Happy Birthday Dylan Douglas Shivers!

This post is a very special shout out to Dylan.  Happy Birthday, dude!  Some of you who know me might be thinking "Bob Dylan"?  No, not that Dylan.  That Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 is one of my all time favourite singer-songwriter, poet, entertainer, someone who shaped a generation with his brilliant lyrics.  The Dylan on my radar today is Dylan Douglas Shivers, born March 8, 2009.  Happy 7th birthday Dylan!   Holy smokes, that is the year I retired.  Most of my socks and t-shirts, heck, most of my clothes are older that that.

I understand that Dylan requested his favourites for dinner tonight, and his mom delivered, as usual.  For Dylan tonight it was steak on the grill, scalloped potatoes and Greek salad.  For dessert?  What else but mom's special carrot cake with cream cheese icing.  Good call Dylan, these are some of my favourites too.

Okay Dylan, you know that we have some very interesting creatures here in the desert.  One being the Scorpion.  Well last evening AD and I were out for a walk and ran into a dude with a black light and pair of pliers.  He also donned a John Deere ball cap, but I digress (ask your mom what this means....).  John Deere dude was going through the resort finding Scorpions and dispatching them with his trusty pair of pliers.  He told us that the evening before he had found 31 Scorps.  Before you think this sound like fun you should know that he was a professional and you should not try this at home by yourself.  Dad will explain this reasoning to you.

Ok, that's all from here in Arizona.  To all you birthday dudes, have a good night.  Don't forget to tell your mom, dad, brothers and sisters how much you love them.

Here is a picture of Dylan on his birthday with his new scooter.