And the day goes on

Every once in a while, I like to take a hike in the woods, it is one of the things I enjoy about life. There is something primal about going through the woods, not having a plan, just walking through the woods, and seeing where it takes you. The last time I was walking in the woods was about two weeks ago, it was with Noah, Bill's dog. Noah was the best dog I have ever known, and through my years, I have known some amazing dogs.

Noah passed away today, and it is a sad time for me. He was a great dog, a good friend, and an animal that absolutely loved life. I have a lot of fond memories with him, Noah sleeping on my feet, when I was down the beach and he was chasing the ducks and Tristan thought that he wasn't going to come back. He loved the beach, he loved the water, and he loved Miranda, Bill's daughter. He was just a great dog. Bill trained him great, and you could see the love in both of them. When Bill got Noah from his divorce, I thought that he was going to cry, it was that touching. A man and his dog, two beings that mean a lot to me, even after everything that has been said and done.

Noah, rest in peace bud, you are going to be missed :( You were the best dog I have ever known.

Well. . . Life sure is interesting

As I have aged over this past year, I though I was doing something that was right, I thought that I was helping out a person in life who really needed the help, and instead, I ended up fucking up my family. That was a very hard lesson to learn in life, one that will sting for a while, but like anything else, I will get over it. Throughout the time in my life, over the past 5 years, the time after I left Lori, I have become more aware of who I am, life still throws you curve balls and boulders. It is a constant learning process in life, and there is nothing that would surprise me anymore, last week taught me that much. The good thing is with Billy no longer living here, I can start to write again. He was so secretive about his life, I felt that I could not write in my blog about what is going on in my life, because he was part of it. Well, not any more, so at least I can blog again :-)

Ok, well today was an interesting day in my life, as was the past month, but that is a story for another blog :p You see, today I got to ask a US Senator a question, just off the cuff out of the crowd, and I think that is very cool. Scott Brown came to iRobot today, and asked if anyone had any questions for him. Me, yes, of course I could not let an opportunity like this pass me buy. I had to ask him a question. Now, although I am an independent, and I have a snide part of me, I figured I'd ask a good one.

I started the question by saying "as the only republican from a blue state", to which he chimed in, "this is a blue state?" (people laughed) but I continued, I said, "what are you going to do to to mkae sure the republicans will work with the democrats across the isle. If the government grinds to a halt, the economy will suffer, so what are some of the things that you can do to make sure your colleagues across the isle will work with the democrats and not stop the government?

He gave the typical answer, about what I expected from him. He said the democrats voted with him 0% of the time, he voted with democrats 30% of the time. It was not what I wanted him to say, so I am not sure if I would vote for him. I really want to like him, he seems like a good man, a good father, hard worker, and a bit . . . yes pragmatic. In any event, after the last two weeks, getting to ask a US Senator a question off the top of my head, that was pretty cool :) I probably could have asked a better question, but I am glad I got to ask anything at all.