Melon, Bowzer, and Easter

How do you spell your full name Bo?  Wow, I like it

 But, can you stack it?

Bowzer came up with Hanyon to look for work and a place to live.  Luckily they stayed for Easter week (and we set out to figure that out too).

We actually split time celebrating the Holy Week (last week of lent) -- the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ (Special Services at our ward) and celebrating Easter (or Eostre ancient pagan Anglo-Saxon goddess of around April?) -- anyway... Hanyon colored eggs, I bought malted robin's eggs, Reese's peanut butter eggs, Cadberry eggs, and little marshmallow chicks.  Canyon and Shauna also made some yummy dinner (doing most of the work as usual).

Melon at the Eden Roc

Spent a few days in Miami Beach at the Eden Roc Resort Hotel.  I think Shauna would have liked the weather, reading on the balcony overlooking the Atlantic.  Much was wasted on me, but I did get a nice run in on the board walk which runs 3 miles along the beach. 

Melon's socioeconopolitics

After internally debating the variety of positions covering the state of affairs in US politics and economics, I was tempted to sit down and outline a rational, thoughtful, apolitical, prudent, sensible, spartan, reasonable position on government, freedom, economics, and such.  But, I went for a run instead.  I did however later read this about when Alma became the first judge after King Mosiah.

...in their prosperous circumstances, they did not send away any who were naked, or that were hungry, or that were athrist, or that were sick, or that had not been nourished; and they did not set their hearts upon riches; therefore they were liberal to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, whether out of the church or in the church, having no respect to persons as to those who stood in need.

OK maybe I will get socioeconopolitico -- what? no pics?

Melons

At the A-Frame chapel soaking in counsel after eating "Mo Betta" food.  Good Boys 

Mo Melon Mini Indy 2011

2011: An Aerospace Odyssey.  A take from a similar themed movie that most could probably not relate to. Like many of my ideas -- too esoteric.  I re-watched the movie from 1968 (I saw it when it came out), and like other 60's movies, being on LSD, might have made it fantastic. 

The flight suits worn by the crew were almost identical to ours, but who would have known that?  Trying to help the uninitiated, I included pictures of the earth-to-space station shuttle (the Orion III) as well as the space station and the space ship they took to Jupiter.

But, this over-the-top Viking ship paint job (and matching Vikings) was understandable and understandably the winner.

But, in the end, the Viking ship was no match for the Orion on the track.

Melon's oldvo

Only ten years old and terminally ill.  Hayley was piloting the oldvo when a car made a left turn into its front quarter.  I don't believe it is worth salvaging.  It is pretty tweaked.

Seat belts were on and the airbags deployed and Hayley and Anna were spared with nary a scratch (at least on the surface).



Melon stays home

For the first time in a few weeks I was home on the week end.  Ambiguity took a break last Friday when I came home (Lehi) and found Hayley, Cole, Max, and, of course, Shauna.  While Shauna did all the heavy lifting with the boys, I did spend quite a bit of time playing -- including helping with the floor to ceiling duplo complex -- to Sunday evening.

This Renaissance year is having trouble getting kicked off.  It has the beginnings and makings but I'll need to be a little more conscious about keeping it on track.  That sounds a lot like taking control, and that may be part of it, but the other part has to be a little letting go as well.

I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey last night.  It was as cryptic as it was in 1968.  Most movies done in the 60's were like rock songs -- a little too long, too psychedelic, and maybe better with LSD.  I did find a great little video explanation of the movie and decided that you could watch it instead of the movie and be just as well off.  Cole snuggled up and was all ready to watch it with me and promptly fell asleep -- a better use of time.