Damn Swimmers Ear! Every year I seem to get it. This year I have gotten especially bad. Right now my ear is swollen shut. I have to take Motrin every 2-3 hours to keep my fever and the pain down. I went on day 2 and got some drops from the Doctor but they are a pain to get in when your ear is swollen shut.

Every year I start swimming with my son on the weekends and almost like clock work I get swimmers ear.

Tennis season begins tomorrow and I have not been able to practice all week because of it. I will need to delay my first game for a while until I can get this thing feeling better.

I am going to get the vinegar and alcohol solution out by the pool so I can prevent this in the future.

You gotta love these car companies who are now offering to lock in your gas prices at a certain amount for some period of time. (i.e. http://www.dodge.com/en/refuel)

 Rather than investing the money into developing a highly fuel efficient car or God forbid an Electric car they are spending money on getting you to use more gas! They are essentially saying, Buy our gas guzzlers and we will make up the difference with you by locking in gas prices. Oh... and your going to need to use a special credit card and jump through a few hoops for us.

Will some American car maker please make a Electric or Highly Efficient Hybrid for the average person ? Stop with all the talk and start showing up. US Auto makers are losing to people who are just being smarter then them. This is not something new, it's been going on for years now they (US Auto Makers) are just falling farther behind.

The only company even trying it seems is Tesla (http://www.teslamotors.com) whom is so small they cannot afford to make a car for the average person.

After losing in the playoffs this past season I said "I have decided to play 2.5 this Summer simply because it is Summer and I don't want to move up in the heat."

This is the wrong thing to do. I only lost to one opponent during the last season of 2.5 and it was a close game. There is no reason to keep playing at a lower level when I have the oppotunity to move up. Moving up will only improve my game. Even if I go 0-7 I will be playing people that I know are going to be better than me.

This week I have been playing D and he is a 4.5 player. I win games against him. I force several Duece points and make him hit good shots. There is no reason I should not move...

Damn the heat and damn those 3.0 players. I am going to play 3.0 and I am going to make it to the playoffs.

It is rare to read an opinion or general rant be someone and agree with everything in it. Sometimes I find one and like to share it.

This one was on a Craigslist posting in Seattle. Here is the orginal link http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sea/640786074.html

Things my father taught me

Date: 2008-04-13, 9:33AM PDT


The measurement of my finger from the tip to the first joint is 1 inch...depth for planting peas.
The measurement to the second joint is 2 inches...depth for corn.
Return borrowed things in better shape than when you borrowed them.
There are two types of trouble...one is the trouble you knowingly walk into, the other is trouble that just happens...it's important to know the difference.
Walk softly but carry a big stick.
if you have to use said stick, make sure who you use it on, doesn't get up.
Grits is good.
Foul language is a sign of a limited vocabulary
Orion, the Big and Little Dippers.
Everyone is a friend until proven otherwise.
Licorice ferns, huckleberries, nettles, sword ferns.
Tabasco won't kill you even if you eat it by the spoonfull.
Don't watch the clock when you're at work.
Fish can see you if you look over the side of the boat.
Fish can hear you if you talk to loud.
Respect the elders.
Never go to bed angry.
That which does not kill you will hurt like the dickens, but it will make you stronger.
Family is the most important thing on earth.
How to play the guitar, spoons, mouth harp, and water filled bottles.
The true meaning of "Self Made Man"
If you don't know something, go to the library and learn it.
The phrases "I don't know", "I forgot", or "I tried (and failed)" are excuses.
There is a difference between an excuse and a reason, know the difference.
Take care of your apperance...even if it is just a t-shirt and jeans.
The world can change everything about you, except your point of view...unless you allow it to.

David L. McDonald
born 1936-passed 2008
precious father
beloved husband
A right good fellow.

Did you look at the picture here ? I bet you already have looked at it. If you do not know what it means then just move on and don't worry about it anymore.

If you do know what it means then:

HAHAHAHAHA!