Just checking in

I am back. I had taken some days off from writing, obviously. It has been hectic in my world or at least in my head. My perception is that things were hectic, I could be wrong, but perception is reality. So there is my reality for the past few weeks. Things have settled, somewhat, but it's Sol Goode (It is all good). Now, I just need something to write about. I considered more stories about life on the road with GSM, though those are three year old stories, they are funny. I could go into a psychological profile of the Wife and the Outlaws, but no.

Oh yeah, I have to wish my nephew a happy 5th birthday. We attended the end of his party at an indoor Beach volleyball place near us. In fact, the Lad's third and fifth birthday parties were held there. The first one (2000), the place was "new"ish and they had not figured out their party prices, so we got the place for about $150 and that included pizza for the kids. It was quite the bargain. The only downside was it was January, cold and we were the first booking of the day, so it was freezing. They heat the sand and the place when there are people there, so the sand was cold until about a half hour into the party. Then again, it was not me walking barefoot in the sand, so I was not cold. It was fun.

Okay, in the news....Castro is dying. Well, it is about fucking time. It will be interesting to see what happens in Cuba after it happens. This could get very interesting. You have mini-Castro, Hugo Chavez, in Venezuela trying to implement populist and socialist "medicine" on his people. He can be thankful he has those petro-dollars now, but it is not enough to keep the taps running. He has alienated those with the know-how and capital, so how does he expect to keep pumping the stuff from the ground. Their oil infrastructure will deteriorate like it has in Iran and Iraq. He is trying to run his country in a manner that history has proven does not work, but he will not heed the call of history. This ends only one way and it is not good for the Venezuelans. (Think Soviet Union/Russia or Cuba even)

That is all for today. Perhaps, tomorrow, though I am pretty sure I will not be able to post tomorrow, I will be more funny. Ciao!