Slippin into the future

Got the kids off to school for the last two days with no events.  We were on time and everyone was mostly pleasant.  It has been brutally cold in the morning. Marie did not have safety patrol due to the extreme cold so she and I spoke for a while waiting for the bell to ring.  We talked about music and her upcoming concert which will be viewed remotely by parents, grandparents and other interested parties.  I explained that we had something called a flutophone to learn about notes on.  It resembled a medieval recorder and sounded much like it except it was made of plastic.  We also talked about Smart Boards.  I did not know what that was.  This is the more efficient version of the black board from my youth and thru high school.  Lines and writing are made with a stylus and erased with a clenched fist from the user.  No more erasers to pound out in the school yard.  No more smelly sponges to wash the writing surfaces when the day is done. 

This is an inane comment but how does a guy that looks like Barney Fife's younger brother attract beautiful women and keep them interested.  I am speaking of the SNL guy Pete Davidson.  Humor must be the key.  He must keep them laughing I guess.  Again, I know nothing about women.

Listening today again to the music of Carlos Vives, the Columbian popstar on Pandora.  Its interesting listening to music when you have a very limited knowledge of the language of the songs.  You and focus on the entirety of the piece the instrumentation, rhythmic feel and the passion of the lyrics even when you cannot understand the words.  They become another voice in the music like a horn in jazz or a cello in chamber music.  With these tunes, I find myself dancing in my seat.  It is truly a joy.

I had to include a photo of Simon taken this morning.  Its kind of a "You lookin at Me?" picture. He does not know his expressions are so poignant.

I have thought about the title of this version of the blog being Into the Future,  it comes from the Steve Miller song Fly Like an Eagle to quote "time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin, into the future".  

Made a pot of chicken soup for the kids today.  Eli was not impressed. He is a texture kid and this did not work for him.  Marie was impressed but didn't like the mushrooms, but Judy did.  

Another extremely cold day with temps around 11 degrees in the morning but had brilliant skies.  Read from a couple of sources that the biggest indicator for a longer life is not exercise or diet, but continued social interactions or connections.  This is not really surprising.  We have vibrant 90 year olds here that are always doing little jobs and chatting away with the other inmates.  

Judy and Marie are becoming the scourge of the charity resale shops.  The are at St. Vincent DePaul's right now looking for bargains. She said I could find some great deals on jeans, will look on the next trip.

all for now

stay warm

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