Good Afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen,
Going Away Party will be this Saturday, October 4th at Boss Man B's house. Write, email, or call me if you want details and would like to be invited. It's going to be one helluva shindig...and you'll get to meet a vast majority of my family, friends, and acquaintances while getting your drink on...and I believe Rock Band will be involved as well, if that's your thing. It's gonna be a fun time.
Last night, JL Clyde & I watched "The Land That Time Forgot" starring Doug McClure (Troy's brother) and Sarah Penhaligon (which I believe is an 18-sided shape). It intrigued us because it was about a hijacked U-boat during the first World War...and then after a few wrong turns, they end up around Antarctica...and then a tropical environment full of dinosaurs and cavemen. However, the special effects were...certainly "special" but more like the kid that wore a helmet all the time at school. It was still mildly entertaining to watch the guys attacked buy a rubber dragon or something...but I would pass on this movie if I were you. It just doesn't make a whole helluva lotta sense. So here's the news...
Bacon Update - A pig the size of a Shetland pony trapped an Australian woman in her village home for TEN DAYS earlier this month. 63-year old Caroline Hayes tried to leave her house in Uki in northern New South Wales to use the outdoor toilet but says the animal bit her and shoved her back inside. "It's a beautiful male pig but he's just so big and so pushy. The rangers came out to my house yesterday with a dog cage and this pig is that big, it's like trying to put an elephant in a dog cage. They tried for a little while and they couldn't do it. They got him halfway in and he just backed off and went back to my dam, where he was having a lovely time in the water." Hayes said she and her neighbours began feeding the pig, whom they named Bruce, when it showed up at their homes a few days earlier after its owners could not handle it and let it loose in the rainforest...but it became aggressive, demanding more food and biting her on the leg when she tried to go to the toilet. Well, a little follow up to this story, a few days later...the 80 kg pig (that's over a HUNDRED packages of bacon & other pork products y'all) was put out to stud. That's what I like to hear. Sure, it's disappointing that I won't get to taste Bruce's sweet meat (as gay as that sounds) today...but there will be future generations of these behemoths to enjoy for many mornings in the future. Now if only we could engineer lobsters the size of compact cars...
Panda / Denver Update - Oh yes, there are pandas in Denver...and they're Red. Red panda cubs born June 29 at the Denver Zoo got a clean bill of health in their latest checkup. Amaya and Takeo aren't on exhibit yet but it will be only a few more weeks until the public can see them. Amaya is female, and Takeo a male. The twins were born with cream-colored fur but now have adult markings. The zoo says they resemble "red-colored raccoons." Parents Sophia and He-Ping (pile of poo?) came to Denver last year as part of a species-survival plan and proved to be a good match. Sophia is nurturing her babies herself. So now there's a reason to go check out the Denver Zoo when the nieces & nephew come to town.
Yoda Cat - A very unusual cat has skyrocketed to fame around the Chicago area recently. A cat from Hampshire, Illinois is making a splash for her striking resmblance to the Star Wars character “Yoda.” The cat is owned by Don and Cindy White of Hampshire. This was all that the article had...but I have my own theory as to why this cat is unusual...and I think it's because its mother was involved with a pitbull. That's just my theory. Not sure what the scientific possiblities and the matching of chromosomes or whatever would play out off hand...but that's just my theory. Look into that cat's eyes and tell me that there's not a possibility that that's the bastard child of a pitbull and one of those hairless freak cats. You can't! Anyway, just thought you might wanna check it out.
Beavers All Over Trojans - Other working titles include "Beavers Smother Trojans", "Trojans Busted by Beavers", "Beavers Taste Sweet...Victory", "SoCal Stunned by Mighty Beavers" and "Sloppy Beavers Overpower Floppy Trojans." Yes, I have no life...but the Oregon State University football team, the Beavers won their game against the previous #1 team in the country, the USC Trojans on Thursday. That's really all there is to that...besides the incredible headline possibilities. Let's see BYU is up to #8 in the polls, the University of Utah is up to #15 (until they beat the Cougars in a few months) and this may be my last college football update until the the University of South Carolina Gamecocks play the University of Tennessee Volunteers on November 1st. Then again, the Cocks also play the Rebels of Ole Miss (who upset the Florida Gators this weekend) next week. "With a rebel yell...she cried more, more, moooore..." Oh...and the Beavers take on the Utes this weekend. GO UTES!!! This is why everybody loves college football...the sophomoric humor.
The Secret of Life - Walter Breuning of Great Falls, Montana said the secret to living a long life is staying active. And he should know. The retired Great Northern Railway worker celebrated his 112th birthday on Sunday. Breuning said that if "you keep your mind busy and keep your body busy, you're going to be around a long time." About 60 people helped Breuning celebrate his birthday at the Rainbow Retirement and Assisted Living Community, where he has lived for 30 years (so now the great-great-great-great-grandkids can avoid seeing him). Rainbow employee Merry Coats was one of them. She said Breuning has a great attitude and always focuses on the positive. "He wakes up every morning, puts his feet on the ground, and it's a good day," she said. As of Monday, Breuning was the 27th oldest person in the world, according to the Gerontology Research Group's Web site. The site lists 115-year-old Edna Parker of Indiana as the oldest. Breuning was born in Minnesota in 1896 and moved to Montana 90 years ago (Was it a state back then?). He told partygoers about the changes he's seen over the decades, having lived in the days when there was no running water, to modern times when there are "buttons for everything." Technological breakthroughs such as radio, TV, automobiles and computers make life more pleasant, but "sometimes I wonder if we appreciate what has freely been given to us," he said. Breuning told the group to love and appreciate their family and friends, and "above all, thank God for the many blessings he's given us throughout the years. That is your Sunday sermon — and no collection." Hmm, sounds like somebody else likes to say no need to thank me, just pay it forward. Amazing!!! I mean...simply amazing the stories that he must have. The man was middle aged during the last Great Depression. Maybe he has an answer for these hard economic times too. Mr. Breuning, what would you suggest? "I was a railway worker until I retired...during the Eisenhower administration." WOW!!! That's it. Bring back Ike. I don't know why...but I always liked that guy.
That'll do it for today. Just a bunch of stuff that I need to do still to get ready for the move...but I'm super excited for it now...and the party this weekend. Hope to see all of you there!!! Have a great day!!!
Going Away Party will be this Saturday, October 4th at Boss Man B's house. Write, email, or call me if you want details and would like to be invited. It's going to be one helluva shindig...and you'll get to meet a vast majority of my family, friends, and acquaintances while getting your drink on...and I believe Rock Band will be involved as well, if that's your thing. It's gonna be a fun time.
Last night, JL Clyde & I watched "The Land That Time Forgot" starring Doug McClure (Troy's brother) and Sarah Penhaligon (which I believe is an 18-sided shape). It intrigued us because it was about a hijacked U-boat during the first World War...and then after a few wrong turns, they end up around Antarctica...and then a tropical environment full of dinosaurs and cavemen. However, the special effects were...certainly "special" but more like the kid that wore a helmet all the time at school. It was still mildly entertaining to watch the guys attacked buy a rubber dragon or something...but I would pass on this movie if I were you. It just doesn't make a whole helluva lotta sense. So here's the news...
Bacon Update - A pig the size of a Shetland pony trapped an Australian woman in her village home for TEN DAYS earlier this month. 63-year old Caroline Hayes tried to leave her house in Uki in northern New South Wales to use the outdoor toilet but says the animal bit her and shoved her back inside. "It's a beautiful male pig but he's just so big and so pushy. The rangers came out to my house yesterday with a dog cage and this pig is that big, it's like trying to put an elephant in a dog cage. They tried for a little while and they couldn't do it. They got him halfway in and he just backed off and went back to my dam, where he was having a lovely time in the water." Hayes said she and her neighbours began feeding the pig, whom they named Bruce, when it showed up at their homes a few days earlier after its owners could not handle it and let it loose in the rainforest...but it became aggressive, demanding more food and biting her on the leg when she tried to go to the toilet. Well, a little follow up to this story, a few days later...the 80 kg pig (that's over a HUNDRED packages of bacon & other pork products y'all) was put out to stud. That's what I like to hear. Sure, it's disappointing that I won't get to taste Bruce's sweet meat (as gay as that sounds) today...but there will be future generations of these behemoths to enjoy for many mornings in the future. Now if only we could engineer lobsters the size of compact cars...
Panda / Denver Update - Oh yes, there are pandas in Denver...and they're Red. Red panda cubs born June 29 at the Denver Zoo got a clean bill of health in their latest checkup. Amaya and Takeo aren't on exhibit yet but it will be only a few more weeks until the public can see them. Amaya is female, and Takeo a male. The twins were born with cream-colored fur but now have adult markings. The zoo says they resemble "red-colored raccoons." Parents Sophia and He-Ping (pile of poo?) came to Denver last year as part of a species-survival plan and proved to be a good match. Sophia is nurturing her babies herself. So now there's a reason to go check out the Denver Zoo when the nieces & nephew come to town.Yoda Cat - A very unusual cat has skyrocketed to fame around the Chicago area recently. A cat from Hampshire, Illinois is making a splash for her striking resmblance to the Star Wars character “Yoda.” The cat is owned by Don and Cindy White of Hampshire. This was all that the article had...but I have my own theory as to why this cat is unusual...and I think it's because its mother was involved with a pitbull. That's just my theory. Not sure what the scientific possiblities and the matching of chromosomes or whatever would play out off hand...but that's just my theory. Look into that cat's eyes and tell me that there's not a possibility that that's the bastard child of a pitbull and one of those hairless freak cats. You can't! Anyway, just thought you might wanna check it out.
Beavers All Over Trojans - Other working titles include "Beavers Smother Trojans", "Trojans Busted by Beavers", "Beavers Taste Sweet...Victory", "SoCal Stunned by Mighty Beavers" and "Sloppy Beavers Overpower Floppy Trojans." Yes, I have no life...but the Oregon State University football team, the Beavers won their game against the previous #1 team in the country, the USC Trojans on Thursday. That's really all there is to that...besides the incredible headline possibilities. Let's see BYU is up to #8 in the polls, the University of Utah is up to #15 (until they beat the Cougars in a few months) and this may be my last college football update until the the University of South Carolina Gamecocks play the University of Tennessee Volunteers on November 1st. Then again, the Cocks also play the Rebels of Ole Miss (who upset the Florida Gators this weekend) next week. "With a rebel yell...she cried more, more, moooore..." Oh...and the Beavers take on the Utes this weekend. GO UTES!!! This is why everybody loves college football...the sophomoric humor.
The Secret of Life - Walter Breuning of Great Falls, Montana said the secret to living a long life is staying active. And he should know. The retired Great Northern Railway worker celebrated his 112th birthday on Sunday. Breuning said that if "you keep your mind busy and keep your body busy, you're going to be around a long time." About 60 people helped Breuning celebrate his birthday at the Rainbow Retirement and Assisted Living Community, where he has lived for 30 years (so now the great-great-great-great-grandkids can avoid seeing him). Rainbow employee Merry Coats was one of them. She said Breuning has a great attitude and always focuses on the positive. "He wakes up every morning, puts his feet on the ground, and it's a good day," she said. As of Monday, Breuning was the 27th oldest person in the world, according to the Gerontology Research Group's Web site. The site lists 115-year-old Edna Parker of Indiana as the oldest. Breuning was born in Minnesota in 1896 and moved to Montana 90 years ago (Was it a state back then?). He told partygoers about the changes he's seen over the decades, having lived in the days when there was no running water, to modern times when there are "buttons for everything." Technological breakthroughs such as radio, TV, automobiles and computers make life more pleasant, but "sometimes I wonder if we appreciate what has freely been given to us," he said. Breuning told the group to love and appreciate their family and friends, and "above all, thank God for the many blessings he's given us throughout the years. That is your Sunday sermon — and no collection." Hmm, sounds like somebody else likes to say no need to thank me, just pay it forward. Amazing!!! I mean...simply amazing the stories that he must have. The man was middle aged during the last Great Depression. Maybe he has an answer for these hard economic times too. Mr. Breuning, what would you suggest? "I was a railway worker until I retired...during the Eisenhower administration." WOW!!! That's it. Bring back Ike. I don't know why...but I always liked that guy.That'll do it for today. Just a bunch of stuff that I need to do still to get ready for the move...but I'm super excited for it now...and the party this weekend. Hope to see all of you there!!! Have a great day!!!
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