Mixed Emotions 2026

When I Get Home , Baby    Gonna Light Your Fire      All Day I've Been Thinkin' About You , Babe    You're My One Desire      Gonna Wrap My Arms Around You     Hold You Close To Me    Oh , Babe I Wanna Taste Your Lips    I Wanna Be Your Fantasy , Yeah      Don't Know What I'd Do Without You , Babe       Don't Know Where I'd Be    You're Not Just Another Lover    No , You're Everything To Me    Every Time I'm With You , Baby    I Can't Believe It's True     When You're Layin' In My Arms    And You Do  The Things You Do     You Can See It In My Eyes   I Can Feel It In Your Touch    You Don't Have To Say A Thing     Just Let Me Show You How Much      I Love You     I Need Ya , Yeah      I Wanna Kiss You All Over   And Over Again    I Wanna Kiss You All Over    Till The Night Closes In    Stay With Me   Lay With Me    Hold Me    Love Me , Baby    Here With Me    Near With Me    Feeling You Close To Me , Baby 

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Mixed Emotions 1978 

DOGS:

Scored once again on the cool tribe of pets. And these three are a classic I tell ya. Three completely different personalities with nothing but love in their hearts. Yes Please 

However , this Ol Gal above is aging rapidly and it just chews on my heart strings like a dog's bowl of fresh grinding with added Yum Yum sprinkled on top. It's not just an age thing , it is pure unequivocally reality. Make It Count 

One sleeps on the couch , tucked away behind the comforts and protection of an arm pillow. So funny dogs are. Or at least can be. The other one never leaves my side. Humans know where the food is so must not leave humans side. And then there is this pose of Whatever. Yeah Right 

And then comes the guilt trip glance. This look below is exactly why I do not have a companion of my own. Many other reasons and factors for sure but it is that guilty expression that works me over to my core. No Mas

Good news here is that she ate dinner for me every night. Some breakfast mornings were a hard no thanx. But dinners are where it is at apparently. So That's Cool 

I laughed my caboose off for hours over this cartoon below. And we are so totally familiar with these songs. Cover tunes and parodies make my day. #2 brings a smile to my heart , #3 is a keeper , #5 rocks , #8 goes to the top three for sure , and #10 is a personal fav as I have performed that tune live and it will never be the same with the vision of Squirrels. Thank You Metzger 

DRIVING:

Teaching is still exceptional and these students are more impressive with every drive. Yes , there is the 'must check my phone after a two hour drive' mentality but they have been respectful about it. Easy Peasy 

In order to help these students understand traffic situations , I make it a point to not take away their power. For instance , if they fail to check their mirrors after a turn or the safe completion of navigating through an intersection , I will simply ask them to tell me what street we are on. Then , when it is safe , I bring up the "Do you remember when we were driving on such in such street?" That is when I explain the why we do or what we could do or what the other driver did or why it is so import to check that mirror. So the setup is very important for the delivery to stick in their minds. Safety third with a grin. And yes , the forum these kids are using , apparently I am the sought after coach/instructor. A student , me playing dumb , informed of what has been said recently after they discovered that this is our last drive together. Their next two drives is with "Not The Old Guy" they responded. For me , teachable moments isn't that difficult. But the old guy's style clearly doesn't jive with the younger generation. Yikes 

My next step , I have enrolled in the Motorcycle Safety And Basic Rider Skills Course. Here in about two weeks , wish me luck , I will be tackling a two day class and educating myself from the perspective of a motorcycling operator. Do I want a motorbike?? No. Do I want to commuter on a motorbike?? No. Do I want to start riding a motorbike on the motorway?? Not At All 

BASH:

This years Palisade Bash was totally righteous and I almost missed out. Four separate local watering holes hosted bluegrass bands throughout the four day festival. I happily camped out at Talbot's Hard Cider venue and let me tell you about the highlight for me personally. Airshow is a professionally touring band from Nashville Tennessee and they are so not a bluegrass band. These four guys performed for a solid two hours and melted notes into a transcending psychedelic pot of goodness. Executing original tunes with a little tweak of giggles , like a song about a bullfrog on a lily pad as if Gary Larson was telling the story. When they first took to the stage , minimal attendees and yet Airshow still got after it as if it was packed house. Then , a bus on the circuit loop unloaded heaps of folks and the atmosphere shifted deep into the matrix. I believe , my own opinion here , everyone had their fill of bluegrass by Saturday evening and this performance filled our jonesing gap. Thank You Airshow 

So we all stumbled on the hill into downtown Palisade for the last two remaining bands on this Saturday night and wow was I ever in for a treat. Between the distillery and the brewery , all attendees poured out into the street between the two host establishments. The promoters were a little dubious that the cops were going to shut the whole thing down but everyone danced with their best foot forward. No Issues , No Tissues , And Loads of good ol down to earth dancing in the streets. Thank You Palisade 

REPAIRS:

Still working everyday but Sundays and I am definitely flirting with a big burnout stretch. It is my own doing so I should just buck up and carry on. But still , the candle is indistinguishably burning from both ends. After replacing a section of PVC Pipe in the pool room , I was treated to some happy on the knees tile work. Oh Joy 

Just because I know how to set tile , doesn't mean I really want to. Thankfully it was only repairing these four larger sized tiles and then grouting a few days later. Not a big job at all and I still took my time to finish it correctly. The birds chirping over my shoulder would have preferred I did it like this or you know what you should do comments floated into my earhole. Old Timers 

 

As a way of beautifying Crossroads , planted these barrels on Earth Day. Little did I know , this would be my viral CrackBook moment in time. A lovely woman casually asked for my photo and I didn't think anything of it. I dumped my Crackbook page when the Boy Dog passed , left a puppy photo of him while informing my "friends" and thanking everyone whom enjoyed our company , photos , and videos. Miss That Dog 

So I arrived the other day to water these plants , two separate members made me aware of this posting. The photo is silly and the LIKES are off the charts. Makes me shake my head as I upload Time Lapse video for 3 to 7 views but a goofy photo of my with plants is what viewers crave. Classic 

That swim kick board is a lifesaver for my knees I tell ya. What really giggles my happy belly was how many of the Silver Sneakers commented on how early I was planting and how a freeze will kill these plants. It blows me way as I would never drop a censorious comment over someones shoulders as a walk by party foul. But opinionated old people love projecting without even realizing what message they just sent. Fox News 

Having said that , there were numerous folks that lit up like a holidaze tree when they saw me planting away. For those few knuckleheads , many more thanked me with genuine gratitude and unselfish appreciation. Go Team Human 

My offering below to Mother Earth on Earth Day. Snapped off this photo and sent it out to my friends with the caption Happy Earth Day. Simply Sending Vibes  

At least there are a few of us still caring for Mother Earth. She Is Sick 

I Am So Ready For A Vacation ,

Cheers