Dark Rider

 

Well Connor succumbed to the pressure of his cousins this weekend and took off his training wheels. Of course in typical Connor fashion he found it necessary to where his ninja tights, Zoro cape and brandish his double swords just in case he came across any bad guys.

Facebook Shmacebook

Alright my wife is now a part of the Facebook nation so I took a look to see what it is all about. I have to say I don't see myself facebooking any time soon. The idea of people "poking" me, messages about people's moods filling my screen, receiving emails alerting me to the fact that someone has left me a message on Facebook and generally calling people friends that I had little or nothing to do with in the real world is just too much pressure for me. Now some people may find my attitude towards Facebook surprising considering the fact that I have a blog I regularly update and share thousands of pictures on Flickr. However, the difference to me is that I really don't care if people access those sites or not. I mean I put things out there in the hope that friends and family who would like to keep up with the activity of our family can feel better connected but the whole point is I don't have the time or interest in communicating with everyone individually. The few times I have looked at my wife's Facebook page I get the distinct sensation of a phone that just will not quit ringing and my head begins to hurt. Now don't get me wrong I have no problem with people who are into Facebook. I just find it kinda interesting that people feel the need to "force" their messages onto others but won't actually just send someone and email. It is great if people get a chance to reconnect to people from their past, however, just a caution sometimes you find out there is a reason you lost contact with those people. Now I am not sure if anyone will read this or not as I don't know if anyone visits this blog and nor do I care I feel better just for writing it. Now I must give up the computer as my wife wants to check her Facebook.

The Pressure of Summer

Well, we are heading into the third week of summer and it seems like time is flying by. I can't believe how little it feels like I have accomplished but at the same time it doesn't feel like I have slipped into my vacation routine yet and I beginning to get a little anxious. Now I know people out there who are not teachers are rolling their eyes and mentally wrapping their hands around my neck for whining about how fast three weeks go when we still have another five of holidays ahead of us but trust me the pressure is enormous. I mean I have a mental list of jobs around the house and cabin that I want to get completed plus I have a stack of books to read, a bunch of hobbies to get a kick start on, an exercise routine to begin, places to visit and explore around BC, family to visit, dinner parties, BBQs, kids summer camps. There just never seems enough time and the list just keeps going so I am sure you can see having the summer off is not as easy as it seems. In fact just writing about it has got me wound up. I think I better have another cup of coffee, before I go for a run and begin loading the truck for the lake.