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Hot Hot Hot

Trevor — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:27:07 +0000

Today was the hottest day of the entire year so far. It hit 100 degrees and the humidity was so high that it felt a lot hotter. You could not walk from the house to the car without breaking into a sweat. Tomorrow is supposed exactly like today all over again.

30 Days

Trevor — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:27:15 +0000

Weird to think that one month ago it was raining. It rained for 3 days straight and caused massive flooding in Nashville. Since then, West Virginia has had flash floods. I don’t think that the average person takes flash floods seriously. But I know that after this month, the people of Nashville will take it more seriously. We have a massive cleanup underway and it will be months before some places will be able to reopen, such as the Opryland Hotel and the Opry Mills Mall.

Long Wait for Groceries

Trevor — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:20:45 +0000

IT’s been a while since I went grocery shopping in a big store. Usually I just stop by the food Lion close to my house. I like the Food Lion because they have most of what I need and it is pretty quick to get in and find what I want, pay for it without a big line and get home. But sometimes I want a few things that Food Lion doesn’t carry, so I went to the new Publix about 15 minutes farther from my house. It is huge and I found what I wanted. But dang! There were 4 people in line in front of me and it took 20 minutes just to check out. That’s crazy!

Belt Loops

Trevor — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:29:09 +0000

I have two belts. One is black and one is brown.

I almost never wear belts. But sometimes you must have a belt. the problem is that belts and belt loops come in different sizes. So the brown belt I have is too wide to fit in the belt loops of my new kahki pants. A black belt does not look right on kahki and I don’t wear black shoes with kahki.

So now I have to wear blue pants instead of the kahki, and after work I’ll go buy a thin brown belt.

And then there were three.

Can’t Toss Them

Trevor — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:16:29 +0000

There must be a psychological disease named for what I do, but I don’t know what it is. I cannot throw away cardboard boxes.

If I buy a new appliance or new equipment that comes in a box, I open the box to take out the item and then save the box and the styrofoam, in case I have to return it or move or need to repack it. I figure that it is better to put the item back in the packaging that it came in. It is safer that way and easy to deal with.

But friends are telling me that this is extreme and I should just throw out the boxes. But the though of throwing them away makes me very uncomfortable. Why would you throw away a perfectly good box?

Come On, Spring!

Trevor — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:45:44 +0000

I know the weather in March is a little whacky. But I’m sick of the cold temps and the rain rain rain rain rain. We have puddles in our yard that have been constant since January. I’m surprised there’s not fish in those mini ponds by now! Seriously! Bring on the Spring that the groundhog promised us a month ago!

Time For Change

Trevor — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:38:02 +0000

Today is Obama Day – time for change. LOL

It is the start of Daylight Savings Time. So change your clocks – add an hour. It’s a good start for Obama, eh.

A Good Steak

Trevor — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:49:24 +0000

Even though the weather is miserable, I wanted to grill a steak tonight. So I stood outside in 20 degrees, in the dark, and tended to my little Coleman gas grill. It was so cold outside that I had to leave the steak on the grill for an extra 8 minutes, but it was worth it. No one cooks a T-Bone like me and my Coleman. Add a nice baker, something green, and some Texas Toast. Now, that’s a dinner, Trevor style.

Shelter Puppy

Trevor — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:58:13 +0000

There was an ad on the radio today from the local human society about adopting a dog. I hadn’t thought about it much, but the DJ talked about a puppy that no one had wanted to adopt and the shelter can only keep un adopted dogs for a certain time. If no one adopted this puppy today, they were going to have to put it down. The DJ described her as adorable, affectionate, loyal, and already housebroken.

For some reason it was like the puppy was calling to me to come save her, so I turned the car around and headed to the shelter and picked her up. I had to pay $150 for her shots and the neutering, and I stopped by the pet store on the way home to buy another $50 worth of food and a couple toys, a leash and a collar.

So now I have a new best friend who is happy to see me when I get home and she keeps me company all night. It’s great.

Eagles @ Redskins Game

Trevor — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:25:04 +0000

Looking forward to the guys coming around on Sunday afternoon for a night of football and beer. I have a pretty decent sized flat screen TV that makes watching televised games so much better that my place has pretty much an open door and open TV policy. What with all the sports channels that I subscribe to and all of the now televised games that go on practically all year round, one would be hard put not to find something to watch most of the time.

I grew up in a big family so I enjoy having a house that is usually active, loud and fun filled, most of the time my buddies are of the decent type, there have been a few that have provided a challenge or two, but that is life and it all works out in the wash.

The Animal Planet

Trevor — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:41:05 +0000

The one channel that I find myself watching more and more is The Animal Planet which isn’t surprising considering that I consider myself to be animal lover by nature and am thankful that I was fortunate enough to be able have several animals in my childhood in which to learn by and care for. Hence the house full of critters that I share my home with currently.

The Animal Planet always has something on that is educational and entertaining, they have a good mixture of happy stories and unfortunately plenty that are tearjerkers and break my heart to have to watch and listen to the atrocities that have fallen on many of god’s creatures big and small.