Kevin Minnis

Okay, sorry it’s been so long in writing. I changed to a different host…not that there was anything wrong with my old one (nata2.org). But, I just wanted to try something different.

So a lot has happened since I last wrote. I helped one of my co-workers get some lumber from Lowe’s last week and we came out with his purchases. A guy was standing near my truck and came over to help us load the plywood into my truck. After we got done he asked who’s truck it was and I said it was mine. I thought he was going to compliment me on my truck or something like it. But that wasn’t to be. I said, “I have something to show you in the front of my truck.” Well, turns out he back into the front of it with his truck. His truck had a topper on it so he couldn’t see what was in back of him very well. We exchanged insurance and phone numbers and went on our ways. I called my agent and he said to call the other guy’s agent so I did. The owner of the other truck had already called in the claim and all I had to do was find a “Service First” location that would accommodate the paper work. So, today I got my truck fixed and it didn’t cost me anything (would have costed $840). I’m very glad that the guy stuck around to tell me about him hitting my truck. You don’t find honest people like that everyday.

Ahhh, but you think that’s the rest of the story. hehe. Well, we put all the plywood in the truck and had it tie strapped in. I decided it would be better to not go on the interstate so we went home to Dave’s house by way of 100th street. Well, at the Hickman and 100th street intersection the light changed and all of a sudden…slloooobaaammmthuud…and the wood was in the middle of the road with cars backed up and we had to load the wood back up in the middle of the day on that intersection. It could have been worse. No one was injured out of both mishaps. So, I’m happy things turned out they way they did, even though my truck got a little hurt outta the deal.

Well, it’s been a while since I last wrote so I thought I’d do a little blogging. I’m glad today isn’t windy as yesterday was just too much. Sunday wasn’t much better for wind either. Went to Office Max and got me another compact flash card reader for at work yesterday. When I send in the $10 mail in rebate it’ll be free. w00t! Now I’m all set to better document my day with photos. heh

Had a good weekend. Went up north to visit my family and celebrate Kim’s b-day. Saturday was kind of weird as my Dad and Grandfather sold 15 heifers to a farmer in Sheffield. They sold a few cattle off as my Dad’s going in for surgery on his back this Friday and won’t be able to do as much till he heals up. So, hopefully everything goes well in the surgery and he’ll have a fast recovery. Hopefully they won’t have to sell anything else off till they really want to. It’s hard to see them having to sell some off as farming is what they love to do and they’ve been working at it for their entire life.

So I’m sitting here copying some floppy disks to a network drive so I can get to them from my computer here at work. In fact, I have my “a” drive disabled on my workstation because I never use it. I can’t remember the last time that I’ve even used one. I usually use my trusty USB drive or ftp to my host computer. I can’t believe how incredibly slow the drive is. I’m certainly glad technology has improved over the years.

So, here are some pictures that I took this last weekend at ISU. Some are funny some are not. It’s always fun to document a day with photos.

Ah, it’s so good to have Kim back from her trip to Florida. Friday afternoon and Saturday were fun days. Went up to Ames to hang out with a college buddy. We snapped some photos of various things at ISU and went to the movie Paycheck. A flick worth seeing.

I think there should be something done about Monday mornings. Have you ever had a morning where you put cereal in your glass instead of the bowl. At least I didn’t put the cereal box in the fridge and the milk in the cupboard. haha

Okay, I’ve decided that I should mention that Johnston, IA isn’t the place for me to live.

Here is a list of why it’s not the place for me:

1. There is a stop light on every block and the light never changes when you’re the only one there.
2. The roads suck in winter. Johnston City crews come out when it’s too late and the roads are already packed with snow/ice.
3. There is a cop on every corner sitting where everyone can see them with a radar gun clocking every car, bicycle and pedestrian going by.
4. The speed limit is incredibly slow. You can have a corn field on both sides of you and it will still be 25 mph.
5. From Kim’s experience with the schools, parents are rich snobs who could care less about anyone else except themselves. Oh and their kids are perfect too.