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Saturday, December 28, 2013

YOU KNOW WHAT? WINTER IN WISCONSIN REALLY SUCKS!



 

I'll never forget the day two of my best friends, Gary and Jeannie, got married.  I wasn't the groom but I was the BEST MAN there!



This sounds like a job for Inspector Clouseau.

DONNIE WRITES:  

 "Linda and I were out, and came home to find these curious footprints (boots?) across the front patio.  Oddly, the prints tracked not from  the sidewalk but from the garage to the front door.  Even more curious, the pattern seems not a normal gait, but nearly a hopping, both feet together.  There is no indication that anyone was in the garage or house.



We saw this pointed-toe pattern once before, a year or so ago, but then found a business card at the front door identifying the fellow who has coated our driveway a couple times.  I suspect he is back for more business, but this time there was no card, and it doesn't seem the time of year for that kind of work."


Here's an Ole and Lena joke I don't remember hearing before.

Lena asks her boyfriend Ole to come over Friday night and have dinner with her parents. This being a big event, the Lena tells Ole that after dinner, she would like to go out and (vell ya know) for the first time.

Well, Ole is ecstatic, but he has never (vell ya know) before, so he takes a trip to the pharmacist to get some protection.

The pharmacist helps Ole for about an hour. He teaches Ole everything there is to know about protection and (vell ya know).

At the register, the pharmacist asks Ole how many he'd like to buy; a 3-pack, a 10-pack, or a family pack. Ole insists on the family pack because he thinks he will be very busy, it being his first time and all.

That night, Ole shows up at the Lena's parent's house and meets her at the door. "Ole I'm so excited for you ta meet my parents, come on in."

Ole goes inside and is taken to the dinner table where Lena's parents are seated. Ole quickly offers to say grace and bows his head.

A minute passes and Ole is still deep in prayer with his head down. Three minutes of praying pass and still no movement from Ole.

Finally, after five minutes of praying with his head down, Lena leans over and whispers to her Ole, "I had no idea you vere so religious."

Ole turns and whispers back, "I had no idea your father vas a pharmacist."

Iowa became a state on
December 28, 1846



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Friday, December 27, 2013

MORE SUPER COLD COMING TO WISCONSIN

HERE'S A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.


Donnie and Linda's land is alive with birds!

I think this is just the neatest idea.  It can be sprayed on sidewalks, roads, etc. and it glows in the dark.

TODAY WE'RE CELEBRATING FRUITCAKE DAY 
TOP 10 USES FOR FRUITCAKE
10  Use slices to balance that wobbly kitchen table.
 
9  Use instead of sand bags during El Nino.
 
8  Send to the U.S. Air Force and let the troops drop them on the enemy.
 
7  Use as railroad ties.
 
6  Use as speed bumps to foil the neighborhood drag racers.
 
5  Collect 10 of them and use as bowling pins.
 
4  Use instead of cement shoes.
 
3  Save for next summer's garage sale.
 
2  Use slices in the next skeet shooting contest.
 
1  Two words: Pin cushion.


 

People Magazine says the most searched for recipe, on the internet, in 2013 was CHILI!


OK GIRLS, LET'S SEE YOU TRY THIS!
 



It was on December 27, 1932 that Radio City Music Hall opened its doors for the first time.  It was 30 years later, in 1962 that I first walked through those doors and it's one of those things I've never forgotten.



Our weatherman has some more bad news for us.  MORE BITTER COLD WEATHER IS ON THE WAY with wind chills of 20 to 35 below for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday night.  That's just downright obscene,

Daytime highs will be around 2 degrees above zero both Monday and Tuesday and those are the REAL temperatures...not the wind chills.

I'm already cold just thinking about it.  You can be your bottom dollar that I won't be going out unless it's absolutely necessary (as in a matter of life or death).


 
This was our house in Marion.
Funny how much bigger it seemed when we were little kids.  
 Donnie took these pictures on a trip back to Marion a few years ago.  The house is gone now.  Just a memory.  Torn down to make way for a vacant lot.
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO TAKE DOWN THE CHRISTMAS TREE? 
 
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Thursday, December 26, 2013

I THINK I'LL GO SHOPPING FOR A PARTY HAT TOMORROW

I AGREE!!
 

"What happened to the Christmas leftovers?


THE FORECAST IS LOOKING GOOD!  Like, we're talking SUNSHINE tomorrow and Saturday and we could, actually, get above freezing on Saturday!!
 

All these years Donnie has been sitting on my gold mine and I didn't even know it.

He wrote:

"We have about 40 of your 1950's and 60's era 45 RPM's, mostly Elvis.  A casual web search reveals these now sell for anything from $10.00 to $50.00 each.  That's a minimum of $400.00.  If/when I get around to marketing them, I'll split the winnings with you."
I'd sure like a good piece of pie right now!  Here's an article about the best pie shops in the USA and guess what?  There's one in Wisconsin and one in Minnesota!!  CHECK IT OUT HERE

Speaking of pie, remember the other day when I was talking about Grasshopper pie?  Would you believe that Kathy actually made one for dessert yesterday!  Yup, it was a real grasshopper without the glass!  Outstanding.  THANKS KATHY!
We had such a great time Opening presents, eating and drinking!  It was a wonderful Christmas and we wish you could have been with us.  Since you weren't, we drank a toast to you!

This is SO FUNNY!


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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

The warmest Christmas we ever had in La Crosse was 46 degrees in 1982.

Are we going to get rid of the bitter cold weather anytime soon?
Unfortunately, the answer is NO.  The forecast calls for wind chills of 20 to 30 below Sunday night into Monday morning.
 
HERE'S YOUR WHITE CHRISTMAS MAP

JUST ONE MORE CHRISTMAS SONG 

8 SURE SIGNS YOU'RE SICK OF THE HOLIDAYS
8 You've got red and green bags under your eyes.
 
7  You're serving reindeer pot pie
 
6  When you hear "sleigh bells ring, are you listenin'?, you scream, "NO! I'm not listening."
 
5  You climb on the roof and start throwing cold water on the carolers at your front door.
 
4  You think you hear your Christmas tree taunting you.
 
3  Instead of spending time with family, you're spending quality time with the dog.
 
2  You've got eggnog coming out of your nose.
 
1  Two words: tinsel rash!

 
 
 
We're off to Carl and Kathy's house for Christmas day and wherever you are I hope you're as merry as we are going to be.


The readers of Conde Nast recently voted on the Most Friendly and Least Friendly cities in the world.  The results are quite interesting.  Note that there is only ONE U.S. city on the most friendly list and FIVE U.S. cities on the most unfriendly list.
CHECK THE STORY OUT HERE


After that big Christmas dinner it would be a good idea to do your exercises.

Here is one great idea!

There's an interesting article in CONSUMER REPORTS that says they tested 316 samples of chicken breasts from various companies and found harmful bacteria in almost all of them.  As the article points out, that doesn't mean you should avoid chicken but you should make sure you handle it right.  READ THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF HANDLING CHICKEN HERE. 
First class stamps go to 49 cents next month.  I guess those "forever" stamps I bought weren't.
 
 

Hey!  We've got another birthday to celebrate.
Happy birthday to JIMMY BUFFETT.  He's 67 today!
 

When you think of Jimmy Buffett you think of Key West and what's Christmas like in Key West?  Well, at 4 o'clock, this morning, the sky was clear and the temperature was 70 degrees.
 
I spent a couple of "green Christmases" in Key West and several more in Texas and is a green Christmas better than a white Christmas?
 
It sure, as hell, is!

I just came across this photo this morning.  Haven't seen it in a long time and I really love it.  Those were happy days in the Rio Grande Valley!
 
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

IT'S NOT CHRISTMAS EVE WITHOUT THE LUTEFISK

Don't you wish you were back in the old country?


I've got my annual winter cold sore.  Have never been able to get through a winter without getting one.

I bundled up and went over to the Co-op this morning.  Although the weather bureau says there are wind chills to 30 below there isn't any wind in town so it wasn't all that bad.  No frost bite! 
 

There's a story in the New York Times that is just soooo Wisconsin!  Did you know they're pouring CHEESE on slippery streets in Milwaukee.  READ THIS AMAZING ARTICLE RIGHT HERE

I can, usually, make it through any kind of weather but this cold is just too much.  I think I'll be stuck at home until it warms up a bit.

The National Weather Service says temperatures in the single digits to teens below zero, coupled with light west winds, were enough to drop wind chills into the 20 to 30 below zero range early this morning.

To add to the misery, snow moves in tonight with a fresh blanket of 3 to 4 inches by Christmas morning.  There could, also, be blowing and drifting snow in open areas tomorrow morning.

 

Anybody who knows me very well knows I can't stand Christmas music.  Never could stand Christmas music.
BUT.....
Today is Eggnog day and I finally found a Christmas song that I like.  Can't believe it but I had never heard this song until this morning.

AND, WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF EGGNOG...

 
 



 
 
TODAY MARKS
9 YEARS OF RETIREMENT
FOR ME
 
 HERE IT IS
THE OFFICIAL NORAD
SANTA TRACKER
CLICK HERE
 


MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY






OK, so you put a string of lights around the front door and think it looks pretty neat.  Well, take a look at this outside display.  THIS is what you call pretty neat.
 
The home is in Pleasant Grove, Utah.  It featured 45,000 lights and it took 3 men to handle the traffic by the house.  Sadly, there was so much traffic the display had to be taken down.
 
 

I know a lot of people who could fit into this shirt.

ONLY IN NEW YORK:  The Empire State Building is all decked out with a brand new LED light display at the top of the building.  With 16 million color combinations there should be plenty of variety!




I never thought of it before but he makes a good point.
Ricky Martin is 42 today.  Still livin' la vida loca.  I want some of the energy drink these folks are on!

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Monday, December 23, 2013

FORECAST LOW FOR LA CROSSE TONIGHT: 7 BELOW...DON'T EVEN ASK ABOUT WIND CHILL

I THINK THIS IS ALL I NEED TO KNOW


KWIK TRIP HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU


A QUOTE TO REMEMBER



A WORD OF CAUTION
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE



WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 15 TO 25 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS LIKELY FOR
SOME LOCATIONS.



DONNIE AND LINDA
ARE SHIVERING
28 DEGREES AT 5:00 AM
IN DRIPPING (FROZEN) SPRINGS

Would you like to take a walk down memory lane?  Thanks to GOOGLE+ you can TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PHOTO ALBUM which features photos we've had on this blog through the years.  You're sure to find some you have forgotten about!  I had, totally, forgotten about this one and it's so good I have to repeat it again!


Donnie tells me you have to sign in with your Google account before you can see the pictures.  Hope you have a Google account.


Miserable damn weather.  The snow is coming to an end but very cold weather moves in. Today's high will be around 12 with wind chills of 4 below.  We could also see another inch, or two, of snow on Christmas Eve.

We've had falling snow, in La Crosse, 4 out of the past 10 Christmases.


TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE BIGGEST HOLIDAY OF THEM ALL!  FESTIVUS!
 

DON'T FORGET: The La Crosse County Tavern League is, again, offering free taxi rides for anyone who has had a little too much holiday cheer.  Sometimes, Festivus can get the best of us.
I ran across this great old photo of a North Central Airlines DC-3 that brought back some wonderful memories.
 
When I was living in Deadwood...back in those old DC-3 days....I would get someone to drive me to Spearfish where I caught the North Central flight to Minneapolis.  Our flight landed in Rapid City, Aberdeen and Watertown before, finally, landing in Minneapolis where I could board another DC-3 to Winona and then La Crosse.  It was faster than driving....but not much!

Now, the DC-3 is gone, North Central is gone and I'm getting damn close to gone.
 
 NEAT TRICK!!
 
 
They hold a fabulous snow sculpture contest in China every year and the works they create are hard to believe.  TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES HERE.
 

 Did you ever see a cat ride a rooster?
 
 
 

HAPPY BIRDAY SUSAN LUCCI
67 TODAY!

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