Update Season VIII - "Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!"

[Joe Biden 2020]

Plus, Xahar, my friend, when there's a wreck on the side of the road what do most people do?  They slow down to get a better look.  Think of the Update as a wreck (many on here have classified this is as such), and the viewers as the spectators.  Its hard to turn away!  Some people have successfully turned their attention away from the wreck (i.e. Torie), others are not so fortunate, especially as more cars become involved in the wreck over a 4+ year span!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Good Monday Morning!  2 days after tomorrow I am outta here!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Think of the Update as a wreck (many on here have classified this is as such), and the viewers as the spectators.  Its hard to turn away!

BushOK: Screwing up his life for your entertainment since 2009.

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[Joe Biden 2020]

Bushie?

Hey Bushie - you've mentioned that in Kenya you are supposedly going to be eating lentils and stuff like that, right?

So when you're over there, ask to volunteer in the kitchen. Learn how to make these foods. And then keep making them when you are back home.

I will volunteer in the kitchen some.  It will be interesting to see how they make that and how I can translate that into American convenience in the kitchen.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Good Monday Morning!  It is just after 9:00 am and I have been awake for an hour.  I had a nice sleep this morning and did not hear the storms at all.  I don't have that much to do today.  My main goal for today is to pack my carry on.  I do need to run to Dollar General sometime today or tomorrow and get an anniversary card for my parents.  They will be celebrating 41 years of marriage next Tuesday, June 25, 2013, so I want to give them their card before I leave.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Good Monday Evening!  I've had a pretty good day.  I haven't packed my carry on, yet, but I'll either do that tonight or tomorrow.  I'm about to go out and feed J.J. and play with him for a few minutes.  It's quite a bit less hot today so he's not sweltering outside.  I don't have much else on the agenda tonight.  I am down to 2 1/2 days until I leave for Will Rogers Airport.

[Joe Biden 2020]

You should take the dog for a walk.

my guess that he (bushie) will just watch tv and eat red meat instead.

You are actually spot on.  I will be having left over steak from Sunday at 18:15 and will be watching Texas Rangers baseball at 19:00 followed by the News at 22:00 and Jay Leno at 22:30.

[Joe Biden 2020]

We do play fetch with the dog to get him running.  We throw out one of his toys and have him fetch it and bring it back.

[Joe Biden 2020]

We do play fetch with the dog to get him running.  We throw out one of his toys and have him fetch it and bring it back.

Ain't the dog that needs the exercise.

Quite true

[Joe Biden 2020]

On a slightly different note, Saturday and Sunday nights I have switched to Caffeine Free Diet Dr Pepper at 19:00 both evenings and I have had a much easier time falling asleep.  I went to bed about 00:15 both Sunday and Monday Mornings and was asleep long before 01:00.  That has allowed me to wake up more refreshed at 8:30 both mornings.  It hasn't stopped me from taking a nap both Sunday and Monday afternoons, but the point is I have slept better both nights.  It is nearly 19:00 Monday Evening now and I have just finished by last Caffeine drink of the evening.  I will switch to Caffeine Free again for the remainder of the evening.

[Joe Biden 2020]

We do play fetch with the dog to get him running.  We throw out one of his toys and have him fetch it and bring it back.

A few rounds of fetch each day doesn't cut it Bushie.  If you're not willing to walk your dog, then you should hire someone else to do it.

EDIT: Larger point is, if no one in the household has ever owned a dog before, then you should talk to someone who has for advice on how to take care of it.  Because I don't really trust your family's blind instincts on something like this.

We've owned several dogs in the past.  The last one died in 2000.  We've been a cat family since 1998, and haven't had a dog in 13 years, but we know how to take care of one.  J.J. is in good hands.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Why don't you drink water, Bushie?

Laziness; preferring the taste of carbonated syrup over the fresh taste of water.

I will be drinking a bunch of water in Kenya.  Bottled, of course.  I'll be getting at least 7-8 glasses in every day.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Why don't you drink water, Bushie?

Laziness; preferring the taste of carbonated syrup over the fresh taste of water.

You're not on a diet by any even remote stretch of the imagination, I hope you realize. In fact, you eat and drink worse than most people who aren't on diets. In fact, you eat and drink worse than anybody I know.

Fair point.

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I hope to continue the water drinking after I return.  I know I would feel better if I drank more water.  I just don't do it.

[Joe Biden 2020]

What's the plan for JJ next time you get one of those giant hail and tornado storms?

We are looking at a dog house right now to at least protect him from the heat and moderate hail.  If the weather is threatening, we won't hesitate to bring him inside.  We're not just going to abandon him.  The cat will just have to accommodate.

[Joe Biden 2020]

We do play fetch with the dog to get him running.  We throw out one of his toys and have him fetch it and bring it back.

A few rounds of fetch each day doesn't cut it Bushie.  If you're not willing to walk your dog, then you should hire someone else to do it.

EDIT: Larger point is, if no one in the household has ever owned a dog before, then you should talk to someone who has for advice on how to take care of it.  Because I don't really trust your family's blind instincts on something like this.

We've owned several dogs in the past.  The last one died in 2000.  We've been a cat family since 1998, and haven't had a dog in 13 years, but we know how to take care of one.  J.J. is in good hands.

And did you ever walk your previous dogs, or just play fetch with them?

We did both.

[Joe Biden 2020]

2 days, folks! Just 2 days!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Good Tuesday Morning!  Kenya 2013 begins THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW!!!

[Joe Biden 2020]

Yeah, it's cruel to leave it outside during the summer months, unless there's a place he can go to get out of the sun, like a shed or something of that nature.

Once again, this is Bushie acting as a child, treating a living creature as some play toy he can use and discard once he's tired of it.

At any rate, I do hope the dog is okay and has a place to go. I love dogs.

Did you gloss over the post about the dog house?

[Joe Biden 2020]

Good Tuesday Morning! I had a wonderful night's sleep. I went to bed at 00:10 and woke up at 08:55. I consider Kenya 2013 to begin at midnight Thursday morning, even though I don't leave for the Airport until 6:00 and the flight doesn't leave until 10:40 am. So, you'll see a countdown on my Facebook today and tomorrow which expires at midnight Thursday morning. I will also mention leaving the house and flight departure. I will also count from the top of the next hour. So, as of 10:00, I have 38 hours until Kenya 2013 begins, 44 hours until I leave the house, and 48:40 until the flight departs for Washington, Dulles.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I don't have much on the agenda today.  Most everything is done.  Around 11:05, I will pack my carry on.  The only other thing I have on the agenda is watching a basketball game tonight.

[Joe Biden 2020]

When is the closing on your house?

Darn bank is dragging their heels.  We were supposed to close in mid-May, but now it looks like it will be early July after I get back.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Japanese 18th Century literature might be better, that way at least Nathan will post in it.

More like tenth through fifteenth and late nineteenth through early twentieth, unless we're talking poetry or kaidan.

Does this include that I am a Cat book?

(Sorry, ignorant of Japanese literature to an extremely high extent. Really the only names I know are Kwabata, Oe, Mishima, and Basho. Oh, and Murakami.)

Sōseki's writing period is 1903 through 1916 and 吾輩は猫である is towards the beginning of that, so yes.

Two questions: First, which Murakami? Haruki is the more famous in the West, but I maintain that Ryū is the better writer. Second, do you like psychological tragedies, philosophical war stories, or family melodramas? If so, then we have much to discuss.

I Am A Cat is an awesome book!

jamespol might like that book!

[Joe Biden 2020]

I saw your post, Bushie. My only qualm is that you're "looking at" getting the pup pup a house, just like you've "looked at" losing weight for 3 years now. It's hot, you're unemployed and doing nothing but napping and eating all day, so go get the poor thing a house now. It's the middle of June in Oklahoma and that poor little puppy is sitting in the heat all day while his owner does nothing. Come on, man!

We're exploring our options for the sturdiest dog house.  We plan to get one before the week is up.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I saw your post, Bushie. My only qualm is that you're "looking at" getting the pup pup a house, just like you've "looked at" losing weight for 3 years now. It's hot, you're unemployed and doing nothing but napping and eating all day, so go get the poor thing a house now. It's the middle of June in Oklahoma and that poor little puppy is sitting in the heat all day while his owner does nothing. Come on, man!

We're exploring our options for the sturdiest dog house.  We plan to get one before the week is up.

I sure as hell hope you dont wait that long.......mid to upper 90s and you're exploring.....go get one, it's cruel not to.

The next two days are supposed to be in the 80's and then gradually warming up into the low to mid 90's by the weekend.

[Joe Biden 2020]

It's so frustrating. Exploring? You can't explore sitting on your couch watching baseball and napping. This is a poor little puppy. I saw the pictures. He's adorable. Don't leave him outside in the upper 80s and 90s. It's bad enough you won't bring him inside, but some dogs do live outdoors. But to leave him outside without shelter is just cruel to the poor thing.

Quit being lazy and get the little pup pup a house. Someone ought to call the animal helpers and give that poor dog a home where he will be cared for.

Quit your whining.  Dad has been going by Petsmart and Walmart checking out prices and features of the dog house every day at lunch, so I imagine he'll get one tomorrow or Thursday.  We are not bad owners and no one can accuse us of such.  We love this dog.  He does have a temporary shelter until we get the more permanant shelter, so he's not totally defenseless.