10 Random Thoughts (Because I Have Nothing Lengthy to Write About)

1. So hopefully by the end of the day today we should have 7 new leland cyprus trees planted along our tree line in an effort to block out all of the shit in the neighbor's yard. My dad has said that in order for them to grow, I need to make sure I water them on a regular basis. This brings back memories of childhood summers when I had to water the plants along the driveway fence and in the back yard every single day.

2. I'm driving home yesterday and am almost to my house but have to sit in traffic because for some reason people slow down at the green light for the intersection of 29 and Frays Mill Road. Seriously, what is it with people? Anyway, I say, "Come on, people!" and a moment later I hear "Come on, people!" from behind me followed by baby laughter. At least I wasn't cursing.

3. The softball retirement tour continues with tonight's game. I've got another on Sunday night (a makeup game from a rainout) and then a couple of Thursday night games. My time to hit a ball over the fence for a home run is running out.

4. Last night, we're watching the news and see a report that Michael Jackson reportedly has a vault of unreleased recordings. Amanda says, "Come on, Tupac that shit up!"

5. Summer school ends today. Then, I've got some SOL review sessions from the 14th-16th and a yearbook workshop the following week. Then, nothing school-related until August 17. Sweet!

6. With more time on my hands, it's time to enact my "clean out the crap" plan ... or at least resurrect it. This includes: getting the radiator of my car fixed, cleaning the office, selling more comics on eBay, and losing 10-20 pounds. I've made a little bit of progress on some of that and the car goes into the shop on Monday.

7. Fantasy football draft is set for August 22. I think this year I'm actually going to buy a magazine and study up so that I don't finish in dead last. Also, new team name this year. Monkey Trauma Center was awesome, so I'm going to struggle to top that. I'm thinking Editor-in-Chimp? Maybe The Cunning Linguist? I don't know.

8. I'm slowly becoming a podcast dork.

9. But not as much as I'm becoming a playlist dork. Though I love my '90s alternative/grunge playlist I just put together.

10. Also on the summer schedule is a vacation to Williamsburg. We're staying at a resort and going to Busch Gardens. Considering that's where I lost my looping roller coaster virginity. We've gotten a travel toddler bed for Brett. He calls it his "special bed" and we're working on it for him at naptime.