| 3-26 General Disclaimer: For those of you not familiar with this subscription, this is what I like to call �Dave�s weekend update� and what others like to call �shameless ego spam.� It is the time of the week when I let everyone know at once what is going on in my life so I do not have to repeat the same stories over and over again. You may also notice that in writing my weekend updates, I choose to add some of that �Dave flair� I know you all love so much. Enjoy reading� or enjoy clicking the Delete button, I leave it up to you. Either way, have a GROOVY week! OK, I owe all of y�all a big apology� I KNOW that it is no longer the weekend and that I have been getting later and later with these updates. I know that receiving my update is the high point of everyone�s week and that for several of you, the only reason to continue living. All I can say is that I keep myself very busy here and that I will endeavor, so far as my power lies, to get these updates to you in a timely manner in the future. Spring break was peachy, it was really great to see my family and Olathe friends again. Most of my time was spent working on the house with mom and pops and going to movies at night. Over the course of the break I did some plumbing, some dry-walling, and a lot of flooring as we installed a new hardwood-laminate floor in our kitchen. This meant living without such conveniences as washing machine, dryer, oven, dishwasher, and hot water for a couple of days� but the final product is gonna look really nice. I caught the movie �John Q� over the break and I enthusiastically recommend it to everyone. Denzel kicks booty as usual and I really like what the movie had to say regarding health care in the United States. Wednesday night was the mid-break party at Kari�s place, which of course was a rip-roarin� time. The guys LET the girls win in �Battle of the Sexes,� but that�s the way it�s supposed to be: us guys aint stupid, we know how things work! Oh, and for the LAST TIME, to ALL ladies out there (Amy, Kari, Alison, and you too Lisa!): BMW does NOT stand for �Baron Motor Works!� It is �Bavarian Motor Works� after the town in Germany where it originated. �Baron� is the BMW dealership at I-35 and Shawnee Mission Parkway, LOL! On Saturday morning, I set out on the lonesome road for WaKeeney, Kansas. The plan originally was for Derek and I to go, but D was feeling impulsive over the break and went and enrolled in the United States Air Force on Thursday (mad props, D), and thus was tied up and unable to join me in visiting �The Christmas City of the High Plains� (let me know if I got that wrong, Kim) So off I went alone, to exotic destinations unknown. Believe it or not kids, but WaKeeney has not one� but TWO highway exits and it turns out that it really is quite the place. (all ribbing is in fun and comes with utmost respect of course, haha) It was a very relaxing, and very pleasant contrast to the hectic life I had left behind in Olathe� and the one I soon resumed in Manhattan. I really enjoyed the time I spent there. I crashed at Kim�s place (one of the West girls for you non-KStaters) and was fortunate enough to bring back a souvenir: The Pink Toothbrush! I got to participate in such rituals as �cruising main� and eating �supper.� What the heck is �supper� anyway� what�s wrong with breakfast, lunch and dinner? It sure tasted like �dinner� to me! Ask Kim for the details regarding the bar in Hays that we went to along with some of her WaKeeney friends� our stories seem to differ slightly but they both involve me dancing with two girls in the cage! Well we made it out of town ahead of the weather on Sunday, after attending an exhausting church service at the biggest church in WaKeeney (awestruck silence). Stand up, kneel, stand up, sit down, kneel, sit down, stand up, sit down�. LOL�. I got too out of breath to sing the hymns! The drive back was uneventful as usual� except I came from a different direction which was kinda cool. Sunday night was fantastic, everyone was so glad to be back home in good ole MHK! We just HAD to order some Gumby�s and we then enjoyed it around Kari�s 4-inch TV (exaggeration� barely!) watching the Oscars. Going back to class was not entirely pleasant as I am currently up to my nether-regions in homework� mostly in the form of papers to write. While I have your undivided attention, I think I�ll take this opportunity to get in a few words to you political-types out there (you KNOW who you are): -School vouchers are DUMB� hell if I�m gonna pay taxes to send some rich person�s kid to a private school just because they can�t get their school system in decent shape! -Gun Control is DUMB� see the second amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Guns don�t kill people� the bullet ripping through their flesh and vital organs is what kills them, or if not that then the loss of blood and going into shock. Assault weapons are an exception. -Taking fascinating discussion personally and getting mad about it is DUMB... everyone is entitled to their opinion; don�t get bent outta shape over an argument! Just argue your point with enthusiasm and SOME degree of rationality and we�ll all get along just fine! I don�t mean to say that any of you all are dumb� just misguided ;) Well that about wraps things up on this end of the rope. I hope everyone had a pleasant break and I�ll catch you on the flip side. By the way� this Saturday I hope to get the boat out on Clinton again so sign up now for your spot! (lol, just kidding but seriously if any of y�all wanna go just get in touch with me, id love to have ya on board!) In the meantime: don�t forget to wash between your toes! kickin� it old school, -deviousdave |
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