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PS Anyone who can knit, here is new business opportunity!

NEW THEATER

Our new theater is quickly taking shape.  When finished, it will be home to the La Crosse Community Theater and Viterbo University theater productions.

Donnie Comments: "I wonder why they didn't just invest all that money in the grand old Hollywood and give the community theater some real class.  As it is, they will have just another modern box."

FROM WILLARD

"I restarted the bird bath fountain yesterday.  Now, the birds have a place for drinking and bath water.  My resident squirrel will also drop by for a drink.

Speaking of your cricket, I had one in the house some years ago.  It drove me up the wall.  I can't remember whether I found it or it just went away.

Tell Thunder to start hunting.  It will be a real treat for him.  Buddy chased frogs on the patio this morning."

TODAY'S QUOTE

"Facts do not ceace to exist because they are ignored."
Aldous Huxley

CINCO de MAYO

From the HISTORY CHANNEL here's everything you want to know about  CINCO de MAYO.
CLICK HERE

DONNIE AND LINDA'S YARD

A view from Donnie and Linda's yard.  A colorful photo for Cinco de Mayo.

MARGARITA RECIPE

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a FRESH CHERRY MARGARITA.  I found the recipe on the CREATE TV website and it's looks good enough to drink....and drink.....and drink.....and drink.
CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE

CINCO de MAYO

Why do Mexicans celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

For the same reason the Irish celebrate St. Patrick's day.  It's a great excuse to get borracho!  For those of you who are Tex-Mex deficient, borracho=drunk.

Most folks think May 5 is Mexican Independence Day but that's, actually, in September.

May 5, 1862 was the day that 4,000 Mexican troops wiped out 8,000 French troops at the battle of Puebla.  And, when it was over, those who were left went out and got borracho.

WHY ME, LORD?

I'M SLOWLY GOING INSANE!

A Cricket has found its way into the apartment and I can't find him.  He spent the night chirping away and I laid, in bed, unable to sleep as I listened to his every chirp.

I think he's behind the refrigerator so I'll pull that out, at first light, and see if I can locate the noisy little bastard and silence his songs forever.

DONNIE COMMENTS:

"We are having a real plague of crickets this year.  Nature is mysterious.  Each year and each season brings some slight variation in animal and plant behavior."



The forecast calls for a cloudy day but no rain so the bikers should have a good race day in La Crosse.  I think I'll take a walk down there, this morning, to see what's going on.

The RAIN RETURNS TONIGHT and continues into tomorrow with NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.  The chance of rain is 90% for tomorrow so it looks like a wash-out for any outdoor activities on Sunday.

Yes!  The opening of the Farmers Market  at Cameron Park  means the outdoor season has begun.  The market opened this afternoon and will be open every Friday from 4 to 8 through October.

A DOGGIE WITH CLASS

I love the regal look this guy has.  He's one of Donnie and Linda's neighbors.

DONNIE SAYS:

"He may look classy, but his behavior is dumb and cowardly.  On the other hand, there are those of us who may look dumb and cowardly but, in fact, are very classy."



Don't forget!

Tonight's the night of the SUPER MOON.  Tonight the full moon will be closer to the earth and appear bigger than it has in 18 years.

They've paved the street but the rest looks much the same.

This is Main Street in La Crosse in 1895.

WE HAD A HIGH OF 82 YESTERDAY and it sure felt good to me!  It's so nice to be able to walk outside, again, without first getting the coat on gloves on.

There was one cold weather article I didn't have much use for this past winter, however.  I only had to get the overshoes out one time.  A good indication of the, relative, mild winter we had.

We'll be about 10 degrees cooler today and even cooler this weekend with a high of 69 tomorrow and 64 on Saturday.  A bit too cool for me but that should be welcome weather for all the bike racers in town tomorrow.

INTERNATIONAL

FIREFIGHTERS DAY

Today we celebrate and recognize the hard work and sacrifice our firefighters do to keep us safe from the ravages of fire.  This special day is celebrated on the 4th of May because this is, also, St. Florian Day.

Legend says St. Florian Lived in Noricum, Rome in 300 A.D. and he was one of the first, in history, to lead a battalion of firefighters. 

The story goes that he saved an entire village from being engulfed in flames with just a single bucket of water.  I'm guessing it was a very LARGE bucket.


DONNIE COMMENTS:  "My favorite musician, Anton Bruckner is buried at St. Florian monastery in Austria."

I got the instructions for the surgery to remove the cancer cells from my ear which is scheduled the end of June.  I have to be there at 8 and, they say, I'll be there four or five hours so that shoots the morning.  I'll be glad when that's done!

They've released 6,000 declassified Osama bin Laden documents for your reading pleasure.  I wonder if they'll declassify my documents after I die?

Here you go.....

Travel-Ticker.com lists the best vacation destinations for this summer.  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/travel-tickercom-unveils-summer-2012-where-to-go-now-how-guide-top-five-sizzling-summer-locales-2012-05-03

One of the destinations they mention is San Francisco.  They say late summer/early fall is the time to go for the best weather.

I'll agree 100% with that but GET OUT OF THERE BEFORE WINTER ARRIVES!  Wisconsin winters are miserable but NOTHING is worse than the months of clouds, fog and bone chilling drizzle and rain that is winter in the city by the Bay.  One of those winters was more than enough for me.