Happy Birthday Daniel Bell kind of Saturday

Here Kiwi and I sit on a quiet Saturday Morning, I'm waiting for Tudors to open and Kiwi is in his cage with an abacus trying to figure out if his cage is strong enough for a second story. I think he wants to rent it out to another bird to help support his treat habit, then again it could be to cover up his gambling addiction. I really need to cut his internet access off. 

I would like to wish my Nephew Daniel a very Happy Birthday today, I think he turns 40 years old today. Where have the years gone. I'll try to message him sometime today, if anyone has a chance send him a message, I'm sure he would more than appreciate it. 

No grass cutting for me, they are digging up the yard and have the road shut down in front of the house as they replace the big sewer well in anticipation of the road being widened starting very soon. Van Voorhis in front of hour house will be shut down and won't reopen until Monday Morning. There is a huge backhoe sitting there for the time being. Grass isn't too bad so I might wait another week. I cut it last a couple weeks ago and it really wasn't hight enough to really bother with, same thing today. 

Plans for the day, grocery shopping at Aldi and then Michelle and I will be heading to Hayley's. She's done a lot of work remodeling their home and I have yet to see it. She is very proud of it and wants to show it off, so Michelle and I will be heading up sometime today.

Have yourselves a great day. 

Big Ole Hairy Friday

Yes, it is once again that time of the week that we all look forward to when we can take time to cease the labors for the week and take a little bit of needed time out to enjoy the fruits of those labors. It is again the dawn of another weekend and a Big Ole Hairy Friday.

If you are looking for a little bit of cheap entertainment, and by cheap I mean free, Head on down to the Ruby Amphitheater this evening to see Hunter Girl. I'm not really familiar with her, but she seems pretty talented and could end up being a big star. She does have a big voice. 

No plans for us this weekend, although next weekend Michelle is going up north with Brittany's wedding party for a weekend get away. No boys allowed =(

No power washing this weekend, over the past three weekends we have given it a hell of  a workout, it's time for it to relax and have some time off. It's amazing what that thing can do, it has given the front porch, back deck and the garage new life. I'm sure we will find something to get ourselves into. 

Have a great Day

Hi ho hi ho

Photo Flashback Thursday

Once a week I like to take a little bit of time out, time to look at some of the 30,000+ photos that I have stored on my computer. Little lost moments in time that I either captured with a lens, scanned or just stole from someplace on the internet. I like to find just one and post it up and recall or relive the picture to the best of my ability. Sometimes this is a pretty easy task and sometimes it's not that easy, one thing it has always been a lot of fun.

This weeks pic is very special, my sister Terri found out last summer that she had breast cancer. There was Chemo and when her chemo was done she to ring the bell. After the Chemo there was radiation treatment and another chance to ring that bell one last time to signify she was done with radiation. 

She is still waiting for the all-clear from the oncologist, but she has been through bother her chemo and her radiation and has kicked cancer's ass. 

This is a pic of her final bell ringing. 

Hi ho hi ho

Wednesday

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Monday is completed and in our rearview mirrors, you know what that means. Time for a Tidbits. 

* It has been 22,125 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new,  new, and improved 1,045-day Calendar. 

* It has been 7,378 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. Smartest move I ever made career-wise. 

* 5,965 days ago Michelle and I had our first date together. Seems like it was just yesterday and it was the third best decision I ever made in my life. 

* 5,176 days ago I proposed to Michelle in the backyard at 4:00 in the morning. She knew it was coming, and it was still the best decision I ever made in my life. 

* It was 5,214 days ago in front of our closest friends and family, for the most part, Michelle and I became husband and wife at the Marilla Center, married by a chiropractor and feasted on food Jeanie made. 

* I have now lived 2,351 days longer than my Dad did and I'm still going strong, slowing down but still going. 

* Michelle has been living a clean and productive life and beat that alcohol demon 1,009 days ago today. 

* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,273 days, I've now outlived him by 868 days making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again! 

* I have 2,750 days to go until I retire, give or take a few hundred days here or there, but I love doing what I do. Who knows though, doing what I do I may never retire.

* There are only 240 days to go until Spring 2025, my favorite season of the year.  

* 194 more days until Phil steps to center stage once again for Groundhog Day. He and French Creek Freddie agreed on their predictions this year,  now let's just wait to see if they come true.  

* 169 more days to go until my Goodbye 2024 Blog is posted. Hopefully, I can put some better content together this year. 

* There are 155 more shopping days left until Christmas 2024. You still have plenty of time to prepare and get ready.

* There are 139 days until I hit the age of 61. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21. 

* There are 188 days until Brittany and Matt enter into the bonds of matrimony. 

* There are 57 more days until we go to Pittsburgh and beat the Panther's butts in their stadium. 

* There are 48 more days to go until the Mountaineers will try to get some revenge here in Morgantown for last weekend when Penn State comes to Morgantown. 

* There are 13 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Thirteenth Wedding Anniversary together. 

* It has been ∞ (infinity symbol) days that I have hated both Pitt and Penn State. 

* I have written 7,624 blogs in the now over 19 3/4 years of being a blogger. Wow, am I really coming up on 20 years as a Blogger? 

* Older Drone still needs to be sent out for repairs, not a big priority at this time. My little drone is awesome and I really like it....when I take time out to fly it.  

* I think I know where I want to do my next drone flight, out by the old county graveyard whenever I get to it. 

* We are loving both the Blackstone Grille and the Power washer that we have recently purchased. Michelle shampooed the back patio on Saturday...lol

* Still playing Monopoly Go. I'm still in 6th place among friends and family. I'm trying to catch up. 

* How about I start doing my favorite Tic Tok of the week? This weeks Tiktok is Mamie White (Jesco's sister) singing.

* Have a great day.

* Hi ho hi ho

Monday

All good things must come to an end, but this is an exciting day to end the weekend on. Now we have to take our collective noses and stick them back onto that grindstone known as life and get back to doing what it is that we do for a living to make this a better rock to live on.

Another work week ahead of us to be able and shine and change the world, make a difference and earn some money while we at it. Everyone likes money, so there is that. 

Starting a new project at work today, and finished two up on Friday. Today we start a big project for ERCOT that is going to take time and man hours. It's not a big effort like we did when I worked for Duquesne Light, which was all service lines and the network, this is basically transmission from bus to bus in the state of Texas. 

There is not much else going on this week, just working and churning along, one thing I did in fact notice this past weekend. I've done a little scientific research and have determined that weekends are just way too short, they need to be longer. 

Have a great day, go make a difference in this world. 

Hi ho hi ho

Sunday

Here I sit once again in a quiet household, Kiwi and I are up having our normal discussions. Anything from Thermodynamics to the designated hitter in Baseball. He's just a chatty little fellow with a lot to chirp about. 

Had a pretty good day yesterday, we did have a houseguest for a few hours as Mom and Gerald went to a Bell family function. Lucy came and visited and stayed with us for a few hours.  Such a good puppy. 

We as in Michelle, managed to get the back patio and exterior walls powerwashed. She sprayed them down with soap and then used that little powerwasher adaptor to take up all the stuff off the ground. When our neighbors had their AC out their window, all the condensation ran down the side of the house and left a film of a green fungus down the wall and on the ground. A powerwasher solves that problem like no hose could, 1,900 psi of cleansing power going at it. 

Today will be our typical Sunday. I'll do a few chores around the house as Michelle heads to Krogers to finish up any weekly grocery shopping that we may have left to do for the week. 

Pam has to work this afternoon so we put off walking for a week. 

Have a great day.