The day today

It's been a good day, overall.
I had an early lunch of elk stew heated with rice. Watched "the Hobbit" with friends. And then had a lovely early dinner of seafood pho from my favorite Vietnamese restaurant.
The morning's events in CT caught up with me as I got back to work later in the evening. I would have ranted more online if I wasn't so cheered up by my seeing "the Hobbit".
One is upset as with all events like this. I suppose nothing will happen. We are forever playing a deadly game of chicken poker with the men who love the gun lobby. They keep upping the ante. Eventually, we all know they will fold and admit that yeah, we do need stricter rules. Until that time happens, I suppose they are content to let the deaths mount.

I am perfectly fine with keeping an arsenal as long as you are in the sticks without any civilization to help you.
But living in a large city with rules for everybody has its responsibilities.
Just like we cannot just build anything in our backyards, there are rules so that we can all get along and these are to prevent nutters from doing the unthinkable.

Well, not as cold tonight as the other nights. For that, I am thankful.
The temp is just right and I have only one of my 3 blankets on me right now.

My thoughts are with those kids who will never be tucked in at night in their beds. Instead, they will be spending the night at a refrigerated morgue... their bodies cold, lifeless and alone.
WE are blessed to have life in us... a beating heart and a body that can see nature, breathe the air... enjoy the grass on our feet.
To all who sleep fitfully tonight, unburdened by sorrows... we are the lucky ones.
It is incumbent upon us to make sure this doesn't happen to more folks.
Take care of each other... and ourselves.

Good night, America.
SATURDAY THE NEXT DAY \ It's nice and cool tonight.
Just relaxing here in my little cubby hole.
I have enclosed my bed head area with a tent made from a spare blanket.
It helps keep the warm air around my face and it also hides the computer glow from the outside even more. I have curtains, but if you really look closely, you will see the computer monitor glow at night. Of course, anyone just passing by will just think the little light seeping out may be just the ambient lights of the buildings around me. I am parked in a well lit area under a yellow street lamp.

Anyway...
Man, I am gonna miss my little home! I am gonna miss this wonderful white van.
It's been really fun. :)

NEW EDIT!
I was planning on going overseas next year... However, the funding may not even come through with that. Therefore, I will not be selling my white van.
Gosh, how plans change on the turn of a dime.
Maybe I ought to not announce things this early. Ah well...
More times with my van lie ahead.
I think if I don't make it overseas next year, I will try and go for full customization... and probably look around for a taller van to convert in the meantime.

New plans include trying to make it out West in February or March. We'll see...


Good night, America!