The Dog Days of Summer

I don’t know what you do when you wake up, but each morning when I wake up, one of the first things I check (besides my fantasy football or baseball scores) is the weather on AccuWeather. Yesterday I saw the following:

Of course, I then compared that to the weather in McCarthy :

Holy cow, you guys are truly in the dog days of summer. That time period where it’s hot and humid at 8 AM in the morning with no relief in sight.  As I walked on the McCarthy Road, getting ready to call Martha from my morning chitchat, I had to smile and relish the cool wonderful weather that we have here, even in the dog days of summer. I wouldn’t trade it for anything!  Just look at those indoor humidity levels.  Aaahhhhh!

Speaking of trades, it wasn’t long after I left KC to come to Alaska that I kind of felt like a rookie in the NBA draft. The excitement of being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers, or the world champion OKC Thunder, just to find out that two picks later in the draft, I’ve been traded to the Kansas City Kings.  (Wait, does KC still have a NBA team?)

No, Kansas City doesn’t have a team, but I do. I have a great team at home in my family. However, I felt like I was dealt on Draft day when the day after I left, as much as many as you know, Annie brought Martha a wonderful new puppy dog named Pico. 

I don’t need to tell anyone how much she loves Pico.   Just look at that face.  I know she loves Rio too, but clearly Pico has wiggled into her arms, her heart, and has found a very sweet spot to lounge in.

I do miss our animals as well as my family, but it’s not too bad in McCarthy either. I too have temporarily traded my poor Rio for the following wonderful dogs that thrive in and around McCarthy. 

 

I wouldn’t say that dogs run wild here, but clearly there are no leash laws.  Dogs are welcome everywhere, including the bar and the shuttles, and often just hang around in the middle of the road when you least expect them. Everyone loves them. 

 So while I’m here for the summer, I’m not dog-less. Martha has Pico and Rio, and I have my plethora of favorites like Nora, Kimmie, and Ophelia. 

Life is good when you can share it with a four legged animal.  But I’m only considering this a temporary trade until I get back to Kansas City with family and the real dogs!

Where’s Waldo 2

This summer is flying by and it’s hard to believe that I’m already halfway through my summer job.  Many of you are wondering what’s Byron been up to?

So like Waldo, sometimes you get lost in the wilderness and sometimes you need help getting found. Thanks to all my friends who keep asking, “What are you doing? When are you going to post next?”  Well, let’s see if I can’t get back on track, even back track, to let you know what’s been going on.

First, there are a lot of excuses to use for lack of posting.  Such as, 

I’ve been working too much so I needed to kick back and put my feet up and relax.

It’s cold outside.  

I’ve made new friends 

It’s open mic night

It’s raining and that always makes me tired.

It’s the 4th of July - all hands on deck!

And of course, when the big boss comes in town, I have to smoke a cigar and drink a Jamison and have many discussions about… I guess a lot of things.

Oh, did I mention that it’s beautiful here and the mountains keep calling my name.

Well, it all true.  But most of all, I miss you guys at home, but NOT the summer humidity!  (I think that I may have found a new summer home.)

Be well, and more to come, I promise.