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It was Pi Day today…Who knew?
OFGalP Angela knew! She organized and conducted a Pie Pi Day contest at work today. That’s how we celebrated – dag-gum-it, we had pie! Continue reading “3.14159265”
Month: March 2011
Weekender Hats, Weather and a Wee Bit
We enjoyed a wonderful weekend in North Texas.
80° on Saturday…I actually (yup I admit it) turned on the air conditioner for a brief late afternoon cool-down). We then had an Irish dinner Saturday night that was simply my fortune (luck) to be invited. Daylight Savings Time kicked in this morning, but it did not make me late for church nor throw Mackie the Queen of Scots off of her usual get-out-of-bed-you-limey-fish roust to get her breakfast. Yard work today in 78° weather…until the weedeater batteries wore out. I had dust flying everywhere and I’m almost certain the neighbors slammed shut their windows as the dust cloud slowly drifted north.
All this made me go searching in our junk-filled garage for a yard hat to wear. I’ve always been a bit over-the-top with my hats and have a hang up with sunburnt ears. And I found a hat…errrr, several (each has its own story too). Continue reading “Weekender Hats, Weather and a Wee Bit”
Both me hands on me Arse
Cooze I have me a dilemma and two this fine day my dear laddie and lass.
I have no camera as she went in to be cleansed. I’ve done me photograph-o’day before without using me fancy camera, but now that she’s not at at a staff’s reach I feel a wee bit exposed to the brisk Irish breeze. Perhaps I will hand draw me pictures for the next several days, and call them photographs. Continue reading “Both me hands on me Arse”
Flushing and brushing
It’s World Plumbing Day….the theme is this: Plumbing Vital to Global Health. The organization (and day) exists to make us feel better in more ways than one.
ECR: Kayaking down(the water)fall
This ECR (Email Craziness Received) comes from my friend Shawn.
Contrary to what some may say about me, I can be a bit of a rebel and risk-taker (on occasion I’ve been known to wear different colored socks and undershorts other than white…but not on the same day). But the stunt on the link below, well…this guy is plain ol’ nuts! Watching this is great hold-your-breathe-expand-your-lung-capacity exercise.
You Lady Alan Tube
Is it all about the melody and whether the harmony makes your head cock and eyes squint? Maybe there’s more to it….
Lady Antebellum (“Need You Now“) versus Alan Parsons (“Eye In The Sky“): when the melody of two songs is this close to being the same, it could be a lawsuit of Grammy-ical proportions just waiting to happen. Give it a listen and decide for yourself:
Parading Mardi Gras down Main Street
In the spirit of Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday, the City of Lake Dallas held their annual parade and party tonight and did it in small town Texas style. I was a part of the first half of the party – who knows how the second half went.
Everybody loves a parade…especially when you know many of the revelers walking down the street. But no beads were thrown my way – I wonder just what is up with that? Continue reading “Parading Mardi Gras down Main Street”
Good looking Scottie lasses
Yes indeed they are, but on this post I was more thinking the Scottish canines were looking particularly good these days….
The royal court got all gussied up last week…it even seemed to help Queen’s arthritis
Fiddles and Skirts
The North Texas Irish Festival was in Dallas this weekend. I made my way to Fair Park this afternoon and had a fun, grand time (partly because I didn’t partake in the Festival food as it reminded me to much of the State Fair).
Five hours were spent to watching kids learn Irish dancing, begging dad for swords bigger than they were at vendors throughout the Festival, and old and young alike getting lessons on old Irish hunting methods…the bow and arrow. The Festival is dog friendly so there were canines everywhere. 
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadow
An early morning tree shadow casts itself against one of the boat repair shops at Lakeview Marina, Lewisville Lake… Continue reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadow”
Ducks on a Pond
Actually it was Lewisville Lake. These guys were quite entertaining – I gave up on them before they tired of me.
“I think he’s going to eat Gary”
I do love that M&M commercial….
I do not love the SI article, College Football and Crime, in that it whistles the top college football programs and flags the criminals they recruit and/or keep on the team…all for the sake of TV dollars and fleeting glory. As most of you know, I have repeatedly claimed I didn’t like or watch Pro Football because the college game was mostly guys playing for the love of the sport and in the spirit of campus camaraderie (that good ol’ college try, why don’t ya?).
Texas’ birthday
Texas turned 174 years old today….
To my Texas blog readers: who amongst you can answer this Texas trivia?
Ah heck y’all, why limit it only to the Texas folks? Can anybody answer these questions? I don’t even know if I remember some of the answers!
Does anyone really want to…answer 49 questions? I thought about listing 174 questions, but I do have another life (I think) besides this blog.
“I don’t want to be interesting. I want to be good.” – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (from one of my favorite creative peoples) Continue reading
Family January Birthdays
Better late than never! I think I got all the January babies in the family as well.
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