Visiting dad.

Went to see my dad for a belated fathers day.

His wife was throwing a fit so she didn't leave the small extra house all day...not even to say hi to my kids. I really don't mind, she is a nothing but a chaotic and disruptive presence.

I recorded a bunch of stuff from this guy to MP3. My dad turned me onto his book when I was a kid and I thought I would surprise him with some live recordings.

We filled up the kiddie pool with well water and the kids splashed around in the 103 degree heat.

I bought some Tecate and a bag of limes so dad and I could chill out on the porch and have philosophical conversations.

His knees are finally replaced and healed. He is getting around much better.

Another dog has adopted my dad. He didn't want it, but it kind of hung around until he gave up chasing it off. It's an older female Rottweiler with a sweet disposition. My kids doted on it and named it Stacy.

Coyotes ate my dad's chickens and bit off his goat's testicles. He had to put the poor guy down. I bought him a Rock Island .45 a couple of years ago and loaded him some 185 grain jacketed flat points for home defense but he uses them to put down wounded animals and stuff that gets hit on the highway.

I brought my new air rifle out there for him to try out. We shot cans and bottles from the porch. It's a cool little gun. I got it at Academy for $79 bucks and it shoots a .177 lead pellet at over 1000fps very accurately.

It was a good day.