And now what did you do TODAY?

[blessingx]

That had a little more to do with where relative/lawn-tree owner asked. 

[TMoney]

Rented a Challenger. When in Rome/rural Ohio. Trying to find Bad Company on the radio.

 

Bad ass!

 

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Half-day at work before heading home to pack for a 10-day trip to Israel and the Holy Land. Happy holidays, everyone!

[Grahame]

Rented a Challenger. When in Rome/rural Ohio. Trying to find Bad Company on the radio.

All out of Prii?

#BadAssIndeed

[Voltron]

That had a little more to do with where relative/lawn-tree owner asked.

You mean next to the old refrigerator and not too close to the sittin' couch?

[guzziguy]

That's all good news!  Happy holidays, Jacob.

[skullguise]

Definitely lessens the concerns, good thing.  And good luck with however you decide to move forward!

[roadtonowhere08]

Not necessarily today, but eh...

 

Two nights ago, my wife and I stayed up until 1AM wrapping gifts.  I am pretty good at it, and so is my wife.  I hate it, but she loathes it, so I usually do most of them.  This is when my annual "Fucking Christmas..." grumbling comes out

 

Yesterday, we took the trio to Disneyland and left the twins with her sister.  For once, we did not have to worry about stroller parking and all that.  We stayed the whole day, and it was a blast.  Busy as hell, but when is it not?

 

I think this about sums up how everyone enjoyed themselves:

 

[ironbut]

What a great photo!

Glad to hear that Disneyland still has it going on!

[guzziguy]

Agreed, great picture.  Glad you and your family had a great time.

[boomana]

Great pic!

[jvlgato]

Great pic! That joy just makes me happy .

Jacob, great news!

Ric, great Buckeye car! Any Michael Stanley Band on the radio? Or was that only Cleveland area?

[blessingx]

^ Oh, Michael Stanley was huge (in alllll of Northern Ohio). WMMS baby!

Hope you're having fun in Cleveland.

[Absorbine_Sr]

Mike Sr. reminds himself to cue up some Michael Stanley Band some night soon.

[jvlgato]

Awesome.

Didn't know they got as far as Chicago! There's a bunch of his stuff on Tidal that I found last night.

[Absorbine_Sr]

WXRT introduced me to them in the 1970's by playing Let's Get The Show On The Road late at night. And I worked for Stark Records out of Ohio for several years.

[jvlgato]

Really cool, Mike!

Oh, and to Ric, forgot to say, 'Home of the Buzzard'!

[Wmcmanus]

One run and Coke gave me 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.  Now need 8 more (hours of sleep) and I'll be human again.  Time to shake off the elf in me for a while.  106 events is way too many, and 22 events in a 30 hour day will never happen again.  My body just isn't made for it, although it sure was fun.  

 

Found some pics on Facebook from one of my home visit clients.  Their boys also attend a day care that I visited earlier in the season.  My neighbor's mom who was filling in for my mom who couldn't make it this year to perform her usual Mrs. Claus duties (she slipped on ice last month and broke her knee, poor thing).  The home visit pics were taken this morning during my early morning "sneak a peek" appearance.
 

 

[Voltron]

Way to go Santa Wayne. You made a lot of people happy and joyful, which is not something too many of us can say. Take a well deserved rest.

[Salt Peanuts]

^ This, and the pics are great, especially the second one.

Edited December 26, 2014 by Salt Peanuts

[agile_one]

X2 what Al and Haj said, Wayne.  Santa did good.

[Voltron]

Having a mellow day in Mayberry. I put up my new bird feeder and her are the first few customers.

https://vimeo.com/115445163

[Dreadhead]

Still on crutches most of the time but to the point where I can hobble around a bit. On top of that I have eaten like a pig for 4 days.

Getting significantly fatter. Just stepped on the scale and I have gained 50lbs (or almost 30%) since just before Thanksgiving 2013. Maybe that realization is going to be enough to encourage me to relearn some self control.

Feeling like a failure right now between the weight gain and not being able to help much with the kids.

[Voltron]

Weight comes and goes, Chris. You can burn that off this year if you decide to do it, but you can't change the fact that you're laid up with a short term injury. I'm sure it is frustrating and makes you feel a little guilty but I don't think Meghan or your family resents you for not doing more when you are banged up. Try to enjoy the restful part and keep the pain down with rum. What's another pound or two when you're going to lose a bunch anyway?

Edited December 26, 2014 by Voltron

[Dusty Chalk]

I've convinced myself that I've been scammed on eBay.  ( a ) I didn't notice the person had zero feedback; ( b ) they said they shipped it UPS, then backtracked and said they shipped it USPS when I called them on it (that's what the listing said); ( c ) when I asked them for a tracking number, they responded with, "I apologize, I know this must be very frustrating (smiley face)", "Wait, let me look." and "my father threw it out".  Oh, and ( d ) price was too good to be true.

 

Oh yay, I'm dealing with a kid.  Hopefully it still shows up.

[roadtonowhere08]

Good thing you are a buyer.  Whatever happens, ebay/PayPal will rule in your favor.