When I was younger I always fancied myself as a nighthawk. As a teenager I use to pick dew worms for pocket cash which also entailed starting work at midnight and finishing at dawn. In my twenties I could party all night or play tradewars online until 5am and still get up and go to work for 7.

This year I turned the big 40 and I must say I am no longer a night person. Not that I can't stay up all night but more often than not I find dreamland is a place I visit earlier than ever. This took some getting use to as I always felt like I was missing something, or wasting time on sleep. After more than 20 years of staying up late I now found myself unaware of what happens at 3am in the world of Rick.

While missing being a product of the night I have discovered a great replacement. Mornings. I now love to get up with the sun (and I now can get up with the sun) pour myself a hot cup of coffee and listen to the birds. No matter what problems the previous day held in store for me the morning brings a fresh sense of renewal. Anything is possible in the clean, new, morning.  GOOD MORNING WORLD 

On a shopping trip to "Walmart" my wife came home with a Lexmark Z705 printer. Not that we needed a printer but it came with a digital camera (ViviCam 3632) and a new inkjet cartridge for $150 bucks. I have grown to love the digital camera, not because its the best one on the market ( 2 megapixels) but because it lets me capture life's little moments. I now use it all the time, carry it where ever I go and am posting photos to my blog at an ever accelerating rate thanks in part to PhotoShop. I love the fact that I can take pics all the time and never spend a dime on film or processing. If I take a bad shot (like that ever happens) I just delete it in the camera. Blogs should come with digital cameras they seem to go together like peanut butter and jam, blogIcandy. I think the only thing nicer than reading about yourself or someone you know is seeing a picture of yourself or someone you know. So the next time you see me be sure to smile cause you just may end up digitized and online.