Most of my wonderful teammates <3

Repping The Big Bat

We pass around the Big Bat at work as a trophy. I feel like Negan right now.

Mr. Kitty Hunting Fish (video from Vimeo)

https://vimeo.com/user95627687/download/376654670/0de66b8537

Mr. Kitty and Pumpkin on neighboring chairs <3

In honor of Veterans' Day my work gave us red, white, and blue donuts. I ate the red one. Took a bite out of the white one. The blue one is now terrified.

Me and Mister Kitty

He comes and jumps up on me and insists I hold him :-) <3

Happy Halloween!

My sweet and beloved wife Renée and I would like to wish you all a Happy and safe Halloween!

🎃

Dad’s Tree

We planted this pretty Service Berry tree in honor of my Dad a few years ago.

It's looking really pretty today.

Today would be my Dad's 80th birthday <3

My cats have purrsonality.

Fabulous food stuffs

My little girl, Pumpkin <3

Tomorrow we learn whether our oldest boy, Daniel, will accept a raise at work and find an apartment; or go back to school.

Me and my little boy, Mr. Kitty <3

Rest In Peace Sid Haig <3

Breakfast of champions

Eggs, squash, mushrooms, bell peppers, bacon, and Colby Jack Cheese <3

My sweet wife, Renee, is masterful at this stuff :-)

Spider Cats

Nature is amazing. #spider #frog #cat #burrow

This giant nanner will take over the world!

My little girl, Pumpkin <3

My little boy, Mr. Kitty <3

I fixed dinner. I told the guy at the drive-thru what we wanted, paid, and VOILA! I'm like a chef.

Happy and safe Mr. Kitty <3

Buried Pork Steak

Squash, zucchini, red, yellow, and orange bell peppers, mushrooms, and pork steak with garlic and herb seasoning and Montreal steak seasoning. Yum. :-) <3

We love Chewy

Broccoli, onion, cauliflower, mushroom, and pork steak :-) <3

Big Black Fuzzy Caterpillar 07302019

Fuzzy caterpillar in our driveway <3

https://vimeo.com/351087293

Steak with broccoli, cauliflower and onions

My Momma’s Birthday celebration 07/26/2019

At Pizza Ranch in Ankeny, Iowa :-) <3

Me, Marylou, Myles, Cyndi, then across is Rob, Kerigan, Renee, and my Momma Sharon.

Remains of Jonelle Matthews discovered in rural Weld almost 35 years after her disappearance in Greeley | GreeleyTribune.com

Remains of Jonelle Matthews discovered in rural Weld almost 35 years after her disappearance in Greeley | GreeleyTribune.com

Rest In Peace little angel <3


https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/greeley-police-bones-discovered-at-oil-and-gas-site-are-remains-of-jonelle-matthews/

#FoodPorn: Ground beef, onion, mashed up tater tots, Colby Jack cheese and shredded lettuce <3

Mr. Kitty

Test.

Working toward #Atkins induction phase preparation

Completely Atkins friendly breakfast:

Except for these guys, the orange slices, they're the culprits:

Animation Throwdown - I BEAT All islands Onyx Level

It was hard as heck but I beat all 33 islands on Animation Throwdown at the Onyx level finally!

Gonna share screenshots below:

Shared Google Photos Album

Beautiful photo of a rainbow over my work place

This was taken this morning over PurFoods in Ankeny, IA. Credit for photo is Stephanie Miller.

Standing Periodically

I've found my legs "lock up" or stiffen when I sit too long.

I've begun setting the timer on my phone for every forty minutes to stand and stretch a bit (especially helpful when at work).

It helps a lot to do this.

June 7, 2019 is, of course, National Doughnut Day

My lovely and smart boss brought us goodies for National Doughnut Day :-)

For my Renee :-) <3

The children claiming their Grandmother’s shoe.

Clarence McGoose is persistent

https://vimeo.com/335291003

Meet Clarence McGoose

https://vimeo.com/335290905

All hail the moth.

This Cat Wants To See Your Manager, Karen

“My Name is Alex” - November 4, 2016 - 365 Tomorrows - Flash Fiction Story Number 1

https://365tomorrows.com/2016/11/04/my-name-is-alex/

"My Name is Alex" by Russell Bert Waters. November 4, 2016. 365 Tomorrows. #FlashFiction #Story #SciFi

Packle Spares

https://vimeo.com/326702600

Mr. Kitty and Pumpkin Playing (Video/Vimeo)

https://vimeo.com/326483867

This is Mr. Kitty

Mr. Kitty was out in the elements here in Des Moines, Iowa. He was a wild kitty. He surely wouldn't have survived our arctic weather we've had this winter.

He is at home and he is learning how to cat, and Pumpkin is helping him while learning how to cat herself (she was also a wild kitty, but she had been in a home briefly we believe).

Iowa winter 2019

Open Letter to Amanda Palmer from a Pro-Life Christian Regarding “Voicemail to Jill”

Hi Amanda,

I have been a tremendous fan of yours for such a long time.

A good friend of mine told me about you, and you are so raw and talented your music and art truly resonated with me.

I am a person who is very pro-life, and very Conservative.

Abortion would be my one issue, if I had to pick one and become a "one issue voter".

I was hesitant to watch and listen to "Voicemail for Jill" because I was very concerned I would end up disliking you afterwards.

I had heard things like "it celebrates abortion and talks about an abortion party" and I was thinking "damn, that sounds very extreme and very antithetical to everything I believe".

I watched it just now with my wife who is also very pro-life.

She's not as big a fan of yours as I am, she's heard some of your music because I shared it with her and she thought it was good; but it is a different style than she usually chooses.

As we listened, we saw you were painting a picture of a woman holding herself on trial. She was weighing whether she was a good person, or would be demonized by society for what she chose to do.

You outlined that people treat someone who chooses to give birth so differently than someone who chooses, for whatever set of complicated reasons, to end the life of the unborn child.

Even those who know the person is not a monster are more reserved in their support.

Abortions cause suicidal thoughts and massive doubt in the hearts and minds of most women who choose to have one based on surveys and interviews.

If anyone needs support, and friendship, it is a woman who has made this choice.

They need to feel that they are valuable and that they are important and special.

They've been through something, right or wrong, and they are still a person.

Bravo to you for being able to take a complicated and emotional issue and creating a song that truly highlights the need for empathy and compassion at a very critical moment in a woman's life.

I very much enjoyed your song and look forward to the rest of the album.

Yours,

Russell Bert Waters

P.s., my wife found aspects of the video particularly thought provoking, as we watch the woman walking through her grief and interacting with people.

Be good to others :-)

My job - raise

This place keeps giving me raises, it's almost as though they want me to stick around :-)

The top of my car. Did this by itself. Snow and winter oddities :-D

Another debt paid off

One step closer to being completely debt-free!

Pot luck.

There was a pot luck at work today.

I'm high on meatballs.

New Year Same Me

Howdy good people,

Just checking in.

I don't generally make New Year's resolutions, but if I were to make one it would be to post on here more often.

So, that's what I intend to do.

Gonna treat this like a journal/blog I reckon.

See you real soon!