Friday, November 19, 2010
Keep on Trucking
Ever since I can remember the man has been talking about getting a truck. He wants one so that we can haul stuff, drive over things, and basically just look tough and manly. Of course I was all for this idea, as for the woman, she could care less either way. The man enjoyed spending time searching for the perfect vehicle for us.
Finally, about a month ago he found a used truck worthy of us. He bought it from the dealership and I was allowed to ride along when we went to pick it up a few weeks ago.
I think we had it for about 3 days before the man took it into a repair shop to give it a new engine and fix a few things to make it good as new.
Down here in the south people like to do things at a slow pace; no sense of urgency, no one in a hurry to do anything. A nice, relaxing way to live you might say. Well, not for a high-strung penguin who likes to be instantly gratified, like myself. No sooner did we get it back from one repair shop then the man takes it to another one. I haven’t even been able to go for ride in my new truck yet! In fact, I barely got to see it before it was taken away from me.
Finally, this past weekend we were able to take it out for a spin. I love it. I sit so high up I tower above most other cars on the road; it makes me feel tough and powerful.
However, I do need some help reaching the pedals; Mr. Penguin has short legs.
There are still things I plan to do to improve my ride. As we drove around, the man and I compiled a list of our wants and wishes for our new toy. These include, but are not limited to:
roof rack
exhaust system
fix the leaky AC
floor mats
OSU tailgate hitch plug/cover
new or reupholstered seats (or seat covers)
new tires
suspension lift
light bar
Maybe if I had the proper tools I could do some of these with the help of the man. But neither he nor I have any car tools. *Puff*
Back in Action
Mr. Penguin has spent a very aggravating past couple weeks with no internet service. I know my fans have missed hearing from me as much as I have missed sharing my adventures with them. Hopefully, this will be the end of my technical difficulties/issues. I know you are all anxious to hear about my new truck; don’t worry that post will be coming this weekend.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Thank you Photobucket!
A big shout out thank you to the Photobucket tech support team, who was able to help me resolve my technical issues; Mr. Penguin is very grateful. I'm so happy my previous posts will again be available to all my fans. Mr. Penguin encourages everyone to revisit his previous adventures. Mr. Penguin recommends (in no particular order):
Captain America
Rolling out the Welcome Mat
Lumberjacks
S'more Please
Saturday Morning Pancakes
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Technical Difficulties
I'm very sad to report I'm having technical difficulties with Photobucket. So far they are unable to resolve my issue, therefore all my previous posts will be unavailable. We are currently working with photobucket to try to fix the problem. It's a sad, sad day.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Election Day
Mr. Penguin is tired of his voice being ignored by the government and he, like many American’s, hope that by voting today he can change that. Mr. Penguin cherishes his freedom and is very proud to be a citizen of the greatest country in the world. I like doing what I want, when I want.
Mr. Penguin was excited to cast his vote. There were lots of signs and people trying to influence my vote; I’m happy to report that I was not offered any “walking around money” for my vote. None of these tricks would have work on me anyway, Mr. Penguin is pleased to say that he is a very informed voter. He researched candidates thoroughly, reading both pro and anti sources in order form his own opinion and decide which candidate best reflected my own views. I’m a very meticulous researcher.
There was a very kindly woman working at the polling place who happily explained to me how the whole process worked. Having heard reports of problems at other polling sites I made sure the ballot accepted my chosen candidates.
Mr. Penguin encourages all his readers to go exercise your freedom and vote so your voice can be heard, too.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Salude
Continuing with my northern wine tour, these were the other wineries we visited on vacation. This day was better than the first day, in my opinion. Overall, the wines were better and the wineries had more character.
This winery was pretty cool. It was in an old schoolhouse. There were huge windows all along either side of the building, and the interior was absolutely charming. They had a lot of cool antiques as well. The wine was pretty good; I liked the School House Red.
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Moving on to the next place.
Outside, the grounds were beautiful.
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The interior was also nice, and the bartender friendly. Perhaps a little too friendly toward my lady.
This winery also had brandy samplers. This pear brandy was their specialty. There was a pear in each bottle. At first I assumed it was some kind of trick or optical illusion, but upon closer inspection it appeared to be a real pear.
I wondered how they accomplished this and asked the bartender for more information. He showed us pictures of how they do it, they grow the pear in the bottle. How clever is that.
The final winery was a sleek, modern building set high atop a hill.
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It had the most amazing view of the lake.
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The wall behind the bar was all glass, so you could enjoy the view as you sampled the wine. I really liked the bright wall colors and all the natural sunlight.
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On a side note, let me fill you in on how I was treated at these wineries. Naturally, Mr. Penguin was feeling a bit tipsy from all his wine tastings. The man and woman were concerned about me behaving myself in the different wineries so they would try to stuff me away.
I didn’t protest too much because once inside the winery, I snuck out to sample the wine. Mr. Penguin is very tricksy like that.
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