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A Quote to Start Things Off

If we ever think well it should be when we think of God. - A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Dave Out Loud: Undecided, Undeclared, Unsure Day

Now that the A to Z challenge for 2024 is in it's final hour and my final post dropped early this morning. I think it's apprropiate to go back to 2024 where my theme was holidays especially manufactured ones. On the vowel days I let the vowels pitch me ideas for holidays with their letter in it. This is what U came up with...

We are celbrating the 2nd Undecided Undeclare Unsure Day today. I'll be back soon with a reflection post from the challenge.

Z is for Zoo Afficianado

#AtoZChallenge 2025 letter Z

My A to Z Challenge Theme this year is the ABC's of me.  Each day in the month of April with the exception of Sundays I will be posting about one aspect of my life that begins with the letter of the day.  Today's letter is Z so let's get right to it shall we?

A was for Amateur Parodist







 



Z is for Zoo Aficionado

 Today is the last day of the challenge and to wrap things up here is Dave Out Loud reporting from the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicag Illinois.  




Here are some zoo pics from the last year or so


R.I.P.O Rhino In Photo Only
R.I.P.O Rhino In Photo Only 

Indianapolis Zoo  September 2025






Indianapolis Zoo September 2025




St. Louis Zoo March 2024





Lincoln Park Zoo Aoril 2025






























Lincoln Park Zoo April 2025




 
Amur Leopard March 2024
St. Louis Zoo


Lincoln Park Zoo April 2024

That's it we've got a polar bear catching some Z's at the Zoo.  No better way to leave an A to Z challenge than that. It's been a pleasure and I'll be back soon for a reflection post.

To get to the A to Z Challenge webpage click here.  

To see the A to Z Master List click here






 

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Y is for Yankovic Enthusiast


#AtoZChallenge 2025 letter Y 

My A to Z Challenge Theme this year is the ABC's of me.  Each day in the month of April with the exception of Sundays I will be posting about one aspect of my life that begins with the letter of the day.  Today's letter is Y so let's get right to it shall we?

 A was for Amateur Parodist







 


Y is for Yankovic Enthusiast

Way back on April Fool's day when I was posting about my being an amateur parodist I mentioned a little about Weird Al and his influence on me.  Today I will be sharing 10 videos of some of my favorite Yankovic songs.  They range from his national T.V. debut on the Tomorrow show to a video my friend Patrick (a hardcoreYankophile) recorded to  concert footage from Amsterdam.  

Some of these may not be among my top 10 favorite Yankovic songs which is one of the reasons why I am not numbering them or ranking them. 


Word Crimes



Ebay


Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota



Another One Rides The Bus



Ode To A Superhero


Hamilton Polka



Don't Download This Song



It's Still Billy Joel To Me



Yoda


The Saga Begins



That's all I have for my penultimate entry in the ABC's of me.


To get to the A to Z Challenge webpage click here.  

To see the A to Z Master List click here.  

Coming up: Dave's taking us to the zoo tomorrow.


Snow Kidding!

Snow Kidding!
These "kids" now range from 19 to 25