I been ignoring my blog for some time and it's because I am running around getting my daughter to her soccer tournament, getting my son to his all-star little league games and of course chores around the house.
The Sax Zim Birding Festival is set for February 15-17th 2008 and we are very busy getting to event up and going. So stay tune for more information in the near future.
The other news is that Minnesota has a new birder in town and his name is Dr. Richard Wood. I never met the guy but he has a long history of being booted off several state listservs like MDOsprey and is rumored to be booted off Texas, New York and was moderated on the Utah state listserv.
It seems Doc is hell bent on attacking state record committees, picking on local birding experts, and at times criticizing birders as being unkind. I googled his name and was led to several links where he had some major run ins with several birders from the above states. He is real close as I write this to being moderated on the MOU-Net listserv so he doesn't start threads to promote ugly debates. So Doc, welcome to Minnesota!
I am so glad we got this new air conditioning put in last month. Duluth is getting pounded by constant 90 degree temps and high dew points. Right now the temp in the house is 69 degrees!
As many of you people know I am a part-time janitor at our local Catholic Church and also a stay at home dad. I also guide a lot in the winter months to out state birders and also guide for OBServ Tours. Well I got a new job to bring in more money to our family -- are ya ready for this one? I have a paper route! Damn right I am a PAPER BOY! I get up at 2:45am and get home at 4:30am every day! My route is a car route in the Fond Du Lac area and Wrenshall (Carlton Co.) I see a ton of wildlife (deer, raccoons, skunks, red fox, black bear, rabbits and porcupine) and so far I seen one unidentified owl which might of been a Great Horned Owl. I do not even have ot get out of the car to deliver these papers, all I do is stick a paper in a mailbox out the window. I get paid a whopping $1000 a month for roughly a 1 1/2 hours per day. Not to bad plus I get to do everything else! The last time I had a paper route was when I was in the 5th grade!
I am in the middle of reading the last installment of Harry Potter series. I got addicted to these books when my daughter brought "Prisoner of Azkaban" home and I read it in one week. Since then I became a Harry Potter fan. We saw the movie last Saturday and we loved the movie.
Birds? Hell its late July and ol Mike doesn't pick up his binocs until late August. So there is no chat about birds but the next post will be about our gardens. Man they look damn good!
Well other than that things are rather slow and this blog is just rambles of stuff.
Later
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Monday, July 2, 2007
SOLD!
Last Friday at 4:30pm Monica comes into the computer room and tells me that Dobson Communication has been sold to AT&T!! We sat there and looked at each other and wonder what the future will unfold for us. Monica is the Midwest Regional Marketing Director for Dobson. Will At&T keep her? We talked and talked about scenarios, what to do, what we need to now and ect.. very stressing.
Our yard next year will be part of the secret garden tour in western half of Duluth. We were asked by the organizer as news came to her about our gardens, pond, stream and ect.. we have through our yard. I guess after all the shoveling, hauling and planting, we get rewarded by this invitation. I am very happy.
I still have yet pick up my binoculars or my dragonfly net. I am down to one last small yard project and I am done for the summer!
Monica called me today and informs me there is small sliver of hope of her staying on with AT&T after the deal is finalized. This sale takes at least a 9 months to compete so at least she has a job till then. Monica also informs me that AT&T has marketing positions in Oregon. Oregon?! Ok I can see myself living in Oregon!
Hopefully next posting I will know about the our future here in Duluth or in Minnesota. For now I am getting the church hall ready for the huge funeral we will be having this Thursday. For those that in Duluth a man was shot in the Central Hillside neighborhood. (murders in Duluth is not a every day happening here) but the who was killed his parents go to our church. In fact last Sunday the parents were in church and it was only 5 hours before they came to church they learned thier son was murdered. I know I would be to devasted if my son was murdered at a house party to even think about going to church. As I was leaving church my priest pulled me aside to tell me to clean up the hall the next two days to prepare for a huge funeral. As I went outside the parents were talking with calmness about the events to thier close friends. Again how can they hold themselves with such composure? The sad thing about the whole murder is that this man just got home from serving a year and half in Iraq! Then again nothing good ever comes from being out till 3:40am and being at a house party in Central Hillside Duluth. So far no motives were published in the paper and I am sure the news on why he shot the man will be known to us Duluthians.
The church hall is covered in concrete/contruction dust from the new left being installed in our church along with new restrooms. I got the stripping machine working and after the final mop, I can still wipe white dust on my hands! UGH! By tomorrow things should be clean and ready for Thursday's reception.
I cannot believe its already July 4th this Wednesday. Baseball is coming to hault pretty soon (3 more games and then the playoffs begin), summer soccer is winding down and soon fall will be amongst us.
Later!
Our yard next year will be part of the secret garden tour in western half of Duluth. We were asked by the organizer as news came to her about our gardens, pond, stream and ect.. we have through our yard. I guess after all the shoveling, hauling and planting, we get rewarded by this invitation. I am very happy.
I still have yet pick up my binoculars or my dragonfly net. I am down to one last small yard project and I am done for the summer!
Monica called me today and informs me there is small sliver of hope of her staying on with AT&T after the deal is finalized. This sale takes at least a 9 months to compete so at least she has a job till then. Monica also informs me that AT&T has marketing positions in Oregon. Oregon?! Ok I can see myself living in Oregon!
Hopefully next posting I will know about the our future here in Duluth or in Minnesota. For now I am getting the church hall ready for the huge funeral we will be having this Thursday. For those that in Duluth a man was shot in the Central Hillside neighborhood. (murders in Duluth is not a every day happening here) but the who was killed his parents go to our church. In fact last Sunday the parents were in church and it was only 5 hours before they came to church they learned thier son was murdered. I know I would be to devasted if my son was murdered at a house party to even think about going to church. As I was leaving church my priest pulled me aside to tell me to clean up the hall the next two days to prepare for a huge funeral. As I went outside the parents were talking with calmness about the events to thier close friends. Again how can they hold themselves with such composure? The sad thing about the whole murder is that this man just got home from serving a year and half in Iraq! Then again nothing good ever comes from being out till 3:40am and being at a house party in Central Hillside Duluth. So far no motives were published in the paper and I am sure the news on why he shot the man will be known to us Duluthians.
The church hall is covered in concrete/contruction dust from the new left being installed in our church along with new restrooms. I got the stripping machine working and after the final mop, I can still wipe white dust on my hands! UGH! By tomorrow things should be clean and ready for Thursday's reception.
I cannot believe its already July 4th this Wednesday. Baseball is coming to hault pretty soon (3 more games and then the playoffs begin), summer soccer is winding down and soon fall will be amongst us.
Later!
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