We didn't get into too much yesterday, mostly stayed home and stayed out of the heat. I'm thankful that I decided to cut grass on Friday rather than waiting for yesterday, it was scorching hot is an understatement.
I did hear Kiwi and Peanut collaborating this morning though, something about trying to get Lucy's phone number. I'm not sure what kind of mischief they are going to get into, but you know it is something.
Have yourselves a great day, stay cool and hydrated.
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, one thing it has always been a lot of fun.
This weeks pic goes back to August 6, 2011. I was at Marilla Park and I am standing there with my best man and Brother waiting on Michelle to join me at our wedding. She was being walked up the pathway by her Mom and Grandmother.
My last moments of bachelorhood, as I was just a matter of minutes from being married to the most wonderful woman I have ever met in my life.
Have yoursleves a great day.
Journal Entry – July 2nd
Written by Lucy, the white and black Shih Tzu
Dear Journal,
Ohhh what a day. What. A. Day.
I don’t even know where to begin… but I suppose the beginning is a good place.
I woke up on the couch like a good girl, in my fluffy blanket cocoon, when I heard the unmistakable sound of trouble flapping its little wings — Kiwi. That green-feathered rascal was already out of her cage and doing aerial recon around the kitchen. I don’t know how she gets out. I swear she’s got tiny tools stashed somewhere.
Peanut — oh, Peanut — was already lurking by the back door with his “I’m innocent” face on, which I never believe. The second the humans stepped outside to do whatever boring human things they do (probably yard stuff or maybe watching that glowing rectangle they love), the three of us locked eyes. That’s when I knew: it was going to be one of those days.
Operation Snack Attack was underway.
Kiwi dive-bombed the pantry shelf button. I distracted the Roomba (which I still don’t trust), and Peanut, with his freakishly bendy cat limbs, opened the bottom cabinet. Jackpot. Dog biscuits, a box of cereal, and — would you believe it — marshmallows. The marshmallows were a happy accident. They exploded everywhere when Kiwi pecked the bag. We were slipping and sliding like it was a winter wonderland.
Peanut batted one under the fridge, declared it “gone forever,” and moved on like it never happened. Meanwhile, Kiwi got a sugar rush and started yelling, “WHATCHA DOIN? WHATCHA DOIN?” at the top of her lungs. I had to calm her down with some peanut butter from the spoon drawer. (Yes, we opened that too. Don’t ask how.)
The best part? Not a single human found out. Kiwi flew back into her cage like she’d never left. Peanut napped in the window like he hadn’t just committed four crimes. And me? I curled up in my spot and perfected my “I’ve been sleeping all day” face.
We’re innocent. Totally innocent.
Unless they check the security camera in the kitchen.
Then… we were hacked by raccoons. Yep. Raccoons.
Until tomorrow,
🐾 Lucy the Good Girl (with just a sprinkle of mischief)
P.S. I saved a marshmallow in my bed. For later.
* Monday is once again completed, you know what that means. Time for a Tidbits
* It has been 22,468 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new, new, new, and improved 1,069-day Calendar.
* It has been 7,721 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.
* 6,315 days ago Michelle and I had our first date together. Life has been much better since then.
* 5,519 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 5,557 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 2,694 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 1,348 days ago today.
* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,273 days, I've now outlived him by 1,211 days making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again!
* I have 2,408 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.
* 216 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 176 more shopping days left until Christmas 2025.
* There are 155 days until I hit the age of 62. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21.
* Pitt comes back to Morgantown in 78 more days. I can't wait. Revenge time for Rich Rod!!!!
* In 60 Days, Rich Rod leads the Mountaineers back onto the field to finish some unfinished business.
* There are 36 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 7,987 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 3rd place among friends and family, still going strong.
* This is my favorite Tiktok for this week. I love these AI creations.
* Progress on my Selfie in Space, right here
* Is it really July now?
* Have yourselves a great day
I don't really expect to hear much on the job front this week, especially with the 4th of July Holiday coming up. It's just a week when America actually shuts down like industrial places. I know we used to shut down annually this week at Sterling so that we could do our inventory. Places like Sterling were taxed on their existing Inventories at the end of the Fiscal Year (June 30), so we would shut down and get a solid count. Dad's mine used to shut down for two weeks during this period (he was a boss, so he worked), and Val said Aaron's mine is talking about a two-week hiatus.
Looking at my week ahead, it looks like it is going to be wet, so grass cutting is something I will need to find a window of opportunity for. Kiwi and Peanut are always willing to help.
Have yourselves a great day.
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, one thing it has always been a lot of fun.
This week's pic I think, comes from about 1978 or so. Grandma and I had went to Sea World in Aurora Ohio with either Dad or Glenna Mae (I had been there with both of them). I had recently purchased a Kodak camera that used 126 film (as opposed to the old 110 or Poloroid Instamatic) where you had to take your pictures and drop them off for processing and then picked them up a few days later.
We were attending the Killer Whale show it was named Shamu, but not the original Shamu who was in San Diego. Before the killer whale show, there was entertainment, including a dolphin show where this one was taken.
The holding tanks were on the back side of this and you could see and feed the animals (my first time feeding a dolphin) and I will never forget Grandma seeing Shamu and because this big killer whale was laying motionless in the holding pool, that she said it was fake or nor real. About that time Shamu spit water out of her top hole quickly changing Grandma's perception.
Have yourselves a great day.
* Monday is once again completed, you know what that means. Time for a Tidbits
* It has been 22,461 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new, new, new, and improved 1,069-day Calendar.
* It has been 7,714 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.
* 6,308 days ago Michelle and I had our first date together. Life has been much better since then.
* 5,512 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 5,550 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 2,687 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 1,341 days ago today.
* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,273 days, I've now outlived him by 1,204 days making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again!
* I have 2,415 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.
* 223 more days until Phil steps to center stage once again for Groundhog Day.
* 197 more days to go until my Goodbye 2025 Blog is posted. Hopefully, I can put some better content together this year.
* There are 183 more shopping days left until Christmas 2025.
* There are 162 days until I hit the age of 62. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21.
* Pitt comes back to Morgantown in 85 more days. I can't wait. Revenge time for Rich Rod!!!!
* In 67 Days, Rich Rod leads the Mountaineers back onto the field to finish some unfinished business.
* There are 43 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 7,980 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 3rd place among friends and family, still going strong.
* This is my favorite Tiktok for this week. NSFW but hilarious as hell.
* Progress on my Selfie in Space, right here
* Pearl is running great after being in the shop, but brakes all around it and the funny thing is, the front brakes were still factory brakes from when we bought it 14 years ago.
* Have yourselves a great day
Kiwi and Peanut are ready to tackle the week. They have Animal Planet on the TV, and they got a late-night, early morning pizza delivery. Peanut wanted Pepperoni and Kiwi said he wanted seeds. I think they gave him the wrong part of the green pepper, as there are no seeds. He is upset, to say the least.
So week ahead, I have an interview scheduled on Wednesday for an office job here in Morgantown. I still work for Parsons, and work is a little slow at this time, so I have to find something to fill in the gaps when I don't have any funded tasks. Doesn't pay what I usually make but keeps me in practice and expands my resume just a little bit more. It's through a temp agency, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Have yourselves a great day.
We had a tree fall from last weeks storms that we finally got cut up. I bought a battery-powered chainsaw from Lowe's last yearand I attached my 4 ah battery rather than one of the 2 aH batteries that I have, and it did a great job with plenty of power. I highly recommend this is you have a small job, you can throw a larger battery on for more power and battery life. I've got a number of Lowe's V20 Battery Powered tools, so it makes sit nice that they all have interchangeable battery packs. We did get that Sumac Tree cut out that was invading the back flower bed.
So what is on today's agenda? Probably grocery shopping and possibly cutting grass, weather permitting. Maybe I can talk Kiwi and Peanut into running the lawnmower, but my guess after building Mom's fluffy butt hut in the back yard that they are going to take it east and watch animal planet.
Have yourselves a great and memorable day.
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| Kiwi and Peanut |
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, one thing it has always been a lot of fun.
This weeks pic is one that took about 42 years to complete. The top one is the first time a picture was taken of the five of us (minus Jonathan who we didn't even know of at the time). I'm thinking it was the summer of 1978 at Grandma Hall's.
The bottom picture was when we tried to replicate the above photo, although we were all dressed differently, now the good news was we all got a chance to speak to Jonathan (Gary's only conversation with him) just before this picture was taken.
I have always loved these types of pictures where we are all together at the same time and same place. The older I get, the more precious these moments are.
Have yourselves a great day.
