Middle August

Has it really been that long since I posted on here? Time flies ... whether you are having fun or not. Since my last post we have painted and irrigated and irrigated.
We've survived Vacation Bible School.

We've been to the family reunion.
(See www.BumpusReunion.info for some photos)
And irrigated.
We have gotten to see a lot of thunderclouds ...
in the distance

But we've been down this road before

Sometimes you just have to stop and park in the shade

and enjoy what there is to see

Oh, and if you want to have some real fun the next few days
we bought 3 gallons of paint for the trim on the house.

Mindless musings

Yes, it is 4:15 AM. It's irrigation season and I have been out shutting down a system in the middle of the night. Problem is I am now wide awake I thought it would be around about 3. Wrong! It was around about 2. So I reversed it, sped it up, and set my alarm on my cell phone for 1/2 an hour and took a nap in the middle of a soybean field. Now I'm home and awake. Maybe it is time for some unconnected mindless musings.

From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/musing
mus·ing (myzng)

adj. Deep in thought; contemplative.

n. 1. Contemplation; meditation.2. A product of contemplation; a thought.
I've been reading the obits again. I know,the kids don't understand why one would want to do that. It is probably the most "real" part of any paper. I saw a line in one today that really made me pause and contemplate A brief excerpt. "passed away Friday evening, in his residence. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years on Oct. 29, 2006. Due to severe prolonged loneliness, he took his life." I pondered on such loneliness. Who might I know that was that lonely and if so what could I do about it. No answers yet.

Actually, he sounds like he might have been one of those folks who would be fascinating to visit with if you could steer the conversation the right way. The obit said "in 1937, he joined the U.S. Navy. World War II broke out shortly after his release from the Navy. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and served in World War II from which he was honorably discharged."

To my generation such dedication to country has been largely unheard of.

"He purchased a trucking company in 1946, in Annapolis, Ill., and sold it in 1961."

That all by itself would make me want to look at him and go "What? ...a trucking company in Annapolis?" And to operate it for 15 years and then sell it!

In 1952, he bought the *** tavern in West Terre Haute and sold it in 1961 as well.

Well, maybe that explains the exit from trucking. Beating around in a 40's or 50's truck on narrow 2 lane highways could drive anyone to drink!

During 1964, he became owner of *** Sporting Goods business. He transported live bait throughout the Midwest.

Putting his trucking experience back to good use?

During that time, he became interested in burglar alarms. He developed his own burglar alarm system that was UL approved called *** and distributed it to many homes and businesses in the Wabash Valley.

Sounds interesting. I just bet if a person could have sat and picked his mind there were a lot of fascinating stories and good ideas in there. But he let his loneliness get the best of him. Another lesson learned.

Well, enough musings for now. Maybe I'll have more later.



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