ramblings...

went to the ball game last night. not the major leagues just the hometown team of college boys. but..... here's the ringer. not one of them is from here. in fact, almost the entire lineup was made up of american boys. not that there is anything wrong with american boys, just thought it might be nice to have some local representation. wow! that almost sounded patriotic! must be getting soft in my old age.

of course when your at a ball game you MUST eat at least one hot dog. (lots of ketchup and onions please) the sign said they were ALL beef hot dogs. and we all know what that means. it may be all beef but it's certainly not the sirloin parts. we're talking cow bums and other assorted parts all mashed up into an intestinal casing and presented to you on a steamy white bread bun. just read that last sentence, if that doesn't turn you into a vegetarian then nothing will. but if you close your eyes and silence your good sense then they go down quite nicely. however, as i was eating it i knew there would be a price to pay later as i have a rather delicate digestive system. yep. was in pain all night. so now that i have broken my dietary restriction rules, i'm good for the summer on this one. it's kinda like not touching a burning coal, you know it's going to hurt, but....... you just have to touch it anyways.
my garden is on steroids! everything is of gigantic proportions this year. even the weeds are humongous! haven't had quite enough sun for the flowers to bloom just yet, but they are getting ready and if the pods are any indication, they are going to be larger than normal as well. when i sit down in my garden, i feel positively lilliputian. which is not easy to achieve as i am rather on the tall side myself. entirely a different perspective. imagine how alice felt?

oh yes! looking at this picture reminded me that i have this huge rose bush that i DID NOT plant!. it just appeared. the husband did not plant it and to my knowledge, rose bushes do not self seed. so i don't think some bird dropped it off. a mystery! hmmmmmmmmm. it is of the particularly thorny breed. it may have to go if it doesn't quit reaching out and stabbing me.
we have our first dragon boat festival of the season this weekend. this will be the daughters first in which she is actually participating instead if just cheering me on. should be lots of fun. and i like that we can share this activity together. bonding and all that stuff.
just finished re-watching the lord of the rings trilogy for the 900th time. amazing how it never gets old and each time i watch it i find something new. does that mean i have the retention span of a two year old or that the complexity of the movies demands that they be watched several times in order to be fully appreciated. i'm voting for the latter but suspect that the first may be a contributing factor as well. oh look! shiny things!!