NASTY WEATHER AHEAD?

The National Weather Service says a low pressure system might bring a band of heavy snow to our area wednesday night and thursday.  It's too early, however to tell exactly which track the system will take.


I hate the words "heavy" and "snow" in the same sentence but we need the moisture so I'll grit my teeth.  I won't smile but I'll grit my teeth.

WINTER WEATHER

BITTER COLD WEATHER AHEAD

Monday and Tuesday high: 31, Wednesday 35, Thursday 28, Friday 19.

 

Ahhhhh, that's more like Wisconsin!



DONNIE AND LINDA'S TRIP

DONNIE'S IMPRESSIONS OF MARFA
"Marfa is a tiny town way beyond everything, surrounded by desert and mountains.  A thriving artists colony full of young artists and galleries.  Good restaurants and a Euro-coffee shop ($14 Swiss Chocolate Bars).

The Paisano Hotel was home to James Dean, Liz Taylor, Rock Hudson, et. al., during the filming of "GIANT".  The hotel sells replica keys that indicate the Room Number and the stars that occupied them.  Dean, Taylor and Dennis Hopper are the most popular.

More recently, "No Country for Old Men" was filmed nearby."

FROM TWITTER

Just saw this "TWEET" and had to share it.  Great Wisconsin graphic.

Love this. #Wisconsin twitter.com/WISweetheart_/…
— WISweetheart (@WISweetheart_) December 13, 2012

WEATHER

Did I miss something?  Isn't this Wisconsin?  Isn't it just a few days before Christmas?  In Wisconsin, just a few days before Christmas, isn't it supposed to be snowing?

Why is it raining?

MEMORIES: WAYNE FEED

What a treat it was to get this picture from Donnie.  He saw this sign, somewhere along the road, on their trip this week.

We stayed in Marion for a couple of years after Dad quit teaching and he went to work for Wayne Feeds.

It was a traveling job and he, often, went to Yankton and would take me along.

On those trips we would spend the noon hour at WNAX Radio and watch the live, hour long, program from noon to one called, THE DINNER BELL ROUND-UP.  It was an all live variety show with singers, dancers, bands and comedians.  In other words, a TV show before there was TV and one of the sponsors was WAYNE FEEDS.  I loved it and, I think, that's what first gave me the idea that radio might be a fun job....it turned out that it was for about 35 years!

Wayne Feeds was started by Dale McMillen, who was a proponent of supplements for animals, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  The company was very successful and sold the product nationwide.

As time moved on, Wayne Feeds merged with other companies and ended its life as a brand name for pet foods.  They were especially known for their MONKEY CHOW!!

This leads me to wonder.  If Dad has stayed with Wayne Feed would Donnie and I now be swinging from trees?

YUKKY FOOD

You know how Norwegians get all goofy when there's a lutefisk dinner within a mile of their location?  Well, the Chinese have a dish that drives them into a frenzy too. It's Hairy crabs.






I don't know about you but just the THOUGHT of Hairy crabs gags me.  READ THE BBC ARTICLE HERE.  It gets even gaggier!

RAIN DAY

We were getting some light rain when I got up this morning.  We'll be getting more, here and there, throughout the day.  The National Weather Service says precipitation amounts will be between a quarter and a half inch.

Donnie and Linda drove through some rain on their way home yesterday but when they got there it was dry as a bone.

TODAYS BIRTHDAYS

A couple of birthdays of note today.  Dave Clark is 70 today.  Name doesn't ring a bell?  Go back, about 47 years.


Also having a birthday today is everybody's favorite, TIM CONWAY.  He's celebrating his 79th birthday.

SAY CHEESE

SLIPPERY DRIVEWAY?

SPREAD CHEESE ON IT.



Here's to a happy holiday!!

A small boy wrote to Santa Claus, "Send me a brother."

Santa wrote back, "Send me your Mother."

MASS SHOOTING

WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS

THE SORROW OF TODAYS

TRAGEDY.

GIFT CARDS

Lot's of people get gift cards for Christmas.  Hot tip.  Use it right away or run the risk of losing it.  The scamers have figured out a way to use that card before you do!  READ HOW THEY DO IT HERE.

SUNRISE

Look at this sunrise we had this morning.  Is that spectacular, or what?

CHRISTMAS MUSIC

If you missed this on Letterman, take a couple of minutes to watch it here.  A bit of CHRISTMAS CHEER FROM THE U.S. MARINE CORPS!

GOOFY LAWS

While he was living there, I wonder if Donnie knew that the maximum jail sentence for stealing olives, in Turkey, before they are ripe, is two years!

As much as I like ripe olives, two years is hardly enough.

WATCH THE BIRDIE

To celebrate the beginning of the CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT here's a short, beautiful video of last years count in Minnesota.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR THE VIKINGS
It was on this day in 1911 that Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole.

BIRDS

Just in time for the Bird Count, hoardes of birds are flying south, from Canada, into Massachusetts looking for food.

The Canadian seed crop has failed this year and our feathered friends are hungry.  It's suspected the prolonged drought in Canada has caused the shortage of seeds.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

FINALLY GOT THE TREE UP.  I LOVE IT AND I LOVE THE SMELL OF PINE.