News and Views From my kids accomplishments, to my heretical perspective of the world

Hey There, Apollo
(To the tune of “Hey there, Delilah”, shown above in the video)

Hey there Apollo, what’s it like out in the back yard?
You’re a hundred feet away, but boy, tonight you look so naughty,
Yes you do.
Just look at all the things you chew.
You know it’s true.

Hey there Apollo, don’t you worry about the kitchen,
It’ll be there in the morning,
You can sleep out on the lawn,
Close your eyes.
Sleep a little longer ‘fore you rise,
Then come inside.

Oh, what you chew and eat.
Oh, what you chew and eat.
Oh, what you chew and eat.
Oh, what you chew and eat.

Hey there Apollo, I know nights are getting hot
But just believe me pup, someday you’ll feel the chill there in the yard
You’ll have it good
You’ll feel the cold you know you should
The yard is good.

Hey there Apollo, you’ve got so much time to play
If every puppy toy we gave to you
You grabbed and took away,
We’d buy you more.
Even though you chew them to the core.
You’d still have more.

Oh, what you chew and eat.
Oh, what you chew and eat.
Oh, what you chew and eat.
Oh, what you chew and eat.

Around the lake’s a long, long hike,
But you can run beside the bike,
We’ll zoom along as fast as in a car.
The other dogs will bark at us,
But you’ll just bark along because.
You know that none of them can run this far
Apollo I can promise you,
That by the time we get through,
The yard will never ever be the same
It’s just so tame.

Hey there Apollo,
You be good and don’t you bite me
Two more months and you’re off puppy food
You’ll keep making dog poop like you do.
You know it’s all inside of you
You can lift your leg if you want to.
Hey there Apollo, here’s to you
This one’s for you.

Oh, what you chew and eat.
Oh, what you chew and eat.
Oh, what you chew and eat.
Oh, what you chew and eat.

Devon’s company called and wants him to come back for a few weeks to finish up some jobs. They realized after letting everyone go that they had some billable projects under way that would pay more than Devon would cost.

So that basically gives him more time to look for another job.

Devon’s company SECo has just closed their Pasadena office and everyone was laid off. It looks like they are going to file for bankruptcy.

He doesn’t know what he is going to do yet, but he’ll figure something out. He was only planning to work for a year before going on to graduate school anyway, so it’s not a career-changer, but it is still unplanned for and unexpected.

If he finds another job in another state he will have to break a lease, which may cost some money.

Looks like he’s getting a dose of real life.

I’m flying to Pasadena this afternoon to spend the weekend with Devon. Back home on Sunday afternoon.

Derek is feeling much better 2 weeks after the second epidural. Not quite perfect, but he plans to talk to the doctor before deciding whether he needs a third shot or not.

Derek is doing well at ASU, acing his tests. Looks like he’s going to do well.

Devon broke up from his girlfriend of 5+ years (Keri). Amicable, but still hard to take after so long.

Devon is still working for SECO (Sub-Surface Exploration Company) as a geophysicist in Pasadena. Still planning to go to grad school next fall.

Gisele spent last week in Pasadena with Devon — at least she spent the nights at his apartment. She has so many old friends living in the area that she was out everyday having fun.

I “fixed” the crashed Vondek server last week, but otherwise not much is going on with me. (OK, “fixed” is maybe misleading, but I helped…)

Apollo is enjoying the cooler weather, spending most of the days outside. He runs a little farther almost every day beside the bike. He sprints about a half-mile when we start now, then trots for about 2, periodically breaking back into a lope. He would be willing to trot much further if he could find someone to ride the bike longer.