Hodge Podge

I sit here in an elementary school computer lab with a plethera of thoughts running through my head. I am thinking about my son who is recovering from a bout of pneumonia. I am wondering how does the government justify collecting $.56 on each gallon of gas sold no matter what the price. I am also pondering how I want to spend my three day weekend coming up. One thing is for sure that I want to spend some of it relaxing, however, I need to mow which will take care of my walking for two days so I won't have to go to the mall (yes, I am a mall walker). I have Judgement House rehearsal on Saturday so two hours are taken care of.
Judges, Ruth, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone... What do these have in common? Yes they are all books. Yes, I am reading these books and more than likely will finish all three during the next three days.
Christmas is ONLY 63 days away (as of October 23) and I am thinking about outdoor lights this year. It is supposed to be a nice weekend so I might put up the porch lights. Then again, maybe not. I definitley will be playing the tunes of Christmas though. I also might do some research for a new post in my Disney blog. For those of you who are not aware I also have a blog about Disney called Confessions of a Disney Addict... . But for now I will end this post as usual with This Week in History the October 19-25 edition

October 19, 1216: King John of England dies and his nine year old son Henry becomes king.

October 20, 1818: The US Canadian border is established at the 49th parallel by the US and Great Britain

October 21, 1529: The Pope names Henry VIII of England Defender of the Faith after defending the seven sacraments against Luther. Ironically in five years (1534) Henry VIII will break away from the Catholic Church and form the Church of England...

October 22, 741: Charles Martel dies and his kingdom is split between his two sons
October 22, 1957: My brother John Dragstrem was born...

October 23, 1707: The first Parliament of Great Britain meets

October 24, 1929: Black Thursday first day of the Stock Market Crash that led to the Great Depression

October 25, 1760: King George III is crowned

Until next time good bye from the Mad Genius...