We really need to take our girl dog, Dottie to the groomer. She is getting more and more tangled by the day. Dottie hates going to the groomer but we cannot keep her hair short enough to keep it clean and untangled. She gets a whole lot of hitchhikers in her fur and makes it very hard to live with her. She loves to sleep with us and we can not let her in the bed if she has a lot of stickers in her fur and she is at that point right now. I will be taking her to the groomer on my next day off this upcoming week and it will not be a moment to soon.
July
It is so hard for me to believe that July is hear already it just seems like yesterday it was the start of the year, as you get older the days go by so fast. It seems such a short time ago I was in high school now I have grand kids in school, how did the time fly by so fast? I sometimes wish I was young again then it sets in that I did not have a great childhood and I am happy that I am old and set in my ways so I guess this is it.
The heat is on
The last two days have been very hot and humid, it has been so hot that when I get home from work the very first thing I do is strip off and get in the shower. I can not stand myself I am soggy from sweat and that is not a great way to walk in this house, my wife can smell a stinky man for 6 blocks and I do not want that go shower look from her so I walk straight to the shower and wait to give her a hug when I get out of the shower, makes us both feel better that is for sure.
My luck
Sunday was the first show for this third season of the Ice Road Truckers and we had to work late, and we missed the first show I will have to check and see if it is demand, leave it up to Comcast they will not show it again, they always mess up my life and I wish there was another option for cable TV here, oh well I guess I can watch it Sunday night if they show the last weeks show before the new one like they did last year I will be fine.
UPDATE The Ice Road Truckers comes on tonight at 9 pm thanks you History Channel.
3 day weekend
Since I took my new job this will be my first 3 day weekend and I am very excited about it. I think I will take a short trip and go to Dale Hollow Lake and camp out and do some fishing. This will be a very welcome break from the daily grind of having 3 jobs and I think I deserve a break from the rat race. I can not wait to get to the lake, it looks like rain so I will not take the motorcycle but I am looking forward to some bike trips this summer too.
New President
Next week we get us a new President here in the United States, and I for one am not very excited over the coming events. I can not see a lot of change coming from other Presidents that we have had, they all come into the office full of piss and vinegar and then they come to realize that nothing really changes just the face in front of the camera. I wish Obama all the best he is going to need the whole country behind him and I am not sure if that is enough to make any major changes.
Elvis
The great Elvis Presley turns 74 this year and I have one set in stone rule that I must follow every year. I will not work on Elvis’s birthday or the day he died. I worked a couple of years ago on his birthday and I wound up wrecking my truck it cost me $5,000 not to follow my own stupid rules. So this year I am going to set on the couch with a peanut butter and banana sandwich and watch TV all day. There is a reason for all rules and this one is set in stone for me.
Ring in the new year
Last night was another of the most boring New Years Eves anyone in the world has ever spent. We went to bed at 10 pm and watched a bit of David Letterman like always and fell asleep before Craig Ferguson, which is a much better show than either Letterman or Leno. At least we were assured that there was no DUI in our plans for New Years Eve and we get to start the new year well rested and safe. I can not complain about being boring at least it does not cost us a lot of lawyer fees to start off the new year.
Best BBQ
I have had BBQ in many parts of this country and some have been very good………Martins BBQ in Nolensville TN. Some have been very bad…….Lucille’s in Oklahoma City it was roast beef swimming in ketchup, and I do mean swimming. Texas makes a very good BBQ, and in my opinion the folks who do BBQ in the south are way over rated to much vinegar for me, give me good Kansas City or Texas BBQ and I am one happy boy.
Day of sorrow
A few days ago the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was observed. This is one day in history that can not be forgotten about, I consider it the first terrorist attack since we were not at war with Japan and the Japanese had very little chance of winning a war with any power they resorted to a sneak attack. We lost a lot of men that Sunday morning and they should be remembered as heroes for defending our great country.