Yepper, I got asked that question just a little while ago, so here's the answer.
Today is May 14th.
Tucker flew out here March 15, the Ides of March, so it's been two full months today.
I think Tucker's doing great, but for his opinion you'd have to ask him.
In the first couple of weeks he did his training as a Mutuel Clerk so he could work the horse races like me.
He passed that and got his CHRB license, (California Horse Racing Board license,) and started work.
He's working at Golden Gate Fields right this minute as I write this.
(I worked at San Mateo Jockey Club, so he gets himself to work and back.)
As a Mutuel Clerk, he can work horse races anywhere in America and several other countries too, (although he would have to get a local license, he is allowed to automatically anywhere they have Parimutuel betting.)
He now has enough days in to join the Union as soon as they do inductions again, usually July.
We went to Big Basin Redwoods State Park and visited the Redwoods.
In fact, this is the same place I took Ares and she went wading in the creek, but she wouldn't recognize it now.
A big fire two years ago even destroyed park headquarters.
This is right across the street from where park HQ was.
Tucker flew out here March 15, the Ides of March, so it's been two full months today.
I think Tucker's doing great, but for his opinion you'd have to ask him.
In the first couple of weeks he did his training as a Mutuel Clerk so he could work the horse races like me.
He passed that and got his CHRB license, (California Horse Racing Board license,) and started work.
He's working at Golden Gate Fields right this minute as I write this.
(I worked at San Mateo Jockey Club, so he gets himself to work and back.)
As a Mutuel Clerk, he can work horse races anywhere in America and several other countries too, (although he would have to get a local license, he is allowed to automatically anywhere they have Parimutuel betting.)
He now has enough days in to join the Union as soon as they do inductions again, usually July.
We went to Big Basin Redwoods State Park and visited the Redwoods.
In fact, this is the same place I took Ares and she went wading in the creek, but she wouldn't recognize it now.
A big fire two years ago even destroyed park headquarters.
This is right across the street from where park HQ was.
Tucker got himself a second job, part time at FedEx sorting packages.
It won't last because not enough hours, but it works for now to get him started.
We got his checking and savings accounts both opened up and his FedEx job does automatic deposit as does his mutuel job, so he's packing a little bit of money away preparing for rent to come.
We got him his driver's license a couple weeks ago.
I can't let him drive my car much because my insurance doesn't cover him, but I do occasionally.
I'm a little worried though.
We have way more traffic out here than anywhere else he's been.
I mean like, within one mile we probably have more people than the entire city he came from.
Hell, in the bay area alone we probably have 3-times the population of all of Louisiana.
We went to Yosemite last week.
Got some real good pics.
I know for a fact he enjoyed that.
He asked me the other night, "Can we go to Yosemite again?"
Of course we can, just not right now.
Here we are at the bottom of Yosemite Falls, the tallest waterfall in America and the 6th tallest in the world.
It won't last because not enough hours, but it works for now to get him started.
We got his checking and savings accounts both opened up and his FedEx job does automatic deposit as does his mutuel job, so he's packing a little bit of money away preparing for rent to come.
We got him his driver's license a couple weeks ago.
I can't let him drive my car much because my insurance doesn't cover him, but I do occasionally.
I'm a little worried though.
We have way more traffic out here than anywhere else he's been.
I mean like, within one mile we probably have more people than the entire city he came from.
Hell, in the bay area alone we probably have 3-times the population of all of Louisiana.
We went to Yosemite last week.
Got some real good pics.
I know for a fact he enjoyed that.
He asked me the other night, "Can we go to Yosemite again?"
Of course we can, just not right now.
Here we are at the bottom of Yosemite Falls, the tallest waterfall in America and the 6th tallest in the world.
This is Tunnel View, one of the most iconic views of the park.
You can see part of El Capitan on the left, Bidalveil Falls on the right, and nothing of Half Dome in the center.
You can see part of El Capitan on the left, Bidalveil Falls on the right, and nothing of Half Dome in the center.
He had to play with the camera and I don't blame him a bit.
I do it all the time myself.
I do it all the time myself.
He has to bus and BART, (our subway,) to work and back on his own, and he does.
In fact, he got home last night and had to go to Fremont to get a bike he decided to purchase.
(Fremont is another 20-miles south of here, plus whatever he had to do there to get to the bike, then he got it home even though it had very low tires.)
But now he'll be able to bus, BART, and bike to work when he's not working the same place I am.
We went to the Labyrinth yesterday.
It has been destroyed, as it occasionally has been in the past by kids.
Usually the locals get out there and rebuild it, but they hadn't gotten to it yet.
Here we are coming back from where it used to be.
It's at the Northwest corner of San Francisco at Land's End.
You can see the Golden Gate Bridge from there.
In fact, he got home last night and had to go to Fremont to get a bike he decided to purchase.
(Fremont is another 20-miles south of here, plus whatever he had to do there to get to the bike, then he got it home even though it had very low tires.)
But now he'll be able to bus, BART, and bike to work when he's not working the same place I am.
We went to the Labyrinth yesterday.
It has been destroyed, as it occasionally has been in the past by kids.
Usually the locals get out there and rebuild it, but they hadn't gotten to it yet.
Here we are coming back from where it used to be.
It's at the Northwest corner of San Francisco at Land's End.
You can see the Golden Gate Bridge from there.
Well, Tucker is doing quite well in my opinion.
I'm glad to have him here.
We were looking for an apartment, but my landlord bought out some other renters so he could give us his only two bedroom apt.
He likes us and doesn't want us to move if possible.
That's cool with me.
Moving is hard work.
Anyway, everybody wish Tucker well.
We're having a blast.
Jou Baur
I'm glad to have him here.
We were looking for an apartment, but my landlord bought out some other renters so he could give us his only two bedroom apt.
He likes us and doesn't want us to move if possible.
That's cool with me.
Moving is hard work.
Anyway, everybody wish Tucker well.
We're having a blast.
Jou Baur
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