Randolph Scott was born on this date in 1898. His acting abilities brought him a lot of great roles, especially the westerns, and he retired in 1962, after his performance in "The High Country" with an estimated fortune of $100 million dollars. Imagine what that would be worth today!
AUGUST 2014
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
SNOW!
I ventured out this morning. Temperatures are in the teens but there's no wind so it really isn't all that bad. The ground is white with the little dab of snow we got this morning.
Chances look good for another round of snow tomorrow night into Friday. That could give us up to 2 inches of snow on the ground.
Chances look good for another round of snow tomorrow night into Friday. That could give us up to 2 inches of snow on the ground.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM RITA
#1
WHERE TO FIND SAFETY PINS: "Hancock Fabric, Hobby Lobby or any sewing center".
#2
"I tried to fix our DVD player and the TV quit. Tried to fix that and couldn't.
I called their help desk. The guy told me to plug something in and then he ran with it from there. He said we'd have to have a repairman for $60.00. He said the repairman would arrive between 11 and 2 tomorrow.
The repairman called. Said he'd be here at 3 o'clock today.
The repairman said the telephone agent told me to plug in the wrong thing. He thinks the VCR actually stopped the TV from working. He fixed it and said there would be no charge. They only charge when they have to move boxes, etc. Everything working fine.
I sat down to crochet. Got a call from CenturyLink telling me how to reboot the internet.
If CenturyLink asks me about their service, the repairman was perfect. Everyone on the phone was more confused than I was."
WHERE TO FIND SAFETY PINS: "Hancock Fabric, Hobby Lobby or any sewing center".
#2
"I tried to fix our DVD player and the TV quit. Tried to fix that and couldn't.
I called their help desk. The guy told me to plug something in and then he ran with it from there. He said we'd have to have a repairman for $60.00. He said the repairman would arrive between 11 and 2 tomorrow.
The repairman called. Said he'd be here at 3 o'clock today.
The repairman said the telephone agent told me to plug in the wrong thing. He thinks the VCR actually stopped the TV from working. He fixed it and said there would be no charge. They only charge when they have to move boxes, etc. Everything working fine.
I sat down to crochet. Got a call from CenturyLink telling me how to reboot the internet.
If CenturyLink asks me about their service, the repairman was perfect. Everyone on the phone was more confused than I was."
STILL TOO COLD BUT BETTER THAN YESTERDAY
It was 9 above with a calm wind when I got up. A calm wind means no wind chill. I like that part. The forecast says we could get up to 17 this afternoon. After what we've had the last few days, 17 would feel like Florida.
JUST A THOUGHT
POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY
A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.
Tex Guinan
Back in the old days when a King or even the Pope wanted to go to war it was the king or pope who actually lead his troops into battle.
That sounds like a great idea. For our next war, lets put the president and every member of congress on the front lines.
Oh, wait! That won't work. If we did that, there wouldn't be another war.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Keep up to date with "PHARMACY CHOICE AND ACCESS.COM
PHARMACY CHOICE AND ACCESS says brand name drug prices are going WAY UP IN PRICE while generic brands are coming way down. This is a good article and the web site is a good place to keep up with what's going on at the pharmacy.
What ever happened to safety pins?
Doesn't anyone use them anymore? I needed some a couple of months ago and looked everywhere for them. None to be found until I saw some at Walgreen's. I bought them but they were made of such thin wire, or whatever it is, that they were useless.
Today I got an email from Duane. He's been looking for safety pins all over Rapid City and he can't find any there either!
I can't believe the world no longer has any need for safety pins.
If you see some....let me know!
Today I got an email from Duane. He's been looking for safety pins all over Rapid City and he can't find any there either!
I can't believe the world no longer has any need for safety pins.
If you see some....let me know!
Wind chill 12 below at 11 AM.
I made it as far as Co-op but wouldn't want to go any farther. Just too cold for old folks. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.Checking the tweets.
A guy on TWITTER says he loves Ebay. He sold his homing pigeon 8 times last month!
Time marches on....
And the time dimension demands that nothing stays the same.
There was a time when every kid "couldn't live" without an Atari in their room. That was so yesterday....This is "now" and Atari has filed for bankruptcy.
There was a time when every kid "couldn't live" without an Atari in their room. That was so yesterday....This is "now" and Atari has filed for bankruptcy.
Wonder what Yahoo! is up to now?
I got a note from Yahoo! when I checked my email account. They tell me they're doing some work on their email service that will make it bigger and better than ever. Can't wait to see what surprises they have in store.
An interesting item on AccuWeather this morning.
Over the past 30 years, Minneapolis has averaged 22 1/2 days, a year, with temperatures below zero. So far, this season, there have been 4.
I love neat posters.
I ran across a website of photographs by Kyle Cassidy and the very first photo is a stunning photo of a poster for Macbeth. With the opening of the play at the new Community Theater this week I wanted to share it with you.
The Hollywood Theater has a new website.
I was surprised to see that they'd like to open in February but I can't believe that would be possible after looking at the pictures of the destruction to the inside of the building. In any event, I can't wait until they officially announce their Grand Opening date.
With our new Community Theater performing arts center, the New Cavalier Theater and Lounge and the New Hollywood Theater plus the La Crosse Center, downtown La Crosse will, again, be our entertainment center and that's where it belongs.
An eye witness account from New York City on a cold day in January.
Some years ago: A little boy, about 10-years-old, was standing before a shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peering through the window, and shivering With cold.
A lady approached the young boy and said, 'My, but you're in such deep thought staring in that window!'
'I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes,' was the boy's reply.
The lady took him by the hand, went into the store, and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her.
She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried them with the towel.
By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy's feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes.
She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him.. She patted him on the head and said, 'No doubt, you will be more comfortable now..'
As she turned to go, the astonished kid caught her by the hand, and looking up into her face, with tears in his eyes, asked her, 'Are you God's wife?"
A lady approached the young boy and said, 'My, but you're in such deep thought staring in that window!'
'I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes,' was the boy's reply.
The lady took him by the hand, went into the store, and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her.
She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried them with the towel.
By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy's feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes.
She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him.. She patted him on the head and said, 'No doubt, you will be more comfortable now..'
As she turned to go, the astonished kid caught her by the hand, and looking up into her face, with tears in his eyes, asked her, 'Are you God's wife?"
The wind chill still 20 below when I got up.
I guess we're paying, big time, for the mild weather we've had this winter.
Our high today will still only be around 5 above. But it looks a little better tomorrow with temperatures climbing to the mid-teens.
I'd rather have a foot of snow than this cold weather. At least, the snow brings us some moisture. The cold is good for nothing, except misery.
By the way, the temperature in NOME, ALASKA AT 3 A.M. WAS 22 ABOVE ZERO.
I'd rather be home in Nome this morning.
Our high today will still only be around 5 above. But it looks a little better tomorrow with temperatures climbing to the mid-teens.
I'd rather have a foot of snow than this cold weather. At least, the snow brings us some moisture. The cold is good for nothing, except misery.
By the way, the temperature in NOME, ALASKA AT 3 A.M. WAS 22 ABOVE ZERO.
I'd rather be home in Nome this morning.
I wonder if Wisconsin is ready for this?
Did you know that there still people, in this world, that use wallpaper in their homes? But, this isn't that "little blue flowers crap" from years ago.
Today's wallpaper is a whole different thing. Like wallpaper that will make your room look like you have concrete walls. Not kidding. And, wouldn't you know....the designer is a Dutchman. Take a look here.
Today's wallpaper is a whole different thing. Like wallpaper that will make your room look like you have concrete walls. Not kidding. And, wouldn't you know....the designer is a Dutchman. Take a look here.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Living in luxury.....
OK. There's skiing at Mt. La Crosse and then There's luxury skiing in the Swiss Alps. SEE HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES RIGHT HERE.
An Encore coming up on PBS.
"As goes Janesville" is scheduled to air again on PBS on February 4. It's a look at the future of the middle class in America. Here's a preview.
Watch Focus on the Challenges That Janesville Faces on PBS. See more from Independent Lens.
Hey! Times are tough. A buck is a buck.
A couple of strippers at the Silk Exotic Club in Juneau got in a knock down cat fight after one of the dancers grabbed a dollar bill as a customer was trying to give it to another dancer. Punching, pulling hair, the whole bit. The cops had to pull them apart.
Oh! How I miss those bar hopping days!
Oh! How I miss those bar hopping days!
OK. I give up. I've had enough winter.
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WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING WILL BE IN THE 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE.
THE COLDEST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL BE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND 9 AM TOMORROW MORNING.
The Moon and Jupiter will be in conjunction tonight.
Our biggest planet and our moon will appear the closest together they'll be until 2026 so if us older folks want to see it I suggest you watch tonight. You don't even want to think about where you might be next time (if you know what I mean).
You can watch the conjunction RIGHT HERE ON THE INTERNET with the Slooh Space Camera around 8 P.M.
You can watch the conjunction RIGHT HERE ON THE INTERNET with the Slooh Space Camera around 8 P.M.
I had to ask!
Rita gave me a ride over to Walgreen's to pick up some pills. On the way back she said, "I've had a song running trough my head all morning".
I, of course, had to ask, "What Song".
She started singing "Love Potion #9". Now, needless to say, I have it running through my head.
I'm going to pass it on.
I, of course, had to ask, "What Song".
She started singing "Love Potion #9". Now, needless to say, I have it running through my head.
I'm going to pass it on.
A touch of snow in parts of the Coulee Region this morning.
It was a very narrow band of snow, 2 to 3 miles wide, that extended from Wabasha through Trempealeau, Holmen, Middle Ridge and Cashton.
Donnie found it and it's a fact!!
The only foreign language Bible ever used to swear in a U.S. President was FDR's old family Bible written in DUTCH !
Donnie sent a brief bio of Johnny Stanley. Do you remember Johnny Stanley?
Johnny Stanley was born in Milwaukee and wrote a comedy routine called, "It's in the book". In 1952 he recorded the routine and, if he had done that today, we would say it went viral. But in 1952 we called it a million seller. In fact a TWO MILLION SELLER. That's right. "It's in the book" sold 2 million records.
Stanley toured with Horace Height's orchestra. The show played at the Corn Palace in Mitchell and we went to see it with Ed and Marion Pfaff.
Johnny came out and did his routine and I thought Ed and Dad were going to laugh themselves sick. Ed didn't laugh a lot. In fact, I think that's the only time I ever did see him laugh but Johnny Stanley, totally, broke him up.
I haven't heard, or seen, the routine in a long time but knowing that YOU TUBE has a video of, almost, everything I did a search and there it was!
Stanley toured with Horace Height's orchestra. The show played at the Corn Palace in Mitchell and we went to see it with Ed and Marion Pfaff.
Johnny came out and did his routine and I thought Ed and Dad were going to laugh themselves sick. Ed didn't laugh a lot. In fact, I think that's the only time I ever did see him laugh but Johnny Stanley, totally, broke him up.
I haven't heard, or seen, the routine in a long time but knowing that YOU TUBE has a video of, almost, everything I did a search and there it was!
Baby, it's COLD out there this morning!
5 A. M.: WIND CHILL 19 BELOW ZERO
The national weather service says wind chills will remain in the 20 to 35 below zero range all day, today, tonight and through tomorrow morning.
I guess that means there's no place like home for the cold snap! Unfortunately, Rita and I do have to get out this morning. Rita has a dentist appointment, I have to get pills and we have to pick up our tickets for "Macbeth", the first production at the new Community Theater Thursday night.
Speaking of the new theater, we've already decided there are two other shows we want to see this season. "A Chorus Line" will be on stage in April and "Les Miserables" in May.
Kidney disease is highlighted in the La Crosse Tribune this morning.
Being a kidney disease patient, myself, I found the article interesting. Especially since the gentleman featured in the article is very close to my age, although his disease is more advanced than mine.
Kidney disease strikes so many Americans that I hope you'll click here to read the article.
I'm one of the lucky ones. My annual medical check-up caught the problem at an early enough stage so that I'm able to get treatment to prolong the failure of my own kidneys and, hopefully, add a few years to my life. But regular medical checkups is the key.
The problem with kidney disease is that there are no obvious symptoms until the very advanced stages when it's too late to do much about it. There is no cure for kidney disease but catching it early can add some time to your life.
So, the best advice I can give is regular checkups and watch what you eat! Unfortunately, our American diet is the perfect diet for the destruction of your kidneys.
Kidney disease strikes so many Americans that I hope you'll click here to read the article.
I'm one of the lucky ones. My annual medical check-up caught the problem at an early enough stage so that I'm able to get treatment to prolong the failure of my own kidneys and, hopefully, add a few years to my life. But regular medical checkups is the key.
The problem with kidney disease is that there are no obvious symptoms until the very advanced stages when it's too late to do much about it. There is no cure for kidney disease but catching it early can add some time to your life.
So, the best advice I can give is regular checkups and watch what you eat! Unfortunately, our American diet is the perfect diet for the destruction of your kidneys.
Rita and Jessica on the 2nd Floor terrace at the new Community Theater.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
WOW! The new Community Theater is a little bit of Broadway right here on the Mississippi!
Carnival Cruise Lines has decided there's a limit to your fun and games.
They have a new deal where you pay for your drinks one time only rather than pay every time you order a drink. The problem is, there's a 15 drink, per day, limit.
That would be fine with me NOW but in my wild and crazy days of youth I would not have called a 15 drink limit a "Carnival". I would have called it a "warm-up".
That would be fine with me NOW but in my wild and crazy days of youth I would not have called a 15 drink limit a "Carnival". I would have called it a "warm-up".
It may be cold now but it will be summer before we know it.
Get ready for the warm weather with spicy grilled shrimp.
Boy! This is a surprise to me!
According to USA TODAY, Beijing Capital International Airport will surpass ATLANTA'S HARTSFIELD-JACKSON AIRPORT to become the worlds busiest airport by the end of the year. Over the next 10 years, one out of every five aircraft BOEING makes will be for China.
Did you see FORBES latest list of the happiest countries in the world?
The happiest of all is NORWAY but Forbes didn't have to take a poll to find that out. It's obvious that the country with the most LUTEFISK is going to be the happiest country on earth. And, ya, sure, you betcha. Norway is it!
The land of the sturdy Vikings is followed by:
2 Denmark
3 Sweden
4 Australia
5 New Zealand
6 Canada
7 Finland
8 The Netherlands
9 Switzerland
10 Ireland
I'd like to go back to the "good old days"
Ran across this photo this morning. Mother and Grandpa. Love it!
They say "the good old days" weren't really as "good" as you remember them. That may be true but I know they were better than this!
Willard may be living in one of the biggest cities in the country but it sounds like he's on the Clampett's old place in the hills.
"There's been a baby possum on the patio the last two nights. Buddy, of course, spotted it and wanted out to attack. He was very upset when I said "no".
I didn't see the little varmit last night so I went out with Buddy. He made a bee line for the corner of the patio behind the cedar tree and there was the possum. I grabbed Buddy before he got bit and the possum excaped through a gap in the fence."
Too bad Grannie wasn't in the neighborhood. She could have cooked up some possum stew.
I didn't see the little varmit last night so I went out with Buddy. He made a bee line for the corner of the patio behind the cedar tree and there was the possum. I grabbed Buddy before he got bit and the possum excaped through a gap in the fence."
Too bad Grannie wasn't in the neighborhood. She could have cooked up some possum stew.
Guess what Linda and Donnie have been doing?
Hitting the flea markets.
To buy or not to buy. That is the question!
This is a good day for soup.
I just fired up the crockpot. Vegetable beef soup is on the menu for tonight.
I came across a Twitter tweet that, pretty much, sums up life in the USA these days.
"Love thy neighbor, but, apparently, only if you have a gun nearby, just in case."
I give you this, today, as a public service: How to stay warm in the cold weather.
The way I see it, you have two choices. You can either buy and put on all the stuff this guy suggests.....or......you can buy a ticket and Fly to Florida.
I'm not going to be in a very good mood the next few days.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
IN EFFECT THROUGH
NOON TUESDAY
THREE DAYS OF
ICE COLD HELL
Wind chill values will hover around 25 below zero through 9 AM this morning, slowly improving through the rest of the day. Not, however, improving enough.
Wind chill values will then drop into the 20 to 35 below zero range late tonight and remain in this range through Tuesday morning.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOURS THERE ARE BETWEEN NOW AND TUESDAY MORNING?????
Open House at the new Community Theater today.
Rita, Jessica and I plan on going. I'll try to get a couple of pictures to show you. I've been watching the progress since they started building it. Now I'm anxious to see the inside.
This surprises me.....
The ground is bare of snow. I haven't even taken my overshoes out of the closet this year. Yet, Bill Graul at WKBT says we've had about the same amount of snow as we usually have.
The average snowfall through January 15, in La Crosse, is 19.8 inches and we've had 18.4 inches, so far, this winter. I guess it doesn't seem like we've had as much because it's been warmer than usual so the snow has melted rather than staying on the ground all winter like is usually does.
That's just fine and dandy with me.
The average snowfall through January 15, in La Crosse, is 19.8 inches and we've had 18.4 inches, so far, this winter. I guess it doesn't seem like we've had as much because it's been warmer than usual so the snow has melted rather than staying on the ground all winter like is usually does.
That's just fine and dandy with me.
Oh, Come on. It isn't that cold!
Back in 1996, on February 2, the temperature fell to 55 degrees below zero at Couderay, Wisconsin, which is up in the Northwoods of the state. That's the coldest temperature ever recorded in Wisconsin.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Hey! The body isn't even cold and here comes a movie.
According to Perez Hilton's blog, Hollywood is already hard at work on a Lance Armstrong flick.
I'm in for the duration.
I got all my outside stuff done and I'm now, comfortably, sealed in my apartment and ready to hibernate until tomorrow.
I went to the library and picked up THREE movies so I have plenty of entertainment.
I guess everyone else had the same idea. I never saw the library so busy. There wasn't a single parking space that was empty. I do believe every child in La Crosse County under the age of 10 was there.
I went to the library and picked up THREE movies so I have plenty of entertainment.
I guess everyone else had the same idea. I never saw the library so busy. There wasn't a single parking space that was empty. I do believe every child in La Crosse County under the age of 10 was there.
The latest from the National Weather Service.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH OVER
THE DAKOTAS INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA WERE OCCURRING
IMMEDIATELY BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT. EXPECT THESE STRONG WINDS
TO SPREAD NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 3 AND 6
PM AS THE ARCTIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH...THEN PERSIST THROUGH MUCH
OF THE EVENING.
THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PLAN ON TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AS WELL AS THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DRIVE IN ARCTIC AIR. ST CLOUD MINNESOTA DROPPED NEARLY 10 DEGREES IN 1 HOUR WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE ARCTIC FRONT.
EXPECT READINGS ACROSS THE REGION TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS BY MIDNIGHT.
THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PLAN ON TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AS WELL AS THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DRIVE IN ARCTIC AIR. ST CLOUD MINNESOTA DROPPED NEARLY 10 DEGREES IN 1 HOUR WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE ARCTIC FRONT.
EXPECT READINGS ACROSS THE REGION TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS BY MIDNIGHT.
I was just thinking about how amazing the human mind is.
There's a video below of the Everly Brothers singing "Bye Bye Love" to celebrate Phil Everly's birthday today.
I can't remember getting out of bed this morning but I was able to sing along, while I watched that video, and I remembered every word in that song without even thinking about it.
Mind and music is an amazing combination.
I can't remember getting out of bed this morning but I was able to sing along, while I watched that video, and I remembered every word in that song without even thinking about it.
Mind and music is an amazing combination.
USA TODAY has a neat article about the 10 most over rated tourist traps.
Some of these might surprise you. Before you plan your next vacation Check out this article first.
Here's a quote I like.
The present is what slips by us
while we're pondering the past
and worrying about the future.
I stayed awake long enough to watch Betty White's "Off Their Rockers" on NBC
I LIKE IT! I know it's silly, goofy and quirky but it's also slick, quick and the joke is on the young kids every time. At my age, I think that's funny.
Who knew? My brother is a Bobby Goldsboro fan.
I still have a few tracks by Bobby! Remember that old tearjerker "Sunny" by Goldsboro?
Funny his name comes up. I just saw his name yesterday in a catalog we received, Russell's For Men ... a manly catalog of things like cigar cutters and leather vests and cowboy gear and BB guns.
One of the items offered was a painting by Bobby Goldsboro, pictured in a Hemmingway setting over a desk holding a typewriter and whiskey flask. Seems Bobby is quite the artist now.
Funny his name comes up. I just saw his name yesterday in a catalog we received, Russell's For Men ... a manly catalog of things like cigar cutters and leather vests and cowboy gear and BB guns.
One of the items offered was a painting by Bobby Goldsboro, pictured in a Hemmingway setting over a desk holding a typewriter and whiskey flask. Seems Bobby is quite the artist now.
I just wanted to take this little doggie and hug him to pieces.
I got this from Rita and Roger and it's the best dog act I've ever seen.
Friday, January 18, 2013
The latest nasty news from the National Weather Service.
STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW AN ARCTIC FRONT PLOWING THROUGH THE
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION LATE SATURDAY. PLAN ON
WINDS SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL AS WELL WITH THE STRONG WINDS...DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.
LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL AS WELL WITH THE STRONG WINDS...DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.
Betty White's "Off Their Rockers" at 7 tonight on NBC.
I may have to stay up and watch that.
I have to get used to staying up a little later. Rita and I are going to the Community theater, Thursday night, to see "Hamlet". The first production in their new theater. It starts at 7:30. That means I could be up until almost 11. I was, probably, around 40 the last time I stayed up until 11 at night.
I have to get used to staying up a little later. Rita and I are going to the Community theater, Thursday night, to see "Hamlet". The first production in their new theater. It starts at 7:30. That means I could be up until almost 11. I was, probably, around 40 the last time I stayed up until 11 at night.
Cindy Adams is a critic who tells it like it is.
If you're old enough to think our language, manners and politeness in America has crashed and burned you've got to read her column today. I couldn't resist sharing it with you from THE NEW YORK POST
Oh! Yes! I like the new AMERICAN AIRLINES LOOK!
You won't miss the tail on those aircraft as they taxi up to the gate!
I went to the store and got some supplies.
If the weatherman is right and we get wind chills as low as 20 below I don't want to go outside and "experience" it. I already know what 20 below feels like.
Why do we remember our 20's and 30's more vividly than any other time in our life?
I know my strongest and fondest memories have been of my 20's but I always thought it was because my 20's were in the 60's which is one of the most memorable decades of all time. Turns out that our brain tends to give preference to the memories from that time of life. It's all in an interesting article you might want to read here.
This is an interesting story for those of us old enough to remember.
It's a story that just won't go away. What happened on that boat the night Natalie Wood died so long ago.
Rita and I stopped at SUBWAY the other day to pick up some sandwiches.
Little did we know that, a few days later, SUBWAY would be getting more publicity than it would like. It's all about some guy who bought a Subway Footlong, pulled out a measuring tape, and the "footlong" turned out to be only 11 inches long. The story went viral on the internet. My thoughts? I think it's "shrinkage". I know about "shrinkage".
You learn something new every day.
I always thought old Abe Lincoln was a good guy and now I like him even better. Did you know he owned a tavern at one time in Springfield, Illinois!
THE GREAT SAN FRANCISCO COVER-UP
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| Bob, Lynne, Daniel and Jon on a visit to San Francisco. |
What I did like was living a year in a city that's like no other city on earth. They do stuff in San Francisco that we wouldn't even talk about here. So I had to smile when I read, this morning, about the new city ordinance that goes into effect on February 1.
On that date it will no longer be legal to walk down the street naked. Didn't know public nudity was legal in San Francisco? Ah, yes. They do let it all hang out but that will come to an end in a couple of weeks. But, wait! This is San Francisco where there are always exceptions to the rule.
There are some events in the city by the bay that just wouldn't be the same with your clothes on....like the Folsom Street Fair to name one. So, on those days the city will, gladly, give you a permit to frolic at the fair as naked as the day you were born. And, let me tell you something. After you've attended one of those "frolics", Oktoberfest will look pretty tame.
WARM FOR JANUARY AROUND HERE..HOTTER THAN HELL DOWN UNDER
The ground was white when I got up this morning so we had a light touch of snow overnight. All of that will move out this morning, bringing sunshine and temperatures up to 43 degrees this afternoon.
They say we can expect lots of wind the next couple of days. Gusts to 35 MPH tomorrow.
Meanwhile, READY WISCONSIN, part of the emergency management team, is warning residents to get ready for DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY IN WISCONSIN.
While it's winter here it's summer in Australia and it's a summer with a SIZZLE. Sydney is seeing afternoon highs up to 113 degrees.
They say we can expect lots of wind the next couple of days. Gusts to 35 MPH tomorrow.
Meanwhile, READY WISCONSIN, part of the emergency management team, is warning residents to get ready for DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY IN WISCONSIN.
While it's winter here it's summer in Australia and it's a summer with a SIZZLE. Sydney is seeing afternoon highs up to 113 degrees.
A GOOD (QUIET) WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND
Earl and Bubba were quietly sitting in a boat fishing,
chewing tobacco and drinking beer when suddenly
Bubba says, "Think I'm gonna divorce the wife - she
ain't spoke to me in over 2 months."
Earl spits overboard, takes a long slow sip of beer and says, "Better think it over ...women like that are hard to find."
chewing tobacco and drinking beer when suddenly
Bubba says, "Think I'm gonna divorce the wife - she
ain't spoke to me in over 2 months."
Earl spits overboard, takes a long slow sip of beer and says, "Better think it over ...women like that are hard to find."
EARLY BLOOMERS
According to MADISON.COM spring flowers are blooming up to a month earlier than they did 70 years ago. This is an interesting article.
TV SHOOT IN HOUSTON
A new reality show MARSHAL LAW: TEXAS will be filmed in HOUSTON and hit TV screens in late summer on TNT.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
SOME SERIOUS WINTER IS ON THE WAY
We've been too lucky this season. Now, it's time to pay the piper.
Light snow will drop up to an inch on the ground tonight and it could come with LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO ICY SPOTS. This mess will continue into the morning hours.
Saturday will bring a cold front and gusty winds. MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNING WIND CHILLS COULD BE AS COLD AS 20 BELOW ZERO.
Light snow will drop up to an inch on the ground tonight and it could come with LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO ICY SPOTS. This mess will continue into the morning hours.
Saturday will bring a cold front and gusty winds. MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNING WIND CHILLS COULD BE AS COLD AS 20 BELOW ZERO.
VIVA LAS VEGAS
I was just checking the showrooms in Vegas to see what's playing. It might be fun to see DONNIE AND MARIE at the Flamingo but if I could only see one show it would have to be THE JERSEY BOYS at the Paris Las Vegas.
Oh what fun I had with RON AND PENNY on a wild visit to Vegas in our old young and free days. We made an appearance at LAKE TAHOE on another trip. Ron embarrased Penny and I on both trips but, I gotta admit, he knew how to get the good seats in the showrooms!
Oh what fun I had with RON AND PENNY on a wild visit to Vegas in our old young and free days. We made an appearance at LAKE TAHOE on another trip. Ron embarrased Penny and I on both trips but, I gotta admit, he knew how to get the good seats in the showrooms!
I WISH I HAD A GREEN THUMB
This fern has been sitting in our lobby, in front of this window, for years. Peggy keeps it watered but that's about it. It just keeps growing and growing and growing. It reminds me of the fern Grandma had on the front sun porch.I tried to get a fern going when I was living in the Rio Grande Valley. Within 10 days it was deader than a doornail.
HEEEEERRRR'S JOHNNY
The math teacher saw that Johnny wasn't paying attention in class. She called on him and said, 'Johnny! What are 2 and 4 and 28 and 44?' Johnny quickly replied, 'NBC, CBS, ESPN and the Cartoon Network!'
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