It's Official...

I had to get some reading glasses yesterday to read my 99 cent "How to win at Texas Hold'em" book.


DAMMIT!


Although age catches up with me, I'll endeavor to NEVER act my age. ;)

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Quote for the day:

People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately. -- Russell Baker

Poetry on Monday

Through Peripheral Vision



A sextuplet of years or more,
I've lived in a kind of limbo.
Waiting for the inevitable to happen,
Watching as life crept by,
As lives came to their end.
Reverting back to the teenager I once was,
Has not been a pretty sight.
Differences apparent,
Knowing what they were,
Not changing them.
Friends kept in contact,
I don't know why,
I'm glad they did.
Change has come,
Gladly,
I reckon I wasn't really ready for it.
I'm paying a sort of pennance,
Am I?
All I know is,
With God's blessing,
I need to get moving,
So Life doesn't pass me by.
I have to stop watching it,
Through peripheral vision.



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Quote for the day:

"It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. " -- Agnes Repplier

July and an Air Museum

What a wonderful July I've had!
I got to have my friends stay for the Independence Day Holiday, they made it safely back to Seattle, I shared some spectacular time with my son, I've shared time with family, we finished the main building and guard shack at the Air Museum, and I've cleaned up the junk around the house and yard.
Yard sale here we come! WOOP WOOP!
So, heres some random pics from the month...

The Castle Air Museum Main Building, Finally finished! WOOHOO!

Ok, so this one isn't from this month, but it's special. Momma likes to sit on the arm rest next to me on the deck and put her paw on my lap while we're relaxing.

Leyen DROVE! and didn't even kill us!

My stalwart companion overseeing all that is ours.

The other day it was so hot, Momma let me wet her!

J got me a SEXCELLENT birthday present! WOOP!

Had fun at Bubba Gumps in Monterey with Leyen. This is part of a Bucket of Boat Trash...

I took a moment to reflect at a beach near Monterey...

Some spices I saw in a lil shop...

Look! Proof Leyen can work! OMG!!!

The new pool table! Ready for a tournament anyone? :)

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Quotes for the day:

"You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do. " -- A. J. Kitt

"Walking isn't a lost art: one must, by some means, get to the garage. " -- Evan Esar

"Oh, what a dear ravishing thing is the beginning of an Amour! " -- Aphra Behn

A July Haiku

Forty Three I am,
This big house is so empty,
Peace I need to find.



It's been an interesting couple of weeks!
Some adjustment will soon be necessary along with all the other adjusting I'm doing.
Apparently my life is changing. Go figure!

Independence Day 2009

This day seems to mean a bit more to me this year than any previous year. Although I've shared this day with others when I was on my own, this will be the first year without either of my parents, meaning I'm truly independent.
They will both be in my thoughts this day (and always).
It's been so hard going through this house day after day seeing everything that was my life. I think my sister got a taste of it when she visited yesterday. I'm sure she'll cry when she goes through the box of things I put together for her. I did when I was putting it together. I will again.
I'll be surrounded by my friends today, and for that I'm happy.
I miss you mom and pop. This day is dedicated to you.

If anyone wants to stop by the house today, please, feel free.
Happy Independence Day everyone!
Go with God.

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Quote of the day:

"Hey come watch this with me. You gotta see this. I recorded it for you on the Tivo." -- G. R. Brown

"Those are called Shrumps, not shrimp." -- J. R. Brown

SEE-ATTLE

Yea!I helped Chris, Liz, and Jim move to Seattle this past weekend and got to have an adventure!Here are some pics in no particular order...


Mark's Favorite spot to reflect, at sunset

Into Seattle we go!

Along the road in Oregon. Pretty state.

We shall dub him, "The Drooler".

I went for a walk early in the morning after we stayed the night in a hotel on the way up. Snapped this picture and then I started looking for the guy.

Ugly state. Yes, CA.

I only smoked when I got nervous drivin that big arse truck!

Hey look! That's mount Shasta in the background!

At Marks fav spot again.

The Space Needle!

On their new porch at the apartment.

Pikes Place Chowder!

DAMN that was goooood!

The gang eatin chowder.


Here's some random quotes from the adventure...(paraphrased)

"So he called him Da-a-a-a-a-d." (goat joke)

Leyen, "Get in da pooopah"

Random guy at gas station, "Can I bum a cigarette?"
(we hand him a camel crush) "Oh 18 year old chicks ask me to crush these all the time cause they're not strong enough to do it."
D-Bob, "Tell them to use their thighs."

While watching Super Bad...
Jim, "Leyen this is good. You're gettin a good start on your college career here by watching this."
Chris (while brushing his teeth), "Yea, when you get to your first class, find the biggest jock and feed him your nut sack. Smooth sailing from there."
Liz makes a gagging sound as she laughs and almost swallows her toothpaste. "GOD man, that was disgusting, I almost swallowed that!"
Jim, "WOW, you don't here that come from her lips very often!"

Background: I shared a drew carrey audio with J a few months back. It was called "101 Big dick jokes" and you can find it on youtube if you so choose. Anyhoot, ever since, she and I have been bantering back and forth about it. Here are the ones from the trip via text....

Me, "My dick is so big, they had to close down the space needle because it put it to shame."
She, "My dick is so big, it has it's own atmosphere."
Me, "My dick is so big, you have to use light speed to get from one end to the other."
She,"My dick is so big, Micheal Jackson used it as a stage for ALL of his concerts around the world. Low maintenance, no breaking down."
Me, "My dick is so big, I had to use the moving van to bring it up here to Seattle."
She, "My dick is so big, I couldn't go with you because the moving van isn't big enough FOR MY DICK."
Me, "Yea, I had to lay mine on the top as well... And if I got sexcited, I had to find a tunnel."
She,"My dick is so big, people honk when they drive through all 4 lanes in my pee hole."Me, "My dick is so big, so there."She, "My dick is so big, I had to buy 3 California King size beds. 1 for me and 2 for my dick!"
Me, "My dick is so big, you can use the veins as a life size road map to get from Seattle to Atwater."

Hope you enjoyed those. they cracked me up just readin em. LOL

ahem.

ok..on to the quotes! WOOP

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Quotes for the day:

"Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world. " -- Annie Lennox

"My dick is so big, it's in the next room making us drinks." -- Drew Carrey

10 Minutes of Peace

I'd like to share 10 minutes and 24 seconds of peace with you.
Turn up your volume, close your eyes, and listen to George Winstons Masterful fingers tickle the ivory.
Enjoy!


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Quote for the day:

"Never continue in a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined. " -- Johnny Carson