The Environment and Me

ECO deal Woo Hoo!!!!

So here's the deal, I was out shopping this weekend for a new pair of Levis.

Imagine my surprise when I found a pair of ECO friendly jeans.

That's right, hand sewn 100% organic cotton and recycled rivets.

I didn't even give it a thought that the hand sewn part was done in some sweat shop in Bangladesh or some place like that because, hey, I was saving the environment.

Organic cotton makes up 1% of the world's cotton supply so by me buying the organic cotton I am helping some farmer in China.

Such a deal at $200.00 a pair!!


(I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any.)




More talk of the environment:

While we are on the subject of the environment, I am proud to say that before Al Gore invented the Internet and made a little movie about global warming, I had been doing my part to save the planet since childhood which, my friends, was a long time ago.

A long time ago is before the people of California climbed on the bandwagon to grab publicity.

OK so follow along with me here:

The new craze is to eat vegetables. Alfalfa is a vegetable and the Californians eat a lot of alfalfa sprouts which I maintain contributes to global warming.

Stay with me now.

I hate vegetables and I eat red meat which I maintain cuts back on global warming.

Bold statement I know, but here's how it works.

True fact - methane gas from cows causes 20 times more global warming than carbon dioxide.

That translates into 20 times more global warming than all the cars in the world.

Californians eat alfalfa which produces methane gas so I guess they are not so ECO friendly after all, but I on the other hand eat cows and have been doing my part to stem global warming all my life.

Now that you followed all that, do your part - eat red meat and pass on the sprouts!!


(Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, "I was artificially inseminated this morning." "I don't believe you," says Dolly. "It's true, no bull!" exclaims Daisy.)



Speaking of being old:

You sure can tell when with age comes a different meaning of words.

A prime example - I was talking to Wally the other night and I told him I was having an affair.

His response to me was "are you and Vicki doing the cooking or are you having it catered?"




Talking about food and age:

Yesterday I was at the sandwich shop ordering a sandwich for lunch.

It was one of those shops you know where they build the sandwich in front of you.

I placed my order with the young girl, requesting extra mayonnaise on my roast beef sandwich.

I stood and watched as she was making the sandwich and while watching her spread the mayonnaise on the bread, I noticed part of her grubby work shirt dragging across it.

She continued as if nothing had happened, so I said "Excuse me miss, your sleeve is in the mayonnaise."

She looked up from the sandwich and said "That's no problem, I need to wash my shirt anyway."




Speaking of eating:

You know how I found out I had gained a lot of weight?

I was sitting in my living room last week and my surround sound wouldn't work!!!



(Pain is measured in units of "dols". The instrument used to measure pain is a "dolorimeter.")

I have a feeling after today's post everyone will need a dolorimeter!!!

And so it goes my friends, and so it goes.
And off I go!
Until tomorrow keep a smile or at least grin and bare it.

Sad Days

Wow, who would have thought?

Rosie the big baby left The View early.


I'm crushed. Now what will I watch in the mornings?


Lindsay Lohan crashed her car due to drugs and alcohol.


There goes her next movie I was waiting for. Maybe her last movie with Hanoi Jane Fonda pushed her back to drugs!!


Speaking of drugs:

Bonds Hording Historical Artifacts for Himself

Giants Slugger Might Keep Memorabilia From Hall


As Barry Bonds nears his record 756th home run, he's stockpiling quite a collection of souvenirs - bats, balls, helmets and spikes, pieces of baseball history perfectly suited for the Hall of Fame.

Whether he'll donate any of them to Cooperstown, however, is in doubt.

"I'm not worried about the Hall," the San Francisco slugger said during a recent homer drought. "I take care of me."

That's good Barry because Cooperstown would have to discount the price of admission to enter since your record is drug-assisted.

Aaron, who has said he will not attend the record-breaker, is well-documented at the Hall. There are 40 assorted items from his career; Ruth is remembered with more than 30.

You aren't worthy to have your name used in the same breath as Ruth and Aaron.




Finally her 15 minutes of fame are over:

Anti-War Mom Gives Up on Peace Movement


"I'm going home for a while to try and be normal," she said.

In what she described as a "resignation letter," Sheehan wrote in her online diary on the Daily Kos blog: "Good-bye America ... you are not the country that I love and I finally realized no matter how much I sacrifice, I can't make you be that country unless you want it.

"It's up to you now."

Well, for openers, she is anything but normal.

Second, since America is not the country she loves then I for one will give her a one-way nonrefundable plane ticket to Venezuela to live with Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's leftist president that she visited and had photo ops with.

Good-bye Cindy, nobody will miss you!!




Let's see what's new with our neighbors south of the border:

Miss USA Rachel Smith, who slipped and fell to the floor during the evening gown competition, was jeered by the Mexican audience during the interview phase.

So they want us to open our borders, but they treat our citizens with no respect when we visit their country!!

I hear the Mexican people have started eating Chinese food in preparation for taking over America, since that seems to be where all our imports are from lately.

Lets ask this, since we are told the American people don't want to work anymore (thus welcome the Mexicans) and our social security fund is going broke, what will become of all the unemployed American people including the ones that were on social security?

How hard will it be to sneak across the Canadian border I wonder?



Good news out of China

China's Ex-Food, Drug Chief to Be Executed

BEIJING - China's former top drug regulator was sentenced to death Tuesday for taking bribes to approve untested medicines, as the country's main quality control agency announced its first recall system for unsafe food products.

The developments are among the most dramatic steps Beijing has publicly taken to address domestic and international alarm over shoddy and unsafe Chinese goods from pet food ingredients and toothpaste mixed with industrial chemicals to tainted antibiotics.

This is good but not good enough. He has been relieved of duty for a long time and it is still a problem.



Once again we are at mid week and are headed on the downhill slide as are my posts. Come back tomorrow for much to-do about nothing!!

Flagstaff, Arizona and China

OK, it's Tuesday and back to work day, boo hoo.

Had a great 3-day weekend in Flagstaff and Sedona, Arizona.

I think the stars must have been in alignment as everything went without a hitch.

Oh yes, and no tickets which was a real surprise since my radar detector didn't work.

I was talking to a guy in Flagstaff that was telling me about a radar jammer so the cops get no read from you at all.

He thought it might be illegal, but I wonder if it is and if you hid it real good, how could they do anything to you?

I will follow up on this and if I find good news I will pass it along.




Things of note you should be aware of:

Don't use that contact lens solution

The solution of concern is manufactured by the Advanced Medical Optics Inc. based out of Santa Ana, California.

Government officials are warning consumers not to use AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution, a contact lens solution used for cleaning and storing soft contact lenses, because use of the solution may be linked to an increased risk of a rare, yet severe eye infection.



Fish Importer Announces Monkfish Recall

Food May Contain Toxin Associated With Pufferfish

WASHINGTON - A frozen product labeled monkfish distributed in three states is being recalled after two Chicago area people became ill after eating it, the importer announced Thursday.

Hong Chang Corporation of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., said it is recalling the product labeled as monkfish because it may contain tetrodotoxin, a potent toxin.

While the frozen fish imported from China was labeled monkfish, the company said it is concerned that it may be pufferfish because this toxin is usually associated with certain types of pufferfish.

Eating foods containing tetrodotoxin can result in life-threatening illness or death and the toxin cannot be destroyed by cooking or freezing.

China isn't even packaging what they say it is -- this wasn't even monkfish.




Now after you eat the monkfish don't brush your teeth:

FDA to Monitor Toothpaste From China

WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials are beginning to check all shipments of toothpaste coming from China, following reports of tainted products in other countries, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.

The Food and Drug Administration has no evidence that contaminated toothpaste has made its way into the United States but is taking the step as a precaution, agency spokesman Doug Arbesfeld said.

China -- the second-largest exporter of toothpaste to the United States behind Canada, according to the FDA -- has been at the forefront of growing concerns about its standards as well as the U.S. government's ability to monitor foods and other products.

The FDA's action comes after the lethal chemical diethylene glycol was found in toothpaste sold in the Dominican Republic and Panama.

It was not immediately clear which brands of toothpaste sold in the Unites States are made in China.

How bad is this, we don't even know which brands sold in the US are from China!!!

Why do we import from China anyway? Don't we know how to make anything in the United States anymore?

Why do we bother with spending all the money on Homeland Security, which is a feel good thing anyway, as it will be ineffective?

When and why did we become so close to China?

Realistically, China could kill everyone in the United States with their imports. No need to attack by air, attack by food!!!!!



That's my thing for today. See you around the bend of time tomorrow!!

Memorial Day 07

I originally posted this May 29th, 2006.

I thought I would post it again today in remembrance of those who gave their lives in the service of their country.

Memorial Day and Labor Day are bookend holidays, marking the beginning and end of the summer holidays in the United States. These three-day weekends traditionally are times for celebration and family outings.

Celebrated in most states on the last Monday in May, Memorial Day is a time to remember the U.S. men and women who lost their lives serving their country. Originally known as Decoration Day, it was established in 1868 to commemorate the dead from the Civil War.

Over the years it came to serve as a day to remember all U.S. men and women killed or missing in action in all wars.



Memorial Day




In 1865, Henry C. Welles, a druggist in the village of Waterloo, NY, mentioned at a social gathering that honor should be shown to the patriotic dead of the Civil War by decorating their graves. In the Spring of 1866, he again mentioned this subject to General John B. Murray, Seneca County Clerk. General Murray embraced the idea and a committee was formulated to plan a day devoted to honoring the dead.

Townspeople adopted the idea wholeheartedly. Wreaths, crosses and bouquets were made for each veteran's grave. The village was decorated with flags at half mast and draped with evergreen boughs and mourning black streamers.

On May 5, 1866, civic societies joined the procession to the three existing cemeteries and were led by veterans marching to martial music. At each cemetery there were impressive and lengthy services including speeches by General Murray and a local clergyman. The ceremonies were repeated on May 5, 1867.

The first official recognition of Memorial Day as such was issued by General John A. Logan, first commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. This was General Order #11 establishing "Decoration Day" as it was then known.

The date of the order was May 5, 1868, exactly two years after Waterloo's first observance. That year Waterloo joined other communities in the nation by having their ceremony on May 30.

In 1965, a committee of community leaders started plans for the Centennial Celebration of Memorial Day. The committee consisted of VFW Commander James McCann, chairman, American Legion Commander Oliver J. McFall and Mayor Marion DeCicca, co-chairman, along with Village Trustees, M. Lewis Somerville, Roscoe Bartran, Richard Schreck, Tony DiPronio, and VFW Vice-Commander, Kenneth Matoon.

Their goals were "to obtain national recognition of the fact that Waterloo is the birthplace of Memorial Day through Congressional action" and "to plan and execute a proper celebration for such centennial observance."

In May of 1966, just in time for the Centennial, Waterloo was recognized as the "Birthplace of Memorial Day" by the United States Government.

This recognition was long in coming and involved hours of painstaking research to prove the claim. While other communities may claim earlier observances of honoring the Civil War dead, none can claim to have been so well planned and complete, nor can they claim the continuity of observances that Waterloo can.

The Centennial Celebration that year brought dignitaries from government, military, and veteran's organizations and descendants of the original founders of Memorial Day.

A once luxurious home on Waterloo's Main Street, built in 1850, was purchased from the county and restored. Now the Memorial Day Museum, it houses artifacts of the first Memorial Day and the Civil War era.

Memorial Day is commemorated each year in Waterloo. The parade, speeches, and solemn observances keep the meaning of Memorial Day as it was originally intended to be.

Thank you to those who gave their lives for me to be Free to have mine.

Relief is on the Way

Hey it's Friday and the start of a three day weekend!!


Double your pleasure, double your fun!!

Test Can't Tell Which Twin is Father

Twin brothers Raymon and Richard Miller are the father and uncle to a 3-year-old little girl. The problem is, they don't know which is which. Or who is who.

The identical Missouri twins say they were unknowingly having sex with the same woman. And according to the woman's testimony, she had sex with each man on the same day. Within hours of each other.

Woo hoo she was a busy woman!!
They both played, she got laid, and now she wants to get paid.





Could Viagra Put the Brakes on Jet Lag?

The male impotence drug Viagra may be useful for treating jet lag as well, according to Argentine researchers.

Up, up, and away, and if you time it right you can join the mile-high club and eliminate jet lag at the same time. What a deal!!

That's what they call a Dream Lifter for sure!!



In 2004, Virgin Atlantic Airlines introduced a double bed for first class passengers who fly together.

Somehow a double bed and Virgin seems like an oxymoron to me.

True fact:

A party boat filled with 60 men and women capsized in Texas after all the passengers rushed to one side as the boat passed a nude beach.

The people on the party boat were in the process of treating jet lag with Viagra.

23% of employees say they have had sex in the office.

Maybe they are relieving jet lag!!

85% of the men who cheat on their wives die while having sex.

But they no longer have jet lag!!

Ok, ok, I know today's post is weak but it's Friday, what can I say?

This ain't easy people!!

OK I am outta here and off to Flagstaff, Arizona for a little fun and a change of pace!!

Have a safe and sane weekend.

Politics of Sorts

Wow, you gotta love this one.

Let me preface this with "I don't think George Bush is that great of a United States President."

That said, you gotta love the worst president we have had in my lifetime, Jimmy Carter, charging the Bush administration with being "the worst in history." And as a little frosting on the cake he also criticized Tony Blair for supporting Bush, describing his loyalty in these words: "abominable, blind, apparently subservient."


When you have a peanut for a brain, I guess you are not smart enough to understand Blair's main loyalty was not to Bush but to America.

And he paid a high political price for that.

Shouldn't Carter show an ounce of appreciation as An American citizen?

Let's reflect back on Mr. Carter's time in office.

How was his domestic policy?

We had skyrocketing inflation, a stagnant economy, and high interest rates.

He said we should not be "inordinately" scared of the Soviets.

Of course he was then shocked when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan.

And then to make things worse, he had no idea how to respond to that invasion.

If memory serves me right, he helped put Khomeini in power giving Islamic radicals control of their first major state by withdrawing American support for the Shah.

I believe there was also a hostage crisis on his watch which he bungled, humiliating the United States.

And when he gave speeches to the American public he really made us feel good when he told us America should learn to live with decline.

Maybe after Mr. Carter looks in the mirror, rather than criticize, he just ought to strap on his ol' tool belt and go hammer a few nails for the cameras.

Oh wait, an update:

Carter Backtracks on Bush Criticism

ATLANTA - Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday his remarks were "careless or misinterpreted" when he said the Bush administration has been the "worst in history" for its impact around the world.

Carter said that when he made the comment, he was responding to a question comparing the Bush administration's foreign policy to that of Richard Nixon.


Yeah right, Jimmy has been eating too much tainted peanut butter and washing it down with leftover Billy beer.



In closing my political blog for the week, I came across something a politician is saying that for once makes sense.

Some of you may remember Al Gore as the inventor of the Internet and others may remember him as a past Vice President Of The United States.

He has written a book titled, "The Assault on Reason."

These excerpts I found to be quite informative:

A large and growing number of Americans are asking out loud: "What has happened to our country?" People are trying to figure out what has gone wrong in our democracy, and how we can fix it.

Not long before our nation launched the invasion of Iraq, our longest-serving Senator, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, stood on the Senate floor and said: "This chamber is, for the most part, silent — ominously, dreadfully silent. There is no debate, no discussion, no attempt to lay out for the nation the pros and cons of this particular war. There is nothing. We stand passively mute in the United States Senate."

Those of us who have served in the U.S. Senate and watched it change over time could volunteer a response to Senator Byrd's incisive description of the Senate prior to the invasion:

The chamber was empty because the Senators were somewhere else. Many of them were at fund-raising events they now feel compelled to attend almost constantly in order to collect money—much of it from special interests—to buy 30-second TV commercials for their next re-election campaign. The Senate was silent because Senators don't feel that what they say on the floor of the Senate really matters that much anymore—not to the other Senators, who are almost never present when their colleagues speak, and certainly not to the voters, because the news media seldom report on Senate speeches anymore.

It's all about the money and not about the people. Sad days for sure. This is my time for today. Let's all continue to try to make a difference.

Say What?

What are our colleges turning out as journalists?

Wow, what kind of professional wrote this? Who was wearing fatigues and what did bales of hay have to do with anything?


PAYNE SPRINGS, Texas - A man authorities say shot to death two Henderson County sheriff's deputies and wounded another as they responded to a domestic disturbance call dressed in Army fatigues and used bales of hay as target practice almost every day, a neighbor says.

Later in the article it tells you how the police were dressed. One of the officers killed was in uniform and the other was a plain clothes investigator.

And I thought my writing was bad.




Workin' at the car wash

OK ladies, do you want your husbands or boyfriends to take your car to the car wash for you?

OK guys, are you a little lax at keeping that new car shine on your car??

Well every town in America needs to follow Canberra, Australia's example and you will never see another dirty car on the highway, which I might add will improve gas mileage as the wind resistance is less on a clean car!!

X-rated nude car wash gets official go-ahead

Australian officials say despite complaints, topless business within law

CANBERRA, Australia - A nude car wash offering an X-rated sideshow and topless cleaning in Australia’s tropical Queensland state has been given the all-clear after police and officials said they were powerless to scrub it.


The Bubbles ’n’ Babes car wash in Brisbane prompted a flood of complaints with a topless car wash for $45 and a nude car wash with X-rated lap-dance service for $82.

Very reasonably priced for sure!! Total car care will pay dividends as well!!!





And now from the celebrity news department:

'You Can't Fire Me, I Quit,' Says Donald Trump


Whether he quit or was fired, that is the best news I have heard from NBC.




More news:

Britney Deplanes Due to Lack of Leather Seats

Pop Star Asks to Be Let Off Plane Minutes Before Takeoff.


'I don't want to fly on this plane. It hasn't got leather seats.'

The humor here is the fact that her sweaty backside has been flying on a lot of back seats in cars with cloth seats.




Michael Jackson won't fight an auction of his private items.

He gave up his privates a long, long time ago.


Well, that's the best I have for today. Follow along again tomorrow to see if I can find anything of real substance on here!!

I Need Answers

I don't get it, can you tell me why?

Every day there are news reports about more deaths.
Every night on TV there are photos of death and destruction.
Why are we still there?

We occupied this land, which we had to take by force,
but it causes us nothing but trouble.
Why are we still there?

Many of our children go there and never come back.
Why are we still there?

Their government was unstable, and they had loopy leadership.
Why are we still there?

Many of their people are uncivilized.
Why are we still there?

The place is subject to natural disasters,
that we are supposed to bail them out from.
Why are we still there?

There are more than 1000 religious sects,
which we do not understand.
Why are we still there?

Their folkways, foods and fads are unfathomable
to ordinary Americans.
Why are we still there?

We can't even secure the borders.
Why are we still there?

They are billions of dollars in debt and
it will cost billions more to rebuild, which we can't afford.
Why are we still there?





It is becoming very clear......






SOONER OR LATER WE MUST PULL OUT OF







CALIFORNIA!

:-)


Just wondering!! Come back for more tomorrow.

May the rest of your day be the best of your day!

Is Anyone Listening or Paying Attention?

Hello, hello, can you hear me?

Remember, they tell us to eat healthy.


A national recall of E. coli-contaminated spinach last year killed four people and sickened nearly 200.



An E. coli outbreak last year forced several Taco Bell restaurants to temporarily close their doors.



BJ's Wholesale Club recalled packages of fresh mushrooms in February after a routine inspection revealed the possible presence of E. coli.



ConAgra said its nationwide peanut butter recall that began in February of this year costs between $50 million and $60 million.



Company Recalls 129,000 Pounds of Beef



What does the public think?

Are food safety standards tough enough in the U.S.?
No 75%
Yes 13%
Not sure 11%
Total Votes: 27,219


And is our government worried about how safe our food is?

They are too busy doing more important things.


Senators strike deal on immigration reform bill

Compromise deal would legalize millions of illegal immigrants

WASHINGTON - Key senators in both parties and the White House announced agreement Thursday on an immigration overhaul that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants already in the U.S. and fortify the border.


Sen. Edward M. Kennedy hailed it as "the best possible chance we will have in years to secure our borders and bring millions of people out of the shadows."

This from the most hard-drinking, liberal, out-of-touch Senator ever.

Nice job on his makeup though!!!

Someone tell me why quick legal status is important! Also the admitted count is now at 12 million.

What does the public think?

Where do you stand on the proposed agreement?
I'm opposed 62%
I'm in favor 26%
I'm not sure 12%
Total Votes: 20,250

Not that their opinion should matter since they should not have a say but,

Even the Mexicans don't like it

Immigration Proposal Panned in Mexico


MONTERREY, Mexico - Many in Mexico expressed disappointment Friday with the U.S. Congress' immigration reform proposal, arguing it doesn't let enough Mexicans enter the United States legally to work, while focusing on an arduous path to residency for those who have already taken the illegal path.


So basically the only people that like this whole deal are the politicians.

When will the American public revolt?


And so goes the start of a new week!! See you tomorrow.

What is Going on in our World?

Happy Friday!!


Well, it has been confirmed....

McDonald's has reached Africa!







Is the following a stupid headline for a story?

'Three Held in Search for Constable'

Why wouldn't they let them go so they can search too?





Baby 'Bubba' Gets State Gun Permit

CHICAGO - Bubba Ludwig cannot walk, talk or open the refrigerator door - but he does have his very own Illinois gun permit.

The 10-month-old, whose given name is Howard David Ludwig, was issued a firearm owner's identification card after his father, Howard Ludwig, paid the $5 fee and filled out the application, not expecting to actually get one.


The card lists the baby's height at 2 feet, 3 inches, weight at 20 pounds and has a scribble where the signature should be.

With some exceptions, the cards are required of any Illinois residents purchasing or possessing firearms or ammunition within the state. There are no age restrictions on the cards, an official said.

Ludwig, 30, of Chicago, applied for the card after his own father bought Bubba a 12-gauge Beretta shotgun as a gift.

The grandfather bought Bubba a 12-gauge shotgun, what a nice grandpa. I wonder if grandpa's name is Bubba?





U.S. Divorce Rate at Lowest Level Since 1970 and divorce lawyers are advertising:


Reminds me of the woman applying for a job in a Florida lemon grove who seemed way too qualified for the job.

"Look Miss," said the foreman, "have you any actual experience in picking lemons?"

"Well, as a matter of fact, yes!" she replied, "I've been divorced three times."


In doing research for this story, a woman told me this regarding her divorce:

My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God, and I didn't.



On the other hand, one of the men I talked to shared this with me:

An old man goes to the Wizard to ask him if he can remove a curse he has been living with for the last 40 years. The Wizard says, "Maybe, but you will have to tell me the exact words that were used to put the curse on you." The old man says without hesitation, "I now pronounce you man and wife."



And yet another man shared this:

Marriage is a three-ring circus: Engagement ring, wedding ring, and suffering.


That's all the fun anyone can stand for a Friday!! Have a safe and sane weekend and come back Monday for more insanity!!!!

Not Dull

Well, I guess there is never a dull moment here in Las Vegas.

A week ago last Monday my brother and his son dropped in from Eugene, Oregon, for a visit. They left Friday.



This past Saturday my first born son Stacey flew in for a visit until Tuesday night.




It was great having Stacey home, if only for a few days.

It was nice schooling him at nine ball on the ol' pool table.

I was going to do a little weight lifting contest with him but I thought better of it.

The great thing about both my boys is we enjoy each other's company and can hang out together.

Of course it helps that I stock up the bar fridge and their Mom stocks up the food fridge.

Growing boys for sure, well, grown boys what can I say!




Let's see what else happened this week.

A friend ended up in the hospital. Get well wishes go out to him!!

A lifelong friend's dad passed away and we are off to the funeral Friday.

Other than that, nothing new to report here.


And so it goes for another Thursday.


I would like to leave you with this thought from a not so famous philosopher:

"Bad Is Bad Only If You Don't Find The Good."

"Life Is Good Find It!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Vacation Day

Today seems like a good day to take a vacation day away from the blog.

So, I think I will!

Check back tomorrow and see if I found anything of interest to post on here!!

Who'da Thought

Why you should smoke Marlboros:

Florida Woman Dies After Camel Sits on Her

WEWAHITCHKA, Fla. - An owner of an exotic animal farm has died after being kicked and then sat on by a camel. Cathie Ake and the 4-year-old camel were being filmed by a local television station on Sunday when the camel kicked her and then sat down during a break in filming.

When the TV station said "break time, smoke'em if you got em," the animal got upset when the woman lit up a Camel!!






Coyote visits Chicago sandwich shop

Wild animal walks into downtown Chicago sandwich shop, chills in cooler


CHICAGO - For one day, at least, the roadrunner was safe. It seems the coyote was hankering for another kind of fast food. Employees and customers at a downtown Chicago Quizno's sandwich shop were stunned to see a coyote walk through the propped-open front door Tuesday afternoon and lie down in a cooler stocked with fruit juice and soda.

He just wanted to pick out a drink to go with that sandwich.





I like this story:

Couple sets up radar gun and video cameras, catches cop speeding in neighborhood. Officer wants couple arrested for stalking.

A Bartow County couple will go before a magistrate judge today to see if they will be arrested for allegedly stalking a Kennesaw police officer by installing cameras to track neighborhood speeders.

Lee and Teresa Sipple spent $1,200 mounting three video cameras and a radar speed unit outside their home, which is at the bottom of a hill. They have said they did so in hopes of convincing neighbors to slow down to create a safe environment for their son.

The Sipples allegedly caught Kennesaw police officer Richard Perrone speeding up to 17 mph over the speed limit. Perrone alerted Bartow authorities, who in turn visited the Sipples' home to tell them Perrone intended to press charges against them for stalking.

Now don't you just love this one?

The cop is filing charges!!!

Caught in a speed trap and it doesn't feel good!!

I'm sure he has heard all the excuses he could give so he invented the stalking one.

Try that one next time a cop stops you for speeding!!!! Wait, I will probably be the next one stopped, so I will try it.





Kids take a car trip, in the trunk

Man arrested, accused of reckless endangerment

PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon man on vacation with his family is accused of putting two of his four children in a car trunk because the vehicle was too small to hold all of them.

Douglas Willy, his fiancee and their four children were taking a trip but the vehicle did not fit all six passengers, so he decided two of the children would ride in the trunk to avoid taking a second vehicle.

Police said a 12-year-old and 13-year-old were in the trunk, and had been riding inside for about 20 miles.

Hey kids what did you see on your summer vacation?

If the car was too small for six, then how big could the trunk have been?

Talk about a brain trust between good ol' Doug and his fiancee. Oregon huh, they smoke primo stuff there I hear!!!




Maybe Doug moved to Oregon:

Do you know the reason why it's so hard to solve a redneck murder?

All the DNA is the same.


That's all there is for terrible Tuesday. See you tomorrow I hope.

Women in the News

Hey it's Monday, time for all the news you can use.



Wow, what a busy time with all these celebrity women in the news.

Rosie quits the View.





Brittney is out of rehab and is dressed to the nines!!






Paris continues to get her 15 minutes of fame.

Paris on the front page





And again in the news, Paris shocked by a judge




The press release of photos of the new Paris Hilton Hotel.






Somewhere lost in the news...


Maria gets a new truck









At least today's post ended on a happy note!!
Y'all come back now, ya hear!!

Did You Know??

OK, it's Friday what can I say?

Try to figure this out and don't cheat.

See if you can figure out what these words have in common:

Banana

Dresser

Grammar

Potato

Revive

Uneven

Assess




Are you peeking or have you already given up?

Give it another try....

You'll kick yourself when you discover the answer. Go back and look at them again. Think hard.

OK... here you go... hope you didn't cheat. This is cool!!





Answer . . . . .


In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the end of the word, and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word!!!

Told ya it was cool!

Well, at least I thought it was cool!!



Speaking of cool, how would this be if the clerk had the moxie to do it?

Suppose you are in the express lane at a grocery store where all too often people completely ignore the 15 items or less sign, and someone ahead of you in line is pushing a cart piled high with groceries.

What a delight it would be if the cashier would ask sweetly, "So which fifteen items would you like to buy?"

Wouldn't it be great if that happened more often?



Hey, how true is this?

The reason congressmen try so hard to get re-elected is that they would hate to have to make a living under the laws they've passed.



Advice my dog Zoe' gave me:

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."



In closing:

While listening to my "Learn Spanish In One Week" records, (yes records, not CD's, it's a low budget course) so far I have learned this - the Spanish word esposa means "wife" and the plural, esposas, means "wives," but also means "handcuffs."



Now that you are armed with all this knowledge, have a grand and glorious weekend.

Friend

Let me tell you of good fortune.



You have a friend!

As I alluded to on my May 4th post, my friend Pat does most of the work making what I put together look nice for you the reader.

I also noted on my Monday post about using the word busy which you should never point out if it jumps up and bites you.

I will refrain from saying how busy I have been Tuesday and Wednesday, but will point out that my brother and his son arrived for a visit Tuesday for the rest of the week.

So while not busy, I am somewhat consumed and therefore writing a daily blog becomes a little overwhelming.

A friend actually noticed how overwhelmed I would be and before I said anything she stepped right up and said, "Since I am your editor I know what you would write so let me lighten your load."

That's right, my editor Pat did just that and the Tuesday and Wednesday party posts were her handiwork.

Nice job on the posts and many many thanks Pat for stepping in so all my readers out there have something good to read and see.

I had to come back today otherwise all you readers would demand Pat take over.


Today I will leave you with these:

I attended a wedding not too long ago and you will not believe what happened.

All eyes were on the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the aisle.

They reached the altar and the waiting groom; the bride kissed her father and placed something in his hand.

The guests in the front pews responded with ripples of laughter. Even the priest smiled broadly.

As her father gave her away in marriage, the bride gave him back his credit card.


And for my closer:

My friend Wally and I were talking the other day and he asked me the following:

"Wag, when you die and are lying there in your casket and your friends are mourning over you, what would you like them to say?"

"Wally," I said, "I'd like them to say, 'Look, he's moving!'"


If I'm moving Friday I'll be here. Will you?

...and the Human Party Animals

Our Spring Fling - just another party with good dogs, good people and good food!!!!!!



Y'all come back tomorrow. Yeah, that means you!