133 - October on the Horizon

I can't believe the summer's gone so quickly. There's only a few more days of September remaining, the October begins.

October.. the month of falling leaves and cooler weather, Halloween and my brother's birthday (on the same day nonetheless). Also, by the end of October, my Vette will be put away for it's wintertime slumber.

Other than that, it's been a pretty quiet weekend other than my mom falling and whacking her head and knee last Thursday. I was over to see her today and she's doing fine.. but I worry about her alone there, wondering if she's going to fall and not be able to get help!

I want to say one thing about the problems this country are facing right now with places going out of business, the government stepping in and all.
Read this article about the Washington Mutual CEO. For 3 weeks of work, he'll get a golden parachute of up to 18 million dollars. That should piss you off.

On to some humor:

TOP 8 IDIOTS OF 2008

Number 1 Idiot of 2008

I am a medical student currently doing a rotation in toxicology at the
poison control center.
Today, this woman called in very upset because she caught her little
daughter eating ants.
I quickly reassured her that the ants are not harmful and there would be
no need to bring her daughter into the hospital.

She calmed down and at the end of the conversation happened to mention that
she gave her daughter some ant poison to eat in order to kill the ants.
I told her that she better bring her daughter into the emergency room right
away.
Here's your sign, lady. Wear it with pride.

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Number Two Idiot of 2008

Early this year, some Boeing employees on the airfield decided to steal a life raft from one of the 747s.

They were successful in getting it out of the plane and home. Shortly after they took it for a float on the river, they noticed a Coast Guard helicopter coming toward them. It turned out that the chopper was homing in on the emergency locator beacon that activated when the raft was inflated.

They are no longer employed at Boeing.
Here's your sign, guys. Don't get it wet; the paint might run.

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Number Three Idiot of 2008

A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the Branch and wrote this, 'Put all your muny in this bag.'

While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note  and might call the police before he reached the teller's window.

So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to the Wells Fargo Bank.

After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller.

She read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he wasn't the brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America.  Looking somewhat defeated, the man said, 'OK' and
left.

He was arrested a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at Bank of America .

Don't bother with this guy's sign. He probably couldn't read it anyway.

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Number Four Idiot of 2008

A motorist was unknowingly caught in an automated speed trap that measured his speed using radar and photographed his car.

He later received in the mail a ticket for $40 and a photo of his car.

Instead of payment, he sent the police department a photograph of $40. Several days later, he received a letter from the police that contained another picture, this time of handcuffs. He immediately mailed in his $40.

Wise guy........ But you still get a sign
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Number Five Idiot of 2008

A guy walked into a little corner store with a shotgun and demanded all of the cash from the cash drawer.  After the cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of Scotch that he wanted behind the counter on the shelf.  He told the cashier to put it in the bag as well, but the cashier refused and said, 'Because I don't believe you are over 21.'

The robber said he was, but the clerk still refused to give it to him because she didn't believe him.  At this point, the robber took his driver's license out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk. The clerk looked it over and agreed that the man was in fact over 21 and he put the Scotch in the bag.

The robber then ran from the store with his loot. The cashier promptly called the police and gave the name and address of the robber that he got off the license.  They arrested the robber two hours later.

This guy definitely needs a sign.

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Idiot Number Six of 2008

A pair of Michigan robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, 'Nobody move!'  When his partner moved, the startled first bandit shot him. This guy doesn't even deserve a sign

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Idiot Number Seven of 2008

Arkansas : Seems this guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run.

He lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back knocking him unconscious. It seems the liquor
store window was made of Plexi-Glass. The whole event was caught on videotape.

Yep, here's your sign

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Idiot Number Eight of 2008

I live in a semi-rural area. ( Weyauwega , Wisconsin )

We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the Deer Crossing sign on our road.

The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.

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STAY ALERT!

They walk among us...they REPRODUCE...and they    VOTE!!!

Have a wonderful Monday all!

132 - Time Flies...

This week has absolutely FLOWN by for some reason! It seems like it was Monday, and I blinked and it's Friday.

I guess it's true what they say, time goes faster as you get older... *frown*

The weather's been pretty cool here lately, barely reaching 70 degrees all week. At night, it's been in the high 30's to mid 40's, good to sleep, but I'm not ready for that kind of weather yet!

Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of time right now, and I promise more soon but here's a good joke for you all.

A Spanish Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.
'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la casa.'
'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.'
A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?'
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether computer' should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.
The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine gender ('la computadora'), because:
1 No one but their creator understands their internal logic;
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else;
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.
(THIS GETS BETTER!)
The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ('el computador'), because:
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on;
2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; and
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a  little longer, you could have gotten a better model.
The women won.

Have a wonderful weekend!

131 - Wordless Wednesday - Where I Want to Be

 

 

(The Beach @ St. Maarten.. click on picture to 'embiggen')

130 - Fall is Here

Well, some of the evenings lately have been as low as 38, so you know fall is coming to New England. Great sleeping weather, but sad that the summer is over.

It's been a wonderful weekend. Friday night, I went to have dinner with a friend in Torrington (about 18 miles away) in the Vette. I had a wonderful dinner, and a fantastic ride up and back. The trip there is all on nice, long, back roads.. just perfect for cranking the tunes and enjoying the car. I came home in time to watch the UCONN/Baylor football game on ESPN2. It was an outstanding game, with the score going back and forth both ways. UCONN finally won by 3 points.

Saturday, I washed the Vette, and we had a special cruise night to benefit a local little girl (Rhianna) who has a very rare form of leukemia. We raised a lot of money, and I'm sure her family will be very happy.

Today, it was beautiful, so after visiting mom this morning, this afternoon the wife and I took a nice ride to get some ice cream at a place in a neighboring town.

And now some personal notes:

Mark, how'd you like the game Friday night?

Merle, yes, you ARE special! Don't ever believe differently!

michelle, I'm glad the water is getting back to normal! *S*

Peter, if you liked Friday's jokes, check these out!

12 Things NOT to say to a cop!

1. I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer

2. Sorry officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in

3. Aren't you the guy from the Village People?

4. Hey, you must have been doing at least 125 to keep up with me!

5. Are you Andy or Barney?

6. I thought you had to be in relatively good physical condition to be a cop?

7. You're not going to check the trunk, are you?

8. I pay your salary!

9. Gee officer, that's terrific! The last cop only gave me a warning too!

10. Do you know why you pulled me over? I hope so because one of us should!

11. I was trying to keep up with traffic. I realize there's no other cars around now, see how far behind I was!

12. If the officer says "your eyes are red, have you been drinking?", you probably shouldn't say "Your eyes look glazed, have you been eating donuts!"

Have a great Monday all!

129 - Weather Changes

Well the weather's turned a lot cooler this week. Today it barely got above 70 and tonight we may even have a frost! It makes for nice sleeping at night, but it seems like it's gone straight from 85-90, to 60-70 during the days.

I have no big plans this weekend, so hopefully I can relax and do something enjoyable with the time off.

People magazine today posted it's top 10 best dressed women, and in at least 5 of the choices, I think they're dressed awful. I'll leave it to you to google "People's 10 best dressed" to see for yourself. What are people thinking when they vote for such hideously dressed people.

And now, for a joke:

Massachusetts Traffic Ticket Stories.....TRUE

GOOD

In Haverhill, MA a State Trooper was running radar.   He had a  perfect  spot to watch for speeders, but wasn't getting any.  Then he discovered the problem.  A 12 year old boy was standing up the road with a hand painted sign which read 'RADAR TRAP AHEAD!' The officer later found a young accomplice down the road with a sign reading, 'TIPS'   and a bucket full of money. (Beats a lemonade stand!)

BETTER

A motorist was mailed a picture of his car speeding through an automated radar post in Bradford, MA.  A $40.00 speeding ticket was  included. Being cute, he sent the police department a picture of $40.00.   The police responded with another mailed photo of  handcuffs.

BEST

A young woman was pulled over in Groveland, MA for speeding. As the State Trooper walked to her car window, flipping open his ticket book, she said, 'I bet you are going to sell me a ticket to the Massachusetts State Police Ball.' He replied, 'MA State Troopers don't have balls.'  There was a moment of silence while she smiled and he realized what he'd just said.  He then closed his book, got back in his patrol car and left.   She was laughing too hard to start her car.

Have a wonderful weekend!

128 - Wordless Wednesday - Sunrise 9-16-08

 

Click to 'embiggen'

127 - I Need Another Weekend!

It was such a busy weekend.. I could use another right about now, just to rest up!

Friday night we had a meeting of our wine club and we never got home till after 11:30pm.

Saturday, I got up early to begin preparations for tailgating at the football game. I was getting the grill ready, making buffalo wings, counting up the beers and sodas, getting all the utensils and condiments, making sure all our stuff was ready.

The game was fantastic. UCONN won by a score of 45-10 over Virginia!  We had a great time tailgating before the game.. cooking up some brat's, sausage burgers and grilling the wings. Needless to say, we were full when we went into the game. All in all, it was a great time. The weather was around 70 with a light breeze.. perfect for watching football.

Yesterday, my daughter and I went to see my mom, and just after noon, we had company over for a few hours before I had to go to a car club meeting at 7pm last night.

So, as you can see, I barely had time to breathe this weekend!

I'm amazed at the destruction that Hurricane Ike's caused. I hope Mark's doing ok.

Now, for a little joke today:

Two old ladies were waiting for a bus and one of them was smoking a cigarette. It started to rain, so the old lady reached into her purse, took out a condom, cut off the tip and slipped it over her cigarette and continued to smoke.

Her friend saw this and said, "Hey that's a good idea! But, what is that thing you put over your cigarette?"

The other old lady said, "It's a condom."

"A condom? Where do you get those?"

The lady with the cigarette told her friend that you could purchase condoms at the pharmacy. When the two old ladies arrived downtown, the old lady with all the questions went into the pharmacy and asked the pharmacist if he sold condoms. The pharmacist said yes, but looked a little surprised that this old woman was interested in condoms, so he asked her, "What size do you want?"

The old lady thought for a minute and said, "One that will fit a Camel."

Have a wonderful day all!

126 - September 11th Remembered

(keep in mind, this blog post was written on the evening of Sept. 11)
I can't believe it's 7 years already since the awful tragedy of 9/11/01. Often during the day, I thought back to where I was when I heard the news. I was in work at the job before this one, and when we heard, we rushed to a conference room to watch on TV. I called my wife, and asked if she'd heard. We were all in shock.
My thoughts and prayers are always with the families of the people lost that day.

This is that busy weekend I talked about on Wednesday.

Hopefully the weather will be good Saturday evening for the game, I know we're all getting the tailgating stuff ready, and hopefully UCONN will beat Virginia!

Not much to say today, so a few links for you all:

Hey Mark, have you seen this thing? Looks like a poor man's Holodeck!

Want a free 250GB place to upload files? Then check this out!

In case you've never seen it before, here's the Astronomy Picture Of the Day site! (APOD)

And the California Coastline Records Project! Seriously cool!

Thats's it for today.. have a wonderful weekend all!

125 - Another Hump-Day

The week is moving by pretty quickly so far, work's been busy, and I've been running around like a madman at home it seems.

This weekend is going to be very busy too. My wife and I have a meeting with our wine group on Friday night, and on Saturday, me, my son, my brother and my friend Dave are going to see UCONN play football against Virginia.

Tailgating is a BIG part of our day Saturday! *S* We'll have a small grill, brats, buffalo wings, burgers, chips, beer, soda.. and all kinds of other assorted munchies. I hope we have good weather!

Hey Mark, I've been meaning to ask, have you tried the new Google Chrome browser? I've been using it at work and home since it came out last week.. and I'll reserve what I think until I hear what you think!

My coughing is getting better slowly but surely. At least I'm sleeping at night now without using cough syrup! *chuckling*

And now, a joke for you:

A king wanted to improve the mood of his favorite donkey, who was depressed, so he put out a proclamation that he would pay anyone in the kingdom 200 gold pieces if they could make his donkey happy. Many tried, all failed.

Then a jester went in to see the donkey, and when he came out, the donkey was indeed happy - so happy in fact, that he was laughing heartily. The jester got the gold, but a few days passed and the king couldn't make the donkey stop laughing. So he put out another proclamation saying he would pay 500 gold pieces to anyone who could make the donkey stop.

The jester returned, went in to see the donkey for a few seconds, and when he came out, the donkey was crying. The king asked the jester how he did it. The jester said, "I will tell you for another 200 gold pieces."

When the jester had received his gold, he revealed, "On my first visit, I told the donkey that my manhood was bigger than his. This time I showed him."

Well, I'm short on time, so I'll say have a wonderful Wednesday all!

124 - Another Trophy!

Yep, my wife and I went to a cruise night Friday night, and I got another trophy for my Vette!

There it is, sitting on the console in my baby. I just can't believe I win them, as it's a newer car and there are many other older, more worthy cars than mine. (click on the pic to 'embiggen')

BUT.. I'm not going to turn them down! *chuckling* This brings the all-time total to 6 for trophies. My brother Bruce told me I should start building a trophy cabinet!

Other than that, it's been an uneventful weekend. It rained like mad on Saturday, remnants of one of the hurricanes down south (I don't keep track anymore). Sunday was absolutely beautiful out, and I had the Vette out a couple of times. My daughter and I visited with my mom this morning (as we always do), and she even seemed to be in a good mood today (something rare for some reason).

I do have one cool link to share with you all today. Photo tampering throughout history!

I thought you'd all get a kick out of that.. especially the photographers in my readers (Karen and Mark especially).

Enjoy, and have a great Monday!

123 - Ok, So I Missed a Day...

Sorry. It's been such a messed up week, I missed a day.

I'm feeling a lot better, not 100%, but getting there. The coughing is down to a minimum, and I hope by this time next week it'll be a forgotten memory.

To rebut my words about McCain's choice for VP, I may still be old fashioned to say that people should wait until after they're married to have children. Period. I won't apologize for feeling this way. It DOES have something to do with how she raised her family.
What problem I do have with Sarah Palin actually doesn't have as much to do with her daughter, as other things in her life. She's under investigation in Alaska for something you can read about yourselves (I don't want to give my view of it, you can get it from the news). Also, just when you thought we'd get rid of ANYONE in the oval office that answers to "Big Oil", we get Sarah, whose husband is in bed with big oil. Lastly, she's a barracuda in many ways, to get what she wants. This isn't something we need IF for some reason John McCain should pass on. If you check her history in Alaska, while it may be great for a Governor, her tenacious methods would NOT serve us well as a commander in chief.
I save my "live and let live" for her daughter, who will need it. If my son or daughter had a child out of wedlock, I would see it as a failing on my part as a parent, that I didn't instill my moral values well enough on my children. To me, the people that push it aside and say it's ok, are the people who need a morals check. Just my humble opinion. (Please do NOT take this personally)

Honestly, I wish Obama had picked Condaleeza Rice as VP. Now there's one VERY smart woman who would be perfect as VP (or as president). "stepping down off of my soapbox now"

I can't believe it's 2 years since we've lost Steve Irwin.. how sad. I always enjoyed watching him. Always.

Oh well.. TGIF people.. and I'll see you next week.

Till then...............

122 A Day Late

Yeah, it was a holiday weekend, so I'm late for my regular "Monday" post.

I'm still recuperating from that awful medicine the doctor had prescribed to me. It's amazing how it seems to have been in my system for days. I've been sick off and on since I took it on Thursday.

On Saturday, I went to breakfast with a bunch of people I used to work at, from my last job. There were 15 of us, and it was great seeing everyone. We all talked of our love of the former place (The Torrington Company) which was sold to another company and closed in Connecticut. We all remember the great times there. The feeling of "Family" that we got there, and noplace else.

Sunday and Monday, the weather was outstanding, and the wife and I took the Vette out for one ride each day.. to go get Ice Cream at different places. If I were feeling better, I'd have had it out a lot more. Believe me when I tell you, I can't wait to finally feel 100%.

What does everyone think of McCain's choice for VP? Can you imagine, her teenage daughter is pregnant and unwed? What a role model the VP will be huh!

In some sad news, The Star Trek Experience at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, is closing today. I've been there twice, and absolutely loved it. I even brought a friend of mine there who hated Star Trek and he ended up loving it. Mark, I'm sorry you never got to see it.

That's it for now, I'm going to rest up for work Tuesday.

Have a great day all!