Update about Roy

Roy is going Tuesday for a PET scan, Wednesday he will get his MRI, and Thursday he will go back to the doctor to have it all explained. Then I will have some news about his treatment schedule. Pray Pray Pray.

It Isn't a Wasted Day if You Get To Do Some Fishing

Here is some footage of just how much Pearce enjoys his fishing gear he got on his birthday. Jeannie and David you done good.

It's the End of the World as We Knew It

Isn't this the most awesome sight in the world. He is all over the place.

Oh How I Love Food

This is the ambrosia of the south. You got awesome ribs well smoked and rubbed (with a bit of faith on the grill at the house). You got your two kinds of fried pickles; home-made with beer batter gotten on our honeymoon (it lasted well not being opened), and home-made with cornmeal. You got your basic baked beans with onions (didn't have time to fix 'em up fun). Of course there was Iced Tea involved. This was just awesome.

1 Fish, 2 Fish

I guess it is about time that I talked about fish and fishing in a blog titled Swordfish and Tuna. J got a hold of me earlier in the week and invited me down to go fishing. I got permission and was there with bells on. We got to Jones Bridge Park and this is what we saw.

So, we decided to hit some ponds around Roswell. The first was the pond at Island Ford off Roberts Rd. There I had success. Minor though it was I did actually catch something other than weeds and trees on the other end of my rod. There is the first little guy (it was suggested that I didn't include my hand and he would have looked larger, oh well). No matter how small they are I take a picture so I have a record of the catch (it also keeps me honest, sorta).

Next we have this even smaller specimen. They were small but I was fishing, and I haven't been doing alot of that recently. I have the time now for a few weeks (ok two months) so I am going to get some practice in so my casting is not so ugly.

This is the view at the pond where I didn't catch a thing. This is the pond at Leita Thompson Park off 92 headed towards Woodstock. J caught 3 or 4 here, but me, I was full of Slopes' and my cast was getting progressively worse. I had hits and nibbles, but either the buggers were as full as I was or weren't interested in my fly choice. They followed my flys around and, well, nibbled. Then I started catching pine trees. After the second lost fly I decided to watch J cast.

All in all it was a good day on the water. I caught a few fish (size doesn't matter when it is a matter of getting skunked or not) and I got to hang out with J for a while. It doesn't hurt that I was interduced to fly fishing for bass today either. I shall now hunt down ponds as well as streams to fish.

I Found Some Cool Solo Cello Pieces

Road Tripping

I got an MP3 player this past weekend. With it came 50 free downloads from eMusic.com. Well, I found some really cool solo cello pieces; Ciaccona, Intermezzo, e Adagio by Luigi Dallapiccola; Solo Cello Sonata for Cello Op. 25 no. 3 by Paul Hindemith; Bunraku by Toshiro Mayuzumi and a bunch more.
I am really liking the cello music a whole bunch. These pieces that I have found will cost money. Something I have avoided so far is actually paying money for sheet music, but these are really cool and sound wonderful.