Good Ship Lollypop (NOW WITH A MISSILE LAUNCHER!)

Cats love christmas too!  



We had a big fundraiser last week and Lollypop Farm grossed $37,000!  YEAH!  Sounds like a lot until I found out that the care of the animals from one of our cruelty cases has run up a tab of about $86,000.  It amazes me the things we can do though!



This inkind donation from Perkins.  It is wonderful chauffeuring a platter of browies, cookies, brownies and other goodies that take up my entire backseat in the morning.  



So...  It begins...



Rachel and Erin boxing each other on the Kinect



The best part of watching these two box is they keep getting closer to the TV as if they are going to start boxing the characters on the screen.



Lollypop Farm Holiday Party at the Green Lantern (restaurant; not the superhero) in the village of Fairport.  A good time was had by all and, as this pic shows, lots of hats that move and play music.



Look at what I got at the White Elephant Gift Exchange!  It's a missile launcher for my desk.  It has a full range of motion, has desktop controls for my computer, and another way for me to threaten my volunteers to do more data entry just in time for the giving season!  

Chalk Mike In Moon Boots!

An original chalk on papa driveway piece by Tachel.  Note: It is near the "Poopie" graffiti, which will never wash away.  That will boost the re-sale value of the house.



Self-portrait



MOON BOOTS!!! Marianne had quite the $3 find at a garage sale.  A find that almost killed the entire family (or at least put them in the E.R.).  Unfortunately, I am too big to use them and I really can't lose more weight without jeopardizing my health...






I can't wait until she uses them to jump off the diving board...



Here's Dock playing with his favorite toy.  He is 2 hours of sleepy peace and 15 minutes of chaos.  That you can count  on.  We'll see how he does after he gets neutered tomorrow...


BARKTOBER FEST 2011 is on September 24th in Egypt Park (next to Lollypop Farm) and I'm on The Dirty Dogs team.  So, please support me (and the homeless and abused animals of Lollypop Farm) by going to http://lollypop.kintera.org/ba​rktoberfest/mike to make a donation!

Megan's Birthday Blowout!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGAN!  She thinks she's so clever because she blew out the candles without letting me capture it.



You can tell by the look in her eye...



What do you do when it's cold and rainy on your birthday?  Go to the STRONG MUSEUM OF PLAY! http://www.museumofplay.org/



Did Rachel get really tall or did Megan shrink in her old age?



My favorite action figure.  His name was something like "Johnny No Hands."  I like that you can give him hands, hooks, or a toilet plunger...



Wait, Ghandi action figure is now my favorite toy.  Nothing like pretending to fast to beat the British



Serious business



The mini-Wegman's grocery store is a hit with the kids.  Maybe after a couple more visits, I can get Tachel to pick out the items I like and grocery shop for me instead...



Hosting a cooking show



Mmmmm...  Delicious!



Now flying a helicopter



I don't know who most of these kids are.  Maybe one of them is the one I said "Happy Birthday" to and he responded "Who is this?  What are you talking about?" while on a can phone.  I guess that wasn't the phone Megan was on.



"Tornados" an original play by Rachel Lee Dork.



Man, it's hard to get a cab in Sesame Street.  As you can tell, we get in a lot of trouble.  And, don't remind Megan about me blowing a spit wad at a neighboring table accidently at a local diner not long after this...






It's either the Giant from Jack and the Bean Stalk or Andre the Giant Angel.  I forget...



Rachel and Rich in the fairy tale house



The Berenstain Bears.  A favorite of mine growing up and surprised kids even know what they are.



TO THE NERD ROOM!



Megan vs. Donkey Kong



Rich remembering when they had these at the 7-11



People Magazine isn't something I expected to find at a Toy Museum, but whatever.  The cover story is still relevant today, I guess...



Megan Bell Doll



YIKES!  No wonder I haven't slept well since the museum



Tachel and the Bear



Megan and I along the Genesee River.  No pics of when we went to the Memorial Art Gallery since you can't take photos of the art inside.  Some interesting stuff though.  The upstairs was pretty amazing.  Went to a few restaurants.  Made chips and cheese and drank margaritas while trying to hook up the DVD player to the internet.  I'm sure we'll figure that out.  



Flight Wine Bar in the Corn Hill Neighborhood of Rochester.  Pretty swanky place.  The wine was very good (and I'm not a wine drinker).  



HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGAN!  I hope you had a good birthday weekend despite losing your car for about a week (and counting) and not getting the latest Harry Potter movie!!!



A few pieces of other business.  Man, look how sunny it was when we went to What's Ur Scoop?  Remember what the sun looked like?  There was a time when it didn't rain in Rochester.



Nothing like hanging out at Lollypop Farm waiting for a food delivery and hanging out with a horse until it comes.



United Way's Day of Caring volunteers from a bunch of organizations like Xerox, Rochester Institute of Technology, and many others who came out and worked very hard on Lollypop Farm's landscaping.  Looks great and smelled like fresh cut grass for quite a while!


That's it for now.  Just waiting to see if Megan will ever get her car back.  The gas sensor failed and the headlights just stopped working.  It didn't seem like big issues, but we're still without a car and no one seems to know how to get the headlights to work without setting the car on fire (add a fuse box to the tab).  I remember why I decided to stop owning a car again...

I <3 New York City

MEGAN AND I WENT TO NEW YORK FOR A WEDDING!


Megan and Liz (the bride)


Look at our awesome hotel room at the Salisbury! We got at upgrade!






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The Dairy>








I like the real bird poop behind the fake bird.








Not the usual type of ceiling you'd find in a public park






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The Weather Station in Central Park








Inside the weather castle


The Met


<5th Avenue


The Plaza Hotel


The carriage rides into Central Park


FAO Schwartz!








Taking a lunch break at Trump Tower




Ol' St. Patrick's


Rockafeller Plaza












The site of the former World Trade Center


My first official piece of New York style pizza in New York. Notice how I have folded my pizza in half. Why? I don't know.






In Chicago, this may be seen in an alley. Not in NYC. This is right in front of Wall Street, which is probably one of the highest concentrations of wealth on earth. Yet, they have trash piled up on their sidewalk. True wealth, indeed...




The Statue of Liberty WAAAAAAAY off in the distance








The Brooklyn Bridge!






Superdawg and Hot Doug's is much better...

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The New York Times building






I learned so much about coffee beans here...






A celebrity sighting!!!!


Toys R Us in Time Square!






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Columbia Circle





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Grand Central Station






New York Public Library





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Macy's






Flatiron Building




I guess this is where they stick their homeless population in Manhatten...










A truck with a rocket strapped to it.

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I left the station for food since the only thing I could find was a burger for $12. TO THE STREET VENDOR!!!


THE BEST GYRO I'VE EVER HAD!

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Welcome to Fairfield, Connecticut. This is where we had our rehearsal dinner at the Roger's house (of Roger's and Hammerstein) and also where Megan went to college.

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Before we got real ugly. And we got real ugly that night. It wasn't the drinking or anything fun either. It was food poisoning or something. Worst night of my life and Megan's still dealing with it. What a fun plane ride home that was...

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The happy couple



NEW YORK CITY!!!!