For all computer, calendar, and conspiratore nerd-type celebrations everywhere…two days down, two to go.
Yesterday was 1-11-11 and twice during the day, the clock read 1:11.
11 days prior, it was 1-1-11, it too having two 1:11’s to contend with.
Email Humor Received (EHR) from dear friend Jayne…thank lady!
Steve Martin continues to give us his talents, music, and humor.
Let it all be in perfect harmony….
Continue reading “EHR: Steve sings Aethists Have No Sooooongs!”
We certainly don’t get this very often. Nor do we Texans like to drive in it. Tomorrow’s commute ought to be very interesting.
It started about 10:30 this morning as I was coming out of church…it lasted until 3:00. When it was all said and done, a measly 1″, maybe 1.5″ at the house is all we got.
But it still is “cool” to get the snow. It makes for great comic relief sometimes…other times a sticky snow does wonders for photographing a Post Oak.
I took a whole bunch of pictures…I’m talking a big ol’ bunch of pictures last year (and the year before had around 15,000 snapped for that matter).
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 19,000 pictures are stored on my computer (and backed up on two different portable hard drives) that have a 2010 date. So what the heck, I took took a stab at a Top 50 list. Let me know what you think.
How ’bout dem Eagles!
Eastern Washington had a dramatic come from behind win tonight against Delaware. Continue reading “Crown Those Champions”
We did a celebratory lunch party for my good friend and co-worker Jeff’s passing of the P.E. exam today.
A bunch of us knuckleheads in Denton came together with Jeff’s family to enjoy food and fellowship…and cake.
I think most of Jeff’s family ended up shaking their heads at all of us. His four young kids (#5 on the way) are as cute as a bug’s ear and had I remembered to ask his permission to post their photos, I would have shared those with y’all – maybe soon, maybe soon. But it was a good time had!
Congratulations again Jeff. Go seal some engineering plans why don’t ya! Continue reading “A Lunch Party”
Did I mention I bought concert tickets yesterday? A next-Saturday special performance at the University of North Texas Murchison Performing Arts Center, in the Winspear Performance Hall will benefit the Attic Community Playground. That’s the swanky place for all the fine music performed at UNT and by their world renowned music college…wonder what I should wear? I’ve never been to that/those performance places and it’s maybe 13 years old and only 10 minutes up the road. WUWT? Continue reading “Singing for More Music”
Happy 2010 to most everyone (just kidding…). It comes at a time on renewed enthusiasm and knowing the need to “finish” is most important…as was the teaching/sermon today Denton Bible Church (that will be a “Thump” post coming soon). So I wish you celebration, good times, and prosperity beyond the pocketbook. New Year. Continue reading “New Year, New Look, New Directions”
Mackie and Zoey, the royal Scots of the house, were caught peering out the dining room window while soaking up a bit of early morning sunlight. I’m thinking they really do kind of like each other but are too proud to show it.
Continue reading “They Look, they see, they watch…something”
A fun filled weekend with the Scotties…don’t ask what else they (i.e. Zoey) did ’cause I can’t tell you…but it did make a Scottie owner proud and more completely understand the breed…it’s been a while since the Queen did something like it….atta a girl Zoey!
Zoey gets a treat
Continue reading “They can Dance, and they certainly can eat”
Christmas Inspiration Received (CIR) from my high school bud Mark (by way of his Facebook posting) comes this video of a Texas family going a bit long on their seasonal spirit:
Email Inspiration Received (EIR) from good friend and classmate GaryS….
I could so see me trying to dance up and down the stairs while playing a tune! Or at least trying as long as my breath holds out. Who’s with me on that?
Guess I better get into shape, but then I figure that’s the whole point of this, huh?
But wait!
I probably should have self-censored. But instead it gotted git r’ done-d to me…maybe for the best…I’m sure…I hope. I cannot remember that ever happening to me until now. Always a first time, right? Say what you think unless what is said is disagreeable. Then just simply hit the upper right hand corner “x” button and that trouble conveniently goes away. Blip! Interesting how free speech really isn’t; anger can snuff out relationships with a few key strokes and mouse clicks; so-called equal opportunity rights of expression in a public format can be judged…quick and dead. Go away! Be gone! Continue reading “Woke Up Limeyfish”
Tonight I come home late from work, the girls (Mackie and Zoey) are impatiently waiting for one of us to come in the door to dish out the chow. So quickly, I bowed to the Royalty and feed the girls, did a couple of quick chores, and clicked on the television.
Chimney Swifts. Know them? Cool birds that will literally dive bomb into an un-hooded chimney at dusk. It really is a sight to watch. They will aggressively buzz you before circling overhead and then do this full speed nose-dive into the chimney for the evening. Their “clucking” sound chirp is unique. They clutch and build nests on the vertical face of the walls.
Let’s cast our vote for Dave Barry…he is still running for President. He’s better than any of the Re-puke-lican or Dumb-ocrat clowns I’ve seen in any of the races of late. Dave ought to make you laugh, only because of something funny, not laugh because we don’t want to cry over crooked politicians, a crappy economy, or whatever else gets you all worked up (and over).
Dave is a humorist, a funny man. An author and speaker, an entertainer, a philosopher. We all should lighten up, relax and hear him out. Try to enjoy life instead of fearing the future and declaring doom. I like Dave.
Oh yeah, he’s a blogger as well…Dave Barry’s Blog
One of my favorites of his that I can so relate to: 19 Things That Took Me 50 Years To Learn, by Dave Barry Continue reading “Dave knows a few things”
…why college football is better than the pro game. The pros wouldn’t bother with the effort nor would they get this excited. Continue reading Just another reason…
It’s Saturday Football time and here we go with the annual Pig 12 pigskin forecast. I’m sure at least two of my faithful will weigh in on this – I hope a few more will as well.
Prediction highlight summary:
Texas falls to the 3rd best pro team in the State this year but exercise their new right to television broadcast their commercialism across the football nation. Jerry Jones becomes a huge UT fan as he sees yet another opportunity to make a few extra bucks – Jerry is rumored to have already invited the Longhorns to play in the Super Bowl come February.
Continue reading “Big 8 – 2 + 4: The 2010 Saturday Football prognostications”
I will admit, my procrastination this year in making predictions is all UT’s fault. Pardon me while I puke through my helmet ear hole as that one university single handedly sat down one day this summer and said “let’s scare the beegeebers out of everybody”. So they forearm shivered every other Little 11 teams in the noggin and gave their helmets a spin right there on top of their heads.
Big 8+4 has become the Big 8-2+4, the Little 10, The Big One (or as they say in Austin, “The Big Un”), The Longhorn League, The DeMac Conference, Conference Texas and The Others, The Big TeXas Conference. The new league logo is to have “The Others” mascots shown skewered on the horns of a grinning Longhorn.
Continue reading “Big 8 – 2 + 4: The 2010 Saturday Football Saga”
Even though this EHR (Email Humor Received) from OFA Marilyn may be a bit (male) bashful, it is funny!!!
A far more accurate account of the events of that fateful morning:
Baby bear goes downstairs, sits in his small chair at the table. He looks into his small bowl. It is empty. ‘Who’s been eating my porridge?’ he squeaks.
Now this I would do in a heart beat and enjoy every minute of it – already have the stereotypical body size…just need to hit the right notes: Continue reading Make Your Own Grand Operie…
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