me, old blogs never read, and . . .

Peter Faulk, a.k.a. Columbo, has died

2011-06-25T20:53:00.004-05:00

Houson Chronicle, AP article
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7626089.html
Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died
By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer © 2011 The Associated Press
June 24, 2011, 7:34PM

NEW YORK — The best way to celebrate Peter Falk's life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives.

Thanks to Falk's affectionately genuine portrayal, Lt. Columbo established himself for all time as a champion of any viewer who ever felt less than graceful, elegant or well-spoken.

Falk died Thursday at age 83 in his Beverly Hills, Calif., home, according to a statement released Friday by family friend Larry Larson. But Columbo lives on as the shining ideal of anyone with a smudge on his tie, whose car isn't the sportiest, who often seems clueless, who gets dissed by fancy people.

As a police detective, Columbo's interview technique was famously disjointed, with his inevitable awkward afterthought ("Ahhh, there's just one more thing...") that tried the patience of his suspect as he was halfway out the door.

Columbo was underestimated, patronized or simply overlooked by nearly everyone he met — especially the culprit.

And yet Columbo, drawing on inner pluck for which only he (and an actor as skilled as Falk) could have accounted, always prevailed. Contrary to all evidence (that is, until he nailed the bad guy), Columbo always knew what he was doing.

Even more inspiring for viewers, he was unconcerned with how other people saw him. He seemed to be perfectly happy with himself, his life, his pet basset, Dog, his wheezing Peugeot, and his never-seen wife. A squat man chewing cigars in a rumpled raincoat, he stands tall among TV's most self-assured heroes.

What viewer won't take solace forever from the lessons Columbo taught us by his enduring example?

Columbo — he never had a first name — presented a refreshing contrast to other TV detectives. "He looks like a flood victim," Falk once said. "You feel sorry for him. He appears to be seeing nothing, but he's seeing everything. Underneath his dishevelment, a good mind is at work."

On another occasion, he described Columbo as "an ass-backwards Sherlock Holmes."

"As a person, he was like Columbo. He was exactly the same way: a great sense of humor, constantly forgetting things," said Charles Engel, an NBCUniversal executive who worked with Falk on "Columbo" and was his neighbor and longtime friend.

He remembered Falk as a "brilliant" actor and "an amazingly wonderful, crazy guy," and said a script was in place for a two-hour "Columbo" special, but Falk's illness made the project impossible. In a court document filed in December 2008, Falk's daughter Catherine Falk said her father was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Somehow fittingly, Falk — the perfect choice to play Columbo — failed to be the first choice. Instead, the role was offered to easygoing crooner Bing Crosby. Fortunately, he turned it down.

With Falk in place, "Columbo" began its run in 1971 as part of the NBC Sunday Mystery Movie series, appearing every third week. The show became by far the most popular of the three mysteries, the others being "McCloud" and "McMillan and Wife."

Falk was reportedly paid $250,000 a movie and could have made much more if he had accepted an offer to convert "Columbo" into a weekly series. He declined, reasoning that carrying a weekly detective series would be too great a burden.

NBC canceled the three series in 1977. In 1989 ABC offered "Columbo" in a two-hour format usually appearing once or twice a season. The movies continued into the 21st century. "Columbo" appeared in 26 foreign countries and was a particular favorite in France and Iran.

Columbo's trademark: an ancient raincoat Falk had once bought for himself. After 25 years on television, the coat became so tattered it had to be replaced.

Falk was already an experienced Broadway actor and two-time Oscar nominee when he began playing Columbo. And, long before then, he had demonstrated a bit of Columbo-worthy spunk: at 3, he had one eye removed because of cancer.

Then, when he was starting as an actor in New York, an agent told him, "Of course, you won't be able to work in movies or TV because of your eye." And after failing a screen test at Columbia Pictures, he was told by studio boss Harry Cohn that "for the same price I can get an actor with two eyes."

But Falk prevailed, even before "Columbo," picking up back-to-back Oscar nominations as best supporting actor for the 1960 mob drama "Murder, Inc." and Frank Capra's last film, the 1961 comedy-drama "Pocketful of Miracles."

Paying tribute, actor-comedian Michael McKean said, "Peter Falk's assault on conventional stardom went like this: You're not conventionally handsome, you're missing an eye and you have a speech impediment. Should you become a movie star? Peter's correct answer: Absolutely.

"I got to hang with him a few times and later worked a day with him on a forgettable TV movie," McKean went on, calling Falk "a sweet, sharp and funny man with a great soul. Wim Wenders called it correctly in `Wings of Desire': He was an angel if there ever was one on Earth."

"There is literally nobody you could compare him to. He was a completely unique actor," said Rob Reiner, who directed Falk in "The Princess Bride."

"His personality was really what drew people to him. ... He had this great sense of humor and this great natural quality nobody could come close to," Reiner said. Falk's work with Alan Arkin in "The In-Laws" represents "one of the most brilliant comedy pairings we've seen on screen."

Peter Michael Falk was born in 1927, in New York City and grew up in Ossining, N.Y., where his parents ran a clothing store.

After serving as a cook in the merchant marine and receiving a master's degree in public administration from Syracuse University, Falk worked as an efficiency expert for the budget bureau of the state of Connecticut.

He also acted in amateur theater and was encouraged to become a professional by actress-teacher Eva Le Gallienne.

An appearance in "The Iceman Cometh" off-Broadway led to other parts, among them Josef Stalin in Paddy Chayefsky's 1964 "The Passion of Josef D." In 1971, Falk scored a hit in Neil Simon's "The Prisoner of Second Avenue," Tony-nominated for best play.

Falk made his film debut in 1958 with "Wind Across the Everglades" and established himself as a talented character actor with his performance as the vicious killer Abe Reles in "Murder, Inc."

Among his other movies: "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," "Robin and the Seven Hoods," "The Great Race," "Luv," "Castle Keep," "The Cheap Detective" and "The Brinks Job."

Falk also appeared in a number of art-house favorites, including "Wings of Desire" (in which he played himself as a former angel), and the semi-improvisational films "Husbands" and "A Woman Under the Influence," directed by his friend John Cassavetes.

"Today we lost someone who is very special and dear to my heart. Not only a wonderful actor but a very great friend," said Gena Rowlands, who co-starred with Falk in the latter film, and was married to the late Cassavetes.

Falk became prominent in television movies, beginning with his first Emmy for "The Price of Tomatoes" in 1961. His four other Emmys were for "Columbo."

He was married to pianist Alyce Mayo in 1960; they had two daughters, Jackie and Catherine, and divorced in 1976. The following year he married actress Shera Danese. They filed for divorce twice and reconciled each time.

When not working, Falk spent time in the garage of his Beverly Hills home. He had converted it into a studio where he created charcoal drawings. He took up art in New York when he was in the Simon play and one day happened into the Art Students League.

He recalled: "I opened a door and there she was, a nude model, shoulders back, a light from above, buck-ass naked. The female body is awesome. Believe me, I signed up right away."

Falk is survived by his wife Shera and his two daughters.

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Associated Press Television Writers Lynn Elber and David Bauder, Entertainment Writer Anthony McCartney and former writer Bob Thomas in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7626089.html#ixzz1QLJxBGfD

Got this e-mail from Kathy

2011-04-07T20:40:00.003-05:00

Got this e-mail:

I received an email today from "Kathy Lagoli," (Google Link) kathy@thingdiamond.com, with the subject: Jim's Little Blog/(here referencing my post about Katrin's new bed) and with the body of the post as follows:

Hello,

Hey didn’t hear back from you, are you still in business ?

kathy

It came in my e-mail as a comment notification but the blog title had gotten scrambled some. I don't know why she picked on me but I do know from Google she has been targeting the blogs.

What she does is to leave a phone number in the second e-mail. One fellow said he actually called her. But he didn't mention his blog name or title so she stammered around a bit and hung up. He hasn't been able to contact her since.

From another blogger: "It DID get my attention simply because amomtoday.com is one of my blogs and I had recently put up the privacy policy.. I ALMOST replied to see what I had missed but something just didn’t seem right. I did a quick google of her name and found tons of others who had gotten emails from her which make no sense. They weren’t all the same but they all followed the same pattern, mentioning their blogs in the subject line."

I don't see any harm in opening it or calling her. I am sure something sinister is going on here but nobody Google comes up with has any idea about that.

Got this message, now ... [at least ... (we know now)] -- LaLa Land is found

2011-03-28T20:20:00.006-05:00

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Ever have an e-mail just disappear? The "To" person never got it. There is nothing in your sent box. It might have gone to Lala Land. . .

That is the Funny Farm for missing computer stuff. Like "All the Gold is in Beverley Hills," "Many Missing Messages (MMM) are in Lala Land [Yahoo here]."

. . Just when I tried to send an e-mail I got this message on my screen. I determined that my message wasn't sent:

"Scheduled Maintenance

We are undertaking some essential, but extensive maintenance to improve Yahoo! Mail. During the maintenance period, some users may experience problems accessing Yahoo! Mail.We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience.

Your account is in great shape and we are working to have it available again as quickly as possible.

Yahoo! Mail Team"

Not really a problem because: [THESE WORK GOOD WITH WRITING BLOGS TOO]
1. I always do a 'Control C' copy before I send. If the message is long I do it several times. Then if Yahoo acts up I can paste into a new shell and send again.
2. Sometimes my message 'goes away.' Welcome to Lala Land. Again not a problem:
a. I've don't the trusty old 'Control C' copy and can paste a my message in a new shell.
b. I don't put the addresses in until I am ready to send. Especially where the message is long and I might not have saved things properly. At least this way a part message won't be going out.

c. When I put the addresses in I always put my own address into the "Bcc:" position.
3. Here, this time, it was Yahoo acting up. All of the above worked good. Nothing was lost except the first cut of my message. Where did it go? Into Lala Land.

Does Sarah Palin Really Hunt? - News Story - KSBW The Central Coast

2010-09-05T19:18:00.001-05:00

Does Sarah Palin Really Hunt? - News Story - KSBW The Central Coast

Go to the article as there is a really neat CNN video about the whole matter.

Excerpted:

It's one of Sarah Palin's claims to fame -- her reputation as a moose and caribou hunter.

But a magazine article published this week is challenging those claims.

Citing an unnamed longtime friend of the Palins, Vanity Fair's Michael Gross wrote the whole hunting thing is a big farce.

"That woman has never hunted," the friend said in the article. "The picture of her with the caribou she says she shot? She got out of the RV to pose for a picture. She never helps with the fishing either. It's all a joke."

Palin shot back on Sean Hannity's radio show.

"Impotent, limp and gutless reporters take anonymous sources and cite them," she said.

The 18-page piece also cites unnamed sources in alleging Palin is a terrible tipper and has a bad temper.

"As soon as she enters her property and the door closes, even the insects in that house cringe," one friend said. "She has a horrible temper, but she has gotten away with it because she is a pretty woman."

Copyright © 2010 CNN Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Got this e-mail, now ... [at least he is writing better now]

2010-08-04T14:52:00.003-05:00

From: "Dany Ibrahim" Add sender to Contacts
To: undisclosed-recipients

FROM THE DESK OF DANY IBRAHIM
THE AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING
SECTION MANAGER BANK OF AFRICA,
(B.O.A.) OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO.

Dear Friend,

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise. I am the Auditing and Accounting section manager with Bank of Africa, Ouagadougou Burkina faso. I Hope that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families.

I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($15) Million US Dollars only to your account within 10 or 14 banking days. This money has been dormant for years in our Bank without claim.I want the bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer late Mr Andrew Eich who died along with his supposed next of kin in an air crash since 31st October 1999.I don't want the money to go into government treasury as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why I am contacting you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer.

Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested.Upon receipt of your reply, I will give you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will have 30% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to handle this business with me. I am expecting your urgent response as soon as you receive my message.

Regards,
Mr. Dany Ibrahim

Blogger Check Spelling thinks this pretty good. It did want Dany to spell his name with two N's. But so what? I will decline this one. I got not enough out of the others I don't need this one.

Help wanted -- Employment Opportunities -- Fake?

2010-05-29T08:42:00.003-05:00

Got another e-mail today (I think it is a fake or spam or phishing):

Date: Sat May 29 07:55:14 CDT 2010
From: "Thomas G. Boren" [Add To Address Book]
Subject: Re: Employment Opportunities

Re: Employment Opportunities

Southern Electric Company
125 Goshawks Rd
Chesterton, Essex CO2 9JT, UK
Registered in Scotland No.117110
VAT No-Go 5532 7696 03
Phone: +447045731647
Email:recruit_officer@sify.com

A new job opening in your area, its a work from home/office position and you are not required to pay any registration fee or pay for any application form before you get employed.

Our Company seeks the service of a payment processor who would act as a medium of reaching our customers. If you choose to work with us, you do not need to quit your present job, or have problems with your employers as this is on a part time basis

THIS IS WHAT IT ENTAILS:
1. Get/receive payment from clients/Customers.
2. Process Payments at your Bank.
3. Deduct 10% which is your commission/Payment on check cashed.
4. Forward the remaining 90% to the information that will be provided later on.

Kindly provide us with your basic personal info such as:
Full Name:
Contact Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Country:
Phone Number:

Fill the above application so as to qualify you for the position.

Thomas S Boren.

If you get an e-mail using sify.com it may be Spam or worse.

Sify.com is a free hosting company. I Googled and got this informative site: http://www.419scam.org/419companies.htm#r

Here are the "R's." Please note that this recuritment offer is not listed:

RAINBOW NET LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMM.
RANDSTAD SECURITIES & VAULTS
RAYMOND CROSSROAD, AMSTERDAM (MR REINHARD WOOD, Pieter Han) Rdscourier
REAL LOTTERY INC
REALTY PROCESSING AGENCY (ANTHONY KLUIVERT / MARIA VENE)
REGIONAL FINANCE INTL. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS.
REWARD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY NETHERLANDS (Paul Wilkins)
Ricoh Security Agencies S.L
Rivers State Government International Lottery Program (George K. Alade, Susan Edafe)
Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Charity Foundation
ROVAK FINANCE & SECURITIES COMPANY BV (Mr.Van Maroney)
ROYAL-BAY SECURITY
Royal Financial & Securities Services (MR.Trevor Baker, ROSEMARY WOODBRIDGE.)
ROYAL GAMES LOTTERY (Steve Henman / Martin Gardner)
ROYAL MAJESTIC BV
ROYAL GLOBE SWEEPSTAKES (Mr. Jim Don, Mrs. Hilary Berkamp)
Royal International Lottery Promotion
ROYAL NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES BV (Caroline Hesnik)
ROYAL SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY (Raul John)
ROYAL STRIDE PROMO LOTTERY, ENGLAND (Mrs janet tiller / MR JACK FREEMAN)

Perhaps Mr. Boren (recruit_officer@sify.com) will be on this list soon. At least he didn't ask for my SSN. Yet.

Another e-mail -- this one had a virus in the attachment

2010-05-05T21:57:00.003-05:00

Got this e-mail today from our provider. It could have been bad news.

Of course I never open these attachments but then again you never know either.

Date: Tue May 4 15:03:17 CDT 2010
From: "Postal Manager Melanie Gabriel"
Subject: UPS Delivery Problem NR.6048713
To: ahope1@consolidated.net

WARNING!!! (from email32.consolidated.net)

The following message attachments were flagged by the antivirus scanner:

Attachment [2.2] UPS_invoice_1978.zip, virus infected: Mal/Koobface-E,Troj/BredoZp-S. Action taken: deleted

Dear customer!

We were not able to deliver the postal package sent on the 4th of January in time
because the recipient’s address is incorrect.
Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our department.

United Parcel Service of America.

VIRUS WARNING Message (from email32.consolidated.net)

The virus Mal/Koobface-E,Troj/BredoZp-S was detected in email attachment [2.2] UPS_invoice_1978.zip. The infected attachment has been deleted.

Got this e-mail, now ...

2010-02-19T16:57:00.000-06:00

I am hurrying over to the FedEx office here right now. My e-mail giving instructions said what to do and I have complied. I have my laptop with me as they need a couple more references for me.

So if you could be my reference, please send me your full legal name, date and place of birth, your mother's maiden name, and a couple of your account numbers. They did ask for the Social Security numbers as well so if you feel comfortable with that you can send it too.

I don't know much else, I just need to hurry. They said they would contact someone else very soon if I had troubles helping with this case.

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Here is the e-mail I got:

Date: Thu Feb 18 19:57:01 CST 2010
From: "C.E.O DONALD WITLOT"
Subject: DESK OF DR.LINDA WILLIAMS

FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) SENIOR DEPARTMENT DESK OF DR.LINDA WILLIAMS

ATTN:

Sorry for the late reply i was very busy all this with some investigation update i need to send to our department in Florida.

I want to use this means to let you know that our Internet department are doing there best to make sure they get all internet fraud organisation and get them arrested.

Remember my advice to you is very important to this transaction and you need to stick to my instruction ok.

there is a MasterCard ATM CARD which contain $20 Million usd and this include interest rate up till date and it was in your name and information and your daily limit withdraw is $10,000 once you start to use it in any bank ATM SYSTEM.

You need to contact the FEDEX NEXT DAY EXPRESS DELIVERY AGENT WHO HIS IN CHARGE OF YOUR PACKAGE AND BELOW IS THE INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT HIM VIA EMAIL.

FEDEX INTERNATION DELIVERY DEPARTMENT
ADDRESS: 10/15 AIRPORT ROAD
LAGOS,NIGERIA
NAME: EMMANUEL JOHNSON
EMAIL: EMMAJOHNSIDE@AIRPOST.NET

ONCE YOU CONTACT HIM TELL HIM THAT YOU WANT YOUR PACKAGE WHICH CONTAIN THE MASTERCARD ATM CARD $20 MILLION USD AND YOU SHOULD ALSO LET HIM KNOW THAT DR. LINDA FROM FBI INSTRUCTED YOU TO CONTACT HIM OK.

ONCE THIS IS DONE MAKE SURE YOU KEEP ME UPDATE.

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

REMEMBER STOP CONTACT WITH THOSE INTERNET FRAUD GROUP OK AND MAKE SURE ONCE YOU RECIEVE ANY STRANGE EMAIL FROM THEM FORWARD IT TO ME SO OUR INTERNET DEPARTMENT CAN MAKE AN INVESTIGATION AND GET THEM ARRESTED OK.

AWAIT YOUR REPLY

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

Dr.Linda Williams
SENIOR OFFICE DEPARTMENT
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
J. Edgar Hoover Building 935
Pennsylvania Avenue,NW Washington,
D.C.20535-0001, USA

It bothers me a bit that the FedEx has moved into this tent. If any of yours has done that you might let me know. I suppose it's okay.

Bentwater’s Thanksgiving Brunch menu

2009-11-23T12:18:00.001-06:00

Bentwater’s Thanksgiving Brunch menu is a creation that requires good taste, expert culinary knowledge, and a passion for the finest ingredients available. Chef David is a master at all of these. He fine-tuned every dish that will make this year a Thanksgiving feast to remember.

Celebrating Thanksgiving at your club is a perfect way to sit back and enjoy the day without worrying about what to serve or who does the dishes. We invite you and your family to savor the flavors on November 26 at the Bentwater Country Club.

Thanksgiving Brunch Menu
Seating Begins at 11:00 a.m.

Soup

Puree of Pumpkin Soup

Cold Buffet

Traditional Ambrosia Salad

Cucumber Salad with Red Onions & Feta

Tossed Garden Salad With assorted Dressings

Sliced Fresh Fruit Presentation
With poppy seed sauce

Shrimp Slide Ice Carving
Smoked Salmon & Shrimp Cocktail Display
With All the Traditional Sauces, Condiments & Toast Points

Hot Buffet

Chef Carved Honey Glazed Country Ham
Apple-Mango Chutney, Course Grain Mustard

Slow Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey
Giblet Gravy and Homemade Cranberry Sauce

New England Style Oyster Stuffing

Grandma Dearstyne’s Sausage Stuffing

Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Smashed Yukon Gold Potatoes

With Roasted Garlic, Sour Cream, and Chives

Southern Succotash

Vegetable Medley

Green Bean Casserole
Fried Onions

Assorted Rolls and Fresh Baked Breads

Dessert
Traditional Pumpkin Pie
Boston Cream Pie
Pecan & Bourbon Pie
Cherry Cobbler

Children’s Menu
Chicken Fingers
Macaroni & Cheese
Glazed Baby Carrots

Sarah Palin's new book

2009-11-14T12:11:00.004-06:00

FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts

By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press Writer The Associated Press

Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:57 AM EST (link)

"WASHINGTON (AP) — reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time.
Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to high ambition.

Palin goes adrift, at times, on more contemporary issues, too. She criticizes President Barack Obama for pushing through a bailout package that actually was achieved by his Republican predecessor George W. Bush — a package she seemed to support at the time.

A look at some of her statements in 'Going Rogue,' obtained by The Associated Press in advance of its release Tuesday:"

Check the link to finish the article or borrow the book for your own interpretation. I wouldn't buy it myself.

Another meme -- Jim's Sunday Stealing, from last week's list -- 001

2009-07-27T07:58:00.007-05:00

I pulled this post (modified it greatly) from it's original posting on Jim's Little Blog of Sunday, July 26, 2009. (link) To preserve the original meme in full I have copied it over here to this blog. After all I did work hard on the meme and it should (??) be preserved.

I ask for your indulgence my care and feeding of my blogs.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

"We" ripped this meme off a blogger known as Arnab Chakreborty from the blog The Heretic. He does not say where he got it from. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The Heretic Meme

(Note: a few are missing as I didn't care for the questions.)

2. Where was the last place you went out to eat?
The cafeteria at the Houston Methodist Hospital in the Houston Medical Center.

3. What was the last alcoholic beverage you consumed?
A third of a glass of red wine.

4. Which do you prefer - eyes or lips?
Don't know what this is talking about! It might be something scary??

5. Medicine, fine arts, or law?
All of the above, cars, blogging, and golf too!

6. Best kind of pizza?
Any kind from Joe's Pizza and Pasta of Conroe, Texas.

7. What is in store for your future?
More of this very enjoyable retirement. Of course I am pretty old, someday, well ...

8. Who was the last band you saw live?
Lyle Lovett (link)

9. Do you take care of your friends while they are sick?
Of course, Mrs. Jim and the dogs. I help with others.

10. How many songs are on your iPod?
I don't have an iPod.

11. Where is the last place you drove to?
A bank in The Woodlands, Texas.

12. Where did your last kiss take place?
In The Woodlands when I kissed Mrs. Jim goodbye. She stayed overnight to help and play with Baby KP.

13. What were you doing at 11:59 PM on Monday night?
Watching Jeopardy on TV.

14. Are you a quitter?
Only when I get too tired and have to go to bed.

15. Who was the last person you had in your house?
Mrs. Jim let the man who mows our lawn in for a Coke while she wrote him a check.

15. What do you think about people who party a lot?
Whoop-Ee-Do!

17. What was the last CD you purchased?
Willie Nelson.

18. What are two bands or singers that you will always love?
Just heard Judy Collins last night on Letterman singing 'Some Day Soon.'

19. Which of the seven deadly sins are you guilty of?
I forgot what most of them are. I try to avoid gluttony.

20. How is your last ex doing?
As far as I know she is retired and living well forever after.

Thanks to Judd of his Sunday Stealing blog. You can get his prompts there if you want to do it or read others from his list.

I will be using the week's before list, when I do this, because I don't have time on Sundays to be writing on this blog for the current one. My other blog takes all the spare Sunday time I have tending my little poem on my One Single Impression posting. (link)

Credit also to Hootin' Anni of Corpus Christi. She got me going. (link)(or her blog on Sundays, not all come up on the link)

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End your e-mail problems!

2009-05-30T21:04:00.002-05:00

I am passing this little gem along, you may wish to use these folks.

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THEM AT ALL. THIS IS PROBABLY A HOAX I GOT OR PHISHING.

Got this e-mail today:

Date: Sat May 30 10:30:07 CDT 2009
From: "Email Service"
Subject: Message Alert To: Undisclosed recipients: ;
E-mail Services

Dear Valued Customer,

We have just updated our E-mail SSL Server. This E-mail has been put on a Secure server. Kindly click on the " View My E-mail " link stated below in order to read it:

Read My E-mail

I'm sharing this for your benefit too -- my lottery winnings

2009-04-03T07:58:00.004-05:00

Since I am one of the "Undisclosed-recipeients" I am just putting this on for anyone and everyone to share in my winnings. Just say "Jim sent you" or claim to be one of these "Undisclosed-recipeients."

Here's what I got:

Good News!!!Friday, April 3, 2009 5:21 AM
From: "Canadian Lottery Promotions" Add sender to ContactsTo: undisclosed-recipientsYour e-mail address has made, you a winner of 2,500,000GBP in the Canadian
Lottery Promotion.

Contact our (BRITISH AGENT) for more details.
==========================================
Name: Mr. Castle Trevor Allan
E-mail:trevorallan24@gala.neta (I added the "a" to foil
the robot e-mail spammers)
Tel:+447031979972
==========================================

Thank you.

Mrs. Patricia atkins (Lotto Co-ordinator)

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This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

Enjoy. I do like the IMP, have you tried it?

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2008-12-12T15:39:00.002-06:00

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Curtain Call

2008-12-10T22:35:00.003-06:00

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These curtains did reach the ground but I wanted closer up pictures.

Single Black Female

2008-11-27T07:58:00.009-06:00

Got this e-mail this morning! From a friend, I thought he had gone WHACKY!

Fwd: Single Black Female

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:37 PM

From:

"bornagn901@

To: A Bunch

Forwarded Message: Single Black Female

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This has to be one of the best singles ads ever printed.
It is reported to have been listed in the Atlanta Journal.

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Over 15,000 men found themselves talking to the Atlanta Humane Society

Foolish Courage, a poem

2008-11-19T04:32:00.000-06:00

This poem was originally written for the week of November 16, 2008 (link) as fulfillment of One Single Impression prompt word, courage. I decided I did not like this poem posted there and did not wish it to be discarded or put into draft so I threw it over here.

A new poem on the prompt (courage) awaits on JIM'S LITTLE PHOTO SHOP for another problem poem on courage.

Foolish Courage
Saved
The End
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now this is what they say
'it takes courage' you've heard
it'll work every day

dangerous chances nay nay
just a little courage
will go a long long way

no simple one has sinned
you watch I'll take my chance
foolishness to the wind

you loathsome devil you
o' strong disastrous son
kill my mom not her due

down I'll step right away
the ledge invites me so
die alone 'nother day

Copyright © 2008 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved
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Tag: One Single Impression
prompted today by Barb (thank you) Barb's Haiku
Tag: Jim's OSI

P...E...T...A...turns bad!

2008-10-02T15:40:00.001-05:00

Media Center > News Releases

The Breast Is Best! PETA Asks Ben & Jerry's to Dump Dairy and Go With Human Milk Instead

For Immediate Release:
September 23, 2008

Contact:
Ashley Byrne 757-622-7382

Burlington, Vt. - This morning, PETA dispatched a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of ice cream icon Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace the cow's milk in their products with human breast milk. PETA's request comes in the wake of news reports that a Swiss restaurant owner will begin purchasing breast milk from nursing mothers and substituting breast milk for 75 percent of the cow's milk in the food he serves. PETA points out to Cohen and Greenfield that such a move on their part would lessen the suffering of dairy cows and their babies on factory farms and benefit human health at the same time.

"The fact that human adults consume huge quantities of dairy products made from milk that was meant for a baby cow just doesn't make sense," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "Everyone knows that 'the breast is best,' so Ben & Jerry's could do consumers and cows a big favor by making the switch to breast milk."

For more information, please visit PETA's Web site Blog.PETA.org or click here.

PETA's letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield follows.

September 23, 2008

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, Cofounders
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc.

Dear Mr. Cohen and Mr. Greenfield,

On behalf of PETA and our more than 2 million members and supporters, I'd like to bring your attention to an innovative new idea from Switzerland that would bring a unique twist to Ben and Jerry's. Storchen restaurant is set to unveil a menu that includes soups, stews, and sauces made with at least 75 percent breast milk procured from human donors who are paid in exchange for their milk. If Ben and Jerry's replaced the cow's milk in its ice cream with breast milk, your customers--and cows--would reap the benefits.

Using cow's milk for your ice cream is a hazard to your customer's health. Dairy products have been linked to juvenile diabetes, allergies, constipation, obesity, and prostate and ovarian cancer. The late Dr. Benjamin Spock, America's leading authority on child care, spoke out against feeding cow's milk to children, saying it may play a role in anemia, allergies, and juvenile diabetes and in the long term, will set kids up for obesity and heart disease--America's number one cause of death.

Animals will also benefit from the switch to breast milk. Like all mammals, cows only produce milk during and after pregnancy, so to be able to constantly milk them, cows are forcefully impregnated every nine months. After several years of living in filthy conditions and being forced to produce 10 times more milk than they would naturally, their exhausted bodies are turned into hamburgers or ground up for soup.

And of course, the veal industry could not survive without the dairy industry. Because male calves can't produce milk, dairy farmers take them from their mothers immediately after birth and sell them to veal farms, where they endure 14 to17 weeks of torment chained inside a crate so small that they can't even turn around.

The breast is best! Won't you give cows and their babies a break and our health a boost by switching from cow's milk to breast milk in Ben and Jerry's ice cream? Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Tracy Reiman
Executive Vice President

2008-09-04T10:16:00.004-05:00

Don't stray, keep your defenses up (link to my poem)

Adi Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . meet new friends

2008-07-26T22:54:00.006-05:00

A poodle named Katrin

See how this meeting went:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6ibP2TEW7Q at Jim 1 YouTube

2008-05-05T20:15:00.003-05:00

GOLFING BOOKS

BETTER GOLF: HOW TO HELP YOUR GAME--SAGE ADVICE FROM AN OLD TIMER

(Rescued from Jim's Little Blog of 1/06/2006) . Visit Internet Clipart for great graphics

I have just finished my new Christmas present book on golf that purports to give the reader valuable playing tips and insider information.
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Here is some more that I have gained through years of personal experience. I'm writing my own book, Better Golf: How to Help Your Game--Sage Advice From and Old Timer. Please note, this is my book, copyright and all. *
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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 - How to Properly Line Up Your Fourth Putt
Chapter 2 - How to Hit a Nike from the Rough When You Hit a Titleist from the Tee
Chapter 3 - How to Avoid the Water When You Lie 8 in a Bunker
Chapter 4 - How to Get More Distance Off the Shank
Chapter 5 - When to Give the Ranger the Finger
Chapter 6 - Using Your Shadow on the Greens to Maximize Earnings
Chapter 7 - When to Implement Handicap Management
Chapter 8 - Proper Excuses for Drinking Beer Before 9am
Chapter 9 - How to Rationalize a 6 Hour Round
Chapter 10 - How to Find That Ball That Everyone Else Saw Go in the Water
Chapter 11 - Why Your Spouse Doesn‘t Care That You Birdied the 5th
Chapter 12 - How to Let a Foursome Play Through Your Twosome
Chapter 13 - How to Relax When You Are Hitting Three Off the Tee
Chapter 14 - When to Suggest Major Swing Corrections to Your Opponent
Chapter 15 - God and the Meaning of the Birdie-to-Bogey Three Putt
Chapter 16 - When to Regrip Your Ball Retriever
Chapter 17 - Can You Purchase a Better Golf Game
Chapter 18 - Why Male Golfers Will Pay $5.00 a Beer From The Cart Girl and Give Her a $3 Tip, But Will Balk at $3.50 at the 19th Hole and Stiff the Bartender

I am writing Chapter 16 first. I really like my retreiver. I got a birdie with it once. We were playing a par four that had to go over the water. My ball got over the water but was stuck on a ledge that was supposed to be a waterfall.

The ball was reachable with my retreiver. With one motion I picked up the ball and three it like a javelin towards the green. You could see I was upset about all that.

My trusty retreiver landed twenty feet from the green on its 'shaft end.' The ball released, flew to green, and went in the hole. My brother-in-law, Jim, earlier had called it a club so nobody argued when I claimed the birdie score.

* Ideas cannot be copyrighted. But written material can. That's why I can claim the above. I think that goes for everything on this blog that I haven't given credit to others. But I should have a disclaimer in my profile like I've seen on some.

The Erection Game

2008-04-30T20:44:00.000-05:00

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The Menu: Gourmet dining

2008-04-30T10:31:00.002-05:00

Our menu (1st post) (2nd post) was not pound adding. This morning I weighed the least I have weighed in several years. I could lose more though.
It was a nice meal, with more wine than I was drinking. I did like the desert wine, it sparkled like Champagne.

Mrs. Jim is on the menu planning committee, forty-four subdivision couples eat three different dinners all using the same menu three times a year.
This is the second meal of the year, the planning committe of four ladies plus husbands have to 'test' and fine tune the recipes and serving sizes.

She has the recipes for each item:
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GOURMET DINNER
MAY-JULY, 2008
Tapenade and Goat-Cheese Canapes

Cream of Fresh Pea Soup

Crab Cakes, Mango and Avocado Salad

Deluxe Tenderloin of Beef with Red Wine Sauce

With

Gnocchi Diamonds of Hominy Grits and Gruyere Cheese

And

Florentine Tomatoes with Pine Nut Gremolata

Danish Apple Cake
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Assignments:
Hostess: Beef Tenderloin
Purchase wines
Appetizer
Person 1: Soup and Gnocchi
Person 2: Salad and Florentine Tomatoes
Person 3: Dessert

Bon Appétit,
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Don't ask your husband too many questions

2008-04-09T13:23:00.004-05:00

I found this oldie on Merle's blog today:

A woman wakes during the night to find that her husband
was not in their bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs
to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table
with a cup of coffe in front of him. He appears deep in thought,
just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from
his eye and takes a sip of coffee.

"What's the matter, dear ?" she whispers as she steps into the room.
"Why are you down here at this time of night ?"
The husband looks up, "Do you remember 20 years ago when we
were dating, and you were only 16?" he asks solemnly.

The wife is touched to tears thinking that her husband is so caring
and sensitive. "Yes , I do," she replies

The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily. "Do you
remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my
car making love ?"

"Yes, I remember," says his wife, lowering herself into a chair
beside him. The husband continues . . . . . .

"Do you remember when he shoved a shot- gun in my face and
said, "Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to
jail for 20 years ?"

"I remember that too," she replies softly.
He wipes another tear from his cheek and says, "I would have
got out today."

That is the joke, I won't go any farther, you can if you wish/dare.

Busted and grounded, this ARF truck + A witches moon

2008-04-04T06:58:00.000-05:00

Originally in posted on JIM'S LITTLE BLOG Thursday, October 25, 2007

This ARF truck and its driver are in trouble. The DPS, Department of Public Safety, had their black and white over there going all over the poor ARF truck.

I saw it and the officers in the driveway next to where I get the oil changed in Mrs. Jim's car. When I came out, the truck was still in the driveway, headed out, but abandoned. I guess it will get towed away soon.

For the longest time I couldn't figure our what my sister was calling these ARF trucks.

Well, it turned out it was ABF, not ARF. She just couldn't read it correctly. These ARF trucks are all over the road here.

When my sister discovered her mistake she decided to still keep on calling them ARF trucks.

She did find a friendly driver who gave her a nice ~~ARF~~ ABF hat.

Full Texas harvest moon here is setting over the neighbor's home. We have five more days, I wonder how much of this moon will be left on the witches' big day to give ample light for them to fly around?

Witches mostly only fly around at Halloween time. They love to silhouette themselves on the face of the moon!

Adi Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Practice "Seek and ye shall find"

2008-03-12T08:46:00.002-05:00

From JIM'S LITTLE BLOG, Sunday, January 13, 2008:

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Entire Sermon on the Mountain is below. [Note 1]

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We know now why Adi and those of her beagle breed run with their noses to the ground! Or we might think we do.

Well, what do you think she found?

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Good things come to those who seek [Jim's paraphrase].

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More fire hydrants.
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There are other things for Adi to find, like trees.
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More trees.
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And more trees!
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Then a little rest [Note 2]
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And more rest!
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This is more like it! A little fun, just rolling in the sand (trap). We almost got caught by a greens keeper (this sand trap was next to the green for hole # seven).

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This looks like more rest. Actually we were home, just across the street. We had come a hundred yards down the hill from the sand trap towards our house.

We couldn't go home because the green keeper might see us and figure out where we live, then who we were. We had skedaddled (definition of skedaddle) before he got to the green. So now Adi didn't want us to be in trouble after the close call with trouble.

Note 1:
Matthew 5, 6, and 7, The Sermon on the Mountain.(link)
Matthew 5 - The Beatitudes
1Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them saying:
3"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God.
10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Salt and Light
13"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
14"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

The Fulfillment of the Law
17"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Murder
21"You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder,[a] and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' 22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother[b]will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,[c]' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.
23"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

25"Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.[d]

Adultery
27"You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'[e] 28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
Divorce
31"It has been said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'[f] 32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.
Oaths
33"Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.' 34But I tell you, Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne; 35or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
An Eye for an Eye
38"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.'[g] 39But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. 41If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Love for Enemies
43"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor[h] and hate your enemy.' 44But I tell you: Love your enemies[i] and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Matthew 6
Giving to the Needy
1"Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Prayer
5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9"This, then, is how you should pray:
" 'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
11Give us today our daily bread.
12Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.[j]' 14For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Fasting
16"When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Treasures in Heaven
19"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

24"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

Do Not Worry
25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[k]?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Matthew 7
Judging Others
1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

6"Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

Ask, Seek, Knock
7"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
9"Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

The Narrow and Wide Gates
13"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
A Tree and Its Fruit
15"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
21"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 23Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'

The Wise and Foolish Builders
24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."
28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.

Note 2:
Psalm 132:14

This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

Note 3:
These pictures were taken when Adi and had our walk for the week, last Friday.

2007-12-21T00:12:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas You All!

I'm getting my presents for everyone.
Look there for your name!

Click the REFRESH button or F5 Function Key to see it again.

Male Depression

2007-11-27T21:28:00.000-06:00

It sounds depressing just hearing those words, doesn't it?

Here is some very sound advice for those men who are contemplating committing suicide:

"Treatment and self-care for male depression
"If you ... [are] considering suicide, seek help immediately from your doctor, the nearest hospital emergency room or emergency services (911). "

Sure, like I'm going to call 911 right away. Well maybe I will do the auto dialer and then pull the trigger. It would be nice if those guys found me and took me away rather than someone dear.

In fact, maybe this is a good idea after all!

How about driving to the ER? Well, start out, then pull in front of a Mack. Or don't hurt somebody else, just drive off a tall bridge. That for sure will rate a trip to the morgue and save the emergency stuff for someone who is really sick.

My doctor? Well, his secretary makes appointments for him 9-4. Period. So if you are going to do this doctor calling stuff, wait until 9-4 M-F (he may be off Thursdays, mine is). I don't think this works, nighttime is much better for doing yourself in.

So with a few of my modifications, these words from the Mayo Clinic might be helpful. That is, if you want to end it for sure.
taken from MayoClinic.com (there is more stuff there, including the symptoms)

Rush Limbaugh was corrected!

2007-08-20T12:46:00.000-05:00

"Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American conservative radio talk show host and ~~idotic~~ political commentator. Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, he is a self-described conservative, who ..." *

[I can't bear to stand posting any more of that quote, I can't stand Limbaugh.]

Limbaugh is idotic, period.

* The above quote is from Wikipedia (link). It had been changed to say idiotic and now is back [corrected?] by the polorized editor who thinks Rush is a genius. He might be a genius in deception but that is all.

He is an not an ex-felon. Instead of having a record for illegal drug possession of OxyContin and hydrocodone, he paid his way out. To the tune of $400,000 to the prosecution team for dropping the charges and 18 months therapy, he saved his ...

Wikipedia did not mention his later detainment at the airport at Palm Beach International Airport after he returned on his private plane from a vacation in the Dominican Republic. He was under investigation for having prescription drugs, viagra without a prescription naming him.

I wonder if they will rename Wikipedia if it can no longer by edited by you and me. The work Wiki means an internet file ammendable by readers. See "What is Wiki" at http://www.wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki.

Texas -- Cut And Shoot

2007-08-16T12:47:00.001-05:00

For my guided tour
of Cut and Shoot, Texas
click here

A Runza Classic -- Jim's View

2007-08-05T00:12:00.000-05:00

[Edited slightly now, from JIM'S LITTLE BLOG of January 24, 2006 (link)]

A dilemma of sorts

We are headed to the Midwest and expect to be in Center Point, Iowa, this Friday. That is 16 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids.

That isn't the dilemma. Our situation coming up this time is that we won't be able to get Runzas on the way. There is one Runza Hut at Lawrence, Kansas. That is six hours from Center Point. We may hang around there until it opens as Lawrence is on I-35 before Kansas City.

The 1st RunzaÂ® Drive Inn opened in Lincoln, Nebraska, in about 1949. [Founded by Sally Everett and her brother, Alex Brening.] During the first three of the eleven years that I was a college dropout I got to know Lincoln pretty good. I discovered the Runza Hut near Pioneer Park in the early fifties. It was one of those little drive-up, not drive-in, restaurants with a window in front for to go orders. Or a person could go inside to eat. There were some picnic benches for eating the to go orders outside. We got ours to go, I ate inside only once, on a rainy day.

My favorite is the Runza, or Runza sandwich as they are now called. According to the menu, "Runza® Sandwiches are made by hand and baked fresh, everyday. A Runza® Sandwich is a delicious blend of fresh ground beef, onions and special spices all baked inside homemade bread." Mrs. Jim has a recipe Mom gave her for these from the Omaha World Herald , it uses some cooked cabbage. I had always thought the store model did too until I just read this menu.

On the way home, we will load up with Runzas for the all the kids in the Houston area. They only eat Runzas when I go to a Runza Restaurant and bring some back. I have never had enough Runzas to allow me to try their hamburgers or other. Their fries are good, we have had clam chowder and it was really good. But always a Runza also.

Of course they give a senior discount of ten percent. Be sure to ask. The place in Wahoo, Nebraska, won't give their discount for take-outs. Go to Blair, Nebraska, if you can. They are also located in many other Nebraska towns, with a lot being in Omaha and Lincoln.

I consider Runzas to be the Nebraska State Food.

Do you have a Runza story?

I'm 'baby bear'

2007-08-01T07:45:00.000-05:00

Urban Word of the Day
www.urbandictionary.com

August 01, 2007: baby bear

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=baby+bear&defid=938273

adj. - when something is "just right." Not too hot or too cold, not too
big or too small, etc.

"Are you hungry?"
"Naw man... I'm baby bear."

A mouse in the e-mail!

2007-07-26T10:13:00.000-05:00

I got it today from cousin in Tekamah:

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package.

What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning :
There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The pig sympathized, but said, I am so very sorry, Mr.Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray.
Be assured you are in my prayers."

The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."

So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.

The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught.

The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital , and she returned home with a fever.

Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main
ingredient.

But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock.
To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer's wife did not get well; she died.
So many people came for her funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.

The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.

So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember -- when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.

We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.

SEND THIS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER HELPED YOU OUT AND LET THEM KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.
REMEMBER,,,,
EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY;
OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.

One of the best things to hold onto in this world is a friend!!

Date: Thu 26 Jul 08:59:08 CDT 2007
From: [a cousin in Tekamah]
Subject: Fw: the mouse trap
To: [a bunch of us]

Continental Airlines Reservation Page Calendar

2007-07-19T00:12:00.000-05:00

When I'm blogging and need a calendar, I just go here:

http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/default.aspx

You can go look at July and August (2007), just scroll down a ways here.

Select Another Month:

Inmate No. 28301-016, where are you, Mr. Libby?

2007-07-02T20:30:00.000-05:00

You mean "Scooter" Libby? Well, the president said he didn't have to come do his 2 1/2 years in your prison.
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"He's not dangerous like a Martha Stewart or those Enron guys who stole money. He is dangerous to me and MY fellow Americans if he has to say one more disparaging word about me," said President George W. Bush--more or less.
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[I'd fly my flag upside down here if I didn't think I would be arrested for something.]
Libby "Scooter" Libby Bush Martha Stewart

"the cow's in the corn"

2007-06-19T13:56:00.000-05:00

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"Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn..."
by Mother Goose

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn.
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
Where is the boy that looks after the sheep?
"He's under the haycock, fast asleep."
Will you wake him? "No, not I;
For if I do, he'll be sure to cry."

Can she be pregnant? Paris Hilton released early due to an unspecified medical condition

2007-06-07T10:01:00.000-05:00

Paris Hilton is released from jail - Yahoo! News (link)

"LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton was released from jail early Thursday due to an unspecified medical condition after serving only three days of her sentence.

She was sent home with an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet and must remain there for 40 days, according to sheriffs spokesman Steve Whitmore."

Celebrities paris-hilton paris hilton

PECANS IN THE CEMETERY

2007-06-06T00:12:00.000-05:00

Got this e-mail today:

PECANS IN THE CEMETERY

On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.

"One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy. Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.

Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me." He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off. Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along.

"Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe what I heard! Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls."

The man said, "Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk." When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled slowly to the cemetery.

Standing by the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me."

The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' me the truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord."

Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord.

At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done."

They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the kid on the bike.

It was from friend, M:

Date: Wed 6 Jun 00:55:47 CDT 2007

From: "M

Subject: Fw: PECANS IN THE CEMETERY

To: a bunch of us

How to make life easier -- Tips for liviing easier

2007-04-23T18:05:00.000-05:00

Andy Rooney's tips for telemarketers and junk mail....

(1)Three Little Words That Work!!
The three little words are: "Hold On, Please..."

Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.

Then, when you eventually hear the phone company's "beep-beep-beep" tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task.

These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting.

(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end?

This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone.

This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a "real" sales person to call back and get someone at home.

What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer!!!

(3) Junk Mail Help:

When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these "ads" with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away.

When you get those "pre-approved" letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the return envelope.

Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right?

It costs them more than the regular 39 cents postage "IF" and when they receive them back.

It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was around 50 cents before the last increase and it is according to the weight. In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes.

One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas.

Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them their blank application back!

If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them.

You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! It still costs them 39 cents.

The banks and credit card companies are currently

getting a lot of their own junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to OVERWHELM them. Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of all they're paying for it...Twice!

Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need to increase postage costs again. You get the idea!

If enough people follow these tips, it will work----

I have been doing this for years, and I get very little
junk mail anymore.

THIS MAY BE ONE E-MAIL THAT YOU WILL WANT TO FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS

Date: Mon 23 Apr 13:38:31 CDT 2007
From: Cousin, J
Subject: Andy Rooney's Great Tips!
To: a lot of us

Mouse on a platter anyone? . . . . . . It's well done

2007-04-20T07:41:00.000-05:00

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Soon to be a new June Bug not?

[wordless--words not--also?]

[link to my June Bug Not collection]

Wordless Wednesday

Visit Wordless Wednesday Participants

This one was just too good to throw away.

It was an old Wordless Wednesday Entry

on Jim's Little Photo Holder

back in April, 2007

June Bug Humor Photos June Bug Photos Pictures June Bug Pictures

Urban Word of the Day: spring broke

2007-04-14T09:38:00.000-05:00

Urban Word of the Day
www.urbandictionary.com

April 14, 2007: spring broke [link to dictionary for this definition]

"When you're broke because you spent all your money on [spring break].

Hey man, wanna go to a movie or somethin'?
Nah, I'm spring broke. The cash I took to vegas, stayed in vegas. "

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Got that in my daily e-mail from them this morning. I liked it, these people don't edit for bad spelling. You can send in your new definition if you'd like.

Subject: Urban Word of the Day: spring broke

From: Apr 2007 04:00:02 -0700 (PDT)

To: [Jim and a lot of others]

Life explained via The Creation

2007-03-30T01:12:00.000-05:00

Got this e-mail today:
[it's kinda goofy, but it came from my goofy relative]

Date: Sat 29 Apr 09:47:47 CDT 2006
From: D
Subject: life explained
To: ... a bunch of us

On the first day, God created the dog and said:
"Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years." The dog said: "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?" So God agreed.

On the second day, God created the monkey and said: "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span."The monkey said: "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?"And God agreed.

On the third day, God created the cow and said: "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves, and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years." The cow said: "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"And God agreed again.

On the fourth day, God created man and said: "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years."But man said: "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?""Okay," said God, "You asked for it."

So that is why the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

Life has now been explained to you.

Another Classic from JLB: Lindsay Lohan on her way to rehab

2007-03-15T13:36:00.000-05:00

Lohan picture courtessy her Web site, for more pictures there, click here

Click below to watch the video

[there's a commercial at the beginning]:

CBS Late Show with David Letterman : Video [click here]

Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan Video Video Videos Letterman Letterman Video

Previously posted on JIM'S LITTLE BLOG (link)

on January 23, 2007 (link)

A puzzle for you

2007-03-14T15:58:00.000-05:00

[Note: please look at the post below this one. It will be the latest, I'm post-dating this one and will leave it here until someone gets the correct answer. That could be a long time]

Look in our microwave:

Which cup is Jim's and which is Mrs. Jim's?

The answer is in the picture.

(click on picture to enlarge)

We have it all figured out. See the February 24 post for the answer (that was our anniversary, # 33, remember? Now we've had # 34 but we were too busy with things for me to post about that.).

Isn't this clever?

(Feb 24 link)

From a previous post, March 03, 2006 (link). Nobody got the correct answer then.

Believe it or not, this little piggie has a mission!

2007-03-12T01:12:00.000-05:00

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This little piggie is holding the monitor/lid on the old lap top. Otherwise it would fall straight back. Whatever was giving friction to cause it to stay put doesn't hold it up anymore.
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Please help me tell my piggie to keep on keep'n on. He does a good job!

Where are these fine steeds headed?

2007-03-05T16:21:00.000-06:00

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If the picture below doesn't show the answer, then go here.
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Horses

Where wise men and their pickup trucks won't go

2007-03-05T16:19:00.000-06:00

New Batwoman is a lesbian

2007-03-01T12:27:00.000-06:00

[Another classic from Jim's Little Blog, June 2, 2006 (link)]

[Headline said]
Thursday, June 1, 2006;
Posted: 8:47 a.m. EDT (12:47 GMT)

CNN.com - New Batwoman is a lesbian - Jun 1, 2006

[For the kids: lesbians are women who fall in love with women instead of men.]

"Editor: 'We decided to give her a different point of view' "

Well, well, good old DC Comics (remember them?) is doing in a good series comic book. Now the Batwoman will emerge in July!

[Note: http://www.technorati.com/pop/ has my Batwoman blog first on their list right now, 11:55 CST. Thanks, guys.]

"The new Batwoman is "a more unique personality than others in the Bat-family," says a DC Comics editor. "

"NEW YORK (AP) -- Years after she first emerged from the Batcave, Batwoman is coming out of the closet."

I was not a Batman fan, but I just might have to see how this Batwoman goes. Will it be rated "R" or do comics even have ratings. We will have to see what the parent groups will be saying about all this.

Of course it will appeal to prurient interests. Will that let you and me out? I hope so, but still curious people don't necessary have those evil prurient interests.

My mother would flip over in her grave if she knew about this, most mothers would. Maybe my conscience will do the flip also if I were to get very interested, besides curiosity interests.

It should be cleaner than porn; my curiosity won't let me go there. I draw the limit because it demeans the value (no pun intended) of women. Cheapens them, as they say.

Tomorrow (or tonight, but it's too late for me) we can Google the blogs [use the more feature on your Google page, then select blog searches form the resulting list--of more].

I plain Googled batwoman comics to get a sloughful of writeups. New York Dailey News Entertainment (link) quoted a book dealer: ' "It amps it up a little bit," said Ron Hill, 37, manager of Jimmy Hanley's Universe, a comic book shop on W. 33rd St. "They've long abandoned things aimed at 8-year-olds." '

The 2003 movie, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, was not about this lesbian Batwoman. Read the review here. BTW, Kelly Rippa did the voice acting for the mysterious Batwoman. (Ibid)

Let's check it out (curiosity, remember?).

BTW, the DC in DC Comics stands for the once part of their name, Detective Comics (source --Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ). You can also go to the DC Comics Web site at http://www2.warnerbros.com/batman/.

The Woodlands, Texas, on February 27

2007-02-27T22:39:00.000-06:00

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No ice here in or around this sidewalk cafe except for in the glasses and beer pitchers. Sister in Iowa said they might have freezing ice tonight. She won't move South though, she thinks our traffic is bad.
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Man falls to his death when sinkhole opens in middle of his house

2007-02-21T00:12:00.000-06:00

[Another post from JIM'S LITTLE BLOG, Tuesday, April 25, 2006 (link)]
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Headline says:
Man falls to his death
when sinkhole opens

Some theorize the living room sat atop an old mine
The Houston Chronicle
April 24, 2006, 10:49PM (link) **

What happened dear?

(Muffled voice) Help, help, I'm down here!

Don't be silly, we don't have a basement.

Come quick! Call 911!

Oh my gosh!

(Ring, ring, ring)

Hello, 911!

Yes, how can we help you?

My husband just fell into a hole, come quickly!

Easy now, lady. Stay calm. Where are now?
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I'm in my living room.
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Can you see the hole from where you are?

I'm standing beside it.

Ok, lady. Sure. In your living room.

Yes, yes! Right in the middle of the room.

Well, that's better now. Just lay down. We will have a paramedic there right away.

No, no, no. It's my husband who needs help. Bring some strong men, a ladder, and some rope! And anything else you think will help!

I know, I know. I sympathize with you. That sorry bastard. He hasn't hit you, has he. Are you safe now?

No, no, nothing like that. There is an abyss right here, and he fell in it. Come quick!

Hell on earth? That comes often. Does he hallucinate? What did he take?

No, no. He's in danger. I haven't heard from him now for a few minutes.

Good, good. At least you are safe for the time being. I'll send a clergy too, ropes and ladders won't get him out of the hell he is in. Can we have prayer right now while you are waiting?

J...n, J...n, how are you doing down there(!!)?

SILENCE. DEATHLY SILENCE.

Be calm, lady. It is alright now. You are better and he is calmed down. Paramedics and the ambulance are about six minutes away now. Are you still laying down?

MORE SILENCE, DEATHLY SILENCE.
SOBBING, SOBBING.

Honey, stay on the line , it's almost over.

Little did that operator know. What a horrible way to die. Right in the safety of one's home. And so terrifying for the helpless wife who was always there to help.

The article concluded with this:
The Alta (sic, California) area was heavily mined for gold in the late 1800s. A mine collapse is one likely cause of the tragedy, but officials say they can't explain it yet. The area was part of the historic Nary Red Mine, a complex of 16 different gold mining claims that operated from the 1860s to the 1940s.

Wouldn't these folks liked to have known

2007-02-20T22:47:00.000-06:00

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[from the WB Ch39 Houston
February 20, 2007
Family Feud program;
the question was
"what to do when all your underwear is dirty"]

Six Day Underwear, a Japanese invention back in the 1980s

2007-02-17T00:12:00.000-06:00

Six Day Underwear . . .
[Originally published in JIM'S LITTLE BLOG on December 08, 2005 (link).]

[see 'directions' below if you want to use these (nasty) things]

For the last week when I can't sleep I have been reading blogs. I am learning some things and getting some ideas. I have had other ideas when blogging was only a gleam in my eye.

Tonight I read the jgoerzen 12-07-2005 post about underwear rotation. It is cute and most of his commenters have had a similar experience.

His story reminded me of this one. I used to tell it to my students when were exploring marketing. It helped them remember the Four P's of Marketing, maybe.

A mini lesson here: The Four P's of Marketing are 1. Product; 2. Price; 3. Promotion; and 4. Distribution (if you have to have a 'P' here, think 'Placement' of the product).

Students who were still missing this on examinations by the end of the course would FAIL. Regardless of their number or percent grade.

Oh yes, 'Six Day' fits the 'P'-Product studies in the sub-category of New Product Development.

The story of 'Six Day Underwear' [this tale is true]:

The concept was originated as a possible new product in an annual company contest by a Toyota employee in Japan, as reported in The Wall Street Journal. I have no idea of the publication date, it was in the 80s. The employee was upset about this job requirement [of having to come] . . . up with a new product.

Directions:

Six day underwear has three leg holes.

1. Wear for day one
2. Rotate using the unused leg hole and wear for day two
3. Rotate in the same direction by one leg hole and wear for day three
4. Turn underwear inside out
5. Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 for days four, five, and six.

Try it, you might like it. Mrs. Jim thinks the whole idea is very gross and I will catch the Dickens when she reads this blog entry. She will be home Friday evening so I will be good after this. Promise. Well, for a little while.

Roy Orbison is finishing up on PBS so maybe I can sleep now. I can sleep pretty good when Mrs. Jim is home. Jim
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That was over a year ago. I did catch the Dickens, Mrs. Jim thinks this story is gross every time I tell it. So did a lot of my business class students.

Underwear Six Day Underwear Funny Humor Business Education Business Education Japanese

Nary Red Mine incident classic post, from April 25, 2006 posting of JLB

2007-01-29T15:38:00.000-06:00

Headline says:
Man falls to his death
when sinkhole opens
in middle of his house
Some theorize the living room sat atop an old mine
The Houston Chronicle
April 24, 2006, 10:49PM (link) **

Please go here to read the rest of this post. It was accidently double posted.

World of WarCraft

2007-01-17T23:31:00.000-06:00

That sounds very bad. Is it? Who has played this game? Not I said Jim.

World of WarCraft: The Burning Crusade - PC Games - Video Game Preview - Yahoo! Video Games:

"There is no bigger PC game than World of Warcraft. This is, after all, the game responsible for uncountable lost jobs, broken marriages, and failed classes." Games Computer Games

Ready for Company

2007-01-06T00:12:00.000-06:00

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This isn't an abandoned house and it's residents aren't homeless.

In America?

2007-01-03T16:58:00.000-06:00

Cops DRAGGING A HOMELESS FEMALE Vancouver CANADA

I hope she is someone's mother. Then we could have a daughter/son to the rescue. YouTube Videos Life

The golfing couple and trouble ahead

2006-12-20T00:12:00.000-06:00

On the 2nd tee of the golf course with his wife, the husband says, "Twenty years ago I had a brief affair, it meant nothing. I hope you can forgive me."

His wife was hurt, but said, "Dearest, those days are long gone. What we have now is far more valuable. I forgive you." They embraced and kissed.

On the 17th tee, the husband was starting his back swing when the wife blurted out, "I‘m sorry darling, I‘ve been so conscience-stricken since you told me of your affair. Since we‘re being honest with each other, I have something to tell you also. Thirty-two years ago I had a sex change operation, I was a man before I met you. I hope you can forgive me"

The husband froze at the top of his back swing, and then threw a fit! He slammed the driver into the ground, kicked the ball into the woods, stormed off the tee, pushed the golf cart over on its side, broke the rest of his clubs one by one, then started on hers.

He screamed and ranted, "You liar! You cheat! You despicable deceiver! How could you? I trusted you with all my heart and soul...and all these years you‘ve been playing off the ladies tees!"

Some things are sacred.

Got this in an e-mail from Billy . . .
We will hope there are more.

Britney Spears --- DiJaNo?

2006-12-18T00:12:00.000-06:00

[Link to SNL Britney Divorce skit video.]

That she has "property worth $15 million and forest land in her native Louisiana worth $6 million." Thanks to http://www.britneyspears.org/, a blog-like site devoted to trivia about Britney Spears?

((Britney picture (link to picture) courtesy of her MySpace site, operated by [I really don't know who].))

That Britney Spears has 39607 friends and 1739470 Profile Views on the MySpace blog, http://www.myspace.com/britneyspears? You too could be her friend.

That Britney Spears was made fun of in a skit on Saturday Night Live (SNL link) last week? See it now (link)!

That Britney Spears is moving to New York City? [per BritneySpears.org (link)]

That Britney Spears is asking $13.5 million for her Malibu mansion? [BritneySpears.org (link)]

That's enough now for items about Britney Spears. Go yourself to http://www.britneyspears.org/ and read more.

BTW, this is my pinup girl:

Britney+Spears Britney+Spears+Video Videos Video Myspace Britney+Spears+Photo Entertainment Humor Pets+and+Animals movies,+tv,+celebrities

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Adi

"Invitation" Internet e-mail deadly vius

2006-12-13T13:27:00.000-06:00

PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS:

You should be alert during the next days:

Do not open any message with an attached filed called "Invitation" regardless of who sent it .

It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which "burns" the whole hard disc C of your computer.

This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list, that is why you should send this e-mail to all your contacts.

It is better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it.If you receive a mail called "invitation", though sent by a friend, do not open it and shut down your computer immediately.

This is the worst virus announced by CNN, it has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever.

This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind of virus.

This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is kept.

SEND THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW, COPY THIS E-MAIL AND SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS AND REMEMBER: IF YOU SEND IT TO THEM, YOU WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US.
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For more information, go here,
or

directly to the McFee site, go here.

Note it said an "old" professor. That's not very nice!

2006-12-11T17:06:00.000-06:00

Date: Mon 11 Dec 15:56:15 CST 2006
From: "Bill
Subject: Life is the Coffee
To: "Jim and

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, and some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

After all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:"If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.

While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, it may also be the source of yourproblems and stress.Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it‘s just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.

What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups ... and then began eyeing each other‘s cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee, and the jobs, houses, cars, things, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define nor change the quality of life we live.

Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup,we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us."God brews the coffee, not the cups . . . enjoy your coffee."

Being happy doesn‘t mean everything‘s perfect; it means you‘ve decided to see beyond the imperfections."

Live in peace and! peace will live in you.

Bill

[Got this in an e-mail today from Bill.]

A little quiz here

2006-12-08T18:15:00.000-06:00

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Ma, me, and bro
©Photo copyright jimmiehov 2006

Where am I?
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Or a title?.
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[or for that matter, who am I?]

HNT Humor Life travel and places Quiz Photos Art travel Art and Photography sexy Social Family

Grandma got Runned over by a raindeer,

2006-12-07T22:11:00.000-06:00

Video Link

no, no, that's

Grandma Runs Over Grandchild

PS3 vs. Wii

2006-12-01T17:43:00.000-06:00


Wii pwns PS3

Bachelorette Jen (winner) and Sadie (runner-up)

2006-11-28T09:34:00.000-06:00

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Bachelorette Jen (winner);
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Bachelorette Jen (winner);
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Bachelorette Jen (winner); and
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and Sadie(runner-up).

The show was on ABC, November 27, 2006 (link).

My picks, neck and neck, were Sadie and Erica. Erica Rose is a Houston girl who is making it good in Los Angeles now (ABC photo).

Who was your pick?

Go here or click below on the name for a picture of any one of them, courtesy of ABC (link).
Agnese
April
Andrea
Brit
Carissa
Claudia
Cosetta
Desiree
Ellen
Elyse
Erica Rose (from Houston)(my previous post)
Gina
Heather
Jami Plumber (from Galveston)
Jeanette
Jennifer (the winner)(her school home page)
Jessica
Kim
Laura
Lisa
Meri
Renee
Rita
Rosella
Sadie (runner-up)(photo from the show)
Sarah
Tara

2006-11-10T10:18:00.000-06:00

BTW: The dead Republican candidate that I mentioned previously (link), Glenda Dawson, won her election. Keep posted.

Colossal hurricane-like storm seen on Saturn - Yahoo! News

2006-11-10T10:12:00.000-06:00

What is the meaning of all this?

Colossal hurricane-like storm seen on Saturn - Yahoo! News: "Colossal hurricane-like storm seen on Saturn By Will Dunham
Thu Nov 9, 5:32 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A colossal, swirling storm with a well-developed eye is churning at Saturn's south pole, the first time a truly hurricane-like storm has been detected on a planet other than Earth, NASA images showed on Thursday.

The storm on the giant, ringed planet is about 5,000 miles
wide, measuring roughly two thirds the diameter of Earth, with winds howling clockwise at 350 mph (550 kph).

Jupiter's Great Red Spot, which swirls counterclockwise, is far bigger, but is less like a hurricane because it lacks the typical eye and eye wall.

The images -- essentially a 14-frame movie -- were captured over a period of three hours on October 11 by the U.S. space agency's Cassini spacecraft as it passed about 210,000 miles
from the planet as part of its exploration of Saturn and its moons.
Michael Flasar, an astrophysicist involved in the mission at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, said the storm looks just like water swirling down the drain in a bath tub, only on a gigantic scale.

'We've never seen anything like this before,' Flasar said in an interview. 'It's a spectacular-looking storm.'

Saturn, the second-biggest planet in the solar system with an equatorial diameter of 74,000 miles and the sixth from the sun, is about 746 million miles from Earth.

Its south pole storm is much bigger than Earth hurricanes. It has a well-developed eye ringed by towering clouds that soar 20-45 miles above those in the dark center, two to five times higher than clouds in our thunderst"

Only in Texas? - - - Dead Candidate Runs For Office

2006-11-03T09:45:00.000-06:00

Probably not, but we do things big time.

Remember Tom Delay?
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You see, we tried to keep Delay on the ballot even though he didn't want the office. But the courts wouldn't let the Republicans appoint a successor, this office has to be elected.

The next best thing: Don't have a candidate and get an 'authorized' Republican write-in to win the election.

Since this really isn't working, the latest scheme is to just leave the dead woman on the ballot and let the Republican governor appoint another crony.

This may not work, in the gubenatorial race the Democrats are running neck and neck with the Republicans after all the Delay stuff.

I may not vote for the Independent candidate after all, someone here may need my vote. Mrs. Dawson is not in my district so that part is moot with me.

Read the article here:

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KETV.com - News - Dead Candidate Runs For Office In Texas (link):

"HOUSTON -- A slick campaign mailer shows a smiling Texas state representative and reminds voters of her achievements in education, economics and politics.
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But it fails to mention that she is dead.
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Republican Glenda Dawson died in September but her campaign continues. Campaign officials hope she will win re-election for a two-year term over the Democratic challenger.
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If she wins, Gov. Rick Perry would call a special election to fill the vacancy in the heavily Republican district near Houston.
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The man overseeing her campaign said the new flier was prepared as a 'tribute' to Dawson and doesn't try to conceal her death, although there's no mention of it on the mailer."

My thanks to Cousin From Herman, Nebraska, who sent me this article.

Subject: FW: 23rd Psalms Explained

2006-11-02T14:11:00.000-06:00

----- Original Message -----
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Subject: FW: 23rd Psalms Explained

23rd Psalm Explained

The Lord is my Shepherd -- that‘s Relationship!

I shall not want -- that‘s Supply!

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures -- that‘s Rest!

He leadeth me beside the still waters -- that‘s Refreshment!

He restoreth my soul -- that‘s Healing!

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness -- that‘s Guidance!

For His name sake -- that‘s Purpose!

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death --

that‘s Testing!

I will fear no evil -- that‘s Protection!

For Thou art with me -- that‘s Faithfulness!

Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me -- that‘s Discipline!

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies
-- that‘s Provision

Thou annointest my head with oil -- that‘s Consecration!

My cup runneth over -- that‘s Abundance!

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life
-- that‘s Blessing!

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord -- that‘s Security!

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Face it, the Lord is crazy about you.

Send this to the people you are crazy about.
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I thought this was pretty special, just like YOU!!!
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What is most valuable is not what we have in our lives,
but WHO we have in our lives.

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Got that in an e-mailing today:

Date: Thu 2 Nov 10:52:37 CST 2006

From: Cousin from Tekamah

Subject: Fw: 23rd Psalms Explained

To: A lot of us

DiJaNo? More burdens and costs of war

2006-11-01T11:28:00.000-06:00

Stephen Barr - Background Checks Take Too Much Time, GAO Says - washingtonpost.com:

"Background Checks Take Too Much Time, GAO Says
By Stephen Barr
Wednesday, November 1, 2006; Page D04"

Here's the poop:

"The Bush administration appears at risk of missing a deadline set by Congress aimed at shortening the time it takes to investigate federal employees and contractors for security clearances and determine whether they can be trusted with classified information.

The 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act requires that 80 percent of all security clearances be completed in an average of 120 days. The law's goals include improved analytical methods at national security agencies, an effort that requires timely processing of security clearances to expand the workforces at 16 intelligence agencies."

. . .

Here's some of the problem. Halliburton contracting [link] savings are costing us more than we know!

"The ranks of contractors in the defense and intelligence communities have grown since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as agencies have moved to strengthen homeland security. As of May, contract workers held about 34 percent of the 2.5 million clearances granted by the Defense Department, the GAO noted."

. . .

And the Defense Department [Wikipedia link] is doing a lousy job. Do you think Rummy is reading this article. I think he does even though the administration says they pay no attention to public opinion or the press.

"In its review, the GAO turned up troubling signs that some top-secret clearances are based on incomplete investigative reports. A study of 50 investigative reports found 47 were missing data required by federal rules, the GAO said.

One person under investigation acknowledged having extramarital affairs, but the GAO found no documentation showing that the affairs had been investigated. Investigators also found that the person had defaulted on a loan worth several thousand dollars but did not explore the issue further, the GAO said."

Well, you can read the whole article for more examples of this ineptness.

LAWS OF THE NATURAL UNIVERSE -- I

2006-10-11T13:34:00.000-05:00

This blog will not be updated again until
the end of October
or the first part of November, 2006.

LAWS OF THE NATURAL UNIVERSE -- I

1. Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease your nose will begin to itch or you‘ll have to pee.

2. Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Got this in an e-mail from Neighbor, C . . .
There are more.

Another Blonde Story

2006-10-05T03:01:00.000-05:00

It's been a long time since someone sent me something decent enough to post here. Bro-in-law from Tennessee sent me this one.
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Last year I replaced all the windows in my house with those expensive double-pane energy-efficient kind.

Yesterday, I got a call from the contractor who installed them. He was complaining that the windows had been installed a whole year ago and I hadn't paid for them yet.

Hellloooo? Now just because I'm blonde doesn't mean that I am automatically stupid.

So I told him just exactly what his fast-talking sales guy had told ME last year... namely, that in just ONE YEAR these windows would pay for themselves! Helllooooo"? (I told him). "It's been a year"!

There was only silence at the other end of the line, so I finally just hung up.... He hasn't called back, probably too embarrassed about forgetting the guarantee they made me.

Bet he won't underestimate a blonde anymore.
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Date: Tue 3 Oct 20:55:44 CDT 2006
From: Bro-in-law from Tennessee
Subject: funny one
To: Us

In case you haven't heard this one, it is ...
a funny one ...

Harry Husker, et al.

2006-09-16T11:11:00.000-05:00

Harry Husker
vs.
Herbie Husker,
then
Lil' Red
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Mom was a BIG Husker fan. A really big one. As far as I know she had only been to one game, at the one that LSU tied Nebraska at LSU with us . Mrs. Jim has two degrees from LSU so we all had a good time.

In the 90s some time, Mrs. Jim and I got my mom a hand-painted plywood Harry Husker like you see all over Tekamah during football season. The craft place just south of the hardware store was selling them.

Mom would put her Harry out in the yard every game day. The rest of the time Harry lived on her front porch. When Mom died Harry became mine. He lives in our office room and sometimes gets to come out for football games.

Harry did get us a ticket. Well, not a real ticket, but a letter from the Properties Owner's Association telling us we were in violation for having an unauthorzed sign in our garage window. We have more Oklahoma State people in our subdivision than Husker fans. I think one of these other team fans turned us in.

That time he had been in the window for a couple of weeks. He is in our dining room window as of this morning and will stay at least until January something.

I missed out somehow on Herbie. Maybe I was behind the door when he was announced. For sure I was in Texas. I have heard people calling our Harry by the wrong name and until today I just figured he was going by another name. But I googled 'Harry Husker' and found out these guys were different in time.

Besides Bob's below, another site with pretty good info is on the Husker News at the Husker Press Site. Read it for a better rundown about Harry's demise. They did a cute interview today with Harry. Harry was quoted as willing to return to Lincoln to help the team.
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The guys here are from the Web site of Bob's Gridiron Grille and the Pigskin Pub, located at 4200 South 27th Street, Bishop Heights Shopping Center, Lincoln, Nebraska. At 27th and Hwy 2. The information about the mascots is also courtesey of them. SEE NOTE BELOW!!

Harry Husker--"The 1960's Harry HuskerWhen Bob Devaney arrived in Nebraska in 1962, he felt Nebraska needed a new image and a new mascot. He finally found that mascot in 1964 when he was reading an article in the NEBRASKA FARMER MAGAZINE. Inside was a mascot drawn by Bill Goggins, the magazine's art director. Nebraska asked for permission to use the mascot and in 1965, Harry Husker was adopted as the official Nebraska mascot."
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Herbie Husker--"The 1970's Herbie Husker When Tom Osborne took over the head coaching duties in 1973, it was felt that a new mascot was needed for the new era of Nebraska football. At the end of Coach Osborne's 1st year, the team traveled to the Cotton Bowl to play the University of Texas. While at the Cotton Bowl, the Lubbock, Texas artist Dirk West had created a caricature to hang in the Cotton Bowl headquarters. Nebraska officials saw the caricature and commissioned Dirk West to perfect the mascot. In 1974, the revised mascot was officially adopted as Nebraska's new mascot." [Herbie courtesy of Capital One All Mascot Team ].

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Lil' Red--"As the Osborne Era was starting to wind down, after 25 glorious years, it was felt that Nebraska needed a new image. Although Herbie Husker remained as an official mascot, a new mascot was adopted in the early 1990's. At present, Nebraska has two mascots, a new looking Herbie Husker, and Lil' Red."

Closed before I even knew it was there!
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The latest info on Bob's Web site reads:
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Thank you for your past patronage! Bob's Gridiron Grille and the Pigskin Pub
is closed!
We will miss our valued employees and faithful customers!
Thanks for all the good times! Our trouble started with the City of Lincoln's smoking ban, and ended with a serious disagreement with the landlord.

We like our Harry and will just keep him for all our time.

p.s. You can see him also on my September 15 post (link) as well as links to the Husker fight songs, etc.

....... Nebraska+Fight+Song Harry+Husker Football Nebraska+Football Sports Music Photos Dog HNT Nebraska Huskers Nebraska+Huskers Cornhuskers Nebraska+Cornhuskers
.......While you're there, check all my blog at

http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/

Another Blonde

2006-09-15T01:00:00.000-05:00

The boss was very exasperated with his new blonde secretary.

She ignored the telephone when it rang.

"You must answer the telephone," he told her irritably.

"All right," she replied, "but it seems so silly. Nine times out of ten, it's for you!"
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Got this e-mail, about buying toilet paper

2006-09-04T09:57:00.000-05:00

Date: Sun 3 Sep 09:38:40 CDT 2006
From: Bro-in-law
Subject: New Supermarket
To: His Bro's and Sis's

Subject: New Supermarket
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The new Supermarket near our house has an automatic water mister to keep the produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the sound of distant thunder and the smell of fresh rain.
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When you approach the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and witness the scent of fresh hay.
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When you approach the egg case, you hear hens cluck and cackle and the air is filled with the pleasing aroma of bacon and eggs frying.
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The veggie department features the smell of fresh buttered corn.
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However, I don't buy toilet paper there any more, though.

Another reason to smile [VII]

2006-08-29T01:00:00.000-05:00

Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
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[Got this in an e-mail on Aug 2, 2006, from friend, Les.]
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THE NEXT SCHEDULED UPDATE FOR THIS BLOG IS SEPTEMBER 3, 2006

A Note to Cliff

2006-08-25T19:18:00.000-05:00

Cliff's wife, Marilyn, had knee surgery (arthoscopic) today. Cliff is rather helpless but knows he needs to help her and ease her burdens for a while.

Click on the little duckie
to read his blog about it.

I began to post a comment on his blog but it got too long. So here is what I would have put:

Marilyn, this is our (Mrs. Jim's and mine) wish for you to get a lot better fast. Cliff really does need you, he sounds pretty helpless.

All those scopes are different. My doc dug the arthritis out and trimmed the muniscus on both sides to repair tears.Cliff, it will never be the same, and will always hurt and be somewhat stiff. So you had better help Marilyn a little more than what you are planning.

I would suggest that you do like I do and dust. The vacuum should have a dusting attachment. While you are vacuuming, see if you can write an "X" or "Dust Me" on the furniture. If you can then dust with the attachment.

You could also get a M**n to do the grooming for a couple of weeks. Scrub that, your's are all legal up there and will want minimun wage. Too expensive.

Maybe Marilyn's Mom could do the grooming. The granddaughter can help some too. Mom could run the tractor and bucket so you could golf earlier. Marilyn would then feel better about not being such a burden on you.

There will be other ways to help her, but my suggestions will be a good start.
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Get your head out of your

2006-08-24T09:34:00.000-05:00

vacuum cleaner

A person was playing Trivial Pursuit one night with a bunch of friends.

After rolling the dice and landing on "Science & Nature,"the question was read."If you are in a vacuum and someone calls your name, can you hear them?"

The person thought for a long moment, and then finally asked,"Is the vacuum turned on or off?"

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from an e-mail:

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Paper from Hibiscus? Save a tree!

2006-08-22T00:12:00.000-05:00

[click on] Treehugger: The Optimal Material to Make Paper: Kenaf

Ok, just why can't we make paper out of weeds? There are plenty of them, with a little cultivation things would be booming again for the paper industry.

Got to watch the hemp weeds of course. They grow wild in the midwest and make wonderful paper or rope. BUT the seeds are in danger. The kids are smoking them. Cheap grade marijuana for sure, but free. (Maybe this stuff, considering it is in the cannabinus family.)

What about kenaf? (link to Meriam-Webster)
One entry found for kenaf.
Main Entry: ke·naf
Function: noun
Etymology: Persian: an African hibiscus (Hibiscus cannabinus) widely cultivated for its fiber; also : the fiber used especially for making paper and cordage

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http://www.treehugger.com/

Baby Powder and Aspirin

2006-08-21T15:53:00.000-05:00

At the end of her factory shift, Sally was asked to purchase some supplies.

The machines' conveyor belts needed talcum powder to prevent them from sticking, and the company had run out of aspirin for workers with noise-induced tension headaches.

Sally drove to the nearest store and loaded a shopping cart with four cases of baby powder and several boxes of aspirin.

As the man behind her in the checkout line peered at her purchases, he laughed and exclaimed, "Must be one big headache kid!"

Got this in an e-mail today, from Joe.

Howdy James, it's me, Joe Cosity here!

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Another Elderly Couple [Man Is An Idiot] Writing

2006-08-21T00:08:00.000-05:00

While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant and resumed their trip.

When leaving, the elderly woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table and she didn‘t miss them until they had been driving about twenty minutes.

By then, to add to the aggravation, they had to travel quite a distance before they could find a place to turn around in order to return to the restaurant to retrieve her glasses.

All the way back, the elderly husband became the classic grouchy old man. He fussed and complained and scolded his wife relentlessly during the entire return drive. The more he chided her the more agitated he became. He just wouldn‘t let up one minute.

To her relief, they finally arrived at the restaurant. As the woman got out of the car and hurried inside to retrieve her glasses, the old geezer yelled to her, "While you‘re in there, you might as well get my hat and credit card."

Got this in an e-mail from a friend. A lady for sure, you can tell by the way it reads and what she thought was funny. And by her comment below.

Subject: Fw: glasses

This is tooooo good. Can any of us identify with this????

A Cute Little Pig

2006-08-19T13:39:00.000-05:00

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And this little piggy...sunbathed all day long the Daily Mail (link):

"Percy, the miniature pig, who weighed less than a pound at birth, put his feet up at Pennywell Farm, Buckfastleigh, South Devon [Britain], much to the delight of passers-by. "

Jerry posted an article on this piggy August 10. The Daily Mail (August 7) comments (go there) expressed concern about the pig getting sunburned.

This pig is cute, but I don't think he is very smart. Not nearly so smart as Adi.

SEVEN restaurants in seven southern France cities in five days

2006-08-16T21:42:00.000-05:00

"An adventure in 37 courses"

[link] LaTime.com Travel

"It's a tall order, to be sure, checking out the most dynamic young chefs in southwest France, crisscrossing the region by car, covering more than 1,000 miles and consuming more than 37 courses — and that's not counting extra treats like amuse-bouche and mignardises — just to see what's cooking."

"French cuisine is in a funk, as chefs lose ground to the Spanish and the Brits. But there's a movement afoot among young, forward-looking Gallic chefs who refer to themselves as Generation C — "C" for "culture and cuisines." They're rejecting the notion that great food must be lingered over for hours in a stuffy, expensive Michelin-anointed establishment. These days, the name of the game is casual, unpretentious, often relatively inexpensive bistros and restaurants."

Now read the whole article for a fun trip.

Got this e-mail

2006-08-15T15:03:00.000-05:00

One day an employee came into work with both of his ears bandaged. His boss asked him what happened to his ears.

"Yesterday I was ironing a shirt when the phone rang and I accidentally answered the iron instead of the phone!"

"Well," the boss said, "that explains one ear, but what
about the other?"

"They called back!"

Got this in an e-mail today from Clean Joke of the Day.com

Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:31:15 -0500
From: "Joe Cosity"
To: [his mailing list]
Subject: Clean Joke of the Day

Howdy Jim, it's me, Joe Cosity here!

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DEATH~ WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO EXPLAIN IT!!!!!

2006-08-10T14:19:00.000-05:00

A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side."

Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know."

"You don't know? You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other side?"

The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the other side came a sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.

Turning to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here, and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.

"I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing...

"I know my Master is there and that is enough."

Got that in an e-mail today:.

Date: Thu 10 Aug 11:20:40 CDT 2006

From: Cousin in Omaha

Subject: Explaining Death

To: A bunch of on her list

Subject: Fw: What a wonderful way to explain Death

Mistaken officer - - and - - Mistaken 'lady'

2006-08-09T15:36:00.000-05:00

Mistaken officer

An honest man was being tailgated by a stressed out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him.

He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. Thetailgating woman hit the roof and the horn, screaming in frustration as she missed her chance to get through the intersection.

As she was still in mid- rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officerordered her to exit her car with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, finger printed, photographed, and placed in a holding cell.

After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waitin! g with her personal effects.

He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him.

"I noticed the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'What Would Jesus Do?' bumper sticker, the 'Follow Me to Sunday-School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk.

"Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car." "

. . . Isn't this priceless?

From e-mailing:

Date: Wed 9 Aug 15:07:33 CDT 2006
From: Omaha cousin
Subject: Mistaken Officer
To: several of us on mailing list

We needed this. How big is your foot?

2006-08-07T00:17:00.000-05:00

Meters to feets Conversion and Formula. Convert a meter to a feet equivalent.
Foot Foot+Odor
Brought to you by nomoreodor.com. Eliminate your foot odor.

Two blondes were . . .

2006-08-02T13:34:00.000-05:00

taking their final exams in college.

It wan an important final exam in Music Appreciation.

If they failed, they would be on academic probation and not allowed to attend the big game the following week.

The exam was fill-in-the-blank.

The last question read, "Old MacDonald had a ________."

First Blonde was stumped. She had no idea what to answer. But she knew she needed to get this one right to be sure she passed.

Making sure the professor wasn't watching, she tapped Second Blonde on the shoulder. "Pssst. What's the answer to the last question?"

Second Blonde laughed. She looked around to make sure the professor hadn't noticed, then she turned to Bubba. "Girl, you're so stupid. Everyone knows Old MacDonald had a FARM."

"Oh yeah," said First Blonde. "I remember now."

She picked up her No. 2 pencil and started to write the answer in the blank. She stopped. Tapping her friend's shoulder again, she whispered, "How do you spell farm?"

"You are really dumb, Girl. That's so easy. Farm is spelled E-I-E-I-O."

[Courtessy of an e-mail from Bro-in-law, Danny. I changed it from atheletes to blondes.]

Grizzlies or black bears, take your pick. Any other choice here?

2006-07-30T16:10:00.000-05:00

A couple were making plans to go vacationing in Yosemite.

The wife expressed her concern about camping because of
bears and said she would feel more comfortable in a motel.

The husband said that he'd like to camp and to calm her
concerns, they would talk to the park ranger to see what the
likelihood of a bear encounter would be.

The ranger told them, "Well, we haven't seen any grizzlies
in this area so far this year, or black bears, for that
matter."

The wife shrieked, "There's TWO types of bears out here? How
can you tell the difference? Which one is more dangerous?"

The ranger replied, "Well, that's easy, see, if the bear
chases you up the tree and it comes up after you, it's a
BLACK bear. If it SHAKES the tree until you fall out, it's a
grizzly."

The motel room was quite nice.

Got this one via the following e-mail:

Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:32:59 -0500
From: "Joe Cosity"
To: [his mailing list]
Subject: Clean Joke of the Day

If this was forwarded to you, you can subscribe yourself and
receive clean, Christ honoring humor simply by visiting

http://www.cleanjokeoftheday.com
************************************************************
Howdy James, it's me, Joe Cosity here!

Alaska Podshow Podcast Radio Show Independent Music, Interviews, Videos, Sound Scene Tours - Anchorage Alaska

2006-07-29T12:26:00.000-05:00

Alaska Podshow Podcast Radio Show Independent Music, Interviews, Videos, Sound Scene Tours - Anchorage Alaska

This might be interesting, it is titled Bringing Alaska to the World!

I'll be checking it out soon, tell me about it if you get there first.

keep steppin

2006-07-25T19:20:00.000-05:00

This message is not flagged.
From: daily@urbandictionary.com t
To: subcriber list
Subject: Urban Word of the Day: keep steppin
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:44:22 -0500 (CDT)

Urban Word of the Day
www.urbandictionary.com

July 25, 2006: keep steppin

to move on from something bad

Yo homie dont worry bout her keep steppin
-------------------------------------
hasta manana. www.urbandictionary.com

Got this e-mail

2006-07-20T00:49:00.000-05:00

Warning!! Warning!! Warning!! Warning!!
I did not go to Snopes.com to check this out, be careful if you do that!!

Date: Wed 19 Jul 21:33:41 CDT 2006
From: Cousins
Subject: Fw: Jury Duty Scam?
To: A bunch of us

Subject: Fw: Jury Duty Scam?

JURY DUTY SCAM Please consider passing this on to everyone in your email address book. It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call.

Most of us take those summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of scam has surfaced. Fall for it and your identity could be stolen, reports CBS.In this con, someone calls pretending to be a court official who threateningly says a warrant has been issued for your arrest because you didn‘t show up for jury duty.

The caller claims to be a jury coordinator.If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Sometimes they even ask for credit card numbers.

Give out any of this information and bingo! Your identity just got stolen.The scam has be en reported so far in 11 states.

This (scam) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they‘re with the court system.

The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.

Check it out at www.snopes.com < http://www.snopes.com/>

Paste this into your address or go to snopes.com and put in "jury duty scam." http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp

< http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp>

Life is a gift to celebrate!

What is WD55?

2006-07-12T18:19:00.000-05:00

Got this e-mail,

From: daily@urbandictionary.com
To: [jimmiehov.blogspot.com]
Subject: Urban Word of the Day: WD55
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 06:23:11 -0700 (PDT)

Urban Word of the Day

July 10, 2006:

WD55

An acronym for Windows Down 55 miles an hour. A primitive form of air
condition most helpful to 60's and 70's Volkswagen Bug pilots

[Used in a sentence:]

Air conditioning? Hell no! We got WD55!

Pun With Monks . . . got this e-mail,

2006-07-10T00:13:00.000-05:00

Date: Sun 11 Jun 14:46:22 CDT 2006
From: a nice relative in Tennessee
Subject: Pun with Monks on Monday.
To: [bunches of us]

Pun With Monks...

Monks+and+Nuns Nuns Jokes Monks Nuns
Lost on a rainy night, a nun stumbles across a monastery and requests shelter there.

Fortunately, for her, she's just in time for dinner and was treated to the best fish and chips she's ever had. After dinner, she goes into the kitchen to thank the chefs.

She is met by two brothers, "Hello, I'm Brother Michael, and this is Brother Charles."

"I'm very pleased to meet you. I just wanted to thank you for a wonderful dinner. The fish and chips were the best I've ever tasted. Out of curiosity, who cooked what?"

Brother Charles replied, "Well, I'm the fish friar."

She turns the other brother and says, "Then, you must be...?"

"Yes, I'm the chip monk."

This used to be a blonde joke . . . the locked car one

2006-07-05T12:07:00.000-05:00

got this e-mail,

Date:
Tue, 4 Jul 2006 10:36:17 -0500
From: "Joe Cosity"
To: Joe's list
Subject: Clean Joke of the Day

If this was forwarded to you, you can subscribe yourself and receive clean, Christ honoring humor simply by visiting

http://www.cleanjokeoftheday.com
************************************************************
Howdy James, it's me, Joe Cosity here!

Mary and Lucy were in the parking lot after the big fireworks show and 4th of July celebrations, trying to unlock the door of Mary's car with a coat hanger because they had accidentally left the keys in the car.

"I can't seem to get this door unlocked!" Mary complained to Lucy, trying desperately to maneuver the coat hanger.

"Well, I wish you would hurry up," Lucy replied. "It's starting to rain and the top is down!"

Geriatric Wedding -- got this e-mail,

2006-07-03T14:30:00.000-05:00

Date: Mon 3 Jul 13:59:23 CDT 2006

From: Nebraska cousins
Subject: Fw: "Geriatric Wedding"

To: a bunch of us on 'the list'

"Geriatric Wedding"

George, age 92, and Edith, age 89, had been

seeing each other for 2 years when they decided

that life was too short and they might as well be

together for the rest of their lives. Excited about

their decision to become newlyweds, they went

for a stroll to discuss the wedding and what plans

need to be made. Along their way, they found

themselves in front of a drugstore.

George said to his bride-to-be, "Let's go in. I have

an idea." They walked to the rear of the store and

addressed the man behind the counter:

"Are you the owner?" asked George.

The pharmacist answered, "Yes, sir. How can

I help you?"

George: "Do you sell heart medications?"

Pharmacist: "Of course we do."

George: "How about support hose for circulation?"

Pharmacist: "Definitely."

George: "What about medications for rheumatism,

osteoporosis and arthritis?"

Pharmacist: "All kinds."

George: "How about waterproof furniture pads and

Depends?"

Pharmacist: "Yes sir."

George: "Hearing aids, denture supplies and

reading glasses?"

Pharmacist: "Yes."

George: "What about eye drops, sleeping pills,

Geritol, Preparation-H and ExLax?"

Pharmacist: "Absolutely."

George: "You sell wheelchairs, walkers and

canes?"

Pharmacist: "All kinds and sizes. Why all

these questions?"

George smiled, glanced shyly at Edith and

replied to the pharmacist, "We've decided to

get married and we'd like to use your store

as our Bridal Registry."

Rabit math, another e-mail joke

2006-06-30T16:30:00.000-05:00

Subject: Clean Joke of the Day

If this was forwarded to you, you can subscribe yourself
http://www.cleanjokeoftheday.com
************************************************************
Howdy James, it's me, Joe Cosity here!

The teacher asked Johnnie, "Johnnie if I gave you two
rabbits and then two more rabbits and then two more rabbits,
how many would you have?"

Johnnie replied, "Seven rabbits, Teacher."

The teacher asked again, "Listen Johnnie, If I gave you two
rabbits, plus two more rabbits, plus two more rabbits...
How many rabbits would you have altogether?"

Johnnie smiled, "That's easy, Teacher, I would have seven."

"Ok Johnnie," the teacher said. "Let's try it a different
way. If I gave you two cans of pop, plus two more cans of
pop, plus two more cans of pop. How many cans of pop would
you have?"

"Six cans." Johnnie said.

"OK," said the teacher. "Now think of that with this
question. If I gave you two rabbits, then two more rabbits,
then two more rabbits how many would you have?"

"Seven, Teacher." Johnnie said.

"Why seven?" the teacher asked, exasperated.

Johnnie replied, "Because I already have one rabbit at home!"

Two Wolves Story

2006-06-28T22:46:00.000-05:00

Got this e-mail,

Date: Wed 28 Jun 20:41:16 CDT 2006
From: "cousin from Nebraska
Subject: Fw: Two Wolves
To: a bunch of us

Subject: Two Wolves

Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.

He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Virus Alert

2006-06-27T15:17:00.000-05:00

Got this e-mail,

Date: Fri 23 Jun 23:15:03 CDT 2006
From: Cousin in Tekamah, NE
Subject: Fw: Virus Alert??
To: [a bunch of people]

Subject: Virus Alert

There is a dangerous virus being passed electronically, orally and by hand.

This virus is called Worm-Overload-Recreational-Killer (WORK).

If you receive WORK from any or your colleagues, your boss, or anyone else via any means DO NOT TOUCH IT. This virus will wipe out your private life completely.If you should come into contact with WORK, put your jacket on and take two good friends to the nearest bar.

Purchase the antidote, known as Work-Isolator-Neutralizer-Extractor (WINE) or Bothersome-Employer-Eliminator-Rebooter (BEER).

Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system.You should forward this warning to 5 friends.

If you do not have 5 friends, you have already been infected and WORK is controlling your life.

What did you teach?"

2006-06-23T15:56:00.000-05:00

Got this today from http://www.cleanjokeoftheday.com
Howdy James, it's me, Joe Cosity here!

*********************
While waiting for his first appointment in the reception room of a new dentist, Gary noticed the dentists'certificate, which bore the doctor's full name. Suddenly,Gary remembered that a tall, handsome boy with the same name had been in his high school class some 45 years ago.

Upon seeing him, however, Gary quickly discarded any such thought. This balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined face was too old to have been a classmate.

After the dentist had finished the examination, Gary finallymustered the courage to ask him if he had attended the local high school.

"Yes," he replied.
"When did you graduate?"
"In 1952."
"Why, you were in my class!" Gary exclaimed.

The dentist looked at Gary closely and then asked, "What did you teach?"

Nude Chicks

2006-06-21T11:47:00.000-05:00

Got this e-mail today:

Date: Wed 21 Jun 10:43:41 CDT 2006
From: j
Subject: JOKE: Farmer John
To: several of us

.[click any picture to enlarge]

Farmer John lived on a quiet rural highway.
But, as time went by, the traffic
slowly built up at an alarming rate.
The traffic was so heavy and so fast that his
chickens were being run over at a rate of three to six a day.

.
So one day Farmer John called the sheriff's office
and said, "You've got to do something about all
of these people driving so fast and killing all of my chickens."

.
"What do you want me to do?" asked the sheriff.
"I don't care, just do something about those crazy drivers!"
So the next day he had the
county workers
go out and erected a sign that said:

.
SLOW:

SCHOOL CROSSING

.
Three days later Farmer John called the sheriff
and said, "You've got to do something about these drivers.
The 'school crossing' sign seems to make them go even faster."
So, again, the sheriff sends out the county
workers and they put up a new sign:

SLOW:

CHILDREN AT PLAY

.
That really sped them up. So Farmer John called
and called and called every day for three weeks.
Finally, he asked the sheriff, "Your signs are
doing no good. Can I put up my own sign?"
The sheriff told him, "Sure thing, put up your own sign."
He was going to let the Farmer John do just about
anything in order to get him to stop calling everyday to complain.

.
The sheriff got no more calls from Farmer John.
Three weeks later, curiosity got the best of the
sheriff and he decided to give Farmer John a call.
"How's the problem with those drivers.
Did you put up your sign?"
"Oh, I sure did. And not one chicken has been
killed since then. I've got to go. I'm very busy."
He hung up the phone.
The sheriff was really curious now and he thought to
himself, "I'd better go out there and take a
look at that sign... it might be something that
WE could use to slow down drivers..."

.
So the sheriff drove out to Farmer John's house,
and his jaw dropped the moment he saw the sign.
It was spray-painted on a sheet of wood:

.
NUDIST COLONY

Go slow and watch out for chicks!!

[Note: I might change this alligator out for a chicken if Blogger will let me update NEW pictures.]