Just Short Of A Year

And What's With The Broken Foot?

I noticed in one of Jane's prior comments that Sandi has a broken foot? What's going on there? I hope you didn't break it while watching a St. Patrick's Day Parade. While I did have to work this past weekend, I almost intentionally didn't want to go to the St. Patrick's Day Parade this year.

As Shakespeare said, "Beware the Ides of March."

Coming Anniversary

Yes, Jane, "The Brookhart Blog" is close to 1 year old. I'm happy this all caught on, and I'm happy everyone has enjoyed it. The actual birthdate of the blog, for those who count such things and put them on calendars, is April 23, 2005. It was a rainy Saturday and I was bored and perhaps feeling a little sorry for myself.

I realized, while sitting on my spreading arse mending the broken ankle, that we all never write each other anymore. Not that I've ever been a big letter-writer to begin with (Mom, Dad ... sorry about that), but written correspondence is somewhat a thing of the past now that e-mail has become the big thing.

We've all come a very long way since "The Brookhart Blog" started. We've all learned how to post pictures, we've learned what might or might not "fly" in terms of content (thanks to you, Eric, and a tip of the swashbuckling and chainsaw-wielding hat there), and we've learned a new thing to do with these home computers ... "blogging". (Can you imagine if we had this technology when Mom and Dad were still around? My God ... it almost brings tears to my eyes, because I could have taught them, and I think Mom would have loved it.)

But most importantly ... I agree with Jane.

I feel much "closer" to you all, and I think we have all communicated more in the last "near-year" than ever before. Whether it is mundane stuff (like I normally post) or very important things (like births, special events, et al), I agree this has helped us as a family. Maybe you all disagree, after reading some of my diatribes ... but at least I'm not as opinionated as Roscoe. (OK ... maybe I am, when it comes to what defines "Real Racing" ... I just can't see racing as going around in a circle, oval, tri-oval or whatever. If you only turn the wheel one way on each lap, it ain't "Racing".)

I do know this - I know I've had more phone contact with my siblings in the past year than ever before, part of it being because of blog postings ... and that is a GREAT thing. For that, I am truly grateful.

Anyway ... we love you all and it's great to be "connected".

And now ... "How To Freak Out A Couple Of Cats"

I told you, in my last post, that we were getting a new home PC.

The old PC had a large monitor that was a "tube-type". It generated a fair amount of heat. "The Boys" loved it. They would lay on it, even fight for a "good spot" on it.

Our new system, which has begun to arrive (flat-panel digital monitor first, this evening) is not much to their liking. In fact, it is much to their dismay.

I've now seen them attempt to lay across the approximately 1" wide top of the new monitor for the past hour or so. I only hope Dell has a warranty for "Cat Claws Scratches On Monitor From Cat Attempting To Hang On".

Oh boy, these guys don't like "change". In true Northeast colloquialisms ... they are "wicked pissed" at us.

We are going to have to purchase a second heated bed for them, I suppose.