30 for 30

With this post I have met my goal of posting to the blog every day this September! I did have some help from my father on Wednesdays. Lew contributed as well. A big "thank you" to both of them.

 

I haven't set a "post every day" goal for October. But I plan to be consistent because I don't want to disappoint my readers... especially you, Kim!

 

Lew and I had an obligation tonight and we just got home. It's past my bedtime, so I'll sign off now. Thank you for reading Mainely Tracy!

An Afternoon of Football

After not paying too much regular attention to the NFL for a couple years, I have started to watch again.

 

I still root for the Patriots, of course. Their game against the Bills today was really ugly, but they still managed to win.

 

I don't know why I got nervous watching the game, because I know it's just that: a game. But based on my nervous reaction, I told Lew that not watching may be preferable after all!

 

Go Pats!

A Day of Football

Debbie had to work today, so Lew accompanied Glen to Josh's football game at Maine Maritime Academy. They had a good time although the outcome of the game was not what we wanted. (The score was not close, and I'll leave it at that.) There was a highlight: Josh and his buddy were on the cover of today's game program!

Dad, Mom, and I watched Josh's game via streaming. Debbie joined us for the second half, and she brought a surprise visitor: Zack! Because Zack is a redshirt, he doesn't travel to away games. So he decided to come home for the weekend.

Debbie and Zack then stayed to watch the University of Maine game with us. It was fun to watch the game with Zack and get his perspective. But, alas, it was another loss for the Black Bears today.

So, score-wise, it was a sad football day.... But Josh was on the cover and Zack was here!

Quite the Character

There is an option to insert special characters in blog posts. The characters can be symbols, emojis, punctuation, numbers, other scripts, etc. (I often use an emoji.)

The blogging site has a pop-up description for each character.

Some examples:

😉  Winking Face

🎃  Jack-O-Lantern

🎩  Top Hat

💗  Growing Heart

😠  Angry Face

🎵  Musical Note

📞  Telephone Receiver

👸  Princess

👀  Eyes

🚩  Triangular Flag On Post

😷  Face With Medical Mask

😸  Grinning Cat Face With Smiling Eyes

💤  Sleeping


I really like the last one. It's quite the character! Good night!

💤💤💤💤💤

A Done Deal

All of the talk about what to do with vehicles is over! This 2017 Honda Ridgeline now sits in our driveway:

Now on to the next task of hiring someone to plow for us this winter!

Dad 482: PickUP and DOWNsize

(The shining sun has already set as I type this. Enjoy Dad's post! ~ Tracy)

 

Derf Here! Kind of a sunless, cloudy, dull day today. Temps in the 60s. Supposed to get some rain late tomorrow.

 

We have a few things going on this week at the old homestead. Lew cleaned out all the junk from his truck today and I did the same to mine yesterday. Tomorrow we will take them to Glen's auto store and try to make a deal for a Honda pickup. We are trying to downsize a bit. Let's hope it works out for us. Stay tuned and we'll keep you informed.

 

I just looked outside and the sun is shining.

 

Spouse had her teeth cleaned yesterday and has no cavities. Won't be as lucky when I go.

 

Debbie stopped by today in her new uniform for work at her new job. They open officially next week. Their product is Bundt cakes. She says they are delicious! More to come to you in the future.

 

Until next time!

 

Toodle Pip!

 

Derf!

My Superpower

(Disclaimer: This post is just for fun and not meant to be a deep philosophical statement on anything!)

I have decided on the superpower I would want, if superpowers do indeed exist.

We have all seen a movie or a TV show where time stops for a character, let's call her Tracy. All of the other characters are frozen in time while Tracy still is conscious, able to reason, remain energetic, and not age. In other words, time is standing still.

That's my superpower.... Make time stand still. Just think of all of the books I could finally read!