Aunt Wilda called this afternoon.  She had her carpet, in the bedroom, shampooed and it's taking longer to dry than she thought it would.  That's where her computer is so she's out of touch until the carpet is completely dried.

She talked to Uncle Bob.  He said he was walking out the door and fell down.  Fortunately, he wasn't hurt. 

The way things are looking, we could hit the dreaded FREEZING MARK Tuesday or Wednesday night.

One of Donnie's neighbors, Lance Armstrong, is putting his name to a big event in the Austin, Dripping Springs area this weekend.  It's the "Livestrong Challenge" to fight cancer.  It's a great cause and you can find more information right here.

Donnie comments:
"We'll be paying $112 Friday night for a stay at the charming old frontier Lympia Hotel in Ft. Davis, West Texas.  If we had stopped here on the way West in the 19th century, $112 would have sounded like the Four Seasons' $3,000."

Oh, yes! The Lympia looks lovely. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LYMPIA.

I've got chicken soup bubbling in the crockpot.

Temperatures dropped into the low 50's, this morning, as far south as Florida.  That's pretty cold for Florida this early in the season.

THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES:
I fixed something on my computer and it's now working much better. My problem is that I really don't know what it was that I fixed and I can't remember where I went or what I did to fix it. I just hope I don't have that problem again.

I WANT TO MEET DEBRA

This is from the folks who run your government.

GOOD LUCK TO BEV
She wrote, "I just got back from the Oncologist and we have decided to have more chemo treatments. I have some spots on my spine, ribs and pelvis. I will start Tuesday morning and it is a low dosage at first then I go the next Tuesday and if I tolerate the first round they will up the dosage and then I'm off for a week. Then they start over again and at the end of that round I will have a scan to see how or if it's working."

IS THAT A BIRD ON THE BARSTOOL?

This sounds so good I have to pass it along. APPLE CRANBERRY STUFFED PORK CHOPS

I was going to celebrate Grouch Day by writing down all the things that tend to piss me off.  Then I realized.  There just aren't enough hours in the day to complete that project.

It's worth every penny!
One of the most interesting experiences, in my life, was working at the FOUR SEASONS HOTEL in Houston. I just checked the going rate for a three night stay, in Houston, at the worlds finest.

Hey! You only live once! Why not book a weekend in the Governor Suite with one king size bed. The average price, PER NIGHT will run you $3,300.00 for a 3 night total of $9,900.00, plus tax, of course. You may think that's a bit pricey but, let me assure you, you'll find it's worth every penny.

You can imagine my amusement, when I came to La Crosse and had to listen to people complain about paying $100.00 a night while trying to impress me with how much money and "stuff" they had.

Lets's face it.  There are people who have a few bucks.  Then there are people who have MONEY.

Some beautiful computer annimation.


New Look: Nap On the Bow on Nowness.com.

If it ain't one thing it's another. My "mouse" is dying. I have a sneaking hunch I've dropped it on the floor one too many times. I'm just hoping it hangs in there until I can run out and get another one next week.

"THE THING" is back! "The Thing (From Another World)" first showed on screens in 1951.  I was 11 years old and I remember us going to see it. Then "The Thing" showed up, again, in 1982. And now, "The Thing" is back again only this time the movie is a prequil to the first two. The 1951 film is, of course, an all time classic. I'll bet these last two will never be tagged with that title. Check out the preview.

Well, now I'm really depressed. It was bad enough when I finally accepted the fact that I'd never make as much money as Bill Gates has. NOW, I find out he can do something else that I will never achieve. Watch this.

We hope nothing but the best for Larry Hagman.  He's been diagnosed with cancer for the second time but he says it's a very treatable kind.  You can't keep J. R. Ewing down!

Donnie says, "We now have an eerie addition to our nights.  Until the pipeline is buried, it is perched atop quite precarious-looking piles of railroad ties.  At night, when there are few other sounds out here, the steel pipes will occasionally generate a loud, echoing PING, like wind chimes.  The sound is rather pleasant, but it is so unnatural and unexpected that it's also rather creepy--puts us in the mind to look for space aliens.  I'm guess the rings are caused by the pipes settling on their supports, or the now-sudden and considerable temperature changes as the sun sets."

CRUNCH IS OPEN!

I just read in the paper that the new downtown cafeteria opened on Wednesday.  I'll get down there next week to try it out.  They're open 10:30 A.M. to 8 P.M. Tuesday through Friday and they serve brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M.

Dwight Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas on this date in 1890.

I just got an e-mail from Walgreen's. All of their Halloween costumes are 25% off. I don't need a costume this year. I'm going  trick or treating as an old guy.