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Friday, September 07, 2012

I'LL BET THE GUYS WERE NAMED OLE AND SVEN

They say this is a true story.  I'd have to see more documentation to believe it but I worked with the public long enough to know that people really are that stupid....and I don't mean just a few people....I mean a huge percentage of the people are this stupid.

True or not, it is a fun story.  So much fun that I really do hope it actually happened.

TWO DUCK HUNTERS IN MICHIGAN

ABSOLUTELY A TRUE STORY HEARD ON A MICHIGAN RADIO STATION REPORTING ON THE INCIDENT.

A guy buys a new Lincoln Navigator for $42,500.00 with monthly payments of $560.00. He and a friend go duck hunting in upper Wisconsin .

It's mid-winter ... and of course all of the lakes are frozen.

These two guys go out on the ice with their GUNS, a DOG, and of course the new NAVIGATOR

They decide they want to make a natural looking open water area for the ducks to focus on, something for the decoys to float on.

Now

... making a hole in the ice large enough to invite a passing duck, is going to take alittle more power than the average drill auger can produce.

So ... out of the back of the new Navigator comes a stick of dynamite with a short 40 second-fuse.

Our two Rocket Scientists ... afraid they might slip on the ice while trying to run away after lighting the fuse (and becoming toast, along with the Navigator), decide on the following course of action:

They light the 40 second fuse; then,with a mighty thrust,they throw the stick of dynamite stick as far away as possible. Remember a couple of paragraphs back when I mentioned the NAVIGATOR, the GUNS, and the DOG...?

Let's talk about the dog:
A highly trained Black Lab used for RETRIEVING; especially things thrown by the owner.

You guessed it ... The dog takes off across the ice at a high rate of speed and grabs the stick of dynamite, with the burning 40-second fuse ... just as it hits the ice.

The two men swallow, blink, start waving their arms and, with veins in their necks swelling to resemble stalks of rhubarb, scream and holler at the dog to stop.

The dog, now apparently cheered on by his master, keeps coming.

One hunter panics, grabs the shotgun and shoots the dog. The shotgun is loaded with #8 bird shot, hardly big enough to stop a Black Lab.

The dog stops for a moment, slightly confused, then continues on.

Another shot, and this time the dog, still standing, becomes really confused and of course terrified, thinks these two geniuses have gone insane!!!!!!

The dog takes off to find cover, UNDER the brand new Navigator. The men continue to scream as they run. The red hot exhaust pipe on the truck touches the dog's rear end ... he yelps, drops the dynamite under the truck and takes off after his master.

Then KABOOOOOM!

The truck is blown to bits and sinks to the bottom of the lake, leaving the two idiots standing there with 'I can't believe this just happened' looks on their faces.

The insurance company says that sinking a vehicle in a lake by illegal use of explosives is NOT COVERED by the policy. And he still had yet to make the first of those $560.00 a month payments.

The dog is okay ... doing fine.

And to think, you thought all Rednecks lived in the South .........................................!

GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS

It was an interesting visit with the doctor, yesterday.  My kidneys are doing good with 51% function.  My blood work all looked excellent except for fact that I'm very anemic.

Kidney disease does cause anemia but I'm quite a bit more anemic than I should be with the kidneys alone and the big question is what's causing it.

The first step will be a visit to my oncologist, Tuesday, to do some more bone tests to see if thay may have missed a cancer.  Wish me luck!

MOTHER NATURE HAS FINALLY TURNED ON THE A/C

With gusty northwest winds, an 80% chance for rain and temperatures not getting out of the 60's, I think Mother Nature is giving us the signal that parka days will soon be here.  Temperatures will fall into the 40's tonight.  That's what I call good sleeping weather.

It might be a bit early to put the cover on the a/c but we sure won't have to turn it on today.

Meanwhile, dangerous heat is forecast for the south.  Dripping Springs will be close to 104 and Houston will be near 100.

DONNIE DIDN'T SHOW ME ALL OF THE SIGHTS

I had a great time when I went to Los Angeles to visit Donnie but now, I see, he didn't show me all of the sights.  CHECK OUT THIS LINK THAT WILL SHOW YOU THE 5 ROWDIEST BARS IN L.A. 

You might want to hold on to this just in case you head west one of these days.  We're talkin' really rowdy bars where one even serves cocktails in fishbowls!!

Sorry I missed that!

HERE'S A LITTLE FACT THAT OF NO USE TO ANYONE BUT KIND OF INTERESTING

The first city in America to use gas lighting to illuminate its streets was Baltimore in in 1816.  In Europe, Paris began to install gas lighting in 1822.  In 1862 Hong Kong became one of the first citys in Asia to get gas.

Thursday, September 06, 2012

HOW DID I MISS THIS???

Raquel Welch had a birthday yesterday.  She turned 72.  She's now the same age as I am but she's better to look at and she has a lot more hair.

SOUTH DAKOTA IS THE PLACE TO BE

Pass this KOTA STORY around to all the young people you know.  If they're just starting out in the work world or looking for higher educaton, a new survey says South Dakota and the Black Hills is one of the best places to be if you're young.

SORRY TO HEAR OF THE DEATH OF JOE SOUTH

If the name doesn't ring a bell the songs he wrote will; "Down in the Boondocks", "Walk a mile in my shoes", "Games People Play".  Another great artist from the 60's and 70's.  He was my age, 72. 

A MEDICAL MYSTERY

If I'm in such good shape, why do I have to keep going to the doctor?

I got a lab report, in the mail, that my Liver test, diabetes screening and prostate cancer screening tests were all normal and my cholesterol looks excellent.

Maybe I'm in good shape because I DO keep going to the doctor and I do what they tell me to do.

I hope todays visit has good news too.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY

Remember JoAnne Worley from Rowan & Martin's Laugh In?  She's celebrating her 75th birthday today.  She's still performing doing, mostly, live theater in New York and Los Angeles.

A VIEW FROM HUBBLE

SWEEPS ACS/WFC Color Composite
Source: Hubblesite.org

SOME THINGS YOU NEVER FORGET

I see there's an ad, running on this website, with a link to a site where you can "review your arrest record".  I don't need a review.  I remember it vividly.

HOT IN THE HEART OF TEXAS

While we cool down, the heat is upon Texas.  102 in Dallas, 103 in Austin, 108 in Houston, 102 in McAllen/Edinburg.  That's a lot of hot peppers!  The photo is from Donnie and Lindas hacienda.

I LIKE THIS ONE


ANOTHER DOCTOR DAY

I made a run to the clinic for a blood draw yesterday and I go back, today, for a visit with my nephrologist or, as I like to call him, my kidney doctor.  I already got a report, thanks to Gundersons "MY CARE" website, that my kidney function is at 51% which is still pretty good.

By the way, did you know that almost nobody has kidneys functioning at 100%?  Do you know where you stand?  The earlier you catch kidney disease, the better.

HEY! HERE'S ANOTHER PIZZA ITEM I MISSED YESTERDAY

The title photo, yesterday, featured Donnie and Linda in front of a giant pizza.  I wonder if they know that they have a world class Neopolitan pizza parlor right down the road in San AntonioREAD ALL ABOUT IT IN THIS ARTICLE FROM USA TODAY

FALL COLOR IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER

Keep this website handy for the FALL COLOR REPORT for the entire state of Wisconsin.  By the way, they're estimating that the peak color for La Crosse County will be the third week in October this year.

HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING?

A new study says problems with sleeping may be an early warning sign for Alzheimer's Disease.  Our family is no stranger to Alzheimer's so it caught my eye.  You may want to read more about it from THE BBC

BEST QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Show me a nation whose national beverage is beer and I'll show you an advanced toilet technology."
Mark Hawkins
New York Times
1977

READ A BOOK DAY

In honor of National Read a Book Day, our title photo features the entrance to our beautiful La Crosse Public Library which I would be lost without.

LA CROSSE WEATHER