B R E A K I N G N E W S !

 I know I must sound... 

  ... but I need to take another blogging break. 

 (audible gasps heard on other side of screen) 

 This time, it's a much longer hiatus... 

 a real record breaker. 

 Yessum, Mrs. Shady and I are packing our bags 

  and moving for a record breaking 100th time.  

 And this time... we aren't simply  

  moving across town or across the state.  

  We are moving to an entirely different region... 

  a faraway land where it snows in winter. 

  Are we heading far to the north of Florida? 

  Or far to the south? I ain't sayin'.  

  As you might expect, we have  

  a tremendous amount of work  

 ahead of us as we prepare for  

  the move, make the move and 

 get settled at our new location. 

Shady              Mrs. Shady

 Shirley, you can understand that the process 

 will take months and require practically 

 all of my time, attention and energy. 

 When I return to blogging later this year... 

 I look forward to picking up where I left off... 

 renewing our friendship and doing my best 

 to entertain you here at Shady's Place. 

 Thanks for understanding, dear friend. 

 Until I reopen for beeswax and come  

 to you from my new headquarters... 

 take good care of yourself and my  

  buddy (insert your dog's name). 

Shady Del Knight

(pictured above as "Shady Seaweed"

- America's Oldest Living Toddler)

Millions Saddened by Temporary Closing of Walley World!

Sorry folks, park's closed.

Moose out front shoulda told ya.

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Oh my goodness, give me a moment

to catch my breath. Hello, folks...

I'm Shady Del Knight. If you're

like me, your sides are splitting

right about now as you recall the

misadventures of Clark Griswold

and his clan in the comedy classic 

Gone With the Wind

National Lampoon's

Vacation.

Reminding you of that particularly hilarious scene in the movie

is my way of letting you know that, effective immediately,

I am taking another break from blogging.

I urge you to remain calm.

Please don't run through the

streets in panic. Shady's Place

is not really "closing." Your

home away from home will

remain open 24-7 just as it

has for the last 57 years.

The only difference is that

I will not be here on the blog

circuit to publish new posts,

visit your blog and leave

comments. You see...

  Mrs. Shady and I

will be vacationing

the next nine days.

I hope to return to blogging

on Sunday, July 24. So, till

then, dear friend... till we

meet again, dear friend...

take good care of yourself

and my buddy/sweetheart

 (fill in your dog's name).

See you on the 24th!

WHEN I RETURN... YOU'LL JUMP FOR JOY!

Have a Shady day!

V - A - C - A - T - I - O - N !

 PLAY THIS SONG 

 AND SCROLL DOWN: 

That's right, dear friend. I'm on V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Mrs. Shady and I are relaxing at a remote oasis called
Global Warming, Antarctica, close to the South Pole.
The video above shows you the view from our little
grass shack. The water is a delightful 83 degrees!

Tempted as I am to stay here forever and ever, I hope to

return to blogging one week from today. See you then!