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 cheap, and when I say cheap I mean Free entertainment this evening. The Hazel Ruby McQuain Ampitheatre is hosting a concert this evening. ABBAMania kicks it off this evening as the featured act. There is a band called 7 South that kicks of the evenings entertainment at 7:00. Grab you a blanket, lawn chairs or whatever and head on down for some evening fun. 

No immediate plans for us this weekend, I don't think there is anything going on for us, but you just never know. With Kiwi around you just never know what your plans are going to be. If the weather is nice, we might just get out and do something. 

Have yourselves a great day and the start of a great weekend. 

Hi ho hi ho

Happy Birthday Hayley and Tyler Ash

I would like to take this opportunity to wish my favorite daughter and favorite son-in-law a very Happy Birthday. Hayley's is today and I think Tyler's is actually tomorrow. Same hospital and the same time period and now they are married. 

I am very proud of Hayley and Tyler as they have just purchased their home and have made it home.  It's a little closer to Morgantown than where they were at, so that makes it nicer. They are both goal driven people, which is always a good thing. 

Tyler is the perfect son-in-law and a perfect match for Hayley. 

Not sure what they have planned for their birthday days, today and tomorrow, but I'm sure it will be special and memorable. 

Make sure that you take a little bit of time out and wish these two a very Happy Birthday today (Hayley) and tomorrow (Tyler). 

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.

Since yesterday was Jobo's Birthday, I thought I would add another picture of Gary and Grandpa Hall. I'm not really sure of the time frame for this picture other than maybe 1975. Grandpa had not started going downhill yet, but Gary was still pretty young. Unlike yesterday's picture which was taken right behide the church, this one was the house that we lived in as Grandma and Grandpa passed away, I have a geocache hidden there. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Hi ho hi ho

Happy Birthday Gary Hall

I would like to take this chance to wish my youngest sibling a very Happy Birthday today. 

I've always loved this picture of Gary, Grandpa Hall used to refer to him as Jobo. No idea where he came up with that nickname, but that was what he called Gary. I used to call Gary BASH, which stood for Bozo, Arnetta (his made up Dad used to use for his Girlfriend), Suck-a-thumb, Hall. Don't worry though, Gary would always give it back to me so it went both ways. 

I know Gary has quit his job back up home and is planning on moving back to Morgantown sometime in the near future. Not sure as to when or where that will happen, but it's his plans. 

If you happen to see or talk to Gary today, wish him a very Happy Birthday. 

Hi ho hi ho

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Monday is completed, let's face this Tuesday like we own it. Time for a Tidbits. 

* It has been 22,069 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new,  new, and improved 1,045-day Calendar. BTW< it is my Sister Pam's Birthday. George's is Thursday. 

* It has been 7,329 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. Maybe I should do a Josh Graduation from Penn State Countdown. 

* 5,917 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. 

* 5,127 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 5,165 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 2,302 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 961 days ago today. 

* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,273 days, I've now outlived him by 819 days making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again! 

* I have 2,785 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.

* 243 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.  

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

* There are 204 more shopping days left until Christmas 2024. You still have plenty of time to prepare and get ready.

* There are 188 days until I hit the age of 61. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21. 

* There are 137 days until Brittany and Matt enter into the bonds of matrimony. 

* There are 106 more days until we go to Pittsburgh and beat the Panther's butts in their stadium. 

* There are 97 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 69 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Thirteenth Wedding Anniversary together. 

* There are only 16 days to go until the start of summer, my second favorite season. We are in my Favorite Season. 

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

* I have written 7,574 blogs in the now over 19 1/2 years plus a couple of days of being 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. Weather is getting nicer, what is my excuse.  

* Still playing Monopoly Go. Several family members are playing and I am back to 8th place overall. It's a back-and-forth battle, I'm trying to maintain my position. 

* How about I start doing my favorite Tic Tok of the week? Free energy is the way of the future. 

* Michelle's pampered chef, has completed as of Sunday night, she had a really good show as she usually does. She earned $75 in free products and 3 half priced items. 

* 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.

So for me it's just going to be a typical week for me. I did my computer transition for Parsons last week, we were moving to a .us domain and securing everything that needs to be secured on the back end. I had to go through a certification process to work for the Department of Defense, I've got all of that taken care of and upgrades my system, so I could be readily available whenever they need me. I know I have fulfilled my contractual hours with Lancesoft and my boss is wanting to start the process of bringing me on a casual employee for Parsons. That way it's a lot less paperwork on both parts and it gets my foot in the door. They employ a lot of GIS people, thins would just move me to the front of the line of any applicants. I'm still working for AliPro/EPE and am probably going to be brought on with them as well. 

Making this rock a better place one day at a time and one job at a time, I call that a full day and a good path to be on. 

Have yourselves a great day

Hi ho hi ho

Sunday

Here Kiwi and I sit once again in a quiet household, he is still thanking me for giving my Kenney Chesney ticket to Hayley so her and Michelle could make some memories. Kiwi likes attention so yesterday was a Kiwi and Daddy day. He's starting to write a book called Teach Your Humans to Fly, I don't think he understands it was either being able to fly or have opposable thumbs, and I chose opposable thumbs. 

I did manage to get some things done yesterday that needed to be done. With all the rain we had had, I fired up the lawn tractor and went to town on the grass. It was nowhere near as bad as it was last time, but it did need cut so I knocked that out as Michelle was loading up the car with the pushmower and a couple of weedeaters we gave to Hayley and Tyler. He has a lawnmower but it is at his dad's camp in Romney, so I just gave him the one that we had as it was just sitting around since we got the tractor. It's a real nice self-propelled troy built, it was just taking up space and they needed one. 

Today's plans will probably just be to let Michelle rest and relax from yesterday. I told her to take pictures, fortunately, I asked Hayley to do the same. We took a trip to Aldi's yesterday and planned our menu for the week, so today's Krogers shopping should be minimal and just filling in with things we need like toothpaste, seeds for Kiwi and other odds and ends. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Saturday Morning Ramblings

Here I sit once again in a quiet household, Kiwi woke me up as he's still trying to add a second floor to his cage, he's calling it his love shack just in case any female birds just want to happen to stop by. He was also claiming this week that he is Beethoven's 4th cousin, I'm not sure we are talking about the same Beethoven. 

The Kenny Chesney concert is this evening in Pittsburgh at Acrisure Stadium. Zack Brown, Uncle Kracker and another artist will open for him and the concert kicks off at I think 5:00. I have decided that I don't want to slow Michelle down and take away from her fun, due to me slowing down and not having the energy I once did, that I am giving my ticket to Hayley so they can create a special Mother-Daughter evening filled with entertainment. They are planning to park at Station Square and give Hayley the pleasure to take the Gateway Clipper over and back to enjoy the concert. 

Me, I'll be hanging around the homefront and probably cutting grass and getting everything that needs to be done around here done as Michelle and Hayley have their special day. Who knows what else I might find myself getting into, iwi will be here to keep me company. 

Havre 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.

Hard to believe we made it to the end of  this week, it's been busy to say the least and tomorrow Michelle and I will be traveling to Pittsburgh to see Kenny Chesney, Zack Brown, Uncle Cracker and someone else at Acrisure Stadium. Probably going to park across the river and take the Gateway Clipper over and back to the Concert. Should be a good time. 

Before we get to that, we have to complete today, which means we are both working and Michelle will be running to Sam's Club after work this evening. 

Have  yourselves a great day and lets get this party started. 

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 goes back about 10 years, Michelle and I had taken a trip to Washington DC to see the Cherry Blossums. We went down two different years, this was the year I think that we hit them perfectly in season. I'm actually standing on the National Mall and the US Capital is in the background. We both enjoyed the trips and especially a chance to go to the Smithsonian Museum with there are multiple buildings all up and down the National Mall. Right about Here is where we were standing. for anyone who may never have been there. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Hi ho hi ho

Wednesday

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Monday is completed, let's face this tuesday like we own it. Time for a Tidbits. 

* It has been 22,062 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new,  new, and improved 1,045-day Calendar. BTW< it is my Sister Pam's Birthday. George's is Thursday. 

* It has been 7,322 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. Maybe I should do a Josh Graduation from Penn State Countdown. 

* 5,910 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. 

* 5,120 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 5,158 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 2,295 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 954 days ago today. 

* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,273 days, I've now outlived him by 812 days making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again! 

* I have 2,792 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.

* 250 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.  

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

* There are 211 more shopping days left until Christmas 2024. You still have plenty of time to prepare and get ready.

* There are 195 days until I hit the age of 61. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21. 

* There are 144 days until Brittany and Matt enter into the bonds of matrimony. 

* There are 113 more days until we go to Pittsburgh and beat the Panther's butts in their stadium. 

* There are 104 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 76 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Thirteenth Wedding Anniversary together. 

* There are only 23 days to go until the start of summer, my second favorite season. We are in my Favorite Season. 

*  In 4 Days Michelle and I will be traveling to Pittsburgh to see Kenney Chesney and Zack Brown at Acrisure Stadium. 

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

* I have written 7,567 blogs in the now over 19 1/2 years plus a couple of days of being 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. Weather is getting nicer, what is my excuse.  

* Still playing Monopoly Go. Several family members are playing and I am back to 7th place overall. It's a back-and-forth battle, I'm trying to maintain my position. 

* How about I start doing my favorite Tic Tok of the week? This Weeks Tiktok is one with some really amazing camera skills. I've always been fascinated by tornados to say the least since I was a kid. 

* Michelle's pampered chef, has completed as of Sunday night, unless they extend it. 

* Hi ho hi ho

Memorial Day

As many of you get to extend your holiday weekend yet another day, me being a contractor is off to work today while so many of you get to enjoy a day of BBQ's and fun. I work at home so it's not that bad, so nose to the grindstone as I start another week of doing what it is that I do for a living. 

Please take this chance to reflect upon all of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for all of us so that we can enjoy the freedoms that we enjoy. Take a little time out today if you have not done so already and remember all who served and fought for us. 

I did my yearly journey to the Gravesites yesterday with Mom. I think we both learned a few things. I showed her the Grave of Morgantown's only Medal of Honor winner. As we both discovered where her infant sister was buried. It was an unmarked grave but she remembers this little lamb on the grave behind it and wouldn't you know. we were right by it and I said like that one. We found it. 

So this is the life of being a contractor, if you want paid for Holidays you need to work the Holidays. Fortunately who I am contracting to for both jobs allow me the freedom to work and not miss any pay from the holiday. I could take the time off, not hurting for money, but I'm also not going to let a revenue opportunity slip away so I can basically nap on the couch. 

Michelle loves my pocket knife that I bought a few weeks ago, this thing is amazing, so I stopped and got her one of her own for work. I'm telling you, this thing is a very well made, a fraction of the cost and high quality. You have to ask for it as they have them in the office. 

Have a great day and make some memories if you have not already done so. 

For me, it's Hi ho hi ho

Sunday

Here I sit on a quiet Sunday Morning, of course Kiwi is trying to work out the logistics for me today on his computer. He said he knows the best routes to take and is sending me a detailed travel report so I know where to go. 

First up, Michelle and I are going to do our Sunday Morning Chores. She is heading to the grocery store and I'll be doing a few things around here. It just works out where it is quicker for us to split up and take on different tasks. 

Today I will make my yearly trek to three Graveyards to visit family members. I'm taking Mom with me this year to show me the location of a few graves. First stop is my traditional first stop at Arnettesville Cemetary where we will visit my maternal Grandfather and a number of other family members. Mom is going to show me a few locations of family members of people I may not know that are buried there. Next up is East Oak Grove Cemetery where my Dad is buried before finally heading over to Mount Union Cemetery to visit Grandma and Grandpa Hall. Should be a good day and I'm looking forward to it. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Graduation Day

Here I sit in a semi-quiet Household, Kiwi is up and just being Kiwi. He wants some beak bumps and a game of I'm Kiwi, no your Kiwi back and forth and he's quite content this morning. No bird brained ideas of adding an addition to his cage where he can have his own private suite. Spiled little beakhead. 

Today is going to be a special day. My great nephew Josh is graduating from Morgantown High School and will enter the next phase of his life, which will be entering Penn State as a Freshman this coming fall. I believe he is going to start at the Harrisburg Campus for a couple of years before he goes to the main campus at Happy Valley to finish it off. He wants to study secondary education which is an honorable and rewarding career path. I know I and every member of the family is very proud of him. 

He'll be graduating this morning I think at the school before we all head to Ralph and Amy's for a big Graduation Celebration like Erica had last year. I am looking forward to seeing everyone as it will be the first big get together since Terri's benefit dinner this past October. There was Christmas Eve, however I was not there and being cautious because of illness to protect Terri's health. 

Have yourselves a great day, it's going to be a memorable one so lots of pictures to be taken. 

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 and the Unofficial Start of Summer as it is Memorial Day Weekend. 

It's a three-day weekend for most, I will most likely be working on Monday, so is the life of a contractor. Employees get paid for the day, and Contractors either work it or eat the loss of pay. Working at home makes it not so bad, just means no morning meeting on Monday. 

We do have a busy weekend planned, tomorrow Josh Graduates from Morgantown High. His Graduation party will be held at Amy's once this year, just like his sisters was last year. Very proud of that young man, he'll be attending Penn State this fall. To say I am impressed with what this young man has accomplished would be an understatement. Amy and Ralph are the best hosts with the best facilities, so it should be a memorable day. 

Have yourselves 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 was Erica's Graduation last year. Amy and Ralph hosted the event as they will be once again doing this weekend, hence why I chose this photo for today. 

Josh will be donning the cap and gown and will get the chance to hear pomp and circumstance as he receives his diploma on Saturday. Just like that they are all growing up. Looking forward to making new memories this weekend as we celebrate with Josh. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Hi ho hi ho

Wednesday

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Monday is completed, let's face this tuesday like we own it. Time for a Tidbits. 

* It has been 22,055 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new,  new, and improved 1,045-day Calendar. BTW< it is my Sister Pam's Birthday. George's is Thursday. 

* It has been 7,315 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. I do love what I do and I can see me doing this into my retirement years. 

* 5,903 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. Horrible movie that I picked though. 

* 5,113 days ago I proposed to Michelle in the backyard at 4:00 in the morning. She knew it was coming, and it is still the best decision I ever made in my life. 

* It was 5,151 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 2,288 days longer than my Dad did and I'm still going strong, slowing down but still going. I am recovering though. 

* Michelle has been living a clean and productive life and beat that alcohol demon 947 days ago today. 

* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,273 days, I've now outlived him by 805 days making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again! 

* I have 2,799 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.

* 257 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.  

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

* There are 218 more shopping days left until Christmas 2024. You still have plenty of time to prepare and get ready.

* There are 202 days until I hit the age of 61. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21. 

* There are 151 days until Brittany and Matt enter into the bounds of matrimony. 

* There are 120 more days until we go to Pittsburgh and beat the Panther's butts in their stadium. 

* There are 111 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 83 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Thirteenth Wedding Anniversary together. 

* There are only 30 days to go until the start of summer, my second favorite season. We are in my Favorite Season. 

*  In 11 Days Michelle and I will be traveling to Pittsburgh to see Kenney Chesney and Zack Brown at Acrisure Stadium. 

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

* I have written 7,560 blogs in the now over 19 1/2 years plus a couple of days of being 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. Weather is getting nicer, what is my excuse.  

* Still playing Monopoly Go. Several family members are playing and I am back to 7th place overall. I'm waiting for Ang to catch up and pass me. 

* How about I start doing my favorite Tic Tok of the week? This weeks TikTok  is kind of like a Deja Vu for me. When Michelle and I started dating she had to have surgery to have her gall bladder removed, I took Hayley down to the cafeteria and when we went back to the room Michelle asked me what I ate. I said a salad. 

* Subliminal message, order some pampered chef, you really need it. =)

* Hi ho hi ho

Happy Birthday Pam and George McClain

I would like to take this opportunity to wish my Sister Pam and an early Birthday to my Brother in Law George and wish them both a very Happy Birthday today (although George's is Thursday). 

Pam is a sister that any brother would be very proud to have. She is the most genuine of the genuine and it is an honor to call her my Baby Sister and one hell of a Grandmother. She would do anything for anyone and is one of the most innocent souls anyone would ever want to meet that has purple hair. 

George is the Brother in Law who would be my first round draft pick in the Brother in Law Draft. He is a brother from another mother to say the least. 

If you happen to see or talk to Pam today or George on Tuesday, take a little bit of time out of your busy day and wish this special lady or this fine young gentleman a very Happy Birthday today.

Happy Birthday Pam and George a little early.