It's April Fools Day. It also Kaleb's birthday who is 13, my truck is 10 today, and it's my friend Ray's birthday, too. I guess April Fools Day has been pretty good to me.

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My brother's gonna be in town next weekend, not this weekend as I earlier thought. That's OK. After getting more than two inches of rain Monday, we're expecting anywhere between two and five inches today so I think I'm just gonna veg most of today and maybe hit a store or two. For the most part, I don't like getting wet unless it's warm. I'm a pussy. Getting wet when it's warm IS cool.

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We went down to Riverside Park this afternoon and it's covered with water and running into the basements of adjacent houses. It's an eerie sound as the high powered water of the usually quite Mohawk River goes by. One step into that river and no one would stand a chance. Every River and stream are out of their banks today. Wednesday it's gonna be 70. Today I watched Big Fish and cried.

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My brother's coming into town tonight and I'm definitely excited. We haven't made any plans for anything specific but it'll be something pretty easy I'm sure. I haven't seen him apart form the rest of the family in a long time.

I think I'm also gonna subscribe to DVR service from Time Warner Cable. It's only $4.95 a month and with TV sucking more and more, having readily available decent programming should prove quite handy. I like to watch HBO but never at the right time and a lot of good stuff comes on after I go to bed.

The flowers have started blooming in places which were covered in snow only a few weeks ago. The sun is shining, and the temps are nice. The grass we planted a year and a half ago has washed away and is now dirt again. sounds like another project.

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10 April 2005

My brother's gone. I must say it was so good to see him by himself without any other family around. I think it's been years since that's happened. We went to The Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday but otherwise, the two or three of us just hung out and we showed him around the area. He has the same opinions I have about my dad. He should use a cane and get more exercise. To bad my dad doesn't share the same opinion.

This afternoon, I spent the day cleaning up the yard after a hard winter. It was in the 70's today for the first time this year and mulch was on sale. I see tiny purple flowers coming up and I think my bald head may be a little red.

It seems lately, maybe since the beginning of March, I just haven't been scouring the internet in the usual way. I am so far behind on reading people's personal sites and news sites, and any other crappy site that I usually look at. It seems when I do sit at the computer, I just look at it for a few minutes, check my e-mail, pay some bills and go away.  it just not as interesting anymore or is it just me?

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Dad arrested for giving drugs to kids, ages 9 and 14. Some kids just don't have a chance. No wonder so many kids are fucked up these days. It doesn't take any effort to see parents yelling and cussing at their kids at the grocery store or Wal-Mart to realize that some people shouldn't be allowed to have kids. I treat my dog better than a lot of people treat their kids. There's a group home not far from here and the kids can be loud at times but they really haven't caused any trouble for anyone outside the home but I know some aren't even capable of living there. Some have caused trouble at home and their parents can't handle them and some, the parents are so fucked up or abusive they can't take care of them. They walk by the house on the way to or from school and say hey and I feel sorry for them. I guess this is one of those nights I need to call mom and say thank-you...

...I wish I was in a band. To bad I can't play an instrument.

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Part II of why some kids are so fucked up: Yesterday at the KFC, a father and his approximately 10 year old son walked in the front door shortly before us. Five seconds later, they walked out as the kid cried, "...but I wanted to eat here." They went on yelling for a few more seconds and then the dad yells at the kid at the top of his voice, "You're a son of a bitch!"  The kid replies, "I hate you!" This is a ten year old kid. That's why so many kids are fucked up.

It's tax day, but better yet, it's Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday, so read The Da Vinci Code. It's one of the best books ever.

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I had a dream last night. I was on American Idol and made it to the top 10 and I did it by talking my way through it. Speaking of American Idol, I'm still in shock that Nadia Turner got kicked off. She's standing up there with Scott, who is absolutely horrible, (I'd rather hear myself talk through it) and he's still there. And what about Anthony?...  I just don't get it. I predicted early on Nadia and Constantine would be the top two. I guess I was wrong. It's kind of like when your team loses in the playoffs. The difference being, you know your team will be back next year to try again. I hope to see Nadia again.

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It was 78° today, the first day to take out the Jeep minus the top. After changing the oil, I put on my Jeep ridin' hat, turned up the CD player, and took off down the river. The only thing missing is Duncan who is out of town having a better time anyway. I put up my window box I made last week but I still haven't put anything in it yet. It's still a tad early for that.

The grass we planted in the front yard less than a year and a half ago has washed away. What to do now...

Joss Stone Rocks! I've listened to her all day. You can watch her tonight on VH-1 Save The Music.

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I saw Miss Peggy walking around on her back deck (she doesn't have a deck and she died in February). I called my mom out of the house to see. All of the sudden, she falls down dead and her kids catch her. Her body rises horizontally for a moment, then hardens up, shrivels up, and then falls to the ground. That's when I woke up.

After an awful day at work, I thought I'd treat myself to some Jumpin' Jacks ice cream. This isn't a thing I usually do by myself. It's a thing that I usually do with Duncan, but he's out of town. It just wasn't the same for some reason.

And tonight, it's time for you to go Scott Savol because you are by far, the worst.

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20 April 2005

Last night I decided to stop doing Idol predictions. Everybody was good, ESPECIALLY, Scott Savol. I was surprised. One of my usual favorites, Constantine, was not a favorite of mine last night. I'm getting tired of the strange way he looks at the camera also. Anwar was voted off. I guess that's OK. Please smile Scott.

This afternoon at 4:00, it was 83°. At 5:30, it was 57°.

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