AUGUST 2014
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Jack used to say, "If you've seen one mountain you've see them all"
He would have gotten along great with these friends of Donnie.
"Retired friends took a cruise as a second honeymoon. Departed Portland, OR, for the Pacific Isles.
About half-way through the tour, and half-way through the Hawaiian Islands, they looked at the ship's promotional video itinerary of upcoming South Sea stops, and both suddenly realized that when you've seen one tropical island you've seen them all.
They jumped ship in Hawaii and flew home."
"Retired friends took a cruise as a second honeymoon. Departed Portland, OR, for the Pacific Isles.
About half-way through the tour, and half-way through the Hawaiian Islands, they looked at the ship's promotional video itinerary of upcoming South Sea stops, and both suddenly realized that when you've seen one tropical island you've seen them all.
They jumped ship in Hawaii and flew home."
HERE'S AN INTERESTING PAGE
It's called TEN TRIPS OF A LIFETIME. These are places, the authors say, will change the way you see the world. I've been to one and, I must say, it had a lasting impression on me. TAKE A LOOK AT THEM HERE and see if you've been to any. I know Donnie has been to more than one.
SINCE WE HAVE A RAIN DAY AROUND HERE I THOUGHT I'D SHARE THIS VIDEO WITH YOU.
To stay as dry as possible, on a rainy day, is it better to WALK in the rain or RUN in the rain? Ah, Ha! You never even thought about that, did you? Well, there is an answer to that question.
8:10 AM THUNDER LIGHTENING AND LIGHT RAIN
It was a good idea to cancel the Chili Cookoff today. The rain is good but it's a lousy morning to be outside. I think it's a good idea to stay right where I am.
A PREDICTION FROM WILLARD
"Green Bay is coming to Houston to play the Texans tomorrow..Of course the UNDEFEATED Texans will win!"
ERIC CLAPTON HAS MORE THAN HIS GUITAR TO KEEP HIM IN PLENTY OF MONEY.
One of the paintings, from his private collection, by abstract artist Gerhard Richter, just sold, at auction, for $32 MILLION DOLLARS.
That, by the way, is the HIGHEST PRICE EVER PAID FOR A LIVING ARTIST.
IT MIGHT NOT BE SUCH A BAD DAY, AFTER ALL.
The early morning weather statement from the National Weather Service says we can expect scattered thunderstorms through tonight and there might be heavy rain and lightening to watch out for.. That's not quite so omonous as yesterdays forecast.
In any event, I'm ready for the worst. I've got two good movies and two good books, on hand and, as soon as I got up this morning, I threw the "fixins" for CHICKEN SOUP in the crockpot.
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL SKEPTICS DAY
Show me someone who is absolutely sure of something and I'll show you a fool!
"Skeptical scrutiny is the means, both in science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense."
CARL SAGAN
Friday, October 12, 2012
NO CHILI? NOT THIS YEAR!
Tomorrow was supposed to have been Chili Day in downtown La Crosse but, with a 100% chance for rain tonight and tomorrow, officials decided to cancel the big Chili Cook-off in the State Bank parking lot this year. That's a shame because it always draws a huge crowd.
I was thinking, the other day. There's absolutely nothing in Chili that I'm supposed to eat except the onions but I may throw caution to the wind and make up a small batch this fall. I can't think of anything I'd rather have to eat right now.
I was thinking, the other day. There's absolutely nothing in Chili that I'm supposed to eat except the onions but I may throw caution to the wind and make up a small batch this fall. I can't think of anything I'd rather have to eat right now.
THERE'S A NEW SHOW ON THE GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY CHANNEL THAT LOOKS LIKE GREAT FUN
You can watch it Thursdays at 8 (Central Time). This is a reality show I'd really watch and here's a sneak peek.
DID YOU KNOW?????
Some hotels now offer a special check-in staff for your DOG and a DOGGY ROOM SERVICE MENU??
(And Thunder want's to know, "what do cats get"?)
(And Thunder want's to know, "what do cats get"?)
THIS IS JUST GREAT! I GOT IT FROM MY GOOD RAPID CITY BUDDY, GARY.
Do you remember THE VENTURES? George Babbitt from Tacoma, Washington was the drummer for the Ventures when the group first started out. He left the group and went on to become a FOUR STAR GENERAL IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE.
A lifetime later he got back together with the Ventures on a reunion tour and this video shows the result. If you love the old time Rock and Roll and you're old enough to remember the Ventures, you'll love this.
MY FAVORITE TWEETS OF THE MORNING
Need a couch? There's a lovely flowered sofa on Broadway Ext. southbound. Been sitting on the side of the road three days.
I've got no idea why I get two emails a week from @socalgas. Nobody wants to think about their gas service that much.
I've got no idea why I get two emails a week from @socalgas. Nobody wants to think about their gas service that much.
IS INSOMNIA CONTAGIOUS?
Yesterday, when we had breakfast, RITA said, "I didn't sleep well last night".
Guess what. I can't sleep tonight but I can't blame Rita. I never had trouble sleeping until now. It's a common problem for people with kidney disease.
They say (I think unless I made it up) that the best thing to do, if you can't sleep, is to get up for a while and then go back to bed and try again. It has now been "a while" so I'll go back to bed and see what happens.
He is so right. Thunder sleeps most of the day and prowls most of the night so he's delighted when I can't sleep. He gets some extra, and unexpected, "playtime".
American Naturalist and writer, Joseph Wood Krutch said, "Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments, but I have never heard of one who suffered from insomnia."
He is so right. Thunder sleeps most of the day and prowls most of the night so he's delighted when I can't sleep. He gets some extra, and unexpected, "playtime".
Thursday, October 11, 2012
RITA KNEW WHAT THE FLOWERS WERE!
"They are mums (Chrysanthemums) - I have wanted some that color. Look like Asters but red instead of purple."
ANYBODY KNOW WHAT KIND OF FLOWERS THESE ARE?
I spotted them across from the library and thought they would make a good groundcover.
SURPISE!
The phone rang early this morning. Rita had to come into town early so she invited me to have breakfast with her at Fayze's.
Roger had to stay home and take care of the new bird he got (I'm hoping to get a picture). It likes sitting on Rita's shoulder. Before we left he called Rita to bring home something from the bakery. I'll have to stop in there, one of these days, and get some for myself. It all looked delicious.
THE $100,000 HEN HOUSE LOOKS NICE
What is Neiman-Marcus offering in their catalog for Christmas? CHECK IT OUT HERE
JUST A THOUGHT
I'm thinking, police finding a drunk guy, passed out, on the dome of the state capitol. That could only happen in Wisconsin and you can't blame it on the cheese.
AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH??
A person doesn't know how much he has to be thankful for until he has to pay taxes on it.
(Author unknown)
(Author unknown)
THERE'S A GREAT ARTICLE IN USA TODAY ABOUT WHAT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS THINK OF YOU.
READ THE ARTICLE HERE
I came away, from the story, thinking that the same slobs I meet, on the ground, I can sit next to if I decide to fly. That's reason #102 of why I don't want to fly anymore.
I came away, from the story, thinking that the same slobs I meet, on the ground, I can sit next to if I decide to fly. That's reason #102 of why I don't want to fly anymore.
I KNOW DONNIE WILL GET A KICK OUT OF THIS AND YOU MIGHT FIND IT INTERESTING TOO.
CLICK HERE to see pictures and stories of the STRANGEST GRAVES IN THE WORLD. And, believe me, some of these are beyond strange.
AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF A FATHER AND SON AT A DOWNTOWN LA CROSSE BUSINESS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
A 39 year old Dakota, Minnesota man was arrested, yesterday afternoon, on suspicion that he killed Paul Petrus and his son, A.J., at May's Photo shop in downtown La Crosse. A news conference will be held this morning and we should get some new information.
HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT...ANOTHER WINDY DAY AHEAD
Along with the wind, we'll get some sunshine and warmer temperatures with a high around 50 this afternoon after a high yesterday of 52.
There's a good chance we'll get some rain this weekend. There's a 70% to 90% chance for SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
REZ LIFE IS A GREAT NEW BOOK BY DAVID TREUER
Treuer is an excellent author whose work has appeared the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times and Esquire. He's also written four other books about American Indians.
THIS AND THAT
DEBBIE REYNOLDS has cancelled her appearances for the next three months after being rushed to the hospital yesterday. She had a reaction to some pills she was taking. She's back home now. She's 80 years old.....ALICE COOPER was in SIOUX FALLS, yesterday, to open a new Rock & Roll Academy for the Boys and Girls Clubs. The new facility will offer music lessons and has a recording studio and performance area......I watched about 10 minutes of the new show, "ANIMAL CLINIC" ON NBC last night. 10 minutes was enough. Pretty weak.....RITA is stopping by with coupons this morning. She's a good kid.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
I THINK I'LL WATCH THE NEW "ANIMAL PRACTICE" ON NBC TONIGHT
If its got animals I like it!
7:00 PM CDT
7:00 PM CDT
A NOTE FROM RITA
"We called Bob yesterday and asked him out to dinner last night. Then I called Eric because I knew they were running up here for the day to see Jenny's apartment. So Bob, Roger, Eric, Bert, Jennifer and I had dinner at Features last night. A fun time."
ON THIS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY, HERE'S SOMETHING TO REMEMBER.
Clinical depression is something you don't want to ignore. There are, as many as, 400 million people in the world suffering from depression. This results in 3,000 deaths by suicide every day.
If you know someone who might have clinical depression, try to get them help. And, remember, clinical depression is not the same thing as regular depression. Time can cure regular depression. It can not cure clinical depression. Believe me. I know what I'm talking about.
DON'T LEAVE VALUABLES IN YOUR HOTEL ROOM
This will make you think twice about what you want to leave in your hotel room when you go out. That lock on your door might not be as secure as you think. TAKE A LOOK HERE
REMEMBERING THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF AIR TRAVEL
The old TWA terminal at JFK was opened, last weekend, to give the public a peek at the glorious days of air travel before deregulation turned passengers into cattle and the planes into cattle cars. ENJOY THE PICTURES OF THAT GREAT OLD TERMINAL HERE. I'm glad I lived in the "good old days".
I never thought I'd live to see the day when politicians could make travel by bus look good....but here we are!
BRETT FAVRE CELEBRATES HIS 43rd BIRTHDAY TODAY
FROM THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
1969 - Quarterback Brett Favre Born
On this date three time MVP Brett Lorenzo Favre, Green Bay Packer's quarterback, was born in Gulfport, Mississippi.Favre grew up in Kiln, Mississippi, played high school football and went on to play at Southern Mississippi, where he was initially recruited as a defensive back. He worked his way into the back-up quarterback position and eventually started games for the Golden Eagles. He finished his career at Southern Mississippi as school leader in passing yards, passing attempts and completions.
Favre was selected in the second round of the 1991 draft by the Atlanta Falcons, where he attempted five passes, had no completions and 2 interceptions. He was traded to the Green Bay Packers in 1992 and began his career with Packers in earnest when Don "Majik Man" Majikowski was injured in the second game of the 1992 season. Brett Favre has gone on to lead the Green Bay Packers to several NFC championships as well as a victory in Super Bowl XXXI. At the start of the 2007-2008 season, Number 4 held the record for most career starts, ranked second in touchdowns (376), second in completions (4,306), third in attempts (7,003) and third in yards (49,734) in league and was third in all time quarterback wins.Since then Favre gone on to become the all-time winningest quarterback in NFL history. [Source: Packers.com]
YESTERDAY WAS A LOUSY DAY....CLOUDY, WINDY AND WET
Today's weather looks a whole lot better with partly sunny skies and a high near 50. Tomorrow, even warmer, with a high around 60. Those warm temperatures won't last much longer so we'd better get out and enjoy them while we can.
THE INTERSECTION AT 7TH AND CASS, RIGHT NEAR MY APARTMENT BUILDING, HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MESS.
The streets don't line up, properly, so you have cars going every which way and coming out of streets and alleys about every 100 feet, or so. Traffic is always backed up during drive times.
The Department of Transportation, finally, wants to do something about it. The work is scheduled to begin in 2015. They have two plans in mind. They could realign the traffic lights or they may turn it into a roundabout. Whatever they do is bound to be an improvement.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
IT'S BEGINNING TO SOUND A LOT LIKE WINTER
Duane has a friend who works at Ellsworth Air Force base. He said they had some snow and sleet, out there, this afternoon.
Duane said, "Windy and damn cold!"
Duane said, "Windy and damn cold!"
THEY SAY CRIME DOESN'T PAY......
In today's economy, with the money Chicago mobster AL CAPONE made from his various criminal capers he would be worth $1.3 BILLION.
THIS DAY HAD ALL THE DARK AND GLOOM OF A MID-WINTER DAY
I did what any sensible person would do. I laid down on the bed, covered myself with a blanket and dreamed of Key West.
DUANE HAD SOME STRAY CATS COME INTO HIS YARD
He's as big a push-over as I am.
"The 4 kittens are fed. Sipping skim milk right now. They are actually getting finicky about food. Not good."
"The 4 kittens are fed. Sipping skim milk right now. They are actually getting finicky about food. Not good."
THE NORWEGIANS WERE HERE FIRST!!
Today we celebrate the REAL EUROPEAN FOUNDER OF NORTH AMERICA, 500 YEARS BEFORE COLUMBUS. Good old LEIF ERICSON is the guy who brought lutefisk and lefse to the new world! Old "Spaghetti Head" wasn't even a twinkle in his mother's eye when Leif, and the boys, were sitting around the new world campfire telling Ole and Lena jokes.
CRAZY WEATHER DAY
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When I got up the temperature was still around 50 degrees. I thought, to myself, if it's 50 now how warm will it be this afternoon? I should have known better. This is October. It won't be warmer. IT WILL BE COLDER. By 4 o'clock, this afternoon, we'll be down around 44 degrees.
Along with the cold front there's A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN TODAY. We sure can use the rain.....as long as it doesn't turn to ice.
Monday, October 08, 2012
THUNDER AND I COULD BE VERY COMFORTABLE IN THIS APARTMENT
THIS IS INCREDABLE!
WATCH IT ON FULL SCREEN TO SEE HOW REALLY NEAT IT IS.
WATCH IT ON FULL SCREEN TO SEE HOW REALLY NEAT IT IS.
DONNIE IS ON THE SICK LIST
The weather and barometric change has given me a bad sinus headache--was in bed all day yesterday, and still not fully recovered. Even Linda's good batch of chili couldn't equalize the pressure in my head."
WINDY MONDAY
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South to southwest winds, gusting to 30 MPH, this afternoon, along with dry air, will increase fire danger and raise the risk of wildfires today and early this evening. Use caution and hold on to your hat!
22 STATES NOW DO NOT RECOGNIZE COLUMBUS DAY
If I had my way, NO state would celebrate such a ridiculous holiday.
Columbus never set foot on the North American continent, although he did, at one point, make landfall on, what is now Venezuela. By 1492 there were, already, 145 million people living in the Americas. They had "discovered" America LONG before Columbus ever got on a boat. Besides, there's solid evidence that several other Europeans had visited North America LONG before 1492. About the only thing Columbus really did was to completely destroy the people living on every island he visited.
Even the folks back home were not all that impressed with his exploits. He was stripped of all his honors and titles before he died.
South Dakota has the right idea. In that state, today, it's NATIVE AMERICAN DAY.
Columbus never set foot on the North American continent, although he did, at one point, make landfall on, what is now Venezuela. By 1492 there were, already, 145 million people living in the Americas. They had "discovered" America LONG before Columbus ever got on a boat. Besides, there's solid evidence that several other Europeans had visited North America LONG before 1492. About the only thing Columbus really did was to completely destroy the people living on every island he visited.
Even the folks back home were not all that impressed with his exploits. He was stripped of all his honors and titles before he died.
South Dakota has the right idea. In that state, today, it's NATIVE AMERICAN DAY.
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET was first heard, on the radio, on this date in 1944. And, everyone under the age of 40 will ask, "Who were Ozzie and Harriet".
Sunday, October 07, 2012
EXCITING NEWS FROM BERT
Jenny and Isaac will be moving to La Crosse on October 12. They already have an apartment and Isaac is going to be working at Autozone in Winona.
Jenny is still looking for a job.
Isaac will be heading back to school to get his degree and then onto working at a hospital as a flabaotomist. (Vampire) Ha Ha.
The boys and I will be doing the moving as Eric has to work.
We packed up the apartment yesterday and only have the kitchen left. Taking a break today and will finish this week.
Jenny is still looking for a job.
Isaac will be heading back to school to get his degree and then onto working at a hospital as a flabaotomist. (Vampire) Ha Ha.
The boys and I will be doing the moving as Eric has to work.
We packed up the apartment yesterday and only have the kitchen left. Taking a break today and will finish this week.
TRAVEL+LEISURE ON YAHOO! HAS A LIST OF THE BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS IN THE USA
A couple caught my eye; GT FISH AND OYSTER IN CHICAGO and UCHI + UCHIKO IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
According to their website, GT Fish and Oyster has SUNFISH CEVICHE which I'd love to try and it sounds like their KEY LIME PIE is a big favorite with the customers.
Uchi + Uchiko has a video that says it all.
According to their website, GT Fish and Oyster has SUNFISH CEVICHE which I'd love to try and it sounds like their KEY LIME PIE is a big favorite with the customers.
Uchi + Uchiko has a video that says it all.
COMMENT FROM DONNIE:
"I see "First Texas Honda" is advertising on your blog. They are the folks who maintain my car."
THESE ARE JUST TOO GOOD
From a time before the English language got boiled down to tweets and 4-letter words.
Lady Astor: "If you were my husband I'd give you poison." Churchill: "If you were my wife, I'd drink it."
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease." Disraeli: "That depends, sir, on whether I embrace your policies or your mistress."
"He had delusions of adequacy." --Walter Kerr
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." --Winston Churchill
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." --Clarence Darrow
"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." --William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).
"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it."--Moses Hadas
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." --Mark Twain
"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." --Oscar Wilde
George Bernard Shaw: "I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend.... if you have one." Winston Churchill: "Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second.... if there is one."
"I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here." --Stephen Bishop
"He is a self-made man and worships his creator." --John Bright
"I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." --Irvin S. Cobb
"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others." --Samuel Johnson
"He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up." --Paul Keating
"In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily." --Charles, Count Talleyrand
"He loves nature in spite of what it did to him." --Forrest Tucker [who'd have thought...?]
"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?" --Mark Twain
"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." [love it!] --Mae West [love it the more!]
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.." --Oscar Wilde
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts...for support rather than illumination. " --Andrew Lang
"He has Van Gogh's ear for music." --Billy Wilder
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." --Groucho Marx
Lady Astor: "If you were my husband I'd give you poison." Churchill: "If you were my wife, I'd drink it."
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease." Disraeli: "That depends, sir, on whether I embrace your policies or your mistress."
"He had delusions of adequacy." --Walter Kerr
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." --Winston Churchill
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." --Clarence Darrow
"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." --William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).
"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it."--Moses Hadas
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." --Mark Twain
"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." --Oscar Wilde
George Bernard Shaw: "I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend.... if you have one." Winston Churchill: "Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second.... if there is one."
"I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here." --Stephen Bishop
"He is a self-made man and worships his creator." --John Bright
"I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." --Irvin S. Cobb
"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others." --Samuel Johnson
"He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up." --Paul Keating
"In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily." --Charles, Count Talleyrand
"He loves nature in spite of what it did to him." --Forrest Tucker [who'd have thought...?]
"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?" --Mark Twain
"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." [love it!] --Mae West [love it the more!]
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.." --Oscar Wilde
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts...for support rather than illumination. " --Andrew Lang
"He has Van Gogh's ear for music." --Billy Wilder
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." --Groucho Marx
CAN DOGS AND CATS GET THE FLU?
YES! Dogs and cats can get the flu and it's much more common than you might think. CHECK IT OUT HERE
WHERE ARE THE HOT HOME MARKETS?
I thought the home prices, by state, for the month of August were interesting. It looks like HOMES ARE HOT in North Dakota with prices up 7.6%, up 7.4% in Montana, 7.1% in South Dakota.
Homes are NOT SO HOT in Minnesota up 4.7%, Iowa up 1.1% and Wisconsin up 0.1%.
HOMES ARE DOWNRIGHT ICY in Illinois with prices FALLING 2.3%.
Apparently Horace Greeley was right when he said, "Go west, young man".
Did you know that he also said, "Common sense is very uncommon." When I watch the "news of the day" I think his "common sense" statement is the more fitting one to remember.
THIS SHOULD KEEP YOU BUSY TODAY!
Fantastic. I love it. MAKE ANIMALS OUT OF FALL LEAVES! CHECK OUT THE PICTURES HERE
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