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Rapture Ramblings

Contrary to popular belief, Harold Camping was correct.  The rapture did occur yesterday.  Unfortunately, however, none of us made the cut.  Since the liberal media won’t report on such things and Fox News is too busy trying to roll back human rights for the working class to pay attention to anything else, The Ramblings of D. A. Adams was granted an exclusive interview with the supreme being, the great spirit, aka God.  Shockingly, he does look a lot like George Burns.

“It’s simple really,” God began, flicking ashes from his cigar.  “You people are stupid.  I mean really, really stupid.  I’m not sure how much clearer I could be each time I’ve sent a messenger to tell you how you should live, but you just don’t get it.  All of nature seeks equilibrium, but you humans seek extremes.  Get it?”

Confused, I asked if anyone was close to ascending to heaven.

“Well, there was one old lady in Sydney who was a nail biter, but at the last minute she used my name in vain so I had to cross her off.  Sad really.”

Perplexed, I asked about my own status.

“You?” he asked, leaning back and laughing.  “Hey Peter, did you hear that?”

You haven’t really heard a hearty laugh until you’ve heard god laugh about the status of your soul.

“Um, look, I don’t to hurt your feelings, but keep working at it.  Maybe you’ll make the next one.”

Shocked, I asked how there could be another rapture.

“Oh, there’s one every decade.  So far, the only one to make it was Glenn Miller.  I hated to disappoint the troops that way, but you know, rules are rules.  Look, can we wrap this up?  I’ve got a brunch to attend with Mother Teresa, and she gets grouchy when I’m late.”

With so many more questions to ask the creator, I was frustrated by the sudden time constraint, so I asked the first question that came to mind: Was the Immaculate Reception a legal play by Franco Harris?

“Look, regardless of what the whining Raiders have to say, Tatum clearly touched that ball.  Those crybabies just have to get over it.”

With that, god vanished from the room, and I, a lifelong Steelers fan, felt vindicated.

Editor’s note: Any reference to the creator, real or imagined, is not sanctioned by the church and is, thus, heresy by the author.  May god have mercy on his soul.

Friday Afternoon Ramblings

Nerds!

I’m probably going to take the next week off from the farm in order to finish polishing book three.  Editing and proofreading take a tremendous amount of concentration for me, and I want this book to be the best I can make it.  I hate to lose a little momentum at the farm, but right now, the book has to take priority.

My oldest niece graduates from high school tonight.  She’s officially all grown up, at least in her mind, anyway.  She starts WSCC in the fall, but I’m not sure what she is going to study.  I’m very proud of her and hope that she finds success in this world, whatever she defines as success for herself.  It’s hard to believe that she’s already through grade school.  It seems like just a few days ago that I had come home from Memphis after my college graduation and was tossing her around on her bed while she at two didn’t know whether to be terrified or excited by it.  She stole my heart that day.

That’s all for now.  I’ll post a new update on book three early next week.

Wednesday Morning Ramblings

The drainage ditch behind the building before being filled in.

Excellent news on the building.  The new drainage system, a variation of a French ditch, seems to be working.  Despite the heavy rains yesterday, there was very little water inside the building, and what little water was there came from the area in the roof around the chimney.  That’s a fairly easy fix and shouldn’t cost much money.  I can’t even begin to express how good it feels that all of my hard work is paying off.

The picture above shows the pipe before the dirt was filled in.  The one below shows the pipe covered with dirt and sections of brick over the drill holes for drainage.  If you look at the black plastic on the wall, you’ll get an idea of just how much dirt was moved to fill it in.  So far, it’s working exactly like we expected.  There’s still some work to do on the ends to get the water flowing away from the building, but the bulk of the job is complete.

The building is coming together.  soon, I’m going to start posting some of the before pictures to illustrate just how far we’ve come.  Overall, I’m pleased with where we are.  There’s still a lot to do, but with the momentum we have, I’m certain we’ll be successful.

The completed ditch.