I love this state...

Tomorrow is November 1st and I'm wearing shorts.
It is absolutely gorgeous out tonight. All of the neighborhood kids are running around screaming, yelling and pretty much doing whatever it takes to make Charlie bark his fool head off.
Charlie and I were sitting on the back patio tonight sharing a beer and looking at a beautiful sunset. I just had to take a minute to thank God for the stunning display as well as all the other things and people that are in my life. I have it good.
Tomorrow is November 1st and I'm wearing shorts...

Art imitates life...

Sometimes I feel like a man in the wilderness...

Days go by...

It's been almost a week since this sickness started. I went to my doctor and he diagnosed it as a severe sinus infection, so now I'm on two different types of anti-biotic and a decongestant. I am as dry as a bleached out desert bone. It's affecting my vision, since I had Lasik surgery 4 years ago my eyes are very sensitive to dryness and my vision gets blurry. And my skin is getting like a gator, dry and scaly especially on my knees and elbows. Not to mention constantly peeing. As fast as I drink something it wants to come out. I feel like a funnel.
The good news is that the chemical cocktail he prescribed seems to be working. I'm feeling a little more normal and I actually got out of the house yesterday to attend the Chili Cook-off. My friend Dawn had an entry in that contest. Tonight I went to Emily's place and had dinner with her family. So I think I'm going to survive.
I need something to drink...

Pray for me...

I am about to croak from complications from a stupid cold. I am miserable and can't sleep. Plus I am developing a toothache.
Time to get my drink on...

A few days off...

Friday, Emily and I are flying to Dallas to visit our friend Darla and her husband Paul. I haven't had an "out of town" vacation for years and I'm looking forward to it.
We leave Ocala at 5:30am (ugh) on Friday and should arrive in Dallas around noon. Saturday we are having a huge bar-b-que with about 40 people. I get to be the assistant to the Grillmaster and plan on charring many pounds of beef, chicken and pork. Yummy!!
Sunday will be spent goofing off and doing some fun stuff in downtown Dallas. Emily has never been so it's really going to be an adventure for her, however, she's a bit nervous about flying. But she'll be with a seasoned veteran flyer (me) and it will all be good.
Monday we fly back home and then back to the salt mines on Tuesday.
At least it will be a four day week...

Week long crazyness...

It's been a bit of a crazy week. I had a hard time finding time for myself, much less time for this blog. Sometimes I can't believe that a single guy like me gets so caught up in stuff that all my time is taken. Since I don't have a family to worry about and take care of one would think that I would have all the time in the world. Not so.

I did have a little time yesterday to have Emily and Kristin over for swimming and some delicious brats and kraut while watching about 5 different college football games.

Plus I got this great picture of Kristin and Charlie. He loves her. I think to him she must smell just like MilkBones.

So goes my week...

I have something to say...

Hey it's me, Charlie. What's up.
You don't hear many dog rants but I have one.
Who is in charge of the lizards in my yard? There's about a Go-zillion of the damn things around here and frankly, they are annoying me. They run along the fence like they own the freakin' place then stop just out of reach. Pisses me off. It's just not playing fair. Someone needs to do something.
And don't get me started on the taste. Have you ever caught one of the little bastards and accidentally bit into it? Definitely tastes like ass.. not my ass, some other ass. They should taste good like wiener or something.
Whatever.
And WTF is the deal with the red bandanna? Are there no other colors?
It's apparent that someone has no taste...

If you're gonna live in Florida...

If you're gonna live in Florida ya gotta put up with the bugs.

I snapped this picture about 6:30 this evening. This bad boy is a very common spider here in north central Florida.
You can't really get a true picture of how big this sucker is but if you were to lay a ruler from the tip of the upper left leg to the tip of the lower right leg it would measure about 5 inches. And this one is only average. I've seen them half again as big. If you smack them hard enough with a board they fly a long way!!

If you wonder where I found it let me give you a hint. The horizontal boards in the background are the ceiling rafters of my back patio. Yep, this friendly feller was hanging outside my house. I guess he was trying to make a quick meal out of the flying bugs that buzz around in the evening. He looked a little extra hungry and I noticed him eyeing Charlie so I told him to stay clear.

Some people call them Banana Spiders, some call them Wood Spiders.

I call him dead...

Shrouded in black...

My beloved Huskers fell to #1 USC. I am truly shrouded in a black mood. You can see my wonderful barbecue grill, where I work flesh charring magic, displaying my true feelings.
I know, it isn't healthy to let a game get you down, but I was hoping for an upset. I wanted those Trojans from the Left Coast to go home in shame with their tails tucked between their legs. But it wasn't to be.
I can hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth coming from all true Husker fans all over the country.
I guess someday I'll feel better. Like maybe next week if we can win against those punks from Ball State. Yeah, that's the ticket. A win!! It might soothe my burning soul and let me live another day.
Who would name their team after a condom anyway...

Shitty day...

Shitty, shitty, shitty...