January in SJ

Not much happening this time of year out here. We are kind of getting in a rut doing the same old same old. This consists of work, going home and hanging out on motorcycle forums, and the bed. Same in day in and day out, which some may think would get old. So far it has not gotten old. I enjoy being at home and having time to relax and do a lot of the things that I have been meaning to do.

The weekends are not eventful either with it typically consisting of a couple of motorcycle rides and hanging out with friends. You might say that life is pretty nice. Sure there are always things that you would like to change, but complaining has never done anyone any good.

I can't remember if I described what I do for a living before, but it changes so often and I am to lazy to look back...so I will describe what I do here. When gas stations have tanks that leak I get to clean it up. One of the ways we do this is sucking the vapors out of the ground and burning them in a chamber before emitting them to the air....I know really interesting....not
Here is a picture of one of the Thermal Oxidizer units we operate.

I also wanted to comment on the "Bachelor". Before you get all excited...No I don't watch it, but my wife wishes I did. I saw about 10min of it last night and I .....she......it......Yes I am at a loss for words. These women are complete idiots and it is obvious to me that they are dying to get used. How can any one of these people take themselves seriously? Why are these women desperate? Probably because if you do get to spend time with them in an actual relationship you will see that they have no personality, are totally illiterate, self-centered and devoid of any moral compass. Brenda also agrees the show is dumb, but she loves to watch it. This may be one of the many mysteries of women that I may never find the answer to; why watch a show you know is fake and dumb????? The world may never know.

FYI if Brenda was on that show, instead of gossiping around the pool and looking like an idiot, she would be doing cannon balls and swimming laps.....which is much hotter.

We did not have any plans for Christmas this year and were just planning on hanging out with friends around here, but in a pleasant surprise my parents decided to come down and visit us. They came down on Tuesday and stayed till Saturday. I had to work while they were here...at least some of the time, but we did get to spend some quality time together.

Christmas eve we thought it would be a great time to go out to the ocean and see what is going on out there. There was a lot of surfers at Steamers Lane and they were fun to watch. The rest of the beach was like a ghost town (very nice).
The waves were medium and here at the mouth of the harbour we were treated to a sailboat surfing a breaking wave into port. Chilling at the lighthouse.

Christmas gifts for the rents from the kids were calendars of what is most important in there lives....us...oh ya, and grandkids.Christmas dinner was Turkey and a bunch of other goodness.
This is such a ridiculous picture, to be fair to my wife, I thought I would post it. She is always complaining that I put horrible pictures of here up, so to even it out I thought I would put one of me.Brenda got jewelry from my parents...she wears it all the time now.

Nothing like a 1000piece puzzle to pass the time and keep you frustrated.

Much to my surprise, my mother actually seemed like she would not mind a ride on the silver bullet. I am always looking for an excuse to go for a ride so I of course obliged her. she seemed to like it, but told me no more wheelies after the first light.

Saturday we went to the CV(central valley) to visit relatives and see Kevin and Lyndsay. We stayed the night at their place and had a great time as always. Kevin and I are always getting in trouble when we are together and this time was not different. I think it is because we are so much alike and have wives that we love to push to the limits.

Morgan is as sweet as they come.

Brenda reading to Ethan in the morning. This is the best way to experience being parents without all the hard work and commitment.

Kara and Eric came over with Annika to play a little guitar hero and have some holiday cheer.

Lyndsay wants to play guitar hero 24/7 now......no...not really.

Ethan is growing up to be quite the young man and is about 100x's smarter than his dad already. He can even Velcro his shoes(something his dad is yet to master). Kevin I know this may be a bit harsh, but you can take it, your Canadian...your used to being made fun of.

And finally today. Another nice day although cloudy at first, once we got the the coast the weather was great. A cycle ride down hwy 1 for a few hours is a vital ingredient in the recipe of live....

Until next post (which seems to be less frequent that I would like).