AUGUST 2014
Saturday, June 09, 2012
GUESS HOW MUCH 400,000 TOOTHPICKS ARE WORTH
90 DEGREES AT 4:00 PM
Thunder and I have been "cooling our heals" in front of the A/C all afternoon. The weatherman says it will be hotter tomorrow so we'll, probably, be back in the same place.
A MORNING NOTE FROM DONNIE
"It is 7 a.m. and it sounds like two or three owls exchanging greetings in the back woods....heavenly."
WE NEED A GOOD SOAKER
Since August 1, of last year, precipitation deficits are still running 4 to 8 inches in west-central Wisconsin. The National Weather Service says it wouldn't take much of a hot-dry spell to bring the area back into a drought.
BIG WEEK AHEAD
All kinds of fun stuff next week. Eric's birthday on Monday, "Noon Tunes" at Riverside Park on Thursday, Linda's birthday Friday and Rick and Angela arrive on Saturday.
LUNCH ANYONE?
The annual charity auction, with the highest bidder getting lunch with Warren Buffett, went for $3.5 million this year. Who wants to bid on a lunch with me?
RITA GOT A NOTE FROM DAVE
The visit is Monday from 3-6 and the funeral is Tuesday at 10:00 AM. Bev didn't want any viewing because she wants people to remember her as she was not as she is. Her last week was really bad. We are all relieved that she is not in pain any more. The visit and funeral will be at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Please let all the cousins know but they sure don't have to come because it is such a long drive.
THE RAPID CITY FLOOD
The RAPID CITY JOURNAL has an excellent article, this morning, on the aftermath of the Rapid City flood and the overwhelming task of preparing for over 200 funerals in a small city in just a few days.
I wish I could be there to attend the memorial service. My thoughts will be with Rapid City today.
Friday, June 08, 2012
CORRECTION
The other day I mentioned that Ron had relatives in Finland. Actually, his relatives are in Denmark. I keep getting those Scandinavians mixed up. You know how it is with us Norwegians. We're not too bright but we're damn good looking.
THE TRUTH
Here's an adult (and a teacher) who is finally telling the kids the truth. READ THE STORY HERE
NPR WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO FILL THEIR SHOES
National Public Radio has brought us many great programs, over the years, but none were bigger than CAR TALK with Click and Clack (Tom and Ray Magliozzi). They really knew their stuff when it came to car maintenance but it was their humor that made it such a great show. Now, after 35 years they're driving off into the sunset. They were one of a kind!
DONNIE AND LINDA'S NEIGHBOR, GENE, TOOK THIS PHOTO
It's a mama scorpian carrying her babies on her back. Even the scary creatures love their young.
10 STUNNING RIVERFRONT TOWNS
La Crosse isn't on the list but Minneapolis/St. Paul, San Antonio and Great Falls, Montana are.
SEE THEM HERE
SEE THEM HERE
LADIES IN LEATHER
I see leather dresses are "THE THING" for ladies this spring. (Check it out here) Seems like they would be pretty hot for this time of year. I had a pair of leather pants in my youth. I think I wore them once. It felt like "back in the saddle again without the horse".
A FEW NOTES
Friday already? Where does the time go?......It's beginning to feel like summer. High today around 85, tomorrow near 90.....Thunderstorms should stay north of I-90 today.
The numbers speak for themselves. 50% more troops have died from suicide than have died in action, this year, in Afghanistan....Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867 in Richland Center, Wisconsin....Nancy Sinatra turns 72 today.....Congratulations to Shirley MacLaine who was presented with the American Film Institutes Life Achievement Award last night.
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