#72

August 3rd is a day I've shared with someone else my entire life. I was born with my Brother Tom 36 years ago. Each year it is a reminder of us sharing our childhoods together. The silly moments, the angry ones and even the sad ones. We aren't identical but you don't have to be to have that kind of bond. He has always been the brawny one who was there to stick his neck out for someone else and he is my Warrior (USMC) in life.

I'm proud of you Brother. Happy Birthday.

(guess which one is him lol)

#71

So we are on a walk where the Wife and I are having a gentle debate about bicycles on walkways and Trevor stops to eat a blackberry off a bush. The Wife asks what he's eating and then guesses correctly immediately after asking. I tell Trevor it's better if he doesn't eat them before washing them because we don't know who sprays what on them or if dogs pee on them.

Trevor promptly states,

"I don't hear your conversation, bye!"

As he quickly resumes riding his scooter off...

#70

This year has been a roller coaster for most of us with the economy and our jobs and being on lock down where we can't go out at our normal cadence like we are all so used to doing. I came up to Oregon in February of this year expecting a full month (work agreed to more this time around) and then I'd be heading back to CA per the normal rotation. COVID started (whether you believe 25/50/75/100% of what is out in the news doesn't matter) and as a result work told me to stay put. I've been staying up here with my family since then including one trip we took together end of last month to visit CA (family and work). One major positive that has come out of all of this craziness is to be able to be with my family more of the time and it has really healed some of the hurt over the 1.5 years we were apart. Hold your loved ones close and show them how much they mean to you despite all the craziness that has been our lives in 2020. You'll never get that time back.