The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's.

Today is my baby boy's 14th birthday. I love you, Tank.

Pictures, in no particular order.

Tank - home - August 2010


Meathead and Tank - Sauvie Island - June 2008


Tank, Tonto, Geronimo, Zak and Brandi - Watkins Glen, NY - September 1998


Tank and Curly Joe - home - March 2009


Tank - home - July 2008


Maria, Tank, me and Geronimo - Fingerlakes National Forest (aka "where we camped every weekend") - upstate NY - September 1998


Tank, me, Luke, Lady - Chicago - July 1999


Tank loves his Goodie Ship. He's had it for 13 years. Home - December 2007


Tankerbell. Oxbow Lake - U.P. - October 1999


Home - September 2009


Home - November 2008


Home - August 2009


Tank, welcoming his BFF (Luke) home after major surgery - Home - April 2005


Sauvie Island - Portland, Oregon - June 2008


Me, Cat, Maria, Geronimo and Tank - Finger Lakes National Forest - upstate NY - September 1998


Meathead, Bernie, me and Tank - Chicago, Illinois - January 1999


Me and Tank - the gorge - Watkins Glen, New York - September 1998


Home - December 2008


Me and Tank - Manchester, Vermont - October 1998


Me and the old man, getting some sun - Mom's - August 2011


Old habits die hard; I like to nap on my dog - home - May 2011


Helping me test my "new" camera - home - March 2009


Luke and Tank. No homo. - home - April 2007


Tank: best foster brother EVER. He was so good with the dogs we rescued from the pound. Here he is with Ren - Watkins Glen, NY - August 1998


My beautiful boy - home - March 2009


Frolic! - home - December 2008

My peeps.

As usual, I don't have time for a proper update. I just wanted to say that birthdays aren't really a "YAY!" event for me, and I was dreading it this year. But then my friends at work surprised me with yummies and, when I slept too late for the Winterhawks game, Aed went to 3D black light pirate mini golf with me and Sis instead and then took us out to dinner.

Yesterday, I received a gift that ... I can't even begin to explain how much it meant to me. My friend Ed sent me some DVDs. Big deal, right? Well, he sent me Chicago Archives: Best of Chicago Television.

After I wrote to thank him, he told me that our friend Andy, when making him a copy, suggested he make one for me as well, if only for the Chicago Blackhawks footage. Bozo's Circus, Garfield Goose & Friends, Creature Features (!!!!fave!!!!), Riverview, the Chicago Blackhawks, Lake Shore Drive footage (back when it was still actually Lake Shore Drive) -- the music made me cry, Svengoolie, Captain Kangaroo, Son of Svengoolie, Dispensa's Kiddie Kingdom and much, much more. If you didn't grow up in Chicago, this means nothing to you, but it means everything to me. I love living in the Northwest, but I miss home. A lot. .

There's more! Ed also sent me four more Svengoolie episodes!

1. Captain America
   
2. Death Race 2000
   
3. Revenge of the Zombies
   
4. Night of the Living Dead

I almost shit my pants. ZOMBIES. Ed had no idea how much I love zombies, yet there they were! I can't wait to watch. I'm going to bring my mom over and play the Chicago DVD for her. She'll be so excited to see Riverview.

In closing, my friends are wonderful. Thanks, guys. I love you.

Testing?

I finally figured out how to add another blog to this iBlogger application I've got on my phone.

Have I ever mentioned how much I hate the words "blog" and "app"? I want to download the DeLorean app, go back in time and kill the hipster asshole who coined the terms. No. I'll go back to the beginning and sterilize his ancestors.

Mom, sis and I went to dinner at EXTREME PIZZA tonight. They didn't have Red Bull on tap, but they did have a giant TV with downhill skiing on a loop.

Ma had a coupon, so we basically got one giant veggie pizza, one small pestotato (?!) pizza and two pops for ten bucks. Good food but I could barely choke down a single slice.

More to say but not here. I'll save this APP for when I'm bored on the train to work tomorrow night. I'll keep you all updated on how many tweakers get on in the free zones, ask me for money and then jump off right before we hit the pay zone again.

Right now, it's time for yoga.

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