I'm sitting out in the Cave watching the newest Tracker episode on Paramount+. Internet has been really sketchy here lately, so I'm running a hot spot from my phone.

The lead character, played by Justin Hartley, is sexy as hell and ventures into insanely dangerous situations, with no fear of failure or death. He always rescues the person he is hired to find, gets paid cash for the effort, and lives out of a little motor home he pulls from the back of his pickup.

That's such a long way from me, who as Shelby says, is almost eighty. I should be dead by now, but I am instead just an old man, enjoying every breath I take, and each moment I live.

And the best way to save yourself sometimes, is just not respond to nonsense, shut the fuck up, and from your small family, accept whatever love they send your way.

Shelby grabbed me this morning early and we headed downtown to my bank. I had a bag full of change to deposit, and needed some cash and a few checks.

Then we looked at a house for rent near downtown, as an option for upcoming scenarios. Nice, big fenced backyard, quiet neighborhood with a church across the street.

Then we hit McDonalds up near the Navel Base, then went to their place and cleaned and painted the kitchen drawers all afternoon. They have Dan's family coming in from the North shortly.

There's also four dogs there, the big black labs Topper and Nessi, Shelby's Zinny, and a new little dog who's name is in progress. Or maybe I can't remember it.

Topper and I became good buddies when I dog sat last year, and he climbed up on me when I took a break.

A sweet dog, he thinks he weighs 10 pounds, but he's actually at ninty five.

Notice the blue crumbs around his nose, he had destroyed a blue plastic toy eariler.

I've been hanging out with Yvette's dogs today. They're both small amazing animals, and she has done well in raising them, even if she is bat-shit crazy about them. So am I.

They can't come into the Cave anymore because it's dirty. So, if I want to hang out with them, I do it in the sanctuary of a quiet living room, with a video of dogs dancing across the screen playing on the big TV, with soft dog relaxing music playing in the background. To be honest, the music video is driving me fucking crazy! But I'm a good roommate!

Today, the three of us had three great neighborhood walks, a few hours on the couch in front of the relaxing TV, and a great nap together up on my bed.

Their mom is home now and I'm hanging out in the Cave, creating this video.

The look on my grand-daughter Ariella's face at her first birthday party, which I attended up in Washington State, is priceless. She was the star of the show all day, and glad to be in her dads arms. I just cleaned this leadin photo up a bit using AI.

Click on it to see the whole set.

She's now three, and has a younger sister to take some of the attention off.

Today is Mardi Gras day in downtown Pensacola. A big parade, a big event, Shelby's down there somewhere, so I should just mosey on down, I'm figuring around noon.

You gotta love, born in AI, Penisacola, FL!

Quite frankly, I have no idea what I'm doing anymore...