31/Jul/20 I am trying to live up to my name

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Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Yesterday, Tonya was NOT enjoying the heat.  Not saying that she would.  I know the Big Guy didn't seem to mind it too much.  He was even in the full sun, making some BBQ hot dogs and hamburgers.

Talking of hamburgers.

The Big Guy found that in the past, when he had home made hamburgers, or those less expensive hamburgers, they would mostly fall though the grill and down inside the BBQ where they would get all burnt up.

A few years back, Mylynne had a Baby Shower.  Well the Big Guy had won these BBQ matts.

He put them in the cupboard and promptly forgot about them.

He has had many BBQ hamburgers fall apart.

But yesterday, Tonya got out the mats for him.

He flashed up the BBQ like you would normally do.  He cleaned the grills.  Like you would normally do.

Then he put the mats on the grill.  It covered about 95% of the cooking surface.  He put the hot dogs and hamburgers on the mats.

Well, he LOVED those mats.  They cost about $2.00 at the Dollar Store.  The hamburgers didn't fall though the grill.  The hot dogs were cooked.  The Big Guy was really impressed.

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30/Jul/20 I love you THIS much

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The Big Guy says that no one has ever passed away from a hang over.

But he looks pretty bad today.

He needs one of those greasy hamburgers to make him feel better.  That and some fries.

Then again, if he gets this, it also means he is NOT going to share.

Now, if this were Tonya.  I would watch her as she is eating.  I would STARE STARE STARE

She would feel bad and give me some of what she is eating.

But the Vet has also told Tonya, STOP FEEDING ME HUMAN FOOD.

I am so glad that Tonya doesn't listen to the Vet.

Just like today, she had an egg sandwich for her breakfast.

I got about 1/2 of it.

Screw you Vet.  I will get what I want.  Yup, Tonya is going to kill me with kindness.

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29/Jul/20 it's going to be a muggy and warm day

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Tonya is worried that I'm not eating.

Well yea... I'm wearing a fur coat and it's warm.

I just want to lay under the fan.

The wonderful fan.

Every so often, I forget myself and I will get excited that Tonya is coming downstairs from her work.  I want to greet her so badly.  I get up and I start hopping around.  Wagging my tail.  Oh I'm so happy to see her.

Wait...

Now I'm over heating...

Time to go find that fan.

I'm drinking lots of water.

Oh, when is there going to be snow again?

There, I said it.  I want snow.

The Big Guy is giving me "angry eyes".  

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28/Jul/20 is that a dog I hear, that's outside, across the street, being walked, at night

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Did you know that there are some dogs that have been trained to sniff to see if a human has the Covid-19 virus?

Which is all fine and good.

But there is a draw back.

Dogs can get Covid-19.  Now, they are not saying if the dog will pass because they have the virus.  They also didn't say if the dog could pass the Covid-19 virus back to other humans.

Either way...  it's not a job that I would want to have.

Tonya believes that she will be back to work again today.

Not going out of the house to go to work.  But working upstairs in the bedroom.

The Big Guy has moved his "office" to the hallway at the top of the stairs.

He doesn't mind that too much.  He gets to look outside at his back yard.  He gets to watch the trees grow.

Since they don't grow too fast, he doesn't notice how fast they are growing.

I guess that would be a lot like watching paint dry.

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27/Jul/20 Mr Bunny wants me to play

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Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

What shall we talk about today?

There is the fact that Tonya will throw food off the back deck and then I'm not allowed outside till that food is missing.

Yesterday, as an example.

She had cooked too much linguine for the seafood pasta that the Big Guy had made earlier in the week.

I love pasta.

Pasta loves me.

Pasta does not give me the trots.

Pasta was thrown off the back deck and was purposely left outside for the birds.

Imagine that, the birds.

Did Tonya forget about the video of me flying?

Guess I will have to remind her...

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26/Jul/20 I am really looking forward to the day is snows again

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Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Remember, how earlier this week, I was saying that Tonya and the Big Guy went to Chetticamp for the day for the Big Guy to see the specialist?

Well, as they are sitting in the parking lot, chatting, with the windows down.  The Big Guy heard what he thought was a Hercules aircraft.  He recognizes the engine noise as it's somewhat distinctive.

When he finally located the plane in the sky, he seen that he was wrong.

It was an Argus.  Which is Canada's Maritime Surveillance aircraft.  In the United States, their version is called the Orion.  

Here's the thing, all these aircraft, have the same engines.

On a Herc, the engine is bottom mounted on the wing.  On the Argus, they are top mounted.

When you hear the aircraft, you can mistake one for the other, unless you actually see it.

When Tonya seen it, she turned to the Big Guy and asked; Where is the plane going?

The Big Guy pointed in the general direction that the plane was traveling and said: That way.

He honestly didn't know why Tonya was so upset with him.  She asked the question, he gave the answer.

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25/Jul/20 there he is, the hot dog eater, beautiful markings

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Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The Big Guy was on Facebook yesterday.  As is a lot of other people.  He is finding it difficult to deal with a lot of people being Social Justice Warriors.

This person did that.  This person refused to do something.  Did you see what that person did.  I'm horrified to see what this person is all about.

The Big Guy is more about feeling good and trying to get by during these uncertain times.

He finally had to start un-friending people on Facebook that he has known for a long time.

Which, he says, causes him more stress, to know that he is loosing a long time friend.  He has been upset with another friend, that he believes, he may have to un-friend on Facebook.  Again, another Social Justice Warrior.  

Or when the Big Guy was in the Navy...  These people were labeled "A Lower Deck Lawyer".

They believe their "cause" to be just.  They try to rally the troops to be on their side.  But what they are actually doing is causing unrest and turmoil.  

When you try to call them out on it.  YOU are now given a label by them as being something that your actually not.  But it aligns with their thoughts and how they view the world.

It would seem that the Big Guy has "a sad" yesterday.  I gave him my best doggie hug.  He seems to be a lot better now.

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24/Jul/20 are you staring at my ass

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Yesterday the Big Guy had made that Seafood Alfredo just like he said he was going to.  Athough he also said that he was disappointed at the same time.  It wasn't thick and creme like. It was more soup like.

The Big Guy figured, it must be the liquid that is in the seafood that made it more soup like.

The Big Guy can't have a lot of seafood.  It's bad for his gout.  Same with green vegetables.  He is not allowed a lot of that either.  Essentially no salads.  But every so often, Tonya feels that a salad is good for him.

But it really isn't.  It's a damned if you do and damned if you don't for the Big Guy.

She says that it's good for him.  But he can get gout from him.  So she says, just a little.

Gout "light" doesn't exist.

Perhaps next time she wants to feed him some salad, he could ask her, lift your foot, I'm going to gently wack your ankle with this hammer.  Yes, it's going to hurt, but it's good for you.  

The Big Guy says, have all the salads you want.  Just don't feed any of it to him.

Today, the Big Guy is making some chicken drumsticks.  They have some potatoe salad and cole slaw that they have to use up.

I have to go pee, but it's also raining out, rather hard.  I've got no desire to get my fur wet.

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23/Jul/20 if I lay out in the sun, do I get a tan like the humans

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Yesterday, Tonya and the Big Guy took off to Chetticamp.  The Big Guy had to meet with this Doctor specialist.  He had this test done about a month and a half ago, and he finally got the results.

The Dr said, everything looks good.  Keep up the good work and you will continue to wear compression socks for the rest of your life.  That's just how it goes.

The Big Guy was hoping that perhaps he can get some white compression socks.  Get some Bermuda shorts and then sport a pair of sandals.  Time to go walking at the Mall.

But the Big Guy was some what put out.  They drove to Chetticamp and were there about 90 minutes before they had to be.  Someone had told them, there was lots of construction on the highway and expect a lot of delays.

There was no construction.  No traffic delays at all.  

But you have to plan for the worst and hope for the best.  So it all worked out.

They were there with plenty of time to spare. 

It is a 2 hour drive to get to that hospital.  But the Big Guy said, it was better than having to drive to Halifax, a 4 hour drive, just to get there.  Then another hour to find the Dr office, park, and wait.  Then the 4 hour drive back to Cape Breton.

Oh, so that you know, the Big Guy is doing fine.  Dr said that he will have to wear compression socks from now on.  This Big Guy scratched his head after he got into the car.

He could have said that over the phone.

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22/Jul/20 so your serious, no more human food

Good morning world.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home, in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Yesterday the Big Guy had made this Beef Stir Fry thingy that you can out of a can, that you get from the grocery store.  They said that it was good.  Tonya said, there was WAY too much salt in the can of stuff.

Last week, Tonya said that they were out of rice.  So, when the Big Guy was making supper, normally he would have had rice with it.  But he didn't see that Tonya had purchased MORE rice.  So they only had the stir fry...  nothing else.

Tonya got up and make some noodles to go along with the supper that they had.

But I wasn't allowed to have any.

Just like today.

They have made some potatoe salad.  The Big Guy is going to be making some cole slaw and they plan on having canned ham.  So it will be a "cold" supper.  But that's how your supposed to eat this stuff.  Cold.  Anyways, there is onions in the potatoe salad.  Not sure what's in cole slaw, but I bet I shouldn't have any of that.  Then the ham.  Man oh man, that would give me the trots something fierce.

But they are having this "cold" supper due to the heat that they have to endure.

If they think it's hot out, they should wear a fur coat.

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