Monday

All good things must come to an end, but this is an exciting day to culminate the weekend fun and get back to business. 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.

Michelle will finally be returning to work today, she came home last Wednesday Morning sick as a dog and has been off since then. It must be some kind of a bug that is going around, I had it before her, but she had it much worse than I did. Mine has just been lingering longer, but nowhere near as severe as hers was. I guess I have been lucky. We're both withing a few weeks of us getting our flu shots for the year, we always try to get them around the first week of October. 

Did you see where the local Newspaper the Dominion Post was sold last week. They are no longer even printing the newspaper in Morgantown as of last week, they are printed in Wheeling and delivered here for distribution. Bob Nutting, who own the Pittsburgh Pirates, and his company bought out the Raese's. It was a total shock and I have to say that I was completely surprised by the move. Granted printed Newspapers are becoming a lost commodity as everything is going to online. It's just the trend of the market. 

Have yourselves a great day

Hi ho hi ho

Sunday

Here I sit on a quiet Sunday Morning, Kiwi is still up trying to lower the tone of voice so that he can replace James Earl Jones as the Voice of Darth Vader. I'm not sure he can get that low though, but he is trying. 

Michelle and I did manage to get out of the house a little bit yesterday. We took a trip to Bridgeport to visit JCPenneys to buy what we are going to wear to Brittany's wedding next month. I'm a big boy and Clarksburg has a much larger big and tall section to choose from than Morgantown. 

We finally got a chance to try steak and shake, I have to say neither one of us was impressed. There were only three cars in the drive thru when we got there, and it took forever to prepare our food and they didn't even get the order right. Michelle got a banana shake that was pretty good, their fries on the other hand seemed like they were made hours before and were cold and not very good. The burgers were OK at best, had some flavor, but I would much rather have Five Guys. 

Today were going to do a little bit of grocery shopping and do everything that we need to do to prepare for the upcoming week. Other than that I think we are just going to relax and watch the Steelers play the Bronco's this afternoon. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Back Yard Brawl Day

Here I sit once again in a semi-quiet household, except for the fact that Kiwi and been taking some acting lessons, more specifically he wants to do voiceover work. He tells me that he thinks that since James Earl Jones passed away earlier this week, he is working on his distinctive Bass voice and wants to be the new voice of Darth Vader and Mustfa from the Star Wars and Lion King franchises. He's even working on the heavy breathing exercises, but that does get a little bit freaky if you know what I mean. 

This afternoon the Mountaineers will be taking that trip to the city in the north to play that dreadful school from the north. The West Virginia Mountaineers and Pitt Panthers will meet for the 107th time in the Backyard Brawl. It's at 3:00 or 3:30 on ESPN2. Should be a great game and one that I am looking forward to for sure. 

I've been sick the last week and Michelle came home Wednesday Morning sick and still isn't feeling 100%. Something is going around and I think we have both caught a touch of it. Fevers, chills, upset stomachs and such are things we have been battling this past week. 

Plans for this morning include a run to Aldi's. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the grass yet, it's really not grown very much at all over the past four weeks since I last cut it. It may get delayed another week, then again I may just go for a joyrode around the yard. 

Oh, I got an offer from Parsons this week. I've been working for them on an on again off again part time basis the last year or so, and we're just eliminating a few hoops and making me a Parsons employee. I've already submitted my background check paperwork as well as did my drug screen earlier this week. In start September 30th. So instead of having to fill out 3 timesheets working for them it'll only be one. Also a lot less hoops to jump through to get any kind of work, so it could really work to my advantage. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Big Ole Hairy Friday the 13th

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.

Looking for a little bit of High School Football? After a disappointing week last week where all four Monongalia County teams lost, I think it is time to rebound and do a little better this week. University is at home this week and taking on Buchanon Upshire. Morgantown after getting slaughtered at home last week travels to South Charleston. Trinity is at home against Madonna and Clay Battelle is on the road at Valley Whetzel. Hopefully the local teams do not lay a big goose egg this week. 

The Mountaineers are on the road this week, playing the Anti-Christ of College Football, the Dreaded University of Pittsburgh. Otherwise known as Pitt around these parts. I heard a rumor that they do human sacrifices up at that school up north. They have also been known to torture puppies and kittens, I'm telling you that school is pure evil. The only way to combat that evil, is to outnumber them in their own stadium and sing the alternative lyrics to Sweet Caroline.

Have 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 picture is from 13 years ago, me and my Photographer niece Amy were comparing cameras and techniques as we were both at Pam and George's place. I think I had just bought a camera that had like 48X optical zoom with all the bells and whistles, it was the last one I bought before I bought my DSLR camera. I think we were all gathered for Moke and Jean's Birthday that Pam and George were graciously hosting. 

Was that really 2011? Time is just going by a little too quickly for my taste. 

Have yourselves a great day.

Hi ho hi ho

20 Years

Can you believe it, it was 20 years ago today at this exact same time that George's Journal went from concept to the wonderful historical perspective of my life over the last 20 years. 

THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED, 7:25 AM on September 11, 2004, when I posted my very first Blog. 

I used to watch my sister Kim write her online Journals that she would do on her website, that and a combination of that and a co-worker telling me he was a grogger not a blogger lead me to looking into what a blogger was. I knew he liked beer so I understood the grogger, but what in the world was a blogger. 

Wouldn't you know there was a website called....blogger and I signed up for an account and got started documenting my thoughts at first then expanding it and refining it to what it is today. 

If nothing else, it is a great historical perspective of events around my life and it is all documented right here on these pages. I started writing it every day in about 2007 when Kim was writing in hers every day, I couldn't let her get more content that I put out. So it has been an every day thing for 17 of those 20 years. 

Thank you for reading, thank you for enjoying my thoughts and memories and helping me document them.20 years is a long time and there have been a lot of thoughts that have went into it. Also a lot of redundant content to make it a daily thing and sometimes a bit of a pain to keep writing. I usually write everything on Saturday Morning and forget about it for the rest of the week. Then do another one if something special comes up like this particular event. 

Thank You for reading 20 years worth of my thoughts, here is to the next 20 years of mindless thoughts. 

Wednesday

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Monday is completed, now it is time to concentrate eon the rest of this week and do a Tidbits. 

* It has been 22,174 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new,  new, and improved 1,045-day Calendar. 

* It has been 7,427 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. Josh begins his academic Journey tomorrow at my alma mater. 

* 6,014 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. 

* 5,225 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 5,263 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 2,400 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 1,058 days ago today. 

* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,273 days, I've now outlived him by 917 days making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again! 

* I have 2,701 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.

* There are 330 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Fourteenth Wedding Anniversary together. 

* There are only 191 days to go until Spring 2025, my favorite season of the year.  

* 146 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.  

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

* There are 106 more shopping days left until Christmas 2024. You still have plenty of time to prepare and get ready.

* There are 90 days until I hit the age of 61. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21. 

* There are 32 days until Brittany and Matt enter into the bonds of matrimony. It's getting closer. 

* There are 4 more days until we go to Pittsburgh and beat the Panther's butts in their stadium.  

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

* I have written 7,676 blogs in the now almost 20 years as a blogger. Yes my 20th anniversary is coming up pretty soon. 

* 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.   

* Jim and Chris have a planned Auction at the end of this month. Not sure what they are going to have nor what is going to be auctioned at this time, when they post it to Auctionzip I'll let everyone know. 

* Still playing Monopoly Go. I'm still in 6th place among friends and family. I'm trying to catch up. 

* How about I start doing my favorite Tic Tok of the week? This weeks TikTok, a nice tricky little Geocache. 

* As of today I have accepted my offer letter and will begin working for Parsons, instead of Lancesoft working for Parsons, on September 30th. I sent my laptop back last month, but they are going to give me a better one. 

* Have a great day.

* Hi ho hi ho

Monday

All good things must come to an end, but this is an exciting day to culminate the weekend fun and get back to business. 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 what is going on this upcoming week? Michelle has a Doctors appointment tomorrow afternoon, so she will be home from work a little bit early. Her doctor is away on Maternity leave, so she is seeing someone else from their office this week. 

Me, I'll be plugging away at work one again this week on the same project, it should be getting close to being completed where we can send it to the client, we have been going at it for a month on this one as it was a big one. 

Other than that this week is just the same stuff different week. I know I don't live the most exciting of lives anymore, and it seems like I am always getting sick. Good thing I work at home. 

Have a great day

Hi ho hi ho

Sunday

Here Kiwi and I sit once again in a quiet household, he's being quiet this morning so I don't know if he is still recovering from a night of partying last night. He was hitting the birdnip a little hard last night doing his song and dance routine. He asked me this morning if I know anyone who does at home pedicures, he wants his nails painted. I swear that bird is a unique one with some of his ideas. 

Me, I have been under the weather for a few days now. I can always tell when it is getting close for the time to get my flu shot (we usually get them the first week in October) as I have been feeling it the past few days. 

I don't have the heart to tell Kiwi that Michelle and I are having Wings today for dinner. It's the start of the NFL Football season and Michelle said she would like to do wings, so we are going to do wings today. Don't worry Kiwi, we want chicken wings, not conure wings, and no that is not your 3rd cousin twice removed that we are planning on eating today.

Have yourselves a great day.  

Saturday Morning Ramblings

Here me and my buddy Kiwi and I sit in a semi-quiet household, he's in his cage singing and working on his vocals. He's in there singing scales and tells me he want's to win a Grammy next year and he's working hard. He's got an album coming out called Kiwi sings the Bee Gee's, but I'm not sure if Barry Gibb has signed off on it yet, you know they whole copyright thing and all. 

The Mountaineers do play this evening, not as big as a game as last week, but an important one no doubt. They will be taking on the University of Albany tomorrow evening. Game time starts at 6:00 and this is the one game of the year where it's a tune up game. Where we play a lower level opponent and try to get some playing time in for some of the younger players. Traffic will be heavy, but not as heavy as it was last week so keep that in mind, especially this afternoon. 

What's on our agenda? Not sure other than the traditional shopping that Michelle does on Saturday Morning. Grass really isn't that long so I may wait for another day to cut it. You never know though, I may change my mind. 

Other than that no real plans for today or tomorrow as of yet. 

Have 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.

You looking for a little bit of High School Football? Undefeated Morgantown is at home against Bridgeport. University is on the road against Parkersburg South for their first game of the year. Undefeated Clay Battelle is at home against Madonna. Good luck to all local teams who are in action this weekend. 

No scheduled plans for the weekend, it's another home game here in Morgantown with the Mountaineers as the Albany Great Danes visit Morgantown. I don't think this weeks game will quite live up to the hype of last weeks, but that was big. 

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 weeks pic goes back to Morgantown last weekend on Friday, when schools were closed and people were lining up to get in since 3:00 AM to see the Pat MacAfee show. It really was a magical day, an alumnus has become the most popular broadcaster in sports broadcasting and he loves his alma mater. 

Have yourselves a great day.

Hi ho hi ho

Wednesday

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Monday is completed, we have a great weekend coming up, it's still a great reason to do a tidbits. 

* It has been 22,167 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new,  new, and improved 1,045-day Calendar. 

* It has been 7,420 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. Josh begins his academic Journey tomorrow at my alma mater. 

* 6,007 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. 

* 5,218 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 5,256 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 2,393 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 1,051 days ago today. 

* My older Brother Jonathan lived 21,273 days, I've now outlived him by 910 days making me Senior Supreme Sibling once again! 

* I have 2,708 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.

* There are 337 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Fourteenth Wedding Anniversary together. 

* There are only 198 days to go until Spring 2025, my favorite season of the year.  

* 153 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.  

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

* There are 113 more shopping days left until Christmas 2024. You still have plenty of time to prepare and get ready.

* There are 97 days until I hit the age of 61. Yeah I know, I'm really older than 21. 

* There are 39 days until Brittany and Matt enter into the bonds of matrimony. It's getting closer. 

* There are 11 more days until we go to Pittsburgh and beat the Panther's butts in their stadium.  

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

* I have written 7,669 blogs in the now almost 20 years as a blogger. Yes my 20th anniversary is coming up pretty soon. 

* 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.   

* Jim and Chris have a planned Auction at the end of September. Not sure what they are going to have nor what is going to be auctioned at this time. 

* Still playing Monopoly Go. I'm still in 6th place among friends and family. I'm trying to catch up. 

* How about I start doing my favorite Tic Tok of the week? This is This weeks Tiktok. Got to love some Pat MacAfee

* Have a great day.

* Hi ho hi ho

Labor Day

Take an extra day off and extend that weekend one day. Unless you are like me and are greedy and plan on working today, then it's just another day.

Michelle is off today but like I said I'm working. I figure I work from home and I wouldn't really be doing anything other than what I do at work, so I might as well go make that money. The life of a contractor, it pays well be you don't get the perks like paid days off. 

Like I said I'm working, but I have no idea what Michelle's plans are for the day. If you are off today, enjoy your time off.

Hi ho hi ho

Sunday

Here I sit on a quiet Sunday Morning, Kiwi is in his cage going over game film to try and figure out what went wrong yesterday. He said he had laid down the perfect game plan, but it didn't turn out favorably. The sun does come up today though, so live another day.

So with the sun coming up today, what is on our agenda? Grocery shopping obviously. Michelle will see if she can maneuver through a sea of leftover cars and make it to Krogers as I do the house chores. JUst out typical Sunday.

I did get a message from Daniel yesterday, he's doing well and tells everyone hello. He has been taking classes and has been busy between school, studying and playing Basketball. 

Tomorrow is Labor Day, Michelle is off but I am planning on working. Most of you working stiffs can enjoy a three day weekend, I'll be working. 

Have a great day.