perhaps this should be the next poll question: is valentine's day just a hallmark holiday. . .or which of the following is the worst hallmark holiday. . .
went over to the in-laws for lasagna and chocolate cake made with mayonaise (don't knock it till you've tried it). funny how we stereotype food. as if certain elements only deserve to be part of certain dishes. another example of this is the response i've heard to putting grape jelly into meatball sauce. say what you want, but those were the best meatballs i've ever had.
the warrior child got to attempt the trumpet last night. he did manage one note, but was easily distracted from the lesson. i would tell you that he doesn't get that from me, but it is too close to a certain hallmark holiday. . .so i will merely infer it with these comments.
one memory i have of my father is that he used to come up with concepts for invention. . .and then years later see his concept being marketed by someone else who had the same idea. we used to tell him that he should invent the stuff he thinks of and make us all rich, but he got greater joy out of thinking them up and then seeing it come out later. something almost similar happened to me recently. i was drawing out a concept for my co-workers a week ago or so and today i had a link sent to me of a device that just about does the same thing as my concept. now i understand a little of how my dad felt.
more later. . .
peace and java
