It gets cold in Texas too

Working from home as I do now seems to have 2 distinct advantages

1. I do not have to go outside anymore. meaning no weather, no hot no cold
2. I have really great toilet paper compared to any office I have ever been in.

I do like to "ice bath" as a form of cryotherapy, the ideal temp (in my opinion) is right around 51 degrees.  Unfortunately with the pool as large as it is and the temp at 40.4, I have not and will not get in until it warms up again.  46 was the lowest temp that I have sucked it up and climbed into and could only last 18 minutes at that temperature.  40 sounds unreasonable, unnecessary, not gunna not gunna get in it.


As an aside, if you have a pool or spa and would like a wireless way to know the temperature I have been really pleased with the model that we picked up from amazon.





Song of the day "Taxman" The Beatles

OK 11 months off may be enough....

OK it is July in Iowa and it is HOT. Real Hot, they say it feels like a hundred and something out there, thank goodness we have some pools at out disposal here in Central Iowa. One we get to float in the other we are doing construction at ;-) Spent Saturday at Uncle Joe's working on the pool house, at his place there won't be any excuse as to why you are peeing in his pool with a bathroom that is going to be so close now. Zac and Joe got the Roof up and papered, while Ted and DeDe and I started getting the reclaimed barn boards up on the front side. It should look quite nice once it is all done.At T&D's on Sunday it was an afternoon float that made the 106 degree temperature much more manageable. In fact, in the water it was quite a nice day! While this pic is from Saturday it gets the point across, we have 2 pools to pick from bitches!

Song of the day: System of a Down "Lonely Day"

Zac's Birthday

Zac turned 30 on the 19th, so Jamie Lou and I did the lame thing and got him a gift card to Best Buy and a card with a sexy woman that was vacuuming on the inside. Complete with sound effects of that woman vacuuming. I laughed at it, so that is all that matters I guess.... But his wife was a bit better than us and invited over a few friends an family for some BBQ and a pool party. A good time was had by all. All except the kids Yoshi, Zac and Thad made cry. But other than those 5 kids, a good time was had by most.

So happy birthday Zac!

Ah yes, the happy Birthday boy. Can't you see it?:
Donna, Jamie Lou and Ella "The Kid" :
you might think it was Thad's Birthday, but it wasn't. In my best lispy voice "THAPRIZE!" or "TA-DA, a magazine for and by gay magicians":
And this is what happens when little kids tell Zac and me "I wanna go fast" Wait that was Ricky Bobby... Oh yeah, when they say "I WANNA GO HIGH!":

Wednesday night is "Wanted" at Billy Joes, I wonder if I will learn anything at that movie.

PS Oh and if you haven't checked out the show "The Middlemen" Mike was talking about on his blog, it was pretty damn good/funny/witty/ I liked it.

PSS OOOOH and Jamie Lou got me Rosetta Stone Spanish Speaking for Latin America.... I am one hour in and I know lots of words I didn't before come, leche, perro, mujer, pan, manzana the list goes on and on.... I wonder if I will really learn to speak Spanish, that would be KICK ASS to actually order a real drink at a real Mexican place and know what the eff I am saying/doing... I'll keep you posted....

PSSS My buddy Eric started working out, so starting next Monday I think I may too. Remember that is next Monday. That reminds me of the time in Ames at Olde Main Jamie Lou said "Too bad we aren't here tomorrow" as I look up to see a sign that says "Free Beer Tomorrow" She is awesome on so many levels! Always makes me laugh.

PSSSS JB, you an I once talked of doing Damn-2-Damn. Maybe next summer is the time to do it. What do you think?