This and that..

             Late night ramblings..  Usually incoherent and pretty much
complete nonsense but none the less necessary to unload my mind
before I try to go to sleep.  In fact this came up on my daily desk
calendar today ...

According to Science
Dreaming helps clear our brain.
A 2007 study by Max Planck, Institute for medical research in
Germany used PET scans and MRI's to confirm that dreaming signals
regions of the brain to upload information being held in short term
memory.  The neocortex then decides what to transfer to long term
memory and what to discard, freeing up space for more data the
next day.

   My theory .. So if I can write down a lot of the data my pea sized
brain is trying to store before I go to bed that will require a lot less
dreaming during the night to discard said data. (pretty wise 'eh ?)


True Bulldog...
   We'll 'er be true to the black and the blue of dear ole Bridgeport High
I thought of that this morning while getting out of the shower neckid !
Strange huh ?   As I stood there in front of the mirror (something I can not
stress enough never to do )  I observed that both of my arms were bruised
from getting bloodwork done earlier this week (never easy for me .. nurses
say I have rubber veins)  I also noticed a bruise on my tummy from my
injection I give myself on Mondays. (guess who gets the blame for that one)
Add those to the bruised up shins from camp life over the weekend and the
purple finger from a cut from my bushcraft knife while trying to strike a
ferro rod and make a fire (I always keep my knives scary sharp )  and you
have a true black and blue alumni.   Once a Bulldog ..always a Bulldog.

Why can't I be normal?
     I see so many people taking sides on all of these issues troubling the world
today and here I sit fighting inside my head.   Were the cops wrong?   yes
Was the guy high on drugs ..belligerent with a long prison record? yes  Did
he deserve to die for it ..no  Does he deserve to be made a hero out of this.?
I don't believe so.  Do people have the right to be angry and protest ?..Yes
The right to riot and loot..?  No   And that's without getting into the question
of how much force to use to control the crowds and so on  I think I have the
answers but they will stay inside me.. I'll let others voice their opinions .
P.S.  It won't change my opinion one bit

Kid in a candy store ..
    I should never be left unattended in any kind of retail establishment .. period
On my way to the store to pick up milk and buns today I drove by  a farm store
of sorts although it is mostly equipment rental and supplies for the oil and gas
industry in the area.  I remembered I needed some bar oil for my chain saw so
I stopped in .
Final purchase .. $103.00
      1 gal bar oil
      3 bottles 2 cycle oil for trimmer
      5 pack of sharpening stones for the chain saw
      1 Jumbo spool of premium string for the weed eater
      1 Pair of safety sunglasses
 200 rounds of 9mm ammunition for handgun practice.

Did I mention I went to the store afterwards and spent $70  and forgot to get buns?

Whewww that's all off my mind now.. maybe I can sleep tonight.. Or at least have
some good dreams for a change.  I could really use a pleasant dream right about now.