I learned about kilograms

I learned that a kilogram is pretty close to two pounds today. I used
Google's calculator feature. They have thought of everything!

The reason I looked it up is because I came across a large box today
that weighed 24.5 kg and it didn't give any reference to the standard
American measure. So I wrote it on my hand and looked it up when I
got home. It's 54.4... I also learned that I can lift a 72 pound box
over my head. Fancy that. It's one of those things you never try
just for the sake of trying. That's why I didn't know I could do it.

My cold is finally beginning to let up, but it might find its second
wind. Colds have a way of doing that. It started on a warm sunny
morning. I woke up on the floor with a sore throat. Then I went to
choir practice and sang for roughly two hours, then I spent all day in
the sun playing games and laughin and a runnin, hey hey... and I got a
little sunburned, but not too bad. It won't peel, which is good, but
maybe I'll catch cancer, which would be bad. So, I was sick all day
playing in the sun but I didn't notice too much until I got home. It
was one of those sudden realizations that I hadn't imbibed enough
water, and so I promptly ate a vitamin C tablet and crossed my
fingers. Figuratively. And it turns out that it wasn't a fluke
ailment after all. It was a real cold. So I sang for another two
hours the next day and blew my nose a lot. That's the story of "The
Brian's Cold of '04: Only The Second Sickness Of The Year."

All this talk of singing reminded my dad to tell me to tell you all
that my dad, brothers and myself do well singing together. It's one
of those cool things about genetics that allows family members to find
each others' pitches more exactly and allows overtones more readily.
It is so cool, you should all go sing with your families.

Also play Settlers of Catan. "And Cities and Knights if you're
Brian," says Julie.

Says also Julie, "Bread flour has a lot more protein than cake flour
and that's why cakes are so tender and they don't slice like bread and
why bread doesn't fall apart when you slice it like cake does! Today
I helped my dad make three beautiful peach pies, and I made two tiny
pies for Andy and Michael."

Says dad, "Brian, you have to tell them 'He's the real expert, I was
only learning at his feet.' "

Says also dad, "No, don't put that in. Who are you writing to?"

That was a fun bit of quoting. It was good to practice my speed
typing. I typed it all as they said it, it was a little hard because
they talk more than one letter per finger at a time. ?? That isn't
even coherent...

Today is National Creme Filled Doughnut Day!!!! Take your Krispy
Kreme's discount card and go get some awesome Raspberry filled
powdered doughnuts!!!! Those are my favorite kind of doughnut. I
also like any kind of glazed old fashioned. Mmmm!

What is for dinner? The world may never know. Or maybe I'll go ask.
So long folks.

Brian