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Hobby's

Look between work and off work. Look between family and interest. Where is this place we go to JUST BE ME. iT'S called me! a friend told me once, in fact two friends have uttered the same ideal. "Every man needs a hobby" You'll stop reading now because you believe what you believe more important. It is. If you want another perspective I will take this moment to indulge in our anonymis relationship.

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BBQ Pizza

The economic slump seems to be driving more people into the bars. Jenni has been real busy anyways. My job is slowing. Our business relies on startups bringing their products and services to the world wide web. I put up a resume website at sikestonian.com Looks like Seattle is having a nice and sunny day according to the view from the I-90 Midspan DOT cam. We made another batch of BBQ sauce, stunk up the house with apple cider vinegar. On Sunday night we made pizza from scratch and smoked it with apple wood chips in the barbecue. Red pesto, garlic and herb tomato sauce. Sliced Roma tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, olives, turkey pepperoni and hot Italian sausage. I had to add anchovies to mine for the grand finale.

Out of range

OK, so I admit I am a little out of touch. "Said the blind man" You, there looking this direction, "What is your intention" Too be real I am just trying to get under way. A little discipline and we can do this. Don't let go. Last man standing? Do we, must we always make sense? Where is my brother? Tad talk to me sir..

Tomfoolery's Ponderings

I was late for work today. I left the house at 7am reached work at 8:49. Beautiful! Four accidents that I could see. Two cars, one motorcycle, and an armored car. Delivering money is dangerous business. Anyone know of a get rich quick pill I could take? Maybe once a day before the morning commute. I would much rather miss that part of the day. OH yeah and is there anything we could do about office meetings, performance reviews and QA's. Live like wolf in mountains, survive like beast, grow like tree in direction of sun, see true spiritual freedom. That sounds great! Not everyone can be rich so which one of you SOB's took my place in the line to high society. Ha just kidding. True riches come from within so I've been told. Within what? I checked my wallet and a receipt for my time spent at brokesville fell out. Went to use my credit card and the keypad said "Please swipe card somewhere else"

A shift in the way you look at it is in order. Why do I need money to spend on things I don't need. Why be rich if my definition of the word doesn't require money in the bank. In the end you get more pride from something you built better flavor in something you cooked and higher return on investment if you invest in your loved ones.

They always say "If it ain't broke don't fix it" after you already broke it?

Look, see, it's what we do!

Jenni is on the softball team. Her first game is tomorrow night. I thought that was interesting since she didn't go to the three practices leading up to the first game. Can't wait to see her play... he.. he. Cole got all A's and one B. Perfection in itself is an imperfection. I'm sure someone said that in some way some time. Anthony can't remember what he did at school today so I asked him to remember tomorrow. His reasoning was "My mind is traveling to another world" Got it bud, keep up the good work. If nothing else he put into practice the art of creative misdirection. Jenni's brother Daniel, Female D and "Don't call him little D" are all moving to Yuma at the end of the month. Who needs another reason to throw a party? We do. This family doesn't celebrate sad events with sad memorials or morbid gatherings they bring on a hurricane of fun resembling the way they live. You can tell your in the midst of a Reeder gathering when a few signature tell-tale signs appear. First the noise level goes up but not gradually all at once like an alarm clock set to a rock station. Then the air in your house will expand from the sheer quantity of Heaters. A hot Reeder is a H-eater. Jenni is one such HOT Reeder. The doors fly open from heat expansion and this has a tenancy to invite even more in. Fires get lit, guns get drawn wild animals investigate the futility while the domesticated scurry to shelter. Seldom will you see positive chemistry at this extreme between family members. How do you know a Reeder gathering? Just look up the moon is smiling.

I had a chat with Ranger Bob down at the ranger station. He handed me a map and a receipt for a Tonto NFS firewood permit. "Dead or Downed, 12" round a foot off the ground" he advised. "Sweet" We took 5 or 6 trips up to the North country where the pines grow. Ever done something so many times you could attach a monitor to your brain and play it back like a live feed? That was swinging that double edged ax. Hey mom and brohouzen. Remember those trips to Stormy Mountain every year with the old Ford? Four wheeling with a cord of pine. Rick fells the tree with the 36" bar Stihl chainsaw mom and the three boys gather the log rounds and stack them in the truck. The next few months are spent splitting the numerous loads of wood collected. It's invigorating experiencing the transfer of energy from a person through a tool down and through the work force object receiving the blow. Down at the Mesa East cubicle Ranch we managed to burn the first couple of truck loads in the last couple of months. Determined, I set out to get enough wood to keep the Reeders in the kind of backwood luxury they are used to. Oh, slam! I kid. Were set for at least two more months maybe three.

You didn't know my dad Jim was Santa clause? All the classy ladies in Chelan are repeat customers of the Sikes pine Christmas trees year after year. I have a great pic of pops in a Santa hat holding a Blue Spruce on the back 40. Line up ladies this is the big time, that pine grows 2 feet each year. Get yours before it grows out of reach.
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Good night, let the bed bugs bite! they keep that little snugly bounty bear on the commercials in business.

Update

Everything is well here in AZ. Very busy always. I missed everyone over the holidays. We have been doing great the wife and kids are great. I am working four ten hour shifts and have Friday, Saturday and Sunday off.