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Thank you, everyone.

Hey, Tea Bat.

You shouldn't have said "paddling". Now they're going to get ideas, especially Albert.

Well, I know what I don't want in my next care package.

Originally, I was going to post this as an "Underrated". But then, I learned that young Ben unfortunately passed away on January 9th, 2021, aged 16 years and 8 months. Ben's only major credits are Steel (2015) and Channel Zero (2016). He also could be seen on CTV mornings in a Manitoba Teacher Society commercial, in American record producer Nick Koenig’s work, as well as small Manitoba-made films. Ben modelled for Winnipeg Outfitters and Showtime Productions. He was very proud of his accomplishments. Ben was very generous and compassionate. In his spare time, he loved to participate in as many local charities or social events as possible. He even spent hours helping build floats for the annual Hecla parade, so he could show off his creative personality! An excerpt from his obituary* [Mom Heidi, Dad Dale and sister Lorelai will forever miss your infectious Daffy Duck giggle, Arnold Schwarzenegger accent and silly antics. We will miss your help around the farm and how you were always there to watch over your sister. Mom will miss Steven Spielberg marathons, Super Mario games and baking sugar cookies every holiday. Dad will miss wrestling and sitting on film sets with you (a favourite moment having lunch with John Carroll Lynch from The Walking Dead). Lorelai will miss fighting with you on 30-hour vacation road trips and canned ham lunches.] [Ben did more in 16 years than most do in a lifetime. From strutting the runway at the Convention Centre, Tarzan swinging from Arenal Volcano, swimming in Montezuma waterfall, snorkelling with Manatees, fishing off the coast of Cedar Key, climbing HooDoos in Drumheller, riding favourite Disney rides at Magic Kingdom past midnight, earning paycheques at 10 years old – Ben lived life to the fullest!] *For the full obituary reading, go here: https://www.gilbartfuneralhome.com/obituary/Ben-Grocholski It is not known at this point exactly how this remarkable young man died, but given the timing, we can only speculate that COVID may have been responsible. I watched both Steel and Channel Zero this afternoon, and I found Ben to be highly entertaining. Thank you, Ben, for bringing joy to everyone you touched. Don't let the afterlife get you down, okay? Keep making those parade floats! Maybe they'll let you help color those sugar skulls for Coco, yeah?

I just got the same thing, and I thought, "This can't be accurate."

Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun, by Jonny Garza Villa Julián Luna has a plan for his life: Graduate. Get into UCLA. And have the chance to move away from Corpus Christi, Texas, and the suffocating expectations of others that have forced Jules into an inauthentic life. Then in one reckless moment, with one impulsive tweet, his plans for a low-key nine months are thrown—literally—out the closet. The downside: the whole world knows, and Jules has to prepare for rejection. The upside: Jules now has the opportunity to be his real self. Then Mat, a cute, empathetic Twitter crush from Los Angeles, slides into Jules’s DMs. Jules can tell him anything. Mat makes the world seem conquerable. But when Jules’s fears about coming out come true, the person he needs most is fifteen hundred miles away. Jules has to face them alone. Jules accidentally propelled himself into the life he’s always dreamed of. And now that he’s in control of it, what he does next is up to him.

So happy for you, Bertie. I'm doing well, and so is Morgan. Hope you feel better, Cassie.

Hey, Cassie! I agree with you there.

How funny. Morgan and I made chicken and sausage gumbo, with okra.

Meh. Not my kind of scene.

Hey, Bertie. I hope you're feeling better today.

We had burgers and fries for dinner. https://www.megseverydayindulgence.com/2020/01/08/sheet-pan-burgers-and-fries/

Mason Ramsey has good music.

Hey, Dugh and Thistle. *scratches Thistle on his belly*

Hey, Albert. Hang in there.

Skippy, Skippy the Kangaroo....

Night of the Mob....

I saw a kingfisher resting on a fence post this morning. He had a tiny fish in his beak. Then he flew away when my nephew, Grant, went over to investigate. It was beautiful to watch the bird in flight.

Just saw Cleopatra last night, for the second time. Such a great movie! Now I'm always going to picture Elizabeth Taylor as Bridget!

@Comicality Hehehehehe, D'aaaawww! This family is so cute!

Hey, Dugh and Thistle. *scratches Thistle behind the ears*

Hey, Bumble B.

Hey, Albert.

Temps have been mild these past few days, but it's the wettest summer that I can recall, also.