That was before I brought
his cage out for cleaning while he was on the deck drying out. He went berserk. It was almost like he was saying, “Hey! I spent a lot of time acquiring those smells!”. He watched forlornly from the deck while
those smells were hosed out. He’ll just
have to adjust to a clean house.
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| Buddy's Cage Gets Hosed Out While He Watches from the Deck |
We were invited down hill to
the surprise birthday party for our neighbor two houses down. I really like both of these two neighbors and
their young son who was the dancing star of our January party. I was a little nervous because the only
people we knew were the hosts and the next door neighbors but that quickly
dissolved when we joined a very fun crowd around the pool. This was just a great collection of people
although there were several Yankee fans.
We established a circle of chairs and then started waxing eloquently about
a variety of subjects, including comparisons of respective baseball teams (that
was fun).
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| Party Seen From Our Back Yard |
The birthday girl arrived
from her diversionary shopping trip and was totally surprised. Kudos to the husband and young son for maintaining
security. The meal rolled around with
mounds of smoked chicken and cheeseburgers!!!
I kept getting called back to help with the mounds of cheeseburgers –
what can I tell you – I’m a team player.
The host did inspire my wife with tales of the smoker he used to cook
the chicken. My wife was troublingly intrigued. My wife tried to tempt me with the fabulous
looking birthday cake but at that point my cheeseburger intake precluded any
further consumption – even if it was allowed keto wise. We spent the afternoon just sitting around
talking and drinking but when you do that with fun people – it elevates the
experience to something special.
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| The Birthday Girl Arrives |
My wife uncharacteristically
drank a lot of wine – since she didn’t have to perform her usual designated driver
duties. We just had to maintain our
ability to crawl back up hill. We did
that as the sun was setting in time to watch the debut of the Sox new
acquisition – Jake Peavy.
My wife succumbed to the effects
of the wine while I woke her up periodically to update her on the game’s
progress. Peavy came as advertised – he looked like an absolute horse and provided
just the kind of effort the Sox needed.
I hope Lester was watching to see what a stud pitcher is supposed to
look like. A great day.
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| Thanks Jake! |
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