Give Up Da Funk

First I have to congratulate my godson Sam and his team for winning the California State Championships in hockey! They are the 2009 Tier II Champions! W00t w00t!! He plays for the Tri Valley Blue Devils Midget 18AA and they will be going to the Pacific Division Championships in early March. The thing I am most proud of is the fact that even though Sam isn't starting right now, he is contributing positively to his team. He's the guy in the blue & white pads on the right. Keep your head up, Sammy!!

I often lament that I can't come up with things to blog about. I am a mostly introverted person, so the idea of blurting out whatever is on my mind is kinda foreign. Not to mention that most of what has been on my mind lately has been a morass of moving details, concerns about expenses and worries about family matters. Not the most interesting subject matter, and I can get pretty depressed about it. The conundrum of how and what to pack and ship versus do I get a Uhaul and tow the car continues. Thank you to LY and Strom for their valuable input on the matter. They both have moved cross-country within the last 2 years and have good insights. It seems that the most prevalent attitude is "get rid of everything you can". I thought I was pretty cool selling all my furniture when I moved last year, but now even the stuff I have left is looking like a burden. A lot of things may be taking their chances through the postal service or Fed Ex, cause I'm pretty attached to them, but some of that stuff is breakable. Yeah, some of it is kinda dumb, like Christmas decorations and tons of books, but it's mine. Some of those books I've had since I was little, many were gifts, and some were such a wonderful surprise that I vowed to read them again, like "Little Big Man". I blame my parents for my love of books. However, the flip side of getting rid of things is having to replace them on the other side. I'm gonna buy a new TV for sure, but I can't afford to not move my cooking stuff, then completely re-equip my kitchen and replace all the furniture I sold. And believe me, I'd LOVE an excuse to do a big Sur La Table and Williams-Sonoma run! Oh the joys of my very own fish poacher.... sigh.....