I have owned my DBZ T-shirt for one year!

For just over one year now, I have owned my “Dragon Ball Z” T-shirt.  I really like this shirt a lot … and I have worn it several times over the past year.  I got it last year for my 33rd birthday.  My neighbor and friend, Michael Spicer, got it for me for my 33rd birthday last year … and I would like to thank him for getting me a classy shirt in 2019.  This is one of the best shirts I have ever owned.

I have owned this classy Dragon Ball Z T-shirt for just over one year now.

On May 26, 2019, as I was Heidelberg Shop ‘n Save at around 10:10 that morning, I bumped into Jessica Asti, who was once one of my neighbors on National Hill. She went to South Fayette High School with me in the 2000s.

This is my new “Dragon Ball Z” T-shirt. I got it for my 33rd birthday. This is the second DBZ shirt that I have ever received. Four years ago, I got an orange DBZ zip-up hoodie in the mail.

Here’s a close-up shot of my new blue “Dragon Ball Z” T-shirt.

I would like to thank my neighbor and friend, Michael Spicer, for getting me a blue “Dragon Ball Z” T-shirt. It is a fantastic shirt.

On May 7, 2019, me and Michael Spicer were able to wear our blue “Dragon Ball Z” T-shirts outdoors for a few short moments.

I hope you guys like this Dragon Ball Z T-shirt as much as I do.  I will continue to wear it many more times in the future.  Thank you, Michael Spicer, for allowing me to have a fantastic T-shirt like this Dragon Ball Z T-shirt.

Joseph’s Top Blog Posts For May 2020

Can you believe it?  The month of May is almost here … and, during the month of April, lots of people, including myself, have had to stay home a lot.  I do still walk to my mailbox whenever I have to, but that’s pretty much it.  I have been able to write some neat blog posts on my home computer while we all have had to stay at home during the Coronavirus Outbreak.  I will give you guys some more blog posts in May … and my features will be taking a well-deserved break in May.

One of my blog posts will be entitled “I have owned my DBZ T-shirt for one year!”  I will talk about my DBZ T-shirt in a blog post in May.  I would like to thank my neighbor and friend, Michael Spicer, for getting me the DBZ T-shirt for my 33rd birthday last year.

Another one of my blog posts will be entitled “Joseph Has Owned His Grey Penguins Shirt For Four Years Now!”  I will talk about my grey Penguins T-shirt in a blog post in May.  Me and my friend, Chuck Lazzini, who occasionally follows this blog, have both owned that shirt for almost four years now.

Another one of my blog posts will be entitled “Guess who is 34 today?”  In the blog post, I will wish myself a happy 34th birthday.  I plan on writing that blog post at around 7:00 on Friday morning.

Another one of my blog posts will be entitled “I have had a classy ensemble for one year now!”  I will talk about some of my classy outfits in a blog post in May … and they are the purple crew neck T-shirt from Arizona, my dark wash jeans from Chaps, my grey polo shirt from Chaps and my grey half-zip pullover from Nike.

Another one of my blog posts will be entitled “Cheyenne is 25 years old today!”  I will wish my cousin, Cheyenne Papakie, a happy 25th birthday in the blog post.

Another one of my blog posts will be entitled “Blog Post Number 1,375 Is About A Classy Sweater!”  I can’t tell you which sweater I’ll be talking about just yet, but I can assure you … the sweater will be a classy one.

Another one of my blog posts will be entitled “Did I get any presents for my 34th birthday?”  Now, I probably won’t get too many presents this year because of the COVID-19 Outbreak, but I know I will get at least one birthday present this year.  I will show you the presents, if I have more than one of them, in a blog post in May.

Another one of my blog posts will be entitled “8,000 Views And Counting.”  My blog will hit the 8,000-views mark in May … and I will talk about the event in a blog post whenever it does occur.

I will give my features a break in May … and, of course, I will give you some fantastic blog posts in May.  Some of them may catch your eye.  Stay safe and enjoy your day, my friends!

Joseph’s Flashback: Our house was partially empty for years before we bought it!

Since 1971, my grandparents, my three uncles, my mother Susan Pratt, who is one of my blog’s followers, and myself have lived in a one-story white house on National Hill.  For safety reasons, I will not reveal the house’s exact location.  For the past 49 years now, all seven of us have lived in that house at one time or another.  My uncles all lived in that house until around the mid 1980s … and, then, my mother would stay in the white house until around the year 2000 or so.  For most of my 34-year life, I have called that white house my home.  Of course, my grandparents have been in that house for 49 years.  Most of the rooms in our houses are in the same locations to this day, but two of those rooms are somewhat different.  My bedroom is my mother’s old bedroom from the time that she was a young girl … and my three uncles all slept in the room that is now my “computer room.”  My mother called that room hers while she lived there as a young adult.  You may say that my “computer room” is an “extension” of my bedroom.

Well, today, I’m going to tell you about our house’s earliest years, before we moved into it.  Our house was completely built at some point in the 1950s, but it was not completely occupied for a number of years.  The house was originally built by John Danesky, who passed away in 2003.  John was the brother of my aunt, Pauline Danesky … and they lived next door to us for many years.  The house was originally built for John and Pauline’s mother, Mary Danesky, but she turned it down.  For a number of years, several members of the Danesky family were living in what is now our basement … and the main floor of our house was still empty!  In fact, until we came along in 1971, there was nothing on the main floor of our house … and there was no staircase, which would eventually go from our basement’s door to our front porch.  You can see proof of that in the four photos of our house, which are from the mid 1950s.  I would also like to thank members of the Danesky family for snapping those photos more than 60 years ago.

This is the back part of our house. It’s appearance is slightly different in this picture, but other than that, it hasn’t changed too much since this picture was taken back in the 1950s.

This is the front part of our house. The entrance to our house was a lot different back then.

My aunt, Pauline Danesky, is sitting near our house in this picture, which was taken back in 1957.

Here’s a picture of our house … and it’s from 1954. The staircase, which goes from the road to our front porch, is missing in this picture.

As you can see here, it’s always nice to learn about some neat things about the history of one’s house, especially when it’s your own house.  You just never know what kinds of stories you may hear about your own home.  Our house was built in the 1950s … and it has changed somewhat considerably for more than 60 years … and, in 1971, my relatives came here and the rest is history.

I hope you guys enjoyed hearing the story of our house’s earliest days.  I have done this in the “Joseph’s Flashback” feature two times in the past … and, today, I wanted to go a little bit more in depth about our house’s earliest days.  I really like this house a lot!

Tomorrow, I will write my 1,350th blog post down … and it will be about a jacket.  You’ll have to wait until tomorrow to find out which jacket I’ll be talking about.

Walking On The Weekend

Now, over the weekend, we had some fantastic weather here on National Hill … and today’s weather is fantastic as well.  Now, it was cold on Saturday morning … and then it warmed up just a little bit on Saturday afternoon.  Now, I was able to take two walks on Saturday afternoon.  I took the first one at around 2:30 … and, almost two hours later, I took my second walk that day.  I was able to finish my walks before 5:00 since I will not be walking outdoors after 5:00 p.m. on weekends anymore.

Now, yesterday, the weather was nice once again.  It was a chilly morning … and it was a very warm afternoon.  Now, again, I took my first walk of the afternoon at around 2:30 … and, almost two hours later, I took my second walk of the afternoon.  Again, I was able to finish my walks before 5:00 yesterday afternoon.

Now, when it comes to me walking on the weekends, I will have more leeway since I will have a little bit more free time than I have on weekdays.  I will be able to walk outdoors at various times between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekends … and, on weekdays, I will try to walk at different times between 8:15 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.  Now, that the days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer, it will be hard for me to stay indoors past my cut-off times, but I will do my very best to do just that.  This way, everybody can relax better in the late afternoon and early evening hours.

This is Joseph’s Walking Schedule For 2020!

I have now figured out my walking schedule for 2020.  I am no longer taking my evening walks around National Hill.  Now, on weekdays, I will try to walk at various times between 8:15 in the morning and 2:30 in the afternoon.  Now, after 2:30, I will be inside of my home … and I will spend most of that time in my “computer room.”  I will be giving myself some “me time” during the 6:00 hour on weekday evenings.  Later this month, I will ask you guys what I should do in my “computer room” at 6:00 on weekday evenings, since I am not taking my evening walks anymore.

Now, on weekends, I will try to walk at different times between 8:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the afternoon.

Now, I will not be walking every day.  Sometimes, the weather might be bad … or I may just be too busy to walk outdoors in the first place.  If I am unable to walk outdoors on any given day, you will know why.

Of course, I will continue to walk to my mailbox on the days that we get mail.  I am not giving up my walks completely.  I’m just walking at different times of the day, that’s all.

Please enjoy the rest of your day, my friends!

Joseph is still “super” three years later!

Three years ago today, I got my grey Superman T-shirt … and I’ve worn it many times over the past three years.  I usually wear it with blue jeans and nice shorts, but I may have worn it with dress pants and white jeans as well.  No matter how I wear it, I always wear it with class.  I may wear it with sweatpants or gym shorts in the future.

I have owned this grey Superman T-shirt for three years … and I’ve worn it many times over the years. I have worn it with white jeans, dress pants, blue jeans and nice shorts … and, in the future, I may also wear it with sweatpants and gym shorts.

Me, and my neighbor, Michael Spicer, have worn our grey Superman shirts many times over the past three years.

Joseph and Michael Spicer have been “super” friends since at least August of 2012.

Thomas Papakie, who is one of my uncles, was able to wear the grey Superman T-shirt with me back in December of 2018.  We both wore them with class back then.

On December 22, 2018, me and Thomas Papakie wore the grey Superman shirts with class. In this case, he’s a “super” uncle.

I still like my grey Superman shirt a lot … and I hope you guys do also.

On May 18, 2019, I went to Crazy Horse Coffee, which is located near Washington, PA. I had a small decaf latte while I was there.

Joseph is able to wear his new grey half-zip hooded jacket from Beautiful Giant with class.

On July 21, 2017, I went to the Oakdale Inn with my relatives.

I really like this grey Superman shirt a lot. I don’t like Superman a lot, but I like Superman in some ways. I also like this shirt a lot. A relative got it for me on February 24, 2017.

Joseph’s 1,200th Blog Post Is Full Of Swag!

Today, as I begin to use my computer again for the first time in several days, I have reached another milestone on this blog.  I am writing my 1,200th blog post on this blog … and it will be about a classy person.  His name is Jook Greer, who is one of my neighbors on National Hill.

Jook is one of the classiest people that I have ever known … and, back in April, we were able to wear both the white 2017 Stanley Cup Champions T-shirts and the grey and black Puma jackets with class … and swag.  Well, actually, we just wore our shirts with class, but we did wear the jackets with both class and swag.

On April 8, 2019, Jook Greer and I posted for this selfie outdoors on National Hill. On that day, we wore our white 2017 Stanley Cup Champions shirts with class … and we wore our grey and black Puma jackets with both class and swag.

As you can see, Jook is both a classy neighbor and a swaggy friend.  He is also the subject of my 1,200th blog post.

Happy 45th Birthday, Michael Spicer!

During the second half of my blog’s fifth year, I’m going to give you some chances to revisit some of my past blog posts … and throughout the month of July, I will give you chances to revisit some of my posts from my blog’s fifth year. Today, before I begin to celebrate my blog’s fifth anniversary for a whole month, I’m going to let you revisit a post that I wrote down this past Friday … and it is entitled “Happy 45th Birthday, Michael Spicer!”

This past Friday, Michael Spicer, who is both my friend and my neighbor, turned 45 years old. Michael has been a friend of mine since 2012 … and he has been one of my neighbors on National Hill for more than 10 years now. Over the past 2 years or so, we were both able to wear the grey Superman shirts, the blue Dragon Ball Z T-shirts and the grey Zombie Hunter shirts outdoors. Michael has turned me into a terrific neighbor and a better friend over the years … and, as I was getting ready to start wrapping up my blog’s fifth year, I figured that Michael Spicer’s 45th birthday would be the perfect subject for the blog post that would wrap up my blog’s fifth year.

Now, tomorrow, I will get you guys ready to start celebrating my blog’s fifth anniversary, which will occur on August 24th … and, beginning on Wednesday, I will be spending an entire month celebrating my blog’s fifth anniversary by giving you some interesting statistics about my blog … and some of them may surprise you.

In honor of my blog’s fifth year, I’d like to show you five blog posts that I wrote down on or around July 22nd in previous years …
Did Joseph have the best dining experience of his life or what? (July 22, 2018)
I went to the Oakdale Inn for lunch today! (July 21, 2017)
A “heavenly” cloud (July 21, 2016)
Let’s Talk About A Past Blog Post: Logs, anyone? (July 22, 2015)
My six foam NHL balls (July 25, 2016)

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Today, I would like to wish a terrific person named Michael Spicer a happy 45th birthday.  He is both my friend and my neighbor.  Michael is one of the classiest people I have ever known … and he’s also a “super” person.  On July 10, 2019, we wore our Zombie Hunter shirts outdoors for a few minutes that evening.  I would like to thank him for turning me into a better neighbor and a better friend.

Today is Michael Spicer’s 45th birthday. On July 10, 2019, we wore our Zombie Hunter shirts outdoors for a few minutes that evening. Michael is both my neighbor and my friend.

In recent years, Michael and I were able to wear the blue Dragon Ball Z shirts and the grey Superman shirts outdoors.

Happy 45th birthday, Michael Spicer!

Next time, I will let you revisit a post from my blog’s fifth year … and…

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Happy 45th Birthday, Michael Spicer!

Today, I would like to wish a terrific person named Michael Spicer a happy 45th birthday.  He is both my friend and my neighbor.  Michael is one of the classiest people I have ever known … and he’s also a “super” person.  On July 10, 2019, we wore our Zombie Hunter shirts outdoors for a few minutes that evening.  I would like to thank him for turning me into a better neighbor and a better friend.

Today is Michael Spicer’s 45th birthday. On July 10, 2019, we wore our Zombie Hunter shirts outdoors for a few minutes that evening. Michael is both my neighbor and my friend.

In recent years, Michael and I were able to wear the blue Dragon Ball Z shirts and the grey Superman shirts outdoors.

I would like to thank my neighbor and friend, Michael Spicer, for getting me a blue “Dragon Ball Z” T-shirt. It is a fantastic shirt.

On May 7, 2019, me and Michael Spicer were able to wear our blue “Dragon Ball Z” T-shirts outdoors for a few short moments.

For more than 10 years, Michael and I have been neighbors on National Hill … and, for six of those years, we have been real-life friends. We are both “super friends” and “super neighbors” … and we have the grey Superman shirts to prove it. The shirts are now the official shirts of our friendship. I have now dubbed them our “friendship shirts.”

This is Michael Spicer, who is one of my neighbors on National Hill. He has been one of my neighbors for over 10 years … and he has been one of my friends for six years. Michael is a “super” friend and a “super” neighbor.

Joseph and Michael Spicer, who is both his neighbor and his friend, are wearing their grey Superman shirts with class.

Happy 45th birthday, Michael Spicer!

Next time, I will let you revisit a post from my blog’s fifth year … and it will be from July of 2019.

In honor of my blog’s fifth year, I’d like to show you five blog posts that I wrote down on or around July 19th in previous years …
Joseph’s Moment Of Peace: Joseph’s little vacuum cleaner! (July 19, 2018)
My “super” neighbor has a birthday today! (July 19, 2017)
There’s a small dark cloud inside of a big white cloud! (July 19, 2016)
My new Pitt tank top (July 18, 2015)
Joseph Has A Question For You: How should I wear my Pitt tank top? (July 20, 2015)

Joseph’s Top Blog Posts For July 2019

We are halfway through 2019 already … and, in less than two months, my blog will be turning five years old.  Before I start celebrating the milestone in a few weeks, I’m going to tell you about some of the blog posts that I’ll be writing down in July.  Hopefully, at least one of them will be able to catch your eye.

One of my blog posts will be entitled “I still have my half-zip hooded jacket one year later!”  I will talk about my Beautiful Giant jacket, which I purchased at Bridgeville T.J. Maxx one year ago.  The jacket is very classy.

Another one of my blog posts will be entitled “Our new bathroom is two years old!”  It has almost been two years since we got our new bathroom.  It still looks fantastic.

Another one of my blog posts will be entitled “Happy 45th birthday, Michael Spicer!”  I will be wishing Michael Spicer, who is both my friend and my neighbor, a happy 45th birthday in a blog post on July 19th.

Another one of my blog posts will be entitled “My Blog Is Celebrating Five Years!”  In the post, I will start celebrating my blog’s fifth anniversary by getting you guys ready to celebrate the occasion.  Then, beginning on July 24th, I will celebrate my blog’s fifth anniversary for a whole month.

I will also let you guys revisit some of my blog posts from my blog’s fifth year during the month of July.

Before we get ready to celebrate my blog’s fifth anniversary from July 24th until August 24th, which is the day that we’ll be celebrating the big milestone, I hope you will check out the posts that I’ll be writing down in July.

Next time, I will let you revisit the first blog post from my blog’s fifth year … and it will be from August of 2018.

Enjoy your day, my friends!

In honor of my blog’s fifth year, I’d like to show you five blog posts that I wrote down on or around July 1st in previous years …
I have six pictures of some clouds for you! (July 1, 2018)
Joseph’s Moment Of Peace: Joseph’s wristwatch (July 2, 2017)
Joseph Will Be Busy This July! (June 30, 2016)
You’re Wearing The Same Sweatpants As Me! (July 1, 2015)
Donating my old clothes (July 5, 2016)