I’ve been uncharacteristically quiet in the blogosphere lately, having not posted for a week. Part of that is due to not having the time, part due to not having anything to say and part due to having other things on my mind other than the blog. Shocking, I know.

Hmmm, so what’s been going on in the last week or so…

I had the week of July 23-28 off work, which was VERY nice. Unfortunately, I couldn’t work out any big trips, but it was just good to be away from the office. I did get to hang out with some friends from Georgetown one day and made a trip to the Red River Gorge another, so it wasn’t a complete wash. It was nice to get down to RRG again, spend some time in nature and hike the Gray’s Arch trail. I sat myself down on a rock, did some reading, thinking and napping. Very relaxing time and good to get away.

Last weekend, Amy and I got to spend some time together. We went to her co-worker’s wedding in Richmond on Friday, a DCI show in Indianapolis on Saturday and saw a Shakespeare play (”Much Ado About Nothing”) in a Cincy park on Sunday. The DCI show was nice - it was one of their bigger events, so there were many corps, and top corps at that, in attendance. My Phantom Regiment came in third, not too shabby considering their show isn’t the best this year. The surprise was the Blue Devils beating the Cavaliers. Not that I’m sad about that… Some of the “lower seeded” corps had really good shows, but as is true in many sporting events and such, it’s hard for them to move up with the dominance and expectations from the higher corps. It gets really frustrating when only 2 corps win year after year…I’m beginning to rant, so I’ll stop there.

Right now, I’m relaxing at my grandparents’ farm down in western KY. It’s hot!!! And it’s only 11am… Probably going to be too hot to even play cornhole or bocchi ball. Oh, well, it’s still good to hang out with the fam and enjoy the slow pace of life down here.

Needless to say, I’m tired of being in a car. Seems like all I’ve done lately has been in the car. I wonder how many years away we are from a teleporter…

Well, I guess that’s it for now. See ya in another week! Just kidding…hopefully…