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Ligress OK, WOO-HOO! ENJOY!! Blessings all, Cindy -Monday, December 14, 2009 at 21:05:04 (MST) Andwa, again Another WI show! This one on August 13 in West Allis, WI at the state fair (that's over by Milwaukee). Can I get a whoo-hoo? -Monday, December 14, 2009 at 17:33:05 (MST) MAD4TDN Sorry to be so into getting ready for the holidays. Every minute I'm not working seems to be designated to Christmas! Seems to get harder to accomplish every year. I'm glad everyone is taking good care of themselves with the colonsopies! Colon cancer is preventible but not curable! So who wouldn't have the procedure to prevent this? I was almost too late when my first one showed pre-cancerous ... which means I had to go back in 1 year and then 2 years and now 3 whole years! Hey, I was back without any hesitation ... my first experience was too close. I'm so happy my friends here are not taking any chances like I did by waiting. Jill, you're a trooper! Not being asleep would totally freak me out. It's not fun for anyone but you definitely get the brave medal. -Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:01:44 (MST) Northern Light Hi Misses Dis. It was nice to read about your weekend activities. One thing is you have to give us more detail. Nyuk Regarding the blowing like Wowa says "Your on your own". Nyukity All kidding aside you seem to be in the spirit of the season. Robbo you are in a heap of trouble son !!! Pickeled herring Good Lord. Got a big jar of that stuff at Costco. Can't stop eating the stuff. It's great this time of the year. Regarding Mikey's CD I bet if you wash his car for him, clean his house, walk the dog and clean up the yard he will let you have a copy for around $14.00 bucks. Nyuk Mikey don't you go saying things like "Double Double" !!! Like Robbo saying "Pickled Herring" and Misses Dis's list of goodies I get weak and then have to stuff myself. So if you mention IN-N-Out Burger just remember you will be sitting at the same booth matching me burger for burger. I drove by an In-N- Out on Friday night around 12:30am. Lost count at 47 cars in line at the drive through. Talk about a gold mine. CA CHING !!!!! Have a great week everyone !!!! Nyuk Nyukity !!!! NL (Norm) -Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 22:55:44 (MST) Misses Dis Greetings From balmy Oklahoma! The weather was beautiful today! 65 degrees! Our lemon and orange trees are blooming like crazy and loving being on the patio. We did have a 18 degree morning Thursday, though. (Don't throw snowballs at me, I don't make the stuff, I just report it!) Famous Rob, Glad all went well and you are well rested. I fall asleep, too. But they have to make a special concoction just for me because I can't do the "normal" stuff they give you. I'm allergic. I get the really good stuff. Hey, I'll trade you a batch of any kind of homemade candy you want for a batch of your homemade pickled herring. Haven't had homemade pickled herring since I left Stockholm. How do you eat it? I have mine with a bite of hot, boiled new potatoes. I love to eat them that way! Nothing beats that. But the grocery store stuff just isn't the same. Wowa, what are buckeyes? White Indian, the back is better. Thanks. Yep, it was worth it. Northern Light, No, didn't freeze the B-balls but they are 'curing' for at least a week. Gotta be ready before you pop those babies in your mouth, ya know! (Are we having fun yet?)Nary a leftover cookie left in the kitchen, but I'll put you on the list for nest year. You all should have seen me smiling while 'blowing' the patio last week. I was having a complete and totally "nyucky" sparring party in my head with you guys about my first time with a "blower" and how much Dis appreciated not having to "blow" himself. God, it was fit for HBO. I was even laughing out loud, just imaginging what Famous Rob and NL would have said. On to more innocent things, Just wanted to send an early "Merry Christmas!" out to you all and thank you for all the lovely Christmas Cards that have been arriving in the mail. They have brightened my holiday more than any of you will ever know. My family and I had a lovely weekend! My plans changed about going to Dallas so we all met here. The grandkids and their parents arrived about 7 on Friday night. We stayed up and talked and ate snacks until about 10:30. Everyone went to sleep except the grandkids and I. We went to bed and read a Bible story. Then we brushed our teeth and watched Christmas classic cartoons until we all fell asleep around 12:30, (Yes, all of us in one VERY crowded king-size bed!). The next morning the grandkids and I woke up about 7. We made coffee, juice, and biscuits and gravy,(their favorite) for their parents. Then after breakfast we all gathered in the living room and opened presents. Everyone was in their pajamas and it was really nice. We all had showers and got dressed and fixed a great big dinner together of turkey, ham, dressing, potatoes, gravy, rolls, pumpkin pie, lemon pie, (made with the lemons off our tree), green bean casserole, broccoli casserole, and salad. It was a lovely chaos. Everyone was talking at the same time, reaching over and under each other, taking stuff in and out of the oven, you name it. But it all got on the table and was hot and ready at the same time. Whew! We ate until long after we were stuffed. We played board games and watched Christmas videos in the rec room until about 3. Then the parents and Lexi went home. Austin, our 7 year old grandson stayed last night. We made hot chocolate, a gingerbread house, and got a few movies at Blockbuster. At dark we went to Rhema Bible College for the light display. They have 5 MILLION lights timed to blink to music. Geez, it was a cold 39 degrees! We walked around with my sisters and the kids and saw all the lights, then Austin and I came home and made pizza bread. We went to bed and watched Madagascar 2 until about 10. We were pretty exhausted. This morning Austin and I slept in until 9. We got up and made some fresh biscuits and leftover gravy, went to see 'A Christmas Carol' in 3-D at 10:45, went to ToysRUs for a new game for his DS, came home and made lunch, played some board games and watched Beverly Hills Chihuaha, (SP?), and sat down for our last round of Junior Monopoly. All too soon (about 5) the phone rang and it was Mommy and Daddy, ready to meet us and get him back home for school tomorrow. He said it was the best weekend he ever had, I have to agree. We can't wait until the end of next week when school is out and he and his sister get to come back for a few days. I have forgotten how wonderful it is to spend the entire weekend without a care in the world except to entertain and love the children. It's was best "Christmas" I have had ever. Robert my youngest wrote me from a stop in Panama. He and Sarah, his wife are doing research there in the forest for a month. He just wrote to say it was lovely there and they were having a blast. Then said he loved and missed me. (That was the best part.) Hope the rest of your weekend is a blast! Write soon! Take care and God bless. Love to you all! Merry Christmas!!!! Rosalee -Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 21:43:03 (MST) Pam T. Osh Kosh, WI traditionally has an air show in late June...LaCrosse may have one too. LaCrosse is just a whole lot closer to us! Liked your favorable response, Susan! Just got off the road. Poor Tom had his car break down and then he also got sick. Nice to be the rescuer instead of the rescuee this time. -Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 12:38:12 (MST) Andwa, again I don't know, Susan, if that is where the air show is held. I just know there is one somewhere in WI around that time. Just seems to fit with the Dogs playing at the airport. I could be completely wrong. But it would be cool, wouldn't it? -Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 10:05:05 (MST) Susan (Colorado) Greetings - Air Show and TDN - sounds like a winning combination! WooHoo. -Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 09:37:21 (MST) JRWolfe Michael...just clicked on the nerd on this web sites home page..then found that the link to order your CD is broken. You might want to fix that..unless you're sold out. -Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 05:44:07 (MST) Andwa, again Hey, Madonna. If you're taking votes on next year's M&G's, I'm voting for La Crosse!!!!!!!! -Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 02:17:54 (MST) Andwa, again Dogs in La Crosse?!?!? You can bet your sweet bippie I'll be there!!! Is that the air show? Pam: Sorry to hear about child #4's upcoming procedures. Sounds nasty. Hoping things turn out well for her! Rob: Finally! Someone with an extra copy. You know, I never did find mine! I have the case but not the CD. Weird! Maybe you can burn me a copy. Mike: Just in case you do pop in, you said you wanted to tour the Clinic; this might be a good time. You come on in to town on Friday and I'll give you a personal tour. Waddya say? I'll even drive you over to La Crosse. It's only about an hour's drive. Andra -Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 01:46:57 (MST) White Indian, Robbo, I have an extra one, email me at lornadoone1947@comcast.net but you got to order me another gallon of White Russians next party ! -Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 22:00:24 (MST) Pam T. Hey Rob (and Andwa too!) Santa came a little early...no "Some Women," but would you settle for the Dogs in LaCrosse, WI on June 19th? Be there or be sqaure! Just remembered, Rob will likely be out vending- hope it's in LaCrosse! I don't think nasal cavities are all that interesting. Child #4 had an MRI of hers done recently. Wow! That is a costly undertaking. She needs to have three procedures done over Christmas break to fix a deviated septum and some other nasal issues. -Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 21:20:39 (MST) Famous Rob Okay Michael: I have scoured eBay for 2 years now, I have begged, I can't even borrow to burn an illegal copy. I would bribe if I could but the question goes begging where can I get a copy of your infamous "Some Women". I even asked Santa and he said he didn't know. I been a real good boy this year and even have moeny...HelP! Hey I made pickled fish yesterday, get to try them in a week. AN old Norwegian recipe! It should go great with Bloody mary's and Old Bushmills. Jill thanls for the thoughts on my colonoscopy. i have kept the pictures. Rather bland looking. I hsould think a shot of a nasal cavity owuld be more interesting. I hope the snow has stopped for all of you..we have been done with it for 2 days and are normalizing. It got up to about 18 today. Happy Trails Robbo and Honeybear too! And Kosmo, Hans and Princess (Scottie, Scnauzer and Kittie) -Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 20:37:54 (MST) Jill Maria - I hope Mark plays another year. The Dodgers need good guys to detract from Manny. I wonder what Mark thinks of that jerk. Yes, I've seen Barry on TV and it's awful. He's going too far with the plastic surgery. My face wasn't that tight when I was 15! Rob - Glad to hear all went well with the colonoscopy. I've had 3 procedures (2 colonoscopies and 1 endoscopy) and not once did I go to sleep. I was wide awake through every minute of it. I didn't mind with the colonoscopies. It's really interesting to watch the monitor, but I don't recommend it with an endoscopy. They keep giving me more drugs to relax me, but they have very little effect and finally the doctors just say they can't give me anymore. That 2 hour nap sounds great! I hope everyone has their holiday plans in control. I'm still working on my tree It's been up for 6 days now and I only need to finish the bottom area, but can't get motivated. I spend more time keepin my dog away from it. She's already grabbed one ornament and tried to hold it hostage until she got a treat. It didn't work though, since I know if I give in once, it will never end. I haven't done a bit of shopping locally yet, but I've made several online purchases. I hate the crowds and traffic. Basically, I hate shopping, but will have to get out next week. Christmas will be here before we know it. Happy Holidays to everyone! -Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 11:06:41 (MST) JRWolfe RIP actor Gene Barry. Known for his Bat Masterson,being Amos Burke,his Fame Is The Name Of The Game and his War Of The worlds. -Friday, December 11, 2009 at 06:26:14 (MST) Wowa No school for the grandkids again today. SIL said he heard some areas got 30" of snow, but we got 24". Hard to tell the way the snow is blowing around, but our road is drifted shut in spots. The kids went to help out a friend last night, her truck wouldn't start and she coudn't get home from work. They didn't roll back in until 1:30 this morning, and said there was no way my car would've been able to get through. Luckily, they had the mister's truck. So, looks like I may get going on my baking today too. Daughter says she is making buckeyes-YUM! Norm-I picked up Blazing Saddles on dvd Black Friday for a ridiculously low price, now I can get rid of the tape (also got Young Frankenstein on dvd, with Blu Ray coming out, I guess I'm still behind technology wise). Later taters -Friday, December 11, 2009 at 04:16:01 (MST) Famous Rob Dug out. Thnak God for the perosn who invented the snow blower. Amazing machine. I think Michael was the guy driving the snow plow when it went buy this money. Jolly dude to say the least. Re Colonscopy: Piece of cake, the drugs were good, I go to watch the show on tv and gigled a lot. Then got home after the hoeny beart ucked me in front of the large screen I was out fo 2 hours. Getting my teeth clean is not s pleasant lol. Lorna, no snow, I don't want to here it. Anyone into pickled herring for the holidays. I bought a jar today. love the stuff this time of year. It was beautiful calm day...after the storm ya know 7 below zero. Anyone into competitve swimming? I am a certfied age group, high school and college swimming offical. Did a high school meet to night. Some one lefta hallway door open and the fog rolled in over the pool from the cold outside. Great sport. my kids did it and that's how I got involved. Well, that's from Spam town, Andwa yo get dug out, PamHow much did ya get. Nyuk, I mean snow. Some say we got 14 inches, some say 12. All I know is its white and lots of drifts. Norm Past the Bushmil's please. Madonna you hsould come and vist us, You'd love all this white chit! Fat fingers typing service and a glass of Bushmills on the rocksassited me in posting this. TTFN Robbo -Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 21:55:45 (MST) Mawia Hi, Jill! As far as I know, Mark is retiring this year. We're hoping he changes his mind, but who knows. Lauren played Mai on Men In Trees. She's married to Mark's wife's (Hilary) brother. You can actually see Hilary in the video when it shows the boys in the stands. She's the blonde sitting in front of them. Jill, have you seen Barry Manilow lately? He's been on a couple of shows and I just could hardly believe my eyes. His plastic surgeon should be shot. Hope you're all having a good week! I see Mikey is still in hiding.... -Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 21:17:34 (MST) Jill Hi everyone! Hope you are safe and warm, wherever you are. It's freezing cold here, but only flurries so far. Maria - I watched the video and it's so cute. Is Mark going to play next year? I thought I heard he planned to retire. Which character was the one on Men in Trees? I loved that show. Rob - Good for you with the colonoscopy. I wish I could get my hubby to do it. I've done it twice and have to repeat in one year. That hardly seems fair, but it is what it is. It beats risking cancer Happy Holidays everyone! -Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 07:17:18 (MST) JRWolfe Instead of trading Colorado,how about sending Norm as an exchange student to the Church Of Volcano Sacrifices ?? maybe the gods will reward us with a degree...any degree...above zero. BRRRR...the cold wave continues. wink -Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 07:17:10 (MST) Mawia Donna, I'm so glad you made it back from Jen's in one piece. I thought about you having to make that drive all day. I'm glad you didn't have to do it after all. It'll be great to see you on Sunday! See you around 2:30. As many of you know, my cousin, Mark Loretta, is a baseball player. His brother-in-law sent a link to a video on the Dodger's website of Mark's little boy, Frankie, and his cousin, Ollie, at Dodger stadium. Ollie's mom is the actress Lauren Tom who was in Men In Trees and played Ross' girlfriend for a while on Friends. The link, if you want to see it, is http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=7143367 It's a cute little video. Hope you're all staying warm! -Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 01:53:50 (MST) Northern Light Say It Is Not So !!!!!! CBS is cancelling As The World Turns !!! I know. The show has been running since 1956. I know. Now what are ya gonna do ????? Wowa double nyuk !!! I guess we will be watching Blazing Saddles with the shows going. Oprah too !!! What are we gonna do girlfriend ????? Andrea and Robbo yikes don't hurt your back shovelling. Keep warm !!!! This all came from Colorado. What do we need Colorado for ??? I say trade Colorado to the Mexicans for whiskey and hats. nyuk Taco's anyone ??? I bet Pam T is soaking it all up as she soaks in her hot tub and gives the fingure to Oldman Winter. Hey Miss Dis did you freeze your Burboun Balls ???? White Indian now now !!! Making holiday treats are we. You can always send some over here for a sample. Try sending a very large box. Nyuk Same for you Miss Dis. Time to go. Peace Up Peeps !!!! NL (Norm) -Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 00:26:15 (MST) White Indian, Hope you all above us are safe and warm, Nashville hasn't seen even a flurry yet, just lots of wind and rain. Are lakes are dry so we needed some rain. Miss Dis, I've had that back ache before at Christmas, from cookin goodies to long. But it's usually worth it, when your family and friends, enjoy your labors of love! Robbo, glad you had a good report ! now break out the booze and lets Party !! Lorna -Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 19:00:25 (MST) Wowa Sorry Norm-the computer gremlins would not let me post, all I can say to you is: "son, you're on your own" and offer a laurel and hearty handshake. Nyuk! PK may be lucking out on this storm, I think he is far enough east that he will not get the brunt of it. Looks like the west side of MI is getting hardest hit. Some parts got 14" of the white poo. We'll see what the next few days bring. We battened down the hatches here, and not much so far, but the winds are howling, and it is getting COLD, and supposed to be colder tomorrow. Good luck to all who were hit by this storm. It's gonna be a loooooong winter! Mr Wowa is going to play Santa Claus Saturday, up at the grocery store. I went with him when he picked up the suit and tried it on. What a hoot! The photographer is going to give me a pic of him as Santa. Hee hee! Wonder how he's gonna handle all the little kiddies sitting on his lap for four hours. Later taters (and stay safe and warm) -Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 18:00:27 (MST) Pam T. Well, happy colonoscopy, Rob! The prep is no fun- glad you had a good test! The brunt of the storm certainly hit us here in central Iowa. Lots of snow, drifting, and now dangerous wind chill. Most schools around us are cancelled for tomorrow. Still waiting to hear about ours. The closet isn't cleaned yet, but the day isn't over! -Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 17:38:57 (MST) Famous Rob Snowed in, 4 ft drift in front of garage. 6 foot drift accroos road at my mail box, proalby worse downby my nieghbor. DId not open the door except to let the dogs out and back in. About 4 degrees, will be -7 by morning, winds still blowing. Hope that answers your question Andwa. We are stuck till the snow plow goes through sometime tomorrow. SO today we are celebrating the results of my medical procedure yesterday. Colonoscopy. NUttin! Guess that is good news in spite of the weather. NYuk Robbo -Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 16:34:22 (MST) Andwa, again Grounds crew came by today and dug us out. Still don't think I'll venture outside, tho. Doesn't look like we got as much snow as predicted, which is a good thing, but it's still windy and blowing the snow around, so it's still difficult driving outside the towns and cities. Yeah, I'm gonna stay home. Rob and Pam: How's it where you live? JR and Susan: You guys make it thru okay? Looks like PK may be getting a bit of this now. Random thought: Sending out an SOS: Share Our Snow! Nyuk! Oh, Mikey. Where are you? Yoo-hoo! Andra -Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 16:01:35 (MST) OhDonna Maria: I was caught in that storm on Monday! It was pretty scary. Was a bit further south than you in Fallbrook -- but the winds & rain were so fierce, that I had to spend another night with my sister's family and then drive home early Tuesday morning. Jen was actually happy - because her baby is coming in 6 days (C-section) and she got an extra night of help from me. Jen had to send me home with one of her extra jackets since I don't have a proper winter jacket. Considering she's 5 inches shorter than me and extremely petite -- I'm amazed that I could even get the coat on! Low 30s here in the foothills at night and 50s during the day - and that's plenty cold for me! Looking forward to seeing you & your family for your mom's birthday on Sunday! Hope everyone in the swamp is keeping warm and safe! Looks like there are some very strong weather fronts all across the country. Donna -Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 15:44:25 (MST) JRWolfe Hey Susan..my neighbor to the south. Guess we had a much warmer 7 below zero. -Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 08:03:01 (MST) Mawia And I thought it was cold here in SoCal! It's 39 right now and we're only 4 miles from the beach! We had quite a storm on Monday, looked like a hurricane blowing through our backyard. And the snow level is down to about 1000 feet. Rather unusual for us. I've only seen the snow level that low a handful of times in my life. Even though it was really cold today it was a really beautiful day. My sister and I are having a little birthday party for our mom on Sunday (her b-day is on Friday). We've been decorating like mad the last few days and are almost done, just need to put some ornaments on the tree and tend to a few details. We've never had the decorations up so early before! Hope the tree last till Christmas! Have a good week, ya'll! Stay warm and be careful if your in a snow area. Hi, Mikey! Where ya hiding out? -Tuesday, December 08, 2009 at 23:40:31 (MST) Susan (Colorado) Greetings - Hey JR - it is cold, snowy & icy in the Springs too. Currently about -13 degrees. Brr, chill!! Pam - awesome - I'll look forward to my personal performance of Here Comes the Sun. That is a favorite of Liz' too. Warm hugs to everyone. Tis the season to be jolly.... -Tuesday, December 08, 2009 at 22:25:39 (MST) Andwa, again Yup. Wednesday is pretty much canceled. -Tuesday, December 08, 2009 at 20:16:04 (MST) Pam T. Yes, Andwa, it has! Snowfall up to 14 inches by morning with tremendous wind. School is already cancelled for tomorrow. We have plans to sleep in, make some soup, bake some bread, make Christmas goodies, and possibly clean a closet. Not so sure on that last one. I do enjoy an occasional blizzard- more so in December than April. My second son had a birthday Monday(#18). He purchased a beautiful new acoustic guitar with his birthday money and we have been treated to all kinds of great tunes. My favorite so far: Here Comes the Sun. He'll play it especially for you, Susan of CO, the next time you come to visit! Madmo- My nephew and his wife both teach in Mesquite. Maybe I told you that before. Stay warm and stay well Swampsters! -Tuesday, December 08, 2009 at 20:08:54 (MST) Andwa, again It has begun. -Tuesday, December 08, 2009 at 17:26:24 (MST) Misses Dis Ya'll can send that snow right down here to Tulsa, so long as it's gone Friday morning. We have a chance of flurries or winter mix and Dis came back from the market saying he had seen a few. The peanut butter fudge, pecan brittle, toffee, white fruit and nut fudge, and most of the cookies are done. Wish I could send some to the swamp. Our house smells so good! I still have to do Divinity. Then I get to clean the kitchen and put it back in order. I hate it when my kitchen is dirty so leaving things out for several days while we are working drives me nuts. I think we have seriously gone through about 120 dollars worth of pecans, bought for less than 5 dollars for 10 ounces. I just have a couple of handfuls left to stir in the Divinity. It's been fun but my back is letting me know why we only do this once a year. No matter. The diningroom table is full of boxes and bags with tags on them of hte people we love and tomorrow I'll deliver packages of freshly baked and cooked goodies. Our family raves about htose for the rest of the year. Friday we are off to Dallas for our Family Christmas Party. Ray's mom will be there. She is 90 and the kids in Dallas have a new house so they are hosting it this year so she doesn't have to sit in a car for 6 and a half hours. She is a real trooper and last year she really enjoyed seeing the lights in Tulsa from the car. I drove her through Rhema Bible College which has over 5 million lights every year. This year 3 million of their lights will be LEDs. I'm looking forward to seeing it myself this year. Maybe Dis, Chris, and I will go Christmas night. Hope everyone is safe and warm tonight. You all take care and take time to enjoy the holiday season in whatever way makes it special for you! MD -Monday, December 07, 2009 at 14:41:24 (MST) JRWolfe The sun came out today,just to melt the snow so that the roads will be black ice tonight. Blizzard warning for tonight is still in effect. will bet my neighbor to the south is missing most of this snow ! -Monday, December 07, 2009 at 12:56:10 (MST) Andwa, again JR: We're going to get hit, too. Time to fill the fridge and batten down the hatches! At least I don't have to slog thru the white stuff to get to work this week. BUT, Rande probably won't be able to finish wiring the basement this week as we'd planned. Dangit! Can't have him driving over in a blizzard, tho. Might have to wait until next spring. Anyway, all of you in the blizzard area, stock up on food and toilet paper and just hunker down until it's over. Andra -Monday, December 07, 2009 at 10:43:09 (MST) MAD4TDN Three Dog Night concerts are addictive, even to radio stations! 88.5 in Mesquite used to play TDN once in a blue moon until the guys were there last spring at the Mesquite Rodeo fundraiser. Now they play TDN all the time ... not just the mega-hits ... but also songs you don't hear that frequently. It's so cool! I love it when the guys do that ... they arrive and they conquer!!!! -Monday, December 07, 2009 at 08:49:56 (MST) JRWolfe OK..who's idea was three days of snow ? Hope my neighbor to the south (Susan) is warm. -Monday, December 07, 2009 at 08:04:49 (MST) Misses Dis Norm! You are TOO cute! I'm still laughing. MD -Saturday, December 05, 2009 at 07:00:01 (MST) Dis I make not only the Bourbon Balls (BB's) but also Chocolate Crackles (CC's), Gum Drop Cookies (GD Cookies), and Peppermint Snowballs (PMS). -Saturday, December 05, 2009 at 06:45:52 (MST) Northern Light I can't stop laughing. Sorry don't want to offend but for some reason "Bourbon Balls" has touched my funny bone. Nyuk Hey Robbo and Mikey you got Bourbon Balls ????!!!!!! I think we got Rum Balls. Nyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuukity Nyuk !!!!! @@ U See what happens when you get old. Miss Dis do you freeze those balls??? Wowa you better have something pithy to say and get me out of this mess. Time for me to bounce on out of here!!!! Nyuk NL (Norm) -Friday, December 04, 2009 at 23:16:08 (MST) Wowa I saw Elvis at Menard's too. You push the button on his stand, and he sings and twitches one leg. Kinda like a toad that got run over on the highway. It cracked me up! -Friday, December 04, 2009 at 21:29:07 (MST) Misses Dis Greetings, Fogbrat and Norm! Long time, no hear. Fogbrat, you are right, it helps to have a routine if you are working. Even in the office I had mine. I'd get disoriented and cranky if I didn't get to follow it. That's why when I worked at the country club I'd go in long before it opened. It was important to get that routine in before the 2,500 members knew I was there. It had a real advantage, too. Those who were early on the golf course were really impressed that I was at work so early and word got around. I love your emails! They are so cute. Despite you being "anti-social" you are a great conversationalist. I always get a kick out of reading your posts. Well, tomorrow starts the Sulak Family Tradition of the "Annual Christmas Cookie and Candy-making Weekend". Dis does the cookies, I do the candy. We only have 30 people to make for this year. Some years we have done as many as 60. We have fewer neighbors now that we don't have the Texas house. I'm looking forward to the leftovers! Dis does the best Bourbon Balls you have ever tasted. So just when I thought I was tired of decorating for Christmas, I was looking through a magazine and got inspired to redo the mantle in the living room. It's really pretty! Poinsettias, lights, glass ornaments, and ribbon. I'll send pictures, before and after. I think a person can do just about anything he wants as long as he is determined to learn. I am constantly pushing myself and it works as long as I lose my negativity about the prospect of success. I think some of you guys know what I am talking about. Fogbrat obviously is creative. Well, Folks, I have been awake since the wee hours. Sammy the Cat had surgery today and it's been stressful. He is fine. Doc says he may come home Sunday. Dis and I will visit him tomorrow. In the meantime he has his "Blankie" and his favorite food but we have been thinking of him all day. The house seems empty without this little footsteps on the stairs. I miss him. Okay, Swampsters, save us some bourbon for the bourbon balls tomorrow. Ya'll will have to 'party hearty' without us tonight. It's early to bed and early to rise for me. Or vice versa. Take care All and God bless. Rosalee -Friday, December 04, 2009 at 17:56:21 (MST) FogBrat Some days I'm so glad that I don't have a clue about popular culture. Andra...working at home is a blessing and a curse. I'm an insanely antisocial person, so I actually like it (I leave the house an average of once every week or two, depending on what we're working on...sometimes, it's site work for a solid week, other times we're here for a month straight)...but, a few words of advice: 1.) Figure out what puts you in the "work" mode and do it religiously. For me, it's shoes. If I don't have shoes on, I can't work worth a damn (example: I'm wearing just socks right now, and obviously NOT getting anything done). Working in the shop is fine, but if I'm in the house or office, it's harder to get in the working mode. Mr. Brat has to have his morning coffee and watch the early news, or he's confused all day. 2.) The radio can be your best friend. You tend to lose track of time without the occasional obnoxious advertisement or announcer. Honestly, if I didn't have satellite TV (we get no "local" stations out here, and ain't no cable), I would forget how to speak English...I also get a satellite radio feed off the TV, which is nice if I'm working in the office. I only use an mp3 player on job sites in the city or when I'm doing something brainless like stacking wood or painting. 3.) You will not be exposed to as many colds and flu working at home, but your immune system WILL suffer in isolation. When we go out, we have to be extra-vigilant about hand washing. Obsessive, even. Carry sanitizer and use it a lot. I spent Thanksgiving with either flu or H1N1 (first Thanksgiving I've taken off in 10 years!), and I'm still not 100%. In other news, Mr. Brat's truck finally gave out. Turns out 325,000 miles is really maxing out modern vehicles (though it still had the original clutch). The new one's only got 105K, so hopefully it'll last another 10 years (yes, I DO live on the planet Ohyeahright). We gave the old truck to some friends with a farm whose truck died; they can register it as agricultural-use and give it a good home...it runs, but the frame is shot (I lost track of how many times we repaired it). Mr. Brat is heartbroken, of course...I felt the same way when I had to retire my beloved old Saab (also around 300,000 miles, now that I think of it)...and I've hated every vehicle I've had since. Well, I guess I'd...um...better go find my shoes now. Heh. -Friday, December 04, 2009 at 13:11:22 (MST) Dis Misses Dis is sick of hearing this one, but, if a gazelle and a cheeta competed in a race, which one would win? The gazelle would because cheetas never win! -Friday, December 04, 2009 at 11:40:13 (MST) Northern Light Breaking NEWS......... Tiger Woods has announced that he will no longer use the name "Tiger". Mr Woods will change his name staying with in the cat family. He will now be called "Cheeta Woods ". Keep warm everyone the winds are going to howel !!!! Sleep tight Robbo. Hi Miss Dis and Andrea !!!! To Mikey nyuk nyuity to the rest of you nyuk nyukity nyuk nyuk !!! NL (Norm) -Thursday, December 03, 2009 at 23:22:21 (MST) Famous Rob It has snowed. Honey Bear has put flannel sheets on the bed. That is all Robbo -Thursday, December 03, 2009 at 22:05:08 (MST) Misses Dis Greetings from Tulsa! It's 24 degrees here tonight. Boy, if we had precipitation, we'de have snow. Brought all the little tropical fruit trees in, covered all the outside faucets, Dis brought in the hoses so we are ready for winter here. I still have to plant the last of the spring bulbs in the "butterfly garden" in a few days but I'm waiting until it gets warmer. That's the beauty of the weather here, it changes all the time. Hey, Mad! I hear it snowed in Dallas yesterday. Did you see it? I've got almost all of the Christmas cards for this year addressed and ready to take to the post office tomorrow. Those of you who have not sent us your mailing address, please do so. We want to send you a card. Email me at my private address, rosalee2662@aol.com. Rob, Norm, some of you that we don't have addresses for, we promise not to sell them or show up unannounced at your door for dinner. ;) Take care all and God bless. Stay warm!!!! MD -Thursday, December 03, 2009 at 19:08:12 (MST) Andwa, again Yes, Pam, we are getting some snowage up here, too. Not much, very light, but a portent of what's to come. I put away the sweater today in favor of the winter coat. Didn't want to, but reality dictates the switch. Reality bites!! Thanks for the song, Norm. The chorus especially hit a note with me. Hey, Mike. Come out, come out wherever you are!! Andra -Thursday, December 03, 2009 at 14:47:38 (MST) JRWolfe Snow ? We Know snow ! Although lighter than most storms, I still spent lots of time shoveling yesterday and today. So who's putting out the "Boulder Higway" CD ?? -Thursday, December 03, 2009 at 13:01:13 (MST) Pam T. It's snowing!!! You'd think it was a real storm with all the excitement by the school kids. The accumulation is probably a half inch. You getting snow up in the northlands, Andwa and Rob? -Thursday, December 03, 2009 at 11:58:09 (MST) Northern Light Andrea that just sucks. On the other hand you need to work. Be posative it may get better down the road just keep hope alive. In the mean time let me post lyrics from a song on the new CD "Boulder Highway" which will be out in the new year. It is about Nevada and the change for good or bad here in Vegas. Walk softly through the dessert sands Careful where you tread Underfoot are the visions lost sleeping not yet dead Chorus Hang on- winds starting to houl Hang on- The beast is on the prowl Strange cry Winds of change are blowing by Mountains crumble and cities fall Don't come to an end Just lie scattered on the desert floor waiting for the wind Chorus You got your life planned carefully But you leftout one detail The hidden hand deals just one round And the winds of change prevail Chorus Anyway there you have it. QUESTION FOR MIKEY Do you dream in color and do you live your life in black and white ???? Nyuk Nyukity !!!!! NL (Norm) -Thursday, December 03, 2009 at 01:06:09 (MST) Andwa, again Rob: Only 5 Bloody Mary's you say?! Me thinks you may have miscounted by a few. Elvis at Menards??? He would have to show up there! I go to Home Despot. It's down the street and across the overpass from my place. Just got the word here at work that all of us transcriptionists MUST be working from home by the end of April. Very unhappy about that. I do NOT want to work from home!!! I'll go stir-crazy within 3 weeks! A few of us can't get the internet (living in the country), so don't know what's going to happen to them. Not a good situation for those folks. But, in order to keep the job, that's what we must do. Lots of grumbling going on here. What's a poor soul to do? The decree has been handed down, and we must say "Yessir, yessir, three bags full" or find some place else to work. :-( Mike, you need anyone to do some typing for you? Hmmm??? Andra -Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 23:15:46 (MST) Famous Rob Let's get this Columbus story right. Columbus left Ohio and went down the Ohio River to Cario, then up the Mississipi and shipwrecked when the Santa Lucia, (Sister ship to the Santa Maria) hit a river snag at Pig's Eye, and snak in 5 foot of water. Treh Corp of Engineers did maintain the River channel in htose days. At Pig's Eye Columbus discovered the Vikings were already there a couple hundred years before. They didn't have much of a football team in those days, they were trying to get some old quarterback from the some distant land to the east.... something Bay...it's recorded on that rhunestone a farmer found in his field picking rocks. That farm was west of Pig's Eye and north of Lake Woebegon. (Pig's Eye, later became St. Paul.) St. Paul is Jesse Ventura lived when the he was governor... Say did ya see him on Larry King live the other night? Wow, he sure speaks what he thinks, mowed down Ben Stein. He has a tv show starting on cable pretty soon. Me thinks he is trying ot get some exposure for the next senate race. Wow...Franken and Ventura representing my state. "In the background", is Jay and The American's singing...Only in America,...land of Opportunity! Did Ya'll know that Jesse was among other things a rock singer at one time? i saw him sing in a bar back in the early 90's and at our County fair. Andwa...I had an Elvis sighting the other night after 5 bloody Mary's. Saw him at Menard's South in Rochester.was buying Christmas tree lights...I wasn't driving...I was being driven NYUk NYUK. Pam T..Great to see your son getting ahead. I used to be a news producer writing, directing and all that stuff, never did on air work, did some pronoucing on the radio and "booth announcing, before thay\t went digital...had those golden dulcet tones, radiating over the air.. "You are watching Newswatch on KQTV, St. Joseph." That was in a former lifetime. Roll tape, ready music, ready studio, ready camera 1, ready Barkeep's mike, Do it! Rock & Roll! "Now live from the Swamp, here's Michael Allsup with the History of Modesto Rock and Roll!" Oh , I had brat's for lunch today. love em. main line that cholesteral! Robbo If i could I would love to produce a music video for Brickyard Blues....giggle! BE Ba DE Ba De that's all Folks! Robbo -Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 21:51:21 (MST) Wowa Belated Happy Thanksgiving to all! Seems I'm either busy, or the computer is acting up, so I'm always behind. Mawy! I saw you peeking in here, glad to see ya! You too, Barkeep. Later taters -Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 17:01:15 (MST) ? I thought Columbus discovered Ohio!? -Monday, November 30, 2009 at 20:44:44 (MST) Andwa, again Dis: ROFLMAO!!! Love it! Thanks for the laugh! I needed it! -Monday, November 30, 2009 at 17:19:23 (MST) Dis Columbus landed at Lake Wobegon? -Monday, November 30, 2009 at 15:55:16 (MST) Spacey Andwa, because Columbus didn't find India on his route. -Monday, November 30, 2009 at 11:25:48 (MST) Andwa, again Thanks everyone for your commiserations. Appreciate it! I look at it this way, I may work FOR a hospital on the holidays, but at least I'm not IN the hospital on the holidays. Gotta look on the bright side, right? Pam: That's so cool about your son! Did you record the show that he anchored?? Yeah, December is fast approaching. I might have to stop wearing a sweater and dig out the winter coat soon. And the gloves. And the hat. And the scarf. And the snow shovel. And the salt. Tell me again, why do we live here??? -Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 20:52:14 (MST) Pam T. Hello, everyone! Just popping in before it's back to work. It was so nice to have four days off to enjoy good times and good food with family. We spent Thanksgiving out on the farm with Tom's side of the family- cousins from Dallas and L.A. even showed up! They were disappointed in our lack of snow, but it sure didn't hurt my feelings. Andwa, I thought of you having to to work on the holiday. Hope you had a good day anyhow. My oldest had to work also. He's bottom man on the totem pole at the TV station, so he was out reporting on the frenzied holiday shopping happening in Siouxland instead of being with his family. He did get to anchor the evening news broadcasts for the first time which is a dream come true for him. My unbiased motherly opinion is that he did GREAT! My halls are all decked for Christmas thanks to my daughters. They baked and decorated all day today, and then went up to Grandma's and put up her tree. You're all invited over for a little Christmas cheer! Can you believe December is knockin' at the door? Feliz Navidad! -Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 20:15:24 (MST) White Indian, Hey Famous Rob, I'll try some of that Bailey's Irish Creme, I am always ready for something new ! We had a great Thanksgiving, at my new boyfriends families, it was so delightful, now I am cooking for my family tomorrow. Have a great week-end all ! Rob hoped you helped Honey Bear in the kitchen a little, dishes or something ! Andwa , sorry you had to work ! Barkeep please pour her another drink on me ! take care, Lorna -Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 10:28:57 (MST) Famous Rob Greetings from Kansas City. Wow it's 70 here. We are doing the holdiday with daither and son and signicant other.s Andwa, thanks for the personal t day greeeting, love ya! We were grrovin to the Dogs on the way down and the Honey bear says, you better slow down, i looks at the speedometer and it said 88...oops to much Joy to the world! Set teh crusie ata 72 and got a bit more toward legal. I wnat to say to all my friend here we really enjoy you and htnaks for being such great folks. Michael, keep the Bushmill's stocked up for me.....and pour an after dinner round of Bailey's Irsh Creme for everyone and make sure Lorna gets abouta half a bottle, we are goingot get her off the White Urssian's for the holdiday season. Norm, you gotta get to KC for some of the ribs here, OMG! Even fast food ribs are wonderful! Robbo -Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 08:57:09 (MST) OhDonna It's still Thanksgiving here in California, so I have time to slip in my holiday wishes for all in the Swampland. Hope it was a nice day for everyone. I have not been here in a while, but I wanted to wish folks here a very nice holiday. Thank you Michael for keeping the Swamp up & running! Andra: Sorry you had to work today and that you were the only one. Hope you got some good overtime pay! My husband Brian is on a new job (Thank God he now has one that may end up to be permanent) -- so he was the only one at work today too! And tomorrow! Although I'm sorry he wasn't with us today, we are both very happy that he has a new job that looks very promising. And he doesn't like groups and loud noise (i.e., my family gatherings) - so I think he was just as happy to have an excuse not to be there! I'm doing lots of pet-sitting these days, so guess I actually worked today too -- since I had to run around early this morning and tonight taking care of several different pets while their folks are away. If anyone is looking for a fun movie this weekend, Pirate Radio is a good pick for classic rock lovers. It takes place in 1966 (so no TDN music), but plenty of other great tunes and some wacky characters. My son & I really enjoyed it! Wishing Thanksgiving blessings to all, and have a relaxing and joyous holiday weekend. Donna -Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 21:37:47 (MST) Soaring Nancy Happy Thanksgiving to you at the Saloon. Barkeep, give Andwa a drink on me, please. Soaring Nancy -Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 20:16:57 (MST) Freddismom I'll try this one more time. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Love ya, Mawy -Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 19:11:00 (MST) Andwa, again Here I am working yet another holiday! All by myself in this big empty office. Who wants to buy this poor lonely soul a drink? Anyone? Hmm? sigh Andra (only the lonely) -Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 14:44:15 (MST) Mawia Hi ya'll. Just wanted to pop in to the Swamp to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you all have a great day! -Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 01:54:47 (MST) Jill Wishes to all for a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with special moments made to last a lifetime. -Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 20:43:51 (MST) JRWolfe May our barkeep pardon all the turkeys. Happy Thanksgiving and be sure to burp loudly. -Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 16:33:20 (MST) Andwa, again To all my friends here in the Swamp and to those who have yet to become friends, I wish you all the very best Thanksgiving possible. Enjoy your time with family and friends. And please remember those who may not be as fortunate as we are. Remember our service men and women and all their families. Remember to make donations to your local food shelves to help those who are in need during these difficult times. No one should go hungry in this nation of plenty that we are so very fortunate to call home. As someone here is so fond of saying: Blessings to you all! I know I'm blessed for having such great folks as you to visit with every day. Big hugs to all of you. Especially to Three Dog Night for all the years of fun and great music! The world would not be as bright without you. And to Mike for being such a fun barkeep and host. You have a bunch of loyal friends here who care a great deal about you!! Hugs and smooches to you! Enjoy the day, everyone, and pass the biscuits! Andra Edgar -Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 02:37:21 (MST) Northern Light A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL !!!!! Remember to eat like Kings and Queens Nyuk !!!! Enjoy the holiday. NL (Norm) -Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 23:05:33 (MST) Ligress A very Happy Thanksgiving and many blessings to all. Safe driving to everyone traveling for the holidays. Cindy -Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 22:13:26 (MST) Misses Dis Sorry, Guys for not answering. Head was buried in Holiday decorating. Now, that stresses some people out, but it makes me relax better than a drink. Hey, addiction to Christmas never hurt anybody! Okay, could have been Laura but I am not familiar with her voice or music so it's anyone's guess. Dis is being modest. He makes a fantastic dressing. In addition to that he is making standing rib roast, (People you just gotta taste Dis' standing rib roast once before you die to go there happy), and we are having a ham as well. It is anyone's guess as to who is going to eat this feast as we are short on guests and long on food this year. Anyone and everyone welcome! Happy, Happy Thanksgiving to all who are within hearing range of this fine establishment. Barkeep, we'll bring the leftovers so don't work too hard. You know us Swampsters, anyway. We don't mind the peanuts and pretzels so long and the drinks are strong and the music sweet. And you play some SWEET music. Goodnight All. God bless, sweet dreams and happy days ahead. MD -Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 20:46:42 (MST) Dis Tomorrow I'll bake the "dressing turkey". The breasts and drumsticks get set aside to later be served with the "real turkey". The dressing is my contribution. I can't bake a "pretty bird". The secret to the dressing (which is highly acclaimed by at least four dozen people) is lots of turkey, Jimmy Dean sage breakfast sausage (fried up), and lots of water chestnuts chopped up pretty fine (everyone loves that little crunch). Dis -Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 15:55:55 (MST) White Indian, Just want to drop in and say, Happy Thanksgiving to All and hope everyone is well and antisipating a tummy full of scrumpous Turkey and stuffing, and all the trimmings! Barkeep I'll put a extra plate on the table if ya want some good cookin here in Nashville !!! Of course bring your better half ! If the Saloon runs out of food. Take care everyone !! Lorna -Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 14:59:58 (MST) MAD4TDN Here's wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to all in the Swamp!!! -Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 14:35:41 (MST) Andwa, again Brian Setzer was fab as usual. The sound was much, much too loud, tho! It was actually painful! Thought my ears might start bleeding. Spinal Tap set the bar high at 11, but I think the sound was turned up to 11.5 last night. If any of you go see his show, bring earplugs! You'll need them. And that's it for me as far as concerts until next year when TDN comes around again. Hopefully, they will appear somewhere close enough that I can drive to. Like here in Rochester (HINT, HINT)!!! Have a wonderful Thanskgiving everyone! Hugs! Andra -Monday, November 23, 2009 at 23:25:09 (MST) Spacey Yer telling tales. The Chef was in town with me, posting bail for the barkeep. We had a gooOOOoood time. -Monday, November 23, 2009 at 23:23:58 (MST) Northern Light Well with the holidays soon apon us I went down to the Swamp to get things in order. The Chef was there prepairing a true feast for those who visit. Yumo Chef! I installed a brand new neon sign outside by the door so don't think you got lost and came to another place. The sign says........ EAT LIKE A KING OR QUEEN DRINK LIKE THE VILLAGE IDIOT WELCOME TO THE SWAMP SALOON Nyuk nyukity !!!!! NL (Norm) -Monday, November 23, 2009 at 23:03:24 (MST) JRWolfe Speaking of great songwriters whose songs TDN has sung. They just ran the Hoyt Axton episode of Bonanza on TVLand this afternoon. -Monday, November 23, 2009 at 13:38:09 (MST) JRWolfe Was it Laura Nyro's version that you heard. she wrote "Eli's Coming." A lot of acts recorded her songs. -Monday, November 23, 2009 at 09:02:56 (MST) Misses Dis Famous Rob, Hey, I was in the store today and a girl's band was singing Eli's Comin' on the radio! I've rarely heard another band doing TDN songs. Does that happen very often? How do they do that? I guess it's music business stuff. BTW, they did a great job! Love and Peace! MD -Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 20:49:28 (MST) Sally W Fabulous show Friday night in Anaheim! The dogs rocked! A pleasure to meet you Michael! A huge surprise to see Chuck Negron sitting right in front of me! I did not know for sure but others in the audience confirmed it was him, he was gracious to sign autos and pose for pics. The night was magic, I wish he would have been invited up for "Joy to the World" but wishful thinking. Cannot have it all but it was truly a wonderful evening. Happy holidays! Sally Williamson -Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 16:04:26 (MST) Famoso Roberto Eyee! My Spanglish is not so hot eh... cant find some of the characters i need on this espnole keyboardo... Mexican tv channel is promoing the tv show Lost 2010 season with two dudes driving around in a beat up vw bus with Shambala balring by the Dogs. SO anyway having fun and going home tomorrow. Adios Barkeep Dos Equis for everyone! Famouso Roberto appearing live at the Oasis in Cancun tonight.. -Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 13:26:43 (MST) Dis Como esta frijole, cabrito? . . . How you bean, kid? Noche de Tres Perros . . . Three Dog Night . . . Rob, I wouldn't want any of the locals taking you for a tourist! Dis -Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 08:31:05 (MST) JRWolfe Hey Rob..nice to see you're digging Trace Perro Noches..the spanish language tribute band to Three Dog Night. Their guitarist is no Michael Allsup ,but their three singers sure do an uncanny Chuck-Cory-Danny. How did you like hearing all the TDN hits you know by heart in espanol ? -Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:59:46 (MST) Famous Rob Andwa and Norm and all the rest of you...we are fine and not in any bus accident...We are in Cancun 84 warm an balmy and swimmin in da ocean... listening to Trace Perro NOCHES ON THE iPOD. About to induldge int eh 1st Margarita fo the day. Its 5 oclock somewhere. Barkeep get that blender going its tiem to ahve my moring Margarita. Adios Famouso Robbo y honeybear! -Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:17:24 (MST) Misses Dis (again) Mileage shoudl have been 115,000. I'm too tired. Goodnight! -Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 20:31:23 (MST) Misses Dis Hey, (((Norm))) and All out there in the Swamp, Thanks for the wave. I've been cocooning, sort of. Haven't been around much lately. Busy with Christmas, but just today making the menu out for Thanksgiving. Those who know me will understand. Has anyone out there driven the Alaskan Highway? Dis and I are considering doing it this May and I'd like some suggestions as to what there is to see and do besides gawking at beautiful scenery. Just wanting it to be the best it can be. Won't be hard with my Dis by my side. We are considering renting a small RV once we get to Alaska. We hear the hotels are far and few between and not much fun to pay for. Anyone done that? Is it worth the money and inconvenience of driving the darn thing? Dis bought me a new car the other day. I drove it home from the dealership and haven't touched it since. My 'old one' is 3 years old but I have put 95,000 miles on it for a grand total of 155,000. Gotta love those road trips. Thank God the 380 mile trips to the mailbox at the Texas house are over. Used to make that myself at least 2 times a month. Dis put some miles on the Firebird Formula doing that the last year. Sweet car, his baby, hard to see it go. I couldn't drive it. It was a 6-speed and I am not comfortable with standards. I begged him to take it to the car wash before we took it to the dealer. He said it had never been to a car wash and wasn't going it's last day of his ownership. The end of an era for our families. The black car was a legend after 11 years under his gentle care. Both of us were a little misty eyed in the end. Our second date was in that car. It was a sweet machine. I'll miss the rumble when he pulls in to the driveway. We can put the lemon and orange trees out tomorrow again. Cold snap is over for a few days. It's been bitter, almost to the point of snow at night. I think the low tonight si 39 but I was at teh casino earlier and it felt like 10. I was shivering. Took home 30 dollars more than I took in. It was a good night. Okay All, dis is asleep and I must get there. Goodnight, Swampsters. Sweet dreams. Take care and God bless. Rosalee -Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 20:29:11 (MST) Andra, again NORM! -Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 18:35:13 (MST) Northern Light Darn. Edward Woodward what a loss. The Equilizer was my favorite show. Real shame. Great Actor. R.I.P. Edward. Hi Andrea, Robbo and Miss Dis !!!! NL (Norm] -Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 18:03:32 (MST) Andwa, again Rob: Hope neither you nor the Honey Bear were involved in that nasty bus accident today! Let me know you're okay!!! -Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 16:30:37 (MST) Soaring Nancy ((((MADONNA))))) I sent you two e-mails. Read the last one first! -Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 22:06:28 (MST) White Indian Stay Safe Mawia !!! Hi all ! Lorna -Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 12:39:58 (MST) Dis "Pirate Radio" is a fun movie. Chewing gum for the mind. Lots of 60's music. Unfortunately none from our guys . . . story takes place in 1967? Dis -Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:21:36 (MST) Dis "Pirate Radio" is a fun movie. Chewing gum for the mind. Lots of 60's music. Unfortunately none from our guys . . . story takes place in 1967? Dis -Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:21:07 (MST) JRWolfe RIP:Ken Ober,host/quizmaster of MTV's "Remote Control" game show for 5 seasons -Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 08:07:34 (MST) Andwa, again Good luck, Mawia!!!!!!!!!! -Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 07:58:28 (MST) Mawia Hey, ya'll! How're you all doing? I'm sitting here in my house, about a mile from a fire that started about 11:30 this morning. It's now almost 200 acres and pretty scary looking. There's ash all over the place and all over the pool, already! Thank goodness it's not very windy, but if the wind picks up and blows to the west, we're in trouble. They keep saying it's in San Juan Capistrano but that is actually right over the hill from us. I took some pictures from behind the houses across the street. If you want me to see them, email me or send me your cell # and I'll text them to you. Hope you're all okay. -Monday, November 16, 2009 at 18:11:01 (MST) JRWolfe RIP character actor and star of the tv series "The Equalizer" :Edward Woodward -Monday, November 16, 2009 at 08:35:18 (MST) Famous Rob Well, if I can't see Three DOg Nightin the summer and all the shows they have on the calnedar intefer with everything else Honey bear and I have decided to embark on a evening of binge drinking, and then we are flying to Cancun in the morning and camp out in the sun fo ra week. I wll have a Dos equis for each of you. (Corona is rot gut in a lot of Cancun ars) Now I also in my party mood have decided (seeing there is no 3dn cruise, no "cruisin to music" cruise) to emabark on a Country theme cruise in Feb,with a show by the Bellamy bros and it is going the exact same route as the Tuna cruise did. San Juan, St Maartin, Tortola, Nassau, but in is not on the famed Tuna, rather the MSC Poseia which is fine big old (new) tub. We feel it will be a great opportunity to Stock up on cheap Rum and renew our supply of sunny spot T-shirts" Truth is the crusie lines have great deals right now. Balcony for $699,Inside cabin $399, Outside witha window $499. But I keep hoping for a "Dog shows" somewhere I can got ot. I tried to get down for the Dec 12 Show in Miami, we have friends in Hollywood Fl just a few miles from where they are playing and the Honeybear has a conflict! Not fair. Ya'll have a good week and we will hope you all could join us.! Robbo and his Honeybear -Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 19:05:10 (MST) FogBrat Gah...okay, even with a router set to insanely paranoid security, server-side email filter, and a high-powered and updated firewall/AV in stealth mode, my laptop got slammed by a drive-by trojan. And I'm a really conservative internet user, so I'm a bit stumped as to where I picked it up. I suspect it's going to take a disk format and OS reinstall to fix it. Or I'll just chuck the damn thing off the deck and go buy a Mac. %$#&&#%ing broadband! Cindy, the show itself was a grand time. Even Mr. Brat enjoyed it, and he is NOT a live music kind of guy (he's already like "If the Who goes on tour, we're going, right?"). It was just that Foxwoods didn't agree with me at all. No joy on the doughnuts, either. I think I came home with 4-5 dozen and got ONE (doughnut, not dozen). But all in all, it was a nice evening of not being at home or working. Gotta take what you can get. -Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 11:44:52 (MST) Ligress Madonna, your son is in my prayers. Hope he returns home asap to mum's open arms! FOGBRAT, did not the Krispy Kreme run put a happy happy joy joy end to that not so great concert experience? Of course it did. Just don't check out the nutrition facts on those tasty treats, and all will be well. Cindy -Friday, November 13, 2009 at 21:05:14 (MST) MAD4TDN Phooey! I can't get nuttin past JR!!! -Friday, November 13, 2009 at 13:32:11 (MST) FogBrat (again) Phooey..."Blue Red and Grey," not the other way round. Blame my new almost high-speed connection (well okay, it's slowish DSL, but beats the heck out of 28.8 dialup...I think). Trial run to see if I want to bother keeping it. I keep speed-checking and forget to do stuff like proofread. -Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:23:02 (MST) FogBrat Great...now if "he-who-must-not-be-named" ends up playing in the Super Bowl, I'll have to lock Mr. Brat in the cellar with his voodoo doll so I can at least watch that part of the halftime show. Roger Daltrey actually sounded okay last weekend...a little rough in patches, but he was sick, so allowances for that. He smoked "Young Man Blues" (though my opinion may have been influenced by the bare chest...the guy's nipples are - happily - still afraid of the dark, even after all these years), and did a nice mix of Who stuff, solo work, and some interesting covers. For some reason, I most appreciated his version of "Red, Blue, and Grey," accompanying himself on the ukulele...it just worked. Really nice theater, but my opinion of the rest of Foxwoods/MGM was more along the lines of "No thanks." I'd go again for a show, but between the inescapable loud music, crowds, and scantily-clad drunk chicks puking on the floor, it was just unpleasant. I still had to make the Krispy Kreme run to Mohegan afterward (I had orders from all Mr. Brat's friends), so that was a pleasant ending to the weekend...just seems like those two places are vastly different worlds at midnight on a Saturday. So, that's me then...we're currently getting ready for winter, so that and working pretty much takes up the daylight. -Friday, November 13, 2009 at 09:34:52 (MST) JRWolfe Madonna, I never would have guessed you were a fan of the punk/rap group "You Know Who." They're not my cup of tea..but..whats one persons trash is another persons treasure. If anything,I'd expected you to want TDN at the super bowl. -Friday, November 13, 2009 at 08:47:27 (MST) MAD4TDN Heard on the radio this morning that "The Who" will almost certainly be performing at the Super Bowl half time this year. That should be a good one ... but YOU KNOW WHO would be my first choice!!! -Friday, November 13, 2009 at 07:48:09 (MST) MAD4TDN That was lovely, Gail! You put things into beautiful words. Ligress, my youngest son is former military, who is now serving in Iraq in a civilian capacity. They made him an offer he couldn't refuse, even though his mama wanted him to! Would appreciate friends keeping him in your thoughts and prayers. He would've been home for good for Christmas, but volunteered to stay two extra weeks so some others could come home, who will be returning to Iraq. So we'll just celebrate Christmas twice this year! -Friday, November 13, 2009 at 07:45:23 (MST) JOY4U I don't know how else to do this either as the lap top takes a plunge into HP TRASH...but this is a message to all of my friends. I know it's long but I don't have everyone's e-mail address nor do I have the time!!!! But I refuse to apologize! LOL!! Iím having a cup of Michael on this very chilly fall evening. Actually itís a cup of tea that Iím having in a mug that I created with Michaels charming smile on it and I love it. I took a walk along the shore of the lake today and you can tell winter is on its wayÖthere is not a single boat out on the water! All are in dry dock and saran wrapped to death in blue for the duration of winter! LOL! Fishing, well nothing to write home about. I believe I was the only one out for a walk and fishing. Not even a gull was flying. Had time to reflect and came up with this thoughtÖÖEvery rock in the road can improve our lives but we might have to get a wee bit muddy before it does. This led me to the following thought about stumbling without an end in sight. Really, trust me, I am going somewhere with this so bare with me! LOL!!! Do you ever feel as if you are living day-to-day, survival of the fittest? We are all like that in some waysÖ Right? We dare not look behind us but we are not brave enough to look ahead. We are just stuck right here in the now. Waiting. I donít know about you but it seems I am always waiting. Iím waiting for the right time, the right job, for the light to turn green, waiting on a call, waiting to hear from someone via the mail/e-mail, waiting for my past to catch up with me, and for my future to begin. Do you ever get to the point in your life where you have become so tired of waiting and wanted to know that your life was not just leading ìanywhere but somewhere?î You are at that point where all you want is that childhood sense of wonderment back? I guess that is why I look forward so much of the coming holidays. There is such a realization that there truly is a reason and purpose not only behind the boulder in the road, but that which is buried beneath it is a gift well worth discovering. Iím thankful that I have learned to be able to trust despite the news, able to laugh in spite of the failures, able to cheer despite the darkness, and able to believe in goodness in spite of the hazards in the road. Iím thankful as I witness some homeless person sitting along a frosty curb having a cup of coffee and a day old doughnut that a bystander provided for them. At the same time Iím sure that I desire the same thing as that destitute and what it would take to taste it. ìItís a whisper in the soul, a lump in the throat, and an echo in the deep and hidden places of the heart. It was the hope that we are loved, truly loved, and that we are known.î Iím sure you all can relate to this? To those of you who know someone or are experiencing this yourselfÖdonít lose HOPE! To lose hope is to decide that it was all just a bunch of hogwash. HOPE is waiting! We canít live our lives looking back. God makes a way. In knowing many of you over the years, to those that I am getting reacquainted with after so many years, to those that I have recently met, to those that are no longer a part of my life, I can say thisÖÖ ìI smile as I walk, amazed at all of your shining faces, even if we donít see eye to eye or speak to one another. When I stand back and look at all the people that are in my life or have crossed my path, I continue to be surprised and so ever grateful.î There have been so many moments over the last several years, everyday, common places, but glistening moments that pass through my mind. There is nothing sensational, cinematic, or mysterious about them; they would never make it on the evening news or talk shows but they all point to the same conclusionÖ. That we are all here to help one another move the BOULDER! THAT is the secret of the treasure! To each and everyoneÖ.Happy Thanksgiving! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year 2010! Over-the-moon love to all! Gail Fitzgibbon :>) -Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 23:29:20 (MST) Ligress Hi all. Such personal heartfelt tributes to our veterans, how proud we all are. My younger brother is a Viet Nam vet, he too unfortunately still has nightmares of his time served there. His wife tells me that to this day he frequently "runs" in his sleep and wakes up in a sweat because of a recurring nightmare from that time. The horrors of war never leave. I hope and pray for his peace of mind and for those who are going through the hell of war now. May God bless them all, and their families. I too have been thinking of something in particular to show our servicemen and women how much we care, the suggestions I see here are excellent. If any others come around my way I will be sure to pass them on to you. Blessings, Cindy -Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12:13:55 (MST) Jill I forgot to say "hi" to Mary! Nice to see you here again! Please say "hi" to Sharon for me. Miss you both! -Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 07:10:06 (MST) Jill Andwa & Rob - Very nice tributes to your fathers. I love hearing people talk about their parents with pride. My dad talked a lot about the war, but for the most part, left out any scary details that might upset his kids. He still had lots of war stories. I just wish I'd recorded them before he died. For most of his life, he had a recurring dream about being chased by a German soldier. He would run as fast as he could, but the soldier got so close that he could feel his breath on the back of his neck. Then he'd wake up in a panic. It bothered me a lot to know that he lived with that nightmare for most of his adult life. I ordered his entire military record after his death and discovered that he had been awarded the Bronze Star, which he had never told us about. I've always been proud of him, but that medal took it to another level. -Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 07:08:24 (MST) Andwa, again Yes, our vetrans do indeed deserve recognition and respect. My dad was a WWII veteran from the Pacific Theater. He was a SeaBee, in demolitions. When asked "what did you to in the war, daddy," he told a story of having to do something so horrific I don't know how that gentle soul of his survived it. Brings tears to my eyes just thinking of it now. He has always and will always have my deepest respect. I wish you all could've known him. He was one in a million! -Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 23:27:36 (MST) Famous Rob IN Memory of my father who was WWII Vet. Dad your gone nowbut your memeory and serivce to our country makes me so proud. I am forever thankful that you served and fought for my freedoms and the freedoms of others. And to all Vets past and present defenders of freedom,,, Thank YOU, God bless all of you and God Bless America. -Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 21:08:16 (MST) Freddismom Hewoo to you too Mikey and to you to Jill. I've go to make this quick before the "Ninja's" find out I'm on the computer. We lost 3 of our fur kids this year (Opie, Sugar Buns and my sweet Freddi girl) and we have 2 new Siamese kittens.....Sadie Mae and Toby (Sing-Sing Blue Eyed Soul). They seem to think that whenever I'm on the computer it's time to create trouble. I don't remember the other cats being so bad when they were small. Kittens just don't know their place anymore. They aren't afraid of anything and they are constantly in trouble. But I love them and they have certainly helped to heal some of the heartache caused by the loss of the others....even though they are horrible little creatures! Have a great night! Mawy Hopefully this will post, I have a terrible time getting past the guard post here. -Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 20:55:38 (MST) Jill Pam - I didn't know how widespread this program is, but it's new here. I cried when I watched the report and saw how touched the WWII veterans were knowing that someone cared enough to create a beautiful tribute to them. The organization is looking for volunteers for various things and I'm considering it. Donating money just doesn't seem like enough. -Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 20:38:23 (MST) Ligress Well thanks SUSAN!, for the Danny Hutton "heads up". I enjoyed it very much, especially the song at the end! It still gets to me every time, awesome harmony, beautiful song. Night all. Blessings, Cindy -Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 20:10:43 (MST) Pam T. Jill- There have been a number of Honor Flights for WWII veterans from the state of Iowa this year as well. My eyes fill with tears everytime these events are covered in the news. -Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 20:09:43 (MST) Susan (Colorado) Greetings - Danny Hutton was on the radio in LA this AM. It is available for a listen on www.kearth101.com. See the morning show on the left side of the page. Cool! -Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 19:30:36 (MST) Jill It's a bit late in the day, but my thoughts have been with the veterans all day, both those who have served in the past and those who serve now. There is a fantastic new organization here called "Ozarks Honor Flight". They take a chartered plane full of WWII veterans to Washington, DC to see the WWII Memorial. There is absolutely NO cost to the veterans and each one has a volunteer to help them throughout the trip. The volunteers pay their own way to DC at a cost of $300 each. This is all done strictly through donations. I love the idea and have donated to this worthy cause. I wish my father had been able to see the memorial in person, but I was able to go and did it for him. If you haven't seen it, it's definitely worth your time. -Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 15:59:43 (MST) Ligress May God bless all our brave soldiers and keep them safe wherever they are stationed. Peace, love and blessings to them and their families. Thank you from the "bottom of our hearts" to all our service men and women. A special "Tri-town" Veterans Day parade and services is being held here today. Blessings all, Cindy -Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 09:23:57 (MST) Barkeep Dropping in to say hewwo to Mawy. -Michael- -Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 11:11:30 (MST) Northern Light Happy Birthday to Sesame St. 40 years young today. The Childrens (?) show plays to a worldwide audience of around 135 million each day. Don't know about you but I watched that show with my kids and now my grandkids. Great show for sure. Count....Von....Two...Three...Four Nyuk Hey Mikey !!!! This is NEAR This is far Nyuk nyukity nyuk !!!! NL (Norm) -Monday, November 09, 2009 at 23:12:50 (MST) Andwa, again Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, but lots of Mayo! Nyuk!! -Monday, November 09, 2009 at 09:52:56 (MST) Spacey So Andwa, you gonna stick some lettuce in there somewheres? Hold the tomato. -Monday, November 09, 2009 at 01:15:01 (MST) Andwa, again Hey, Pam! We made a Barkeep sandwich. Yum! -Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 21:54:59 (MST) Jill Mary - So nice to see you here!! -Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 21:15:07 (MST) Freddismom I'm going to give this another try. The new music...I love it, love it, LOVE IT! Thanks guys you made my old heart happy! Love ya, Mawy -Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 20:58:32 (MST) Famous Rob RE PAM T. Post on age adn reading glasses: aAnd on your bedstand, in the tv room, in the pocket of you coat/jacket, in the console of your car, your pickup, your travelbag, in the fruitbowl on the kitchen table. I 've also consered leaving a pair with this cute young teller gal at my bank! Or how aobut, when you look at sporting event program(swim meet) and you see that your son set the record for 11 & 12 year olds 19 years ago...That happened to me yesterday...considering I was 32 when he was born. Oh yeah we have two bathrooms in our hosue so that's another pair of reading glasses. Beautiful weather here again today. ttfn Robbo and his Honeybear -Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 18:27:58 (MST) Pam T. Another sign that you're getting older: Due to increasingly blurry reading materials, you feel the need to stash a pair of reading glasses in the bathroom. -Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 17:13:37 (MST) Barkeep JR: Carl Ballentine? Damn! He was great. One of a kind. -M- -Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 15:25:08 (MST) Andwa, again What an absolutely beautiful day in the northland today!! Temps in the low 60's, almost no breeze, clear skies with bright sunshine! Lovely! Hope you are all enjoying your day. Andra -Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 14:36:29 (MST) Northern Light Okay Mikey teasing us again are ya !!!! Dem's fighting woyds !!! Nyuk Now hear me and hear me now. The fans want the new CD no later than the fat man in the red suit comes down the chimbly and that would be dis Xmas !!! To make it more clear we want it NOW NOW NOW !!!!! So take this letter to your leaders and let dem know you got the fans stirred up. Should you not do so a very large group will appear at your house with torches, large pointed sticks, whips, chains, bats, rats and nottty cats. There will be vats of hot boiling oil and folks with B.O. and bad breath, mean mad people. Your place is first on the list then we move on to Hutton's place and on and on. You can run but it would not help any of you. What's in your wallet ?? Nyuk This group of fans is worse that the Capital One pilagers. Nyuk Nyukity So you have been advised. We all await a prompt responds and thank you in advance for your kind attention to this matter. There is no need to tell us that you love us we are only too happy to do this. Nyuk Nyuk Nyukity !!! NL (Norm) -Friday, November 06, 2009 at 23:22:45 (MST) Pam T. I currently have the Heart of Blues earworm. It's a very pleasant earworm- I like everything about it. "East side west side..." We had a successful "letter F" week in Kindergarten. Neither of us teachers requested the children to think of an F word. One boy remarked to a friend, "There are two f words you can't say in school- fart and "frow up." (Frow up is throw up in Kindergarten talk.) "I'm so tired..." (slide guitar part...) -Friday, November 06, 2009 at 22:34:04 (MST) Andwa, again Rob: What?!?!? -Friday, November 06, 2009 at 22:08:55 (MST) Ligress Ditto, Jill! Cindy -Friday, November 06, 2009 at 21:48:42 (MST) Jill Okay, so the new CD won't be out in time for Christmas. I can live with that, not that I have a choice. For now, I keep hearing "Prayer of the Children" in my head, over and over and over. Most songs irritate me when they stick in my head, but not this one. It never gets old. God bless the person who came up with those lyrics and the amazing musicians who made it the fantastic song that it is. -Friday, November 06, 2009 at 21:33:17 (MST) Famous Rob ANDWA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nooooooooooooo! Giggle! Robbo (and I ain't goona say nutink else.) -Friday, November 06, 2009 at 19:58:47 (MST) Dis Barkeep, Loops are over-rated. Dis -Friday, November 06, 2009 at 15:51:08 (MST) JRWolfe RIP:Carl Ballentine...comic magician and character actor best known for paying Lester Gruber on McHale's Navy. Happy Birthday Rock & Roll Widow. Barkeep..thanks for the new CD info,may you be put into the loop someday. -Friday, November 06, 2009 at 04:19:54 (MST) Misses Dis Happy Birthday Rock and Roll Widow! Hope your day is really great! Not even going there with the syrup and pancakes, but you know, since Vermont has the best, you are sure to get a great response if you use that! Might even try and little of that on the Dis excepot I am so tired from all the docrating that he is having a Banquet tonight, and I ain't talkin' the buffet kind! Good news is that the decorating is done. Just have to clean up now, whoopee!!!(Pictures will be ready in a few days for you guys!)Since our anniversary is the middle of December and we are traveling, the family Christmas party is the 12th of December, AND I am decorating one of the kid's house this year as a gift, I have to get mine done early. I don't mind, though. Just gives me longer to appreciate it. The outside lights are mostly up but they don't get turned on until Thanksgiving night. Neither do the Christmas trees. Yes, we have three this year. (The Dis just shakes his head.) You guys should see the platform for the village. It is lovely. Dis created it. I finished getting all the little trees and people on it today. It's beautiful. Okay, break is over. Barkeep, you know we are just glad to hear from you. Just let us know when the CD is ready and we'll be ready with the credit cards! Hey, tomorrow's Friday!!! Ya'll have a great weekend. MD -Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 17:28:12 (MST) Andwa, again Humpf! I know you like to tease, but I admit to getting a bit testy here, Barkeep! If you know nittink, then who does? And that blasted code won't let me post!!!! -Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 17:24:31 (MST) Barkeep It's confession time, and I'm not even Catholic. You know my response about "when" our CD will be finished and released ... where I said "1 to 2 months, and probably closer to one than two." SCRATCH THAT. I didn't know what I was talking about. I'm more out of the loop than I realized. So let this be my official "recall" of my response to that question. I know nuttink! I won't even make a guess as to when. Sorry for the misinfo. -BK- -Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 15:38:13 (MST) Pam T. You mean the "coin slot"? -Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 11:57:52 (MST) spacey just slide the syrop down the back of his pants to fidn the cleavage -Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 23:39:39 (MST) Andwa, again Rob: You have cleavage???! -Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 18:33:39 (MST) |