Tired Thursday Thoughts

Posted on July 5, 2018 by vanbraman

Tonight I am very tired and am having a bit of trouble focusing on a subject for a blog post.

So, you get some Tired Thursday Thoughts.

Sleeping, nap time, grandpa and granddaughter, Throwback ThursdayThe World Cup is in full swing and everywhere but the US it is the most watched and talked about sporting event.

World Cup 2018, Soccer, Football, Lufthansa, Russia, SpainVisit my post Watching the World Cup to see some of the places where I have watched some of the matches this year.

White Lion, South Africa, LionThe main reason that I am tired tonight is that I am still recovering from my trip to South Africa.

I have a few more weeks to recover before I again take some long flights.

Sydney Harbour - February 2014 - Winter Olympics Sochi - Winter Olympics in SummerThe next trip will again be to the Southern Hemisphere so I will get another couple weeks of winter.

I am looking forward to being in Sydney again.

Kyushu, Japanese Restaurant, Japanese Cuisine, AustraliaI am hoping to eat at one of my favorite Japanese restaurants while I am there.

Now my thoughts are wondering to some of the food there so here comes a picture.

Mixed Sashimi, Kyushu, raw fish, oystersI had planned on taking a few days off this week, but some meetings and training popped up that required me to be at the office for most days except the 4th 🙂

I am taking Friday off and hopefully will get some things done.

L.M. Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables - Anne of the Island - Anne's House of Dreams - Further Chronicles of AvonleaHowever, what might get done is either watching World Cup games or shows on Netflix.

The second season of Anne with an “E” is supposed to be released tomorrow on Netflix and I may just have to do some binge watching.

Nap Time, Nebraska Sweatshirt, Relaxing at Grandma'sNow back to napping, or perhaps just heading to bed.

Steven

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A Lot of Noise

Posted on July 4, 2018 by vanbraman

It has been a very noisy night and it doesn’t sound like it will stop anytime soon.

My plan tonight had been to walk to the park to watch the fireworks. Instead, I fell asleep earlier while it was quiet and woke up to bangs and booms as it got dark. I still am a bit jet lagged so hope it will get quiet soon so I can get back to sleep.

Patterson Fireworks, Apricot Fiesta, 2014 Fireworks, Birthday FireworksI have spent a fairly quiet day until just awhile ago. I spent time getting caught up on things at home and doing a bit of genealogy and history research.

One of the things I looked at was if I was related to any of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. I found that two of my ancestors were third cousins of William Ellery who represented Rhode Island.

George Shafer and Maria ChapmanIn the picture above is my 3rd Great Grandmother Maria Chapman. It is her Great Grandparents who were cousins of William Ellery. We are all descendants of William Almy and Audrey Barlow who came to Massachusets in the 1630’s and eventually moved to Rhode Island.

Fireworks, four shells, purple, orange, Best Fireworks, Tracy, CaliforniaI share common ancestry with a couple other signers, but the relationship is more distant. I have found that most of my ancestors at the time of the Revolutionary War were in frontier settlements as we tended to wander quite a bit. A trait that seems to have been handed down over time.

Target Hot Dog, Frankfurter, ketchup, mustard, relishI did have a hot dog today as I had to do a bit of shopping at Target. So, I guess that I did have some traditional 4th of July food 🙂

Because the 4th of July is on a Wednesday this year we only get one day off for the holiday. If the 4th is on Tuesday or Thursday we will usually get two days off and if on Monday or Friday we at least get a three day weekend.

Tracy Fireworks, 2017 fireworks, 4th of July, Independence DayI have an early morning class to attend tomorrow, so hope it quiets down soon so I can get some sleep.

Steven

 

 

 

 

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