• It’s been awhile since I have written but my goodness it has been a busy January and with the weather we have had no need to stay inside. We finally have a touch of winter on the Outer Banks. It’s a little bit cool but the wind is staying low and the sunshine is out so it doesn’t feel bad. I have had spring fever as of late. I went out and bought herb seed I’ll plant then in a few weeks, ah fresh basil.
  

• My boys and I aren’t big sports fans. I follow the Worlds Series and keep the TV on for the Super Bowl but I could not tell you the names of any of the players or any of the game stats still from time to time like to watch a game. I like to see form and order made from what appears to be chaos. The speed and accuracy that ball players can throw a baseball or a football is amazing. Even though I don’t follow any sport I feel that sports can teach young people a lot about life and I always encouraged my sons to participate. I loved watching my older boys play baseball and soccer but these are team sports and unlike my older boys my youngest had no interest what so ever in any team sport and believe me I tried all that were available in the area. My last option for him was the martial arts. Dare County offered TaeKwonDo at the rec-center so I asked him to try it out that was 3 years ago; this week he went to his first competition. He had been unwilling to attend a competition in the past, there are two a year, but I think he will be one of the first to sign up the next time. He had a blast and I must say I was impressed. There was a lot of power at that competition I saw a 12 year old female black belt that I would not want mad at me. The kids ages 3 to 17 were in total control of themselves while having a blast. There were adults competing and they were impressive but it is something to see a kid do the things these kids can do.

I can’t believe it’s the 14^th of January already. Here on the outer banks we like most of the eastern United States are in the mist of a very mild winter. Working in the yard the other day I noticed that some of my bulbs had started to grow. I commented to one of the guys at work that the ocean was very flat this year and he told me el-ninio was to blame “elninio brings warm weather but it also makes for no waves and no snow so that means no surfing and no snow boarding at least within driving range from here.”

Time has flown this past two weeks. January 3^rd saw the addition of a bouncing baby boy to the family. My niece and her husband had a son so I spent a little time with them. This good weather has brought out the “gotta do yard work” side of me so I’ve been out side a bit. Work has been steady all this good weather has brought a lot of folks to the Outer Banks. But I have definitely wasted a bit of time this past 2 weeks you see my #3 son bought a new Zelda game and I’m addicted to it.

I don’t usually play video games because if I get into one I find it hard to put it down until I finish the game. I have always had an affection for the Zelda games, and the Sonic games and the Mario games and the Jak and Daxter games…… oh well I like cartoons, speed and puzzles so shoot me, anyway these games are my weakness but if it were a normal winter sitting under a lap blanket with a controller (wireless yea!) would not be all that bad after all who wants to go outside in 40 degree temps with cloudy sky’s and 30 mph NE winds. Under those circumstances there is no guilt to playing the games but when the winds are calm, sky is clear and temperatures are nearing 70 sitting in a chair playing games for hours on end is not good. Oh well, today I am going to get the basement cleaned, rake the side yard and do a few loads of laundry then I know it will be back to Zelda but hay its winter right!

Sunrise New Years Day 2006
Kill Devil Hills NC

Happy New Year
YouTube - sunrise 01-01-07 Kill Devil Hills NC