CHRISTMAS PAST (2004)

Found an old disc during the move, and I don't think I posted any of these on this blog, so a little throwback of the boys during Christmas 2004. In the second pic you can see Joey striking his famous dinosaur pose, with the two-finger curved claw and roar.

STONE MOUNTAIN

The troop this past weekend traveled to the Atlanta area to visit Stone Mountain. Herewith some shots of Chimo.

VET MARCH

Chimo at the Columbia Veterans' Day Parade with the Flora Battalion.

RECENT PICS OF DAD

Clipped pictures of Dad from the Facebook page of the Alzheimer's facility he is living at. Despite the progression of the illness, in many of the shots you can see that he still has a sense of humor and is active, still has his dark (not dyed) hair, and is in remarkable good physical health. He's still photogenic too.

ORIENTEERING

This past weekend the troop went to Crowder Mountain to work on the orienteering course laid out there. Here are a few pictures of Chimo during the trip:

MIKEY POEM

Around 1994 or so, when I was living with Chris Kelm, we (I guess technically she) adopted a beautiful, friendly brindle racing greyhound who ran under the name Michigan Mike, somewhat successfully, and we got him through a rescue as Mikey. I had not written a poem since high school, and one day I was serving as a proctor for a state medical examination, when suddenly I came across a line in my head, and I wrote it down. During the test, which lasted for hours, I wrote the poem down on the back of a restroom pass, with a little drawing. It was later published in a small newsletter, likely none still existing, and I thought my copy gone forever. I am moving this week, and when I cleaned off a shelf, I found the original poem. Here it is:

MIKEY

Light foot flash on
oval track,
Halvah shaded straining
back,
Playful buck, so full of
spunk,
Gentleman, yet ready
to funk,
Bouncing, prancing,
bowing boy,
Love ta shake dat
rabbit toy.
Who would think that
anyone,
After all that money
and fun,
Would put this beauty
down to rest?
Glad we got him,
he's the best.

Sesquicentennial

Chimo and a couple boys from Troop 324 helped out with the Cubs at Sesquicentennial State Park. Part of the camping weekend was a cooking competition. Chimo made a very good Shepherd's Pie via dutch oven. Here are a few photos, stolen from the troop's site.