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.
AUGUST 2014
Thursday, October 11, 2012
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
Saturday, October 06, 2012
COVER UP!!
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a freeze
warning... which is in effect from 1 am to 8 am CDT Sunday.
Temperatures will drop to below freezing into the 20s tonight along River Valley locations where the growing season has yet to end.
Sensitive outdoor plants with fruits and vegetables are at the highest risk and should be covered or brought indoors tonight into Sunday morning.
Precautionary/preparedness actions... A freeze warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
Temperatures will drop to below freezing into the 20s tonight along River Valley locations where the growing season has yet to end.
Sensitive outdoor plants with fruits and vegetables are at the highest risk and should be covered or brought indoors tonight into Sunday morning.
Precautionary/preparedness actions... A freeze warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
STOP!! BEFORE YOU MAKE THAT AIRLINE OR HOTEL RESERVATION ON LINE.....
You had better READ THIS ARTICLE FROM MARKET WATCH to find out why you're, probably, not getting the best deal by booking on a travel website. Just how much your getting screwed might surprise you!
OH, NO! I JUST DISCOVERED I MISSED "CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK".
It was celebrated October 1 through 5. That's customer service for you. They didn't even give us a full week.
It must not have been promoted very well. I didn't see anything about it until today....now that it's over. Actually, I'm not surprised. Certainly there isn't any mega-corporation interested in customer service any more. And not many of the, very few, "mom and pop" businesses that are left pay much attention to service anymore either.
On the other hand, having worked in public service areas for so many years, I tend to watch how the public acts toward, not only, the person behind the counter but their fellow human beings in general. What I see are surly, pushy grouchy folks who are totally tuned out of life by clamping earphones on their heads and texting while they walk and drive. They're doing anything and everything they can think of to avoid making any sort of eye comtact or interaction with another human being. It's getting to the point where it's hard to tell the difference between the human and the machine....except for the fact that every one of the humans seem to be mad at something or someone, if not the whole world. The machines, on the other hand, could care less.
It must not have been promoted very well. I didn't see anything about it until today....now that it's over. Actually, I'm not surprised. Certainly there isn't any mega-corporation interested in customer service any more. And not many of the, very few, "mom and pop" businesses that are left pay much attention to service anymore either.
On the other hand, having worked in public service areas for so many years, I tend to watch how the public acts toward, not only, the person behind the counter but their fellow human beings in general. What I see are surly, pushy grouchy folks who are totally tuned out of life by clamping earphones on their heads and texting while they walk and drive. They're doing anything and everything they can think of to avoid making any sort of eye comtact or interaction with another human being. It's getting to the point where it's hard to tell the difference between the human and the machine....except for the fact that every one of the humans seem to be mad at something or someone, if not the whole world. The machines, on the other hand, could care less.
THAT COLD AIR WAS POURING DOWN FROM CANADA THIS MORNING.
About the coldest temperature I saw was at a place CARL AND KATHY like to visit. GREAT FALLS, MONTANA HAD A 4 A.M. TEMPERATURE OF 28. Here, around the Great Lakes, temperatures were in the upper 30s.
THE MOULIN ROUGE OPENED ON THIS DATE IN 1889
And, it's still going strong. If you're going to Paris you'll want to stop in for a visit but, be warned, a visit ain't cheap! CLICK HERE FOR MOULIN ROUGE TOURS AND TICKETS
IN YOUR TRAVELS, WHAT COUNTRY DID YOU FIND THE MOST FRIENDLY?
Click here for the list A LUXURY TRAVEL BLOG came up with. You'll also find lists from Forbes and Lonely Planet. None of them agree and the people who have left comments.
This, again, proves something that a psychiatrist once said to me. "Your unhappiness doesn't come from the action of others. It comes from YOUR REACTION to the actions of others." (Yes, I have had a few good conversations with psychiatrists over the years.)
Carl Jung said, "I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become."
Carl Jung said, "I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become."
WHAT'S "MAD HATTER DAY", YOU ASK?
Of course, it's based on the wonderful character from "Alice in Wonderland". To learn how the day came about READ HERE and to meet the Mad Hatter, here's the delightful tea party from Alice in Wonderland.
Friday, October 05, 2012
YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THIS
THE MAGIC WALL is the best idea I've seen in a long time. Be sure to watch the video all the way through and see him put a little girl on the shelf. These panels cost BIG BUCKS but it's only money. SEE THE MAGIC WALL HERE
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE "SENIOR MOMENTS"
All dressed and ready to head out for the clinic to see the doctor. Something told me to check the schedule, I got from the clinic, one more time. Guess what?
I do have an appointment to see the doctor and the appointment is for 8:45 BUT IT'S FOR NOVEMBER 5th not October 5th. It's a good thing I checked before I left. If I had gone this morning I would have had to sit in the waiting room much too long.
A LOT OF FOLKS STRIKING IT RICH IN NORTH DAKOTA
AMAZING BUT TRUE. Because of the oil boom in North Dakota, MOUNTRAIL COUNTY is now ranked with New York City and Marin County, California as one of the 100 RICHEST COUNTIES IN THE USA. The average person living in Mountrail County (wherever the hell that is) now MAKES $52,027 per year. It's estimated that the North Dakota oil boom is creating 2,000 new millionaires every year in that state.
I'LL BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS
It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!
FROST ADVISORY ISSUED FOR TOMORROW
... Frost advisory in effect from 1 am to 8 am CDT Saturday...
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a frost advisory... which is in effect from 1 am to 8 am CDT Saturday.
* Temperatures will drop to around freezing Saturday morning along River Valley locations where the growing season has yet to end.
* Sensitive outdoor plants are at the highest risk and should be covered or brought indoors tonight and again Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A frost advisory means that frost is possible. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a frost advisory... which is in effect from 1 am to 8 am CDT Saturday.
* Temperatures will drop to around freezing Saturday morning along River Valley locations where the growing season has yet to end.
* Sensitive outdoor plants are at the highest risk and should be covered or brought indoors tonight and again Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A frost advisory means that frost is possible. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
WALT DISNEY'S NEWEST MOTION PICTURE OPENS IN THEATERS TODAY
I'm voting the title, "FRANKENWEENIE", as "TITLE OF THE YEAR".
Another big movie opens, today, in London. This is GLOBAL JAMES BOND DAY and WORLD PREMIERE of the latest Bond movie, "SKYFALL". The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall (known to their friends as Charles and Camilla) will attend the first showing.
Speaking of England, LISA MARIE PRESLEY is performing there right now. She tweeted that her first show before the "Brits" was "amazing".
And, SKUZZLES, the website that sells beautiful prints of old Hollywood movie posters has a new one for sale today. It's the MGM movie classic "BLOODSPORT" and it's a great graphic. SEE IT HERE
Speaking of England, LISA MARIE PRESLEY is performing there right now. She tweeted that her first show before the "Brits" was "amazing".
And, SKUZZLES, the website that sells beautiful prints of old Hollywood movie posters has a new one for sale today. It's the MGM movie classic "BLOODSPORT" and it's a great graphic. SEE IT HERE
SHE STILL DRAWS A CROWD
I noticed the Janis Joplin post has been clicked on more than any other post in the past few days. After all these years...people don't forget the really great talents.
I'LL HAVE TO GET OUT IN THE COLD EARLY THIS MORNING
This is six month checkup day with the opthamologist. A brisk walk in our first taste of the new season "chill" should wake me up.
I guess I'd better check to see if the clinic is giving the flu shots yet. They've been giving them at Walgreen's, and other places around town, but the clinic always starts giving them a lot later in the season.
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REMINDER: GET YOUR FLU SHOT
A man from Holmen is in the hospital, suffering from the WEST NILE VIRUS. This is the first case reported in La Crosse County.
Thursday, October 04, 2012
WE'LL GET DOWN TO A BREEZY 34 TONIGHT.
It will be mostly sunny tomorrow and that will warm us up to near 50 but with winds gusting to 30 MPH it won't be warm by any stretch of the imagination.
JOSH BILLINGS WAS A 19th CENTURY HUMORIST
He was second only to Mark Twain as a writer and lecturer in the mid-1800's. I came upon a line that he wrote that I love. "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."
THERE AIN'T NO STARBUCKS HERE!!!!
HERE'S A WEBSITE DONNIE WILL LIKE FEATURING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COFFEE SHOPS IN THE WORLD
I LOVE IT!
Read the article here ON THE "TRAVEL" WEBSITE about the new ROBOT SUITCASE that follows you around the airport!! No neet to drag it or carry it. The suitcase is linked to the blue tooth on your phone and it goes where your phone goes! There's also a video with the article. This is really neat.
FORGET THE JUDGE...HERE COME DA SNOW...HERE COME DA SNOW
They had record snowfalls in Montana, yesterday, and now the first winter storm of the season is heading for northern Minnesota and southern Canada. Those folks, up there, could see up to 12 INCHES OF SNOW BY TONIGHT.
The snow isn't heading our way. It's going north, into Canada, but we sure are going to get our first taste of COLD WEATHER! Lows, tonight, will drop down to 33 and tomorrow night to 31. By Saturday our HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL STRUGGLE TO HIT 43.
I have an appointment with the opthamologist first thing in the morning and, with temps near freezing, you can bet I'll be wearing the parka!
TALK ABOUT DECORATING EASTER EGGS!!!
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS EGG SHELL ART and tell me how anyone could have the patience to make these beautiful eggs. Without the pictures I would never believe it was possible.
A NOTE FROM LYNNE
"We will be watching Ellen next Tuesday. We have been watching the story on many channels.
Bullying is a major problem in schools, business places and has gone on for years and years. I do remember certain kids getting bullied when we were growing up too and my friends and I were the ones who stepped in to defend the kids. It wasn't as vicious as it is today. So disgusting.
Your photo of the trees is beautiful. We have lots of gold but not enough reds and oranges in our woods. Driving around we do see the beautiful colors, especially along the river."
Bullying is a major problem in schools, business places and has gone on for years and years. I do remember certain kids getting bullied when we were growing up too and my friends and I were the ones who stepped in to defend the kids. It wasn't as vicious as it is today. So disgusting.
Your photo of the trees is beautiful. We have lots of gold but not enough reds and oranges in our woods. Driving around we do see the beautiful colors, especially along the river."
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
I HEARD FROM DUANE EARLIER THIS MORNING AND HE WAS ALREADY COLD
I just checked the Rapid City weather and he's going to get A LOT COLDER! The Rapid City forecast is calling for TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 20'S TONIGHT with WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH. That's not fall weather. That's January weather!
The front is expected to moderate, considerably, before it gets here. I hope. I want to ease into 20 degree weather rather than have it hit me between the eyes.
The front is expected to moderate, considerably, before it gets here. I hope. I want to ease into 20 degree weather rather than have it hit me between the eyes.
JENNIFER LIVINGSTON WILL BE ON "ELLEN" NEXT WEEK
You may have seen or read about the international coverage JENNIFER LIVINGSTON of WKBT has received after she answered an email, on the air, that she got from a viewer, who really gave her a bad time about her weight.
After more than 30 years in broadcasting I know how she feels. Viewers and listeners can be very, very kind to you but they can, also, be very, very cruel. It's all part of being in front of the public but, sometimes, it gets to be too much.
Along with all the press coverage Jennifer has received, she's now been invited on the "ELLEN" show next Tuesday. You might want to watch.
ROGER CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW
WHERE'S THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE?
The YAHOO! financial page has a list of the 10 best cities to live in based on employment, cost of living, etc. I guess the only smart ones in the family are DONNIE, LINDA AND MARK. AUSTIN came in at #8. The closest city to La Crosse, on the list, was ST. PAUL at #10.
DUANE REPORTS THE COLD FRONT HAS REACHED RAPID CITY
"Cold, cold and windy here. The front has moved in from Montana. HARD FREEZE TONIGHT."
HERE'S WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY...USHERING
A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS IN ITS WAKE.
THERE IS THE CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS WITH THIS FRONT...OTHERWISE PLAN ON PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES.
LOOKING AHEAD...TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE DOWN INTO THE LOWER 30S THURSDAY NIGHT. MUCH BELOW NORMAL READINGS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND.
A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS IN ITS WAKE.
THERE IS THE CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS WITH THIS FRONT...OTHERWISE PLAN ON PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES.
LOOKING AHEAD...TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE DOWN INTO THE LOWER 30S THURSDAY NIGHT. MUCH BELOW NORMAL READINGS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND.
WHAT I'VE LEARNED, SO FAR, TODAY
I didn't know fish could cough. Did you? They can! I wonder if they can sneeze?
WHEN YOU GET OLD AND RETIRE WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO???
We're doing our part to keep the medical profession busy. ROGER has a doctor appointment today, RITA has a doctor appointment tomorrow and I have a doctor appointment on Friday.
THIS IS "NO SALT WEEK"
I found a brownie recipe that sounds good. It only calls for a teaspoon of salt. I thought I could "cheat" a bit. Everybody has to have a little salt. Then I remembered I can't eat chocolate and there SURE is no substitute for chocolate!
I'll share the recipe with you anyway. You might like it.
Remove teddy bear from oven and preheat oven to 375.
Melt 1 cup margarine in saucepan.
Remove teddy bear from oven and tell Billy "no, no."
Add margarine to 2 cups sugar.
Take shortening can away from Billy and clean cupboards.
Measure 1/3 cup cocoa.
Take shortening can away from Billy again and bathe cat.
Apply antiseptic and bandages to scratches sustained while removing shortening from cat's tail.
Assemble 4 eggs, 2 tsp. vanilla, and 1-1/2 cups sifted flour.
Take smoldering teddy bear from oven and open all doors and windows
for ventilation.
Take telephone away from Billy and assure party on the line the call was a mistake. Call operator and attempt to have direct dialed call removed from bill.
Measure 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 cup nuts and beat all ingredients well.
Let cat out of refrigerator.
Pour mixture into well-greased 9x13-inch pan.
Bake 25 minutes.
Rescue cat and take razor away from Billy.
Melt 1 cup margarine in saucepan.
Remove teddy bear from oven and tell Billy "no, no."
Add margarine to 2 cups sugar.
Take shortening can away from Billy and clean cupboards.
Measure 1/3 cup cocoa.
Take shortening can away from Billy again and bathe cat.
Apply antiseptic and bandages to scratches sustained while removing shortening from cat's tail.
Assemble 4 eggs, 2 tsp. vanilla, and 1-1/2 cups sifted flour.
Take smoldering teddy bear from oven and open all doors and windows
for ventilation.
Take telephone away from Billy and assure party on the line the call was a mistake. Call operator and attempt to have direct dialed call removed from bill.
Measure 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 cup nuts and beat all ingredients well.
Let cat out of refrigerator.
Pour mixture into well-greased 9x13-inch pan.
Bake 25 minutes.
Rescue cat and take razor away from Billy.
THE FALLING LEAVES DRIFT BY MY WINDOW
COPS HAD AN EASY OKTOBERFEST WEEKEND
5 people taken to the hospital for detox, 100 tickets given out for underage drinking, 5 people arrested. That's about all police had to handle on the first weekend of Oktoberfest and that's what you could call a very quiet and orderly start to Wisconsins biggest fall celebration.
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