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I blame Brent.

I haven't mentioned it before now, because it's been a bit of a scramble, but today I signed a lease on a new apartment. I'm going to miss my current place, but my landlord's Father is getting too old to care for himself completely, and he's going to move into my apartment, so that he can still have some sense of self reliance. But Sheri can better help him out. My new apartment is 20 minutes West/Northwest, in a sleepy town called Nicasio. I use the term town loosely. I'm in the middle of giant Redwood trees. And I do mean in the middle. It's absolutely gorgeous! Maki will have 5 big dogs as neighbors. The landlords are dog softies and have foster failed with each one. Though Maki will have her own fenced yard. And this apartment has a doggy door, which is phenomenal. It's a bit smaller than my current place, but does have a sizable deck overlooking the forest of giant Redwoods, and much more kitchen cabinet space for my abundant kitchen appliance collection. Maki can bark all she wants, and I can crank the music as loud as I want. Currently my apartment is below a house, and that keeps it quite a bit cooler than the house above me. This new place is below a garage with a concrete slab floor, and the trees block out a lot of direct sunlight. So it should be even cooler than this place. It was quite comfortable at 4:00 today. I've had the heater vent blocked since the day I moved in almost 7 years ago. And will never need the heater in the new place. Still have my Alaska blood. Should be in on the first. Will take some pics after getting situated. Nate, do you remember the hike we went on last time you were out here? It's just a little further up the road from there, and very similar surroundings. The only downside is no in-house washer/dryer, but that's not the end of the world. It has two large closets with hanging rods, where my current apartment has none. And as a gay man, I do have an adequate clothing collection. I threw out about 20 pair of old shoes today. So only about 80-90 pair to have to move. Norm Abram would covet my plaid collection. Haven't counted but at least 40-50 plaid shirts alone. 50-60 hats, etc... You know, a perfectly reasonable wardrobe. I did slim my T-shirt collection considerably today, and have about 50 to take to Goodwill/Salvation Army. My 50-60 pair of boxer briefs and 100-120 pair of socks will remain intact. I get nervous with less. I will most likely be thinning my crazy audio cable/adapter collection soon. Will post to give anyone an opportunity to claim any unwanted items. Only 20 minutes from Compound Bedecarre, so Al, Claire and Dorothy won't easily be rid of me.

Those are questions that I'm also interested in.

Back in '83 I was building a mall in Juneau, Alaska. Some of the Pages working at the State Capitol threw some incredible parties. One page by the name of Jay King threw a Bob party. They put on reruns of The Bob Newhart Show, and everytime someone on the show said Bob, you had to drink. It was a very fun party. Later that night Jay King performed many Michael Jackson songs, and did them well. You probably wouldn't know him by name, but 3 years later Jay King became the front man of Club Nouveau. They had a huge hit with a remake of Lean On Me. R.I.P. Bob.

I've seen a similar setup in the dungeon of a leather bar back in the early 80s. Most likely for a different purpose though.

(I'll pretend I understand half of that)

He gets along well with the parrots?

This is Shannen with my Cousin Michelle, sometime last year. She just happened to run into her at H.E.B. Said she was super nice. R.I.P. Shannen.

I went to visit a good friend at her apartment building in Portland in 1990. While climbing the stairs to her floor, a little mouse, was sitting on a step. I was sure it'd run off as I got closer. I reached that step and the little mouse moved toward my foot. I put my hand down near it and it crawled right into my hand. I took it into my friends apartment. She grabbed a box, but didn't want to interact with my new friend. I knew that he must have been someone's pet, because he had no fear of people. I took him home, made him a temporary home in a bucket, and she put up a notice in her building. Nobody answered the notice, so I bought a proper cage. Had that little guy for about 2 years. Named him Machismo, after a local Mexcan fast food chain named Machismo Mouse.

I love grazing!

You could argue many for best male rock and roll vocalists, Robert Plant, Steve Perry, Niel Young, Paul Rogers, Rod Stewart etc... But for me it's always going to be Roy Orbison. Oh, and usually left out of this discussion by most, BJ Thomas and Eric Carmen.

I haven't spun any vinyl oin a while now, but while organizing today I put this on...

I can't think of Richard Simmons, without thinking about his appearance on Who's Line is it Anyway.

I was just about to ask what film type was used.

That looks great Grahame, though I don't seem to have much appetite in this heat. That's quite amazing, especially as it seems to cost $20 just walking through the door of Good Earth.

Indeed!

Ooh. I love Dream Academy. Of course I did live "Life in a Northern Town". 🙂 About as far North as you can get in the USA.

Watching the restoration is as close as I'll ever get to a Rolex. Though my Brother that passed had one.

Unicorn fat is the perfect thing to prevent rust. If you tickle them, that catches them off guard, then plunge the knife in!

She had some mental health struggles, and some tough times. R.I.P. Shelly.

My oldest Brother started balding in high school. The middle Brother in his late 20s. Needless to say I was constantly worrying about starting to lose my hair. Luckily for me I didn't do any thinning until after 50. Now I don't really care.

And you know what they say, you only see 1/10th of the iceberg above water!

I believe the P.C. term is folically challenged.

Dire Straits is one of my favorite bands, if not my favorite. Love all of their albums and Mark's solo stuff and collaborations as well.