Random Thoughts VIII: The Ocho

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Reason #435 not to like engineers. One got a job over me today. Who cares if he is more qualified than me and knows a lot of the job already.


I guess now would be a bad time to clarify that there were a LOT of belt clip phones at the DH style enginerd training I was at today.
 
there's a Fangboner road in Ohio.

Also, went and visited family friends there when I was a wee lass. Our welcome to their town was a flooded road, a dude riding a bike into the flood waters with his *** crack hanging out, and going straight to the friends' basement because we were under a tornado warning.
 
there's a Fangboner road in Ohio.

Also, went and visited family friends there when I was a wee lass. Our welcome to their town was a flooded road, a dude riding a bike into the flood waters with his *** crack hanging out, and going straight to the friends' basement because we were under a tornado warning.

I like Balls Mill Rd. It's off of 11 east of Monroe.
 
there's a Fangboner road in Ohio.

Also, went and visited family friends there when I was a wee lass. Our welcome to their town was a flooded road, a dude riding a bike into the flood waters with his *** crack hanging out, and going straight to the friends' basement because we were under a tornado warning.


There's a Dingleberry road in Johnson County.
 
Oh! Wait...I forgot. Ohio was where I first saw drive-thru liquor stores. So there's that...
 
Tonight went with my mom to go my maternal grandparents old farm. Always an emotional trip for me as so many childhood memories go through my mind. Grandfather passed in 88 and when my grandmother did in 2012 it was decided among my mom and her siblings and children of my grandfather's brother who also had a stake in the land that the farm be sold. My mom and one of my aunts weren't in favor but together the kept the land the house and barn used to be on. All spring / summer they are working on clearing and cleaning their part and she wanted to show me the progress.

Grew up a city boy but would have several sleepover trips out at the farm so I somewhat got to experience farm life. Even a part of the garden my grandmother set aside that was to be mine so I could grow some stuff on my own.


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Oh! Wait...I forgot. Ohio was where I first saw drive-thru liquor stores. So there's that...

****, there was one up on the North Side in Mason City. At one time in life I lived close enough to walk to the drive thru liquor store (although I wouldn't because you'd get stabbed by someone during said walk.)
 
Tonight went with my mom to go my maternal grandparents old farm. Always an emotional trip for me as so many childhood memories go through my mind. Grandfather passed in 88 and when my grandmother did in 2012 it was decided among my mom and her siblings and children of my grandfather's brother who also had a stake in the land that the farm be sold. My mom and one of my aunts weren't in favor but together the kept the land the house and barn used to be on. All spring / summer they are working on clearing and cleaning their part and she wanted to show me the progress.

Grew up a city boy but would have several sleepover trips out at the farm so I somewhat got to experience farm life. Even a part of the garden my grandmother set aside that was to be mine so I could grow some stuff on my own.

My grandparents sold the ranch when I was a junior in high school...I STILL miss that place. So many lazy afternoons just wandering around the pastures...
 
Chaser would have thought this was cool: driving into the big storm SW of Chicago near Aurora this afternoon. Radar was all that purple stuff and we saw a couple weather cars for the Chicago news out headed that way with us. Saw a big wispy cloud rotating down to the ground and starting thinking this might end up sucking. Rental car got an extreme power wash later down the road.
 
he's ready for my bikini body, yes. I've tried a couple on to show him and his input has mostly been "this is terrible, it covers too much"


As for DH, his parents asked him if he'd lost weight when they were here a couple weeks ago. I suppose he has since Christmas but mostly because he got sick and now we do more outside work. He's almost there, I'd say. The farmer tan from mowing/landscape stuff could use some work. I told him to mow shirtless this weekend. He said no.

If you're on the western half of the island, get yourself to Border Jerk Chicken. You'll never forget the amazingness.

It's been 4 years now, but it was a staple every time I was there. It's one of the only foods I dream about.
 
Little00's last day of kindergarten, so we decided to go out for dinner. Unfortunately, I forgot I had training until 5, so it was a little later than planned. Cool part was we went to a newer place in town, recognized several of the servers from our church, including our waiter. Kinda figured he must have just graduated since I've seen him serve mass (implying he's still in high school), but he served me beer (meaning he has to be 18). Asked him about it, he did just graduate, is going to Iowa in the fall (As much as I'd like to protest, it's not worth it over here). Sat on the patio, the sun went behind the neighboring building before we ate, so it was nearly perfect. Another cool thing, little00 ordered the kid's pizza, and they brought him a pizza crust on a peel with bowls of sauce, meat, and cheese and he got to make his own pizza, then sit at the counter and watch it cook.

Only thing that wasn't perfect, I had decided to give our waiter a certain dollar amount, decent sized tip since he's headed off to school, but the dang bill was so large that my 'huge' tip only ended up being 33% of the bill.

Double check with 55 but I think 33% I still a pretty strong tip.
 
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