"Hallelujah zig zag nothing"

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It seems as though a lot has happened in the past 15 days. Last weekend alone was a busy time of Poker, Kathy Griffin, Zoo, Colts and more.

Thursday, August 21 was the 65th Wedding Anniversary of Mr. Harold Charles Rosenberg and Mrs. Verna Elizabeth Rosenberg (maiden name: Metzinger). Married on that day in 1943...during World War II, I suppose.

Grandma Rosenberg's advice after 65 years of marriage: "Sometimes you've got to get out your boxing gloves."

Grandpa's advice: "I don't know. She does my talking for me."

It's strange, but I already miss that my grandparent's will be gone sometime not too far away. I'm blessed to have known them so long.

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Lisa and I ate dinner with Grandma (Donna) and Grandpa (Don) Martin yesterday. I enjoyed hearing about making the decision to move to Germany when my mother was 8. When he retired from John Deere, Grandpa Martin's title was "Managing Director of Operations Latin America, Australia and the Far East." He traveled the world for John Deere, including, perhaps most interesting, trips to Iran.

When the Martins lived in Germany (my mother lived there from the age of 8-16), they had a four story house complete with a bomb shelter, if memory serves me well. I'd like to visit Heidelberg some day.

I suspect Grandpa traveled a large percentage of the time during his career, but on the flipside, he retired in his mid-50's and has lived comfortably since, wintering in the Bahamas and playing golf whenever he pleases.

Now in his 80's, he's dying of cancer. His accomplishments will soon be gone with the wind, but he loves and serves the Lord and that will continue into eternity.

He has a glad spirit, and I'm grateful to have known him. I'm looking forward very much to dining with them again sometime soon. Living near to them for the first time in my life, Lisa and I have an open dinner invitation. I hope this time lasts.

"If you fool everyone"

It's only Tuesday, but it feels like Thursday. The day of the week doesn't seem to matter too much these days. Most days seem pretty similar. Get up between 6 and 6:45. Shower. Leave for work at 7ish. Drive from Anderson to Monument Circle in downtown Indy. Eat an oatmeal bar on the way to work. Get to work at 8ish. Get a cup of coffee shortly after. Work. Eat lunch with people at work in our deserted 44th floor. Work. Leave from work around 5:45. Get home at 7ish. Eat dinner. Some evening event (tonight hung out at grandma and grandpa's house, one night accountability group). Socialize with parents. Eat two bowls of cereal. Hang out with Rogers. Fall asleep. Repeat.

It feels like a half-life when you are in transition. I guess it's really just a different life. We found a house we really like. We'll see what happens up in Ferndale.

Haven't been to Detroit for about two months now. We were going to go back this weekend, but we decided to wait another month. It's harder to be motivated to leave our friends than it used to be to come and see our friends.

The summer of 08 has been a strange summer. A summer of change.

"Are you one of the good ones?"

Movies I've seen in recent months:

• The Dark Knight (twice)
• Pineapple Express
• Step Brothers
• Mamma Mia
• The Bank Job
• Perfect Strangers
• The Happening
• The Strangers
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls

The summer Olympics in Beijing started this past weekend. I woke up this morning with Women's Handball France vs. Angola playing no MSNBC. What fun.

"Hold on, we're going for a long ride"

There's a house for sale in Ferndale, Mich. and the price is dropping rapidly. We're at $114,900, and we're praying that thing sells within the next couple of months. I'm going to start praying for an offer by September 15.

For that house to sell, all glory will go to God. The market has yet to bottom out up there. In the meantime, we're hanging loose at 2831 W. 38th St. in Anderson, Ind.

Things are OK. Two things to cheer about:

1) Pineapple Express is out and Rogers is dying to see it. Sounds like a good time to me!

2) KaiserCartel is my band of the month. I love these guys. I was about to declare them 2008's A Fine Frenzy in my book...not sure about that, but they're darn good. Check it out at www.myspace.com/kaisercartel. Found them because Aqualung helped produce their album, and I like Aqualung.

I'm frequently exhausted recently.

"Hang a wreath"

It's August Fools day. Amazing that seven full months have passed in 2008. It seems like just yesterday we were having a Twister tournament in Jason's apartment on New Year's Eve.

In contrast, I'd never even watched an episode of Dexter before 2008. Now it seems like a very long time ago that Rogers were on our Dexter bender during the first couple of weeks of the 2008.

A lot seems different. It's Friday night and I'm not hanging out with Rogers. I miss that.

Then again, we both missed hanging out with our friends on Friday nights when we were in Michigan. And we loved Friday nights when people were coming up to visit.

I think that 2010 is really going to be a great year. I've never been a fan of odd numbers.

Tonight's agenda:
11 minute nap
Eat dinner
Step Brothers

Currently listening to:
Kaisercartel
Margot and the Nuclear So & Sos

Amount of Martins in our house last night:
6 -- 7, if you count my Mom