Daddy Day's Rule...

Hey everybody...today was a Daddy Day. That is a little thing Sharkboy and I created a couple years back. It is basically the 2 of us hangin' out for a day. Some real male bonding. They are always a blast...

Yesterday I worked the part time gig. It really wasn't that hot, but it was humid beyond comfort. Nothing really to report...just a day that beat me to exhaustion.

This morning Sharkboy and I started our Daddy day with Daddy Pancakes and sticky dip. A favorite of ours to share. Then we wrestled and played with the little cars. Then we headed to take some pictures to Mommy so she could show her friends. That is when we invited her out on a date tonight.

We shared lunch at the new Sonic down the street and he thought it was pretty cool to eat in the truck. It was yummy. But I noticed that at other Sonics that I have been to the car hops were on roller skates. Ours was on tennis shoes. Maybe they have to build up to that level...Then Sharkboy and I headed home for a nap. OMG friends...that nap was unbelievable.

Jenny came home and we took her out on a date. Her 2 men out on the town with her. We ate Hacienda and watched Kung Fu Panda. While at the theatre Sharkboy had to go potty. We went in and he had finished up and was pulling his own pants up. Now for those of you that have not witnessed a 4 y/o pulling his pants up you have to understand it is a challenge. Undies twist and things just don't work as easy the do when you have 35 years experience. So he had is undies up just as I looked over to check up on him. I noticed that his "junk" was hanging out of the leg hole. He did too...then he exclaimed "No one wants to see that". I laughed, and should I have not been in a public restroom, I would have probably rolled on the floor laughing. He says some of the most grown up off the wall things.

Well we just tucked him in for the night. He thanked me for a great day, and I returned the appreciation.

Oh...I almost forgot. Shout out to Athena on her 150th post. I also have to say that as soon as I read 151 I thought about rum as well. At least I won't be alone at the meetings. Also...AAK, I hope your air conditioner is still running well. I wouldn't want to go through this time of year without Air.

Well, now Jenny and I are going to enjoy a glass of wine and hit the hay ourselves...So until next time.

Be Kind, Be Safe...

Shalom my Peeps.

Some days just seem longer than others...

Hey blog readers...today has been a long one. I found out this morning while reading e-mails that I am being moved to Sta. 1. Now the general idea of moving to Sta. 1 really doesn't bother me. I will go on more calls, but that is what I do this job for. It is just the idea of packing up all of my stuff again and moving to a different station that bothers me. But, I seem to be getting over it now, but I am sure I will have more to vent later. I have vented to my very patient driver and we seem to be ready for the move(he is moving with me).

So now on with the rest of the blog...here are some things that I have been thinking about lately...reflections if you will.

The longer I am a parent the more I understand all of the things that during my non-parental life that confused me. I never realized that I had so much capacity to love someone as much as I love Sharkboy. Now, that does not go without saying that sometimes I just want to shake the naughty out of him. During our trip, I missed him like nobody could ever imagine. I think I hid it pretty well, but I was crazy inside. The first thing I did when I got home was go in and see him. Now it was 11-ish at night, so I didn't get to talk to him, but I knew he was there and somehow that made me feel a lot better. He is a cool little boy...

The longer I am married, the more I appreciate Jenny as a wife. She takes very good care of us. She is patient with Sharkboy and even more patient with me. It isn't a very easy life being married to a fireman, let alone me. But somehow she does it and still thanks me all the time for being her husband.

I have the greatest in-laws in the world. They are gracious and giving and unlike most people...I can't use the old "In-Laws" saying. I can't relate to the embattled in-law problems other people have. They are simply the coolest. I love them a lot.

I have great friends...not enough room to describe everything. I am just honored to have great friends.

Ok...enough of the mushy stuff.

Tomorrow I am working the part time gig. Things have been going Ok there, and I am hoping it isn't just because I haven't been there a lot. Then Friday I have a Daddy day with Sharkboy. Not really sure what is going to happen, but I am sure it will be fun. Then this weekend I have an overtime detail at St. Pat's park for an event they are having. So check back...I think I have my blogging legs back under me.

Be Kind, Be Safe...

Shalom my Peeps.

New Poll to vote in...

Sorry it has been so long for a poll, but here is the new one. Please vote...and have a Safe and fun day.

Be Kind, Be Safe,

Shalom my Peeps.

Tuesday...and Pre-Birthday chatter.

Hey Blog readers...I am getting ready for my birthday in Vegas today. I sure hope there is something to do...LOL.

Yesterday we ventured down to the Fremont Street during the day. It was pretty quiet. I am guessing it is much more hopping at night. The old casinos were pretty cool...Golden Nugget, Binions, 4-Queens. There was just a musty old smell that made you realize the history that was there. Oh yeah, and the smell of "out house" in some places that just made you want to go back to the strip.

In the afternoon Jenny took her bikini and I-pod to the pool and I took a little nap. It was very nice. Then we went to Toby Kieths "I Love this Bar & Grill" for some food. It was cool, Jenny thinks he is hot and was drooling over all the pictures of him. I on the other hand was drooling over the Jean Mini-skirt, black tank top and "take me home boot" wearing waitresses. Oh...and the food was pretty tasty too.

We haven't had much luck with the gambling. We in, all honesty, also haven't really been focusing on it either. I am up about $10 total, and Jenny...well, we will just say she isn't. There is a lot to do here other than gamble and we are doing a lot of it.

In the evening we met up with our friend Minnie and her Daughter Corina. They are hilarious. We had a nice dinner at The Forum Shops at a nice authenitic mexican place called La Salsa Cantina. Good food and the drinks were yummy too. We did some window shopping around the shops and laughed at people(for some reason, my sense of humor is similar to a 13 y/o girls...interesting). The funniest part is that Minnie isn't very good with directions and we spent at least half an hour wandering around looking for her exit for her valet. It was a hoot and when we finally found her car, she insisted on taking us back to the hotel(that was an interesting ride...let's just say, I am glad Las Vegas allows U-turns).

Some funny things we had happen/saw yesterday...

While at Harrah's sitting at a slot, a drunk handicapped man with a walker caught our attention while he was insisting on tipping one of the cocktail waitresses. After she accepted his $1, he turned his attention to me. He said "Sir, can I tell you something?" Me of course recognizing drunk slurred speach and assessing the situation as harmless responded with "sure". He slurred out "I have to tell you, your wife is absolutely stunning." Jenny in her innocent nature thanked him for his compliment, and I did as well. He then continued with something like this...(may not be exact his speach went really drunk and quiet). "She's got big...ba ba booms..." While he said that, he made an obscene hip thrust, in his walker. We were both disturbed, but I was winning at the machine and couldn't pass up some extra funds. All the while I played, he was giving "drunken color commentary" next to me. I was up to like $40 and cashed out, so I didn't loose it on this guy.

6/25/08...

So blog fans you are noticing that this is really late in posting, and you would be correct. While in Vegas on Wednesday, my birthday, I became engrosed in all things not blogging and didn't feel the blogging force hit me the rest of the trip. So let's just recap the rest of the week. Wednesday...birthday in Vegas. Wondered around, saw "Vegas Style Review" Folies Bergere(I like boobies), then a late night of drinks and cigar smoking. While finishing my cigar in the garden area of the casino we got to witness the Flamingo Las Vegas undercover security guys at work. Some feral teenagers/maybe just turned 21 kids wandered in and were disrupting the otherwise peaceful area. Thursday we spent the day at the pool in our private cabana. OMG...it was so relaxing. Sorry for Jenny's friends, no Cabana boy, but there was a hot cabana girl(yeah me...see previous comment). Minnie and Corina again joined us for the day and relaxed with us. Great conversation and laughs were shared. In the evening we made some last minute wonderings around and otherwise finished our day of relaxing.

Friday we came home. This is where the other half of my excuse for not blogging comes in. I am a bone head. I, in all of my infinate wisdom, left the laptop cord in the hotel room. I realized this in the airport when I was attempting to add some music to Jenny's I-pod. I contact the hotel and after several attempts spoke with a very nice lady in their security division and they had found my cord. It is currently in transit here via UPS. So no laptop...no blogging, until today when I had some time at work to jump on and blog. Since Vegas there has been nothing too monumental to post. So I will conjure up a list of points to hit and post later tonight.

So for now, Be Kind, Be Safe (and don't forget you laptop cord)

Shalom my Peeps.

The end of Full day #1...

Hey blog fans...Vegas is a blast this year. Here is the run down of our activities today. We walked about 50 miles...thank God for my Nike Shox(Good call UNC). So here it is...sit back and enjoy an adult beverage, we have and we will some more.

We woke up about 9am(home time, 6 local). We took our time getting ready and headed out for some much needed coffee. There is a little Starbuck around the corner, and it was perfect. They have the perfect people watching window. It is air conditioned and overlooks the the little outdoor Mall area by Harrahs. So we drank some coffee, relaxed and did some people watching.

After that we headed to get a Monorail pass. The Monorail comes right up behind our hotel. It is a pretty quick way to get up and down the strip. On our way to the Monorail, Jenny had a coupon for a free pearl from a live oyster at one of the local jewelers. It was fun to pick it out(Now forgive me but I am not up on my pearl values). We picked up a nice 7.4mm pink pearl. Jenny picked out a nice setting. It is beautiful, and will make a nice piece for her for a long time.

We headed for our Monorail pass and made our way down to the MGM Grand. We hit the Grand Canyon experience and picked up something for one of Jenny's friends. Then it was off to the 1/2 price tickets place. We didn't find anything we wanted, so we headed to do some sight seeing on that end of the Strip. We hit Mandalay Bay. Walkded around a bit and saw the 4 story wine rack that has Wine angels in black cat suits and harnesses "floating" up and down to get wine. It was beautiful. Then we headed back to our hotel for some relaxation.

For dinner we hit the Rio. It is a pretty cool place. They have a seafood buffet there in my life so far has been unmatched. OMG. We ate way too much and enjoyed every bit of it.

We went to the Casino Royale for an offer they had for $50 of free slots play. What a joke. You got a voucher that you could only play in one machine and the only way you could win was to hit the Jackpot. The lady next to me was up to $380 and couldn't take a dime of it unless she hit the big Jackpot(she wasted her luck on that crappy machine). Then we saw the midget stripper card girl. Sorry, no picture to report...she was working a deal with some other dudes.

We watched some Karaoke...and laughed our butts off. Oh yeah, and then while walking we saw this little old lady. Like 70 or 80 and she used a cane to walk. She had her cane in one hand and a "Yarder". I just couldn't let that moment pass. I asked her if she drank the whole thing. She laughed and said "oh god no, I had help". She was absolutely adorable.

Tomorrow we are heading for Fremont St. Something we skipped last year and won't this. Then dinner with Minnie...oh and pictures will start popping up tomorrow.

I am going to take some notes tomorrow. There are so many little funnies that happened.

We are missing Sharkboy, but on the phone, he could care less if we are there or not. Well I am beat...time for sleep.

Be Kind, Stay Safe (and cool...we can't)

Shalom my peeps.

Never leave your hotelroom without your camera...

Hey blog fans...the title says it all. Last night Jenny and I headed out for some sight seeing and general wandering. We hit O'Shea's, Casino Royale, Venetian, Pilatzo...we really were just wasting some time. Well on the way home we were dodging the stripper card handout guys. For those of you that haven't been to Vegas, there are these guys that have cards for strippers, supposedly that will be to your room in 20 min. Well, they can't talk to you, so they do this annoying clicking thing with the cards. Well last night we saw the funniest thing. There was a midget handing these cards out...not only was it a midget, it was female midget. She was really getting into it. We are going to go out tonight and seek her out. I want a picture with the midget.

So far, just a lot of site seeing. We have not hit the big win yet, but we are going to start the more focused gambling tonight.

So I should have more later tonight.

Be Kind, Be Safe...

Shalom my Peeps

We made it...

Well...here we are in Sunny and Hot Las Vegas. It was a good trip over all. No major bumps. The pilots seat was having some problems in Minneapolis, but that only set us back 30 min.

We arrived at 11am local time. We met up with Jenny's friend Minnie, and she hauled our happy butts to our hotel.(Thank Minnie...you are the best) Then since our room wasn't ready, we headed for some food and some drinks at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. I got buzzed off 2 Perfect Margaritas, it was delightful. Then Forum Shops at Ceasars were calling Jenny's name. We shopped a bit, but mostly I was working the phone, sending out our Happy Father's Day wishes.

After that our room was ready. It is a trendy little room. Remote window treatments and many other things you will see pop up in the blog later this week. Well now we are getting cleaned up from some pool lounging and then it is off to wander around the strip.

More in the morning...

Be Kind, Be Safe,

Shalom my peeps.

Smooth First Leg...

Made it Minneapolis. Nice smooth flight and landing. Jenny and I spent most of the flight with our I-Pods screwed into our ears and reading.
while on the flight though a very nice lady traveling with 2 kids sat near us. She was a "Super Mom". Traveling w

Vegas 2008 begins

Hey blog readers...here Jenny and I sit in the airport. We awoke at 4am and FiL was generous enough to pick us up and take us to South Bend airport. Flight is on time and it doesn't appear to be over crowded...yeah.

I have my I-Pod screwed in my ears and

The longest day of my life...

Hey blog readers...here I sit at the station waiting to go home at 7pm. The truth be told, this isn't the longest day of my life. But it has to be in the recent top 10. But, I think it is because it is the day before vacation.

I am sitting here buying time...I have 2 things to accomplish when I get home. Then all I have to do is sleep and leave for vacation. I have to mow the grass. I don't want the house looking shabby when I am gone. The other is get Jenny's van dropped off to get the blower motor repaired...that is it. I am packed...minus toiletries, but I still need to stay clean.

Later Sharkboy and Jenny will be joining us, here at the firehouse, for a little cookout. I can't wait to hang out with the little man for a little bit before his "Bacation". I am going to miss the little guy.

Well that is all I have for now...I have to go make Pasta Salad for the cookout. Next entry will be either from the road, or from "Beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada"....

Be Kind, Be Safe my friends...

Shalom my Peeps.

The land of weird happenings...

Hey blog readers/fans. I just wanted to make a program note...Sunday Jenny and I are leaving for "Sin City". But have no fear...I will be blogging the trip. Hopefully with something at least everyday. So stay tuned...and now for your regularly scheduled blog.

So on with catching you up with my life...

No Raccoon sitings this week. We must have scared the bee-jesus out of the little critter and he ran for the woodland. Good! I can't say that I will miss the little pest.

Mon. & Tues. I worked the part time job, with nothing too big to report. Lots of sweating, due to the heat. Lots of drinking of water due to the sweating so I didn't dehydrate myself. Tues. night I was ripping some CD's onto I-tunes. We have an enormous collection of 80's and early 90's CD's that I thought might be nice to have on the computer to drop on the I-pod. So for those of you not familiar with me, I am a gadget freak. My wife, not so much. So because of this, she is usually in my hand-me down gadgets. You know, new one comes out, can't throw old one out, give it to wife routine. So she had my old I-river MP3 player. I was trying to put music on it and it would not go. So we decided she needed an I-pod. So long story short, we purchased her a Nano so she could watch movies too. She is happy and looking forward to getting a cute little case for hers, so she doesn't get it mixed up with mine.

Yesterday was a day of little weird happenings. It started off with Sharkboy waking up on his own and being in the most pleasant mood. That is not usual. Much like his Mommy, he loves his sleep. So when he doesn't feel like he has had enough, he is a little bear. Then on the way to the babysitter, we both witnessed a woman walking down the street backwards. Yes sports fans backwards. Not talking to someone, not just making sure she didn't miss the freight train accident she was walking by...backwards. Not sure what that was about. Dropped the midget off at the babysitter and on the way back the lady must have corrected her trajectory, because now she was walking forwards. Weird. Then got my haircut and in a not so weird event...it turned out awesome. Thanks again Cassi you are the best...I mean it.

So I stopped at Jenny's office to pick something up and to offload some coffee I had previously consumed, I witnessed an old woman yelling at an excavator operator. Like he planned the construction that interrupted her path that she apparently did not know an alternative to. Now, not so weird, but the weird part is...the guy didn't even know she was yelling at him. She jumped...I use the term loosely...out of her car and started yelling at his machine. He never even heard a word she said. He smiled and waved and then my light changed. Hopefully he didn't come down from his fossil fuel consuming beast and beat the stink out of her Depends.

Now for the final thing that occurred to me yesterday. I was finally driving to work after a morning of errands. I was approaching an intersection and there was a truck pulled off the side of the road and several woman yelling and waving at it. I thought maybe they knew them or they were just trying to get the vehicles attention...well boy was I wrong. When I got closer the smoke started to come out of the drivers side wheel well, they were yelling at their own car on fire as if that would help. So me...being the good Samaritan that I am...stopped and thought I should render some aid. You know, I did actually get trained on how to deal with such a situation. So I exited my truck, walked over(I must add here, that I was extremely calm...we are talking seasoned veteran calm). I asked if everybody was out of the vehicle and they said yes. I got my extinguisher from my truck and began to attempt to extinguish it. Usually I am quite successful with such a venture. No so much this time. I attempted to open the hood, but it had burned through the release mechanism. So I had to just aim up in the wheel well. So my extinguisher is now empty, fire smaller, but not our...slight panic setting in, but not visible to the civilians(I am a professional) working on plan B...when a nice man in a cement mixer (I know I wasn't expecting it either) pulls up, and tells me..."I have 250 gallons of water, and it is all yours if you need it". Of course, I didn't skip a beat...I took him up on it, and put the fire out. Fire engine pulls up...fire already out. They accessed the hood, and no more extinguishment was needed. Now why do I tell this story...well it was funny to me, since while at work I haven't seen fire for some time, and then off duty I get one and get to put it out. It is a strange funny world we live in.

Well, I am about ready to call it a night. Some things I am looking forward to before Vegas. Packing tomorrow, and then some Daddy time with Sharkboy in the afternoon. Also on Saturday, we are going to have a little cook out at the station, so I can see Sharkboy for a bit before he heads off on Bacation(didn't spell it wrong, that is what he calls it) in Grandparent land.

That is all for tonight...

So...Be Kind, Be Safe...stay cool and hydrated.

Shalom my peeps!!!

There's a critter in the apparatus bay...

Howdy blog readers. It has been a few days since my last post. I have been busy, but with nothing really notable. Just the usual few weeks leading up to a much needed vacation, and after 3 nights in a row at the firehouse, I am ready for a vacation. Look out Vegas...here we come.

Worked the part time gig Wed. and Fri. I am really frustrated again, but it isn't because of the usual suspect. I think it is just the heat and humidity and the fact that I really don't "need" the part time job. Add into that, I am not getting as much time with Sharkboy or Jenny and you can see my frustration. Hopefully next week will be better. Otherwise, I am going to have to make some decisions on my future as a forklift operator when I return from vacation.

Thursday we continued our construction project here at the station. We currently have the wall built, insulated and drywalled and currently are doing the taping and mudding. We should finish it up our next day on shift. It is already feeling better in there, both quieter and the temperature doesn't fluctuate nearly as bad.

I worked overtime last night at Sta. 1. It was a pretty quiet night, but I just can't get a very good nights sleep there. I always wake up like every hour, worried I am going to miss something.

Today we started our day with some training. We tried to get out before the weather got too muggy and hot, and for the most part we were successful. Then we lubed the tanker. Now when I signed up to be a firefighter I had no idea that one day I would feel comfortable crawling under a tanker and lubing the chassis. Now, I am by no means a mechanic and I still need to have assistance, but lube the chassis got done.

Now, when we came into work this morning...the Lieutenant from A-shift advised us that we had a critter coming in the station a relieving himself on the floor under the tanker, and that we should make a habit of leaving the doors closed. However he discounted the poo with being left over from the raccoon that was removed the previous week by the humane society. So we went about our days not giving it another thought. Well tonight...I walked out in the bay to put the grill outside to cook some yummy Brats. (Thanks Jenny...the were great) And I looked at the floor and thought...man, I made a mess of this floor lubing the chassis, we really need to clean it. When I looked closer, it was foot prints of an animal...bloody footprints. Also more poo under the tanker. Now I was just under that tanker like 2 hours prior and there was no poo.

Well the hunt was on. Upon further investigation we found that the bloody foot prints were all over the bay. They even were up on some of the apparatus. Well Dan opened the door of the tanker to get a flashlight and saw a raccoon in the tanker and he said it took off away from him. From then on we have been looking for this little critter with no luck. I am hoping that he found his way outside. The last thing I want to do is go out in the bay for a call at night and meet him face to face. So stay tuned...I will update if necessary.

Well tomorrow I give my conference update in church. No big deal. Then it will be home to do yard work and start going through outfits for Vegas. I am so jacked for this vacation...

That is all I have for tonight, but I would like to make some shout outs. AAK, your blog is coming along nicely. I hope you are enjoying it. Athena...I think you have made the right decision with J-A. I do like your suggestions for Karma though. OK...that is it for now.

So until next time...Be Kind, Be Safe.

Shalom my peeps.

Busy day in hosedraggerland...

Hello readers...I hope this finds you all well. Today was a busy little day here in Hosedraggerland(an affectionate title handed out by the local police). So here it goes...

Made the trip to the grocery store this morning prior to work. I want to know when they are planning on finishing our Meijer...that place has been under construction for the last 5 years. It is always something. Today I went in the grocery side. Now usually you would think a grocery store would keep their carts near the groceries. Not Meijer today. Some moron in the planning department planned some construction on the cash registers and moved all the carts to the hardlines side. Isn't the big draw in a super grocery store the groceries...some genius thought, Hey let's put the carts farthest away from the groceries. That will make people happy...they are lucky I have no other options since Walmart is the only practical alternative and I don't do Walmart. Hopefully, they will be done soon.

Great news around here...our Sonic is going to open next week. It was some what of an instant restaurant. It has gone up in record time. I can't wait...Cherry Limeades all around.

After my turmoil at Meijer I arrived safely at the firehouse. Today we started our own little construction project. We are putting up an insulated wall up against an uninsulated block wall. All in the name of comfort and noise reduction and since it is the bunk room...all the better. I assisted our Battalion Chief in applying reflective decals on the back of the engine. The newest trend in firefighter safety. I will post pictures soon, so you can check them out.

So a long day of construction and working on fire trucks in almost to a close. Notice I didn't mention any calls...well that is because we had none. But that is alright...just means someone wasn't having a bad day.

Well it is off to the lay-z-boy for me...working the part time gig tomorrow and they are calling for warm humid day in an unairconditioned plant. I may melt...so until tomorrow.

Be Kind, Be Safe...stay cool...

Shalom my Peeps.

Monday...Monday...Monday

Hello readers...here I sit watching the Stanley Cup Finals. I love to watch hockey. So Monday has came and passed. Nothing really monumental.

I worked the part time gig today. Mostly just put this away...pull this product for a customer. I did have a nice chat with the full timer and she and I seem to be making some headway. She understands that I am sick of doing everything. I am not sure she will do anything about it, but she is in the very least acknowledging that I am sick of it. We will see.

Tonight I made chicken on the grill. Jenny and Sharkboy sucked it down. Good stuff. Now like I said I am watching some hockey. Go Wings...your in Hockeytown USA, you need to win this one.

Athena posted a blog yesterday that I would like to add to. She recapped her trip to and from Chicago. The various driver problems that she observed. I, having traveled roughly 600 miles last week would like to add my 2 cents.

1. I agree with the left lane travelers. UNC has nicknamed them "Left Lane Huckle Fuckers" and it is a name that certainly fits.

2. I understand that not everybody is in a hurry. But if I am, don't make it your prerogative to slow me down. Unless of course you are a person authority with a gun, red and blue lights with a ticket book.

3. When you park...they put those lines on the lot for a reason. I have a big truck...mine fits. So please do your best to fit in your spot so I don't have to try to shoe horn in a spot because a Ford Taurus needs extra space.

4. If you are parked in a parking spot with a handicap hang tag. You should be handicapped. You should not leap out of the car and head for the store with that, I just got away with parking in a handicap spot pep in your step.

So if you would like to read Athena's version here is the link. www.athenainindy.blogspot.com

Well I am headed to the firehouse tomorrow. So I will try to blog the activities tomorrow. So until then...

Be Kind, Be Safe...

Shalom my Peeps.

I survived...and so did the family

Hey blog readers...while you are reading this, I am on the couch at my house surrounded once again by the chaos that is my life at home. And I am loving it.

I survived Friday's meetings. We finally after some good debate and some debate that would bore you to death voted on the merger of the conferences. I won't know the results of those votes until next week, but I am confident that we made the right decision.

Friday evening I went out to dinner at South Street Smoke House. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Yummy smoked meats...and the sauces were to die for. Then I made the trek to the movie theatre and watched the new Indiana Jones. I would recommend it if you are a previous fan of that franchise, but if you are not...then don't expect it to change your opinion.

Saturday morning after voting on the budget...I was out of there. I made my way north to LaPorte and met Jenny, Sharkboy and Jillerbeans at a graduation party. Sharkboy played like a mad man and was happy to be outside playing. He was also beside himself happy to see me. I must admit the feeling was mutual. Then we made our way home...and some much needed catching up.

I worked last night at Sta. 1...but there was nothing to report there, but some cigar smoking and general fraternization. Sta. 3 caught a mutual aid fire...that shit never happens for me. But I digress...

Today we woke up and headed for Church. Our Pastor is taking a leave of abscence from being a Pastor and today was the farewell Potluck. She will however be in the pulpit for the remainder of the month. Our new Pastor will arrive the first part of July. Then it was time to come home and try to catch the yard up. I mowed and mowed and mowed some more. I am beat and ready to spend the night in my bed for the first time in 6 nights.

On the plan for this week, I am working Tues, Thurs. and Sat. and the part time gig on the other days. So that is about it...oh wait. I heard a joke...

There is a new golfer arriving at the first tee of his first round of golf. He has all the gear, new clubs, shoes, hat...you name it, he has it. He stretches out and tees his ball up. Not noticing that he had placed it in an ant hole. He takes a swing. The kind of swing you would imagine would crush the ball down the fairway. But he misses and in his miss he sends 100 ants to their maker. He recoils and takes another swing...this time launching 75 more into the heavens. He continued this assault a couple more times until finally there were just 2 ants left. The one ant looks at the other and says...we better get on the ball or we are going to die.

With that I bid you good night...

Be kind, be safe...

Shalom my peeps!