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Sunday, July 12, 2009

SEND IN THE CLOWNS!!!!!

Pretty sweet huh? Grandma McBride loved her some clowns... They are kinda creepy if you ask me. She gave this to me and I really didn't know what to do with it BUT after pondering it for a while, I came up with a brilliant way to use it!

It marks were my water meter is......... Pretty clever huh?!?!??!!? We'll see how long it stays there before some kid steals it on a dare.....

Enough of clowns. I'm starting to get freaked out just talking about them.
Well hello there kids! Right off the bat, I want to say that I have not done a lot to the house because I have been working 'CRAZY' amounts of OT at work but I have had a little time to do a few things. So without further ado put on your s@#t eatin' grin and

enjoy yourselves because this is a celebration!

I do have to say that the survey that I posted on my last entry went over as well as a fart in church! The last time I checked, just a few minutes ago, One person actually answered the question I asked! ONE! MY GOD!!!!!! Do I feel like THIS GUY? Damn right I do!!!

So I have made another 'executive decision', I'm going to keep blogging and posting pictures so when I am old and forgetting what I had for breakfast, I can just look on here and see what stuff I did to the house and when...... Will I remember the link, http://raspix.blogspot.com? Heck no BUT I will put a note in my documents for the nurses at the old folks home to set it on my computer so I can I can view it a revel in that old nostalgic feeling......

Enough of me whining like the CEO of GM wanting more bail out money.

'Operation deck demo' began and is almost complete! There was just no going back on it! After years of neglect the only option was to tear it down. So with my trusty 'Saws-all” and a homeless hitchhiker, KIDDING! Adam is a guy from work, We tore it down....

Heck! I even put my little nephew to work......

EASY there kids!!!! Don't go and call social services on me.... This was a staged picture. I just wanted to kinda freak everyone out........

To get back to the hitchhiker comment, I actually did pick up one... I wasn't going to tell you but after seeing my mother's reaction to the news, I decided to shout it from the top of the mountain..... So yes, I picked up a hitchhiker. Sure he reeked of cheap booze and he kept on repeating himself but we had a good chat about life and politics.... The best part of our conversation was when he said "You're one lucky guy because you have a job, I can't keep one." I did not say this to him but this is what I was thinking. GEE!?!?!?!?!? I'm going out on a limb here but maybe you can't keep a job because you have a little drinking problem, but who am I to judge......

I took a trip to Ohio for my Nana's 90th birthday! And look what I found down in the basement!?!?!?!? WOO HOO!!!!!!

Aren't this babies banned in all 50 states? I'm soooooooooooooooo going to bust this out at my next party!!!!! Sure hope no one gets impaled..... HE HE HE HE HE HE HE!!!!!!!

Being that Grandpa McBride passed away a few months ago, grandma is cleaning out the house of all of his stuff. She unleashed me in his tool shed!!!! I had to take a break because I had information overload! He had so much stuff and I am sure that the EPA has deemed some of it that I touched hazardous material. So if I get cancer or something I'll know why, but I did get an awesome set of tools!

Well that's all I got for ya, oh wait! Wanna see my bitchin' side burns I grew????????

They were bigger than Evil Knevels in 74!!!!!! Oh and the dirty towel in the background is not used to 'clean myself', I use it to on my car... Talk to y'all next month.

Monday, June 01, 2009

Well, well, well!?!?!?! Glad to see y'all again..... I hope your summer is rockin' like Kiss at Madison Square Garden in 78!!!!! It's like 85 degrees with the humidity at 110% and my A/C isn't working properly so I'm on my couch sweating like Nancy Pelosi every time she's asked to try to explain that she didn't know anything about water boarding............

So Mese was the ONLY person to actually point me in a direction for the decor of the kitchen!!! I take that back!!!! Dorothy made a comment that she liked my green counter tops. Thanks young lady for your input and the other thing that you did like 20 years ago for Mark, Billy and I!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!! OH OK sorry about that momentary lapse!!!! Back to the kitchen!!!! This is what Mese suggested I get for the floor. This is how easy I can be.... I emailed her asking what I need to do with the floor and 5 minutes later she sent me the link for the tiles she thinks I should get. I looked at it for a millisecond and emailed her back saying 'SOLD'!!!! The whole transaction was maybe 6 minutes!!!!! That's how easy I am!!!!!! YEAH LADIES!!!!!! Any takers!?!?!?!?!? AND!!!!! I know some people out there cannot believe Boike actually has a wife and she actually puts up with him.... To dispel the 'conspiracy theories', ladies and gentlemen I give you Mese!!!!

This also brings up another 'issue'........ I took the liberty to create a little survey that I wish all of you to take!!!!!!! It will help me in what my future of 'blogging' will hold. FOR THE LOVE OF BABY JESUS at least take the survey!!!! It consists of 1 question!!!!! THAT'S ALL!!!!!!!!

And now the ditch!!!!!!!! KRIPES!!!!!! I have decided that as long as I am on this earth, i'll be always tinkering with it!!!! I planted some ivy at every pile of broken concrete.

Went to The Winston, old habits die hard, I mean the All Star race with the Singers!!!! A good time was had by all!!!! This was my seat!!! The day of the race I went up to the ticket office and was asked by the ticket lady what seat I wanted...... "Ahhhhhhh hell! Let's splurge and give me a seat up in the new section" and this is what she gave me for a mere $65!!!!! It might sound like a lot of money but it's actually cheap for a race and they are running all kinds of specials because there is such a dip in attendance this year...

PEOPLE!!!!!! I had to take an elevator to my seat!!!!! That's how high I was!!!!!!!! So with my sixer of PBR, scanner and head set I headed up to enjoy some RACIN' and thought to myself as the cars went by, 'this is how we won the Cold War! The Soviets had nothing to compete with this!!!!'

I also decided to do something about the driveway... So I took the pressure washer to it!!!!! I have a pretty long driveway so each night after work I work on one section at a time......

I've said this before and I will say it again!!!!! ALL YOU NEED IS A CHEAP LITTLE PRESSURE WASHER TO GET YOUR DRIVEWAY AND OTHER STUFF LOOKING LIKE THIS!!!!! Kripes!!!! I just have a cheap one that I bought at Big Lots a few years ago and look at the results!?!?!?!?!? Looks good to me.... What about you? Now!!!! With that said, if you are looking to freakin' take paint off the side of a house then YES you will need a bigger one......

Remember the guy that kinda cussed me out and caused me to put a halt to completing the "McBride Expressway" ??? Well guess what I found out???? I was talking to one of my neighbors and he informed me that the guy is kinda screwed because he didn't get the proper permits from the county to clear the land....... So it's just an empty field back there........ KARMA!!!!!! Love it! This kinda fits into some of the plans I have to fix up the back yard and I'll talk about that more next month... Sorry this is kinda short but they have implemented mandatory OT at work so my days now pretty much consist of work and sleep, oh I eat a little too.

Monday, May 04, 2009

Sorry about that but I'm dog sitting and whatever Bailey got into is making her smell like 'creeping death'!!!!! MY GOD!!!!!! Hold on, need to go get some Lysol!!!!!!! OK! I hope you had a great Easter..... Wanna see what the Easter Bunny looks like after delivery baskets to all the kids in the world??????

I hope he gets to sleep for the next month.....

So another month has gone by and what do you have to show for it??? Another gray hair, roll of fat on your tummy or, better yet, a day closer to being 6 feet under!!!! Sorry I'm being so morbid but I just had my birthday and I'm 1 more year closer to 40.... WOO HOO!!!!

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!!!!
Don't look at the next picture of what the Hatcher's got me if you are easily offended!?!?!?! Read the glass!!!!! HE HE HE HE HE!!

I went up to the Boike farm in Virginia for my annual rest and relaxation on the farm but this is what I did most of the time while I was there...

I also watched some pretty funny 'trash' reality TV! I tell ya!!!!! When you think your life is in the crapper just watch some of that and you will say to yourself "Come to think about it, my life isn't that bad.".....It rained about 98% the time I was up there so I was very limited on what I could do.... I was all revved up to ride the tractor, front loader and anything else I could get my hands on....... DAMN RAIN !!!!!! We did have an evening where it did stop raining long enough to burn some trees and junk that Boike cleared with the front loader!

So my mother doesn't freak out on me!!!!! You have to have a permit and permission, which he had, from the local fire department to set off such a big fire like that. THERE!!!!!!!! We all good now??? So back to the fire, how do you start such a big fire? Well all you need is a gallon of diesel fuel and a flare supplied by the Va. Department of Transportation. It all goes up like that!! Then you just sit back with a few beers and try to solve the world's problems while it burns....

Here are all the pictures I took of the Boike and Mese farm........ Enjoy the slide show!!!

Not much else to chat about... It's pretty slow going here at Casa de McBride plus I have a deadline to make!! I need to post this ASAP because I like having an update for ya at the beginning of each month.

Sorry this was short... Have a good one!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

'DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK!

Sorry for the delay and thanks to everyone that asked me either via email or face to face if I was alright...... This is all I will say about it! Ready!?!?!?!? I had a mild case of scurvy! KIDDING!!!! But I bet it made ya laugh. I'm just adding fuel to the 'rumor mill' aren't I!?!?!? But seriously, it was 'w*@# r#$%^&*' and during the last time I wrote an entry I had a very cool supervisor, that's right Jamie it's an old fashion SHOUT OUT! HOLLA!!!!!! HE HE HE HE!!! I guess you can say I had a 'man crush' on him!!! The guy rocked like Grand Funk Railroad at Shea Stadium in 71!!! Not even a day after I wrote this I was reassigned to a another supervisor.. As my friend Doober would say. "WHAT THE CRAP!?!' Gotta love Karma! This is what I need to do, put on my big boy britches and do my job the best I can because I really enjoy being employed plus 'chicks' don't dig a guy without a job. It's all going to work out because 'I'm good enough and gosh darnit! People like me!' That's all you need to know...... So let's see????? I need to wish y'all a belated happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, National 'get ya some day' I mean Valentines Day, April Fools day and any other holiday I forgot...... I hope all is well in your neck of the woods.... A ton of stuff has happened since I talked to you in Oct. so without further ado.......

This is what happens when a GMC Denali backs up into a Civic, and after dropping some serious cash to the body shop, this is what it looks like now.

As you can see I also had them replace the fender that I banged up pretty good like almost 3 freakin' years ago.....So I started out with a wreck!! Here's the dealeo..... I was just going to make a right and the lady, who was on her cell phone, backed into me!!! Her backup lights came on and before I knew it she slammed into me!!!! I was not happy because when the trooper came she would NOT say she backed into me!!!! SOOOOOOOOOO the trooper's hands were tied and could not place blame on her for the accident!!!! Needless to say, I was not a happy camper!!! Not only am I out of $1000 for my deductible but my dang insurance premiums went up!!!!! Geez thanks!!!!!!! There is more to the story but I might sound 'mean spirited' or a bitter American if I give more details..... OH AND!!!!! I also got the truck fixed too..... Check it out... They had to replace the whole back window!!!!

On Thanksgiving I started out the day participating in the first annual 'Merritt Ln clean sweep' which consisted of one person, me....................... You see, I live on a pretty secluded road

and teenagers love coming here and drinking their little hearts out. I don't blame them...... KRIPES!?!?! Who wasn't that kid that didn't like a good place where you could go and drink without the cops coming and bustin' you!?!??!?! Exactly........ I just wish the little punks would clean up after themselves!!!!

So with the tractor, wagon, work gloves and a rake I go and clean up.

Most of the garbage is cans and glass with a hint of plastic bottles.... The last step is to take it all to the 'recycling area', or us simple folk down here in Lancaster county call it, the dump. It's just another way that I can help mother earth plus they pay you for aluminum!!! WOO HOO!!!! And ladies and gentlemen, that's how I roll!!!!! Capitalism RULES!!!!!!!

Not even a week after Thanksgiving, Grandpa McBride went to the big plant up in the sky.

He was a border line workaholic. Ahhhh hell! Who am I kidding? He was a full fledged one!!! Grandma told me that he would go to work at 4am, come home for about an hour for dinner then go back in until about 11pm!!! GEEZ MAN!!!!! Talk about the ultimate company man!!!! While I was up there I went up to see Mark and Melissa up near Cleveland. Poor Mark had to work the graveyard shift so Melissa and I hung out and she even had wine glasses with a place to write our names so we didn't pick up the wrong one!!!

And look at Singer's new toy!!!! It's a really fast tricycle!!!!! Pretty cool if ya ask me......

Oh and if your wondering, thinks are just groovy at the nuclear power plant which is right next to casa de Singer. If you ask me it's just a very expensive way to boil water.

I then went up to see my family up in NY. I stayed at my cousin Jeff's house, he's the guy I get most of my material from to make you laugh, where I met his future wife Kari.... I also saw my wild and wacky cousin Cassie........ As one of my other cousin's wife would say, 'bless her heart'!!!! I didn't make ya cry this time did I Cassie???????

Wanna know what there is to do up in Bolivar, NY???????? Head down to the Bolivar country club for a fish fry and drink!!!! HE HE HE HE!!! I was going to give you a link to it but they don't have a site!!! Hello 20th century!!!!! Anyways, it's where my grandpa Cawley was a member, the majority of my uncles were too and where mom and dad had there wedding reception back on Feb 15, 1969!!!!!!

Matter of fact, I don't think any of the decor has changed since then!!!! GREAT CAESAR'S GHOST!! They have been married for 40 years!!!!! That my friends is a rarity this days!!!!!!!

I had my share of the white stuff to satisfy my need for it the next 10 years and when you travel up in the stuff this is what your car looks like.....

When it snows they load up the old salt trucks and spread it EVERYWHERE to try to melt the snow and ice. This is why cars up north are a pile of rust just after a few years. So I spent the weekend cleaning every inch of it trying to get all of the salt off it.

I worked on a few things in the kitchen. My friend Steph and I went to Lowes and she helped me find new fixtures on the cabinets. I had to get a female perspective. HELLO!!! I know my limitations when it comes to that stuff..... So instead of 'I like to think of myself as being rich' gold, I have pewter color...... What do you think?

I was so happy with the results that I did the, I have no idea whatcha call it, out in the living room.

For Christmas I asked for and received a new L.E.D light for the sink......

It's all about being GREEN as much as I can!!!!! Speaking of green, that's the color of my counter tops which has been discussed by everyone who has come to visit. There is no in between....... It's like former President W Bush, either ya hate or love him. So let me ask you fine people out there, what color counter tops should I go for?????

Also the floor has seen better days as well.... The damn kids used it for their canvas!!!" Look mom! I can kinda draw a straight line!" I want to get tile and again I need your help! What color should I get and FOR THE LOVE OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY! Something that I don't have to take out a 2nd mortgage to get!

I also got my own iPod!!!!! THANKS MOM! So now all of this:

Is on this!!! YA GOTTA LOVE TECHNOLOGY!!!!!!

On New Years eve the Haver clan spent a few nights with me..... It's usually absolute mayhem but I would not want it any other way. They brought 'Rock Band' and we hooked it up to the Wii.

I felt like the tour manager for Foghat back in the 70s. I had to break up shouting matches between the rhythm guitarist Mitch, the lead guitarist Holly and the singer Heidi. It was pretty funny how competitive they all are!!! As you can see, Natalie was a backup singer/ dancer......

Don't be fooled by Mitch's innocent look. He's a cold blooded Wii bowler! This kid would whoop me and talk smack while he did it!!!!! I tell ya!!! The youth of today!!! No respect for their elders.....

The house hadn't seen that much action since, well let's see??? Oh yeah, the last time they all were all here... But it's well worth it!!!!

That same day I was informed that I had jury duty for a week in January!!!!!! Everyone told me great ways to get out of it, like showing up with a confederate hat and a shirt saying 'Guns don't kill people, I do!!!!!!! But my favorite is asking the judge, "Does the state still offer firing squads as an option for a way to be executed??????"

And now a word from our sponsor, State of South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. We had a snow storm in January...

It snows down here about every three years or so. Gotta love it because:

No matter how little it snows, everything shuts down! It's like a snow day back when you were in school.
The snow stays around for maybe a day or two then it all melts and you are back to normal 55 degrees!
Did I mention EVERYTHING shuts down!?!?!

I waited till the coldest day of the year so far to go and get some of the broken concrete that I have been eying for a while. I figure that anything that would scare the poopy out of me is either dead or hibernating.

So with the truck and a shovel I went and loaded up....... Here comes one of those fancy slide shows for ya. Oh and before you say anything about "Gee???? He sure didn't put much in the back of the truck." The things were heavier than Rosie O'Donnell and as I've told you before, I'm not 18 anymore! So I did a little at a time.

Then in February we had another dose of the white stuff with some ice mixed in with it and I didn't go to work that day because I really didn't want to slide into a ditch or something. So I started to scrap and sand the walls in my bathroom...... I had a few areas where the paint was bubbling up......

I also replaced the crappy gold light that hangs above my mirror and the knobs and hinges on the cabinets..... GOOD GOD the people before me luuuuuuuuuved them some gold didn't they??? YAHTZEE!!!! Guess where I got a nice pewter light?????? Nope not Big Lots guess again! ALDI!!!!!!!! THAT'S RIGHT!!! Aldi. Not just cheap food anymore!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!

So the big race, Daytona 500, came and went. Beeker, I mean my friend Kyle,

made a ridiculous $100 bet with me and I won it, wanna see my shocked face?

After swappin' spit with his new buddy Boike in the shower, he decided to send the $100 in freaking dimes and shredded paper...... It took me about 2 hours to dig them all out..... But it's all good because I almost filled up a bottle with all them!!!!! Who's the joke on now buddy????

After getting my HUGE stimulus check thanks to Obama, just jerking your chain; I didn't get one so don't write your congressman asking where your check is, I decided to put an extra layer of insulation up in the attic.

Again, it's all about being efficient and saving my hard earned money so I can be taxed more by the government for taking care of the octuplet woman and her 25 kids. Also to contribute to her having more plastic surgery in her attempt to have the lips of Algenlina Jolie. Getting back to the insulation, it's a heck of a lot better to lay it out when it's not freakin' 105 up there!!! WATCH OUT!!!! I'm going to go Bill Nye 'the science guy' on ya! Heat rises and no matter how cool it is outside all the heat in your house collects up in your attic and causes it to be hotter then the hubs of hell up there!!! Plus it doesn't help that you have to cover up any exposed skin. I made the mistake of being up there in the afternoon and sweating like Michael Jackson on the witness stand!!!!

You know, sometimes it really good to live in a 'Mayberry' type town because the bottom hasn't fallen out in the real estate market like say CA, NV or FL!!!!! The Mexican Princess, Soraya, helped me with a SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET refinancing!!!!!!! So that means I can save money on my mortgage and use the extra dough as 'girl money'!!! SOYAYA IN DA HOUSE!!!!!!

As you can see, I have been doing my Wii yoga every morning!!!! The HOTTIE that is my trainer says I am a 'yoga master'!!! And who's to argue with her??????? She's HOT and smart!!! HOLLA!

In case you missed it, I posted this SWEET video of Dale Jr, actually it's my nephew Charlie at Halloween 2008.

He has some sweet moves doesn't he????

Well that's what's been up with me the last 4 months...... I'm going to enjoy a Dilly Bar with the boys.... Talk to you next month....

Oh and for your information the national debt is.................. Come on everybody!!!! Sing along! "And I'm proud to be an American................."

ONE MORE THING before I go........ Jack, the one in the middle, is Autistic and they are having an 'Autism Awareness' night at the Charlotte Checkers game this Saturday 4/4/09. If you are in the Charlotte area come and chat it up with me and buy me a beer thanking me for all of the hard work I put into this blog. We can also enjoy watching guys beat the living crap out of each other!!!! It will be better then watching somebody getting 'pepper sprayed' on COPS!

Friday, March 27, 2009

I have been doing this blog for about 4 years now and these are the most common emails I get from people that read it.

DISCLAIMER!!!! These are are my views as of right now! There is nothing saying that something or someone can come along and change them.... So don't think everything I say is written in stone. KRIPES!!! If our president changes his mind why can't I????

Why don't you have a pet? Well I personally think it's not fair to get a dog, that's the only pet I would get, and be gone for 10-12 hours a day. That's not fair to the pupper is it? When I get home all tired, he or she would want to play because they have been in the house all day..... I don't know about you but I'm not 21 anymore and I have a certain amount of energy left after 10 hours at work....
Why no girlfriend? That's another good question caller. I can look back and I can say I had one super serious relationship that lasted more than a year and that didn't end too well.... I didn't like that feeling..... So let me ask you? The average marriage ends in divorce the first two years. This might sound a little shallow of me but would you buy a car if you knew the odds are pretty good that it will break down in the next two years???? I didn't think so...... Your witness counselor!!!!
Do you really drive 60 mph on the highway? Damn right I do!!!! It's a fact that 60 mph is the most economical speed. Sorry y'all but I am never in a hurry to get anywhere and I truly love saving gas and money....... If you don't like being behind me then pass!!!! That's why there are two or more lanes on the interstate isn't it??????
Is there anything you won't talk about? Why yes there are. I will tell you fine folks out there in 'internet world' 95% of what I am thinking and doing.............. I look at it like this. If anything happens to me I don't want anyone to say "Gee, I wonder how Andy felt?"..... With that said, there are a few things that I will not say a peep about, so I write them down and seal them up and throw them in my vault only to be opened when I am no longer on this planet.
You are always talking about drinking. Do you have a problem that we need to know about? No problem here buddy...... Sure I like to have a beer or two watching some football or enjoying some suds with a friend or family member. Matter of fact, I rarely touch anything during the week. Now if I couldn't function without a drink then I would be asking you what your blood type is because I might need your liver because mine stopped working.

Whether in the car or watching TV, if I have something I think would be a good topic to talk about then I write it down along with all the other stuff I need. My brain is going 1000 MPH with ideas and things I need to do........

My coffee table is full of post em' notes and other items. Hey look!!! I've learned that I need to write any thought or idea down before I forget it...... Getting old's a bitch!

If you need more 'ANDY TIME' check me out my page on Facebook, the luxury box of network sites, or Myspace, the bleacher seats!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Somethings are better seen when they are in your rear view mirror....

This will be my last entry for a while. I am going on a sabbatical until spring....... Don't worry! I'm not dying, I didn't just find out I'm some baby's daddy and I'm not going into rehab so don't get all concerned... I just have some stuff I need to get worked out...... It will all be groovy, I'm not the most religious guy in the world BUT I do know there's someone upstairs because they have gotten me out of a few jams in my life.

So set you phaser guns to FUN because it's time for a wild and wacky time with Andy......
Let me ask you, had enough of politicians "pissin' on your back tellin' you it's raining"?? Well you're in luck because Joe the plumber asked me to update my blog and try to help the country heal mentally.... So here we go!!!!

Things are starting to whine down here at casa de McBride. One of the last things I will do before I hibernate for the winter is cut the roses back because Grandma McBride told me to do it. She is the plant guru.....

I tell ya!!! I am becoming the master of blogs!!!!! I know I did this last entry but I have become a Jedi so from now on I will have all before and after shots in a slide show so you just have to hit the play button!!!! You can thank me by buying me a beer next time I see you.... P.B.RmeA.S.A.P!!!!

I went to Singer's wedding and had a BLAST! I saw some people I have not seen in years!!!!!! I could easily set up a montage of 'then and now' pictures but I believe in a little thing called karma. I have no problem making fun of myself so I put a picture of what I looked like back in 1987....

That's a sweet mullet isn't it?? Business in the front and PARTY in the back!!!!

So back to Singer, his house is like totally awesome! He lives right next to Mr. Burns..... Get this!?!? The nuclear plant pays for his garbage, water and cable!!!! Gotta love it!!! Heck!!! I'd live there too if they paid for all that stuff!!!

OH YEAH!!!!! Lookin' good!!!!

Sooo?? Let me ask you fine people out there, what woman DOESN'T look great on their wedding day???? OK maybe this one is the exception...

I also went to the redneck riviera, Gatlinburg, with my friend Renee...

Pretty hot huh!!!! I only hang out with girls that win beauty pageants!!! We went hiking and I fell and sprained my knee pretty bad but I was half way down the mountain and I had to put on my big boy britches and limp the rest of the way down..... It was a wake up call for me... I needed to start working out again and stretching. So I went and bought myself a Wii Fit and I highly recommend that anyone reading this to go out and get one!!!! So every morning I workout. I can now do yoga and I'm not a hack-e-sack kickin' hippie!!!! "Let's do a drum circle dude..".

Well that's all for me.... I will talk to you crazy kids in a few months.... I leave you with a quote from Casey Kasem, "Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars."

Sunday, October 05, 2008

And when I die..........

This is a bonus entry for ya if you can find it and you don't mind reading and not seeing any pictures..... I need to write this down so I will never forget the way I'm feeling right now..... I went and saw my grandpa at the nursing home and consider myself a man but I have been on the verge of crying ever since then...... I'm not sure he recognized me at all and could hardly talk...... I'm pretty upset that a man who was so strong mentally and physically up until now doesn't have much of a mind anymore and is very feeble looking.... More than likely this will be the last time I see him so I made it a point to tell him that I loved him....... I know I have said it before but the cycle of life sure can suck!!!!! OK!!! I promise the next entry I write will be funny and have pictures..... Have a good night...

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto....

Phase II has begun and been completed....... Give me a rake and shovel and I can accomplish anything!!! Of course it took me a while but I got it done...... Great Caesar's ghost!!! I returned the Bobcat almost a month ago and while I am out there spreading gravel I think about how I would of had all of it spread out in a freakin' day if I still had it. Oh well........ So thanks to Picasa I created a little movie for ya so sit back with your bag of popcorn and enjoy the show....

Pretty sweet huh?? Can you say Oscar????? OK so it isn't a full blown movie with actors, special effects or a scrip but like an oriental massage parlor it does have a happy ending!!!!!!! Almost everyday after work I would come home and spend an hour out there. It has taken me about a month to finally be able to move the boat on to it but if you ask me it was well worth it...

And now let's talk a little about the ditch....... Now don't get me wrong, I love when we get some rain but we had two days straight of the heavy kind. I think it was remnants of a hurricane. Anyways, look what it did.....

So to fight all the dang erosion I dumped a bunch of mulch on both sides and don't tell Boike but I planted some ivy too.... He thinks I have a problem with my love of the stuff...

Oh and look what happened to my truck..... Dale, that's the guy at the dump that loaded the truck up with mulch, dinged it with the loader.... Did I get all worked up??? Nope. Maybe if I was a little younger but hey let's put it in perspective. It's an old truck!!! Wait!?!? Let me make that statement again. IT'S AN OLD TRUCK!!!! Stuff like that happens to a vehicle you use to haul stuff..... Maybe I am too laid back but I really didn't care much.

HECK...... I'm the same guy that still has not fixed my other car and this happened 2 years ago.....

So gas prices gotcha down!?!?!?! No prob! Mr. MPG, miles per gallon, is here to help..... Buy my product now and I'll include this set of Ginsu knifes....

There isn't a special product that you can buy to get better MPG. Remember this: The fastest you can go is 60 mph before your MPGs go into the crapper..... Trust me.... I went online and researched it.

Well I hope y'all have a good one. I'm off to Mark and Melissa's wedding up in OH...

Remember them? He bought her a pink snowmobile!!!!!

It should be a blast!!! I'll be seeing people from my hometown that I have not seen in years..... And then i'll be heading over to see my grandparents...... I'll talk more about that later.... All I can say is the cycle of life sure can suck.....