Sherpa Sunday With Ben and Sheikl Reech

Instead of making the trip to Bully Hill today I decided to start my Sherpa Training at Mendon Ponds Park. I was fitted with my Beishka outerwear, head dress and shoes. Also, I was assigned my companion eagle which I will train with during the next 5 months.

I wanted to name my Eagle 'Jim Croce' but he already had a name, Sheikl Reech, which I have to keep.

Since todays session was fairly brief, really an outfitting and introductory session, I have time to go to the urgent care center to get the Eagle cuts on my hand disinfected and stitched up. I lost so much blood on the drive home that my car upholstery has adopted a trendy 1970's shade of Maroon, rather than the previously dull graphite grey color that really needed some VA-VOOM!

I'm back to the center tomorrow night for a bonding session with Sheikl Reech- we're going to make pizzas together and watch some National Geographic nature DVD on the 42" plasma. Apparently Sheikl likes popcorn, Kettle Corn to be exact, so I'm off to WalMart soon to get his talony-ass a big old bucket so he doesn't claw my adams apple off.

Check out the photo of me and Sheikl. The damn Sherpa Training Center is like an amusement park- they suck you in with the cool action photos then offer to sell them to you for $5. I had to get it though, me and my new buddy 'Sheiky S.' look fierce!