Another chilly day. Yesterday, I volunteered for the Haribo because Saturdays tend to be chill. (Chill meaning: low stress.) Turns out... it was COLD! ( See what I did there?) The temps remained in the negatives all day and it made for a cold ride to work.
How cold? Well, I managed to take a video of this: A water bottle that is in the fridge on the porch. The moment I take it out of the fridge, this happens!
Now, there is a actual scientific reason for this... But I thought it would be a cool way to show off the outside temp on the porch. (hint: to all the highschoolers who did not pay attention in my Physics class...The super cold water is held in liquid form due to pressure.)
Anyway, I thought it was cool. ( Or cold!) So I made a video.
Today was the Big Send Off for Dave to the even MORE frozen wastelands of Canada. (A Joke people! Can't I even make a joke....) We had a Pot Luck at the Church today and had the opportunity to roast or toast Dave with his family in the Audience. I took my camera there specifically for the opportunity to capture a few pics for the blog, but alas... I forgot to take any!
So... no pics of the event. ( Would have probably been boring crowd shots anyway...) But I have the opportunity to tell a story about Dave.
I'm sure if I had had more prep time, I would have been able to embellish and focus on a better story. But at the last second, all I could think of was the "Stump Story"
I should have read from the blog, but I went up there and "winged it" (Something I SUCK at!) and I'm sure half the people could not understand or follow me. And the other Half were probably not listening. So it probably was not as bad as I visualized it to be. But I imagine it went something like this....
It's all good. I told a story and did not embarrass Dave in the process. Obviously there are MANY stories that I could have shared. Many of them would probably have been more about shared experiences and not about him specifically. Case in point: When Eric (My brother) belly flopped a sockeye salmon to death....) A story we both tell new people whenever the two of us are together and the topic of Eric comes up.
Tomorrow is Monday! And Dave's Last official day in Kenosha will be Wednesday, ( I think...) So I may be able to see him one last time before he heads out to Canada. I'm sure he will be busy with lots of Prep work and greetings and visits from all of the folks he has impacted over his 20+ years here in Kenosha.
And that is probably why I will wait a few to post my goodbyes on this blog. When I have a little more time to think about all of the things that I am Grateful for. And hopefully they will not sound like the Big Lebowski. speech.
Ok... Maybe not that emotional. ( I tear up every time I watch that scene....) but something.... Nice. I'm sure.
Time to sign off and prep for Tomorrow's Haribo adventure. Everyday is an adventure there! And they pay me to play! (Work!) Now that is making Every Second Count!.
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