a bridge, staring at a fire that has nothing to do with us!  Yet we're watching it.......yup we're watchin it.

Happy Birthday!

Another year older....blah, blah, blah.....whatever they say.  Not me mind you, but my Dad.  He's now fifty-blahnappaoloopyada....  So I'm not sure exactly, gimme a break!  It's a chore just keeping up with my own age.  See, when you're younger you don't really have a chance to forget your birthday because people are always asking you.  I haven't had anyone ask me in so long, so I forget from time to time.  Imagine my shock earlier this year when I was reminded that I was going to make 28.  To some that's not a big deal, but for me its it biggie since I'm going thru whats called a "quarter life crisis".  And this is only because at this point in my life I feel I should have more accomplishments.  ...but enough about selfish me.....Dad acted like celebrating his b-day was no big deal, but he loved it.....I know this because half, yes HALF of the cake was gone by morning.  .....uhm hmm...

Traffic has it perks

So this was my view on my way home.  Yay for me, right?  Yeah right.  I don't make a habit out of it, but sometimes I can get a bit, shall we say.....stank, when finding myself stuck in traffic.   But on the plus side I've discovered that I do some of my best thinking during that time.  First its the usual thought of  "So if an earthquake hit right now......what would I do?"  After that's out of the way I start noticing the other drivers and how they look and act towards each other.  I also notice the many homeless people walking the streets.  Before I know it my attitude has changed and can you believe it?  ....I'm even letting people go ahead of me!  .....and why not?  We're all stuck in the same traffic anyways, its not like we're going anywhere at the moment.  In the end the experience leaves me feeling very mellow and appreciative of the fact that I can afford to be slightly inconvenienced by something as minor as traffic.  Instead of major inconveniences like poverty, sickness or homelessness.