Ponderings

As I sit here and ponder, many things flood my mind. There are things I want to do but can’t yet, those I hope to do at some point, some I’ve started and need to finish, others I didn’t but wish I had, and still more I never thought I could until it was too late. On the brighter side, there are also things I never dreamed of that I’ve now done and more I did dream of that are becoming reality.

Over the last month, I’ve spent a lot of time on the good side of activities – much of my time being spent in a very good way! July 1 marked a new day in the life of Larry Reimer as I drove to the airport to pick up a special guest. Only the second person to come visit me in Australia, she holds a special place in my life; a very special place. Having been widowed three years ago, it’s been a long journey back to what most people consider normal life. It’s been an unbelievably difficult battle to bring myself to the point of putting my heart on the line and allowing myself to love again. As much as I could plan and anticipate, there are too many things I could never have dreamed of in the recovery process. Someone asked me once if I was scared to start another dating relationship and I had to admit that scared was an understatement – absolutely terrified was more accurate. That said, I also know that love is too good a thing to pass up. So with that basis, I started a dating relationship in January of this year and today marks six months since it began. Strange thing is, although I’ve known this lady for many years, July 1st was the first time I saw her since we started dating. On July 19 I made the trip to the airport one more time, this time to say goodbye. It was a difficult trip and one I wish I hadn’t had to make, but for the time being, it is necessary. For the time being, I’ll summarize by saying this; a friend commented on me walking on air cause it looked like I was on cloud nine (I was so happy) and I said the only reason I was on cloud nine was that cloud ten was occupied.

Now I know many of you want details – stories, pictures, etc. But since she left, I’ve been trying to catch up on things I left while she was here and while conference was going on. At the same time, I’ve also been planning frantically for a vacation of my own. I leave on Monday for an adventure I’ve dreamed of for many years so when I get home, I’ll post some pictures of both my time with my girlfriend and the other adventure I embark on next week.

I couldn’t leave you all hanging forever, but I have to keep it short for now. Come back after August 6th for pictures and stories from one of the better months of my life.

Now this doesn’t begin to cover my ponderings, but if I wrote all them down, I’d have a book. Hang on, that doesn’t sound like that bad an idea!

5 star safety

Just like automobiles have crash safety ratings, so do computers - or now they do! Mine crashed very well (quit working in such a way that it doesn't turn on but I can still recover the data) so it gets a 5 star rating. I'm hereby asking for opinions and feedback on what to do with mine. It quit working and it looks like I'll be replacing it but I'm not sure what to do with it once that is done.

What I've thought of so far:
1. Use a hammer on it like I've dreamed of for the last year
2. See how high into the air I can throw it and see how hard it lands
2a. Repeat the procedure and take the average or the best result
3. Drive really fast down the highway and throw it out the window (can't do this though because it would be littering)
4. See what happens if I dump a jug of water or it's closest equivalent (Pepsi) over it

My girlfriend is sitting here telling me this sounds quite rage-full and violent, so I'll open up the discussion for other ideas. If any of you has something you have wanted to do to your own computer and didn't because of the cost involved, here's your chance - send me a message with your idea and I'll consider the different options suggested before destroying the beast. The more votes your idea gets, the greater the chance I'll use it.

Alternatively, I may go on E-bay and sell the right to tell me what to do with the computer. If I do this, there will be a couple of conditions (like I will do nothing illegal in the process) and I would record on video the process of what is done to the computer and send that video to the winning bidder.

In the mean time I'm using a friend's computer until I replace the old one, so I may not be on this blog regularly for a bit. (Ok fine, that's only an excuse, the real reason is that I'm busy with conference and with gb :) )