Our Garden

Our garden is planted and growing.

After last years very succesful herb garden we decided to grow herbs and veggies this year.
The theme is a "pasta salad" garden.

The soil is a blend of equal parts of our original (sandy) soil, soil from Bill McTurnal's compost facility and compost our own compost bin. It's an amazing blend...as amazing as dirt gets...

Here's a list of the herbs;
Sage (yellow and purple)
Oregano (regular and spicy)
Basil--lots of basil!
Pineapple Mint
Chives
Catnip--hard to grow...everyone keeps eating the damn nip.

And the veggies;
Tomato (sweet millions)
Peas
Brocolli
Cucumber (regular and lemon cukes)
Peppers (red, yellow and green)
Strawberry
Lettuce (romaine and funky colored stuff from Brandon)

The photos are from June 15th.
Some items are doing better then others.
Peas are a real treat because they "climb" if you plant them next to a trellis.

I'll post an update in a few weeks.

Where the Hell is Matt?

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)

My New Address...

As per request...

Seoul, South Korea
Nowon-gu, Sanggye 1-dong 1267
Suraksan Parko Building #612

서울특별시
노원구 상계1동 1267
수락산 파르코 612호

Makes sense...?

A Spring Dream

The earth tumbled to my side...
I am the breaker of God's ground...

I attract the sun and her millionth arm...
I am the capitol of bees...

Heavens gape to replenish my needs...
And men change course to allow me to grow...

Humanity and the animal kingdom require me...
Without me, you would die...

I am the embodiment of spring...
Yet I love you each fairly...

I pose in endless hues...
For which I pay no dues...

As spring grows old...
I grow more bold...

My wings blossom and bloom...
Your songs soften and swoon...

I meet you more poignantly...
And you sigh more emphatically...

I entoxicate young and old...
Knowing what was will become cold...

So take great care and caution...
And appreciate me often...

I am a simple dream...
But to all I am supreme.

2008 Democratic VP Selection is.........

Drumroll please............ttlttrttlttrttlttr....

Umm, yeah..so that's a phonetic representation of a drumroll...don't understand...well fu$# y....err..I mean..me neither...:)

I'm interested in a very informal, uninformed family straw poll of who we all think will be Obama's running mate. Hillary? Ted Strickland? John Edwards? Jim Webb? The female governor of Missouri? (c'mon, I can't remember her name...) that guy from Pennsylvania? (I'm just proud I spelled the state right, didn't I? Anyone else? Al Gore? Jeffrey Martin...(the cooky environmentalist that would put WA state over the top in the blue column come Nov. 4th? :)

Seriously...I want to parse your brains and hear what you guys think Obama will do...let's get ahead of one of the finest minds of our...erm, my generation, erm...I'm too young to get in his club, anywhatthefuck, let's pick his brain and hear what you think he'd do. Or what would you do in his shoes, and why? Would you do it to stay altruistic to your message of change and hope? Would you do it to win the general election? Would you do it to carry a swing state? (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida) Would you do it to pick up a potentially new democratic state? (North Carolina, Virginia, Nevada, Montana, Alaska, Georgia, New Mexico)

Let's hear it Martin's...I know one of us is a 'Libertarian'...where do the rest of us stand...

Here's a more comprehensive tool to use; you're also able to compare to several hundred other folks who have voted on the site: http://votenic.com/

I'll post my views, when, and only when the rest of you have.

The Balkans...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Balkans_Animation_1800-2006.gif

Am I nerding out here, or am I really the only one of our clan who thinks this political map is just fascinating...wow, look at all the countries change and the rulers and kingdoms and other governmental groups in flux over the past several centuries....who hasn't heard of 'The Balkans' and thought, "...yeah, I know...that 'place' over 'there'..."

Well...now we know...

:)

P.S. No 'Greece' until 1829?!? 'Da fuck??? Somebody better get killed over this..and not quickly...

P.S.S. Hope everyone enjoyed the fluke Greek 2004 Euro Championship because by measure of the 2008 results, it'll be a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time before they wear THAT crown again....GO DUTCH!!! Van Nistelrooy!! Robben!!!