Monday

All good things must come to an end—but if you’ve got to wrap up the weekend, today’s a pretty exciting way to do it. Now it’s time to take our collective noses and press them firmly back onto the grindstone of life. Back to work, back to the hustle, back to doing our part to make this spinning rock a better place.

Michelle and I are off to work, the two house pets are taking it easy band relaxing because they know next weekend they actually lose an hours sleep when Daylight Savings time begins so they are trying to compensate for it.  Must be nice to live the carefree life of an animal with great humans. 

So whats up this week for me. Still chugging along on one big project, also preparing some training materials for a new website we are pushing out to Dispatch, and a couple of other things on my plate. Don't worry, I'm not bored at all with delivering usable products. I think they are really starting to like me more so than ever before. 

Have yourselves a great day, make some memories. 

HI ho hi ho

Sunday

Here I sit in a quiet, but entertaining household. Kiwi and Peanut wanted to do something special for Michelle and me, so they have decided to put on the play Romeo and Juliet for us here at the house. Kiwi has built a stage in the back bedroom, and they have been rehearsing all weekend in order to surprise us. Such thoughtful pets, I don't know what I would do without them.

I do have to submit my taxes before the end of the weekend. I did them last weekend and wanted Michelle to go over them for me to look for any mistakes that I may have made, and then we can file them. I owe the state again this year, just like every year except last year,  but what I owe the state was greatly reduced by what I paid in Vehicle taxes, and now I owe the state a whopping $4. I think I can live with that...lol

Other than that, nothing really is planned for us. The Olympics have concluded, so I guess that means I'll go back to watching Adama Sandler movies and South Park reruns all weekend. 

Do you believe it is already March? I'm looking ahead at the forecast, and they are calling for it to be 70° on Friday. I like that a hell of a lot better than single-digit temps when it is just too damned cold. 

Have yourselves a great day, make it special and rest of for the week. 

Saturday Morning Ramblings

Here I sit in a quiet household, Kiwi and Peanut have both are getting excited for WVU Baseball. They watched our first home game of the season on Wednesday and are planning on watching the Mountaineers this afternoon as they take on Kennesaw State, but they are a little sad that the game is being played in Georgia rather than here at home. They both love their Mountaineers. 

So what is on today's agenda other than hiding the lawn tractor keys from a rambunctious conure who likes to hide and steal the keys from Daddy. No lawn donuts this weekend my little feathered friend. 

Our agenda? Michelle will once again do the grocery shopping, she can do it so much quicker without me tagging along plus she is pretty proficient at it. 

Anything other than that will be pretty much ad libbed, when or whatever we feel needs to be done today. The weathr should be a little bit warmer, I guess Phil and Mother Nature are going to take it easy on us this weekend after the crap of last weekend. 

Have yourself a great day and make some memories. 
 

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!!!

Kiwi and Peanut have indicated that they are both tired of winter and are ready to start planning for Spring by doing a little Spring Cleaning of the garage. Organizing Dad's tools, straightening up a little etc is what they said they are planning on doing. Personally, I think they have some kind of ulterior motive, like storing materials for this waterfall they are planning on making happen. I have to give them credit, they are in fact, big dreamers. 

Michelle is going to run and do our weekly shopping and that's all we have planned for the moment. 

Do you believe that it is almost March? This year has just flown by, I'm not complaining as I hate the Winter months, but we are getting closer to my favoite time of the year which is spring. I should keep an eye out for the daffodils to start sprouting and blessing us with their beautiful color and aroma. 

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 somewhere on the internet. I like to find just one and post it up, recalling or reliving 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.

This weeks pic goes back to 2018 when I had to travel to Las Vegas for work. I'm actually standing at Caesars Palace, looking across the famous fountains that Evil Knievel about killed himself trying to jump. The building at the right was Hell's Kitchen in Las Vegas and across the street was the Flamingo where Donnie and Marie had a residency at the time. 

I don't know why, but one of the things I wanted to see was the Fountains at Caesar and there I was. 

Have yourselves a great day

Hi ho hi ho

Lucy's Journal

Dear Journal,

Today began like most Wednesdays in our household — with me, Lucy (brilliant, beautiful, slightly chaotic green cheek conure), supervising operations from the curtain rod while Peanut (striped menace, professional napper, part-time tiger) pretended not to be plotting something.

By 10:17 a.m., the gang had assembled. Peanut. Kiwi (who insists he is the responsible one, which is adorable). And the usual crew of backyard consultants who still owe me for the waterfall project.

Naturally, we decided civilization needed our presence. So we went to the Morgantown Mall.

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🛍️ Operation: Mall Mischief

The automatic doors whooshed open like we were royalty. Peanut strutted in like he owned the place. I took flight and immediately established air superiority near the food court signage.

We conducted a full inspection:

• Escalators: ridden. Twice.

• Decorative plants: lightly investigated.

• Mall directory: aggressively critiqued.

• Random kiosk with phone cases: suspiciously shiny.

At one point I landed on the big mall map and made an announcement:

“Did you all know KMart used to be in here? Right there.”

I tapped the old anchor location with my beak.

Before it went up on top of the hill. And then… well… we all know how that story ends.

Peanut nodded solemnly like he personally remembers 1998.

“Retail history is important,” I told them. “Respect your fallen big box stores.”

Kiwi tried to eat a pretzel sample during this moment of silence. Disrespectful.

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🍟 The Food Court Incident

I will not confirm or deny whether a napkin dispenser was involved.
Or whether Peanut attempted to “liberate” a French fry.
Or whether security gently suggested that “pets are not permitted.”

We prefer the term mobile chaos consultants.

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🚜 Field Trip: Rural Curiosity

After mall operations were completed (you’re welcome, Morgantown), we decided to head up the hill to Rural King.

The second those doors opened, Peanut’s pupils expanded like he had seen the gates of Valhalla.

• Tractor supply section? Fascinating.

• Work boots? Excellent for scratching.

• Baby chicks? EXTREMELY intriguing.

I perched on a rack of camo hats and declared:
“We could absolutely build a superior waterfall with these supplies.”

Peanut found the feed section and acted like he was reviewing agricultural investments. Kiwi attempted to interview a bag of sunflower seeds.

We maintained what I would describe as moderate chaos levels.

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📝 Final Thoughts

Malls may change.
KMart may vanish into retail legend.
But one thing remains constant:

If you let a conure and a tiger cat loose in public, you are going to have a story.

Tomorrow we may focus on world domination.
Or snacks.

Probably snacks.

— Lucy 🪶

Wednesday

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Monday is over with good reason to do a tidbits. 

* It has been 22,707 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new,  new, new, and improved 1,069-day Calendar. mom is at 30,361 which would make her 28 according to my new and improved calendar. 

* It has been 7,959 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. 

* 6,553 days ago Michelle and I had our first date together. Life has been much better since then. 

* 5,757 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 5,794 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 2,932 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 1,586 days ago today. 

* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,273 days, I've now outlived him by 1,449 days, making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again! 

* Old roommate Gregg proposed to his fiancée 164 days ago, I'm happy for those two. I asked him a couple weeks ago if they set a date yet, he said we would be the first to know. 

* I have 2,185 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.

* 343 more days until Phil steps to center stage once again for Groundhog Day. I'm still mad at the damn rat

* 310 more days to go until my Goodbye 2026 Blog is posted. 

* There are 303 more shopping days left until Christmas 2026. 

* There are 280 days until I hit the age of 63. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21. 

* There are only 164 more days to go until Michelle and I will celebrate our 15th Wedding Anniversary......maybe

* There are 23 days until my favorite season begins, a lot of people love different seasons, I am a Spring person who loves the Springtime. 

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

* I have written 8,260 blogs in what is now 21 years of Blogging. 

* Progress on my Selfie in Space, right here. We are ready for liftoff and holding. 

* Looking for Girl Scout Cookies? Ryleigh's Page

* Looking for Girl Scout Cookies still? Arabellas Page

* This is my favorite Tiktok, how about a places to eat in Morgantown post? 

* Hi ho hi ho