Flip, hanging out on the side watching the Seahawks.
Ah, Yaahhhhh!
That’s Flip’s favorite song and we should have known he’d regale us tonight at Holiday Inn’s O’Malley’s Pub in Arlington, Va. First clue: the label on the drink glasses. To wit: WARNING! The consumption is alcohol may cause you to think you can sing. Truer words …
The saga of the prescription glasses
After retracing our steps several times at PDX and turning TSA into my own personal investigative force, earning my a “Sorry, sweetheart” at my third visit, I resigned myself to a squinting holiday. Until we landed at Reagan Airport in Washington, D.C., when Carl reached into his jacket pocket and proffered the previously panic-producing pupil pals. Yup. Who would have thought to look there? Certainly not Flip, who proudly acts like he solved this mystery by his very own self. My I need Carl to help with luggage, so strangling is out. Let the play begin!
Flying can be fun
Really? I have to stand the whole flight?
Carl
About to board for Washington DC
They say in Portland, trash is gold.
Carl
Flip on the first leg to Barbados
Flip models Laura’s new pair of cheaters and sips a British Mary (made with Tanqueray) after Laura lost her second pair of prescription glasses in a couple of days. It’s all ok, right? Vacation time! Happy Thanksgiving!
Catching some rays
Flip took a break to catch some sun. Very enjoyable after being ICU for three days.
Flip recovered from surgery
Flip recovered from eye surgery today. After receiving the doctor’s release, Flip heads out to enjoy Chicago.
The mini Flip
We do have a Flip (Zizzle ) mini-me’s from Mickey D’s. He needed some juice, so Carl had to operate. The prognosis is grim, since apparently he needs three watch-type batteries and a “special” tool to get at them, but we are surely trying. This is in addition to the six additional full-size Flips in our midst, courtesy of eBay.
Flip jams with Flop
It’s becoming apparent that we are a tad Flip obsessed. We’ve started collecting more Zizzle iZs. This is Flip No. 2, or Flop. We also have a green one (Fly) and one or two blue ones on their way. We’ll take suggestions for their names. In any case, Flip and his kind have a pretty good time interacting. Although, when we tried more than two, it was pretty raucous. Our goal is to have a basketball team of Flips. And for those of you lucky enough to be on our Christmas list, guess what you’re getting this year?