Catching up a bit

Wow, it's been a while since I posted last -- and in the meantime, the Dakota family computer died and was resurrected. Meanwhile...

We took the boys to see Terry McAuliffe's announcement that he's running for Virginia governor. I've probably misspelled his name, oh well. He was speaking in a restaraunt in Charlottesville, and was pretty convincing. Afterwards, the boys went up and shook his hand, and Rowan got a book autographed. I imagine Keenan and I will vote for him in November... which is a long way away.

I liked that McAuliffe spoke about renewable energy, several times. He wants Viriginia to be in the forefront of development, and so do I, so that's good! I've been enjoying working for EarthStar, a local solar energy company. I'd like to be working for them today, but it's not happening, due to a miscommunication. Oh well, these things happen.

What else has been going on? Katydid the cow is still kicking, and I'm developing a dislike for her, which I'm sure will vanish as soon as she stops kicking. It's just tiresome to milk a cow that continually harasses me, both with her tail and her legs. I imagine she's feeling a lot more harassed. It's getting to the point that when I see her, I don't think, "milk;" I think, "hamburger." Hmmm....

Our labor balances were published, and there is good news: I'm slowly and steadily working my way out of the labor hole, and at the rate I'm going, should be out in a couple of months, hurray!!! I want to not stop, so that I can build up a nice cushion for future vacations.

Okey dokey, January's cold and somewhat boring....
much love,
Kelpie