This is what happens when you ignore your pet turtle or constantly belittle it for not be as smart as the other turtles. This male turtle is suffering from emotional stress and a deflated male ego.
Another chapter in my life is now complete. Sunday was the last day that Point West Video was in business with the closing of the the Anchor Point store. By 4:00 p.m. on Monday, the shelves were emptied and all the videos stowed away in fifty pound fish boxes. On Tuesday, by 3:00 p.m., all 133 boxes of videos were neatly stowed away in an undisclosed location, all other business equipment removed from the store and the final vacuuming of the carpet. This morning, I find it strange that I do not have to do my bookkeeping or make up a daily money bag for the daily operation. After ten years of these daily procedures, it will take awhile to adjust to it, however, I have other and more important things to occupy myself. The only thing remaining now is how to get rid of an excess of 20,000 HHS and DVD videos! However, it is one step closer to the ultimate goal! It was a great run, but I am glad is not complete.
Ranger Bill called and left a message on the voice machine this morning at 6:00 a.m., Alaska Daylight Savings Time. He was in Tok, inbound for Anchorage expecting to arrive there sometime today. He did request that someone in Anchorage, whoever has the time, to go down to Alaska Mill and Seed and pick up one sack of Purina Goat Chow, two sacks of Purina Pig Chow and three bales of hay and a sack of rolled oats. After he off loads, he will be headed south to give me a helping hand in preparation of the HITW (he doesn't know that yet).
Starting today, our time will be split between organizing the Anchor Angler for the ultimate, huge, bargain busting garage sale and getting the HITW prepared for the forthcoming gathering of the clans. I have been looking forward to this all winter and ready to go to work. I can see a huge fire in the fire pit as we go about completing the "opening chores". If there are those of you who wonder why all of us look forward to this reunion each year, a quick visit to one of my granddaughters blog site, http://blondebear.blogspot.com, will tell the story. She made a posting on 5/14/2007 which she had re-written a story that she had submitted in a writing contest, winning third place in the competition. Placement of the story in the competition is not as important as the story itself. After reading the story, you will see why we go to such extreme measures to make these annual reunions a memorable occasions for all. That is what it is all about, memories to share a lifetime.
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