AUGUST 2014

AUGUST 2014

Saturday, April 05, 2014

This looks like a happy bunch!!

I suppose we have to take the good with the bad.

Spring is here! You know what that means....mosquitoes! Also, flowers. Also, happiness. But also, mosquitoes! http://t.co/ZaiuzpyNxQ
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) April 5, 2014

Gale Storm is still hanging in there. She's 92 today!!

This clip is from 1957.

Did you see those Mississippi lights??

I just finished reading "27" by Howard Sounes.

It covers the deaths of Brian Jones (founder of the Rolling Stones), Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse.  Strangely enough, they all died at the age of 27.
 
It's an excellent book but hard to read.  How tragic that all the fame, fortune and talent can create such miserable, unhappy and tragic lives.

 

I think it's time. I'm going to take the cover off the air conditioner this weekend.

Gary sent this. One of the best TV commercials I've ever seen.

I SLEPT IN UNTIL 6 THIS MORNING. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE SLEPT THAT LATE!

I HAVE A NEW FOLLOWER ON TWITTER

Too bad they weren't around when we were kids.  That would have been a great place to store our lutefisk.

I THINK WE MAY HAVE FINALLY FLUSHED WINTER DOWN THE TOILET

Our high temperatures, in La Crosse, between today and Wednesday will range from 50 to 62 degrees.  Mark my words, within 10 days people will be bitching about the heat.
 IT'S WARMING UP IN SOUTH DAKOTA TOO!
 

NOBODY WILL EVER REPLACE DAVE

MY HOROSCOPE SAYS....

"Someone closer than you think has decided that you're awfully cute."

That hits the nail on the head.  That "someone" would be me.

PRICELESS PICTURE

WHO SAID THEY COULD JUST GO OUT AND CHANGE THE RULES???? IS THAT FAIR?

I LOVE THIS ONE. IT WAS CAUGHT ON A SECURITY CAMERA

76 TODAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MERLE HAGGARD

RITA AND ROGER SENT THIS. IT'S SO CUTE!

KISS THE KIDDIES


Friday, April 04, 2014

LOOK AT THIS FROM DULUTH!

RIGHT ON THE CUTTING EDGE

You won't find this at every college.  South Dakota State is going to start offering a doctorate in cyber security.

THE HOMELAND

MAKING A COMMERCIAL ISN'T ALL WORK

IF THE WEATHER EVER CLEARS UP WE'LL BE ABLE TO START THE CLEAN-UP


WE MISSED THE WORST OF IT IN LA CROSSE!


DO IT NOW!


CRAPPY WEATHER FOR THE CUBS TODAY

MINNEAPOLIS MESS

It's snowing in Minneapolis this morning and it's expected to continue through mid-afternoon with 6 to 12 inches of new snow falling.  Even though our weather sucks, I guess it could be worse!

YOU KNOW HOW ASTRONOMERS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SPACE ROCKS THAT MIGHT BE HEADING FOR EARTH?

I'll bet they don't have nearly as much trouble finding those flying missiles millions of miles out in space as I have finding the TV clicker in my living room.

I WORRY ABOUT THE DECORAH BALD EAGLES IN THIS AWFUL WEATHER

This is video from the "eaglecam" on Wednesday.

THEY CALL THIS SPRING??

Rain mixed with snow and wind gusts to 25 MPH with highs in the 30's.  Can it get any worse? 

HAPPY WALK TO WORK DAY! THEY SAID I COULDN'T DO IT BUT I WALKED TO WORK NEARLY 50 YEARS AND SURVIVED!


GIRLS: I DARE YOU TO PUT THESE ON

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WE GOT US A REAL MESS HERE


RULES TO LIVE BY


I'M GOING TO GET ME A PAIR OF SKATES AND TRY OUT THIS ACT AT RIVERSIDE PARK THIS SUMMER.

THE BEST ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE


Thursday, April 03, 2014

WE DON'T WANT IT

TWITTER TALK THIS AFTERNOON: DAVID LETTERMAN WILL RETIRE IN 2015

ANYBODY WANT TO GET AWAY TO VEGAS?

MGM GRAND is offering 25% off room rates if you book now.

FORE!

Apparently there are some folks, around here, that believe we'll actually have a summer this year.
 
Valley High Golf Course between Hokah and Houston is now open for business.
 
Anybody out there today has really got to love golf!  While the grounds keepers are mowing the greens, they might have to dig the ice and snow out of the holes.

WAR

 

KISS YOUR ASS TODAY

NO KIDDING!
THIS REALLY IS MULE DAY!

MORE SNOW FOR SOUTH DAKOTA

GOOD ADVICE


SNOW? SAY IT ISN'T SO!


The forecast says we could get as much as an inch and a half of snow tomorrow night but Saturday will be sunny with a high of 50.  That should make the snow go!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY ORLANDO: 70 TODAY!

YOU WON'T FIND THIS IN WISCONSIN

I lived in South Texas long enough to know these folks could only be found in South Texas and this is the perfect Texas tale!  And, every time I see something like this I get home sick for south Texas all over again!
 
Wouldn't you love to know who does her hair?
 

DONNIE IS GETTING HIS EXERCISE

"Moving, moving, moving.  Every day.  All day.  We have to have the house empty and clean by Monday.  Alone, I have moved tons of stuff.".

A WISCONSIN QUESTION IF I EVER HEARD ONE:

TONIGHT ON PBS

La Crosse

John McGivern will take you on a tour of La Crosse tonight at 7:00 P.M. on Wisconsin Public Television.  You don't want to miss that!

CATS+DOGS+BABIES=YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS

ENOUGH GLOOM, DOOM AND BAD NEWS. IT'S WORLD PARTY DAY!


WISCONSIN WINTER WEATHER

I'm hoping, hoping, hoping that this graphic is right.  It shows all the really bad stuff staying north of La Crosse.  I'm sorry those poor folks have to live through another round of winter but, if it's a question of them living through it or me living through it, let it be them.
Graphical depiction of the weather story for today.

ZEBRA FACT

Did you know that the stripe pattern on a zebra is different on every zebra?  No two zebras are alike.  They're as reliable for a zebra as finger prints are for humans.

INTERESTING FACT: THE BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST COVERS 1.2 MILLION ACRES

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

I FINALLY FOUND THE PERFECT TATTOO FOR MY BODY

TAKE A LOOK AT IT HERE

RAPID CITY TODAY AND HEADING OUR WAY

Duane reports: "Miserable snow this morning.  Already over two inches and still coming down.

What a long, miserable winter.  Damn cold too."

WORLAND WAS GETTING SOME LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING

LIGHT FREEZING RAIN NORTH OF I-90 TONIGHT

HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS: BEAUTIFUL WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND

IS THIS WINTERS FINAL, FINAL, FINAL GASP??

HERE WE GO AGAIN!
It all begins late tonight with FREEZING DRIZZLE north of I-90.  This will continue into the morning with a glazing of ice possible.

There could be isolated thunderstorms, with lightening, tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow night.

Friday will bring a glazing of ice with up to 2 inches of snow.
 
WHAT WILL THIS DO TO RITA'S DAFFODILS?
STAY TUNED!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY

Here's another "fact" that makes me wonder.  Who was it that had enough time, on their hands, to make a note of every peanut butter and jelly sandwich their kid ate for the first 18 years of their life?
 
We'll never know the answer to that but it has been said that the "average" kid will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by the time he or she graduates from high school.
 
Another bit of peanut butter and jelly trivia.  Back in 2002, the people of Grand Saline, Texas made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that weighed in at 1,342 pounds.

Another question I have: WHY did the people of Saline, Texas make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that weighed 1,342 pounds.
 

A PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SING ALONG

LA CROSSE WEATHER: GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS

Graphical depiction of the weather story for today.


GOOD NEWS: It looks like we'll have a half way decent day today with some sun before the clouds roll in.  We could get close to 50 this afternoon.

BAD NEWS: There's rain coming tomorrow with snow and sleet on Friday.
 
GOOD NEWS:  Saturday looks sunny and cool.

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER AT A PARTY


WE TALK A LOT ABOUT DEATH IN LA CROSSE

Here is an excellent article, from NPR about the end of life and how people in La Crosse plan for it.  I hope you all will read it.
CLICK HERE

TRUE OR FALSE?

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WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH?


Tuesday, April 01, 2014

OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE PEOPLE IN CHILE

YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE TWIN CITIES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS

I DON'T LIKE THE LOOKS OF THIS WEATHER MAP

Graphical depiction of the weather story for today.

TIGER WOODS WILL NOT PLAY THE MASTERS THIS YEAR. CARL, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE!

DUANE IS "WEATHER WEARY" TOO

"So tired of snow, cold wind and ice.  Horrible winter here.  No "banana belt" this year.  Lot's of complaining from people."

QUESTION OF THE DAY

LIVE FOREVER?

The dumbest sentence I've seen all day comes from the Washington Post.  It says, "People who eat seven or more portions of fresh fruits and vegetables each day may reduce their risk of dying by as much as 42 percent over people who consume less than one portion, according to a new study by British researchers who tracked the eating habits of more than 65,000 people for 12 years."

First of all, it's the longest sentence I've read in a very long time.  Maybe the longest sentence I've ever read.

Second, unless they've changed the rules, the risk of dying  is 100% whether you eat fruits and vegetables or horse manure.

Third, tell me how many people you've known, in your life, who are now, or have in the past, eaten seven or more portions of fresh fruits and vegetables every day.

Fourth, are there, actually, companies who pay people to do these studies and write this crap?

Perhaps the money would be better spent getting food to more than half of the people, living on this earth, who have nothing to eat at all.

SPRING ON THE CALENDAR. WINTER ON THE GROUND.

I-90 between Wall and Ellsworth Air Force Base is open to traffic again.  It was closed, for a while, due to the winter storm that roared through South Dakota yesterday.

SPRING STORMS

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH?

The 2014 GRILLED CHEESE RECIPE SHOWDOWN sponsored by the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board starts today.  GRAND PRIZE IS $10,000CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION

FOOLS UNITE!


GROWING M & M's

I'm going to see if I can convince Rita to grow some of these out by the potting shed.

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY!

WISCONSIN IS NOT HORNEY AT ALL

OK, gutter mind.  I'm talking states with the most horned animals.

I LOVE THESE DOG HOUSES

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!

At 6:00 A.M. the wind chill was 16 degrees and that ain't no April fools joke.  In fact, it's no joke at all and I'm not laughing.

Look at the week ahead:

TODAY: WINDY
WEDNESDAY: CLOUDS
THURSDAY: FREEZING RAIN
FRIDAY: SNOW/SLEET

I keep thinking it has to get better.  Now I'm thinking that, maybe, it doesn't have to get better.  Maybe winter has frozen solid and is stuck right over Wisconsin.

DENMARK IN APRIL

I was just reading a travel agents blog that says Denmark is a great place to go in April. The weather is quite pleasant, this time of year.  Today's high in Copenhagen will be 45 with a sunny sky.  The average high, in April, is 50 but temperatures can get into the 70's later in the month.

The big attractions, like Tivoli Gardens open this month but the heavy tourist crowds don't come until May.  And, Queen Margarethe's Birthday is April 16 and she'll come out on the balcony, of the palace, to greet you...along with a few thousand more well-wishers.
 
Good Rapid City friend, Ron has that good Danish blood flowing through his veins and he and Penny have been to Denmark at least once if not more.  And, if anyone could talk his way into the palace for a cup of tea with the Queen, on her birthday, it would be Ron.
 
 

LOVE CAN COME IN A SMALL PACKAGE

IT'S A SCAM

The latest phone scam involves Power Ball, unclaimed prizes, etc.  It goes on and on and involves more than one phone call.  Hang up!!  The only thing you're gonna get is SCREWED.

This ain't no April Fool......unless you fall for it!

FOOLISH FELINE

BIRTHDAY FOR THE STARS

Would you believe Jane Powell is celebrating 85 today and Debbie Reynolds hits 82.

 

TONGUE PAINT! I FEEL A FAD COMING ON

ANOTHER MISERABLE MORNING

I used to like spring but this year not so much.

Wind gusts to 45 MPH with high temperatures in the mid-40's is the menu for the day.

The advisory from the National Weather Service says:

A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW COULD IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN. MEANWHILE A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION TYPES INCLUDING SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN ARE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE.

A LETTER FROM LYNNE

We have 62 degrees right now, partly cloudy, and windy. Not complaining with weather like this although I prefer no wind.  

We had three huge oak trees downed professionally and our neighbor came and sawed/split the wood to take to his home which will be about 2 1/2 years of heating by wood.  Surely looks better.  

Most of our trees in the Ridge are over 100 years old so they can’t live forever.  What a dangerous job for these men and very happy no one in our family does it, but I did love watching them.  We only have a couple patches of snow/ice left now.  Should be gone by the end of the day.

Would you believe, I was just looking out our sliding glass door and a tree split and the upper half fell to the ground so now our neighbor will have more wood to split.  
 
Bob is very lucky as he just was outside in the area where the tree fell.  Guess no one should walk in the woods when this windy.  

Bob is talking with his mom now.  He just came in and she is doing fine but said the food and coffee was brought cold.  I have told her every time I talk to her to just call them back in and tell them she must have her food and coffee HOT.  Bob told her to tell them too.
 

HAPPY FOOL'S DAY!


I DON'T THINK SO, OPRAH!

Oprah is going on tour this fall with a two day "feel good" advice on living sounding seminar.  Cheap seats start at $99.00 up to the "close up seats" at $999.00.
 
If you have that much money to spend on something like that, I would think you should already be living pretty high on the hog and feeling pretty good.

GOOD ONE...I LIKE IT


I'M A HAPPY FOOL TODAY


Monday, March 31, 2014

MY FAVORITE TWEET OF THE DAY

ANOTHER SIGN THIS ISN'T THE WORLD I WAS BORN INTO

Big map maker, Ordnance Survey, is going to shut off the printing presses and no longer make any printed maps...unless you special order them.

Nobody wants those paper maps anymore.  Probably a good thing.  I never did learn how to re-fold the damn things.

PARK IT!

PANTS ON FIRE

Esquire magazine questioned 1,032 men and found that 25% have had a manicure and 37% said they wouldn't enjoy going to a strip club.  I'm guessing about 36% of the men questioned lied.

NO PROBLEMS HERE!

THE MORNING IS A WASH OUT

I was going to make a run to Festival this morning but I see a big blob of rain about to cross the river from the west.  I'll do Festival another day.

I'd rather have the rain than the light snow and freezing fog they're getting in Rapid city this morning.

No snow here.  Our problem is going to be WIND and lots of it!  This is the latest advisory from the National weather service.
 

EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
 
THE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON EAST TO WEST ROADS.
 
LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO TURN TO THE WEST THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS.
 
THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER RIDGE TOPS AND OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 60 MPH.

HOW DUMB CAN YOU GET?

It amazes me that people can grow up to be so dumb.

PLAY BASEBALL!

I LOVE THIS! I FEEL BETTER ALREADY!

IT'S BASEBALL TIME

If they're going to play baseball we'd better strike out the snow for a few months.

ROLLER COASTER SPRING WEATHER THIS WEEK

Spring one day, winter the next as you can see on the graphic below.

HOW DID I MISS THIS ONE?

Here's a classic I've never seen before.  Jerry Lee Lewis and Tom Jones is a duet I would never have thought of but it's a fantastic performance.  Good old pure Rock and Roll!

BIRTHDAY JUMP

Happy birthday to Shirley Jones who will celebrate her 80th birthday today.  To mark the occasion she's going to jump out of a plane and sky dive to the ground!

There's one thing you can count on.  IF I make it to 80 you can be assured I won't be jumping out of any plane!
 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HERB ALPERT

79 CANDLES TODAY!

Sunday, March 30, 2014

OH! I LOVE THIS. A SNOW SNOOPY!!

THIS DOESN'T SOUND GOOD

THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT MOTTO FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT

CATS

I just want to hug every cat I see.

A NICE THOUGHT


WINTER AIN'T OVER YET

Rapid City is under a WINTER STORM WARNING for rain changing to snow after midnight.  Not to be left out, we have a 40% chance for rain and snow tomorrow night.
 
I'm beginning to think that by the time we, actually, get to summer it will be time for the leaves to fall and the snow to start falling all over again.
 

WINDY

I heard stuff blowing around outside.  I checked the latest readings and see we, already, have wind gusts to 20 MPH.

BIRTHDAY BOY

Vincent Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853.
 


THE BEST LINE I'VE HEARD ALL DAY

MOOOOOO

 
 

My wife and I went to the Johnson County Fair and one of the first exhibits we stopped at was the breeding bulls. We went up to the first pen and there was a sign attached that said,
' THIS BULL MATED 50 TIMES LAST YEAR '

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My wife playfully nudged me in the ribs .....Smiled and said, 'He mated 50 times last year, that's almost once a week.'

We walked to the second pen which had a sign attached that said,
''THIS BULL MATED 150 TIMES LAST YEAR'
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My wife gave me a healthy jab and said, 'WOW~~That's more than twice a week !
...........You could learn a lot from him.'


We walked to the third pen and it had a sign attached that said,
in capital letters,

'THIS BULL MATED 365 TIMES LAST YEAR'
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My wife was so excited that her elbow nearly broke my ribs, and said,
'That's once a day ..You could REALLY learn something from this one.'

I looked at her and said,
'Go over and ask him if it was with the same cow.'

TV TONIGHT

I, finally, found a TV show I actually like and, believe it or not, it's all about a Wisconsin born boy who made it, big time, in London!

Season premiere tonight at 8 (CDT) on PBS.


BREAKFAST SKILLET

I just got this recipe (CLICK HERE) that sounds like it would be SO GOOD on a Sunday morning.  Of course, I'm not supposed to eat any of the ingredients but let's pretend Sundays don't count.

SPEAKING OF DAFFODILS.....

Rita has daffodils coming up and look what her comment brought.  A plethora of daffodils from merry old England!

SHOULD I START TO GET NERVOUS?

FIRST, CALIFORNIA.  NOW, YELLOWSTONE.

THE SUN WILL BE NICE....THE WIND, NOT SO MUCH


FUNNY PAUL

Thinking about Peter Marshall's birthday got me to thinking about some of the hilarious answers he got from Paul Lynde on Hollywood Squares.
 
PETER: "When you pat a dog on its head it will, usually, wag it's tail.  What will a goose do?"

PAUL: "Make him bark."

Peter: "It is considered bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudists camps.  One is politics.  What's the other?"

Paul: "Tape measures".

Peter: "What is a pullet?"

Paul:  "A little show of affection."

THUNDER WOULD HAVE LOVED THIS

RITA POSTED A GREEN ALERT THIS MORNING

"The daffodils next to the house are up!!!"

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY SQUARE

Ralph Pierre La Cock was born on this date in 1926 making him 88 today.

When he got into show business, Ralph changed his name (wouldn't you?) to Peter Marshall and he grew up to become host of Hollywood Squares for 15 years.
 

HIGH NEAR 60 TODAY


LA CROSSE WEATHER