"Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions." ~Edgar Cayce

It has been awhile since my last post. I have done quite a few things since then. As I mentioned in my previous blog, we were going to Tennessee for a flint knapping event. We did make it there, had a nice country breakfast, and enjoyed the event. Stefan learned how to throw an atlatl, or a spear thrower, which was used by the Indians for hunting. Now it has become a sport. It was very interesting to see how these were made, the physics behind them, and the different techniques used. After that, we started flint knapping. We both started, and did very well at, a point. But, we both ended up making a small mistake that caused the point to disappear. It is a very hard and precise art. I now own my own flint knapping kit and Stefan owns his own atlatl. (I just hope we don’t end up with a dead animal from the means of the atlatl for dinner one night!)

Also, I have been working on the fabric postcards. They are turning out to be a nice hobby. Here are the ones that I have done since the last post.

And, of course, it is Sox-tober… I mean October. The Red Sox are at it again. On to the ALCS! Hopefully we can beat the Rays for the championship and then be on to the World Series. It was an interesting series with the Angels, and I will admit that there was a lot of luck going around that dugout. I just hope that no luck will be necessary for the series with the Rays. Bring them on!

Stefan and I have started attend a 6 week, 3 nights a week, tax course offered by H&R Block. It is more than I expected. It is called the Basic Building Blocks course. On the first night, our instructor handed us a book bigger that the Huntsville phone book, as well as two other smaller books. I was shocked. The instructor stated that organization is the key to this course. So Stefan and I both cut off the spines to the massive literature and put it in a three ring behind with tabs and stickies and re-organized it a little better. Hopefully, we will both be able to make the required score of an 80 on the final exam. That way we will have a chance to be hired by them during tax season. H&R Block has a nice compensation package for seasonal workers. If anyone is interested, I would definitely recommend it. Even if you do not work for them, the course is fantastic for tax payer knowledge, and is, guess what…tax deductible!

Other than that, things in my life are okay. Work is picking up despite the financial “crisis.” Classes are growing bigger and bigger by the week. We are still looking for a different place to live. Maybe one day we will settle and agree on a home. But right now, it’s just not the time.
More later.