EndHappy Friday everyone,
And hearty healthy happy Ocho De Mayo as we quarantine here in the rain forest together today here in Greater Cincinnati. Happy Birthday to my Son Doug Jr. down in the Sunshine State who has somehow managed 35 trips around our closest star. Damn, that sure went by fast, just not the past few months.
Happy Motherās Day weekend to all of the Momās out there and to my Mom up above. Cover your flowers this weekend, donāt plant them.
Sunny stay at home days are the best. Just sayin.
And noĀ Octopuses Garden is not a Chinese restaurant in Ft. Mitchell. This is the garden with the azaleas showing off. And yes they are fueled by Worm Power. Shameless plug.
I had my first ever curbside eyeglass repair appointment this week, which put my truck right in front of Kroger Liquor store for about 25 minutes this past Tuesday on Cinco De Mayo. Holy moly, I know I live in a house made of glass but people were hauling stuff out of there like the world was ending or it was some random Mexican holiday.
I broke my no mask streak this week at Costco and now that I know what itās like, Iām gonna venture to guess that tooth paste and mouth wash sales are going to be the new toilet paper for the mask wearing masses. Oh yeah and to all you guys wearing masks in your cars alone, you may as well go ahead and just put the flashers on. Go for it? Let my people know youāre coming.
We need two of these guys. One for the refrigerator and one for the panty.
I admit it, Iām an aviation geek. So when I heard that a couple of F-16ā²s were going to be buzzing St. Elizabeth South as part of Operation Enduring Freedom yesterday morning I was stoked. For my tax dollars, flyovers are money well spent and that about as political as Iāll get on this thread. So I studied the flight paths and times and determined that the center of our universe aka Ft. Mitchell Kroger would be the best spot to catch them, because you can truly see so much sky as I like to say from there. Wrong! They flew over my house twice. Doh.
Saw all kinds of videoās and pics on social media too and thank you everyone! My favorite is the pic below by T.J. Brewer, Head of Grounds & Fields at Paul Brown Stadium.
Who Dey! Absolutely Gorgeous!! God Bless America!!!
If I ran an Airline, I Ā just wouldnāt be e-mailing people all the time about restrictions and your new normals. We know we canāt travel of fly right now, stop reminding us. I get em everyday. Just saying again. Just got another one from Frontier!
I always listen to and watch music videos on Youtube when Iām doing Friday Thoughts. Can you tell? I have a playlist of previously watched videos that plays randomly. Hereās the first one today. Trying getting this little ditty out of you head.
One last pic that I saw on Social Media this week.
The Old Ft. Mitchell Frischās. So many memories. I grew up at 43 Sunnymede and this place and the bakery across the street are two of the reasons Iām a bit portly I suppose. This was the center of the universe back in the day. Ate breakfasts with my Dad and brother all the time. Cherry cokes with friends growing up. To go orders under my Momās directions. The pay phone next to the door is where I called my Mom from on December 3, 1979 after The Who concert. Steaks, shakes and pancakes all from the comfort of your car, as they also had car hops. Look it up kids? There was an older Frischās in the parking lot next to Greyhound Grill, so this is the second one on this site.
I will say TTFN, but stay safe and healthy everyone. Gotta go, itās about to stop raining and Cal and I have a 54 day in a row walking streak on the line which is approximately 230 miles. Honk and wave when you see us? Gets my heart started and we have a washing machine here, so weāre good.
