Monthly Archives: August 2015
Another Sunday
- Erin returns today. I always feel better when she’s back here. Too much stupid in Dilia, both in her father and grandmother.
- Will was arrested for DUI last weekend. Not his first. I believe it was his third, but Tori says second. I’ll have it checked out sometime this week.
- Neither his mother or brother bailed him out. He had to beg the money from his grandmother. His mother couldn’t bail him out and his brother wouldn’t bail him out.
- Nina and I will head out this morning, but not sure if it will be with 2 wheels or 4 wheels. Depends on the weather.
- The sun is still MIA and it’s almost 6 a.m. The morning temps are pretty cool lately with yesterday’s temperature @ 44°.
- Places in Colorado have seen snow already. Early fall? Early winter? Heavy snows? Time will tell.
- I’m looking forward to fall. Over the years I’ve decided that fall is my favorite season. Cooler temperatures, less insects, beautiful scenery and most recently – ideal riding weather.
- john just arrived at work, and I need to make sure that he is aware of what I need him to do today. Tori, you need to come over when you wake up.
- Peace
So much to do . . . No desire to do it.
At least I got the new trimmer mower assembled and I even walked behind it for an hour and a half. The DR trimmer mower is an amazing tool
An early and late motorcycle day
- Meeting to HOG members at a gas station near El Dorado today. Meeting @ 9:00 a.m. and we’re heading to Madrid for coffee.
- This evening we’re having a road captain’s training class/meeting at the dealership classroom. We’ll meet @ 6:00 p.m. and we’re expected to be there until 8:00.
- We have no rides scheduled for this weekend, which is a good thing since they predict rain starting tomorrow.
- Our next ride is to Moriarty south of I-40. We’re talking a pre-ride during the week sometime. That should be a very small group due to the fact it’s unscheduled.
- Because of the newsletter, I’ve been given the nickname of “Scoop” by Rick. I’m not sure if I’m on board with it.
Just stuff
I went out on the bike today, stopped by HD & Jeep, picked up some stuff @ Lowe’s and came home.
It’s good to be home again. It was weird coming home and not having Whiskey greet me.
Home
I got home @ 10:15 p.m. I swore I’d never drive straight through again and it appears I lied.
20 Dumbest Students Ever.
20 Dumbest Students Ever.
1. “Why don’t the terrorist countries have to follow the constitution?”
2. “During WWI why were all of the women slaving away making shells for the war when they could have just gone to the beach and gotten them from there?”
3. “So all 435 representatives live in one house?”
4. Professor: so who can tell me about Pearl Harbor?
Girl: Oh. my. god. I love that movie.
5. “If we have weapons that can blow up the entire world, how come no one has used them?”
6. “If China is ahead of us by like a day, why didn’t they warn us about 9/11?”
7. “Hey do you know what day the professor hands out the textbook?”
8. “Sorry I’m late, would you mind starting over?”
9. Professor: What was the name of the Indian that helped guide Lewis and Clark?
Student: Sohcahtoa?
10. “Rice grows in fields? I thought it was made from chipped potatoes…”
11. “I have a note from my mom can I get an extension?”
12. Professor: You have 90 minutes for this exam.
Student: You told us we have an hour and a half!
13. In class we were discussing the hole in the ozone layer. Some girl blurts out “oh! That is the hole that the space shuttle flies through, right?”
14. We were discussing forest fires that were going on somewhere in the Midwest at the time, and a girl asked “How can the fires keep burning for more than one day? Do they start back up again every morning?”
15. English professor was collecting food and stuff to send to Japan after the tsunami, namely rice.
Girl raised her hand and asked if it was to soak up all the water.
16. Biology Professor: Look at the person sitting next to you. You share 99% of your DNA with them.
Student: Omg! Is that why you did the seating chart this way?
17. “Did Albert Einstein invent electricity? Or did he just discover it?”
18. “If a bear and a deer were the last things on earth, would they mate?”
19. During a lecture on greenhouse effects, a student raised their hand and asked “Why wouldn’t they just stop building greenhouses?!”
20. Freshman bio class, talking about DNA damage via free radicals and how some foods have antioxidants. Obnoxious super tan girl in front row: “So, like, how many blueberries should I eat if I, like, tan twice a week?”
Whiskey Died This Morning.
Whiskey died at the vet today. It was heart failure, but the vet was unsure of why. I will miss the big guy, but we’re unsure if we will get another dog. Erin took all the pictures on this page.
For those that read this blog that don’t know the history of Whiskey, he was a rescue that we adopted from our parking lot. He was living on our property for about 6 months before I could get my hands on him. On the coldest day of the year, he was sleeping by the front door taking what little heat he could from the crack between the doors. I unlocked the doors and tried to coax him inside. He didn’t fall for that and I had to bribe his sorry ass into the store with 4 Slim Jims. It was the 4th one that caused him to let me touch him.
He was a great addition to our family and he will be missed. Erin must be devastated. She and him were best friends and she would lay on him while watching TV in the living room. I can’t write anymore.
Lots of stuff
- Andy’s in Oregon fighting forest fires.
- Larry Kooy is in the hospital. 25% heart function. Doesn’t look good.
- Great time @ beth & Nancy’s last night for dinner.
- Ran into John & Judy after dinner this evening.
- Meeting John for lunch on Tuesday.
- Church this a.m. Twice in 2 days and not one roof fell on me.
- Played Scrabble IRL this afternoon.
- Knocked off about 8 out of 15 pages of September’s HOG newsletter this evening.
- Whiskey is in a bad way. Nina has him at the vet. If it’s not an infection, I doubt I’ll see him again. If it’s an infection, he should be fine.
- Dat’s all.
It’s Saturday and I went to church.
A friend from way back married a preacher and moved to Niles Michigan and as I promised, I stopped by to visit. Since the church is a 7th Day Adventist Church, I visited on their Sabbath. She invited me to join her and her sons for the service and I did. It was an interesting morning and I was glad to see her again and meet her family. Darrel, her husband, is a pretty good pastor and I enjoyed the sermon.
Mom
Mom is doing great, she’s walking better after her surgery and it appears that Beth is no longer hitting her. Saturdays she spends the morning working for Nancy, carting heavy plants to customer’s cars. I guess it’s what keeps her going. I don’t think Nancy ever hit her and I’m glad for that, Nancy’s pretty strong.