Should Have Been Updating

Usually, if I don't update, it's because nothing is going on. In the last week, however, my life is packed full of stuff, and all along the way I was thinking, "I need to blog this." Mostly it all boils down to my fear that my laptop (the one from work) will die soon. I don't know how old it is, but I've seen a lot of people I work with shriek with rage as one by one, their older work laptops flicker out. So I've been trying to not use it much this week and instead wait for my wife to come home with her much nicer, much newer laptop on which I feel safe.

By far the coolest and most important thing I've been involved with since last week was my church's community outreach on Sunday. We connected with Lincoln's city mission and sponsored a day at the park for parent's and kids who don't get the opportunity to run around and forget about life. To watch it was like watching a good sunrise. Kids were having a blast, adults were having a good time, and a billion hot dogs were eaten. My favorite moment was a three or four-year-old who dropped an egg during an egg toss. His faced scrunched, his fists balled, and he stomped the hell out of that egg. Yolk flew and splattered. Then he smiled the biggest smile.

I also had some thoughts about stupid people that might make a quality reflection, my wife started her World of Warcraft account again (making me want to follow her lead), and my brother went to Guam yesterday. So, because I've heard that people have often enjoyed my typically short entries, I'll leave you with this and get back to these other things tomorrow.

Springtime Mornings

Today was absolutely gorgeous. It kills me I don't carry my camera every day. The eastern horizon was tangerine-raspberry fire that spread through the clouds. In the west, a full rainbow arched across the last of the gray rainclouds. Little sprinkles of water fell on me, but I never got wet. The birds were whispering to each other, sharing secrets, and the smell of rain gave me a hug.

Daylight Savings=Daylight Cravings

I hate this moment of the year. I start getting used to seeing the sun in the morning on my way to work, get the buzz of solar power in my system, then it's ripped away from me. I really don't like arriving at work when it's still dark out. It's depressing. I wish we were one of the states that just said, "Wait a minute...we don't actually get longer days. It's all the some amount of daylight. We must be pretty daft to even bother with this."

When I get some more sleep, I'll probably be less grouchy. But for now, blast you Ben Franklin for your stupid idea.

Sun It Rises.

First day of school, officially. I drove in around 7:10, the earliest I've left the house in a little while. Even when I did leave this early, the sun was still coming up early enough that I didn't get the whole sunrise is amazing feel. Today I got to experience that again.

I love sunsets, and they seem to carry more charm and romance, but the sunrise has a bonus. When the temperature is in the mid-60s, a low-lying level of mist ducks between the houses as I drive over the 27th street bridge, and the sun blankets the city in a sherbet hue. With every breath, life reaches farther down my body until it taps my left toe and my body shudders. The gray skitters to nowhere and is gone, and the clouds divide the sun into beams as strong and majestic as the Almighty. And Heaven is on the horizon.