MOTHER'S DAY STARTED EARLY

RITA REPORTS
"Took Renee, Jessica and Cheyenne to a Mothers Day tea yesterday.  How do we look?"

GOOD DEALS FOR SUMMER TRAVEL

Places like South Padre Island in Texas and Branson, Missouri are less than 50% booked for the summer season so that means good deals.
This article from Yahoo! (Click here) has other travel bargains.

SOUNDS LIKE TEXAS IS STILL "WEATHER ACTIVE"

WILLARD REPORTS:
"Thunderstorms and lightning all night long.  Buddy slept under the bench at the foot of the bed all night."

MENTAL FLOSS

Who invented the disposable razor and how did Mr. Walgreen get into the drug business?  This is a neat article filled with stuff I'll bet you didn't know. CLICK HERE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOGI

Still hanging in there at 87 today!!  Yogi Berra was one of the best.

UP HALF THE NIGHT

I was still trying to get to sleep at midnight so I slept in this morning.  Never had trouble sleeping before the kidney disease set in.

I fell asleep as soon as I went to bed, last night, but a couple of hours later Thunder jumped up on the bed and wanted to play.  That woke me up and kept me awake most of the night.  Of course, I can't scold him on HUG YOUR CAT DAY!

HOW COULD I FORGET

Eric Burdon (The Animals) is 71 today.  He, once, said he never thought he'd live past 30.  That's funny.  I thought the same thing and I still can't figure out how I survived this long.

REMEMBER THESE?

Click here to see some signs from the past that you don't see any more.


Donnie said: "Coincidence, but yesterday, at the bookshop, I browsed a copy of the Mental Floss Magazine."

I think Rita once told me what kind of flowers these are but I can't remember.

They're on the campus at Viterbo and I think they're so pretty.

7-Day Forecast for Latitude 43.81°N and Longitude 91.15°W

7-Day Forecast for Latitude 43.81°N and Longitude 91.15°W

This is the new weather page from the National Weather Service.  Looks good to me!

THE MORNING CHORES

Just pulled the clothes out of the dryer.  After I put them away I'll be off to Walgreen's for pills and Festival for groceries.  If we still have sunshine, this afternoon, I may take a walk to the park to check on the spring flowers.

WILLARD REPORTS ON TEXAS STORMS

"Mother Nature attacked Texas overnight.  A tornado hit Wiener (west of Houston).  An Earthquake near Nacadochas.  Heavy rain and storms.

All warnings have been cancelled..it's over...a good rain here but it didn't last very long."

DONNIE ADDS:

"Drippin' is drippin' too.  Two inches of rain yesterday.  My new sod is happy."

THUNDER THE HIPPIE

He always starts his day with a little grass!

BERT WRITES ABOUT THEIR CRYSTAL HUNT YESTERDAY

"We found two buckets full.  We are better at crystal mining than diamond mining.  We both got sunburned though.

Can't believe we only have two days left.

We won't be rich when we get home...only sunburned and happy....with crystals."

RECIPE

I came across this recipe, in my file, and thought this would be the perfect day to share it.

Shrimp Vegetable Salad
1 cup uncooked rotini pasta
1 16-oz. pkg. frozen cauliflower, sugar snap peas and carrots, cooked and drained
1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
1 9-oz. pkg. frozen cooked shrimp, thawed
1/2 cup tarragon vinaigrette

Cook rotini as directed on package and drain. Mix with remaining ingredients and chill at least 1 hour to blend flavors. Serves 5

UNCLE BOB

I just talked to Uncle Bob.  He's getting along just fine at home.  He still has the shortness of breath but everything else seems to be improving.  He likes to get the phone calls!

I was sure it was Wednesday, this morning.  I just looked at the map and it's Thursday.  Somehow, I lost a whole day and, at my age, I can't afford to lose a day.  I don't have that many left.

Donnie corrected me.
"Maybe your mistake was looking at "the map" and not the calendar."

WEATHER

FINALLY SOME SUN TODAY!

HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES

Billy Joel's Miami home is up for sale.  7 bedrooms. 8.5 baths.  $14.75 million if you're interested.

This is Roger's day to celebrate.  Nobody likes shrimp better than he does!

WHAT NEXT?

I woke up with all the symptoms of the flu this morning.  I had my shot but, I suppose, that's not 100% protection against picking up a bug.

I don't have a fever so that's a good thing.  Who knows?  Maybe I just ate too much Key Lime Cake.  I bought another one at the store yesterday.

RAIN

Donnie and Linda may end up with more rain than they need.  A flash flood watch is in effect for all of south central Texas from 6 PM, tonight, until noon tomorrow.

A low pressure system moving in from Mexico could drop 2 to 4 inches of rain, over the hill country, and some isolated areas could get even more.

I DON'T THINK I WANT TO KNOW

AND I THOUGHT I WAS THE WORLDS WORST AT LOSING THINGS!

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THE LATEST FROM BERT

"We spent five hours, in a crate, looking for diamonds.  We still need to keep our day jobs.  We didn't find anything.  Tomorrow Crystal hunting should be more profitable.

We did have a cool breakfast in Kirbey and found out that one of my favorite actors (he played Cabby on Greek) was from there.  Murfeesboro was smaller than I thought it would be but very interesting."

UNCLE BOB

Uncle Bob is back home from the hospital.  Paul said he's doing as well as can be expected and he would appreciate a call.

AUNT WILDA

Bob and Lynne took Aunt Wilda out for lunch to celebrate her birthday.  Lynne said, "She's resting now.  I'm sure I would want to rest too if I were 95."

GREEN GRASS ON THE TEXAS RANCH

DONNIE SAID

"Back yard is still knee-deep in grass, thanks to the rains.  After a totally dry April, we are getting some nice and slow precipitation in May."

BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS FROM DONNIE

He said, "The incredible painted bunting is out-done by a painted cricket.

SURGERY

Just looked at my calendar and noticed my ear surgery is on Uncle Bob's birthday.  June 27th.  I'll be glad when that is over with!

WEATHER

It won't be so warm today, with a high of only 61, but the sun will be shining and that's all that counts.  I don't care if it's 61 below.  If the sun is shining I can handle it.

ANOTHER BIRTHDAY

Aunt Wilda is celebrating her birthday with one of Rita's favorite stars. Candice Bergen is 66 today. This is also Billy Joel's birthday. He's 63.

SAND ON THE RIVERFRONT

I'm sure sorry to read that Sand on the Riverfront will not be held anymore.  Read Story here in the La Crosse Tribune  That was one of my favorite events.

Aunt Wilda

I'm so glad Aunt Wilda is at Bob and Lynne's to celebrate her birthday.  I'm sure they'll make it a happy day for her and I'll bet Lynne will send some pictures!!

WEATHER

The National Weather Service has re-designed their web page and, I think, it looks great.
Click here to check it out.

COKE EVOLVES

DONNIE'S MAD AT MOTHER NATURE AGAIN

 "Mother Nature is back to her cruel treatment of Dripping Springs.  30 miles to the north they're expecting 3 inches of rain and 30 miles to the south, 4 inches.  We are getting none of it."

FROM WILLARD

"The birds have rediscovered the fountain, on the patio.  They're coming to drink.  I've seen sparrows, doves, blue jays, a cardinal and mockingbirds."

DID YOU KNOW?

The gardenia is a native of China but it was named after an American doctor and botanist, Alexander Garden.  He was born in Scotland but he did his doctoring in Charleston, South Carolina.  In his spare time was an avid gardener and zoologist.

CRIME IN LA CROSSE

When I left the big city and moved back to La Crosse I didn't think I'd have to worry about going out after dark anymore but, I guess, the bad guys followed me up here.

Another man was beaten and robbed early Friday morning as he was walking along 9th street.  The assailants took $300.00 in cash and his iPhone and Wallet.  He sustained major damage to his teeth and had other injuries.

WEATHER

Another day of rain.  Will this weather pattern never end?  There's an 80% chance for showers and thunderstorms.  I'll try to get out and get my chores done during the other 20%.

FRIENDS

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE



UNCLE BOB

I told Uncle Bob he looks better than I do (and I wasn't kidding).

UNCLE BOB

Rita and I just got back from visiting Uncle Bob and we're happy to tell you he looks great,  he's feeling good, the nurse says he's on the low end of seriousness as far as the cases they usually see and he'll be going home in a day or two.  All very good news.

I thought he looked better than the last time I saw him and he's in very good spirits.

GUNS

Donnie read the story about the brisk sale of guns in Wisconsin and said, "I'm reminded (once again) of a Bob & Ray skit in which a German immigrant arrives in the 19th C. American West. His name is Hans Upmeyer, but fearing confusion over a foreign name, he shortens is to "Hans Up," and quickly discovers that every time he introduces himself out on the frontier, people give him their money."

FACEBOOK

OK.  I'm already in TWITTER so might as well add FACEBOOK too.  I started updating my Facebook page this morning so, if you don't see it here, you'll probably see it there.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000412168520

ST. IVES

LOOK WHAT I GOT FROM DONNIE AND LINDA!

I love St. Ives products and this should be enough moisturizers to fight my dry skin for what little is left of this life.

DONNIE'S THOUGHT:
"And the St. Ives people damn well better send you a small commission for this ad!"

MAYBERRY IN MOURNING

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BLOG READERS

HELLO CANBERRA!

We had a reader in Canberra, Australia this morning.  How's the winter down under?

TEXAS HEAT

It will be around 90 in Houston and 93 in Austin today.  I wish they'd share a few of those degrees with us.  Rita and I have both decided that we've had it up to HERE with rain, clouds and chilly weather.


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WORM POOP

If you want a more beautiful garden, you've got to check this story in the La Crosse Tribune (Click Here) on what a great fertilizer worm droppings are.

FROM BERT

"Had a great day on the lake.  Turning red but realized, after spending 4 hours on a pontoon boat, how much I really want to work on a cruise ship.  Hope I can some day.

Supposed to rain today so I think it will be a shopping day."

FLOOD

It's that time of year again.
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* AT 7:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.1 FEET BY WEDNESDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING MAINLY IMPACTS WILDLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL PASTURE LAND. HOWEVER THE APPROACH TO THE SOUTH END OF THE COUNTY ROAD VV BRIDGE OVER THE BLACK RIVER MAY BE FLOODED.

WILLIE NELSON STATUE

Donnie took a photo of the Willie Nelson statue they recently installed in downtown Austin.  I like it!

FROM CARL

A study conducted by Harvard University found that the average Wisconsinite walks 900 miles a year.  A study by the American Medical Association found that a Wisconsinite drinks about 22 gallons of alcohol a year.  This means, on average, Wisconsinites get about 41 miles to the gallon.  Kind of makes you proud to be from Wisconsin.

BAD VIBRATIONS

I haven't heard any rumbles from Donnie and Linda, this morning, but I have heard about some vibrations in Austin.

It's been going on since early this morning when the houses in a north Austin neighborhood began vibrating.  Police have received several reports but have not, yet, found a cause.  It will be interesting to see what Donnie and Linda have heard about it.

CRICKET

THE CHIRPING HAS STOPPED

Thunder tracked Mr. Cricket down and alerted me to his find.  I moved in for the kill.  Jiminy has chirped his last.

RAIN

Donnie and Linda are getting some rain, this morning, too.

SUPER MOON

CBS NEWS has a great shot of last nights SUPER MOON on their web site: CLICK HERE  We, of course, missed it with all the clouds and rain.

EVERY CAT NEEDS A DOG

MORE PUNS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

When chemists die, they barium.
Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.

I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time.

How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it.

I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.

This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club, but I'd never met herbivore.

I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can't put it down.

I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words.

They told me I had type-A blood, but it was a Type-O.

PMS jokes aren't funny; period.

Why were the Indians here first? They had reservations.

We're going on a class trip to the Coca-Cola factory. I hope there's no pop quiz.

I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on

Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils?

When you get a bladder infection urine trouble.

Broken pencils are pointless.

I tried to catch some fog, but I mist.

What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.

England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.

I used to be a banker, but then I lost interest.

I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx.

All the toilets in New York 's police stations have been stolen. The police have nothing to go on.

I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.

Haunted French pancakes give me the crêpes.

Velcro - what a rip off!

A cartoonist was found dead in his home. Details are sketchy.

Venison for dinner again? Oh deer!

The earthquake in Washington obviously was the government's fault.

FROM BERT

"We are in Hot Springs Village in Arkansas.  The good news is we made it safe and sound.  The bad news is the air conditioning in my car broke down.  Then the A/C broke down in the first condo they put us in.  It was 91 degrees here.  I had to change my clothes twice today.  A/c works in the new condo!  YEAH!!!!
I'm going on a pontoon boat.  Can't wait."

Donnie says: "Linda's step-father lives there.  We have visited often.  I assume you'll be taking the thermal baths."

COMPUTER CRASH

Why Computers Sometimes Crash! by Dr. Seuss.
(Read this to yourself aloud - it's great!)

If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, and the bus is interrupted at a very last resort, and the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort, then the socket packet pocket has an error to report.

If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash, and the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash, and your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash, then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!

If the label on the cable on the table at your house, says the network is connected to the button on your mouse, but your packets want to tunnel to another protocol, that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall.

And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse; then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang, 'cuz sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang.

When the copy on your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk, and the macro code instructions are a necessary risk, then you'll have to flash the memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM, and then quickly turn it off, and be sure to tell your Mom!

Well, that certainly clears things up for me. How about you?

Thank you, Bill Gates, for bringing all this into our lives

DUANE

Duane had a treat yesterday.  "I have red cardinals at the feeder.  Wonderful!  Have never had cardinals before.  Beautiful birds.  I love it!"