Shower installed

I finally installed a shower in our house 3.5 years after moving in. Sheesh! But, there you have it, and it sure looks snappy.

Free Kittens

Heidi came across some kittens that had been abandoned, so she took them home to care for them until suitable homes could be found.
Above is one upside-down example of the kittens. There are a total of six.

Baby Bunnies

Heidi obtained a "free" miniature lop-eared bunny. 5 days later, it gave birth to 7 wonderful baby miniature lop-eared bunnies!
What a surprise that was. She was told never to let the bunny to get pregnant, because she was supposed to be "retired".
Anyhow, here they are.

First Day of School 2008

Jamey is 7 and entering 3rd grade.
Arthur is 6 and entering 1st grade.

Wii Fun and Fitness

I have made a discovery that is both obvious and underreported: Boxing is great exercise when no one is hitting you back.

I've been boxing with the Wii fairly often since we bought it a few weeks back and as a consequence am routinely reaching the point of sweating where I used to just loaf on the couch and watch movies, or play old-style video games.

By old-style, what I mean is a video game that only accepts input from ones fingers.
The Wii has ushered in a new era in video gaming that brings us closer to the Star Trek Holodeck, in which the user is immersed in a virtual world and can act out parts that could only be fantasy in his real life.

A great XBox game, such as any of the Halo series, is very convincing and engaging. However, the ability to have your body's movements contribute to your success or failure in the game environment raises the bar considerably.

I look forward to the next generation of gaming consoles, when Microsoft and Sony will undoubtedly follow Nintendo's lead and make controllers and devices that read and respond to the gamers body to make the games of the future the most immersive yet.

El Bandito or The Chicken Hunter

UPDATE: This bobcat was on our property, mere feet away from the chicken coop when I took this picture. He or she had made a couple passes/pounces at the coop, which proved invulnerable. Nevertheless, the chickens became completely flustered. After taking several mediocre pictures from inside the house, I went down to give the chickens some relief from their fright and brought the camera for a potential close-up. One of which is pictured above.

Kids for Sale

Heidi: (points to sign while driving along country road) "Look! Kids for sale!" (With big grin, looks at Jamey and Arthur in the back seat. They look serious, slightly appalled and a bit apprehensive.)
Arthur: "You want to sell us, don't you?"

STP 08 Finishers Jim Squared