JimFormation

I disappear from the cyberworld from time-to-time. I don’t mean it. Real-life and interests get in the way and I seem to fade away …

So what have you been doing?

Well, it’s summer. So I’ve been summering.

The sun stays up longer, so I’m outside longer. The kids are off from school, so we’re out longer.

We’re in the middle of golf season. The Club Championships are coming up; I’ve been practicing. For the second year in a row, my partner and I will be playing in the New Jersey State Golf Association Fourball Championships; we’ve been practicing.

I’ve also been creating a yardage book for Trenton Country Club using Google Earth for the upcoming Fourball Championship. Since this is a one-shot deal, I’ll probably post a pdf version of this when I’m done.

My interest in jiu-jitsu has renewed. A couple of times per week I pull the mats out and “roll around.” This always eats a couple of hours of my time. And in the evenings, my usual decompression time where I read, research, and write, I’m watching jiu-jitsu videos. Or I’m reading jiu-jitsu books.

Oh. I’ve been writing. But usually in my Jeep at lunch time in a notebook (I don’t journal). I’ve been thinking of taking those notebook entries, which I consider writing practice, and turning them into blog posts.

And I’ve been reading, slowly because I want to retain the information, Vincent Bugliosi’s The Prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder. The information in the book has gotten me a tad out of my mind; I’m angry. While Mr. Bush may not be guilty of murder or conspiracy to commit murder, I do think his actions leading up to the Iraq War ought to be legally investigated. I think his actions and the actions of some of his top advisors (Cheney, Rice, Rove, et. al.) may have been criminal. One day I’ll write a post about it; Bugliosi wrote a book.

The Spansh Inquistor has a decent review of the book here: The Prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder. Give it a read.

Birthdays. Mini-dates with the wife. Movies with the kids (Wall-E is fantastic). Fourth of July parties. Frequent visits to Lake Sierchio. Six Flags Great Adventure.

Life.