Something Heroes Know

Riding off into the sunset sucks.

Seriously. Today, we left Shreveport at about 3:30 pm, driving almost due West for many hours. The sun beat down mercilessly (thank you cliche-fairy) and the puffs of cloud did not offer any respite from the bright light. And, driving into the sunset means that it lasts forever. I felt like I must be getting a sunburn through the safety glass-- and I know my "botox area" (the squinty wrinkles above my forehead) was etched ever more deeply (since I forgot my sunglasses-- situation normal for me).

Events of the weekend:

* saw a cute, "nutbrown bunny rabbit" eating clover happily, stretching in a way that I thought only cats did
* heard more news on the family "scandal front"-- both good & bad (the bad for one member being good for the rest of us in the long run)
* found that I can now do 70 pounds on the low row machine at the gym, without straining. Hello Big German Genes.
* wrote a few more pages on the dissertation-- probably crap, but then....
* found a really cool "pig lighter" whose "flames" shoot out the nostrils of its little pink face when you push on his red hat. You refill said pig lighter with his big petard area. It was too priceless to NOT buy.
* gasped "Holy Crap" as Andrew avoided what would have been a really bad icky poo accident just outside of Austin involving an 18 wheeler. Looked up from my reading (I read aloud to him as he drives-- we're halfway through bestseller brain candy (Angels & Demons) to see us pop deftly into the lane wherein the 18 wheeler was NOT skidding to a complete frucking stop right in front of us. Gosh I love that man o' mine. Q1
*Tituba was not completely thrilled, nor completely bummed out with the trip. She is now sniffing everything in the house to verify that noone touched it while she was gone. "Lighten up Francis." Q2

I'm sure I'll think of more things to add, eventually, but for now, that'll do, donkey. Q3

So for now...to bed. And more reading aloud till we're done with the book. It makes my voice sound like I've been drinking whisky and/or smoking.

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Extra bonus points for the person who correctly identifies the three movie quotes (Q1 and Q2 and Q3) in previous post.