If you recall, last year I mentioned how I was having difficulties with HERMAN, the squirrel and how he was able to climb the pole to the bird feeders and no matter what idea I came up with.................he would outsmart me....................until I finally gave up(Feb 2010 are you smarter than a squirrel). Well a friend of mine happened to pay special attention to my dilemma and sent me the attached video on how to fix the problem.................once and for all. OK, HERMAN............BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIbY_IWT3fk
I haven't seen HERMAN all winter ................but...........I know he's out there somewhere and is just preparing himself to meet up with me..........soon!!!! He has his direct contact with ACME, the same place Roadrunner deals with for all his ........."outsmarting tools." There are still peanuts buried in Margots flower boxes from just before winter and I know he will eventually wake up hungry. OOHH sorry, he's a rodent not a bear!!! however, if you see the mess he can make of her flowers looking for peanuts you would think he was a bear. Margot's not very happy about that..................but...................just doesn't have the (whatever) to make a squirrel hat out of him. The birds, on the other hand, really don't pay any attention to him................EXCEPT.................the enormous black birds who...................just sit and wait until Herman tries to cross the street in front of a car......................doesn't make it.........and BAM!!!!! they are down on him.
Anyway, Spring has begun to show it's little sign with the little shoots of flowers trying to push their noses up through the little snow that hangs around from our dumping of 3" well OK! make remarks about that but to me that 3" was equal to 3' when I was thinking about shovelling it...............so I dumped that idea and came in and made myself another cup of coffee.
I had to call the city, this morning to remind them that I live at the bottom of a hill and with 3" of snow, I can't get my car up the hill and that I feel like a hermit in the forest. I also added the fact that the power has gone out and since our house is total electric, I can't even make a cup of coffee and being old I need my TV to watch Judge Judy and Springer. Well, they were very concerned about the whole situation and the next day in the mail, came a letter from the young lady I spoke with apologizing for the bad snow removal service along with the power outage plus a $3 coupon for a Starbucks as soon as I could make it up the hill. Wasn't that nice!!!!!! I decided then and there not to call her back to advise her that the truck ....................missed my sidewalk.
Well , back to Herman, I just saw the little bastard, running from one pot to another looking for his nuts..............better get my squirrel relocater up and running.
Come late April, Margot will once again begin working on her flower deck and I will put some photos of it online in this blog..............just to show you what I have to put up with every year........but it does keep her occupied and away from shopping. Not that she's a big shopper but is quick to always say......."she doesn't have a thing to wear." My only question is why does she have three closets and I have only one????
Well, like they say in Mississippi..............or is it Louisiana................or perhaps Alabama. That's all for now. Come on back...............Y'ALL.
3/4/11
WHO?? WHAT DID THEY SAY?? WHERE AM I??
The recent televising of the Oscars and before that the Grammy's have certainly been an eye opener for me.
Where did my world go? I always considered myself to be a little hip (just to prove that point, I do like the group Willy Nillie......or is it Nillies Willy ).... but when you don't know any of the people or the movies or the songs it leads one to immediately go to any of the everyday things i.e. crossword puzzles, sudoku, find the word, look for differences in pictures or whatever else there is to prove to one self that Ahlzeimers is not present.
To take this one step further, I turned on American Idol only to become more confused and concerned. Whatever happen to the gooooood
old songs like: I'm looking over a four leaf clover, Amore, Wheel of Fortune, Doggy in the window, I did it my way, Till, and my favorite....Lets do the twist!!! I now only hear a lot of screaming, gargling, and what sounds like coughing, I can't understand what words they are saying or what the melody really is. Besides all this the new singers are having problems dressing. Either the pants hang to low, slits in skirts to high, socks don't match or a long scarf hangs outside the rear of the pants. Tattoos appear all over the body, Tuxedo shirt studs are now located in the nose, lips, eyelids, and tongue, which by the way forces one to sing with a lisp, hair on girls short, hair on boys long. Did I become a modern day RIP VAN WINKLE and miss out on the past 20 years? Is my memory really leaving me? The worst seems to be coming faster and faster with the passing of each day. The world seems to be moving faster than the Lone Rangers speeding silver bullet.
are going. Why in the world would anyone
want to show their underwear, unless you
are going to a Halloween party as
Superman!! .........or trying to capture
the loving lust of that certain someone.
Granted, my mom always told me to
wear clean underwear.......just in case
I was hit by a car and the medics had to
see if my underwear was clean and
pressed, which I could never understand
the philosophy but never questioned Mom.
But I never went around showing them off.
However, I could understand people
wanting to see my Chartreuse argyle socks.
The one thing I do say thank you for is DANCING WITH THE STARS. At least they do have at least one.........old timer.......on the show, even though they may have a little trouble with the Texas Two Step slowing down to 2MPH or the Jive, where this little skinny dancing guy has to pick up and throw this older slightly overweight female star over his shoulders. One thing I never realized to now is that it is true that our reactions become slower with age. Even our timing!!!!! and especially our memory of...................THE GOOD OLD DAYS...................
OOOOHHHHH well, the important thing at the moment..............IS THAT TIME GOES ON!!!!!!
3/1/11
THINKIN' BACK!!
Recently, one of my close friends who has literally known me since school to this day.........boy that makes her really old....................asked me to give a comparison to the three big times of my life........school years......military years and my working years. WHAT THE HELL!!!!! Why would anyone want to know that for??? Well, I actually started to write about that but just ended up deleting a complete post about it. I just could not bring it to myself to make that comparison. After all, they were all totally different and each had good times and bad ...............most of all they all played a role in why I am so damn wonderful. My school years started out as usual school years do. I had visions of being abnormally bright, attending college with the highest expectations of spending at least 8 years in college to become a worldwide noted architect, diplomat,scholar, athlete..................no not one of the above................ALL OF THE ABOVE. Now, very simply put, I could see none of the above happening as soon as the 7th grade............ssssoooooo I had to settle for passing grade (slightly above borderline) and a job with part time college, which, by the way extended to the age of 60, but like my dad would always say................"YOU NEVER stop learning!!!! Boy, dad, you should have been a Nobel prize winner.......for COMMONSENSE. The real break came as soon as I graduated high school, got a summer job with the US Post Office earning $1.63/per hour and the big bucks simply burned a hole in my jeans and I couldn't resist earning all that money by wasting my time to go to school in the fall. Well, it wasn't until the spring of the next year when my new calling with SAS came to life along with a HEFTY raise to $1.83/hr. WOW!!!!! LOOK OUT WORLD. I'm on my way!!!! All that dough.......PLUS.......the chance to date all those hot Scandinavian chicks. Well, that wasn't as easy as thought out to be. Seems, the custom was to be introduced............but have no fear. The people skills I learned in high school were all in place and I was able to finally put them to use. The high school social life started to pay off.
Durning my early years at SAS, my Uncle Sam decided that he needed me to settle some minor incidents in the world so I had to leave my job and take up a calling, where within a short time I had helicopter duty flying over the nudest colonies of Germany to keep them safe. Perhaps, that's a little harsh, I'm not really going to expand on that!!!!! After the 2 years of active duty, I did return to SAS only to retire some 39 years later. Nothing, like keeping a job even through perhaps 5 layoffs and 5 offered retirement plans. Must have been my lovable personality I trained for in high school.
So now, you can see where I have a problem in deciding where I enjoyed myself the most between school, military or working. It's easy to say.................ALL OF THE ABOVE. I still continue to this day, to think of all my years on earth..............as if I've been anywhere else, but earth.......................and to try to separate parts of my life. Can't be done!!!! they are all melted together. Most of all I still remain that lovable person I was in high school, military and my working years along with now my retirement years................but still looking to lower that 18 handicap on the golf course. The one important thing that still remains the same. I still have contact with my very good high school friends, militay buddies and work friends.............FROM AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!
One discovery I recently made was just where the RIVERDANCE was born. Michael Flattery would certainly not agree with me but I would challenge his interpretation!!!! Check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0rrLdWLu_0
Did you have fun??
Durning my early years at SAS, my Uncle Sam decided that he needed me to settle some minor incidents in the world so I had to leave my job and take up a calling, where within a short time I had helicopter duty flying over the nudest colonies of Germany to keep them safe. Perhaps, that's a little harsh, I'm not really going to expand on that!!!!! After the 2 years of active duty, I did return to SAS only to retire some 39 years later. Nothing, like keeping a job even through perhaps 5 layoffs and 5 offered retirement plans. Must have been my lovable personality I trained for in high school.
So now, you can see where I have a problem in deciding where I enjoyed myself the most between school, military or working. It's easy to say.................ALL OF THE ABOVE. I still continue to this day, to think of all my years on earth..............as if I've been anywhere else, but earth.......................and to try to separate parts of my life. Can't be done!!!! they are all melted together. Most of all I still remain that lovable person I was in high school, military and my working years along with now my retirement years................but still looking to lower that 18 handicap on the golf course. The one important thing that still remains the same. I still have contact with my very good high school friends, militay buddies and work friends.............FROM AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!
One discovery I recently made was just where the RIVERDANCE was born. Michael Flattery would certainly not agree with me but I would challenge his interpretation!!!! Check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0rrLdWLu_0
Did you have fun??
2/20/11
HAWAII !!!!!!!!
Fed up with the snow, cold and freezin' rain? Say HAWAII!!!!! Arrived in the midst of a little low pressure area rain storm but was soon changing to a light rain and by the time we reached our hotel, the rain had stopped and the sun was making an attempt to peek through those clouds. We spent most of our time that first night thinking back over the 30 or 40 times prior that we visited this state........all fond memories.........but the one that really stands out happened about 45 years ago. We had attended a wedding and tried our hardest to find out where the bride and groom were heading to spent..................the honeymoon.......................WOW!!!!! how fortunate we were to find out that Hawaii was the destination and we had tickets to head that way also. How awesome it would be to break in on them in the middle of this ........alone time!!!!! Well Margot was up to it since we had been married some 5-6 months prior and our honeymoon was interrupted by some guy by the name of MONTEZUMA!!!!!!! Well we did give our friends a couple of days to consummate this marriage and then showed up at the hotel unannounced . What a surprise look on their faces but they, by this time needed some company and who better than the two of us. We sat and chattered about how the honeymoon was going and I guess in order to change the subject somewhat it was decided to take a walk to the International Market for some dinner. After dinner, I remember walking back to the hotel, our two ladies about 10 steps in front of us. Low and behold, before we could exit the market two sailors showed up on either side of our ladies and tried to make conversation. Wonder what the outcome would have been if our gals knew we were not 10 paces behind them. Needless to say, the sailors were........SUNK...........
I wanted to originally finish this entire posting while sipping Mai Tai's but.......unfortunately....one thing led to another and I found that ................beach time certainly outweighed..........writing time. Wanted desperately to bring home a tan that would make the neighbors just jealous as all hell. OH....how boyish!!!!!!! I actually carried my camera with me as much as possible. My intentions were to youtube a collection of pictures with music about the colors and shapes seen on Waikiki or around that area. Started out as a lot of fun but midway, I found that carrying that camera was just a pain in the butt so the few times that I left it back at the hotel, I could have probably have the best photos. We met up with 5 guys one night on the beach playing the best dixie land jazz I have heard from my days in Oleans, another preservation jazz band. These guys were all members of the United States Marine Corp, Pacific group band and the jazz they played was just outstanding. Guess we stood there for close to an hour listening to this music with about 50-75 other people. Now, all in all I have about 90 photo;s but If I do go the youtube route it will be strictly private for my blog.
At any rate, HAWAII is the right place to be just to hang back and relax. The only depressing scene is the amount of homeless street people there are that are beginning to show up sitting on street corners. Guess it's just the warm weather. It was funny to see the local Honolulu police show up with backup to move some of these unfortunate people from the corners of the big hotels on Waikiki to the lesser visited corners each morning only to have these unfortunate people back in their usual spot an hour later. They do not hurt anyone or harass anyone or even speak to anyone unless someone speaks to them first and they will carry on a very respectful conversion...............guess it's just the way they look with long hair, beards, no shoes, old clothes and usually an old plastic sack filled with tin cans or other collectibles...............come to think of it they look similar to a lot of beach bums............but without a surfboard. They actually sit for hours, some with little portable radio's talking amongst themselves. The very next morning here come the police, once again to move them to another corner ...............outside the view of us fortunate tourist. The other thing that has popped up since our last visit some 10 years ago are the amount of street entertainers..........anything from a Don Ho want to be to mimes...........who say nothing but move with ingenious simple moves.
Anyway, everyone takes photo's of the beautiful sunset or the beautiful colored flowers but few take photo's of anything else. Bikinis are a great subject...............who should wear one................and who should not wear one but who really cares. It will come out in my youtube.................as soon as I can get some hula music to insert. Meanwhile here is a sample.
We did find several nice drinking holes. One was the Banyan Tree bar at the Moana Hotel. Especially at sunset when the music starts. Great Mai Tai's @ $10.75 each but sip them slowly, also they can sneak up on you. A good restaurant was LuLu's at the Park Shore Hotel just at the north end of Waikiki and across from the park. Reasonably priced and has a good choice of foods. Of course the Cheescake factory is on top of anyones list located just south of the Moana hotel and across the street from International Market.
Stay tuned for more!!!!! ALOHA AND MAHALO
I wanted to originally finish this entire posting while sipping Mai Tai's but.......unfortunately....one thing led to another and I found that ................beach time certainly outweighed..........writing time. Wanted desperately to bring home a tan that would make the neighbors just jealous as all hell. OH....how boyish!!!!!!! I actually carried my camera with me as much as possible. My intentions were to youtube a collection of pictures with music about the colors and shapes seen on Waikiki or around that area. Started out as a lot of fun but midway, I found that carrying that camera was just a pain in the butt so the few times that I left it back at the hotel, I could have probably have the best photos. We met up with 5 guys one night on the beach playing the best dixie land jazz I have heard from my days in Oleans, another preservation jazz band. These guys were all members of the United States Marine Corp, Pacific group band and the jazz they played was just outstanding. Guess we stood there for close to an hour listening to this music with about 50-75 other people. Now, all in all I have about 90 photo;s but If I do go the youtube route it will be strictly private for my blog.
At any rate, HAWAII is the right place to be just to hang back and relax. The only depressing scene is the amount of homeless street people there are that are beginning to show up sitting on street corners. Guess it's just the warm weather. It was funny to see the local Honolulu police show up with backup to move some of these unfortunate people from the corners of the big hotels on Waikiki to the lesser visited corners each morning only to have these unfortunate people back in their usual spot an hour later. They do not hurt anyone or harass anyone or even speak to anyone unless someone speaks to them first and they will carry on a very respectful conversion...............guess it's just the way they look with long hair, beards, no shoes, old clothes and usually an old plastic sack filled with tin cans or other collectibles...............come to think of it they look similar to a lot of beach bums............but without a surfboard. They actually sit for hours, some with little portable radio's talking amongst themselves. The very next morning here come the police, once again to move them to another corner ...............outside the view of us fortunate tourist. The other thing that has popped up since our last visit some 10 years ago are the amount of street entertainers..........anything from a Don Ho want to be to mimes...........who say nothing but move with ingenious simple moves.
We did find several nice drinking holes. One was the Banyan Tree bar at the Moana Hotel. Especially at sunset when the music starts. Great Mai Tai's @ $10.75 each but sip them slowly, also they can sneak up on you. A good restaurant was LuLu's at the Park Shore Hotel just at the north end of Waikiki and across from the park. Reasonably priced and has a good choice of foods. Of course the Cheescake factory is on top of anyones list located just south of the Moana hotel and across the street from International Market.
Stay tuned for more!!!!! ALOHA AND MAHALO
1/29/11
MEMORIES!!!!!! WHAT WOULD ONE DO WITHOUT THEM
It absolutely astonishes me, that when I find the time to really sit back and compare the past with the present. Things seem to have been so much simpler ..............back then...........then it is today. Granted, today's world is very complicated, things that, perhaps would have been correct in the past is no longer part of the equation to correctness, today. Now, if none of this makes sense to you.......join the club.
I was originally going to write this particular post about politics..... relating how politicians looked at things from the past compared to the present. I've changed my mind. This is going to be about memories and memory losses. In particular ONE memory of our first trip to Cabo St. Lucas in Mexico where Margot and I decided to go many years ago (around the beginning of the 90's) to grab some bone warming rays.
We were sitting in an ice cream parlor having a mid day snack when all of a sudden it started to rain. Now if you have ever been to Cabo or even Mexico you will notice that there are no street drains, well perhaps a few but very few. We sat there laughing at why everyone were taking off their shoes and socks to cross the streets........simply because there were no drains and the streets quickly became flooded. On the way back to our hotel that afternoon, we found ourselves in the same predicament. That night the rain continued and I found myself getting up only to throw my legs out of the bed and into a puddle of water..........and just as quickly back into bed!!!....what the hell!!!! now........your not going to believe this but I then did the STUPIDEST thing I have ever done in my life. I reach for the bed stand light to turn it on. Needless to say, It was not yet my day but there I was knowing if I stood up in the water I had better not do anything with the electricity.............I quickly awoke Margot with a warning of .......................WE'RE SINKING!!!!!!
I called the front desk to tell them I noticed some water dripping down the walls behind our bed and asked for them to send up señor Jose with a MOP!!! That's when they advised that we were not the only ones calling but to come to the lobby with our bags and they would change our room. Well, this is one time I am happy that we travel with only hand baggage. In the lobby we noticed señor Jose with his mop and some helpers trying to sweep the water out of the lobbies front entrance. What to do, no matter what room they sent us to or how high the floors, they were all wet sssssoooooo we just made a quick calculation of how many days we would loose on the vacation and decided to head to the airport. We joined many people at the taxi line outside the hotel for a trip to the airport, noticing that some people, probably with a lot of money, were boarding a helicopter. We quickly found out why. The taxi driver told us he could only take us a short way, since the bridge was washed out, we found out later that the two bridges to the airport were both washed out. At the river we were let out of the taxi and watched as one entrepreneur with a horse was carrying people across the river, we noticed that the river was apparently not to deep because rather than wait in line, people were wading across and the water was only waist high. Off came my pants, up went Margots dress, hand baggage over our heads and across we went. On the other side we got another taxi to the first hotel we saw and decided to stay overnight since it was a dry one and it was now getting to be late in the afternoon. That night, the hotel lost electrical power and by morning we had no electricity to cook so breakfast was a banana and orange juice. We eventually hitched a ride in the back of peek up loaded with a bunch of Mexican workers............who.....one....... by the way, took an immediate liking to Margot....(a rather cute little blond lady).......especially the older one with no teeth (kept smiling at Margot). As we approached the second bridge the driver informed everyone to hold on, he was going to put the truck into 4 wheel drive and attempt to drive down this 20' hill into the river bed, surge the water, and then up the other side. WOW!!!! NOW THAT TAKES BALLS.!!!!!! Now needless to say ,the old guy wanted to hold onto Margot to make sure........ she didn't fall out of the truck.....................It's OK Margot, just let him hold your arm!!!!!! That was an adventure and a half ,but the guy did it. Now, I must say, that when I say river's, I'm basically not comparing them to any of the rivers in the states. These are just bulldozed out beds used exclusively for the reason to direct water from the higher hills. They do have asphalt bridges, which were actually the roadway going over the buried piping that was designed to carry the water from the hight hills. Well during this particular rain the pipes could not handle the sudden increase of water, causing the water to deviate a little and wash out these so called bridges. All very simply ..........when you saw it. Probably some freshman year project in engineering class. Any how, our Mexican peek.. up driver took us safely through little towns where the sand covered the wheels of parked cars ....we could only count our blessings. He did not take us off the main road to the airport, since he was running late to get his workers to their destination so we ended up walking the last 2 miles to the airport We learned by another couple on the flight that there was a Northwest airline captain and his wife on vacation that called the American consult in Mexico City and asked to have the Navy come in to pick up the stranded passengers. He only got the response.....................take a cab out and we will pick up the cost. They knew of the rainstorm, even if they were in Mexico City but could not quite understand the reason the bridges were washed out. That was my first..........and last trip to Cabo. Margot has been back with a friend and has confirmed that the bridges are now rebuilt and standing strong.
The more I sit and think about the past, the more I find that the funniest stories..........NOW.......were always the most horrible experience at the time they were occurring. Also, I have found that when you are with old friends, you begin bringing back these memories down to the tiniest of detail.
OOOHHHHH, the memories..............stimulation of the brain............. so many............. but some so long to tell. Always there waiting to be remembered.
Well, off to get some more bone warming rays. This time in Oahu, Hawaii. Keep tuned for perhaps some award winning photo's.
I was originally going to write this particular post about politics..... relating how politicians looked at things from the past compared to the present. I've changed my mind. This is going to be about memories and memory losses. In particular ONE memory of our first trip to Cabo St. Lucas in Mexico where Margot and I decided to go many years ago (around the beginning of the 90's) to grab some bone warming rays.
We were sitting in an ice cream parlor having a mid day snack when all of a sudden it started to rain. Now if you have ever been to Cabo or even Mexico you will notice that there are no street drains, well perhaps a few but very few. We sat there laughing at why everyone were taking off their shoes and socks to cross the streets........simply because there were no drains and the streets quickly became flooded. On the way back to our hotel that afternoon, we found ourselves in the same predicament. That night the rain continued and I found myself getting up only to throw my legs out of the bed and into a puddle of water..........and just as quickly back into bed!!!....what the hell!!!! now........your not going to believe this but I then did the STUPIDEST thing I have ever done in my life. I reach for the bed stand light to turn it on. Needless to say, It was not yet my day but there I was knowing if I stood up in the water I had better not do anything with the electricity.............I quickly awoke Margot with a warning of .......................WE'RE SINKING!!!!!!
I called the front desk to tell them I noticed some water dripping down the walls behind our bed and asked for them to send up señor Jose with a MOP!!! That's when they advised that we were not the only ones calling but to come to the lobby with our bags and they would change our room. Well, this is one time I am happy that we travel with only hand baggage. In the lobby we noticed señor Jose with his mop and some helpers trying to sweep the water out of the lobbies front entrance. What to do, no matter what room they sent us to or how high the floors, they were all wet sssssoooooo we just made a quick calculation of how many days we would loose on the vacation and decided to head to the airport. We joined many people at the taxi line outside the hotel for a trip to the airport, noticing that some people, probably with a lot of money, were boarding a helicopter. We quickly found out why. The taxi driver told us he could only take us a short way, since the bridge was washed out, we found out later that the two bridges to the airport were both washed out. At the river we were let out of the taxi and watched as one entrepreneur with a horse was carrying people across the river, we noticed that the river was apparently not to deep because rather than wait in line, people were wading across and the water was only waist high. Off came my pants, up went Margots dress, hand baggage over our heads and across we went. On the other side we got another taxi to the first hotel we saw and decided to stay overnight since it was a dry one and it was now getting to be late in the afternoon. That night, the hotel lost electrical power and by morning we had no electricity to cook so breakfast was a banana and orange juice. We eventually hitched a ride in the back of peek up loaded with a bunch of Mexican workers............who.....one....... by the way, took an immediate liking to Margot....(a rather cute little blond lady).......especially the older one with no teeth (kept smiling at Margot). As we approached the second bridge the driver informed everyone to hold on, he was going to put the truck into 4 wheel drive and attempt to drive down this 20' hill into the river bed, surge the water, and then up the other side. WOW!!!! NOW THAT TAKES BALLS.!!!!!! Now needless to say ,the old guy wanted to hold onto Margot to make sure........ she didn't fall out of the truck.....................It's OK Margot, just let him hold your arm!!!!!! That was an adventure and a half ,but the guy did it. Now, I must say, that when I say river's, I'm basically not comparing them to any of the rivers in the states. These are just bulldozed out beds used exclusively for the reason to direct water from the higher hills. They do have asphalt bridges, which were actually the roadway going over the buried piping that was designed to carry the water from the hight hills. Well during this particular rain the pipes could not handle the sudden increase of water, causing the water to deviate a little and wash out these so called bridges. All very simply ..........when you saw it. Probably some freshman year project in engineering class. Any how, our Mexican peek.. up driver took us safely through little towns where the sand covered the wheels of parked cars ....we could only count our blessings. He did not take us off the main road to the airport, since he was running late to get his workers to their destination so we ended up walking the last 2 miles to the airport We learned by another couple on the flight that there was a Northwest airline captain and his wife on vacation that called the American consult in Mexico City and asked to have the Navy come in to pick up the stranded passengers. He only got the response.....................take a cab out and we will pick up the cost. They knew of the rainstorm, even if they were in Mexico City but could not quite understand the reason the bridges were washed out. That was my first..........and last trip to Cabo. Margot has been back with a friend and has confirmed that the bridges are now rebuilt and standing strong.
The more I sit and think about the past, the more I find that the funniest stories..........NOW.......were always the most horrible experience at the time they were occurring. Also, I have found that when you are with old friends, you begin bringing back these memories down to the tiniest of detail.
OOOHHHHH, the memories..............stimulation of the brain............. so many............. but some so long to tell. Always there waiting to be remembered.
Well, off to get some more bone warming rays. This time in Oahu, Hawaii. Keep tuned for perhaps some award winning photo's.
1/15/11
LOOKIN' INTO THE NEW YEAR 2011
WOW!! 2011 another year older and deeper in debt!!.............now, don't go and take that literally.......there's still money left to do those things that we really want to do..................but............it is getting less, while the ultra wealthy get wealthier. Wonder how that works!! JUST DON'T TAKE MY SOCIAL SECURITY OR MY MEDICARE AWAY FROM ME!!!!!
I've decided that this year, I will try to become more understanding of.........the other side........this not meaning that I will agree with them or their somewhat ..........what can I say.......diluted stupid way of reasoning. One must look at things in the light that effects the majority.............not the minority. Look at the 95% rather then the 5%. SSSSSOOOOOO for my first thought of this new year, I will look for ways to
improve my life style. I will take this opportunity to ...........................PROCLAIMING LEFT HAND TURNING...................obsolete. All turns should be RIGHT HAND TURNS!!!!. Now, one might ask...............WHY??????
The other day, I found myself at the end of a street trying my very hardest to make a left hand turn onto another road. This to me was quite simple.....and by far the shortest time and distance to my ultimate destination. As I sat there, waiting for the traffic to allow my entering onto the roadway, I found that at least 10 minutes had now elapsed and the traffic just was not allowing me to enter with any amount of safety in
mind. I could actually feel the frustration of the drivers in the back of me building up. My blood was reaching a boiling point and I began to talk to myself......how could so many people be so selfish to not let me enter the traffic flow.......I was thinking only of my concerns and not the concerns of others. They actually had the right of way, would I do the same as they were doing to me. U BETCHA!!!! It was at this point that I noticed an opening for a right hand turn was possible......I took this opportunity ..........turned right drove about 500 feet to a "U" TURN opening and whala!! on my way. As I passed the street that I had just left, I noticed that the car that was in back of me during my attempt to turn left was standing there in my recently left position. I began to wonder about how long that person might sit there, how close to road rage they were or if they would eventually make the turn to the right and follow my tire marks, left in the light street covering of snow. I tried this for several other times on this same trip and came to the conclusion that turning to the right may take me a total of 2 miles out of my way but I probably saved burning gas while idling and sitting and waiting but also in overall time making my trip shorter..........time wise. Needless to say, I now urge all my readers to try this out. Instead of waiting to make a left turn..........make that RIGHT turn and save the time. Having now made that a habit in my driving, I seem to have also calmed down my nervous system to the point that making a left turn is saved for only those streets with a traffic light. What took me so long to notice this? Why didn't I try this before now? The lesson is very simple........there are other ways of doing things, just give them a try. Makes one want to follow the old saying " If at first you don't succeed, Try, try again" (another way) of something like that. Keep in mind, that if you make enough right turns they would equal a left hand turn.
I remember that after I retired from SAS, that I thought I would end up spending more time doing things I enjoyed, rather than things..........I had to do. I wanted to play more golf.....but it became more expensive than really worth the enjoyment. Now , I understand that there have been some NEW RULES, established for the senior sector of golf.............perhaps this would make it more enjoyable for me.( by the way, this was sent to me by a friend)
PGA Rule Changes for Seniors
The AARP has negotiated with the PGA to modify the Rules of Golf for seniors:
Rule 1.a.5 A ball sliced or hooked into the rough shall be lifted and placed on the Fairway at a point equal to the distance it carried or rolled into the Rough with no penalty. The senior should not be penalized for tall grass which ground keepers failed to mow.
Rule 2.d.6 (B) A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed not to have hit the tree. This is Simply bad luck and luck has no place in a scientific game. The senior Player must estimate the distance the ball would have traveled if it had Not hit the tree and play the ball from there.
Rule 3.B.3(G) There shall be no such thing as a lost ball. The missing ball is on or Near the course and will eventually be found and pocketed by someone Else, making it a stolen ball. The player is not to compound the felony by Charging himself or herself with a penalty.
Rule 4.c.7(h) If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it is deemed to have Dropped. The law of gravity supersedes the Rules of Golf.
Rule 5. Putts that stop close enough to the cup that they could be blown in, may Be blown in. This does not apply to balls more than three inches from the Hole. No one wants to make a travesty of the game.
Rule 6.a.9(k) There is no penalty for so-called "out of bounds." If penny-pinching golf Course owners bought sufficient land, this would not occur.. The senior Golfer deserves an apology, not a penalty.
Rule 7..G.15(z) There is no penalty for a ball in a water hazard, as golf balls should Float. Senior golfers should not be penalized for manufacturers' Shortcomings.
Rule 8.k.9( S) Advertisements claim that golf scores can be improved by purchasing new Golf equipment. Since this is financially impractical for many senior Golfers, one-half stroke per hole may be subtracted for using old Equipment.
Please advise all your senior friends of these important rule changes.
Enjoy and see you next week!!!!!!!!
I've decided that this year, I will try to become more understanding of.........the other side........this not meaning that I will agree with them or their somewhat ..........what can I say.......diluted stupid way of reasoning. One must look at things in the light that effects the majority.............not the minority. Look at the 95% rather then the 5%. SSSSSOOOOOO for my first thought of this new year, I will look for ways to
improve my life style. I will take this opportunity to ...........................PROCLAIMING LEFT HAND TURNING...................obsolete. All turns should be RIGHT HAND TURNS!!!!. Now, one might ask...............WHY??????
The other day, I found myself at the end of a street trying my very hardest to make a left hand turn onto another road. This to me was quite simple.....and by far the shortest time and distance to my ultimate destination. As I sat there, waiting for the traffic to allow my entering onto the roadway, I found that at least 10 minutes had now elapsed and the traffic just was not allowing me to enter with any amount of safety in
mind. I could actually feel the frustration of the drivers in the back of me building up. My blood was reaching a boiling point and I began to talk to myself......how could so many people be so selfish to not let me enter the traffic flow.......I was thinking only of my concerns and not the concerns of others. They actually had the right of way, would I do the same as they were doing to me. U BETCHA!!!! It was at this point that I noticed an opening for a right hand turn was possible......I took this opportunity ..........turned right drove about 500 feet to a "U" TURN opening and whala!! on my way. As I passed the street that I had just left, I noticed that the car that was in back of me during my attempt to turn left was standing there in my recently left position. I began to wonder about how long that person might sit there, how close to road rage they were or if they would eventually make the turn to the right and follow my tire marks, left in the light street covering of snow. I tried this for several other times on this same trip and came to the conclusion that turning to the right may take me a total of 2 miles out of my way but I probably saved burning gas while idling and sitting and waiting but also in overall time making my trip shorter..........time wise. Needless to say, I now urge all my readers to try this out. Instead of waiting to make a left turn..........make that RIGHT turn and save the time. Having now made that a habit in my driving, I seem to have also calmed down my nervous system to the point that making a left turn is saved for only those streets with a traffic light. What took me so long to notice this? Why didn't I try this before now? The lesson is very simple........there are other ways of doing things, just give them a try. Makes one want to follow the old saying " If at first you don't succeed, Try, try again" (another way) of something like that. Keep in mind, that if you make enough right turns they would equal a left hand turn.
I remember that after I retired from SAS, that I thought I would end up spending more time doing things I enjoyed, rather than things..........I had to do. I wanted to play more golf.....but it became more expensive than really worth the enjoyment. Now , I understand that there have been some NEW RULES, established for the senior sector of golf.............perhaps this would make it more enjoyable for me.( by the way, this was sent to me by a friend)
PGA Rule Changes for Seniors
The AARP has negotiated with the PGA to modify the Rules of Golf for seniors:
Rule 1.a.5 A ball sliced or hooked into the rough shall be lifted and placed on the Fairway at a point equal to the distance it carried or rolled into the Rough with no penalty. The senior should not be penalized for tall grass which ground keepers failed to mow.
Rule 2.d.6 (B) A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed not to have hit the tree. This is Simply bad luck and luck has no place in a scientific game. The senior Player must estimate the distance the ball would have traveled if it had Not hit the tree and play the ball from there.
Rule 3.B.3(G) There shall be no such thing as a lost ball. The missing ball is on or Near the course and will eventually be found and pocketed by someone Else, making it a stolen ball. The player is not to compound the felony by Charging himself or herself with a penalty.
Rule 4.c.7(h) If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it is deemed to have Dropped. The law of gravity supersedes the Rules of Golf.
Rule 5. Putts that stop close enough to the cup that they could be blown in, may Be blown in. This does not apply to balls more than three inches from the Hole. No one wants to make a travesty of the game.
Rule 6.a.9(k) There is no penalty for so-called "out of bounds." If penny-pinching golf Course owners bought sufficient land, this would not occur.. The senior Golfer deserves an apology, not a penalty.
Rule 7..G.15(z) There is no penalty for a ball in a water hazard, as golf balls should Float. Senior golfers should not be penalized for manufacturers' Shortcomings.
Rule 8.k.9( S) Advertisements claim that golf scores can be improved by purchasing new Golf equipment. Since this is financially impractical for many senior Golfers, one-half stroke per hole may be subtracted for using old Equipment.
Please advise all your senior friends of these important rule changes.
Enjoy and see you next week!!!!!!!!
1/2/11
IS IT NEW YEAR'S EVE ...............ALREADY????
WOW..WIE!!!! Just a few minutes to the striking of the big bell, a Mimosa in one hand and a tiny Ritz cracker with some cream cheese and a little curled anchovy on top. Better hurry up and finish that before planting my usual New Years kiss on whatever female gets in my way, It better be my wife since we are the only ones here..........Typical New Years Eve, or at least the way it has been for the past 5 years. Just the two of us sitting and watching the celebrations on TV. No pressures of life in that atmosphere........well, not many except trying to get the taste of anchovy from my breath but I'll leave that up to the mimosa drink.
Now comes the big challenge for the New Year. A RESOLUTION!!!!! what a terrible waste of time. Seems, I already made one up 10 years ago and I haven't been successful at keeping to it for the previous 10 years..........what makes this year any different??? Organize by life, loose weight, shave every day, shave my back, where does it all end. When will I succeed at keeping a resolution. Exercise seems to be the latest dream. Margot was going to go out and buy me something called "THE RACK". SOUNDS like something I really don't want to do. It's suppose to tone up my abdomen, my chest, my calves, my thighs, my upper and lower arms and whatever else is left on me to TONE UP!!. My suggestion to her was simply ............DON'T BUY ME THAT!!!! seems it will just join the tread mill, stationary bike, rowing machine, stair stepper, waist cruncher and clothes line. I will just use it to become my............CLOTHES VALET!!! like the rest. Seems that the only successful resolution I made happened about 10 years or so ago. Over the years of working, which I really enjoyed.......I had built up a little wealth.......I owned real estate, stocks, bonds IRA'S and whatever else was out there. I had satisfied myself to be able to say, I can now live a good retirement life. Play golf, travel, eat out at good restaurants.............I had it all figured out where we could feasibly live on the interest earned from all my investments..........BUT THE BUBBLE BROKE, in 2000 and 2001 and I soon found that the only golf I play is on a computer, eating out is on half price coupons but we are able to travel since this was part of my retirement package taken in 1994.................but with all the extra charges the airlines charge for those little pillows, meals, baggage charge, bathroom charges, movie, music charges looks like we have to wear ALL our clothes on board instead of packing them, pack a lunch don't drink anything on board to eliminate having to go to the restroom and carry an outdated unread paper for entertainment. Not to mention any names to blame this on BUT THANKS PRESIDENT B**H. Even with a new administration, there still is no way to recoupe losses in the 6 figures and continue. Anyone want to hire a 74 yr old guy that has ethics??? Anyway, there will more to come in the future about that, once we see what the new Republican Party has in store for us.
Having said all that, I now must admit, that this year I HAVE NO RESOLUTION. no faking, no comment no thoughts about how I will improve my mind, my physic, my mess. Just want to make sure I get past my 75th birthday with some dignity.
SSSOOOO guess this means my garage will remain messy along with my desk, little office, inbox, outbox, big box, little box ..........my pencils will go unsharpened, my pens out of ink. One thing will go forward in good style and that is my blog. Hope it keeps you all hanging around. There's just nothing like having you all for friends, even though we may not always agree on everything........................or anything.
HAPPY, HEALTHY 2011!!!!! Just enjoy life......most of all spend like you will not see tomorrow......invest like you have 50 years left............................DID I SAY THAT???????
Now comes the big challenge for the New Year. A RESOLUTION!!!!! what a terrible waste of time. Seems, I already made one up 10 years ago and I haven't been successful at keeping to it for the previous 10 years..........what makes this year any different??? Organize by life, loose weight, shave every day, shave my back, where does it all end. When will I succeed at keeping a resolution. Exercise seems to be the latest dream. Margot was going to go out and buy me something called "THE RACK". SOUNDS like something I really don't want to do. It's suppose to tone up my abdomen, my chest, my calves, my thighs, my upper and lower arms and whatever else is left on me to TONE UP!!. My suggestion to her was simply ............DON'T BUY ME THAT!!!! seems it will just join the tread mill, stationary bike, rowing machine, stair stepper, waist cruncher and clothes line. I will just use it to become my............CLOTHES VALET!!! like the rest. Seems that the only successful resolution I made happened about 10 years or so ago. Over the years of working, which I really enjoyed.......I had built up a little wealth.......I owned real estate, stocks, bonds IRA'S and whatever else was out there. I had satisfied myself to be able to say, I can now live a good retirement life. Play golf, travel, eat out at good restaurants.............I had it all figured out where we could feasibly live on the interest earned from all my investments..........BUT THE BUBBLE BROKE, in 2000 and 2001 and I soon found that the only golf I play is on a computer, eating out is on half price coupons but we are able to travel since this was part of my retirement package taken in 1994.................but with all the extra charges the airlines charge for those little pillows, meals, baggage charge, bathroom charges, movie, music charges looks like we have to wear ALL our clothes on board instead of packing them, pack a lunch don't drink anything on board to eliminate having to go to the restroom and carry an outdated unread paper for entertainment. Not to mention any names to blame this on BUT THANKS PRESIDENT B**H. Even with a new administration, there still is no way to recoupe losses in the 6 figures and continue. Anyone want to hire a 74 yr old guy that has ethics??? Anyway, there will more to come in the future about that, once we see what the new Republican Party has in store for us.
Having said all that, I now must admit, that this year I HAVE NO RESOLUTION. no faking, no comment no thoughts about how I will improve my mind, my physic, my mess. Just want to make sure I get past my 75th birthday with some dignity.
SSSOOOO guess this means my garage will remain messy along with my desk, little office, inbox, outbox, big box, little box ..........my pencils will go unsharpened, my pens out of ink. One thing will go forward in good style and that is my blog. Hope it keeps you all hanging around. There's just nothing like having you all for friends, even though we may not always agree on everything........................or anything.
HAPPY, HEALTHY 2011!!!!! Just enjoy life......most of all spend like you will not see tomorrow......invest like you have 50 years left............................DID I SAY THAT???????
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