Memorial Day

As you are by now well aware, postings have been pretty infrequent here at the hive. The reason, quite frankly, is that on a day-to-day basis, life is about as milquetoast as things can get. Janie's blog over at the Hite House covers most of our daily happenings, and tracks the exponential development of our daughter, Madeline.

But I did want to take a moment and recognize Memorial Day. In the well-put words of General Logan:

"Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided public."
- General Logan, May 5, 1868.

I think that says it pretty well. Happy Memorial Day.

Mother's Day

"Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his head fell down upon the ground and worshipped, and said 'Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return tither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.'" (Job 1:20-21)

Today is Mother's Day. For me, this is a bittersweet day. On the one hand, it is a happy day upon which we celebrate all of the efforts of all of the mothers in our lives, and all of the hard work they do year-round to take good care of us. I would particularly like to recognize a special mother in my life, my wife Janie. Janie works hard every day to take care of Madeline and me and she does so without nearly enough thanks. So Janie, from the bottom of my heart, happy Mother's Day.

I would also like to extend a heartfelt "Happy Mothers Day" to all of the Mothers and Mothers-to-be that visit the Hive. One day a year is not enough to recognize everything that you do and have done to make our lives happy and full.

But there is an element of sadness to today as well. Rather than spending time with my own Mother, giving her cards and hugs and special time, today I will go and place flowers at my Mother's grave. It is a profound and life-changing event to lose your Mother, no matter how old or "grown up" you are. Our Mothers are a cornerstone of life, and while we (or at least me) may not always agree with them, our Mothers are our Mothers until we die or they die. So to Mom, happy Mothers Day. You are gone but not forgotten.

But not to worry. The Hive is a forum for happy times and fun. Yesterday Madeline and I went shopping and picked some nice gifts for Janie and today we will celebrate and have fun. Because no hive is complete without a Queen Bee :-)

Return to the Hive

Well I recieved a friendly reminder from my overseas associate that I've been remiss in updating my blog. Worry not, the King Bee has not left the hive, I've just been away. The past couple of days I've been down in southeast Kentucky conducting annual inspections at two of our flood control dams down there. Specifically, Carr Creek Lake and Buckhorn Lake. These lakes are in a very remote region, and I will tell you it was a great experience to get down there and see these places. The country is very beautiful, set in the mountains, the folks were nice, and at night you don't hear the roar of planes, trains, or automobiles. I just got in a short while ago, so I don't have any photos to post right now, but check back in the next couple of days and I should have some photos.

Rookie Blogger in Action

Well I've posted a new "Song of the Day" but I can't get it to auto-start. I think I've got the wrong format. So If you're interested, scroll down to the bottom of the page and check it out!

If any of you experienced bloggers can help me out please do so!