August 2025
August 31, 2025 Sunday - It’s been forever since I’ve done any real cooking before making steaks for all of us this past Friday. Not having work to do is kinda nice. Knowing I was going to have more time on my hands, I ordered the stuff for creamy, chicken and mushroom orzo. Dinner turned out just right.
August 30, 2025 Saturday - This is the first weekend in a long while that I didn’t have work to do. Somewhat ironic for Labor Day weekend. Headed up north to hang out with my friend and his family. I picked up some cigars on the way. We had burgers and I made some guac. This was just before lighting our late evening cigar.
August 29, 2025 Friday - Today is Biscuit’s and Pancake’s “birthday”. We don’t really know their birthday, but 10 years ago I drove to the Grand Canyon to meet Riley and get these two from her. She found them while on a road trip. She couldn’t take them back to Canada, so what’s a dad to do? We celebrated with steaks tonight.
August 28, 2025 Thursday - Today after work, I went out to dinner with my brother, his wife, his daughter, and granddaughter. When we got back, I took the pups for a short walk. Now that I’m not so busy, I took the dogs to the middle pasture to let them run around a little bit. There was a storm rolling in, so it was cool and windy.
August 27, 2025 Wednesday - With all the photos of Zak and Pancake lately, I had to get one of Biscuit in. For being such a small dog, especially compared to Zak, she snores really loud. That’s what made me think to get up and get my camera to get this photo of her sleeping.
August 26, 2025 Tuesday - This evening after work, I got the pups on their leashes and got out for our walk. I walked over to the side of the property where they go pee before our walks and got this photo of one of our neigh-bors. It’s been nice not having work to do every evening, but it’s taking some getting used to.
August 25, 2025 Monday - Today is one of my favorite days of the year. I usually go see my rheumatologist 4 times a year. It’s all the way in Dallas, and I always make time to go to my favorite Indian food or pho places. Today I picked Roti Grill off Knox and 75. I love their naan.
August 24, 2025 Sunday - I was able to get my last video wrapped up this afternoon. I got out to take all the pups for a long walk. I thought Pancake’s shadow looked funny. Not necessarily in this photo, but it made me pull out my phone and get this photo of her walking down the road.
August 23, 2025 Saturday - This weekend I’ll be wrapping up the bulk of my freelance video work. I’ll still have some lingering little bits to do, but the longer format interview videos will finally be with the client. I think the pups are tired of me spending all my time at my desk. I got this photo of Pancake during a break at some point today.
August 22, 2025 Friday - Today was another full day of work and freelance work for at least as long as I could stay awake. I didn’t sleep well or much last night. I got this photo of Pancake’s mohawk fluff late in the evening while we were both relaxing on the couch.
August 21, 2025 Thursday - Today I was feeling pretty crappy, so I took the day off from work. The downside is I needed some groceries. I don’t know why some things are available for delivery, but not pick-up, and vice versa. And it seems like it’s all random. I had to run to the store this evening. This is the first time I’ve seen one of the new quarters.
August 20, 2025 Wednesday - Today was pretty much another duplicate of yesterday. I worked all day and most of the evening too. I got out to walk the pups a couple of times and took a break to ride my bike. It occurred to me to get a photo of Zak when his snoring distracted me from work this evening.
August 19, 2025 Tuesday - When I got back from spending the afternoon with Riley on Sunday, I got back to work. I spent Monday working all day again and completely forgot to get a photo. I got this photo of Zak late in the evening. It reminds me of those old Olan Mills vignette portraits.
August 18, 2024 - Monday - No Photo
August 17, 2025 Sunday - We’re still down south. We started the morning with a nice walk around the neighborhood of the AirBnB. There were quite a few dear walking around. We had a great breakfast with the boys before heading back home. I got to spend the rest of the day with Riley.
August 16, 2025 Saturday - It’s high time I get away for a little bit. Riley came to stay with my pups for me so I could meet my friend and his family down south. They’re helping get their oldest settled in at college. It’s been so cool to see this kid grow up to be a cool young man with a good head on his shoulders. My friend’s have raised a good one!
August 15, 2025 Friday - Today was another really long day spent sitting at my desk. I’m really geting tired of sitting here. Fortunately it wasn’t a late night. When I was done I looked over and saw my bag of chocolates. I unwrapped one to eat and then unwrapped what was left and got this photo.
August 14, 2025 Thursday - I had a lot of work to do today. So much so, I took a couple of days off to get more freelance work done. Regardless of how busy I may be I still have to get out and walk the pups. It was warm today, but we’ve still not had a really hot day like most August days.
August 13, 2025 Wednesday - I did a couple of loads of laundry today. I washed my sheets and blankets too. I finished this last load just in time for bed. As I was making my bed I decided this would be my photo of the day. This is one of the ways Zak’s anxiety shows itself. Fortunately he doesn’t chew the blanket underneath. I’m not even sure how he does that.
August 12, 2025 Tuesday - Today was a full day of work and then a long evening of freelancing. I don’t remember that I did much of anything of than sit at my desk. I think the dogs are becoming bored with me too. When I was finally done for the day I realized I needed a photo of today. Zak was being lazy on the couch.
August 11, 2025 Monday - I did a grocery order today. I can’t remember the last time I ate cereal. And since I was ordering cereal I went with one of my favorites from when I was a kid. I ordered a box of Captain Crunch. I don’t remember what I had for breakfast but I met a friend for lunch at a breakfast place. To complete the day I had breakfast cereal for dinner. Not a bad day.
August 10, 2025 Sunday - No Photo
August 9, 2025 Saturday - I spent most of the working on another freelance project. It was a long day. I did get out to take the dogs for walks today. By the time. I finally decided to wrap up for the day and relaxed on the couch for a little while before going to bed. I was on Disney+ and saw that My Name Is Earl was available through Hulu. This is one of the funniest shows ever.
August 8, 2025 Friday - Guess what? Horse butt! Hahahaha. When we left the house for our evening walk, the neighbors were over near our fence. After our walk, I went in and grabbed my camera. By the time I got back out, they were still near enough for a few good photos, but this was the only one standing in the sun. I like how shiny he is.
August 7, 2025 Thursday - I usually work through lunch. I’ll just grab something and eat while I work. Today I decided to actually take a break and sit on the couch while I eat. I watched an episode of The Amazing Race while I took my break. Biscuit came and laid in my lap after I finished lunch. She was showing her gratitude for my sharing with her.
August 6, 2025 Wednesday - Yesterday, I changed the filter in my fridge. It crossed my mind to turn on the craft ice maker so I could celebrate. It took 24 hours to make the first batch. This evening, after doing a little bit of freelance work and riding my bike, I made myself a little drink with my Sinatra Select Jack Daniels. I try to save it for special occasions, but today will have to do.
August 5, 2025 Tuesday - Today was a long work day. I was working on another video for a client, and it was going really well. I’ve been watching The Amazing Race for a long while now. I started with the first season. I think I’m in season 17 now. I rode my bike for a bit while I watched another episode. After I remembered, I needed a photo for today. Zak was watching me ride my bike.
August 4, 2025 Monday - We had some bad weather blow through around 3:30 a.m. this morning. I know this because Zak was pacing, which includes him walking across my bed more than a few times. It made walking up for work a bit of a challenge. It also made getting through the day a bit of a challenge. Since I don’t drink coffee, I relied on these a couple of times today. I’m going to need to make another trip to Grapevine soon.
August 3, 2025 Sunday - Today I slept later than I’ve slept in a very, very long time. The blackout curtains I put up in my room make a huge difference. I did quite a bit of cleaning and quite a bit of freelance work. As dinner time was approaching, I got a text from my sister suggesting we do something not homemade. I took the pups for a walk and then we went into town to get dinner for all of us. They’re excited because they know they’re getting dinner too.
August 2, 2025 Saturday - I’ve got a couple of projects that I really need to work on, but my good friend knows how to get me to not work on the weekend. I mean, I did do some work this morning, but I didn’t spend the whole day working. I did spend quite a bit of the day doing this. Which makes for a very good day indeed. Happy Saturday, my friends.
August 1, 2025 Friday - I knew this day was coming. I’ve been staring at the box on my counter for a while now, knowing it was one cookie away from being empty. Now what? I’m still surprised how this cookie is just as fresh and delicious as the first cookie I got out of the box almost two months ago. Finding that Kilwins is helping me cope, but it’s not the same.