Monday, July 14, 2025
Monday
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Sunday
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Saturday Morning Ramblings
Friday, July 11, 2025
Big Ole Hairy Friday
Are you looking for a little bit of cheap, and by cheap I always mean free entertainment? If you are head on down to the Hazel Ruby McQuain Amphitheater this evening. Tonight's featured act will be a Huey Lewis Tribute band called the Heart of Rock and Roll. The Rick K Road trip will be opening in the evening, surprisingly. Rick is someone I went to High School with, and he's been on world tours and is part of a viral video with 54 million hits from a few years ago. Kiwi and Peanut have went down early to reserve themselves some good seats.
No plans for this weekend I think, I know next weekend we are planning a get-together at Hovatters Zoo, but that is next Saturday not this weekend.
Have yourselves a great day, make some memories.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
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 somewhere 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, but one thing it has always been a lot of fun.
Since we will be going to Hovatter's in less than a couple of weeks, I thought I would take a picture from one of our previous visits to the zoo. Michelle's favorite thing to do is feed the Giraffes, but she has a second favorite thing to do, and that is to go into the bird enclosure and feed the birds. (Don't tell Kiwi).
One of their attractions is an enclosure that literally has hundreds of parakeets in it, and they are friendly and can be bribed with the bird seed and honey popcicle sticks that you can buy when you first enter the park.
Have yourself a great day.
Wednesday, July 09, 2025
Lucy's Journal
Journal Entry – July 9th
Written by Lucy, the white and tan Shih Tzu
Dear Journal,
Well, today was absolutely glorious. Mischievous. Sneaky. Downright devious. And I loved every second of it.
It all started right after breakfast. The humans were distracted with sunscreen and sunglasses and floaties and whatever else they lug out for pool day. Meanwhile, I spotted Kiwi doing little loops near the ceiling fan, already plotting. That bird’s got a glint in her eye that always means, “Let’s raise some chaos.” Naturally, I wagged my tail and joined in.
We waited until the humans were all lounging around the pool — some were reading, some sunbathing, one guy was floating on an inflatable flamingo with zero awareness of what was about to happen. That’s when Kiwi gave me the signal: a quick chirp and a head bob. The Operation: Dive-Bomb was a go.
Kiwi soared out the back sliding door like a tiny feathery superhero. He circled once, then twice, then — SPLAT. First victim: the bald guy with the Bluetooth speaker. Right on the shoulder. He thought it was sunscreen at first. Ha!
I was down below pretending to sniff around the garden beds, but really I was trying not to laugh. Peanut was lurking in the shade, rolling her eyes, pretending she was above all this. But I saw her smirk when Kiwi got Aunt Terri, Aunt Kim, and Aunt Pam in her purple hair.
“Direct hit!” Kiwi squawked, zipping past me, laughing like a goblin. “Next one’s for the lifeguard!”
(We don’t even have a lifeguard. It was just my teenage cousin who thinks he’s important because he wears sunglasses and carries a whistle.)
Anyway, after three more precision air strikes and one near miss on the nacho plate (which I absolutely would’ve eaten if I could reach), we all regrouped in the garage. I pretended to be hot and tired. Peanut dramatically flopped onto a pile of beach towels like he’d just run a marathon. Kiwi, still jazzed from all the flying, perched on my head as I laid in the laundry basket and started writing this journal.
He’s still here now. Preening. Probably planning tomorrow’s air raid.
The humans? Never suspected a thing. They blamed it on random birds. Ha! As if a common pigeon could land that many bullseyes.
We’re legends. Feathered and furry legends.
Til next time,
🐾 Lucy the Poolside Prankster
P.S. Kiwi says he’s working on a midair fart move. I told him that’s not how bird anatomy works, but he’s determined.
Tuesday, July 08, 2025
Tuesday's Tidbits
* Monday is once again completed, it was back to work after a three day weekend and now we're doing a Tuesday. TIDBITS!!!
* It has been 22,475 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new, new, new, and improved 1,069-day Calendar.
* It has been 7,728 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. I love what I do and am thankful to still be working in my field.
* 6,322 days ago Michelle and I had our first date together. Life has been much better since then.
* 5,526 days ago I proposed to Michelle in the backyard at 4:00 in the morning. I've been the luckiest guy since that fateful day.
* It was 5,564 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, it was a great day with friends and family.
* I have now lived 2,701 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 1,355 days ago today.
* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,273 days, I've now outlived him by 1,218 days making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again!
* I have 2,401 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.
* 209 more days until Phil steps to center stage once again for Groundhog Day.
* 190 more days to go until my Goodbye 2025 Blog is posted. Hopefully, I can put some better content together this year.
* There are 169 more shopping days left until Christmas 2025.
* There are 148 days until I hit the age of 62. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21.
* Pitt comes back to Morgantown in 71 more days. I can't wait. Revenge time for Rich Rod!!!!
* In 53 Days, Rich Rod leads the Mountaineers back onto the field to finish some unfinished business.
* There are 29 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Fourteenth Wedding Anniversary together.
* It has been ∞ (infinity symbol) days that I have hated both Pitt and Penn State.
* I have written 7,995 blogs in what is now 20 3/4 years since I started blogging. Two decades ago.
* 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.
* Life is much better when you eat Girl Scout Cookies, just saying, Ryleigh would appreciate it. They are really doing well and it benefits their troop.
* Still playing Monopoly Go. I'm still in 4th place among friends and family, I had someone pass me this last week.
* This is my favorite Tiktok for this week. I love these AI creations.
* Progress on my Selfie in Space, right here
* Have yourselves a great day