Al Pacino said it best in The Godfather III: "Just when you think you’re out they pull you back in."

Please excuse me if I pass on the motorcycle, even if it does include the manual.

Spring has sprung, as evidenced by he infrequent return of the Midwest Mastandrea. Winter has thawed and been replaced by tornadic storms and floods. After a couple of months of hell (two days off in March and four days off in April) I'm actually catching up. Three weekends ago we replaced the trees killed by the drought. Two weekends ago I tilled the garden. This past weekend I fenced the garden. Now I need to plant a fig tree where the deer can't get to it.

I didn't see any updates since the announcement of the Weinermobile contest. I too thought of Steve immediately when I hearda bout the contest. No, I don't have any connection with the people running the contest (although Blair is less than 50 miles from where I live). What's the status of your entries? They're due by the end of July.

There isn't much new going on here, which generally leaves me thankful. I'll be awake in 6 hours and at work in 8 hours so good night, Mastandreas, where ever you are.