Work Work Work!

Well, I've been really busy with work the past couple weeks, 20 hours of OT this pay period and such. I recently spent two weeks on call and it just happened to be really bad timing with both Dad's birthday and Father's Day falling in those two weeks.

Now it turns out I'm already on call again for the next two weeks because vacations have mucked up the rotation. I was supposed to have the family poker game at my house this Saturday but now that venue has to be changed. I can't guarantee that I'll be there but I'll try my hardest. We wouldn't have had to change locations if Camille were still available. But due to one of her (former) co-workers getting frisky with several of the male customers and then walking around the hotel drunk and naked, Camille's schedule is now mucked up too and she will definitely be working Saturday night.

Perspective.

I had a Dell call up on Mt. Adams a couple weeks ago and I got this shot from a little park on Hill St. It really is neat seeing where I grew up from the other side of the river. It is amazing just how much the place has changed too. Houses gone, others built. I pointed out my parents house, and even the window to my old room to the law student who's laptop I had just fixed and she was just in awe of how close to the city and the view that I had of the river as a kid. Granted, my view was nothing compared to her current apartment but I gather that she's not from the downtown area and didn't have views like these growing up.

Oddly enough, Bellevue was just named one of the hot neighborhoods in the area by the Enquirer the other day. It was also mentioned as one of the top ten in the latest Cincinnati Magazine.

Up all night.

Well, I had gotten about an hour's worth of sleep tonight when Camille called and woke me up saying that her purse had been stolen and to cancel all her cards. She also needed a ride home as her car keys were in the purse. I started calling the phone, I must have called it a hundred times, eventually someone picked up and I could hear them pressing numbers trying to turn the phone off.

We went home and tried to cancel the phone but I hung up after a half hour on hold with sprint. Camille then used my phone to call back to the drawbridge and it turned out that one of the people she suspected of taking her purse had been caught walking around in the kitchen of the restaurant. So Camille wanted to go back to the drawbridge. I went with her and the suspect was in the backseat of one of the cars. The guy couldn't give a straight story, he was with someone else and all his clothes were in the room but he didn't know which room etc. They searched the guy before putting him in the cruiser, but they never pulled the phone out of his pocket. Upon a second search of the guy later, they pulled out the phone and it was Camille's. They hauled him off to the station but with no room number, we have no clue where her purse is that has her keys, a couple credit cards and such. Not to mention that it was one of those expensive Vera Bradly purses with a nice leather wallet from banana republic.

Looks like I'm calling the locksmith in the morning. Grrr!

Outrageous!

In Newport the other day, a 10 year old kid was running from another boy who had been chasing him with a dirty diaper. He ran smack into a car and slid across the hood causing an 18 inch long crease and scratch. Newport police have charged the boy with first degree criminal mischief, a felony punishable by up to five years in juvenile detention.

Now kids will be kids. This little boy didn't do it on purpose and couldn't have known that the 36 year old car was worth so much. He probably doesn't even know much about money yet.

Furthermore what is a all original, 1971, mint condition Ferrari worth $1.5M doing parked on the street at 9th and Washington in Newport anyway? Repairs are estimated to cost over $200K. I don't know many single mothers with six children from Newport who could afford to pay that.

Sigh, original story here.

Zoo Babies!

I came home from work today and looked outside and found that one of our babies has emerged from the nest. I went out and took a couple pictures and actually managed to get really close. The bunny just stayed real still, only thing moving was that twitching nose. Came back inside and talked to Camille for a bit and walking past the window, looked out again and saw two of them out there! I told Camille and she walked outside to take a peek for herself. Imagine her surprise when she spotted the third was out of the nest as well.

The invasion continues...

I caught the chipmunk out again and managed to prevent him from going back under the stairs. instead he ran off into the neighbor's yard. I went over and peeked over the fence and got a great big surprise. A giant snapping turtle climbing out of their pool. I ran back and got my camera just in time to catch the turtle making it out. Looks to be an interesting summer if this kind of stuff continues.

I'm having some issues with my internet connection that are really ticking me off so you'll just have to check my flickr account for photos of the turtle.

I'm being invaded!

Ok, first it was Cutworms, devouring all the leaves of my trees, then moles, or assumed to be moles that were digging all over the yard. Then it was rabbits digging holes for a nest in the back yard. Now it is chipmunks. I knew that I had seen one in my neighbor's yard a couple of months ago but now I caught on right on my back steps. When I opened the patio door, he ran right into his little hole under the steps. Sigh, its off to the store I go for some concrete to fill the big cracks and other gaps where the steps have worn away.

I really don't mind the little creatures so long as they keep their nests in the woods. I was looking up options for getting rid of chipmunks and one was fox urine pellets. I'd sprinkle some of that but then I'd probably chase off the rabbit too which I don't want to do until her babies leave.

You would think that the smell of the dog would keep them away but noooo! they come anyway!