August ends with the Cat's sacrifice.

He gave his life that this Blog shall live!
(No, not really we don't have a cat, don't be so gullible, sheeesh!)

The 11 o'Clock News

When the shrub attended a fund raiser for Pete Domenici in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico, at least one sane person made it through the staged throng of 'shrubettes' to tell the truth. The dictator referenced was a great speaker, insane but a great speaker unlike the dictator-wannabe we are suffering under, he is just insane.

Night Funny

And I Quote

The Radical of one century is the conservative of the next.
The Radical invents the views.
When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.

~ Samuel Clemons
aka Mark Twain

Stupid People

There are some stupid people out there, but this one is especially stupid, don't you think?!

Popeye's Last Supper

Pool Party Phollies

The Labor Day weekend bash is in full swing now and the pig is starting to smell good. John and Gail are our designated 'pig watchers' for the night and are taking the task quite seriously keeping the fire hot and making a lot of hot coals to be shoveled up under the pig to smoke it as they cool - they'll be up all night doing it, too.

Our first time guests Mark and Susan are fitting in with the rest of the crowd and Mark forgot to put on pants to go to the store until the Mrs., reminded him and Susan has been giving him hell - in a good way- about it for hours now. The other newcomers brought their teenager with them and took a bit longer to get in the swing of things but my 18-year-old granddaughter took charge of their 17-year-old son and when his wide-eyed shock wore off that girl would even talk to him, much less a naked teenage girl close to his own age he relaxed and has been in the pool playing with the other youngsters (the under thirty crowd).

Tonight's pot luck included practically every kind of dessert imaginable so it was a quick run to the deli for meats and cheeses but breakfast promises to be wonderful.

Seamus and Angus along with Mac Duff have already set the ground rules ... everybody has to play with them before they get in the pool or hot tub and the more people that go to the river the more Seamus and Angus like them - Mac Duff doesn't do the river (the snotty little bastard that he is).

People are still arriving and will be for several more hours and then again around midday tomorrow. Looks to be the best weekend party ever ... thus far.

Philosophy In Short

Time spent laughing is time spent with the Gods.

~ Japanese Proverb

And I Quote

Life is a great canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.

~ David Daniel Kominsky
aka Danny Kaye

Town Called Dobson

Roadside America

Roadside America:

There are roadside 'attractions' all over this land from the profound to the sublime to the quirky to the outright bizarre to the plain flat out weird.

One such 'attraction' is the "Gaffney Peach" the town of Gaffeny, South Carolina's peach shaped water tower. Shaped as such because of the miles of peach farms surrounding th old mill town. It is visible for miles along Interstate Highway 85 and is accessible from the frontage road off the exit at mile post 90 - the national historic Revoluntionary War Battlefield at Cowpens is also access off this exit, and for the nudists or those interested in being nudists ... Carolina Foothills Resort is also located off this exit as well.

Caffeine

Need your daily caffeine fix and tired of the less than zip in your coffee then check out the list above to see which "colas" have more caffeine than coffee (all 'soft' drinks have more caffeine than coffee but some teas have more than some 'soft' drinks).

It's Labor Day Weekend

It's the weekend we all celebrate working by not working, right?

Here and Chateau Nu and around the Alban Estate the plans are for intense labor over the BBQ and massive strain to remain afloat on the water and keeping our heads above hot water.

We will be joined in those endeavors by a multitude of friends, neighbors and a few odd relatives getting naked in the sun and feasting on the pot-luck picnic over the entire weekend - the first tents are being erected now (those people will be sleeping in that is) - I erected the canopies over the BBQ and outdoor tables yesterday, after I set up the BBQ and tables in the first place.

This year's annual Labor Day party and gathering has grown by leaps and bounds over previous years ... seems everybody wants to spend time on the farm nude, even got a few first timers who have committed to being here - in fact one couple of the first timers are already here and nude (neither have been nude outdoors before and the tanlines prove it - LOL), and are helping to erect the tents I have and helping people with their own, with my granddaughter "G" supervising the entire process.

Come to think of it I need to drain and refill the hot tub ...

Hilda

P.F. Chang's

A while back I posted about a 'new' bistro in town named P.F. CHANG'S and come to find out the "PF" stands for 'Pre-Fab'. That's right all their food is pre-made and frozen and shipped in to be thrown in the microwave by their 'chefs'.
No wonder they put on such a show up front with better than average decor and atmosphere ... they have to!

I had wondered about their lack of ability to make anything on the menu sans onions when the Mrs., and I tried the 'new' place in town, now I know ... and I am spreading the word. Not only is the food 'pre-fab' it is nothing to write home about - the hot teas were okay, so at least they didn't screw them up ... that time - unfortunately that will be the only time we ever grace them with our presence.

Avoid the P.F. CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO in your town!