Back in my wild and crazy days of youth, something very similar to this happened to me, one night, after I got home from the bar.
AUGUST 2014
Saturday, February 02, 2013
MELTING SNOW
We've had some beautiful sunshine this afternoon. I just came in from outside and even though it's still cold I noticed the patches of ice have turned to little pools of water.
The sun is coming back north and those rays will win out over the snow before long. We just have to hold on a few more weeks.
NICK AND JAYDEN ARE HERE THIS WEEKEND
RITA WRITES
"So I said to Jayden, Let me see the games on your kindle. I picked one and tried to give the alligator his shower. I tried and tried. Finally she said, 'Let me find you a simpler game.' (Heavy sigh)"I feel sorry for the young kids. The old folks are such a drag. You tell them and tell them and they just don't get it.
THIS IS FOR THE GUYS ONLY
Check out DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB I'm almost tempted to join just because I love the hilarious video on this site.
I'LL DRINK TO THAT!
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES is sharing a couple of Super Bowl cocktail recipes right here. I took a look and, don't say I didn't warn you. Drink a couple of these babies and you won't see the end of the game.
IT'S OFFICIAL: EARLY SPRING
PUNXUTAWNEY PHIL DID NOT SEE HIS SHADOW. NO GROUNDHOG SHADOW'S AROUND HERE EITHER.
Get your shorts out. That means an EARLY SPRING.
Get your shorts out. That means an EARLY SPRING.
DONNIE, THE ARTIST
I had car maintenance done, and was stranded 5 hours at a shop in an industrial neighborhood. I had a book, but got bored with that and played with my cell phone. I figured out how to take a phone photo, mail it to my eMail address, and when I finally got home, copy it onto computer from eMail. Unfortunately, I have a cheap phone and it has a minimal camera in it, so the pix are tiny, few pixels. But if I convert them to "watercolors" in the computer, they come out a bit better...though you will still have trouble knowing what these are. Well, it is still all just throwaway stuff, but I have a better idea of what people are doing with better phones/cameras. I am not going that route, but at least the play got me through the car wait.
WHY DIDN'T WE THINK OF THIS
You have your niche radio and TV stations, niche hotels and restaurants. Businesses targeted at a very specific audience. WHY NOT NICHE AIRLINES?
I was just reading in USA TODAY that BRITISH AIRWAYS is operating a 32 seat, all business class, flight between London and New York. What a great idea! I can think of a lot of other niche routes airlines could offer. ALLEGIANT is already covering the gambling cities but there are a lot of other "special" travel destinations I could think of.
I was just reading in USA TODAY that BRITISH AIRWAYS is operating a 32 seat, all business class, flight between London and New York. What a great idea! I can think of a lot of other niche routes airlines could offer. ALLEGIANT is already covering the gambling cities but there are a lot of other "special" travel destinations I could think of.
Friday, February 01, 2013
THIS HAS GOTTEN WAY OUT OF HAND
According to the Federal Election Commission, $7 Billion was spent on this last election. That's more dollars than there are people on this planet.
Doesn't matter who you do or do not like, who is right or who is wrong. This is pure and outrageous insanity.
It reminds me of Matthew 19:24. "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
Doesn't matter who you do or do not like, who is right or who is wrong. This is pure and outrageous insanity.
It reminds me of Matthew 19:24. "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
AGENT OR NO AGENT? THAT IS THE QUESTION.
Before you plan your next trip, you should read this article from BLOG CRITICS (click here)
The article gives you some very good advice about whether or not you should make your travel plans with a Travel Agent rather than doing it yourself. Yes, there still are travel agents and you might be surprised at how much business they actually do every year. You might also be surprised at how much time and hassle they'll save you.
The article gives you some very good advice about whether or not you should make your travel plans with a Travel Agent rather than doing it yourself. Yes, there still are travel agents and you might be surprised at how much business they actually do every year. You might also be surprised at how much time and hassle they'll save you.
HOLIDAY TIME
I ALMOST MISSED IT
Today is SPUNKY OLD BROADS DAY. I just happen to know of few of them.
CHECK THIS OUT
We all love the puppies and ANIMAL PLANET has some really cute videos promoting their PUPPY BOWL this weekend. Check it out. It's really fun.
WINTER IS DUMPING IT ON US NOW
It's been such a mild winter. I should have known it couldn't last. Spring is so close....and yet, so far.
There's a 24 below wind chill this morning and we could get up to two inches of snow tonight.
There's a 24 below wind chill this morning and we could get up to two inches of snow tonight.
ANOTHER EVERLY BIRTHDAY
We paid tribute to Phil Everly on his birthday not long ago. Today it's Don's turn. He was born on February 1, 1937.
IT'S GREAT TO BE AT ATL
Over 900 travel agents have picked Atlanta as the best airport in the USA. The Minneapolis/St. Paul airport is the best place to eat, Chicago's O'Hare was named the worst airport if you're trying to catch a connecting flight.
Read more in USA TODAY.
OK! HERE'S THE PERFECT RECIPE FOR OUR FAMILY
It comes from allrecipes.com and it's a recipe for BEER AND KETCHUP MEATBALLS.
TELEVISION=AIR POLLUTION
Coming soon: A "reality show" on ice fishing filmed in Minnesota.
It's only a matter of time before we have a "reality show" on watching paint dry which will be about as interesting as the reality shows we've already seen.
Just when you think TV can't get any worse.....it does.
FUNNY HOW YOUR MIND WORKS
I woke up, this morning with the phrase "Kit and Kaboodle" running through my mind. Why would I be thinking that? And, what's a Kaboodle, I asked.
I couldn't roll over and go back to sleep. I had to get up and find out about kaboodle...which, I discovered, can also be spelled caboodle.
The phrase comes from the 18 century and, of course, "kit" or "kit bag" refers to a small bag that soldiers carried to hold their "stuff".
Kaboodle actually started out as "boodle" which is British for a "collection of things" or it can mean a "collection of friends". The "ka" was, probably, added just 'cause it sounds good.
So, it boils down to this. Your "kit" is your brief case, overnight bag, Carry-on, etc. And your boodle could be family, friends, keys, etc.
"Bring along your bag and anything else you can carry" could be boiled down to "Kit and kaboodle".
Personally, I like to put everything in my bag. I hate trying to hold on to Kaboodle too. Best to keep one hand free.
NOSTALGIA FROM A FRIEND OF DONNIES
"I'm thinking back to working at The News in Mexico City.
We were housed in an old building damaged several times by earthquakes, and the floors slanted rather dramatically. We didn't have assigned desks, just took whatever was open when we arrived.
As my shift didn't start until 4:00 p.m., I almost always got one of the desks where the slant made all the drawers slide open and the ancient typewriter creep perilously toward my lap as I banged on it as hard as I could to coax readable copy from the ink-bare ribbon.
On days when someone came in after we left at midnight to clean the office, they would wipe down the keyboards with vigor, because the little round metal letters that had at one time been firmly affixed to little metal posts would go flying in all directions. They were not typists themselves, so they had no earthly idea where the letters were supposed to go, so they just put them back any old where, rendering the keyboards a jumble of letters and numbers that decidedly did not match up with what the keys actually were.
We had only two choices -- either laboriously re-structure the typewriter before we started work, or try to ignore the wonky keyboards and type from memory. I found it oddly difficult to type properly, even though I had the correct keyboard positions memorized. It felt sort of like patting your head and rubbing your stomach at the same time."
We were housed in an old building damaged several times by earthquakes, and the floors slanted rather dramatically. We didn't have assigned desks, just took whatever was open when we arrived.
As my shift didn't start until 4:00 p.m., I almost always got one of the desks where the slant made all the drawers slide open and the ancient typewriter creep perilously toward my lap as I banged on it as hard as I could to coax readable copy from the ink-bare ribbon.
On days when someone came in after we left at midnight to clean the office, they would wipe down the keyboards with vigor, because the little round metal letters that had at one time been firmly affixed to little metal posts would go flying in all directions. They were not typists themselves, so they had no earthly idea where the letters were supposed to go, so they just put them back any old where, rendering the keyboards a jumble of letters and numbers that decidedly did not match up with what the keys actually were.
We had only two choices -- either laboriously re-structure the typewriter before we started work, or try to ignore the wonky keyboards and type from memory. I found it oddly difficult to type properly, even though I had the correct keyboard positions memorized. It felt sort of like patting your head and rubbing your stomach at the same time."
WE'RE TALKING BUSY AIRPORT!
CNBC says more than a thousand private jets will fly into New Orleans for the Super Bowl. I'm keeping mine in the hanger. That's just too much traffic.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
RIP PATTY ANDREWS
So sorry to hear of the death of Patty Andrews, the last of the Andrews Sisters is gone at the age of 94.
LIKE CHICKEN WINGS?
This recipe for DIABLO CHICKEN WINGS sounds like a good addition to your Super Bowl food.
CARL SENT A NEW VERSION OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN STORY
A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan. She asked the class, "If you saw a person lying on the roadside, wounded and bleeding, what would you do?"
A thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence, "I think I'd throw up."
COLD AND GETTING COLDER
I have to get a movie back to the library so I checked the weather to see if it might be warmer tomorrow. The answer is NO!
The wind chills of 10 to 25 below zero will hold steady all day. Then, we get even colder temperatures tonight and the wind chills will hang around 30 below tomorrow.
There is hope, however. By Monday we could see temperatures warm up to 30. After this cold, 30 will feel like spring!
THE "CUSTOMER SERVICE" JOKE CONTINUES
A friend of Donnie's writes:
I've been a longtime member of the local Credit Union and have driven to Austin or Round Rock for transactions.
Recently, the Credit Union opened a branch in our town, so I thought that was great. Turned out, though, it's a special branch that cannot take or dispense money.
I'm telling the truth. All transactions are handled only through debit cards, which I neither have nor want. So, unless I have a debit card I can't deposit cash or checks, and I can't withdraw any money. So, it's back to Round Rock for me. Of course, there are no tellers at either place. You can only communicate via a TV screen.
I've been a longtime member of the local Credit Union and have driven to Austin or Round Rock for transactions.
Recently, the Credit Union opened a branch in our town, so I thought that was great. Turned out, though, it's a special branch that cannot take or dispense money.
I'm telling the truth. All transactions are handled only through debit cards, which I neither have nor want. So, unless I have a debit card I can't deposit cash or checks, and I can't withdraw any money. So, it's back to Round Rock for me. Of course, there are no tellers at either place. You can only communicate via a TV screen.
It's companies like this that I would love to communicate with....and I would communicate in language they could understand. Of course, it would do no good because they just plain don't care.
The corporations don't care and Congress doesn't care....about anything but themselves, their investors and their next election. And, they can do that because they know that the American People are too stupid to care.
Again, I have to repeat the quote that says it all. "In a democracy you get exactly what you ask for."
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, THINGS LOOK GRIM
Temps and wind chills will continue to drop and BITTER COLD CONDITIONS ARE ON TAP FOR TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.
This has got to stop. I can't stay inside forever!
KC IS 62 TODAY
Oh, Come on. You remember KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND!
By the way, what was KC's REAL name? Harry Wayne Casey. (Casey=KC, get it?)
By the way, what was KC's REAL name? Harry Wayne Casey. (Casey=KC, get it?)
TV TIP
If you have access to Oprah's OWN network, you will want to watch this program coming up next week. Tell everyone you know who has been touched by Alzheimer's Disease.
RON LIKES A BOOK I RECOMMENDED
"I checked out, from the Rapid City Library, a book you recommended months ago. FDR's Funeral Train is an excellent book. I'm into my third night of reading and really enjoy it. Penny will read it when I'm done. Thanks for the advice."
Aunt Wilda also read that book and liked it.
Aunt Wilda also read that book and liked it.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT
Radio soaps had been around forever but it was on January 31, 1949 that the first daytime soap opera aired. It was called "These Are My Children"
And, where was this first soap produced? New York? Los Angeles? No! It originated from the studios of the NBC station in Chicago!
I'm not sure but I'm guessing the show also had the shortest run of any soap opera in history. The first episode was on January 31st, 1949 and the final episode aired on February 25, 1949.
The story line revolved around an Irish widow, with three kids and a new daughter-in-law, who ran a boarding house. One critic said, "There is no place on television for this type of program. A blank screen is preferable."
I'm thinking they might have had a longer run if they had named it "All My Children".
I'm not sure but I'm guessing the show also had the shortest run of any soap opera in history. The first episode was on January 31st, 1949 and the final episode aired on February 25, 1949.
The story line revolved around an Irish widow, with three kids and a new daughter-in-law, who ran a boarding house. One critic said, "There is no place on television for this type of program. A blank screen is preferable."
I'm thinking they might have had a longer run if they had named it "All My Children".
I FOUND ANOTHER GREAT ARTICLE IN TIME MAGAZINE
If you're planning a trip, why should you book your flights 6 WEEKS BEFORE YOUR DEPARTURE DATE? The TIME ARTICLE tells you and they tell you the real story on other travel myths too.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
WHAT'S ON THE MENU?
Check out this TIME MAGAZINE WEBSITE
There's a Japanese restaurant that's featuring a MEAL MADE WITH DIRT for $110 per person. No. Not kidding. People are eating dirt in this restaurant and paying for it.
WATCH WHAT YOU CLICK ON
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES has tweeted that there are several SCAMS MAKING THE ROUNDS ON THE INTERNET involving 2 free tickets. Southwest says, "Do not click on the links or give away any personal information."
GIVE ME A BREAK
New reality show coming up on ANIMAL PLANET called "TOP HOOKER"
No, no, no. It's not what you're thinking. It's a fishing show. But, I'll bet what you were thinking would be a much more interesting show.
NO MORE SNOW
The band of snow has moved east but we're left with 6 inches in West Salem, 9 inches in Viroqua and 5 inches in La Crosse.
Now the cold moves in. We're expecting a low of 1 below tonight, a high tomorrow of 6 above with wind chills around 21 below.
I didn't venture out today. I'm seriously thinking of doing the same tomorrow.
SNOW DAY IN LA CROSSE
The snow continues to come down at a pretty good clip at mid-morning. It's supposed to taper off this afternoon. Total snowfall will be between 2 and 5 inches. Even after it stops snowing there will be a lot of blowing and drifting snow so stay home where you belong (if you can)!
THIS IS A RECORDING
A friend of Donnie's responded to his rant, yesterday, about too many banks. I agree with every word she said.
"On the issue of too many banks, amen, brother. We have too many everythings. Just try to go into a grocery store to buy plain old Hellman's mayonnaise. There are like 20 damn varieties.
On the issue of retail people irking you, I share your annoyance, mainly because I like striking up an actual exchange with someone, on occasion, and feel that these canned questions and responses make one feel like they're being served by a robot.
I can only add that given the wages of the people in the service sector these days, the fact that any of them even attempt to chirp, at all, is amazing."
While we're on that very subject, let me rant and rave for a while.
I must share, with you, what I did at Festival the other day. The checkers, there, have been programmed to say, "Did you find everything you need?" and then I am supposed to say, "Yes, thank you."
On a whim, I decided to change the script. The checker said good morning and I replied, before she could continue her line, "Good morning and yes. I found everything I needed."
I had not followed the script. Her smile faded, her jaw dropped down and, for a moment, I thought she was going to cry. Now, she had no idea what to say.
At the "pep meeting" corporate management loves to give as a way of filling some time with something other than kissing ass which is what got them the management job in the first place, they failed to give the poor checker an alternative line she could use in the event a renegade customer managed to break the rules laid down that are designed to keep any employee (or in the case of politics, any voter) from actually thinking.
It's best to keep busy, busy, busy because if we actually stopped and looked at the phony society we live in, it would reduce us all to tears.
And, by the way, Walgreen's has programmed a new line into their checkers. On leaving they tell you to "Have a nice day and stay well". Who the hell thinks up this phoney crap? Do they, actually, think I'll believe that the checker cares if I stay well or not?
Some day I may not be in the best of moods again and answer that I have a terminal illness so I will never stay "well" again but if I keep coming in every other day, which I do, to get pills I may just stay well enough to keep coming in and spending money.
Just think a moment. If I actually did get well I wouldn't need the pills anymore and then I would stop coming in and I know Walgreen's doesn't want that.
"On the issue of too many banks, amen, brother. We have too many everythings. Just try to go into a grocery store to buy plain old Hellman's mayonnaise. There are like 20 damn varieties.
On the issue of retail people irking you, I share your annoyance, mainly because I like striking up an actual exchange with someone, on occasion, and feel that these canned questions and responses make one feel like they're being served by a robot.
I can only add that given the wages of the people in the service sector these days, the fact that any of them even attempt to chirp, at all, is amazing."
While we're on that very subject, let me rant and rave for a while.
I must share, with you, what I did at Festival the other day. The checkers, there, have been programmed to say, "Did you find everything you need?" and then I am supposed to say, "Yes, thank you."
On a whim, I decided to change the script. The checker said good morning and I replied, before she could continue her line, "Good morning and yes. I found everything I needed."
I had not followed the script. Her smile faded, her jaw dropped down and, for a moment, I thought she was going to cry. Now, she had no idea what to say.
At the "pep meeting" corporate management loves to give as a way of filling some time with something other than kissing ass which is what got them the management job in the first place, they failed to give the poor checker an alternative line she could use in the event a renegade customer managed to break the rules laid down that are designed to keep any employee (or in the case of politics, any voter) from actually thinking.
It's best to keep busy, busy, busy because if we actually stopped and looked at the phony society we live in, it would reduce us all to tears.
And, by the way, Walgreen's has programmed a new line into their checkers. On leaving they tell you to "Have a nice day and stay well". Who the hell thinks up this phoney crap? Do they, actually, think I'll believe that the checker cares if I stay well or not?
Some day I may not be in the best of moods again and answer that I have a terminal illness so I will never stay "well" again but if I keep coming in every other day, which I do, to get pills I may just stay well enough to keep coming in and spending money.
Just think a moment. If I actually did get well I wouldn't need the pills anymore and then I would stop coming in and I know Walgreen's doesn't want that.
A FRIENDLY MONEY REMINDER
In case you missed it or forgot about it, as of yesterday, a new law went into effect, in most states, that STORES CAN NOW CHARGE YOU AN EXTRA FEE JUST FOR SWIPING YOUR CARD! That's right, baby, a nifty new fee is on the books and "Here come da Judge, Here come da Judge".
I'm thinking that about the only thing left to charge you for is the privilage of walking in their door to spend your money (if you have any left after paying for the extra fees and taxes).
I'm thinking that about the only thing left to charge you for is the privilage of walking in their door to spend your money (if you have any left after paying for the extra fees and taxes).
DO I LOOK LIKE A TREE?
I've got to share another blog with you today. Even if you don't like cats this is a funny story. You won't even realize it is funny, however, until you get to the punch line at the end. So here it is. LESISM BY LES FLOYD
YOU DO IT YOUR WAY AND I'LL DO IT MY WAY
Ron sent this. I'll put it on the blog because I know some of you will enjoy it and also because the violinist is a Dutchman and because I love Radio City Music Hall but let me make this perfectly clear.
I absolutely despise the song "My Way" and I never cared for Frank Sinatra. I'll admit I like it a little better than the torture of listening to Barbara Streisand sing "People" but I still don't like it.
Rita and I took the very slow tourist train from Houston to Galveston, years ago, and during the entire trip, over the loudspeakers (and I do mean loud), They played Frank Sinatra droning through "My Way" over and over and over again. It nearly lead me to my third or fourth (whose counting) nervous breakdown.
Be that as it may, I present this for the rest of you to enjoy.
I absolutely despise the song "My Way" and I never cared for Frank Sinatra. I'll admit I like it a little better than the torture of listening to Barbara Streisand sing "People" but I still don't like it.
Rita and I took the very slow tourist train from Houston to Galveston, years ago, and during the entire trip, over the loudspeakers (and I do mean loud), They played Frank Sinatra droning through "My Way" over and over and over again. It nearly lead me to my third or fourth (whose counting) nervous breakdown.
Be that as it may, I present this for the rest of you to enjoy.
PUT ANOTHER LOG ON THE FIRE
The latest guess is that LA CROSSE WILL GET 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW with WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH. I think the cold will be the most miserable part. Temperatures will keep falling all day with A LOW OF 2 ABOVE TONIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS AROUND 13 BELOW.
We go from cold today to bitter cold tomorrow. The HIGH WILL BE AROUND 5 TOMORROW WITH 15 BELOW WIND CHILLS. Even a sturdy Viking won't want to get out in that kind of cold.
AN OBSERVATION FROM DONNIE:
"When we were kids in towns like Marion and West Salem they had one bank. That's when 95% of the population was doing productive work, like making food.
Today, Dripping Springs, a town smaller than West Salem, has EIGHT BANKS simply moving money around, mostly from one bank to another , without it seeming to do much good."
Today, Dripping Springs, a town smaller than West Salem, has EIGHT BANKS simply moving money around, mostly from one bank to another , without it seeming to do much good."
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
A LINE FROM LYNNE
"Why anyone would drive out on thin ice this winter is beyond me. I wouldn't even trust walking out on a lake.
The family of 14 living in a camper is not for me. Can you imagine living that way?
We have no snow at all here. Just wonder what we'll have tomorrow.
Bob talked to his mom this morning. She had a good night. Some days she has eaten some food too which is good.
They still prefer no visiting. There are colds and flu in the home so best to be careful with anyone visiting."
DONNIE SAYS:
"Went out to work in the yard. By noon it is too hot. They say we'll get relief this afternoon with a cold front and temps dropping 20 degrees."
I LOVE THIS STORY AND I LOVE THIS FAMILY
In case you missed it, I want to share it with you. Here's a family of 14 living full time in an R.V.
ANOTHER SIGN OF OLD AGE
In the old days, when there was a big storm coming, I'd take inventory to make sure I had plenty of beer to get me through it. Now, I just took inventory to make sure I have enough 7up.
I always thought that retirement would be lots of fun. Fun, hell. I'm too old to have fun. A good time, maybe, but the FUN STUFF is, definitely, history.
I always thought that retirement would be lots of fun. Fun, hell. I'm too old to have fun. A good time, maybe, but the FUN STUFF is, definitely, history.
THIS MAY BE A GOOD TIME TO VISIT TEXAS
Now they're telling us we could get as much as 6 INCHES OF SNOW by tomorrow and WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO by Thursday morning and 30 BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS Thursday night into Friday morning.
I may not even get dressed the rest of this week because I'm sure as hell not going out in that!
I HATE SNOW AND ICE
There's an old saying that says "The only disability in life is a bad attitude." If that's true, rest assured. I'm totally disabled over the weather ahead for the next couple of days. I talked to ROGER just a bit ago and he didn't sound any happier about it than I am.
THE FOG HAS LIFTED JUST IN TIME FOR THE SNOW TO BEGIN
Looking west over La Crosse | ||
WINTER WEARY
I have to pick up pills but I don't want to go out today. In fact. If I could, I'd seal my front door on October first and I wouldn't unseal it until the fifteenth of May. Unfortunately, the 15th of May is 106 days away. I don't have enough food to last that long.
WARM WEATHER=THIN ICE. HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW THAT?
Sometimes I get really mad at myself for doing something stupid. Then I read the paper and discover that I'm not the only dummy in the world.
Believe it or not, 5 vehicles went through the ice on Lake Onalaska last weekend.
People have got to know that, with the warm winter we've had, there's got to be thin ice.....don't they?
Apparently that's not as obvious as I thought it was.
Believe it or not, 5 vehicles went through the ice on Lake Onalaska last weekend.
People have got to know that, with the warm winter we've had, there's got to be thin ice.....don't they?
Apparently that's not as obvious as I thought it was.
ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT
I've been sleeping good, lately. Until last night, that is. Tossin' and Turnin' but no sleep would come.
This is a common problem in the early stages of kidney disease as the toxins enter the blood stream and other organs (especially the heart) of the body because the kidney's can no longer get rid of all the poisons.
No matter what comes along there's always some good and some bad that comes with it. The good part of all of this is that it came after I retired. Trying to work eight hours with little or no sleep would make life a lot more miserable.
You know something else? There always seems to be a song to go along with whatever is happening in your life. This one is going to be going through my head all day!
CATCHY NAME
A BRITISH AIRWAYS 747, on a flight from Houston to London, was forced to make an emergency landing in Cardiff due to technical problems. One paper said, with all the problems BOEING is having with their planes, maybe they should open a new division called "Boeing Towing".
MY LIFE'S AN OPEN BOOK
Be careful what you wear on your next flight. A passenger, boarding a Qantas flight was asked take off his T-shirt that said, "Prepare to Die". That's not the first time that airlines have stopped a person wearing a T-shirt with a phrase that could offend some people.
A lot of folks would argue that denied boarding would violate their "right" to free speech. That won't work. According to the Los Angeles Times, you can't be stopped for wearing an offensive T-shirt on the street or in the airport terminal because those are "public places". An airplane, however, is the private property of the airline that owns it and any member of the crew does, indeed, have the right to stop you from boarding.
And another one along those lines. I know this won't have anything to do with you. I know you wouldn't be caught dead in a brothel but, in a recent case, a judge ruled that you can't expect to "have your privacy" if you're caught in one of those nasty places.
The best thing to do is be open about it and don't try to hide the fact that you've visited "the girls". Then you won't have to worry about being embarrassed if you're caught.
I've been in a couple of brothels. I won't deny it.
Back in the ancient days when I lived in Deadwood (the late 50's, early '60's) I went with one of the guys I worked with collecting money for a charitable organization.
In those days, the second floors of several businesses, lining main street, were occupied by "houses of "ill repute". Everybody in town, (including the churches, I might add) knew that the girls were very generous in donating to a worthy cause and they were hit up for everything. So up the stairs we went to put the touch on the Madam. As I recall, we picked up a lot of cash that day. All for a good cause.
By the way, if you think Deadwood is a fun place, now, with all the casino's, and stuff, you should have been around in those old days when all the "fun stuff" in town was against the law and WIDE OPEN.
Like I always say. "Those were the days".
And another one along those lines. I know this won't have anything to do with you. I know you wouldn't be caught dead in a brothel but, in a recent case, a judge ruled that you can't expect to "have your privacy" if you're caught in one of those nasty places.
The best thing to do is be open about it and don't try to hide the fact that you've visited "the girls". Then you won't have to worry about being embarrassed if you're caught.
I've been in a couple of brothels. I won't deny it.
Back in the ancient days when I lived in Deadwood (the late 50's, early '60's) I went with one of the guys I worked with collecting money for a charitable organization.
In those days, the second floors of several businesses, lining main street, were occupied by "houses of "ill repute". Everybody in town, (including the churches, I might add) knew that the girls were very generous in donating to a worthy cause and they were hit up for everything. So up the stairs we went to put the touch on the Madam. As I recall, we picked up a lot of cash that day. All for a good cause.
By the way, if you think Deadwood is a fun place, now, with all the casino's, and stuff, you should have been around in those old days when all the "fun stuff" in town was against the law and WIDE OPEN.
Like I always say. "Those were the days".
I NEVER GET TIRED OF TWITTER
My favorite tweet yesterday came from Alan Garner; "I'm not saying I'm Batman but answer me this. Have you ever seen me and Batman in the same room?"
A QUICK CANDY QUIZ
How did the Three Musketeers candy bar get its name? I'm old enough to remember this one.
The bar used to come in 3 flavors; chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
The bar used to come in 3 flavors; chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
I'VE HAD IT UP TO HERE WTIH THE CRAPPY WEATHER
TODAY IS.........
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That's an idea. I haven't done a puzzle in years. That might be a fun thing for a cold winters day.
I couldn't do them when Thunder was here because he'd chew on the pieces or carry them away.
Monday, January 28, 2013
SHE'S STILL AROUND
I hadn't heard much about Rosanne Barr in a long time but I just read she's playing the Tropicana in Las Vegas these days.
Here's a fun video as John Goodman looks back on the days of the Rosanne TV show.
Here's a fun video as John Goodman looks back on the days of the Rosanne TV show.
YOU'RE NORWEGIAN AND YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT EGG COFFEE??
I ran across this article on Vietnamese egg coffee and was surprised to learn that Norwegians have an egg coffee too! I suppose everyone, but me, already knew about this.
I'm usually the last to know. Mainly because I very rarely pay any attention when you're talking to me.
Anyway, read the article. It's very interesting.
I'm usually the last to know. Mainly because I very rarely pay any attention when you're talking to me.
Anyway, read the article. It's very interesting.
IN RECOVERY
I think I'm finally recovering from my cold which I've had forever. Almost no cough and I can breathe again. Rita says everyone is having a hard time getting over the colds and flu.
It's been a week since I've been to the grocery store so I took advantage of the warm weather to go this morning. It reminded me of March. The snow has turned to dirty slush and there are mini-lakes at every corner.
Tomorrow I'll make a run to Walgreen's to pick up pills and then be home bound, again, as the arctic air returns for the rest of the week.
It's been a week since I've been to the grocery store so I took advantage of the warm weather to go this morning. It reminded me of March. The snow has turned to dirty slush and there are mini-lakes at every corner.
Tomorrow I'll make a run to Walgreen's to pick up pills and then be home bound, again, as the arctic air returns for the rest of the week.
THIS IS JUST SO BAD I HAVE TO SHARE IT
Polish Divorce
A Polish man moved to the USA and married an American girl.
Although his English was not perfect, they got along very well.
One day he rushed into a lawyer's office and asked him to arrange a divorce for him.
The lawyer said that getting a divorce would depend on the circumstances, and asked him the following questions:
Have you any grounds?
Yes, an acre and half and nice little home.
No, I mean what is the foundation of this case?
It made of concrete.
I don't think you understand. Does either of you have a real grudge?
No, we have carport, and not need one.
I mean what are your relations like?
All my relations still in Poland .
Is there any infidelity in your marriage?
We have hi-fidelity stereo and good DVD player.
Does your wife beat you up?
No, I always up before her.
Is your wife a nagger?
No, she white.
Why do you want this divorce?
She going to kill me.
What makes you think that?
I got proof.
What kind of proof?
She going to poison me.
She buy a bottle at drugstore and put on shelf in bathroom.
I can read English pretty good, and it say:
ANOTHER TALK SHOW ON THE WAY
Remember Arsenio Hall? If you're under 20 you don't. It's been that long since his highly successful television talk show went off the air.
That's long enough. He's coming back with an hour long show in September.
That's long enough. He's coming back with an hour long show in September.
BYE BYE BOOKS!
Article in the Chicago Tribune this morning. Barnes & Noble plans to close 30% of its stores in the next 10 years.
SLOW GO IN THE FOG
Visibility is a quarter mile or less this morning with the dense fog covering southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa and far southwest Wisconsin. At the National Weather Service Office, on Grandad Bluff, visibility is down to 200 feet.
AUNT WILDA DOING OK
Rita said she had a long talk with Aunt Wilda last night. The home is still on quarantine because of all the colds and flu going around. Otherwise, Rita says, she sounded pretty good.
TOYOTA #1
Interesting sales results are in. Toyota sold more cars, over 9 million, than any other car maker last year.
A COUPLE OF WARMER DAYS AHEAD
Icy roads will still be a problem this morning and we won't see any sun but temperatures will warm up close to 40 today and tomorrow before we get another round of bitter cold Arctic air toward the end of the week.
Temperatures will produce wind chills of 15 to 30 below zero Thursday and Friday.
I've now gone from hating winter to, absolutely, despising it.
Temperatures will produce wind chills of 15 to 30 below zero Thursday and Friday.
I've now gone from hating winter to, absolutely, despising it.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
TODAY IS MOZART'S BIRTHDAY. BORN IN 1756.
One could celebrate with a long, drawn out, symphony but I think you'll like this better. It's ROOT BEER MOZART. (I love this guy)
OH HOW I HATE THIS PART OF WINTER
I've said it before and I'll say it again. January and February are the two most miserable months of the year.
The next seven days look, absolutely, awful. Snow, ice and cold can be expected all week and another round of SUPER COLD will arrive toward the end of the week. They're forecasting a HIGH, next Thursday, of 5 degrees above zero.
I HATE IT! I HATE IT! I HATE IT!
The next seven days look, absolutely, awful. Snow, ice and cold can be expected all week and another round of SUPER COLD will arrive toward the end of the week. They're forecasting a HIGH, next Thursday, of 5 degrees above zero.
I HATE IT! I HATE IT! I HATE IT!
HERE IT COMES!
When I got up, this morning, I was hoping that I had just dreamed that bad weather was coming but, alas, it's for real.
A storm warning goes into effect at 9 A.M. and will remain in effect until midnight, tonight.
Beginning late this morning snow and sleet will begin to fall, becoming moderate to heavy this afternoon. 2 to 4 inches of snow and sleet is expected.
The National Weather Service says you can count on HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE travel.
TO CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511
A storm warning goes into effect at 9 A.M. and will remain in effect until midnight, tonight.
Beginning late this morning snow and sleet will begin to fall, becoming moderate to heavy this afternoon. 2 to 4 inches of snow and sleet is expected.
The National Weather Service says you can count on HAZARDOUS OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE travel.
TO CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511
ONLY THOSE IN LOVE WITH THE PRAIRIE WILL UNDERSTAND THIS
It was soon after crossing into Iowa, coming south from Minnesota, that I gradually became conscious of the wind.
I don't know whether you know that long, sad wind that blows so steadily across the hundreds of miles of Midwest flat lands in the summertime. If you don't, it will be hard for you to understand the feeling I have about it. Even if you know it, you may not understand.
To me the summer wind in the Midwest is one of the most melancholy things in all life. It comes from so far, and it blows so gently and yet so relentlessly; it rustles the leaves and the branches of the maple trees in a sort of symphony of sadness, and it doesn't pass on and leave them still. It just keep coming, like the infinite flow of Old Man River.
You could—and you do—wear out your lifetime on the dusty plains with that wind of futility blowing in your face. And when you are worn out and gone, the wind, still saying nothing, still so gentle and sad and timeless, is still blowing across the prairies, and will blow in the faces of the little men who follow you, forever.
--Ernie Pyle, 1935, in Nichols: Ernie's America
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