Astral Samurai

So for the past few weeks I've been doing extended walks. Being consistent with Yoga has shrunk my waistline down to a 34 from an all time high of a 38 from last year! I was also 206 pounds and since I last checked I was 190! My back feels strong, my mind even stronger. Since I have so much excess energy during the day I've been taking small breaks from the home life. I always take the same route and its become sort of like a patrol. I keep my eyes open, my ears ready, because you never know what you'll see or hear out here. I've been thinking about having a dog around and I brought this up with my wife recently. Unfortunately you can't always get what you want. "So you know I was thinking lets get the kids a puppy." "You're kidding right?" "No, I mean common the kids would love to have a dog around." "We lost three cats two years ago and the kids aren't 2 and 3 anymore." "Well I mean you liked...

So my sons Birthday has recently passed and the timing could not have been better. My son has been asking me about buying a new computer of which I said I will not do. I told him, "No new computer but...I will build you a new one." "YES!" I didn't ask my wife if this was okay and she was quite surprised when the boxes came in from Newegg. "Whats all this?" she asked. "Oh just a little something for his birthday." I said. "Doesn't look like a little something to me..." she said. She had that pouty look on her face like she was getting ready to argue. "What is it?" she asked. "Well its a surprise so you know can't really talk about that..." I said. Her eyes traveled to the boxes maybe she already had an idea of what it was because she turned away. I had to sneak around the house a bit into the basement to make sure my son, my daughter and my wife wouldn't know what I was up to. It took ...