Who done it?

Holly and I spent the night out with Tom and Reen at a dinner murder mystery. It was a lot of fun, we dressed the parts and had really fun time trying to untangle the mystery. The funny thing was, during the night, after the start of the game, the murder took place and one of the 8 of us was no more. The hosts wouldn't be satisfied until the victim actually hit the floor and then the did the classic tape outline of the body. All that before dinner. It was a gas.
Here we are ready to go; High Stakes Harry, Bonnie Banker, Minnie Money and yours truly, Jesse Wales.


Have a great day!
Pat

Rain, rain, go away, Pat wants to ride

I was tempted to ride the bike to work today. It wasn't raining when I was leaving, and usually I figure if I can get there dry, I don't mind riding home wet. Well I opted to take the car since I had Men's group as well, that way I could take my coffee. Well it was a good thing I was in the car, I broke a tooth and had to rush to the dentist during a monsoon downpour.



My brother Chris had an interesting post today and I'd like to encourage everyone to check it out. Click here. Sign up for a better world, all you need to do is find someone to help you sew up your costume, don't forget the cape!

Tomorrow we're heading to Tom and Reen's for a murder mystery party. I plan to take a camera and let you know, who done it!

It was wacky hair day today at the middle school. Here is what Spencer came up with. Ian was the stylist and the photographer.

I understand many colors were involved.

I really like his hair spiked up, not sure why, just do.

There you all the way around!

Have a great day,

Pat

This is my 160th post, still no novel in the works

Today was a crazy busy day, driving all over west Michigan. Visiting customers, suppliers checking on the progress of parts. I love launches and especially when they're over.

Checked in with Dave for fun today. He mentioned that brother John, the eldest is preparing to retire. Wow, is that old sounding. Rumor has it that the crazy fool is loading up a pick up truck with his wife and their infant granddaughter for a week long road trip. What are they thinking? I can't wait to hear how this turns out. I'll especially be interested in their separate versions, always enlightening to see how they view the same events.

A friend found a very cool bike the other day. I sure would like to try riding it. Check it out at this site. This photo is small, but it's got an 80's vintage bike facing a 2015 prototype.

Have a great day!

Pat

Home owner time

I installed a storm door today and it was pretty cool to figure out how to accomplish that and still have fun. Needless to say, I figured that out.

Here's a shot is from last night. Jeramey, Spencer, Ian. Such good friends, it's awesome.

Have a great day!
Pat

Rainy Days don't get me down

It was a great day up here, even if we did get over an inch of rain. I went to my Men's group and hung out, back at home we did our chores and then we had dinner at Jeff and Lissa's. It's always great to catch up with them. Jeff's a great technical guy so he's always working on a new thing that is usually intriguing. Lissa, she's a great cook and a good friend. Together they are just plain fun to hang out with. Tonight we had chicken and "Patty's Potatoes". We had given her the recipe years ago after a dinner club when Holly had made them. They are made with shredded potatoes and then lots of cheese and topped off with drizzled cream. I bit into them and was immediately transported back to 1400 7th Ave. Awesome!

Here's a GREAT BIG Birthday Shout Out to my Brother, Chris. Happy Birthday Big Guy! I hope this is a great year for you! And now for the obligatory photos.

With Mom

I used this before, but it's still good. On his way to his acting debut.

Master Juggler

Awesome Husband and Father

Fantastic Brother, Pat, Chris, Reen, Dave, Mom, John

From Facebook (I have my ways) Nick, Chris and Xander

That's it for today! Thanks for reading!

Have a great day!

Pat

Friday Night Special

The end of a long week...Aaaahhh!!

I think bits and pieces today.

It was awesome riding the motorcycle today. It was pretty hard on me when I got it all cleaned up last weekend and then couldn't ride due to the rain.

I got your message Maureen. I found it amusing that the rider reminded you of me, until he nearly took out a deer. The closest I've been to an animal situation with my cycle was when a hawk swooped down and snatched up a gopher. That was years ago, near Owatanno Minnesota, on my first Honda 750.

Went to a wedding tonight. Very non traditional, very old fashioned, very nice. It was the pastors first wedding. It was the bride and groom's second. The used a Chuppah which looks like this, to say their vows under. Anyway, it was a really nice time. The Chuppah is a Jewish device, but the pastor wove it nicely into a Christian service.

Have a great day!

Pat

Here it is, another week, hard fought victory or loss? It was at least hard fought, so then it must be a victory.

As you can tell, work is kicked up a notch and I am doing the best that I can. There is comfort in that, but I still want it to go smoother.

Today I was at a customer for Supplier Day. A nice time where we were asked to reduce costs by more than can be achieved. Thanks for the challenge, we'll get back to you. Actually it was a nice event, with good people saying that they appreciated what we did on a day to day basis. Best of all, we won an award, always cool to be counted in the best of the best.

This shot is of my Nephew Taylor' he's to the far right.

Have a great day!
Pat