AUGUST 2014
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Florida is not the place to be this morning.
New record low for Tallahassee. They're down to 23 degrees this morning! It's warmer here in La Crosse.
Rita, Roger, Carl and Kathy return from South Dakota today.
I'm guessing they'll bringing some of those great South Dakota Phesants back with them.
Back in the old days, there was a fabulous night club in Rapid City, The Esquire, that served pheasant under glass. I can't stand wild meat but I ate it once, just to say I had tasted it if anybody asked. Nobody ever did.
Back in the old days, there was a fabulous night club in Rapid City, The Esquire, that served pheasant under glass. I can't stand wild meat but I ate it once, just to say I had tasted it if anybody asked. Nobody ever did.
Friday, November 11, 2011
ALL THE BEST COMES FROM SOUTH DAKOTA!
Congratulations to
THE 28th BOMB WING AT ELLSWORTH AIRFORCE BASE IN RAPID CITY!
Last night they received the Fairchild Trophy, making them the BEST BOMB WING IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE.
THE 28th BOMB WING AT ELLSWORTH AIRFORCE BASE IN RAPID CITY!
Last night they received the Fairchild Trophy, making them the BEST BOMB WING IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE.
It's just amazing.
I thought I could see pretty well until I got my new glasses. WOW! Now, I can see half way to Sioux Falls.
Without the glasses I might have missed this sign.
Without the glasses I might have missed this sign.
YIKES!! This is a COLD morning.
I want to go to the grocery store early this morning so I checked the temperature, around 5, to see how warm I should dress. I was surprised to see it down to 28 degrees!! That's the coldest we've seen, so far, this season! Guess that means I'd better pile on the clothes.
Jonathan Winters is celebrating his 86th birthday today.
I keep thinking I should do something to celebrate 11-11-11 but I can't think of what it would be. Next year there will be a 12-12-12 but, we're lucky, there will never be a 13-13-13.
Donnie's visit to the doctor sounds like a Marx Brothers routine.
"Spent the morning at a clinic, a periodic general exam. Won't know anything until lab results back, but everything the doctor could feel with his hands and fingers seems to be okay.
The nurse/tech who did the preliminary height/weight/blood pressure was an older woman who appeared to be new to the job! She measured my height--"71 inches, now that would be 6 feet 1 and 1/2 inches...." I said I thought 72 inches is 6 feet. She muttered a bit, then said again 6 feet 1 and 1/2. As she already had me bending over to fit under the measuring stick, I could see there was no way this was going to get accurate.
Then she took my temperature. In recent years I've had this done in a couple seconds, in the ear. She resorted to an old-fashioned under-the-tongue thermometer, and stood there holding it in my mouth. And holding. "It's not moving," she said. "93.6." It's been so long since anyone held a thermometer in my mouth that I was a bit confused myself. "What's normal?" I asked. Again she hemmed and hawed, and never did give me an answer. But I guess I never got past 94 degrees. We Scandinavians are colder than normal people."
The nurse/tech who did the preliminary height/weight/blood pressure was an older woman who appeared to be new to the job! She measured my height--"71 inches, now that would be 6 feet 1 and 1/2 inches...." I said I thought 72 inches is 6 feet. She muttered a bit, then said again 6 feet 1 and 1/2. As she already had me bending over to fit under the measuring stick, I could see there was no way this was going to get accurate.
Then she took my temperature. In recent years I've had this done in a couple seconds, in the ear. She resorted to an old-fashioned under-the-tongue thermometer, and stood there holding it in my mouth. And holding. "It's not moving," she said. "93.6." It's been so long since anyone held a thermometer in my mouth that I was a bit confused myself. "What's normal?" I asked. Again she hemmed and hawed, and never did give me an answer. But I guess I never got past 94 degrees. We Scandinavians are colder than normal people."
Carl sent this.
I saw the last trick but I don't believe it. I watched it again. I still don't believe it. Although, I did something very similar on a bar in Rapid City one night. The folks, there, didn't believe it either.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
TV TIP
Don't miss the Mt Rushmore Float in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. Not only is it a spectacular float that should give South Dakota and the Black Hills some great coverage, but to make it an even more spectacular entry, the one and only Neil Diamond will be riding and performing on the float.
THE GREEN THING
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.
The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days.
The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."
She was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.
Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.
Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right. We didn't have the green thing back in our day.
Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana . In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right. We didn't have the green thing back then.
We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus, and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint.
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?
Please forward this on to another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation from a smartass young person.
Remember: Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to piss us off.
The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days.
The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."
She was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.
Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.
Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right. We didn't have the green thing back in our day.
Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana . In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right. We didn't have the green thing back then.
We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus, and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint.
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?
Please forward this on to another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation from a smartass young person.
Remember: Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to piss us off.
AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE SUMMER IN THE PICTURES
I ran across a picture I took this summer that I forgot to show you. Love the way the trunk of this tree grew out over the water and then up.
I THINK I CAN NOW SEE MORE THAN I WANTED TO SEE
SEE HOW HAPPY I AM WITH MY NEW GLASSES??!I THINK I LOOK JUST LIKE A COLLEGE PROFESSOR....A VERY OLD PROFESSOR.
BY SATURDAY WE COULD GET CLOSE TO 60 IN LA CROSSE
At 4 A.M. it was 40 in Dripping Springs. Add the breeze and it felt like 38. That might be a bit nippy for tea on the deck with Donnie and Linda this morning.
MY FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS TODAY:
Off to the clinic, first thing, this morning to pick up my spiffy new glasses!
THE U.S. MARINE CORPS IS 236 YEARS OLD TODAY
It was founded on November 11, 1775 and was, originally, known as the Continental Marines.
ANOTHER DOWNTOWN BUILDING PROJECT BEGINS NEXT WEEK
Construction on the new La Crosse Performing Arts Center will begin next week. The beautiful new building, along the river and across from Piggy's, will be used by the La Crosse Community Theater and Viterbo University. Read more in the La Crosse Tribune.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS ON ABC TONIGHT
That's the only awards show I have any interest in watching but, of course, I can't stay awake until the end. It starts at 7 (CST) so I'll watch a bit of it until my head starts falling forward and wakes me up. That's when I know it's bedtime.
ONE LINERS
Happy to see Morgan Freeman will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement award at the Golden Globes......If you're looking, KMART IS HIRING HOLIDAY HELP ......I think the tuna salad I made today is the best I ever made.....Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer when they were complaining about the heat.
SNOW GONE BUT STILL A MISERABLE DAY
I walked over to Co-op around 10 and most of the snow had already melted so now everything is just wet and slushy with a cold wind.
They called from the clinic and said my glasses are ready. I told them I'd be in first thing in the morning. I don't want to go out into the elements again today.
They called from the clinic and said my glasses are ready. I told them I'd be in first thing in the morning. I don't want to go out into the elements again today.
STILL SNOWING AT 8:30 AM
We're getting more snow than I thought we would. As of 8:30, these were some of the totals:
Caledonia 2 inches
La Crosse 3 inches
Holmen 1 inch
Viroqua 1.3 inches
Caledonia 2 inches
La Crosse 3 inches
Holmen 1 inch
Viroqua 1.3 inches
BACK TO THE BIRDS
ANOTHER WORD FROM SOUTH DAKOTA
CARL REPORTS:
"The pheasant hunting, gambling, good time part of the family did not win any money. We will be chasing pheasants again today. Too broke to do anything else."
CARL REPORTS:
"The pheasant hunting, gambling, good time part of the family did not win any money. We will be chasing pheasants again today. Too broke to do anything else."
THIS IS HARD TO BELIEVE
It makes me lonely for the old Ed Sullivan Show. Gone are the good old days, replaced by the half assed freak shows they call "reality" today.
MORNING SNOW!!
It started as rain, this morning, but soon turned to SNOW. It's the first of the season and I'm pretty sure it won't be the last!!
The heavier snow is to our south. Des Moines already has 6 inches on the ground and it's still coming down.
The heavier snow is to our south. Des Moines already has 6 inches on the ground and it's still coming down.
BACK HOME!
Duane is home from the hospital again. He's moving pretty slow and it will take a while to recover but he's keeping his fingers crossed that he's done with hospitals for a while.
WISCONSIN HISTORY
In case you missed it in the sidebar, today is the 43rd anniversary of the 5.3 earthquake that struck south central Illinois.
It was felt in La Crosse as well as Milwaukee,
Prairie Du Chien and other Wisconsin cities.
It was felt in La Crosse as well as Milwaukee,
Prairie Du Chien and other Wisconsin cities.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?
CONDE NAST TRAVELER asked their readers to name their favorite country to visit. The top five were:
- ITALY
- USA
- TURKEY
- THAILAND
- FRANCE
I WAS JUST WONDERING
I'm wondering if the pheasant hunting, gambling, good time part of the family won any money yesterday? It was a little chilly in Winner this morning. Down around 30. But, with sunny skies and a high of 50 it should be perfect, today, for bagging more birds or sitting in front of the slots.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: NOVEMBER 9, 1911
It was 100 years ago, today, that Georges Claude received his patent for the neon sign.
Georges had an eventful life. He was French inventor and known as the "Edison of France".
He was honored wherever he went until World War II came along. He sided with the Germans who occupied France and worked for them during the war. After the war, he was stripped of all of his honors and sent to prison.
He died, by the way, on my birthday, May 23, 1960.
Georges had an eventful life. He was French inventor and known as the "Edison of France".
He was honored wherever he went until World War II came along. He sided with the Germans who occupied France and worked for them during the war. After the war, he was stripped of all of his honors and sent to prison.
He died, by the way, on my birthday, May 23, 1960.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
GOT SOME INTERESTNG KIDNEY STATISTICS THIS MORNING
Chronic Kidney Disease is the 9th leading cause of death in the U.S. The estimate of people, in this country, with the disease is around 31 million.
UNCLE BOB IS SCHEDULED FOR EYE SURGERY FRIDAY
He called, this morning, and said he saw the doctor yesterday and they decided on surgery but, unfortunately, he had no idea what kind of surgery it will be. He's hoping he'll be able to see better.
He sounded great.
He sounded great.
MY MOUTH IS WATERING
This has every single ingredient that I'm not supposed to eat but it sounds so good that, for 2 cents, I'd be tempted to cheat. I know, for sure, that Carl and Willard would like it.
CARL CHECKS IN FROM SOUTH DAKOTA
"we are quite comfortable in Winner. Hunted two days and Roger and I are whipped. Have some birds. We will take today off and join Kathy and Rita. We are going to Mission and the Rosebud Casino. More later (I think)."
FINALLY! THEY GIVE THE REAL STAR THE CREDIT!
Just one little correction concerning this clip. The announcer says the premier took place in Hollywood. The theater you see is the Westwood Village Theater, just a few blocks from Donnie's apartment, when he lived there, which is NOT in Hollywood! It's across town in the village of Westwood, near UCLA.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Winter Storm Watch now in effect from this evening through Wednesday afternoon.
Snow is expected to develop across the area late this
evening and then become heavy at times late tonight into Wednesday morning.
Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches are possible, especially on grassy surfaces and in higher terrain mainly northwest of a
Tomah Wisconsin to New Hampton Iowa line.
Visibilities in the snow may be reduced to under one mile at times.
Snow is expected to develop across the area late this
evening and then become heavy at times late tonight into Wednesday morning.
Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches are possible, especially on grassy surfaces and in higher terrain mainly northwest of a
Tomah Wisconsin to New Hampton Iowa line.
Visibilities in the snow may be reduced to under one mile at times.
THIS GOES RIGHT ALONG WITH WORLD KINDNESS WEEK
Here are some great words to live by I picked up on TWITTER this morning.
- LIVE WITHOUT PRETENDING
- LOVE WITHOUT DEPENDING
- LISTEN WITHOUT DEFENDING
- SPEAK WITHOUT OFFENDING
THIS GUY WAS FROM WISCONSIN
1870 - First National Weather Forecast Published On this date Increase Lapham recorded the first published national weather forecast, calling for "high winds and falling temperatures for Chicago, Detroit and the Eastern cities." [Source: History Just Ahead: A Guide to Wisconsin's Historical Markers edited by Sarah Davis McBride]
YOU'VE SEEN ONE SOFA YOU'VE SEE THEM ALL
ONLY IN LA CROSSE
A resident on South Sixth Street heard someone come in the front door last Saturday. When he went into the living room to see who it was he found a drunk, he had never seen before, sitting on his couch.
The home owner called police who asked the drunk if he knew what year or date it was. He answered, "La Crosse". When asked for I.D. he pulled out his drivers license along with his bag of marijuana.
As a person with some experience I must say, in the mans defense, when you're drunk enough...one sofa looks, pretty much, like another.
A resident on South Sixth Street heard someone come in the front door last Saturday. When he went into the living room to see who it was he found a drunk, he had never seen before, sitting on his couch.
The home owner called police who asked the drunk if he knew what year or date it was. He answered, "La Crosse". When asked for I.D. he pulled out his drivers license along with his bag of marijuana.
As a person with some experience I must say, in the mans defense, when you're drunk enough...one sofa looks, pretty much, like another.
I JUST FOUND MY DREAM HOME!
Donnie sent this website TINY TEXAS HOUSES that is really neat. Thunder and I could live, quite comfortably, in a couple of these mini-mansions!
THIS GOES DOWN AS ONE OF MY TOP 10 FAVORITE JOKES--Thanks Ron!
A hooded robber burst into a Wisconsin bank and forced the tellers to load a sack full of cash.
On his way out the door, a brave Wisconsin customer grabbed the hood and pulled it off, revealing the robbers face. The robber shot the customer without a moments hesitation.
He then looked around the bank and noticed one of the tellers looking straight at him. The robber instantly shot him also. Everyone in the bank, by now, very scared, looked intently down at the floor in silence.
The robber yelled, "Well, did anyone else see my face?"
There are a few moments of utter silence in which everyone was plainly to afraid to speak.
Then, one old Norwegian named Ole, from Wisconsin, tentatively raised his hand and said, "My wife got a pretty good look at you."
On his way out the door, a brave Wisconsin customer grabbed the hood and pulled it off, revealing the robbers face. The robber shot the customer without a moments hesitation.
He then looked around the bank and noticed one of the tellers looking straight at him. The robber instantly shot him also. Everyone in the bank, by now, very scared, looked intently down at the floor in silence.
The robber yelled, "Well, did anyone else see my face?"
There are a few moments of utter silence in which everyone was plainly to afraid to speak.
Then, one old Norwegian named Ole, from Wisconsin, tentatively raised his hand and said, "My wife got a pretty good look at you."
IS IT WINTER YET?
There was a pretty good line of precipitation well to the south and east of us this morning but, I think we're in the clear until tonight into tomorrow morning, and then, most of the snow will stay to the north of La Crosse. Up to six inches of the white stuff could fall..but where..will depend on the storm track.
In the meantime, I should be able to get to the store and back for some supplies so I can stay inside tomorrow.
In the meantime, I should be able to get to the store and back for some supplies so I can stay inside tomorrow.
Monday, November 07, 2011
A LAST LOOK AT THE COLORS OF FALL
I spotted this tree coming home from the clinic, this morning, and think it's about the prettiest one I've seen all season.
OH! THOSE BEAUTIFUL EYES...THOSE GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL EYES....
Went to my opthamologist this morning. When I was done I got myself a pair of spiffy new glasses. It gives me that distinguished look. The one good eye I have left will see more than ever before.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!
Thomas Jefferson is the first person on record who made french fries. Too bad they didn't name the fast food joint McJeffersons.
JUST IN CASE YOU FORGOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
This was Rita and Rogers deck after our last spring storm on April 26 of this year. We'll soon see this again!
I THOUGHT I READ, SOMEWHERE, THAT TIMES ARE TOUGH
Business figures project that we spent $7 billion on Halloween this year. $310 million of that went to costumes for your pet.
THE SHAKING WAS CLOSE TO US
According to the paper, the Saturday night Oklahoma earthquake was felt as close to us as Stoddard. Of course, I was sound asleep (it hit around 11 PM) so, if it shook La Crosse, I missed it.
ANOTHER SIGN OF OLD AGE. I'M NOT QUICKLY ADJUSTING TO THE TIME CHANGE.
It didn't used to phase me but, last night, it was pitch black outside by 6 PM and I could not hold my eyes open so I went to bed. Of course, I woke up at 1 AM, well rested and ready to rumble.
At least I was able to stay awake long enough to watch the TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES ICE SHOW FROM RAPID CITY ON NBC. Great performance. I really enjoyed it.
At least I was able to stay awake long enough to watch the TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES ICE SHOW FROM RAPID CITY ON NBC. Great performance. I really enjoyed it.
NOVEMBER IS PLUM AND POMEGRANATE MONTH
I got to thinking. I don't think I've ever eaten a pomegranate. I'm not sure I've ever even seen one. At least, I don't remember it if I did. (of course, I don't remember most of anything else either).I found a good website (Click here) that has all sorts of neat information (and recipes) for the pomegranate. For instance, the word "pomegranate" is French for "seeded apple".
I hopped on TWITTER to see if anyone else was writing about pomegranates. I was thinking I may have found a topic that no one was tweeting about. I discovered half the people on the planet are tweeting about pomegranates. Where the hell have I been?
I hopped on TWITTER to see if anyone else was writing about pomegranates. I was thinking I may have found a topic that no one was tweeting about. I discovered half the people on the planet are tweeting about pomegranates. Where the hell have I been?
DOCTOR DAY (AGAIN)
HAMPTON INN TRIES TO "MAKE IT RIGHT"
Donnie writes:
"We told you of our bad experience at the Ft. Stockton Hampton Inn. A couple days after getting home we received an automated opinion survey from Hampton Inn, Inc. I politely recorded our dissatisfaction on the form, expecting it to disappear into corporate headquarters. Today we received a call informing us of a complete refund--a free night on the road!"
"We told you of our bad experience at the Ft. Stockton Hampton Inn. A couple days after getting home we received an automated opinion survey from Hampton Inn, Inc. I politely recorded our dissatisfaction on the form, expecting it to disappear into corporate headquarters. Today we received a call informing us of a complete refund--a free night on the road!"
Sunday, November 06, 2011
THERE'S A NEW BIO OF VINCENT VAN GOGH ON THE BOOK SHELVES
It's "Van Gogh: The Life" by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith. I love the Van Gogh paintings, his life and the fact that he was Dutch but I won't read the book. I'm too old to start a book that is 953 pages long. I'm also too weak to lift it.
HO-HO-HO! HERE WE GO!
GO TO THIS DEAR SANTA WEB SITE write him a letter and he'll write one back to you. I've been working on my letter for about a month.
GO TO THIS DEAR SANTA WEB SITE write him a letter and he'll write one back to you. I've been working on my letter for about a month.
OLD MEN HAVE THEIR PROBLEMS
I was rushing around, this morning, thinking I was behind schedule. Then it dawned on me.
I don't have a schedule.
I don't have a schedule.
OLE AND SVEN ARE BACK...(GROAN)
This happened last winter just outside of Douglas, a little town in the back country of North Dakota. It sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale.
This out-of-state traveler was on the side of the road,hitchhiking on a real dark night in the middle of a snow storm. Time passed slowly and no cars went by. It was snowing so hard he could hardly see his hand in front of his face.
Suddenly he saw a car moving slowly, approaching and appearing ghost like in the snow. It slowly and silently crept toward him and stopped. Wanting a ride real bad the guy jumped in the car and closed the door; only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the wheel, and no sound of an engine.
Again the car crept slowly forward and the guy was terrified too scared to think of jumping out and running. The guy saw that the car was approaching a sharp curve and, still too scared to jump out, he started to pray and began begging for his life; he was sure the ghost car would go off the road and into a nearby lake and he would drown!
But just before the curve, a shadowy figure appeared at the driver's window and a hand reached in and turned the steering wheel, guiding the car safely around the bend. Then, just as silently, the hand disappeared through the window and the hitchhiker was alone again! Paralyzed with fear, the guy watched the hand reappear every time they reached a curve.
Finally the guy, scared to near death, had all he could take and jumped out of the car and ran and ran, into Garrison. Wet and in shock, he went into a bar and voice quavering, ordered two shots of whiskey, then told everybody about his supernatural experience.
A silence enveloped and everybody got goose bumps when they realized the guy was telling the truth (and was not just some drunk).
About half an hour later two guys walked into the bar and one says to the other, 'Look Ole, ders dat idiot that rode in our car when we wuz pushin it in the snow.'
This out-of-state traveler was on the side of the road,hitchhiking on a real dark night in the middle of a snow storm. Time passed slowly and no cars went by. It was snowing so hard he could hardly see his hand in front of his face.
Suddenly he saw a car moving slowly, approaching and appearing ghost like in the snow. It slowly and silently crept toward him and stopped. Wanting a ride real bad the guy jumped in the car and closed the door; only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the wheel, and no sound of an engine.
Again the car crept slowly forward and the guy was terrified too scared to think of jumping out and running. The guy saw that the car was approaching a sharp curve and, still too scared to jump out, he started to pray and began begging for his life; he was sure the ghost car would go off the road and into a nearby lake and he would drown!
But just before the curve, a shadowy figure appeared at the driver's window and a hand reached in and turned the steering wheel, guiding the car safely around the bend. Then, just as silently, the hand disappeared through the window and the hitchhiker was alone again! Paralyzed with fear, the guy watched the hand reappear every time they reached a curve.
Finally the guy, scared to near death, had all he could take and jumped out of the car and ran and ran, into Garrison. Wet and in shock, he went into a bar and voice quavering, ordered two shots of whiskey, then told everybody about his supernatural experience.
A silence enveloped and everybody got goose bumps when they realized the guy was telling the truth (and was not just some drunk).
About half an hour later two guys walked into the bar and one says to the other, 'Look Ole, ders dat idiot that rode in our car when we wuz pushin it in the snow.'
ANOTHER WINDY DAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORTS:
SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
And, what's this? It was 50 degrees at 7:00 A.M. Are we supposed to have 50 degree mornings in November?
SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
And, what's this? It was 50 degrees at 7:00 A.M. Are we supposed to have 50 degree mornings in November?
DONNIE'S & LINDA & THE TV CREW
DONNIE REPORTS:
"It won't mean anything to you, but any of your blog readers who watch TV food programs may be interested to know that we had an encounter with Andrew Zimmern of the Travel Channel.
We were eating BBQ at a rustic place in a small town outside Austin when a serious film crew came in swinging large cameras and sound booms and followed by a parade of production lackeys. They continued to film and interview around us, to the extent that we may actually appear in the background of any future program that comes of it. (Zimmern & Crew apparently did not consider us colorful enough to feature directly.)
By coincidence, this is my second run-in with Zimmern, and you may remember the first, at Gunderson Clinic in La Crosse a few years ago. I was at a computer in the waiting room when the Bizarre Foods star sat down at the next table. I was so bold as to strike up a chat, telling him we enjoyed his show. He was polite, but clearly did not want to prolong the conversation. Needless to say, he did not recognize me again in here in Texas."
LINDA'S PHOTOS OF THE TV CREW ENCOUNTER.
"It won't mean anything to you, but any of your blog readers who watch TV food programs may be interested to know that we had an encounter with Andrew Zimmern of the Travel Channel.
We were eating BBQ at a rustic place in a small town outside Austin when a serious film crew came in swinging large cameras and sound booms and followed by a parade of production lackeys. They continued to film and interview around us, to the extent that we may actually appear in the background of any future program that comes of it. (Zimmern & Crew apparently did not consider us colorful enough to feature directly.)
By coincidence, this is my second run-in with Zimmern, and you may remember the first, at Gunderson Clinic in La Crosse a few years ago. I was at a computer in the waiting room when the Bizarre Foods star sat down at the next table. I was so bold as to strike up a chat, telling him we enjoyed his show. He was polite, but clearly did not want to prolong the conversation. Needless to say, he did not recognize me again in here in Texas."
REMINDER
Don't forget. This afternoon from 3 to 5 PM on NBC-TV it's "RAIN" A tribute to the Beatles ICE SHOW from Rushmore Plaza in Rapid City!
Can't wait to see it.
Can't wait to see it.
LIGHT SNOW IN SOUTH DAKOTA
We'll, probably, see some snow before the weeks end but Rita, Roger, Carl and Kathy may be seeing it before we do. Winner (SD) was getting light snow with early morning temperatures around 34.
A FOUR LETTER WORD FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Early Season Storm Could Bring First Snow Of The Season.
The weather pattern across the Upper Midwest will become more active next week as an early season storm could bring the first snow to parts of the Upper Mississippi River Valley region.
An area of low pressure is expected to develop over the Southern Plains and lift northeastward into the region by Wednesday morning. Plan on the precipitation to fall as rain, possibly heavy at times, overspreading much of the area on Tuesday and continuing into Wednesday. At this time, it appears between 1 and 2 inches of rainfall is possible through Wednesday morning.
As the system deepens and moves to the northeast, enough cold air will spread into the region as the low pulls away from the area Wednesday, allowing for a change over to a rain/snow mix, or even all snow for parts of the Upper Mississippi River Valley region. It’s too early to make any calls on exact timing or amounts, but something to pay attention to as we move into the new work week. With the ground still relatively warm here in early November, if any accumulation were to occur it would mainly be on grassy surfaces.
The weather pattern across the Upper Midwest will become more active next week as an early season storm could bring the first snow to parts of the Upper Mississippi River Valley region.
An area of low pressure is expected to develop over the Southern Plains and lift northeastward into the region by Wednesday morning. Plan on the precipitation to fall as rain, possibly heavy at times, overspreading much of the area on Tuesday and continuing into Wednesday. At this time, it appears between 1 and 2 inches of rainfall is possible through Wednesday morning.
As the system deepens and moves to the northeast, enough cold air will spread into the region as the low pulls away from the area Wednesday, allowing for a change over to a rain/snow mix, or even all snow for parts of the Upper Mississippi River Valley region. It’s too early to make any calls on exact timing or amounts, but something to pay attention to as we move into the new work week. With the ground still relatively warm here in early November, if any accumulation were to occur it would mainly be on grassy surfaces.
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