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COMPUTERS, COMPUTERS EVERYWHERE

If you asked people how many computers they have in their house, their answer would probably be 1 or 2.  Actually we have computers, everywhere, in the house, in the garage and in our bodies.  They're in the TV, your cell phone, kitchen appliances, your car, etc.  And, every one of them is vulnerable to attack.  Watch this video and see how easy it is to hack these things.....including those voting machines you'll be using soon.
detFeb 26, 2012 03:00 AM
Democracy is pretty much dead, and so is capitalism. All is illusion, or, as the Bible says, "all is vanity."

WE'RE NOT SACRIFICING MUCH AROUND HERE

I love the polls they run in the La Crosse Tribune.  The current poll is asking ARE YOU GIVING ANYTHING UP FOR LENT?  I was quite surprised at the outcome.  84% said "NO".  I didn't expect it to be quite that high.  I was one of the "no's".  I've given up enough food to cover my sacrifice for this lifetime.

FROM DRIPPING SPRINGS TO FROZEN SPRINGS

DONNIE REPORTS
"It's not much warmer here than it is in La Crosse this morning.  Since Thursday afternoon, we dropped an average of 2 degrees each hour--from 90 to 35."

CARL AND KATHY ARE ON THE ROAD AGAIN

A REPORT FROM CARL
"Spent the night in Weatherford, Oklahoma.  It ahs been a pleasant trip, so far.  We left La Crosse on Thursday with a threat of snow in Iowa but only found rain.  It was clear by the time we got to Kansas City.

We leave for Santa Fe shortly.  We will stay with Kathy's cousin until Wednesday and then it's off to Mesa.

Oh, yea.  It's about 50 outside now and the prediction says 70ish this afternoon".

IT'S GETTING LIGHT

It's going to be a COLD DAY with a high no more than 29 degrees but we'll have SUNSHINE and that makes the cold easier to take.

I'M VOTING FOR THE SIGN

IT'S SAD TO SEE THE END....EVEN THOUGH "ALL THINGS MUST END"

An interesting note about the OSCARS' is that 7 out of the 9 movies nominated for "BEST PICTURE" were shot on KODAK film.  We'll never see that again.  As the film company goes into bankruptcy and more and more films are now made and shown with the digital process, some are predicting that film printing will be history within four years.

THOSE WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Cher said she's never go on tour again, but, you know the saying, Never say Never!

At 65 she still looks great and must have the energy to do it "one more time".  She begins her next world tour in September and it sounds like quite a show with a set change for every song and who knows how many costume changes?

GREAT PAINT JOB ON THIS BUS

THE FORECAST SAYS SUNSHINE TODAY

I couldn't believe all the snow in the picture Lynne sent yesterday.  All we got was a few flurries...the National Weather Service reported a "trace".  We also had a snowflake, or two, overnight but I looked out the window, this morning, and there was nothing on the ground and not even enough to cover the tops of the cars in the parking lot.

WHAT'S ON YOUR SCHEDULE?

Another week ends, which means, another week closer to spring.

The week ahead brings the Academy Awards to ABC tomorrow night.  I'll watch a bit of the red carpet nonsense which, usually, tops my list for silliness.  Gladys celebrates another birthday on Monday.  Tuesday, Rita, Roger, Uncle Bob and I are going to lunch and Friday I'll spend a moment in silence to commemorate Texas Independence Day.

MORE GREAT NEWS FROM DOWNTOWN LACROSSE

When I moved back here, the Doerflinger building was, practically, empty.  Today there's a story in the La Crosse Tribune READ STORY HERE that the building is, again, at full occupancy, for the first time since the department store closed in the 1980's.  It's been a slow process but downtown is coming back to life, day by day.

I remember, not so long ago, I could cross the street when I wanted to, without waiting for the "walk" light.  Now, with so much more traffic you have to "wait for the walk" again.  I love it!

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CHASSIS IS BACK HOME

This is the kind of dog story I like to see.  After searching, in vain, for their lost dog a tip from the internet found the pet 300 miles away!

Click here to read this great story.

SCRATCH AND BURN

Anybody know of a good skin moisturizer?  I've tried every one I can think of and have found nothing that works.  The skin, on my hands, is so dry that they actually burn.  On the rest of my body everything itches.

This is a classic symptom of failing kidneys so it's something I'll have to live with.  I see the doctor in a couple of weeks and I'm sure he'll have something I can use.  In the meantime, I thought I might be able to find something but to no avail.

LYNNE SENT A SNOW REPORT

"Bob, Mom and I are sitting in our family room and, looking outside, we saw three robins sitting in our trees.  Spring must be right around the corner.

We had about 6 inches of snow but it is already falling off the trees."

A RITA REVIEW

"Yesterday my cousin, Nancy Jo, and I took a bus trip to near Minneapolis to see one of the Church Basement Ladies plays.  They are musical comedies that take place in a Lutheran Church basement.

I have never laughed so hard.  I actually started to cry because I was laughing so hard.  The play would be funny for anyone, but, if you were raised in the Lutheran church it is hysterical.  I saw our mothers in the characters.

The best part was when the pastor's wedding reception had to be switched  to the Catholic church and the ladies were trying to figure out the Catholic recipes and ingredients.  They had never heard of basil (pronounced "beezile") and couldn't figure out why the Catholics didn't just use salt and pepper.

One character had the humor of Maxine (from  Hallmark cards).  It was one of the best plays I've ever seen.  I hope some of our cousins get a chance to see it."

NASTY DAY

I just got home and I'm not going out again today.  20 degree wind chills, gusty winds and snow showers is not my idea of great outdoor weather.

DONNIE REPORTS

"We have a wind sock on the back porch and it is as good as the weatherman for telling us the temperature.  Yesterday we had a strong wind from the south and it nearly reached 90 degrees.  Today the sock is showing strong winds from the north and it is downright cold out there.

We will enjoy a few weeks of dramatically fluctuating spring temps before the relentless heat of the long hot summer."

AND, FROM TODAYS WANT ADS

Bass player available for PAYING GIGS ONLY. I play G, C, D. If your songs are not in G, please transpose them into G. If your song has an Em or Bm or anything off the wall I will probably sit out that chord. Or I could learn those notes for $30 each. If you want me to do fancy stuff like go back and forth between G and D while you hold a G chord, forget it because I'm a "pocket" player. Minimum $100 per gig within a 5 mile radius of 37076. $5 per mile travel charge for other areas out of town. Please make sure your gigs are on a bus route, or you can pick me up at my place. Must be home by 11pm due to previous legal hassles. No gigs within 500 yards of schools, parks, or playgrounds.

OH YES! I CAN RELATE TO THIS ONE

As we Silver Surfers know, sometimes we have trouble with our computers. I had a problem yesterday, so I called Eric, the 11 year old next door, whose bedroom looks like Mission Control, and asked him to come over.

Eric clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.

As he was walking away, I called after him, 'So, what was wrong ?  He replied, 'It was an ID ten T error.'
I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired,

'An, ID ten T error ? What's that? In case I need to fix it again.'

Eric grinned....
'Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before ?

'No,' I replied.

'Write it down,' he said, 'and I think you'll figure it out.' So I wrote down:
ID10T
I used to like Eric, the little shit.

HISTORY AND RICHES

ARIZONA became a territory in 1863 and in 1821 Mexico declared its independence from Spain.

Speaking of Mexico, most people will say Bill Gates if you ask them who the richest man in the world is.  Of course, they're wrong.  The richest man in the world is Carlos Slim of Mexico who is said to be worth $53 BILLION which he made in the telecommunications industry.  That's a lot of tacos, amigo!

HAVE YOU SEEN THE SHORTEST MAN IN THE WORLD? ONLY 22 INCHES TALL.

HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST TO BUILD THE GREAT PYRAMID TODAY?

According to LIVE SCIENCE it would cost around FIVE BILLION DOLLARS.  Click here to read more.

HOW MUCH LIFE DO YOU NEED?

I've never quite understood what it is that makes people want to live forever.  It's the same with everything else too.  A Mac isn't good enough.  We need a BIG Mac.  One pair of jeans is all you can wear, at a time, but we're only comfortable if we have ten more pair hanging in the closet.  12 TV channels would be enough to keep you occupied for a lifetime but let's pay for 400 TV channels...350, of which, we'll never watch.  And, so it is with life.

We live in a society where QUANTITY TOPS QUALITY every time.

Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best.  "It's not the length of life, but the depth of life."  George Carlin said it the funniest.

BIRTHDAY CAT

DODGING THE SNOW

I still keep wondering if we'll get one big snowfall before spring gets here.  So far, we've been missing the action and it looks like we'll miss the next round too.

Another chance for snow, heading this way, will be Sunday and Monday but forecasters say that should track north of us.  I know we could use some moisture but I'd just as soon see it come as rain.

BIG CELEBRATION IN LAS VEGAS TODAY

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A DAY DOESN'T GO BY THAT I DON'T LEARN SOMETHING ON TWITTER

Guess what I learned today!
There is no such thing as a banana tree.

Scientifically speaking, what looks to us like a tree is actually a GIANT HERB. 

BAD NEWS FOR LA CROSSE

The mail processing and distribution operation in La Crosse is going to close.  All the sorting and distribution will now be done in St. Paul.  That, of course, means more job loss for the city.  I suppose folks thought the pony express would last forever too.  Alas, nothing is forever.

THEY GET CRAZIER EVERY DAY

Did you hear about the guy who walked into a Denny's in Madison and told the employees he was the new manager?  Then he walked into the kitchen, made himself a meal and sat down and ate it.

Police caught him so it wasn't such a good idea, I guess, but how could anybody even think up such a crazy caper in the first place?

NOW I KNOW WHAT I DID WRONG

Winston Churchill said, "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm".

Unfortunately, I was born into a family that has never shown much enthusiasm even when they were successful.

ALL I CAN DO IS SHAKE MY HEAD AT THE INSANITY OF IT ALL

A 3rd grader brought a gun to school in his backpack.  Result?  An 8 year old classmate is hospitalized in critical condition.

detFeb 23, 2012 07:44 AM No coincidence that insanity rhymes with humanity...and with Hannity.

IN WISCONSIN HISTORY

William Horlick was born on February 23, 1846.  His family immigrated to the USA and settled in Racine where Horlick grew up. He later moved to Chicago and then back to Racine.  Horlick will always be remembered for inventing, and getting the patent for, MALTED MILK.

HELIUM CAN GIVE YOU MORE THAN A FUNNY VOICE

I don't remember ever doing it but lots of kids and adults have inhaled helium which, momentarily, gives you a funny, cartoon like, voice.  It's supposed to be funny but that's not always the case.

A 14 year old Oregon girl died after inhaling helium at a party.  Doctors say it's rare but it can kill you.

A 9 MONTH OLD KITTEN TAKES ON A 100 POUND WOLF DOG

IT LOOKS LIKE A DRAW TO ME

C'MON GIMME A TREAT!

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IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS

4:15 AM and I'm already exhausted and ready for bed again.  I had a major computer crash and spent a couple of hours trying to "restore" but that wouldn't work.  It said I might have a more serious problem and one of the drives might be corrupted.  Then, all of a sudden, it started to work again.  Out of the blue.  For no reason, even though the messages I got said it wasn't working.

As I mentioned to a few other people, they need to pass a law that you CAN NOT buy a a computer unless you know how to operate it.

THE STORM IS PASSING US BY (SEE MY SMILE?)

Copeland Avenue

The low pressure area has taken on a more southern track; therefore, the Winter Storm Watch was cancelled along the Interstate 90 corridor.

The potential exists for 6 to 8 inches of snow to occur across portions of the Upper Mississippi River Valley region between Thursday morning and midnight Thursday night, mainly south of a line from Mason City, IA to Lancaster, WI. Due to the potential for significant snowfall, a Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for portions of northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin from 6 AM Thursday through midnight Thursday night.

THERE'S A STORY IN THE LATEST ATLANTIC THAT ASKS........

Why don't Hollywood films have any Oscar-worthy songs anymore?  Why single out the songs?  These days, Hollywood films don't have much of anything that's Oscar-worthy anymore.

THIS WOULD BE FUN TO OWN

Ernest Hemingway's childhood home is for sale in Oak Park, Illinois.  Read all about it here in the Los Angeles Times.

OVERHEARD ON THE BUS

An older gentleman (like me) was on the bus with a nicely trimmed grey beard.  Someone mentioned he looked like Santa Claus.

Downtown Transit Center

He said he was in the park, last summer, and a little girl, no older than five or six, came up to him and asked him if he was Santa Claus.  He answered that, indeed, he was.

She grabbed his hand and said, "Come see my mommy."  He took her hand and walked over to the park bench where "mommy" was seated.

The little girl said, "Look, mommy.  I found Santa Claus!"

THERE WILL NEVER BE A COMPUTER EQUAL TO THE HUMAN BRAIN

WATCH THIS

HARD TO BELIEVE

BUT TRUE



JEROME CHRISTENSON HAD ANOTHER GREAT COLUMN IN THE LA CROSSE TRIBUNE THIS MORNING

He's talking about the good old meatball dinners at the church.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE COLUMN.

HERE'S ANOTHER THING I DON'T GET

On Ash Wednesday, the kids in Iceland walk the streets in costumes and sing songs in exchange for candy.  What the hell does that have to do with Ash Wednesday?

TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT WISCONSIN ICE STORM OF 1922

FROM THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1922 - Ice Storm Wreaks Havoc
Unprecedented freezing rain and snow assaulted the Midwest February 21-23, 1922. In Wisconsin the central and southern parts of the state were most severely affected, with the counties between Lake Winnebago and Lake Michigan south to Racine being hardest hit.

Ice coated trees and power lines, bringing them down and cutting off electricity, telephone and telegraph services. Cities were isolated, roads were impassible, rivers rose, streets and basements flooded, and train service stopped or slowed.

Near Little Chute a passenger train went off the rails, injuring several crew members. Appleton housed 150 stranded traveling salesmen, near Plymouth a sheet of river ice 35 feet long and nearly three feet thick washed onto the river bank, while in Sheboygan police rescued a flock of chickens and ducks from their flooded coop and a sick woman from her flooded home.

Icy streets caused numerous automobile accidents, but the only reported deaths were a team of horses in Appleton that were electrocuted by a fallen power line.

(Sources: Wisconsin newspaper accounts, February 22 and 23, including the Appleton Post-Crescent, the Sheboygan Press, Waukesha Daily Freeman, Oshkosh Daily Northwestern.)

La Crosse missed that storm but six years later, on February 22, 1928 the city got hit with an 8.8 inch snowstorm.

DON PARDO TURNS 94 TODAY

Even if you don't know the name, you know the voice.  Don Pardo is, probably, best known as the announcer on "The Price Is Right" and "Jeopardy" many years ago and, in more recent times as the announcer on Saturday Night Live.

LOVE MY TWITTER

One of the funniest people on Twitter is Tim Siedell (aka) "Badbanana".  One of his recent tweets that I love was, "Sometimes, when I don't want anyone to talk to me, I stand on a busy street corner with a clipboard."

I'M ALL FOR THE ALLEY

As you know, I think one of the best parts of downtown La Crosse is the great alleys we have.  The city council must have heard me.  They will consider turning the Jefferson Alley, which connects Pearl Street with Main Street between Second and Third into a pedestrian mall.  I hope it becomes a reality.  That's a great alley.

THIS IS JUST FOR US OLD TIMERS

It's from 1970.  David Frost interviews Joan Crawford.  Always the star.  Even when ad-libbing on TV.

PRETTY NICE DAY TODAY. TOMORROW, NOT SO MUCH.

Ash Wednesday will be partly sunny with a high near 42.

Tonight we're looking at a 50/50 chance for rain and snow which will continue, through the day, tomorrow.

A GOOD LAUGH FOR THE OVER 50 GROUP

When I bought my Blackberry, I thought about the 30-year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a cell phone that plays music, takes videos, pictures and communicates with Facebook and Twitter. I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my seven kids, their spouses, 13 grand kids and 2 great grand kids could communicate with me in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as Twitter with only 140 characters of space.

That was before one of my grandkids hooked me up for Tweeter, Tweetree, Twhirl, Twitterfon, Tweetie and Twittererific Tweetdeck, Twitpix and something that sends every message to my cell phone and every other program within the texting World. !

My phone was beeping every three minutes with the details of everything except the bowel movements of the entire next generation. I am not ready to live like this. I keep my cell phone in the garage in my golf bag.

The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost every now and then going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that in a box under my tool bench with the Blue tooth [it's red] phone I am supposed to use when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at Barnes and Noble talking to my wife and everyone in the nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. I had to take my hearing aid out to use it, and I got a little loud.

I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dash board, but the lady inside that gadget was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long time. Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, "Re-calc-u-lating." You would think that she could be nicer. It was like she could barely tolerate me. She would let go with a deep sigh and then tell me to make a U-turn at the next light. Then if I made a right turn instead. Well, it was not a good relationship..

When I get really lost now, I call my wife and tell her the name of the cross streets and while she is starting to develop the same tone as Gypsy, the GPS lady, at least she loves me.

To be perfectly frank, I am still trying to learn how to use the cordless phones in our house. We have had them for 4 years, but I still haven't figured out how I can lose three phones all at once and have to run around digging under chair cushions and checking bathrooms and the dirty laundry baskets when the phone rings.

The world is just getting too complex for me. They even mess me up every time I go to the grocery store. You would think they could settle on something themselves but this sudden "Paper or Plastic?" every time I check out just knocks me for a loop. I bought some of those cloth reusable bags to avoid looking confused, but I never remember to take them in with! me.

Now I toss it back to them. When they ask me, "Paper or Plastic?" I just say, "Doesn't matter to me. I am bi-sacksual." Then it's their turn to stare at me with a blank look. I was recently asked if I tweet. I answered, No, but I do toot a lot."

Us senior citizens don't need any more gadgets. The TV remote and the garage door remote are about all we can handle. .

I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE TO CELEBRATE FIRST

Today is:

INTERNATIONAL WORLD THINKING DAY

NATIONAL MARGARITA DAY

WALKING THE DOG DAY

    Take your pick.

LENT BEGINS

THEY'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING

Lindsay Lohan to play Elizabeth Taylor in a made-for-TV movie on the Lifetime Channel?  That's the plan!  What are they thinking?

Check out this great MSN video: Oscar Winners Before They Were Famous

Do you think those glamorous stars were always that fabulous from the day they were born? Think again.  Click Below.


Check out this great MSN video: Oscar Winners Before They Were Famous

ATTENTION: DONNIE AND ALL OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE CITY WHERE EAST MEETS WEST

Beginning July 1, United Airlines will offer NON-STOP SERVICE between Istanbul and Newark.

THEY MAY NOT KNOW IT YET BUT....

One in every five overweight Americans has kidney disease.

500 YEARS OF FEMALE PORTRAITS IN WESTERN ART

HOW COME?

I get a kick out of those who claim we humans are the highest form of animal life.  What arrogence and hypocricy.  We could learn a lot from these two.  Especially our "friends" in Washington.

Tell me why, even though they may look a little different to each other,   they can learn to get along and enjoy each others company and we, the "higher creatures", can't figure out how to do that without guns and bombs and arguing about who has the better God?

HELEN KELLER

YUKKY WEEK FOR WEATHER

A couple of rounds of precipitation are in the forecast for this week.  Best chances are for tomorrow night into Thursday and again on Sunday.  Will it be rain or snow?  Too early to tell.  This time of year, as the seasons start to change, it's hard to make a guess.

THE WORLDS BEST COFFEE

As I was sipping my morning coffee I was reading this article CLICK HERE about the greatest coffee spots in the world.  Two very familiar places were, especially, interesting to me and they will be to Donnie too.  Some of the worlds best coffee is in Istanbul and Medellin, Colombia!
detFeb 21, 2012 06:50 AM I've been to 7 of the 10--too bad I don't drink coffee.

HERE WE GO AGAIN: DEER RESISTANT PLANTS

Yet another article on this subject.  Since Donnie and Rita are starting to think about plantings I suppose the rest of you are too.  If you have deer around, there are some good plant ideas here.



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POLICE WARNING

In less than a week there have been two attempts of child abduction in the Caledonia area.  Read the article here.

ANYBODY HUNGRY FOR A PANCAKE?

I just ran across this web page (CLICK HERE) that tells you how to make the perfect pancake.  This sounds easy but, I'm sure, it wouldn't prove to be the case if I tried it.

A BIT OF GOOD NEWS (FOR A CHANGE)

Home sales, for January, were up 10.3% over last year in Western Wisconsin.  And, I was walking up 5th Avenue, yesterday, and I noticed a sign on the window of the building across the street from the Hollywood Theater.  It had been for sale and the sign said "Offer Accepted" so that's encouraging.  Maybe we'll get a new business in there.

PARTY TIME!!

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WHAT GOOD IDEA?

Dr. Linus Pauling said, "The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas."

I haven't had a good idea since 1965 and I haven't had any ideas, at all, for a good 10 years.

YELLOW LILAC

A Yellow Lilac was new to me but Rita is thinking of putting one in the yard by the potting shed.  I found a picture of it CLICK HERE) and I think it would really be beautiful.

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There's a coincidence -- This morning I bought a two lilacs to try in our yard, but the traditional purple variety (we're just not as wild and reckless as R&R).

RITA STOPPED BY TODAY

She had to come to town to pick up some pills so we went grocery shopping at the new Festival in the Village.

Next week Rita, Roger, Uncle Bob and I are going to lunch.  I'm looking forward to that.

YUMMY!

BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA on the TRAVEL CHANNEL will be in Detroit tonight. Andrew Zimmern will be visiting the Detroit Mower Gang to cook up some tasty racoon.  I don't think that's on my diet.

ONE OF THE BEST TRICKS I'VE EVER SEEN

detFeb 20, 2012 04:17 PM
The best part is his deadpan Wisconsin accent.

HERE'S A SCARY THOUGHT

Can a computer give you a virus?  It could happen.  Read all about it right here.

LA CROSSE SHOTS

detFeb 20, 2012 09:11 AM

The last time I patronized a bookstore in an alley, it wasn't Lutheran.

A NOTE FROM WILLARD

"The TRAVEL CHANNEL aired a one hour documentary, last night, called STURGIS COPS.  It covered them on patrol during the annual Motorcycle Rally.

WINTER WEATHER RETURNS

PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA TOWARDS SUNSET. SOME RAIN MAY MIX IN INITIALLY BUT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW. THE SNOW WILL THEN OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.

1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.  THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN BEFORE ENDING ON TUESDAY.

AT THE MOVIES

What kind of films can we expect in the months ahead?  According to an article in the New York Times,  More 3-D and more fantasy.  Apparently, the real world has gotten too ugly to deal with.

EXPENSIVE LICKING

Guess what the post office is talking about?  Yup!  We just hiked the price of a stamp and we're talking about hiking again....how about FIFTY CENTS TO MAIL A LETTER?  That should convince a few more folks to stop sending Christmas Cards this year.

GOOD HEALTH

Do you feel highly stressed most of the time, are you chronically negative?  A study by the National Institute of Aging says it might be because you have a disorganized mind.  My question is, how do you organize your mind?  I can't even organize my sock drawer.

BIRTHDAYS

Gloria Vanderbilt is hanging in there at 88 today and Sidney Poitier celebrates his 85th birthday.

HERE'S A QUOTE I LIKE

"Formula for Success: Rise early, work hard, Strike oil."
J. Paul Getty

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THIS IS JOHN GLENN DAY

It was 50 years ago today, February 20, 1962, that John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth.  He also made history in 1998 when he became the oldest person to fly in space at the age of 77.

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D LIVE TO SEE THIS HAPPEN

They held WINTERFEST in Madison this weekend and would you believe they had to truck in the snow!!  Not enough snow in February in Wisconsin just does not compute!

And, get this!  They're forecasting snow at the higher elevations on the big island of HAWAII.

TALK ABOUT BIG CORPORATIONS!!

FOXCONN TECHNOLOGIES, with headquarters in Taiwan, makes electronic products for companies like Dell, Hewlett Packard, Apple and others.  The company employs more than a million people.  That's not a big corporation.  That's a country!

HERE'S ONE OF THOSE "HOLD YOUR BREATH" KIND OF LANDINGS

A 747 landing on a very windy day.  And a Captain who knows how to handle it!  I'd fly with this guy any day.  He knows what he's doing!

CONGRATULATIONS JACOB!!

Rita and Roger's grandson, Jacob, who attends college at UW-Madison, won the snowboarding competition there, this week, and will now compete in the National Snowboarding competition at Copper Mountain, Colorado at the end of March.



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PICTURES FROM DONNIE

Poinsettia still in full bloom, and Linda's gourmet beef ribs dinner.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A PEEK AT THE MOST EXPENSIVE APARTMENT IN NEW YORK CITY?

It was recently sold to a Russian businessman who bought it for his 22 year old daughter.  How much??  $88 MILLION.  CLICK HERE FOR A PICTURE, FLOOR PLAN AND ARTICLE

Another interesting indicator that the middle class is becoming extinct is that the high end properties, like this one, and the lower end properties, in New York, are selling like hotcakes but the mid-priced properties are dead in the water.

GREAT HEADLINE

TORNADO ON THE SUN!

THIS IS AMAZING

HOW DUMB CAN YOU GET?

It's amazing, after all we've heard about airport screening, that people still think they can "get by with it".  You might be surprised to learn how much those security people find in a week.

READ ABOUT IT HERE

detFeb 19, 2012 09:06 AM

People think they can get away with it because most do. As in the drug wars, "security" finds only a small portion of illicit cargo, because it really only checks a small portion of travelers and containers.

SMOKEY ROBINSON~HAPPY 72!

HERE'S A GREAT VEGAS STORY

There's an eatery in Las Vegas called the Heart Attack Grill and, with a name like that, it had to happen eventually.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY

HE'S 72 TODAY

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THIS BIGGEST THING TO HIT TOWN SINCE ELVIS?

An interesting article in the La Crosse Tribune, this morning, listing the highest grossing shows to play the La Crosse Center.  The biggest money maker of all time was here last May.  Elton John sold out in one day and brought in over $681,000.

ANOTHER SIGN OF SPRING

Can you believe it?  Lent begins with Ash Wednesday this week. That means Easter falls on April 8.

ANOTHER NICE DAY

A sunny sky with highs near 40, again today, will close a beautiful weekend of weather.  Looking ahead, we're going to get another taste of winter.  There's a 90% chance for rain and snow tomorrow night.

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ANCIENT PRAYER OF THE MENOMINEE TRIBE OF WISCONSIN

"The creator above is the Great Spirit and the Great Mystery, His gifts are plentiful therefore you want not.  He holds out a branch of love and protection and He draws you to where the ground is undisturbed, where the air is pure and the water is clear and clean enough to give life.  You walk, you breathe, you feed, for you are pleasured.  The times when your heart is weak, your circle is out of balance, He lifts you up again and draws you to the good Menominee road, for He is strength and wisdom."