Another Reason To Like BFE

OK, you're not going to believe this but since the Spring thaw and summer months I have not run into ONE snake out here in BFE. Back in G-Burg I would have been hoarse from screaming: the little slithering, slimy wankers hid out around the ponds, and we even had an area called "Snake Alley" by the back door. In fact, the only snake I have seen out here is in neighbor Tim's living room. Imagine that, wrecking a perfectly good house by bringing in a snake. A ball python. And then I look over to Carrie, she being a rational sensible lady (I thought), and I asked, "And this is fine with you having a snake in your living room?" And she replies, "It was my idea".

This is a picture of Fluffy, or Scaly or whatever the little sweetheart is named. By the way, Fluffy is resting from a hearty meal on Saturday. Friday I had the pleasure of meeting the cutest little white mice named Breakfast, Lunch and Supper.

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Summer Swim

It's Monday and the start of another work week. Except for me. I have the week off because the parents of my daycare charges are taking the week off, too. This is one of those wordless posts I love on Mondays so I can put my laziness in full view of loyal readers. These pics need no words. Why muddy the waters? They were taken at the pool at Sinkhole Estates aka Death Valley. The nice thing about this pool is it is heated in winter. If one must find positives in one's situation, I suppose that is one. But, please, no more.

Re-opening Was A Hoax

Flashback Friday

Class, Or Lack Thereof The Dwight Vice gravestone in Oquawka, Illinois. I bring this old chestnut out every so often just to remind me that class is classless. Dwight Vice was killed in his home near Oquawka in 2001. It was one of those things that can generate crime: two guys thought Dwight had a lot of money stashed at home because of his pot-selling sideline to supplement his fishing job. Not really one of those big drug deals gone-bad things. Marijuana was, according to the trial, about the only stuff Dwight sold. But these two guys barge into the house and killed Dwight and attempted to kill his 11 year old kid, Darryl, before they took off with what money they could find. His son, now 23, was stabbed in the back and left for dead. He survived and is wheelchair bound and has undergone several surgeries to repair his wounds. He will be paralyzed for life. None of this is pleasant. Reading the facts of the murder and attempted murder are most unpleasant

Existing In BFE

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