American Roots

It is hot.  I find it hard to get up and get moving.  But I don't mind.  It is nice to know that I do not have to worry much about rain for a few months.

Murph and Ada recently moved out here.  We are neighbors.  They got jobs much quicker than I anticipated.  I am happy for them.

I am going to start taking classes at the local community college next month.  I am going to be apply to the school of business at Portland State next spring and need to take several prerequisites.  The idea is to get a degree in accounting.  I would have enough school hours logged to get a CPA.  I woud only need get some work hours in.

I am happy at my job at Yahoo!  But I worry about the jobs long term viability.  I have no desire to go back to making $12.00 at a job that leaves me physically and morally exhausted.  I should be able to have a degree in 2-3 years.  I can work at Yahoo! and take classes at night and online.  The total cost will be around $11,000.  If we buy a house we plan on putting the $8,000 tax credit towards the tuition.

It seems like this is the right time.  Lauren and I's life vision involves one of us having a job that, if not making us wealthy, will at least be consistent and able to pay the bills.  Account appears to be a great option in that vain.

One of the prereq classes I have to take is Stats.  I am move concerned about that than anything else.  I plan on having Lauren, Murph and Ada give a hand.  Hopefully, I can manage a "C".

I have been running more lately.   We were up in Seattle a few weeks ago and I too off for what I thought would be a short run.   Next thing I know, I am going over 5 miles.    I have upped my "standard run" from 2 miles to 3.5.  

I have been running twice a week consistently for several month now.  Recently, I started using www.mapmyrun.com to track my progress.  I never remember to time myself.  But I don't care much about that anyway.

I enjoy running.  I like to push myself to see if I can go further.  I like the rest that comes over my body afterwards.  I enjoy thinking or praying as I run.  I reach some of my deepest revelations after about a mile.  Sometimes I like to just put on some Jerry and zone out.

We went to a glow in the dark parade last night.  It was fun.  But I am getting old.  I do not deal well with being up past 9:00 pm anymore.  I become significantly less intelligent at 9:01 pm.  

There were more people than I have ever seen in downtown Portland. The kids were digging the lights.  Sylvia and Josh and a glow in the dark toy and mouth piece.  Alot of kids, and quite a few adults too, got a kick out of that.

Stayed up until about 11:30 both friday and saturday.  I am more than a little tuckered out. But the flag football playoffs start tonight.  And I ain't missing that.  

Lauren is making some pear and gorgonzola pizza.  And she will be making a strawberry rhubarb pie this evening.

Things are going well.