I have a quick rant to start with... Why can't people on the highway or freeway use the cruise control?  And why are the worst offenders on their cell phones yapping away, oblivious to the world around them?  Like anyone on the other end is thrilled to be talking to a distracted moron (someone too unintelligent to use cruise control) unless they too are putting the public at danger by driving while on the phone.

As I was on my merry little way to see Samuel in Boise, I was in the passing lane of the freeway and got cut off dangerously close by a Ford Focus going 10 mph under the speed limit.  I actually kept my cool, stayed back a little ways, then passed the moron when he moved back over.  Right as I proceeded past him, he pulled behind me and put his brights on and sped up to my bumper, I'm sure he was just angry that he was stupid enough to purchase a Focus and was signaling to me that he hated his life and was trying to end it by using the carbon monoxide from my exhaust.  Maybe it was a cry for help, or maybe it was well past that point.

Either way, I discovered that my sunflower seed spit cup was completely full, and I thought, "I'd better empty that cup so I can eat more seeds!"  I then emptied the entire cup out of the window of my car, which miraculously ended up all over a certain twit who happened to be a foot off my license plate.  Realizing my mistake, I gave the poor guy a nice little wave, but right then I got a hand cramp and that meant I could only wave with one finger.  I was afraid he wasn't able to see my waving with his brights on, so I left it out there for a while just in case me missed my gesture of good will.  I then sped back up to the speed limit and left the miserable sucker wallowing in his Focus loser-ness miles behind.

I apologize to anyone with a Focus if you're offended.  I also apologize that someone hasn't educated you on your Focus.  I would think Ford would have apologized themselves by now.

Anyway, I got to Boise and spent some time with Samuel, it was a great time!  I'm glad he let me come over, it's good to get out of town once in a while and spend some time with him.  We managed to eat some cat food that tasted amazing at PF Changs. 

I love the lettuce wraps, but really, doesn't it look like cat food?  Good thing it tastes sublime, and followed by Kung Pao chicken, it makes a pretty dang great dining experience.

Just outside Samuel's place, it's a nice hook up!

After running all over Boise searching for video games and eating half a million calories over the weekend, I'm sure Samuel was ready for me to leave.  It was good to hang out, I'll have to head back over in the next little while and try all the other great places that we didn't have a chance to eat at.  And ironically, on my way home, I got passed by another filthy gutter dweller who promptly slowed down so I had to pass them, only to have them speed up and pass me again.  And of course, this person happened to be yapping on the phone.  CRUISE CONTROL!!  HIT THE FREAKING BUTTON ALREADY!!  IT'S NOT THAT HARD!!

Melissa is teaching at South Fremont as the ESL specialist or something that I don't have the brainpower to understand the title and what it means.  She has a kindergarten class and works with some other kids in the school and really seems to love it.  She got out for "spud" harvest, two weeks off while people go dig potatoes and work in the fields.  We decided to head down to Utah and take Carly to lunch and hang out with her for an afternoon, it was great to see her!  I was too stupid to remember to take a couple of pictures, so we'll get some next time we head down.  Carly seems to be adjusting well, she's immersed herself in the Aggie culture and we're happy she's doing well!  Plus we went to Gossner's Dairy for some awesome "squeaky" cheese, couldn't have had a better day!

We lost our cat Bif last month, put up a few signs with a reward posted, called the animal shelters, and did a lot of cruising the town looking for him, but he was gone.  It was really, really sad, Bif (AKA Buford Madcat Tannen) is such a nice cat, a gentle giant.  We went by to feed Alhiss and my parent's cat Kit Kat the night we got back from Logan and guess who showed up?!!  Bif!!  He had been gone for well over a month and decided to come back from BFE or Buffalo Bob's basement or wherever he had been barely getting by.  He was skinny and dirty, but a bunch of food and water and some scratching of his ears by Melissa and me... good as new cat.  With a voracious appetite and still only one eye.  Maybe he was out looking for it, didn't find it, but good effort anyway.


 As you can see from the video, he's not the loudest cat, which is definitely part of his charm.  I don't think I've seen a cat with as big a frame as Bif's, he's like a mini handicapped panther.  And he runs like some wires are crossed internally, but we'll over-look that.

Ahliss- Loudest cat alive

I finally finished the ammo canister for my Dad, it only took about a year of procrastination and sanding off all the spray paint that I didn't like, when it normally should take a week if I have all my ducks in a row.  Thundercats was only one of the greatest shows ever made, so that's a mini-tribute to them.  I think I tried three different designs before I finally decided to go with what it ended up being... only like a store full of spray paint.  It's all good though, it turned out for the better.


All in all, it's been a good couple of weeks.  Could have been perfect had some driver's ed teachers taught their students how to USE THE CRUISE CONTROL!!  Shame on you control-less drivers.