Morning guys....

Late morning guys. 11:50 AM. Going to try and cut the grass. Storm clouds looming. Cut the grass, feed the pets and hopefully have time for a snooze.

Was AWOL yesterday as I was picked up early by #2 and Leo to run up to Hays to tour the University there (Fort Hays State University) as Leo is going to school there next year. They have the program he's wanting to do, Construction Management. This is the school I graduated from back in '79 with my BS and again in '82 with my MS, so it was a homecoming for me.

We attended the Welcome, then a senior student took us on a tour of the campus. I immediately noticed that the building I spent all those hours in was gone and a new building in it's place and several other new building around campus. Then lastly we went over to the new home of the department. As we were walking over to it, Molly is telling Leo we were meeting with his advisor. I asked her who we were meeting with as I figured we would have to look for the name on the correct office. She told me we are meeting with Kim Stewart. Kim Stewart? I asked, Kim and I were classmates up here during my undergrad work. I knew that he had returned to FHSU years ago, but figured he had retired long ago.

When we walked into the building, there another student and his mom attending the meeting as well, and they were leading, When Kim came out and met us. He looked at me and said, Tom! How are you doing and what are you doing here? It was a nice reunion. Probably hadn't seen one another in close to 40 years. He is now Department Chairman. I have a good feeling about having Leo going to school there.

After the visit, we went across town to see a place where he is going to be staying. Local friends, they have older kids that have attended school there, so they purchased a house there that they could live there cheaper than the dorm, and have told Leo he could rent. Nice place, and not too terrible far from Campus. After finding the house we decided we'd better find something to eat, so I did a quick search and found this place called "Professors Classic Sandwiches". I told Molly and Leo, I wonder if that is a remnant for My time there 45+ years ago that was called "Professor Pittewurst" a place we used to go to back in the day. The address I told them is about the same. So we headed that way and was telling them how the building set back from the street and just then we pulled up and it's the same place. We go in and we meet an middle aged lady, who is either the owner or manager, who welcomes us. "Have you been here before?" she asked. I said "The last time I was here it was called Professor Pittewurst." She looked at me funny and said, "Well, that was a LONG time ago, but we are the same place just a new name." As it turned out, she was just a small child when her parents opened it back then and then told me the 6 original sandwiches were still on the menu, but they had expanded the menu. I ordered the same sandwich I used to get 47 years ago. she was tickled to have us there and relive a few memories. BTW, the sandwich was still just as good as it was back then.

Made it home with lots of good memories. Today, just chilling a bit.

lots of good memories there Tee, that's cool.
Speaking of cool, it's mid 70s here, overcast and sun is trying to poke out finally. Pool water has dropped 10 degrees. My grain buggy has finally been approved, show is the 12th I think so guys are spazzing. My issue now is that I wasn't covering the very low part of the grain cart and now I am so I will need more measurements and it's in the next town over. trying to reach the guys to see if tha'ts where they're doing the combine install and if so, can he take a break and get me what I need. I sure ain't in the mood to drive a half our over there to it and back.
Owner came up here Sunday to try and run the white cut vinyl for the other combine and his storage drive was toast (he said). Called me yesterday freaking out. I took a look, turns out he has it plugged into a power strip under the desk, along with his tower sitting under there, well he kicked the strip I guess and shoved it under the tower, flipping the on/off switch to the drive. Simple fix but now he's even farther behind. Had he not been spazzing and just looked at the "simple stuff first" he'd have seen that and went about his day. He better not ask me to work Friday either. He told me to work all of them I wanted for extra since we were busy then said not to , and I'm hiding out this coming Friday I have plans - it's my birfday so I want to spend it my way.

yay yay.... it's VB's birthday..... you are going to love being 40 such a great time in your life.....

cloudy and warm...no rain no sun no fun....they say Friday is the day....when it warms up and the sun comes out....

working in the Lab making new fertility brews.... and I am thinking of a High Life brew for me later on.... just one because I'm almost out..... should try and mow the jungle but feeling lazy right now..... damnation on laziness..... a body in motion tends to stay in motion..... motion....motion..... that kinda reminds me of a song

get some motion Guru's