AUGUST 2014
Saturday, December 24, 2011
THE FAMILY AND CHRISTMAS PAST
Donnie sent several family pictures of past holidays. I'll be adding them, on the blog, during the week ahead.
This one of Grandma Solberg is a classic.
This one of Grandma Solberg is a classic.
DONNIE AND LINDA ARE READY FOR SANTA!
1 Comment
Willard said...- How beautiful! WOW!...Could be a window out of Neiman Marcus or Lord & Taylor...
Willard said...THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
Donnie said:
"The Dripping Springs High School Mighty Tiger Band performs their 2009 show "Moments in Crime" at the 4A UIL State Finals at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on November 3, 2009. The Band took 1st Place with this performance and is now the 2009 UIL 4A State Marching Band Champion! Way to go Tiger Band!"
"The Dripping Springs High School Mighty Tiger Band performs their 2009 show "Moments in Crime" at the 4A UIL State Finals at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on November 3, 2009. The Band took 1st Place with this performance and is now the 2009 UIL 4A State Marching Band Champion! Way to go Tiger Band!"
La Crosse Memories
Do you remember the cardboard village that was on display at the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium, during the Christmas season back in the '60's? I sure don't but I wasn't around here very much in the 60's.
Read this article in the La Crosse Tribune and, maybe, you'll remember it. I sure hope they can get it refurbished so it can be displayed again. I'd like to see it.
1 comments:
- Anonymous said...
- I vaguely remember this...am surprised it is still in municipal storage.
- Dec 24, 2011 6:27:00 AM
YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A GRINCH
This is such a sad story from Green Bay. Especially at this time of year.
RITA FOUND THIS
You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years.
It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. And yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went.
I know that I lived them all...
And I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams... But, here it is...the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise.... How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go?
I remember well...seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like... But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting gray...they move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me... but, I see the great change... Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant... but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd be.
Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore...it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will...I just fall asleep where I sit!
And so, now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!!
But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that when it's over...its over....Yes , I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done ,,,,,things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime....
So, if you're not in your winter yet...let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!!
Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not!
You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so, live for good today and
say all the things that you want your loved ones toremember...
and hope that they
appreciate and love you
for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!!
'Life is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after.
Make it a fantastic one.'
LIVE IT WELL!!----ENJOY TODAY!!!!-----DO SOMETHING FUN!!!----
BE HAPPY!!!----BE THANKFUL.
1 comments:
- Willard said...
- I was touched by Rita's essay on your blog. So true.
- Dec 24, 2011 7:34:00 AM
Friday, December 23, 2011
WHAT NEXT?
I must have an ugly sweater, somewhere, in the back of the closet.
Ugly Christmas sweaters are the big rage right now. The uglier the better and the folks selling them are making a fortune. Read the story in the LA CROSSE TRIBUNE
Ugly Christmas sweaters are the big rage right now. The uglier the better and the folks selling them are making a fortune. Read the story in the LA CROSSE TRIBUNE
- Anonymous said...
- You do! We have all seen them.
WE GOT A LITTLE SNOW
Enough to turn the ground white and, if it stays as cold as it is, it will stick around for a while. Maybe not until Christmas but a while.
A FEW FACTS DONNIE PICKED UP TODAY
"Intercontinental appears to have more hotels in China than in the USA
Intercon room rates are the same for Austin and Panama.
The weather today is the same in Dripping Springs, La Paz, and Istanbul."
Intercon room rates are the same for Austin and Panama.
The weather today is the same in Dripping Springs, La Paz, and Istanbul."
AAHH YES~WINTER IS HERE
I had to go to Festival this morning and it is a cold one out there! Just enough breeze to give us wind chills of 10 below. I was glad to get home and you won't catch me outside again today.
WHAT'S LEFT??
What makes you right handed or left handed? Where is our helium going? And other stuff you probably didn't know.
TREES IN THE WHITE HOUSE
The First Lady sent a picture, this morning, of Christmas Trees in the White House.
SOME GOOD INFO HERE
In the wintertime should you buy your favorite fruits fresh or frozen. This article from CNN HEALTH will tell you which way to go.
LIFE IS MORE LUCK THAN WORK OR BRAINS??
It's enough to make you want to cry. Here's a comedian (who I had never heard of) who made A MILLION DOLLARS IN TWELVE DAYS by selling a video of his act for $5.00 a pop. READ THE STORY HERE
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.....
It was December 23, 1823 when THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was first published in the Troy, New York Sentinel. The poem was written by Clement Moore or Henry Livingston. Take your pick. Nobody knows for sure and neither of those guys are talking.
AN EASY QUESTION TO ANSWER
I was reading some stupid tweet asking "what are your goals for 2012?"
I will turn 72 in 2012. What the hell do you think my goal is? There's only one goal when you're 72. It's to stay alive until you're 73.
I will turn 72 in 2012. What the hell do you think my goal is? There's only one goal when you're 72. It's to stay alive until you're 73.
A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP
My new jammys are so soft and warm I may never take them off again. I slept like a baby.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
TALK ABOUT BEAUTIFUL!
Would you like to see a snow angel in the sky?
This image captured by the Hubble telescope is something to see. CLICK HERE AND HAVE A LOOK
This image captured by the Hubble telescope is something to see. CLICK HERE AND HAVE A LOOK
NO BODY TO PULL OUT THIS TIME
Police found the owner of the car abandoned on the Cameron Street Bridge. He's alive and well but it's still not known, exactly, what DID happen.
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE A SENIOR CITIZEN MOMENT?
WILLARD'S LATEST ADVENTURE
"Picked up a jar of Rigatoni pasta sauce and some spaghetti at El Ahorro...was opening the door to the vehicle and dropped the bag with the mushrooms and, of course, it broke!
Was walking back into the store to get a replacement and FELL on the concrete sidewalk!! It's a wonder I haven't broken every bone in my body."
I should talk about "senior moments". Willard is not alone.
I spent half of my morning looking for my pills. They've been in the same place in the cupboard for years but not this morning. I pulled half of the dishes out of the cupboard looking for them. Looked in the refrigerator. Opened all the lower drawers and looked. I even went into the bathroom and bedroom to look. They had, absolutely, vanished.
About an hour later (and nearly in tears) I opened the door under the sink. When I got done with the laundry, yesterday, I apparently picked up the bag of pills along with the laundry detergent and put them both under the sink.
If that isn't an Alzheimer's symptom, I don't know what is.
"Picked up a jar of Rigatoni pasta sauce and some spaghetti at El Ahorro...was opening the door to the vehicle and dropped the bag with the mushrooms and, of course, it broke!
Was walking back into the store to get a replacement and FELL on the concrete sidewalk!! It's a wonder I haven't broken every bone in my body."
I should talk about "senior moments". Willard is not alone.
I spent half of my morning looking for my pills. They've been in the same place in the cupboard for years but not this morning. I pulled half of the dishes out of the cupboard looking for them. Looked in the refrigerator. Opened all the lower drawers and looked. I even went into the bathroom and bedroom to look. They had, absolutely, vanished.
About an hour later (and nearly in tears) I opened the door under the sink. When I got done with the laundry, yesterday, I apparently picked up the bag of pills along with the laundry detergent and put them both under the sink.
If that isn't an Alzheimer's symptom, I don't know what is.
WITH A NAME LIKE "GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO", WHAT DID HE EXPECT?
DONNIE REPORTS
We went to an 11:30 senior citizens matinee of "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." The Scandinavian setting is a plus, and the tattoo is very pleasingly placed, indeed. Then it all becomes the serial-killer-with-torture-chamber-in-basement formula.
Nothing like a good serving of blood and gore, for the Christmas season.
We went to an 11:30 senior citizens matinee of "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." The Scandinavian setting is a plus, and the tattoo is very pleasingly placed, indeed. Then it all becomes the serial-killer-with-torture-chamber-in-basement formula.
Nothing like a good serving of blood and gore, for the Christmas season.
READY FOR BED
Donnie and Linda sent me these pajamas from L. L. Bean but they're much too nice to wear to bed. I think I'll wear them for the family Christmas gathering at Rita and Roger's.
PUNY SNOWFALL
We got enough snow to cover the cars, overnight, but I don't think that's gonna qualify as a "White Christmas".
THIS CHRISTMAS THOUGHT CAME FROM OGDEN NASH
"People can't concentrate properly on blowing other people to pieces if their minds are poisoned by thoughts suitable to the twenty-fifth of December."
WHERE CAN YOU FIND A WHITE CHRISTMAS?
I just read they're forecasting nine inches of snow for Denver today.
FALLING SNOW
Duane reported snow falling in Rapid City yesterday afternoon. I haven't heard how much Rapid City has received but I did see a report that Lead had more than 6 inches of snow on the ground late yesterday. I remember, well, those big winter snowfalls in the Northern Hills when I lived in Deadwood. There were times when I walked to work with snow up to my knees.We were getting some light snow in La Crosse this morning and Eric and Bert were getting the same in Watertown.
While it was snowing around here, there was moderate rain falling in Dripping Springs. That should put a smile on Donnie's face.
While it was snowing around here, there was moderate rain falling in Dripping Springs. That should put a smile on Donnie's face.
POLICE CONTINUE TO SEARCH TODAY
Police received a report, last night, of an empty car parked on the Cameron Street bridge with a coat hanging on the guard rail. Authorities searched last night and found nothing. They'll resume the search this morning. The Christmas season is such a rough time for people with depression.
THE WEATHER OF CHRISTMAS PAST
Warmest Christmas in La Crosse: 55 in 1936
Coldest Christmas in La Crosse: -11 in 1884
Christmas with most snow on
the ground: 19" in 2010
Christmas with most falling snow: 5.4" in 1950
Coldest Christmas in La Crosse: -11 in 1884
Christmas with most snow on
the ground: 19" in 2010
Christmas with most falling snow: 5.4" in 1950
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
IT'S OFFICIAL
Image by FlamingText.com
The official arrival time was 11:30 PM (CST) December 21, 2011.
IT'S LOOKING MORE LIKE CHRISTMAS IN RAPID CITY
DUANE REPORTS
"It's snowing lightly. The decks are getting white. One to three inches by tomorrow."
"It's snowing lightly. The decks are getting white. One to three inches by tomorrow."
A CHRISTMAS PICTURE FROM DONNIE
"This is our favorite Christmas decoration. This rustic, carved wood nativity is from a remote corner of Colombia.
AN UPDATE FROM LYNNE
"We are going out to eat at our favorite Mexican restaurant in town. It is Mexican and not Americanized so really good and the service is awesome. Not eating a thing until we go as there are big meals.
I am trying to finish my Christmas cards today and get them sent out by tomorrow. I got too late a start this year as too many other things pending.
Bob is planning to bring his mom down Friday and weather sounds like it will cooperate. Strange with no snow on the ground. We have had very little so far.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year."
I am trying to finish my Christmas cards today and get them sent out by tomorrow. I got too late a start this year as too many other things pending.
Bob is planning to bring his mom down Friday and weather sounds like it will cooperate. Strange with no snow on the ground. We have had very little so far.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year."
A TEST FOR THE OLD FOLKS HOME
NO Cheating - don't look at the answers until you take the test!!!
History Exam...
Everyone over 60 should have a pretty easy time at this exam. If you are under 60 you can claim a handicap.
This is a History Exam for those who don't mind seeing how much they really remember about what went on in their life.
*** Get paper & pencil & number from 1 to 20.
****Write the letter of each answer & score at the end.
Then before you pass this test on, put your score in the subject line. Send to friends so everyone can HAVE FUN!!!!
1. In the 1940s, where were automobile headlight dimmer switches located?
A. On the floor shift knob.
B. On the floor board, to the left of the clutch....
C. Next to the horn.
2. The bottle top of a Royal Crown Cola bottle had holes in it.. For what was it used?
A. Capture lightning bugs.
B. To sprinkle clothes before ironing.
C. Large salt shaker.
3. Why was having milk delivered a problem in northern winters?
A. Cows got cold and wouldn't produce milk.
B. Ice on highways forced delivery by dog sled.
C. Milkmen left deliveries outside of front doors and milk would freeze, expanding and pushing up the cardboard bottle top.
4. What was the popular chewing gum named for a game of chance?
A. Blackjack
B. Gin
C. Craps
5. What method did women use to look as if they were wearing stockings when none were available due to rationing during WW II.
A. Suntan
B. Leg painting
C. Wearing slacks
What postwar car turned automotive design on its ear when you couldn't tell whether it was coming or going?
A. Studebaker
B. Nash Metro
C. Tucker
7. Which was a popular candy when you were a kid?
A. Strips of dried peanut butter.
B. Chocolate licorice bars.
C. Wax coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside.
8. How was Butch wax used?
A. To stiffen a flat-top haircut so it stood up.
B. To make floors shiny and prevent scuffing..
C. On the wheels of roller skates to prevent rust.
9. Before inline skates, how did you keep your roller skates attached to your shoes
A. With clamps, tightened by a skate key.
B. Woven straps that crossed the foot
C. Long pieces of twine.
10. As a kid, what was considered the best way to reach a decision
A. Consider all the facts..
B. Ask Mom.
C. Eeny-meeny-miney-Mo.
11. What was the most dreaded disease in the 1940s and 1950s?
A. Smallpox
B. AIDS
C. Polio
12.. 'I'll be down to get you in a ________, Honey'
A. SUV
B. Taxi
C. Streetcar
13.. What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's pony?
A. Old Blue
B. Paint
C Macaroni
14.. What was a Duck-and-Cover Drill?
A. Part of the game of hide and seek.
B. What you did when your Mom called you in to do chores.
C. Hiding under your desk, and covering your head with your arms in an A-bomb drill.
15 . What was the name of the Indian Princess in the Howdy Doody Show?
A. Princess Summerfallwinterspring
B. Princess Sacajawea
C Princess Moonshadow
16. What did all the really savvy students do when mimeographed tests were handed out in school?
A. Immediately sniffed the purple ink, as this was believed to get you high.
B. Made paper airplanes to see who could sail theirs out the window.
C. Wrote another pupil's name on the top, to avoid their failure.
17.. Why did your Mom shop in stores that gave Green Stamps with purchases?
A.. To keep you out of mischief by licking the backs, which tasted like bubble gum.
B. They could be put in special books and redeemed for various household items.
C. They were given to the kids to be used as stick-on tattoos.
18.. Praise the Lord , & pass the _________?
A.. Meatballs
B. Dames
C. Ammunition
19.. What was the name of the singing group that made the song 'Cabdriver' a hit?
A. The Ink Spots
B. The Supremes
C. The Esquires
20.. Who left his heart in San Francisco ?
A. Tony Bennett
B. Xavier Cugat
C. George Gershwin
----------------------------- --------------------------
ANSWERS
1. (B) On the floor, to the left of the clutch. Hand controls, popular in Europe , took till the late '60's to catch on.
2. (B) To sprinkle clothes before ironing.. Who had a steam iron?
3 (C) Cold weather caused the milk to freeze and expand, popping the bottle top...
4 . (A) Blackjack Gum.
5.. (B) Special makeup was applied, followed by drawing a seam down the back of the leg with eyebrow pencil
6. (A) 1946 Studebaker.
7. (C) Wax coke bottles containing super-sweet colored water.
8. (A) Wax for your flat top (butch) haircut.
9. (A) With clamps , tightened by a skate key, which you wore on a shoestring around your neck.
10. (C) Eeny-meeny-miney-mo.
11. (C) Polio. In beginning of August, swimming pools were closed, movies and other public gathering places were closed to try to prevent spread of the disease.
12. (B) Taxi , Better be ready by half-past eight!
13. (C) Macaroni ....
14. (C) Hiding under your desk, and covering your head with your arms in an A-bomb drill.
15. (A) Princess Summerfallwinterspring. She was another puppet.
16... (A) Immediately sniffed the purple ink to get a high.
17. (B) Put in a special stamp book, they could be traded for household items at the Green Stamp store.
18. (C) Ammunition, and we'll all be free.
19. (A) The widely famous 50's group: The Inkspots.
20.. (A) Tony Bennett, and he sounds just as good today.
SCORING
17- 20 correct : You are older than dirt, and obviously gifted with mental abilities. Now if you could only find your glasses. Definitely someone who should share your wisdom!
12 -16 correct: Not quite dirt yet, but you're getting there.
0 -11 correct: You are not old enough to share the wisdom of your experiences.
History Exam...
Everyone over 60 should have a pretty easy time at this exam. If you are under 60 you can claim a handicap.
This is a History Exam for those who don't mind seeing how much they really remember about what went on in their life.
*** Get paper & pencil & number from 1 to 20.
****Write the letter of each answer & score at the end.
Then before you pass this test on, put your score in the subject line. Send to friends so everyone can HAVE FUN!!!!
1. In the 1940s, where were automobile headlight dimmer switches located?
A. On the floor shift knob.
B. On the floor board, to the left of the clutch....
C. Next to the horn.
2. The bottle top of a Royal Crown Cola bottle had holes in it.. For what was it used?
A. Capture lightning bugs.
B. To sprinkle clothes before ironing.
C. Large salt shaker.
3. Why was having milk delivered a problem in northern winters?
A. Cows got cold and wouldn't produce milk.
B. Ice on highways forced delivery by dog sled.
C. Milkmen left deliveries outside of front doors and milk would freeze, expanding and pushing up the cardboard bottle top.
4. What was the popular chewing gum named for a game of chance?
A. Blackjack
B. Gin
C. Craps
5. What method did women use to look as if they were wearing stockings when none were available due to rationing during WW II.
A. Suntan
B. Leg painting
C. Wearing slacks
What postwar car turned automotive design on its ear when you couldn't tell whether it was coming or going?
A. Studebaker
B. Nash Metro
C. Tucker
7. Which was a popular candy when you were a kid?
A. Strips of dried peanut butter.
B. Chocolate licorice bars.
C. Wax coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside.
8. How was Butch wax used?
A. To stiffen a flat-top haircut so it stood up.
B. To make floors shiny and prevent scuffing..
C. On the wheels of roller skates to prevent rust.
9. Before inline skates, how did you keep your roller skates attached to your shoes
A. With clamps, tightened by a skate key.
B. Woven straps that crossed the foot
C. Long pieces of twine.
10. As a kid, what was considered the best way to reach a decision
A. Consider all the facts..
B. Ask Mom.
C. Eeny-meeny-miney-Mo.
11. What was the most dreaded disease in the 1940s and 1950s?
A. Smallpox
B. AIDS
C. Polio
12.. 'I'll be down to get you in a ________, Honey'
A. SUV
B. Taxi
C. Streetcar
13.. What was the name of Caroline Kennedy's pony?
A. Old Blue
B. Paint
C Macaroni
14.. What was a Duck-and-Cover Drill?
A. Part of the game of hide and seek.
B. What you did when your Mom called you in to do chores.
C. Hiding under your desk, and covering your head with your arms in an A-bomb drill.
15 . What was the name of the Indian Princess in the Howdy Doody Show?
A. Princess Summerfallwinterspring
B. Princess Sacajawea
C Princess Moonshadow
16. What did all the really savvy students do when mimeographed tests were handed out in school?
A. Immediately sniffed the purple ink, as this was believed to get you high.
B. Made paper airplanes to see who could sail theirs out the window.
C. Wrote another pupil's name on the top, to avoid their failure.
17.. Why did your Mom shop in stores that gave Green Stamps with purchases?
A.. To keep you out of mischief by licking the backs, which tasted like bubble gum.
B. They could be put in special books and redeemed for various household items.
C. They were given to the kids to be used as stick-on tattoos.
18.. Praise the Lord , & pass the _________?
A.. Meatballs
B. Dames
C. Ammunition
19.. What was the name of the singing group that made the song 'Cabdriver' a hit?
A. The Ink Spots
B. The Supremes
C. The Esquires
20.. Who left his heart in San Francisco ?
A. Tony Bennett
B. Xavier Cugat
C. George Gershwin
----------------------------- --------------------------
ANSWERS
1. (B) On the floor, to the left of the clutch. Hand controls, popular in Europe , took till the late '60's to catch on.
2. (B) To sprinkle clothes before ironing.. Who had a steam iron?
3 (C) Cold weather caused the milk to freeze and expand, popping the bottle top...
4 . (A) Blackjack Gum.
5.. (B) Special makeup was applied, followed by drawing a seam down the back of the leg with eyebrow pencil
6. (A) 1946 Studebaker.
7. (C) Wax coke bottles containing super-sweet colored water.
8. (A) Wax for your flat top (butch) haircut.
9. (A) With clamps , tightened by a skate key, which you wore on a shoestring around your neck.
10. (C) Eeny-meeny-miney-mo.
11. (C) Polio. In beginning of August, swimming pools were closed, movies and other public gathering places were closed to try to prevent spread of the disease.
12. (B) Taxi , Better be ready by half-past eight!
13. (C) Macaroni ....
14. (C) Hiding under your desk, and covering your head with your arms in an A-bomb drill.
15. (A) Princess Summerfallwinterspring. She was another puppet.
16... (A) Immediately sniffed the purple ink to get a high.
17. (B) Put in a special stamp book, they could be traded for household items at the Green Stamp store.
18. (C) Ammunition, and we'll all be free.
19. (A) The widely famous 50's group: The Inkspots.
20.. (A) Tony Bennett, and he sounds just as good today.
SCORING
17- 20 correct : You are older than dirt, and obviously gifted with mental abilities. Now if you could only find your glasses. Definitely someone who should share your wisdom!
12 -16 correct: Not quite dirt yet, but you're getting there.
0 -11 correct: You are not old enough to share the wisdom of your experiences.
IF YOU TRAVEL BY AIR YOU WILL FIND THIS INTERESTING
It's a four minute interview, on NPR, about quality of service and price when you fly. I don't think the interviewer was convinced with the answers the guest gave and neither was I. And I have no doubt that I was flying before the guest was born.
LISTEN TO IT HERE
LISTEN TO IT HERE
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING!
The Drudge Report says, this morning, that IBM is working on a computer that will be able to read your mind and, they say, they'll have it up and running in the near future.
In the meantime, I'll be more than happy to give you a piece of my mind any time you want it.
In the meantime, I'll be more than happy to give you a piece of my mind any time you want it.
RITA WRITES......
"I'm home today and slept like a baby last night so I'll be rarin' to go after a couple cups of coffee.
Everyone's being so nice to me at work I cannot believe it.
Hillside Animal Hospital is where we go and the owner, Bob Spencer (Duke, Emma and Chance's vet) matched what others brought in. I thought it was really nice."
Everyone's being so nice to me at work I cannot believe it.
Hillside Animal Hospital is where we go and the owner, Bob Spencer (Duke, Emma and Chance's vet) matched what others brought in. I thought it was really nice."
LOONY TUNE LAUNDRY DAY
Some days start out better than others. Today was one of the others.
I put a load of clothes in the wash and didn't notice there wasn't enough money on the card to run the dryer until the water was pouring into the machine to start the wash.
You can only load our laundry cards with a $5.00, $10.00 or $20.00 bill. The only cash I had in my billfold was 5 one dollar bills.
I thought to myself...."Self! Maybe Rita has a $5.00 bill she could drop off on the way to work." Then I remembered. She's almost like the rest of us now. She doesn't work anymore.
I hadn't planned on taking a walk until the sun was up but I had no choice. I got the clothes on and went down to the bank and got some cash out of the ATM.
Then I stopped at Kwik Trip and got two doughnuts and two lemons. The doughnuts for breakfast and the lemons for the chicken I have in the crockpot and I got a $5.00 bill to finish the laundry.
The day has hardly started and I'm, already, all worn out.
The day has hardly started and I'm, already, all worn out.
PETALS OF SPAIN
PETALS OF SPAIN is a great group that does some great music from jazz to Latin and more.
I discovered the group just this morning when they started following me on TWITTER.
Give them a listen and see if you agree. This is good stuff!
I discovered the group just this morning when they started following me on TWITTER.
Give them a listen and see if you agree. This is good stuff!
ONE OF MY FAVORITE DAYS IS HERE!!
At that moment it starts its trip back north with the promise of another spring to come. And, the best part of all is that the days start getting longer! As soon as we get this Christmas crap out of the way we can start waiting for the seed catalogs to arrive.
Image by FlamingText.com
THE BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD IN A LONG TIME
This historic HOLLYWOOD THEATER in downtown La Crosse may be saved from the wrecking ball. I can't think of a better Christmas present for the city.
It makes me happy for two reasons. The theater will be saved and it will stop the blacktop bimbos who want to tear it down and turn it into a parking lot.
Read the good news in the LA CROSSE TRIBUNE: SAVE THE HOLLYWOOD!
It makes me happy for two reasons. The theater will be saved and it will stop the blacktop bimbos who want to tear it down and turn it into a parking lot.
Read the good news in the LA CROSSE TRIBUNE: SAVE THE HOLLYWOOD!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
GOOD GUYS
Today's GOOD GUYS ARE THE FOLKS AT HILLSIDE ANIMAL HOSPITAL who have donated 2,000 pounds of pet food to the WAFER FOOD PANTRY.
FROM GARY:
"I'm passing this on because it worked for me today.
A Dr.on TV said to have inner peace we should finish things we started & we all could use more calm in our lives. I looked around my house to find things I'd started and hadn't finished, so I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Chardonnay, a bodle of Baileys, a butle of wum, tha mainder of Valiuminun scriptins, an a box a chocletz. Yu haf no idr how fablus I feel rite now. Sned this to all who need inner piss. An telum u luvum."
A Dr.on TV said to have inner peace we should finish things we started & we all could use more calm in our lives. I looked around my house to find things I'd started and hadn't finished, so I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Chardonnay, a bodle of Baileys, a butle of wum, tha mainder of Valiuminun scriptins, an a box a chocletz. Yu haf no idr how fablus I feel rite now. Sned this to all who need inner piss. An telum u luvum."
THE SEASON FOR GIVING IS ALSO THE SEASON FOR TAKING!
IN HOUSTON, WILLARD SAYS:
"Outdoor decorations are being stolen or vandilized. SICK! And people have been advised to have UPS and FedEx packages left or picked up at secure locations as Thieves are stealing them from people's front doors when packages are left and no there's no one home to sign for them."
ANOTHER DEER SIGHTING IN TEXAS
Look at this grand fellow who showed up in our back lawn, with a harem. It was sunset, and he was at the edge of the property, so the photos are not very sharp.
THE PARTY GIRL
Next week she "works" two days and then she joins the rest of us sitting in our rockers, waiting for our next doctors appointment so we have a reason to go out again.
CHRISTMAS WITH GLADYS
Gladys is in her 90's and still on the go. She'll visit her son and family in Madison (South Dakota) for Christmas and then Travel to Texas for the New Year in Dallas with her daughter and family. But, like all of us "youth deficient folks" she added, " I love seeing my kids but seems more and more I am liking my own nest the best."
THANKS GARY!
The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from generation to generation, says that; "When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, best strategy is to dismount
However, in government, more advanced strategies are often employed, such as:
1. Buying a stronger whip.
2. Changing riders.
3. Appointing a committee to study the horse.
4. Arranging to visit other countries to see how
other cultures ride dead horses.
5. Lowering the standards so that dead horses can be included.
6. Reclassifying the dead horse as living-impaired.
7. Hiring outside contractors to ride the dead
horse.
8. Harnessing several dead horses together to
increase speed.
9. Providing additional funding and/or training to increase the dead horse's performance.
10. Doing a productivity study to see if lighter
riders would improve the dead horse's performance.
11. Declaring that as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it is less costly, carries lower
overhead and therefore contributes substantially more to the bottom line of the economy than do some other horses.
12. Rewriting the expected performance
requirements for all horses.
And of course....
13. Promoting the dead horse to a supervisory
position.
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If you don't understand this theory, you haven't lived long enough.
However, in government, more advanced strategies are often employed, such as:
1. Buying a stronger whip.
2. Changing riders.
3. Appointing a committee to study the horse.
4. Arranging to visit other countries to see how
other cultures ride dead horses.
5. Lowering the standards so that dead horses can be included.
6. Reclassifying the dead horse as living-impaired.
7. Hiring outside contractors to ride the dead
horse.
8. Harnessing several dead horses together to
increase speed.
9. Providing additional funding and/or training to increase the dead horse's performance.
10. Doing a productivity study to see if lighter
riders would improve the dead horse's performance.
11. Declaring that as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it is less costly, carries lower
overhead and therefore contributes substantially more to the bottom line of the economy than do some other horses.
12. Rewriting the expected performance
requirements for all horses.
And of course....
13. Promoting the dead horse to a supervisory
position.
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If you don't understand this theory, you haven't lived long enough.
Monday, December 19, 2011
A TRUELY SPECTACULAR PHOTO FROM NASA
Set of images of comet Lovejoy plunging toward sun taken on Dec. 12 by NASA's STEREO satellites
Astronomers watching Lovejoy’s progress have been surprised by its brightness, which has so far outperformed many predictions—but the best may be yet to come.The latest brightness calculations show that over the course of the day, Lovejoy may become as bright at the planets Venus and Jupiter, seen from Earth, and the comet has a slim chance of reaching naked-eye level brightness in daytime skies
WHERE WAS MY SUN?
Around noon the blue sky tried to sneak through again but it never quite got the job done.
As of today, the weatherman says Christmas day will be sunny and bright but this is one of those Christmases that won't be white.
Of course, the good part of that is that you folks coming from afar (like Holmen) won't have to worry about nasty roads.
Again, I remind you, that's what the weatherman says today. He could change his mind many times between now and Saturday.
TUMBULIN' TUMBLE ROGER
There was some Christmas stuff that had to go down to the basement. Roger was afraid Rita would fall carrying it down so he took it down.
Guess what. Yup! ROGER FELL! He's OK. Still in one piece but I told him he'll probably feel it in the morning. He'd make a hell of a Santa, falling down that chimney!
Guess what. Yup! ROGER FELL! He's OK. Still in one piece but I told him he'll probably feel it in the morning. He'd make a hell of a Santa, falling down that chimney!
NOTES FROM DONNIE
"Paul & Dorothy brought lefse, and what a holiday treat! I never liked it sweet, never put sugar on it, always preferred it straight, with butter (and I eat butter almost nowhere else). But this time I spread IKEA Swedish lingonberry jam on the lefse--ambrosia!! (IKEA also sells gooseberry jam, which Jack always joked about.)
After two days of brush hauling and forking and burning, I have a terrible back-ache, and will be on the heating pad for a while."
After two days of brush hauling and forking and burning, I have a terrible back-ache, and will be on the heating pad for a while."
A BEN HOGAN QUOTE
A LITTLE CHRISTMAS HISTORY
JUST AS I EXPECTED
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE:
WET ROADS AND SIDEWALKS FROM MELTING SNOW OF SUNDAY ALONG WITH A
RELATIVELY MOIST AIRMASS COULD LEAD TO ICY SPOTS ON SOME ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. DESPITE AIR TEMPERATURES MOSTLY ABOVE FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING MANY ROADS AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES WERE COLDER. AS A RESULT UNTREATED ROADWAYS, SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS COULD ALL DEVELOP ICY SPOTS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS POSSIBILITY WHILE MOVING ABOUT EARLY THIS MORNING.
FROM RITA
This was in the La Crosse Tribune this morning. Roger surprised me with it and spent most of the morning trying to get me to read the paper before my usual time. Finally he made me sit down on the pretense of having to talk seriously about something and the paper was open to this in front of me. I was surprised - and flattered.
A MESSAGE FROM LYNNE
I didn't know this...
When you drink vodka over ice, it can give you kidney failure.
When you drink rum over ice, it can give you liver failure.
When you drink whiskey over ice, it can give you heart problems.
When you drink gin over ice, it can give you brain problems.
Apparently, ice is really bad for you. This is party season, so WARN all your friends.
When you drink vodka over ice, it can give you kidney failure.
When you drink rum over ice, it can give you liver failure.
When you drink whiskey over ice, it can give you heart problems.
When you drink gin over ice, it can give you brain problems.
Apparently, ice is really bad for you. This is party season, so WARN all your friends.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
WHAT DOES A $1595.00 MENS SUIT LOOK LIKE
Check it out here from Ralph Lauren . If you need my size let me know.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!
44 degrees with sunshine when I walked over to the library this afternoon. There are big puddles of water from the melting snow that will, of course, turn to ice skating rinks by morning. I don't think I'll venture out too early.
This beautiful weather, with more than half of December already gone, is sure going to shorten winter this year. January and February might be rough but by March we'll be looking at seed catalogs again. When I was a kid a year was forever. Now, a blink of the eye and it's gone.
By the way, while I was at the library, I checked today's edition of the La Crosse Tribune and found the tribute to Rita announcing her retirement after 41 years at Gunderson. There were two beautiful color pictures of her one as a young sexy thing and the other as............an old sexy thing.
Roger put it in the paper but kept it a secret from Rita so I'll be anxious to hear what her reaction was when she saw it.
This beautiful weather, with more than half of December already gone, is sure going to shorten winter this year. January and February might be rough but by March we'll be looking at seed catalogs again. When I was a kid a year was forever. Now, a blink of the eye and it's gone.
By the way, while I was at the library, I checked today's edition of the La Crosse Tribune and found the tribute to Rita announcing her retirement after 41 years at Gunderson. There were two beautiful color pictures of her one as a young sexy thing and the other as............an old sexy thing.
Roger put it in the paper but kept it a secret from Rita so I'll be anxious to hear what her reaction was when she saw it.
AWSOME BEAUTY FROM SPAIN
DONNIE WRITES
"You'll enjoy these pictures from Cordoba, Spain. They were taken by a friend who just visited there. Originally a Muslim mosque, it was converted to a Christian church when Ferdinand and Isabella expelled the Moors (and Jews) in 1492"
"You'll enjoy these pictures from Cordoba, Spain. They were taken by a friend who just visited there. Originally a Muslim mosque, it was converted to a Christian church when Ferdinand and Isabella expelled the Moors (and Jews) in 1492"
THE KING IN HIS CASTLE
His highness spends most of the day either napping in his own private suite or on the love seat.
Even though he's now a senior citizen, like the rest of us, he's quick to wake up and come running when he sees me preparing his food or bringing a toy out for "play time".
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