Theresa, DJ, Emily and I on the trail

Theresa, DJ, Emily and I went to the Nature Center and rode the trail today.

Found the Eastern end of the Front Range Trail

Today I took a little ride to find the Pueblo River Walk. Turns out I didn't get there but I followed the Front Range Trail to it's Eastern end. Later today Theresa, DJ, Emily and I will ride around by the Nature Center then do some fishing along the banks. The four of us went to the City Park yesterday (I forgot the camera) but traveled on the streets with traffic. So last night I bought a bike rack for the car. Now we can drive to the Nature Center and ride from there without the traffic. I was amazed that Emily at 4 years old (5 next month) could ride her little bike 2.2 miles to the City Park and back.

To The Dam Bike Ride Today

I got up early this morning and rode my bike to the Pueblo Resevoir Dam. It's a two hour trip (well stopping to take pictures) at my speed. I really enjoyed the trip it's getting esier to ride along the trail. I saw a big Buck but he ran before I could get my camera up. I did snap pictures of the Doe and Fawn though.

In all the Trail I understand goes 40 miles. I went around 20 miles round trip today.

I couldn't find a trip like this in North Port Florida. So this is my

backyard in Pueblo. Enjoy the trip.

Camping with Theresa and the grandkids

Finally got to go camping with Theresa, DJ and Emily! We had a blast up in the San Isabel National Forest campgrounds. We didn't catch any fish but had a great time fishing anyway. It did rain that night but we spent some time in the tent and when it quit we still had a fire and hung out.

Birds nest

I went to water my hanging plants today and found a bird had made a nest and laid some eggs in this one.

Mike's little garden

I didn't have much time to get a regular garden in but I did get this little one, Scarecrow and all.

My New Great-Grandson

Here I am the proud Great-grandfather, Damon and My daughter Judy the new Grandmother. The Mommy wasn't feeling up to pictures yet.

End of Soccer Season

   Last Saturday was DJ's last Soccer game this season. There he is going for the ball, he's right behind the ball.

Now living in Colorado

We moved to Colorado now. It' so great to be living with grandkids in our home and having our family visit us all the time! Here's a picture of the house I rented thanks to Judy.

It's Easter Sunday and we got some snow so I couldn't resist going acroos the street to snap this picture. Judy opened it in photoshop and added the note...Thanks so much!

Doorway Entry

Finally able to finish my doorway entry. Just a quick post to show the pictures. Happy New Years my friends!

Colorado trip 2008

When our granddaughter Ashley called to tell us she was getting married the travel plans were made.
The wedding and reception were very nice. Her husband Justin and his family are very nice and did a great job with the wedding arraigments. Justion's grandmother made the wedding dress.


After the wedding and a few days of visiting our family in Colorado it was off to Moccasin Arizona to see the Mother-in-law. Here are some pictures from her house there.





















Last year when we went out there I gave a ride to a native American man and as we rode along he tried selling us some jewelery he'd made. He also pointed out various sites of interest to us. Here is a photo of what they call elephant legs just west of Tuba City Arizona.

Join the Plan

This something I can believe in.

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Back to working at Wal Mart

Well working for West didn't work out for one thing my house isn't quiet enough and they didn't have enough hours for me to make enough money. So finally Wal Mart called and offered me a position in Frozen Foods. I'll work 6 PM to 11 PM there.

Teddi Russo

In Loving Memory of our Daughter-in-Law Teddi Russo

She will always be remembered for her happy, loving spirit and her willingness to offer her home and love to friends and family. She will be missed beyond what words can convey.

Teddi Lynn Russo Friday, February 29, 2008
Teddi Lynn Russo, 35, passed away Feb. 26, 2008. She is preceded in death by her brother, Roy John Aguilar; father, Ted Aguilar; grandparents, Roy and Joy Howerter, and grandfather, John Aguilar. Teddi is survived by her husband of 8 years, David Russo; children, Ashley and Darryn Grace; parents, Linda (Andy) Cyphers; in-laws, Mike and Barbara Romer; siblings, Ray (Terri) Aguilar, Brandon (Shannon) Aguilar; grandmother, Phyllis Torres; brothers-in-law, Cameron and Steven (Yoloni) Sabin; sisters-in-law, Theresa Romer, Judi Patrick, Tina Lay; also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Teddi was always taking people in her heart and always wanting to take care of people and animals. She always made everyone feel loved with her bubbling personality. Memorial service, 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1, 2008, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Rye, Colo.

Plywood desk

With my new part time job I need a quiet workplace at home. I've been working in my game room but it's just too noisy in there so I've decided to move out to the shed. I cleared a little office space out there and today I built a plywood desk. Yesterday I ordered a second phoneline as there were too many personal calls interupting my work hours. This caused me to miss business calls.
Here's a picture of the plywood desk still in the rough. It took a 36X70 inch plywood, 4 foot of 2X6 board, 22 - 2inch screws and some wood glue. In about two hours I rounded up the materials from around the house and cut, glued and screwed it together.Remember this still need to be sanded and painted.

West at home

Well I start working today with a company called west at home.
I've done their training and I've scheduled my first shift for this afternoon.
I had to call Verizon fist today to have them remove the voicemail, call waiting and call forwarding service.
I'll be telemarketing various products on the phone using my computer to enter the order in their system. They use a script I'll be reading to the callers. The customers see ads on television and call for information or to order the product.
I get to work at home to save commute time and gas.
I set up my home office space in the corner of my game room. I bought a new phone and a headset to use for my new job. I've only tested the headset a few times but it seems ok.

Trial results

Oh the trial was a breeze, verdict was NOT GUILTY! The state didn't make their case at all.
Let me setup the crime scene for you. This couple was sitting in their pickup in front of this guys aunts duplex arguing while the other tenant couple was outside their apartment arguing at 10:30 at night.
The lady outside arguing was the first witness. She said she heard the lady in the pick up shout stop your hurting me. When the lady in the truck got out she said she saw she had a black eye. She claimed the victim asked her to call police. The defence attorney asked her if she wasn't convicted for giving police misinformation and she denied it but then the defence attorney said she was in fact convicted twice for giving police misinformation. Once the defence attorney produced the documentation the lady admitted she had once lied to police but the second time she just plead guilty for a lesser sentence.
The second witness a police officer talked about the night of the crime. He said her took a statement from the neighbor lady and the defendant admitted to hitting the fiancee. He didn't bring his note from that night but went on recollection.
The prosecution rested the defence called the victim. She said while arguing she slapped the defendant three to four times but he didn't hit her. He simply raise his arms in self defence. She was drunk at the time and was arrested as well for drunk and disorderly. She says she did not tell the neighbor to call the police.
The next witness was the defendant. He said the same as his fiancee that she had slapped him. He said he told the police he may have hit her when he raised his arms to defend himself.He said the police told him he should have just sat there and taken it and they arrested him.
This was such a sloppy case I can't believe it went to trial. The one woman on the jury was selected as the foreman. It was over by noon. We all right away said the state had no case. We mostly agreed it could have been as accused but the evidence wasn't there to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.

Cooler Weather this morning

It's cooler this morning but sunny 46 out there. I wore my jacket into work this morning. I was offered a work at home position at West at Home yesterday so I'll see how that goes soon.

Jury Duty

Well I'm scheduled to serve jury duty Thursday . I spent the morning Monday in the Sarasota Judical Building and was selected for a trial. So Thursday I'll go do my civic duty and serve as a juror.

I'm not allowed to talk about the case but it isn't a high profile case even by local standards. I am determined to keep in mind the defendant is innocent until proven guilty.

The Incredible Edible Egg

Today I had eggs and bacon for dinner. I love eggs and eat them for breakfast, lunch or dinner. These are store bought not as good as farm fresh. My friend Judy has chickens and some awesome eggs.
I think I've cooked thousands of eggs maybe hundreds of thousands. My first career was in food service. I first worked in Charlotte Harbor right on Peace River at the Fish n Steer. Later Martin's Restaurant in Port Charlotte. When I went into the Navy I chose food service again. I continued that career until I went to school for my present career in IT.

While in the Navy after we returned from overseas our ship went into dry dock in Long Beach Ca. while there I was assigned to work at the base mess hall. There we served thousands of servicemen both Navy and Marines. My first duty there was as a grill cook and in the mornings I noticed of the two lines mine always stretched all the way to the door where the other line was half as long. I looked back at the line Chief Petty Officer once and asked if I was going too slow, he smiled and said no my eggs were better.