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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Monday is once against complete, can't think of a better reason to do a tidbits. 

* It has been 22,237 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new,  new, and improved 1,045-day Calendar. 

* It has been 7,490 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. Has it really been that long? Wow. 

* 6,077 days ago Michelle and I had our first date together. 10,000 BC, I was telling Peanut howlusy of a movie it was this weekend. 

* 5,288 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 5,326 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 2,463 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 1,121 days ago today. It was three years this past Friday. 

* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,273 days, I've now outlived him by 980 days making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again! 

* I have 2,639 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.

* Pitt comes back to Morgantown in 306 more days. I can't wait. Revenge time. 

* There are 267 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Fourteenth Wedding Anniversary together. 

* There are only 118 days to go until Spring 2025, my favorite season of the year.  

* 83 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.  

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

* There are 43 more shopping days left until Christmas 2024. Time to start thinking about it. 

* There are 20 days until I hit the age of 61. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21. 

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

* I have written 7,742 blogs in what is now 20 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.   

* Air conditioner is still in the bedroom window, it's going to be coming out soon...I promise. 

* Michelle had an interview yesterday. We'll just have ti wait and see. 

* Still playing Monopoly Go. I'm still in 6th place among friends and family. I'm trying to catch up, I should move up to 5th place by this time next week. 

* Moke has co-founded some kind of a security company called Imagifund. This is their website

* How about I start doing my favorite Tic Tok of the week? This weeks TicTok, a really good Geocache. 

* Have a great day.

* Hi ho hi ho

Monday, November 11, 2024

Monday

I hope everyone's Monday is awesome and you do what you need to do to make this a better rock to live on. It's what we all strive and work for. Go make it happen if you are working today which is Veterans Day. 

Yes it is in fact Veteran's Day, if you know a Veteran, take a little bit of time out and thank them for their sacrifice so that we can enjoy the freedoms that we do. 

Many restaurants offer free or reduced meals for Veterans including some local restaurants. So if you have served our national, enjoy a free or reduced meal on them. 

Other than that, no plans on the agenda. I have a meeting tomorrow with the state and Parsons is securing some work, Michelle has an interview today, more to come on that when I know something more concrete. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Sunday

Here I sit in a quiet household, Peanut is off sleeping, but Kiwi is studying intensely and wants a Chess rematch with Penaut next week. He's been studying all night, playing chess on the internet and he is bound and determined to challenge Peanut next weekend and try to get his revenge. 

So what is on our agenda for the day? Typical Sunday stuff, get our household chores and shopping done and get ready to watch the Steeler game this afternoon. I think a pork roast is on our menu for the days dinner. 

Michelle's Cousin Julie came into town, she brought her Mom Charlotte (who is Michelle's Mom's Sister) for a visit as well as going to the auction. They stayed overnight last night and plan on heading back home this morning. 

The Mountaineers went to Cincinnati yesterday and beat the Bearcats 31-24. We didn't play our best game offensively, but the Defense scored two touchdowns and special teams had 141 worth of return yards that helped the Mountaineers bring home the win. Time to regroup and prepare for Baylor next week here in Morgantown. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Saturday, November 09, 2024

Auction Saturday

Here I sit in a non-quiet household. Kiwi is taking a break from studying to be a Doctor and has decided he wants to be like Uncle Jim and be an Auctioneer. He's been practicing all night and into the early morning just in case Jim and Chris need any assistance this evening. 

Speaking of an Auction, Jim and Chris (otherwise known as P&P Auctions) is having their biggest auction of the year. The 2024 Christmas Auction starting this afternoon at 4:00, a couple of hours earlier than their traditional start time because of the size of this auction. Michelle will be there assisting at the front door, stop over and say hello and tell her you found out about this auction on George's Journal and you could be a VIP Member (where they let you sit down during the auction). It is going to be a big auction with plenty of Christmas stuff for everyone. They spent all day yesterday setting up for today's auction, so there will be plenty of auction items.  

What is on my agenda? I'm going to watch football. It's Saturday in the fall, and the Mountainers play today at noon against the Cincinnati Bearcats at their place. Hopefully, it should be a good one, and the Mountaineers can return home with this one in the win column. Starting QB Garrett Greene is once again out this game due to an upper body injury (concussion), so Nicco Marchiol will be behind center for the Mountaineers. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Friday, November 08, 2024

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.

Are you looking for a little bit of High School Football? Well this is the last week of the regular season, 11 weeks come and gone and this is the end of it. Morgantown is off this week as they prepare for next weeks playoffs. Univerity High is playing host to Oak Hill and will try to secure a home playoff spot for next week, but it looks like they might start the playoffs on the road. Clay Battelle (5-4) is on the road and finishes their regular season at Magnolia. Good luck to all the local teams tonight. Let's have everyone end the regular season on a positive note. 

Are you looking for something to do tomorrow? Well Jim and Chris and P&P Auctions are having their Christmas Auction tomorrow starting at 4:00 at Woodland United Methodist Church. It's always a great time and this is going to be a big auction, doors open at 2:00 and the auction starts at 4:00. Come early, find yourself some decorations and have a great time. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Thursday, November 07, 2024

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 one is very special to me, I know the date was January 7, 1973 and it was Grandpa Hall's 80th Birthday Party. It was held at the old house that used to be right beside Drummond Chapel Church,  which is now Suncrest United Methodist Church. Grandpa was the custodian, and used to go to work at 4:00 in the morning, hence where me waking up at 4:00 all the time probably stems from. He either retired its day or around here and we moved down the road to the home where we lived when they both passed. 

I think the church put this on for him, so it extended way beyond family as there was a big turnout that day. Days gone by and a lost moment in time. 

Have yourselves a magical day and make your own memories.