Saturday, March 21, 2009

Bacteria and Birthdays...Boo Yah!!

I have a very short post on this glorious Saturday.

I have to pick Ryno up this morning at 7 A.M. and take him and his bacteria experiment to the District Science Fair Finals.

I’ll probably be gone until 3 P.M. or so, and I work all day Sunday, so alas, I will not get to yuk it up much with y’all until Sunday evening.

I hate it when life gets in the way of my blogging habits. Oh well, Ryno and I will no doubt have plenty of laughs.

I may even video him for you. Although the last time I wanted him to do a video, he told me, “Dad, I really don’t want to be part of whatever sick, twisted game you’re playing.”

But much like me, when I turn the camera on, he cannot help but put on a show. He’s cool like that.

Anyhoo…

Today marks the birthday of a man who is a real asshole near and dear to my heart…A man who laughs and talks wayyyyyyyyyyy more than I do.

This man? My and Pizza Bill’s boss…The owner of the Drive-Thru, Drive-By Mikey.

At the tender age of 43 he runs a successful drive-thru business and his own farm. And it’s no surprise.

With quotes that he spews, such as, “If you got a problem with my prices, Speedway is right down the street asshole.”, it’s no wonder he endears himself to all.

But as the picture below indicates, he always does it with a smile…


And…When he’s not dealing with the day to day operations, he is reclining in his car sleeping dreaming up new ways to better serve our customers.

He’s tireless.

So to Drive-By Mikey, I wish you a Happy 43rd Birthday. Hobba Hobba, and Me Love You Long Time.

Before I go, I want to say congratulations to the University of Dayton Flyers. They beat up on the West Virginia Mountaineers 68-60 in the NCAA tournament yesterday.

Good Luck Sunday against the defending National Champion Kansas Jayhawks.

I’ll see you all…um…as soon as I can. Have a great weekend, all.

Cheers!!

10 comments:

Desert Songbird said...

Yup, Ryno is definitely your kid. Good luck to the man-child.

Desert Songbird said...

Oh, duh! Happy Birthday to Drive-Thru Mike. He'd have to be a bit touched in the had if he hired you, Matty me darlin'.

*silly grin*

Schmoop said...

Songbird: Ryno is the funniest man I know...next to me of course.

As for Mike hiring me...I was the missing piece of the puzzle. He always seemed to have trouble finding that third employee who would show up for work, not be an idiot, and has OCD just like him. Cheers!!

Michele said...

Good luck to Ryno. Kick some Science Fair Finals Ass!!!

Cheesy said...

Have a great learning experience today!
My grandpa used to always say "You can call me anything you like- as long as there is a smile on your face!"
We tested him many times lol...

Cinnamon Girl said...

Enjoy your Ryno Day and Congrats on YOUR science project ;) Heh. My kid got second in district on an essay I *might* have helped massage a bit so don't feel bad!

I like your boss. Mostly cause I am beyond sick of the PC ness of this country. Makes me long to take Archie Bunker to lunch.

Marilyn said...

Go Jayhawks... Not that I care but I know what a jayhawk is. What the heck is a flyer? They didn't give their team a piece of paper for a mascot?

Meg said...

Congrats to Ryno.

At our school they had so many over-achieving PARENTS doing the projects, they have abandoned the whole thing.

Schmoop said...

Michele: He didn't advance to the State Finals, but he did just fine. And he and I had a good time. Cheers!!

Cheesy: I bet testing runs in the family doesn't it? ; ) Cheers!!

Starr: Mikey is a frickin' nut. And I mean that in a good way. Time for a You Tubin', drunkin' Saturday. Cheers!!

Schmoop said...

Marilyn: They call themselves the Flyers because Orville and Wilbur Wright hail from Dayton. Yeah, I know...It's not that menacing of a name. Cheers Marilyn!!

Fantasy: Oh Boy...You should have seen the project next to his...It has Daddy (who was hovering)written all over it. Cheers Meg!!