She's getting big

I took this picture the other day. She's getting big. She's getting more comfortable with the new world of outside the womb, too. She' not so skiddish anymore.

Listening to: The water trickling through the fish tank filter.

John

The pool in da 'hood.

This morning, I woke up and did my usual walking the dogs routine and was about to lay back down. Then, I decided that I should go to the pool before everyone waked up and flooded the place, since it's Memorial Day, ya' know. So, I put on my swim trunks, grabbed a towel and the book I'm currently reading and headed for the spot pictured above. There was only a dad, grandmother, and child group there when I arrived. Two more eye candies arrived to sunbathe. I layed in the shade, alternating between reading and napping, for a while. Then, I turned my chair around and basked in the sun for about twenty minutes before refreshing myself in the perfectly temperate water. As a huge cloud came to block out the sun for prolly 5 or ten minutes, it was a bit too cool for shade for me, so I leaved. I came back home and taked a shower. Just like yesterday, it was quite nice.

Listening to: Last Payday, by Harry Connick Jr.

John

The big pool

Sunday, yesterday, after I told the kids, including a few kids from da 'hood, to be quiet because Emily's sleeping, I realized that it would be a good time to just go to the big pool. So, I invited the next door neighbor and her daughter, along with a couple kids that she was entertaining. The weather was frickin awesome, as it is most days round hya. It was quite a packed house because of what I didn't really think of until we got there, it's Memorial Day weekend, which was really not a big deal. Actually, we were fortunate enough to have the only two available chairs waiting for us when we got there. So, we lounged while the kids went down the water slide and played in the ice-cold water. Then, after an hour or so, the neighbor and I agreed to move shop over to the, 'warmer because the water isn't continually recirculated by waterfalls and the water slide', 'lounge pool when it isn't being used for a lap pool'.

We had to sit in the grass over there but that was ok. There is a large hill that faces the pool with nice plush, green grass. The pool wasn't overcrowded because most of the people there were lounging in the chairs, sunbathing. It was quite nice. We stayed there for another hour or so after re-applying the sunscreen.

Listening to: Oxygen, by Colbie Caillat.


John

A peaceful spot to read

I went on down to the pool yesterday. Emily was still sleeping and I wanted to read without sitting in a quiet chair at home, falling asleep. It was a nice, peaceful spot to read. The cleaning peeps were there when I first got there, but them and the construction peeps over there, across the from the mailboxes, were just background noise. Then, the cleaning peeps left and I was alone for a few until some other, not-too-loud, peeps showed up. Overall, a very nice spot to read. Actually, I had to move over under the roof thing because, not only was the sun getting toasty but, some damn ants were pestering the hell outta me. They weren't fire ants, or I would've moved a lot sooner. They were just explorers and their incessant crawling over my skin was just annoying.

My cell phone doesn't come close to capturing the awesomeness of most things. The sky, as I looked up yesterday, is a good example. It looks kinda blah in the undescriptive eye of my cell phone. That's ok, I can remember it when I see the picture, so I will stick it in here, in my life-tracker.

Listening to: Color Me Once, by the Violent Femmes

Warning, warning!

"Danger Will Robbins." You youngsters prolly won't get that one.

Ok, this is an important piece of info I just read at the CDC website this morning. For those of you that ain't be knowin, the CDC is a gub'ment agency, 'The Center for Disease Control'. The following is some of their guidance for our paranoid, 'Boy in a Plastic Bubble' way of thinking. That was a movie.

The moral of the story is, don't touch poop, or farm animals, avoid public pools and water parks, don't touch dirt in the yard or in the garden, and wash your hands after everything you do because your immune system isn't strong enough to protect you from the onslaught of germs that come at you every day. This is why we have all kinds of new super-germs. As a human-race, we have survived thousands, and in some opinions, millions of years of countless challenges, yet now we are suddenly frail, helpless creatures who need to shield ourselves from the outside world.

Read a bit fer yersef:

How is crypto spread?

Crypto is spread in the feces (bowel movements). Crypto is NOT spread by contact with blood. You can get crypto by putting anything in your mouth that has touched the feces of a person or animal infected with crypto. You can’t tell by looking whether something has been in contact with feces, so you need to be aware of what these things may be. Things likely to be contaminated with feces are

* Skin around a person’s anus (especially important with sex partners)
* Animals (skin or fur of farm animals and household pets)
* Cat litter boxes
* Children in diapers
* Clothing, bedding, toilets, or bed pans used by someone with diarrhea
* Dirt (in gardens, yards, parks, etc.)
* Uncooked or unwashed food
* Water (for bathing, swimming, or drinking)

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Be careful around animals.

* Farm animals. If you visit a farm, try to avoid touching the animals, especially young animals (calves and lambs). Be sure not to directly touch the feces from any animal. After the visit, wash your hands well with soap and water before you prepare food or put anything in your mouth.

* Have someone who does not have HIV clean your shoes. If you must clean your shoes yourself, wear disposable gloves and wash your hands well after taking off the gloves.
* Clean litter boxes or cagesHousehold pets. Most domestic animals (dogs, cats, birds) are safe as household pets. However, avoid contact with pets that may have crypto. Pets most likely to have crypto include
o Puppies or kittens younger than 6 months s
o Dogs or cats with diarrhea Stray pets

Have someone who does not have HIV clean litter boxes or cages. If you must do the cleaning yourself, wear disposable gloves and wash your hands well with soap and water after taking off the gloves. Have any new puppy or kitten younger than 6 months or any pet with diarrhea tested for crypto.

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Be careful when swimming or using hot tubs.

Do not swallow water when you swim or use a hot tub. Crypto may be present in fresh water, salt water, or even swimming pool water. Protect yourself and others- do not swim or use public hot tubs if you have diarrhea. Crypto is not killed by the amount of chlorine used in swimming pools, hot tubs, and at water parks.

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If you wanna read the whole thing:
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/brochures/crypto.htm

John

Jordan is getting so beeg.

Damn, I'm an ugly bastard. I was obviously just driving and fergot to take that damn bluetooth thing out of my ear. I use it when I'm driving, but that's about it.

So, Jordan has gotten almost too big to pick up. He's just now at that stage where he's lost that sweet puppy breath, but he hasn't quite gotten the nasty dog breath yet.

Listening to: Crash, by Dave Matthews.

John