Weird Wednesday ~ Fate and the Universe

Do we really make our own decisions regarding our futures? Or is everything predestined? Our lives laid out like a road map? No matter what path we choose, will we end up in the same place? 

There once was a young man, Eric, who loved a fair maiden, Christen. They had plans to be a couple and live happily ever after. But this was not to be. Their youth worked against them and a few years after being together, they went their own way. Never to reunite. Several years later, the maiden fell in love with another man. This man had the same first name and same birth date as her first love. Was it simply predestined for her to be with a man of that name? And birth date? 

And to make things a tad bit more strange, both the original young man and the fair maiden have daughters that go by the same name. Yet neither the young man nor the fair maiden have communicated since their departure from each other. Many years before the birth of either daughter.

This tale is true. The young man is my oldest son. I recently reconnected with his former girlfriend, Christen. 
Weird but true.......

Cat Tales ~ Pumpkin Update ~ 8.13.12

Jack is becoming more orange every day. His girth as of Sunday was the same as last week - 44 inches.

His little sister, Jacquette (Thanks to Miss Robin for naming her), has grown quite a bit as well. She measured 30 inches around.

And there is another youngster in the brood, his name is Jacque. His size yesterday was 16 inches around.

But there is a malady amongst the vines. Powdery Mildew. 

Mommy has been doing research into the causes and remedies for this fungal disease. Powdery mildew is caused by moisture staying on the leaves overnight in warm temperatures and not enough air circulation. We have been having a few afternoon and evening showers along with hot days and warm nights. In the pumpkin family, there is no cure for powdery mildew. Mommy is only hoping to control it long enough to allow the babies a chance to grow. Mommy read that by changing the ph of the environment (leaves) where the fungus grows, the progression of the disease can be slowed. Mommy didn't want to use chemicals to treat the disease so she has been spraying the leaves with a mix of milk, water and a dab of dish soap. And she has removed the leaves which were most affected. Me's hoping that the milk treatment works.

3D Projection Mapping

These are videos that show the wonder of 3D projection mapping. Totally cool!