In Marsing, ID, a short hop from Boise, right off the Snake River is a dormant volcano named Lizard Butte. The lava formation on top resembles a giant lizard straddling the mountain top.
So many memories surrounding Halloween! I remember trick or treating in the snow one year when I was a kid (lived in Idaho at the time.) First year I met my wife, we took her kids to a haunted corn maze. Came around a corner, a zombie jumped out and her ten year old daughter literally climbed up my side. We laughed so hard!! A few years later, trick or treating in the neighborhood, a house had set up a haunted yard with guys acting as zombies. Scared my young son. I told him they can’t touch you. Just look him in the eyes and tell him to back off. He marched right up there, when the zombie got in his face he said back off, the guy backed away and my son got his candy. He was so proud after that, facing down a scary zombie.
I remember when it reached 122° in Phoenix. June, 26, 1990. 6+26+90=122. I heard it called the “New Arizona Math.” Fortunately for me, I was working in an air conditioned auto shop at that time. I could handle the heat back in the day. Now, even a 90° day gets a little rough. And I still have to work in it.
I worked in an auto shop one time where the owner kept a Doberman guard dog. The dog was friendly during the day and was allowed to run free in the shop. One of the mechanics would keep his lunch in Tupperware containers in the bottom drawer of his toolbox, but the dog would open the drawer and steal his lunch. The mechanic drilled a hole thru the bottom rail of the box and stuck a loose bolt thru it as a “lock”. You couldn’t open the drawer with the bolt in place. The dog figured out how to remove the bolt, opened the drawer and stole the lunch anyway. I hated that dog.
Often when one tries to show how smart they are, they often prove quite the opposite. For example, February 28th happens every year. It’s February 29 that only occurs once every 4 years. Also, an anniversary is not celebrated the entire year. It is, like a birthday, only celebrated on one specific date, that being the anniversary of which the event first occurred. Celebrating your 20th birthday is celebrating the 20th anniversary of your birth. Therefore, while the couple may have technically been married for 40 years, they are right in saying they have celebrated their 10th anniversary because of the occurrence of the date on which they were married. Also, while it may seem childish and silly to someone of your obviously high esteem, it’s their story and one they like to have fun with. Seriously, what’s the harm?
Three guys walk into a bar…the fourth one ducked.