Odds and Ends
So much to say but with so little spare time. I'll try to catch up as much as I can.
Julie and I recently attended a wedding on three consecutive weekends. I hope it's a really long time before I hear a DJ play, "We Are Family" again.
Talk about the signs of being a Redneck: Over the last couple of months we've been to quite a few small carnivals, fairs, and other types of celebrations and looking back now I never realized how Redneck some of these events actually were. Back in Julies hometown of Hinsdale, Mass they held a carnival to celebrate the towns 200th birthday. They sold raffle tickets all day and were giving away such prizes as.... a case of motor oil. I was so disappointed in myself that I didn't think this was funny until a few hours later. I think I'm losing my touch.
Locally we went to the Terryville Fair that is held on some very open, grassy fields. It just so happens that we went the same weekend that Hurricane Ivan was sweeping through and turned the whole place into "Muddy Gras". They tried to make the ground walkable by spreading bales of hay all over the place. The highlights of the night were the riding lawnmower races and chainsaw competitions. The winning cutter was able to cut through a 12 inch log 3 times in 2.37 seconds. Sweet. In other news the God Bless America T-shirts were outsold by T-shirts that said, "Git-R-Done!" written overtop of the Confederate Flag.
We went to "The Big E" up in Mass a couple of weekends ago, for those who don't know what this is it's exactly like the PNE held once a year back home in Vancouver. There was a moment when I was standing near the bottom of the Log Ride along side some other gentlemen waiting for people to return from the ride. The guy next to me yells out, "Hi Sweety! I can see you!!" as he waves to his young daughter. She squeals as the ride comes crashing down and splashes into the water. He laughs out loud and then turns to me and smiles. "Are you waiting for your kids too?" he asked me. "No, *sigh* I'm with her" I replied as I pointed to the very top of the ride just as Julie was about to come crashing down into the waves with her sister and cousin sitting behind her. "Hey Bubba!!!!" Julie screams at the top of her lungs as she violently waves both arms in the air. Julie then comes running off the ride and towards me while yelling, "Look! I'm soaking wet Bubba!!"
I asked her to take back her purse, stuffed animals, and small bag of donuts before I start kicking my own ass for looking so gay....lol. Good times :)
The Adventures of Dumb-Dumb: My boss's dog who is actually named Oscar but is best known as "Dumb-Dumb" has been up to his usual antics. One day my boss showed up about 25 minutes late and fuming mad. Apparently he stopped at a gas station on the way to work to gas up but left the keys in the ignition of his truck. While he was in the store paying for gas Oscar accidentally hit the doorlocks with his paws and locked Jimmy out. He kept trying to yell at Oscar through the closed windows to hit the door release button but Oscar was just panting away with his big dumb smile on his face and tilting his head. Jimmy had to call his wife to come with a spare set of keys and open the doors for him...lol.
Jimmy told us that at home he puts Oscar on a 40 foot lease on the sundeck to keep him from running away too far. Well one day he was watching T.V. when he heard this huge grinding and rumbling sound followed by a thundering crash. Apparently Oscar had done a lap around the set of patio furniture before spotting a squirrel in the yard. As he took off down the steps of the sundeck he dragged 6 chairs and a table umbrella set along with him....lol
During the summer months Jim told us he has an air conditioner in his home office next to his bedroom. He does this so that the bedroom gets cool during the night without having the noise right next to you while trying to sleep. But in order for this to work well he uses a bungee cord to hold open the hallway closet door to the bathroom door, this prevents the cool air from escaping to the rest of the house. Well one night Jim's wife was coming home late from work and Oscar heard the garage door opening. Jim woke up to the sound of Oscar running down the hallway and thought to himself, "Oh nooooo..."
Thump,thump,thump CRASH!! as Oscar comes screaming down the hallway and runs into the closet door.
Work has been going down the same old path. I'm still the only one who puts in a 40 hour week. I'm getting sick of the commute home though because Interstate 84 has been under construction since the three Wisemen were on their way to see Baby Jesus. I either can get home in 35 minutes or an hour and 20 minutes, it all depends on that damn highway. Ugh.
My evening class at the local Tech School has been going very well and I look forward to finishing the course and looking for a new job, preferably something closer to home.
Oh and a message to everybody involved in the labor dispute between the NHL and the Players Union: Screw you! Screw you for not being able to split hundreds of million of dollars in a way that will make everybody happy and thus robbing us of the greatest game ever to be played by mankind. P.S. - Screw you. And since you have stopped the games from being played and now have so much time on your hands..... SCREW YOU! I hate how greed has destroyed the major sporting leagues of our time.
Julie and I recently attended a wedding on three consecutive weekends. I hope it's a really long time before I hear a DJ play, "We Are Family" again.
Talk about the signs of being a Redneck: Over the last couple of months we've been to quite a few small carnivals, fairs, and other types of celebrations and looking back now I never realized how Redneck some of these events actually were. Back in Julies hometown of Hinsdale, Mass they held a carnival to celebrate the towns 200th birthday. They sold raffle tickets all day and were giving away such prizes as.... a case of motor oil. I was so disappointed in myself that I didn't think this was funny until a few hours later. I think I'm losing my touch.
Locally we went to the Terryville Fair that is held on some very open, grassy fields. It just so happens that we went the same weekend that Hurricane Ivan was sweeping through and turned the whole place into "Muddy Gras". They tried to make the ground walkable by spreading bales of hay all over the place. The highlights of the night were the riding lawnmower races and chainsaw competitions. The winning cutter was able to cut through a 12 inch log 3 times in 2.37 seconds. Sweet. In other news the God Bless America T-shirts were outsold by T-shirts that said, "Git-R-Done!" written overtop of the Confederate Flag.
We went to "The Big E" up in Mass a couple of weekends ago, for those who don't know what this is it's exactly like the PNE held once a year back home in Vancouver. There was a moment when I was standing near the bottom of the Log Ride along side some other gentlemen waiting for people to return from the ride. The guy next to me yells out, "Hi Sweety! I can see you!!" as he waves to his young daughter. She squeals as the ride comes crashing down and splashes into the water. He laughs out loud and then turns to me and smiles. "Are you waiting for your kids too?" he asked me. "No, *sigh* I'm with her" I replied as I pointed to the very top of the ride just as Julie was about to come crashing down into the waves with her sister and cousin sitting behind her. "Hey Bubba!!!!" Julie screams at the top of her lungs as she violently waves both arms in the air. Julie then comes running off the ride and towards me while yelling, "Look! I'm soaking wet Bubba!!"
I asked her to take back her purse, stuffed animals, and small bag of donuts before I start kicking my own ass for looking so gay....lol. Good times :)
The Adventures of Dumb-Dumb: My boss's dog who is actually named Oscar but is best known as "Dumb-Dumb" has been up to his usual antics. One day my boss showed up about 25 minutes late and fuming mad. Apparently he stopped at a gas station on the way to work to gas up but left the keys in the ignition of his truck. While he was in the store paying for gas Oscar accidentally hit the doorlocks with his paws and locked Jimmy out. He kept trying to yell at Oscar through the closed windows to hit the door release button but Oscar was just panting away with his big dumb smile on his face and tilting his head. Jimmy had to call his wife to come with a spare set of keys and open the doors for him...lol.
Jimmy told us that at home he puts Oscar on a 40 foot lease on the sundeck to keep him from running away too far. Well one day he was watching T.V. when he heard this huge grinding and rumbling sound followed by a thundering crash. Apparently Oscar had done a lap around the set of patio furniture before spotting a squirrel in the yard. As he took off down the steps of the sundeck he dragged 6 chairs and a table umbrella set along with him....lol
During the summer months Jim told us he has an air conditioner in his home office next to his bedroom. He does this so that the bedroom gets cool during the night without having the noise right next to you while trying to sleep. But in order for this to work well he uses a bungee cord to hold open the hallway closet door to the bathroom door, this prevents the cool air from escaping to the rest of the house. Well one night Jim's wife was coming home late from work and Oscar heard the garage door opening. Jim woke up to the sound of Oscar running down the hallway and thought to himself, "Oh nooooo..."
Thump,thump,thump CRASH!! as Oscar comes screaming down the hallway and runs into the closet door.
Work has been going down the same old path. I'm still the only one who puts in a 40 hour week. I'm getting sick of the commute home though because Interstate 84 has been under construction since the three Wisemen were on their way to see Baby Jesus. I either can get home in 35 minutes or an hour and 20 minutes, it all depends on that damn highway. Ugh.
My evening class at the local Tech School has been going very well and I look forward to finishing the course and looking for a new job, preferably something closer to home.
Oh and a message to everybody involved in the labor dispute between the NHL and the Players Union: Screw you! Screw you for not being able to split hundreds of million of dollars in a way that will make everybody happy and thus robbing us of the greatest game ever to be played by mankind. P.S. - Screw you. And since you have stopped the games from being played and now have so much time on your hands..... SCREW YOU! I hate how greed has destroyed the major sporting leagues of our time.
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