495–Wordless Wednesday–Mexico 2011

 

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494–Still Hot!

Last Thursday, it was 98 degrees here, and Friday, it was 104 degrees here. That’s WAY above normal, and a new record high temp.

We’re dealing with the heat, and I know before long, there will be cool weather coming as Fall approaches.

 

At right, meet my new Grandson, Max! *S*

My daughter and her boyfriend picked him up from a breeder on Saturday. He’s a purebred Shih-tzu and he’s adorable!

We went to visit him on Saturday, and he just melts your heart. He’s 8 weeks old, and curious about everything and everybody. Of course we brought him a tiny puppy toy, and he played with it immediately.

 

Back to the vacation last week. Last Monday, we were having lunch overlooking the beach, when what should appear out in the water: (see photo at right) a waterspout!

It was maybe 3-5 miles out, but pretty cool nevertheless.

Now for something funny:

From my dear friend michelle:

Sitting on the side of the road waiting to catch speeding drivers, a
Massachusetts state trooper sees a car puttering along at 24 mph. He thinks
to himself, "This driver is as dangerous as a speeder!" So he turns on his
lights and pulls the driver over.

Approaching the car, he notices that there are five elderly ladies - two in
the front seat and three in the back, wide-eyed and white as ghosts.

The driver, obviously confused, says to him, "Officer, I don't understand. I
was going the exact speed limit. What seems to be the problem?"

The trooper trying to contain a chuckle, explains to her that 24 was the
route number, not the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the woman grinned and
thanked the officer for pointing out her error.

"But before you go, Ma'am, I have to ask, is everyone in this car OK? These
women seem awfully shaken."

"Oh, they'll be all right in a minute, officer. We just got off Route 108."

Have a wonderful day all!

493–Vacation and Heat

Well, the vacation was great! Wonderful warm weather, the beach, pool, swim up pool bar… what else can you ask for! *L*

 

Here’s a picture at right of the pool area. Note the swim up pool bar near the building at left. The pool actually goes on way to my right, as it’s an enormous pool. (click on any picture to ‘embiggen’)

The weather couldn’t have been any better. In the 90’s with blue skies and sunshine, nice breezes off the ocean, the water in both the pool and ocean was like bath water. All in all, a wonderful time.

 

Here’s a look at the ocean, probably about 100 feet from the pool! The water was clear and warm.

 

The food at the hotel was great too, with a different theme every night.

 

Can’t stay, too much to do today, more pictures next week. Have a great weekend all!

492–Half Day and Vacation!

At 11am, I’m on vacation!

Lest people think my wife and I are incredibly wealthy, let me tell you that I shop for the absolute best deals on vacations, and never go anywhere at full price. I get emails all the time from vacation deal places, and when we find one that suits us, I check on the airfare, and if it’s not good, we don’t go. If it is, we use money we squirrel away for vacations and book it! Keep in mind, our cruise we went on back in late May, was a free cruises (due to problems I had on a previous cruise, the cruise line offered us $2400 in cruise credits).

Sometimes, if I feel like I want to go somewhere, I’ll search for the deals. There’s always a deal for somewhere! Sometimes it’s Vegas, some times it’s Disney, other times it’s a cruise.

This trip, is to Mexico, Riviera Maya to be exact to this resort.

I’m finally on Google+, so if you’re on it, let me know! (it’s Google’s version of Facebook)

On to something funny:

A newlywed farmer and his wife were visited by her mother, who immediately demanded an inspection of the place. While they were walking through the barn, the farmer's mule suddenly reared up and kicked the mother-in-law in the head, killing her instantly.
At the funeral service a few days later, the farmer stood near the casket and greeted folks as they walked by. The pastor noticed that whenever a woman would whisper something to the farmer, he would nod his head "Yes" and say something. Whenever a man walked by and whispered to the farmer, he would shake his head, "No" and mumble a reply. Curious, the pastor later asked the farmer what that was all about.
The farmer replied, ''The women would say, 'What a terrible tragedy' and I would nod my head and say, 'Yes, it was.' The men would ask, 'You wanna sell that mule?' and I would shake my head and say, 'Can't. It's all booked up for a year.'"

Have a wonderful week/weekend all!

491–Beautiful Weekend

Wow, we had an outstanding weekend! Gorgeous Summer weather, I had my Vette out both Saturday and Sunday. My daughter invited my wife and I to lunch on Saturday at her boyfriends house about 20 miles away, so we took the Vette with the top off and took a gorgeous ride. Lunch was outstanding, as was the company. My daughters boyfriend has a new LED TV, and I was completely blown away by the clarity of it.

After a nice ride back to town, we went to our club’s Cruise Night, then home to relax.

Sunday morning, I went to a great show in Simsbury CT, about 15 miles from my home, with my friend Pete and his 1982 Corvette, and with over 400 cars there, my friend Pete and I were drooling.

Personally, I loved this incredible Frost Blue 1959 Corvette.

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This particular car was in pristine condition, and I fell in love instantly! *S*

All in all, we had a great time and I even won a door prize of some wax and detail spray before leaving.

Hopefully, you had a nice weekend too.

3 more days and I’m on vacation!!!!

 

On to something funny:

Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother. The first said, "I built a big house for our mother." The second said, "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver." The third smiled and said, "I've got you both beat. You remember how mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can't see very well. So I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He's one of a kind. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it."

Soon thereafter, mom sent out her letters of thanks: "Milton," she wrote one son, "The house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house."

"Gerald," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel. I stay most of the time at home, so I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!"

"Dearest Donald," she wrote to her third son, "You have the good sense to know what your mother likes. The chicken was delicious."

Have a great Monday all!

490 - Time

I attended a wake last night for a friend I went to grammar school with. He worked in construction, and he built the office I have in my house, and did an exceptional job of it.
He was 54, same as me. He leaves a wonderful wife, and 3 sons. He was very involved in Little League Baseball, and all 3 sons were players at one time. He really was a great guy, and collapsed at work last Friday, and never regained consciousness.
I’m the same age.

The older I get, the more I think about things like this. I can’t help it.

Well, a bit over 5 days till vacation.. there’s at least one thing to keep a smile on my face.

Mom’s doing a bit better in her new place, and it’s a lot closer for my brother and I (not to mention her friends).

No funny for today… but wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

489–How was your Fourth of July?

Well, it was a wonderful weekend, starting with going out to dinner and a movie with a friend to see Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
For some reason, all the reviews I read were awful, with just about nobody saying it was any good, but I was determined to see it anyways.
I was very pleasantly surprised as the movie was great, with one small exception. They said that Megan Fox couldn’t act in the first two movies, well, the girl who took Megan Fox’s place, Rosie Huntingon-Whitely, was horrible! She honestly couldn’t act her way out of a paper bag, and it shows she’s a Victorias Secret model, not an actress.
Enough about her. For me, the movie was a 4 out of 5 stars.

We moved my mom to a nursing home in the town we live now, so she’s closer to us and her friends. So far, she’s only fallen once (in the first 4 hours there no less *groan*).

Other than that, it was a nice, quiet weekend. How was yours?

On to something funny, from my friend Mike H.:

HOW TO START A FIGHT

One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift...
The next year, I didn't buy her a gift. 
When she asked me why, I replied, "Well, you still haven't used  the gift I bought you last year!"
 
  And that's how the fight started.....
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My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while  we were in bed. I turned to her and said, 'Do you want to have Sex?' 
'No,' she answered. I then said, 'Is that your final answer? She didn't even look at me this time, simply saying, 'Yes..' 
So I said, "Then I'd like to phone a friend."

And that's when the fight started...
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I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my order first. 
  "I'll have the rump steak, rare, please."  He said, "Aren't you worried about the mad cow?" 
  "Nah, she can order for  herself."

And that's when the fight started.....
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My wife and I were sitting at a table at her high school  reunion, and she kept staring at a drunken man swigging his  drink as he sat alone at a nearby  table. 
  I asked her, "Do you know him?" 
  "Yes", she sighed, 
  "He's my old boyfriend.... I understand he took to drinking  right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear he  hasn't been sober since." 
  "My God!" I said, "Who would think a  person could go on  celebrating that long?" 
  
And then the fight started...
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When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept  hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first, the shed, the boat,  making beer.. Always something more important to me.   

Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point. When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall  grass, busily snipping away with a tiny pair of sewing  scissors. I watched silently for a short time and then went into the house.. I was gone only a minute, and when I came out  again I handed her a toothbrush. I said, "When you finish  cutting the grass, you might as well sweep the driveway." 
 
The doctors say I will walk again, but I will always have a limp.
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My wife sat down next to me as I was flipping channels.
She asked, "What's on TV?"
I said, "Dust." 
 
And then the fight started..
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Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my  lunch, and slipped quietly into the garage. I hooked up the  boat up to the van, and proceeded to back out into a torrential  downpour.  The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I pulled back into  the garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the  weather would be bad all day. I went back into the house,  quietly undressed, and slipped back into bed.. I cuddled up to  my wife's back, now with a different anticipation, and  whispered, "The weather out there is terrible." 
 
My loving wife of 5 years replied, "And, can you believe my  stupid husband is out fishing in that?" 
 
And that's how the fight started...
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My  wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary. 
She said, "I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in  about 3 seconds."
I bought her a bathroom scale. 
 
And then the fight started......
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After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply  for Social Security.
The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's License to verify my age. 
I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home.
I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come back later.
The woman said, 'Unbutton your shirt'.
So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair.
She said, 'That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me' and she processed my Social Security application..
When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social Security office... 
  She said, 'You  should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten disability, too.' 

And then the fight started...
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My wife was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
She was not happy with what she saw and said to me,
"I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly.
I really need you to pay me a compliment.'
I replied, "Your eyesight's damn near perfect." 
 
And then the fight started........

Have a great Hump-Day!