Thoughts of the day
- Can you name all of the Spice Girls? Mrs. Shife and I could only come up with Sporty Spice. I did suggest Old Spice and Pumpkin Spice. I would not do well if this was a "Jeopardy" category.
- Kudos to Kyle for absolutely killing it at his first track meet. He took 11 seconds off his 400-meter times to set a new PR at 1:04 and then took 1:10 off his 1600-meter to set a new PR at 5:44. His goal entering the season was to run 1600 in under 6 minutes. Since he can check that one off, he is going for under 5 minutes now.
- HBD, MS!! Mrs. Shife celebrates another trip around the sun this weekend. My most favoritest and loveliest farm girl is the best and we look forward to making her special day as fun as possible.
Meme dump
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.
Talk to you soon.
I will persevere.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
I happen to love the smartestdick.com link. Too damn funny. Not because I like Elon but because I loathe him. (and the orange guy)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Mrs White Guy and Congratulations to Kyle!!
We are united in our loathness. Thank you, Peg.
DeleteKyle is such a naturally gifted athlete! And happy bday to your lovely wife, the only spice girl you need in your life!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debra. She is all the spice I need for sure.
DeleteWay to go Kyle, and wishing Mrs. Shife happiness for her special day! I'd hate to be compared to a banana OR an avocado. They both have a window of about 12 hours of perfection. I'm afraid I might already be on the down side!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kelly.
DeleteCongrats to Kyle.
ReplyDeleteCheers to the Missus!
Thanks, Bob.
DeleteWay to go, Kyle. I bet the three of you are working on a very special day for your mom's birthday.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joanne. We are working on something.
DeleteHappy birthday to your wife and congratulations to your son. I can't name a single spice girl, but can name the spices mentioned in a song by Simon and Garfunkel (parsley, sage, rosemary, & thyme)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jeff.
DeleteCelebrations all around at your house!
ReplyDeleteYep. Wild times at the Shifley household.
DeleteI just about spit out my water when I read the French one; I'd never thought of that! Hilarious! Happy Birthday to the Missus; she sounds like such a lovely person. Posh Spice, was that Victoria Beckham? There was a red haired one too. I obviously avoided the Spice Girls. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Margaret. And you are right about Posh Spice.
DeleteYour son is superfast! Is his nickname Speedy Gonzales? there used to be a cartoon called that, Speedy was a mouse living in Mexico I think.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Mrs. Shife.
I think you are right, River, and thank you.
DeleteOMG
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BDAY MS. SHIFE! woot woot (she's a Pisces and I'm an Aries but we're both March children!)
And I cackled at that vacuum watching me repot plants meme.
XOXO
TY, SP!!
DeleteMy French is a bit rusty, but Chat, GPT is sounding so great, though most French speakers will pronounce it correctly. It's one of those Americanisms that they hate so much.
ReplyDeleteThose smug French bastards. Don't they know we saved them?
DeleteWTG Kyle, I could not run to save my life! I hope Ms. Shife had a wonderful birthday.
ReplyDeleteThanks, kdne.
DeleteCongrats to Kyle and Happy Birthday to your wife.
ReplyDeleteTY, MK.
DeleteHappy Birthday to Mrs. Shife. Keep going Kyle! Break your own records again and again!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike.
DeleteHappy Birthday, Mrs. S! You have a lovely family!
ReplyDeleteLove the memes. I used to know the Spice Girls but now I realize I can only name three of them. (My daughter was a fan back when they were at the top of their game.) I agree about letting people take drugs to see how fast a human can really go. And I've added "I'm aging like a fine banana" to my personal conversational bag of tricks :D
I hope the banana line is a big hit, jenny_o, and thank you.
DeleteAnd Kyle is doing an amazing job - well done on new personal bests - that's awesome!
ReplyDeleteTY, JO.
DeleteIt's always amazing when our kids are able to do these things. I'm impressed! And happy birthday to Mrs. Shife - Jon (former blogger of Here's to Life. It's been a while!)
ReplyDeleteHey Jon. Good to hear from you. I check in on you every now and then on FB and I am glad you are doing well.
DeleteWay to go, Kyle! I have to say that my 'times' vary wildly. Depends on the speed of whatever is chasing me. Pro-tip: if I am running especially fast, you should probably be running too.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Mrs Shife!
You have the best pro tips, Debby. Thank you.
DeleteGreat family news. Sporty Spice is the first name that comes to mind. I think there was a Posh Spice and Ginger?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bijoux.
DeleteCongrats to Kyle! Your memes gave me a laugh, which is always a good thing!
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