The best way to keep your kids out of hot water is to put some dishes into it.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Snippets
Just thought I'd share some conversational exchanges between our 7 year-old granddaughter "G" and her 12 year-old brother "J". These are actual exchanges from the last week that they have been staying with us.
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G: "Bubbie, does Daddy have boy parts?"
J: "No, he has MAN parts. G."
G: "What's the difference Bubbie?"
J: "Several inches."
(This one came out of left field somewhere as they were watching Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel and "J's" deadpan delivery of his line couldn't have been any better nor timed any better, all comedians should be proud.)
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G: "How many balls do you have Bubbie?"
J: "Two, G."
G: "Can I play with them Bubbie?"
J: "No, G."
(Ok the 'balls' in question here were those super bouncing rubber ones, but the snicker in my grandson's voice and the look of devilment in his eyes made us think the same as you did when you read the exchange.)
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Check out other snippets as they occur!
(This one came out of left field somewhere as they were watching Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel and "J's" deadpan delivery of his line couldn't have been any better nor timed any better, all comedians should be proud.)
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G: "How many balls do you have Bubbie?"
J: "Two, G."
G: "Can I play with them Bubbie?"
J: "No, G."
(Ok the 'balls' in question here were those super bouncing rubber ones, but the snicker in my grandson's voice and the look of devilment in his eyes made us think the same as you did when you read the exchange.)
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Check out other snippets as they occur!
Eight random facts about about me.
Saw this type of list on another blog and thought it would be of interest to some ... maybe ... if I put a similar list here.
8. I always speak my mind.
7. I like any flavor over chocolate.
6. I am very well educated.
5. I love animals.
4. Humor is my life's blood.
3. I hate onions and onions hate me.
2. I have the patience to watch paint dry and grass grow.
1. I do not tolerate bigotry, willful ignorance or other forms of hate.
7. I like any flavor over chocolate.
6. I am very well educated.
5. I love animals.
4. Humor is my life's blood.
3. I hate onions and onions hate me.
2. I have the patience to watch paint dry and grass grow.
1. I do not tolerate bigotry, willful ignorance or other forms of hate.
Random Fact: Just Waiting
Talk about eye opening random facts one comes across!
The average American driver spends SIX MONTHS of their lifetime just waiting for a traffic signal to go from Red to Green.
Taking care of the farm.
Taking care of the farm and the animals is a full time job (heck we thought we'd retired) and the one redeeming quality of being a naturist household is that no matter the dirt we kick up around the place
having to wash dirty clothes is very minimal at best.
With the river, lake, a couple of smaller ponds, an outdoor shower and a artesian well on the property having to wash dirty bodies isn't an issue either although that well is a cold one (we're thinking about damming up an area near it and feeding some of the water from the well into the 'pond' we'd be making and use gas to make it a 'Hot Spring').
Running cows and coos (that's longhaired Scots Highland cows, btw), along with horses is a great way to pass the time ... we have other interests, but we'll cover them later ... now rounding up all the fowl is a royal pain in the arse, especially when the Canadian geese come swooping in for the winter. Need to get some hogs and a few goats though.
Right now the biggest concern is the garden (both flower and Veggie) a few days back we had temperatures hovering around the 100degree mark and the early summer buds had a real rough time of it for about two weeks, then we got some rain and a week of 80s now we are creeping back into the upper 90s again ... our 'taters', 'maters', 'cukes', 'squarsh', corn, 'beanz' 'pepperz', and 'lettus' are feeling the effects already, then there are the roses, geraniums, sunflowers and daylillies and they ain't looking too chipper themselves.
Through it all the Mrs. loves it all and her picture with her "favorite pet" 'Bossie' (after Mac Duff her Jack Russell terrier of course), above is one of my favorites of her ... and to think she's a grandmother. Living on a farm and working it wasn't in her plans growing up but she has adapted well ... not bad for a Banker's pampered daughter. But then again she's still spoiled and pampered ... that new Caddy in the driveway she got yesterday is proof of that.
For the most part you cannot tell she was almost lost to me three months ago when she had several massive pulmonary embulisms and literally died and came back (two-thirds of those with pulmonary embulisms die within two hours of having a single one much less several). But with the blood thinners and changing her diet those blood clots are beginning to break up and she is out and about more and more with more and more energy.
Which one is a national disgrace?
Seeing the results of the following individual's crimes and their punishment for them I have to wonder just what is the sorry state of affairs our nations has fallen into in the past six years ...
So tell me again which is the greatest threat to our nation and a national disgrace?
Not to mention which one is the greatest threat to our national security and an International disgrace!
Not to mention which one is the greatest threat to our national security and an International disgrace!
Saturday, July 7, 2007
The Old Fart
Spent some time today with the 'Old Fart', well it was his 79th birthday today.
And to think he claims to be my father.
I was good to see mom though.
The day was dampened by the news that some crazy bitch pulled in front of my little brother forcing him to hit her then driving off with him sitting in a totaled car. Luckily for him another fellow was able to get her tag number so by now she's behind bars (my brother's wife's brother is a detective for the police department so expediting the investigation was not a worry).
Why do some think they can cause automobile wrecks and 'walk' away from them?
But what is so 'funny' about this wreck is that it happened within 100 yards from where he was hit a while back by another crazy bitch pulling out in front of him (and driving off), when he was driving the car he had before that wreck 'bought' him the car he was driving today.
It is on the most direct route from his home to our parents home, but maybe he ought to go by a less direct route from now on!
And to think he claims to be my father.
I was good to see mom though.
The day was dampened by the news that some crazy bitch pulled in front of my little brother forcing him to hit her then driving off with him sitting in a totaled car. Luckily for him another fellow was able to get her tag number so by now she's behind bars (my brother's wife's brother is a detective for the police department so expediting the investigation was not a worry).
Why do some think they can cause automobile wrecks and 'walk' away from them?
But what is so 'funny' about this wreck is that it happened within 100 yards from where he was hit a while back by another crazy bitch pulling out in front of him (and driving off), when he was driving the car he had before that wreck 'bought' him the car he was driving today.
It is on the most direct route from his home to our parents home, but maybe he ought to go by a less direct route from now on!
The Shrub can't handle Pelosi and Reid
The shrub is having difficulties dealing with Pelosi and Reid.
He isn't used to real human beings standing up and saying what they think, much less standing up to him to tell him he's wrong.
Tough nuggies!
The real world is out there, not that the shrub will ever exist in it, but it is there and the rest of us live there.
Of course the 'error' in the minds of Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Reid is that they think they are members of the government of this nation and on equal footing with the shrub, au contarie, they are beneath the cabal and not part of the government at all ... the elected representatives of the people have no place in the 'cabal's' government.
Reality can be a bitch and the shrub is beginning to feel the black eye and pain from the punches he got last November to the face(ego), and the body punches since ... granted those body punches hav been a bit light but with the 'Scooter' Libbey debacle those body punches will be light no longer.
Troglodytes
A forum I post on seems inundated regularly with Troglodytes. Where do these low brow throwbacks come from anyway? I didn't think there are that many rocks under which they could hatch.
These 'people' are 100% from the political right so it begs the question ... Is the mindset of those of the right so perverted that reason and evidence can make no appearance or alter that mindset?
Selfish, overbearing, controlling, reactionary, hating, discriminating, racist, intolerant, phobic in general, paranoid (in some cases extremely paranoid), non-accepting of: change, difference, new ideas, other cultures - all and more are descriptive of these 'people' ... it is a very sad state of affairs when that list is your redeeming qualities.
These individuals (a misnomer, as they flock en masse - individual thought is forbidden and unthinkable), raise a hew and a cry claiming to be "conservatives". But they are nothing of the sort. They are Fascists/Nazis.
Real conservatives are now Liberals. Just listen to Jack Cafferty and James Kirkpatrick when they speak these days to see what I mean. Of course, this means that they and others like them can no longer be considered on the 'right' of the political spectrum.
These 'people' are 100% from the political right so it begs the question ... Is the mindset of those of the right so perverted that reason and evidence can make no appearance or alter that mindset?
Selfish, overbearing, controlling, reactionary, hating, discriminating, racist, intolerant, phobic in general, paranoid (in some cases extremely paranoid), non-accepting of: change, difference, new ideas, other cultures - all and more are descriptive of these 'people' ... it is a very sad state of affairs when that list is your redeeming qualities.
These individuals (a misnomer, as they flock en masse - individual thought is forbidden and unthinkable), raise a hew and a cry claiming to be "conservatives". But they are nothing of the sort. They are Fascists/Nazis.
Real conservatives are now Liberals. Just listen to Jack Cafferty and James Kirkpatrick when they speak these days to see what I mean. Of course, this means that they and others like them can no longer be considered on the 'right' of the political spectrum.
(man, the center is getting crowded!)
Hot Days of Summer
Now that the hot days of summer are here the ladies of the household are spending more time in the pool.
It's hard enough to keep them in clothes anyway but now it's nigh on to impossible. Not that it is of any concern around here as this is a Naturist home anyway.
Right now there are eight people in the pool - wives, daughters, grandchildren and a neighbor or two - and only one is wearing anything ... her wedding ring.
Below is a photo of one of the ladies hanging around the pool.
You just gotta love summer!
Back to School
I know times have changed since I was in school, but it kind of worries me about the state of affairs in our schools today when I see the signs for stores like this advertising their "Back-To-School Sale"
Friday, July 6, 2007
Stange Laws
There are some strange laws in this land and here are a few.
In Idaho:
... It is illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty(50) pounds. (Talk about having a sweet tooth!)
... Residents may not fish from a giraffe's back (I guess if you are not a resident of Idaho, but just visiting there, then it's all right to fish from the back of a giraffe!)
In Illinois:
... One may not urinate in his neighbor's mouth. (Well there goes the deviant sex out the window!)
... Law forbids eating in a place that is on Fire. (Ok, now why would this even need to be codified into law, duh!)
... You cannot use a slingshot unless you are a law enforcement officer. (Oh, now there's a cop everyone will listen to!)
... Law forbids eating in a place that is on Fire. (Ok, now why would this even need to be codified into law, duh!)
... You cannot use a slingshot unless you are a law enforcement officer. (Oh, now there's a cop everyone will listen to!)
In Massachusetts:
... All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday. (That'll keep the preacher from droning on now won't it!)
... At a wake, mourners may not eat more than three(3) sandwiches (Hey, you have to save some for the dead to take with them on their journey, now don't you!)
... Ii is illegal to keep a mule on the second(2nd) floor of a building NOT in a city unless there are two exits. (So, I guess you can keep a mule on the second floor of a building IN a city even if there was only one exit!)
... It is illegal to take a lion to the movies. (I suppose they just won't stay quite during the show so it is best to leave them at home!)
There you have it just a few of the "LAWS" we have in this land. Keep checking in, as I find them I'll post them.
... All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday. (That'll keep the preacher from droning on now won't it!)
... At a wake, mourners may not eat more than three(3) sandwiches (Hey, you have to save some for the dead to take with them on their journey, now don't you!)
... Ii is illegal to keep a mule on the second(2nd) floor of a building NOT in a city unless there are two exits. (So, I guess you can keep a mule on the second floor of a building IN a city even if there was only one exit!)
... It is illegal to take a lion to the movies. (I suppose they just won't stay quite during the show so it is best to leave them at home!)
There you have it just a few of the "LAWS" we have in this land. Keep checking in, as I find them I'll post them.
Marijuana, Cocaine and Tranquilizers
Yesterday, July 5th, Angelynna Young was sentenced to 22 years in prison in Williamstown, Kentucky for crashing the school bus she was driving on January 17th of this year in Grant County Kentucky.
Why such a long time behind bars you might ask?
Well, crashing a school bus full of children into a utility pole isn't endearing you to the judge in the first place but doing do while on Marijuana, Cocaine and Tranquilizers (all at the same time -- which is beyond stupid in and of itself, but I digress), pretty much puts your name on the 'shit list' at the top.
Sending two kids to the hospital and injuring fourteen others when you do so writes your name in bold letters and highlights it with all kinds of red flags, exclamation points, asterisks, etc.
Ms. Young had plead guilty, but was in court to try and change that plea to not guilty on July 5th but was rejected by the judge, who took the prosecutor's recommendation of 22 years behind bars.
In ten years when Ms. Young comes up for parole, I am sure the young boy who now has to were a protective helmet for the rest of his life is there to say and show the results of her actions were.
And lest you who imbibe of the grape and the grain think you are not 'using drugs' remember alcohol is a drug and the old tools used by the goalors of the medieval period to exact punishment upon those who transgressed can and should be re-instituted for use to exact punishment on those who transgress by using drugs ---anyone up for a stay in an Iron Maiden ... and no I don't mean the heavy metal band either!
Why such a long time behind bars you might ask?
Well, crashing a school bus full of children into a utility pole isn't endearing you to the judge in the first place but doing do while on Marijuana, Cocaine and Tranquilizers (all at the same time -- which is beyond stupid in and of itself, but I digress), pretty much puts your name on the 'shit list' at the top.
Sending two kids to the hospital and injuring fourteen others when you do so writes your name in bold letters and highlights it with all kinds of red flags, exclamation points, asterisks, etc.
Ms. Young had plead guilty, but was in court to try and change that plea to not guilty on July 5th but was rejected by the judge, who took the prosecutor's recommendation of 22 years behind bars.
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It is about time we start dealing with those using drugs thusly, after a few such instances of having to truly face the consequences of their actions maybe the rest will 'sober up' and the need for a 'war on dugs' with evaporate.In ten years when Ms. Young comes up for parole, I am sure the young boy who now has to were a protective helmet for the rest of his life is there to say and show the results of her actions were.
And lest you who imbibe of the grape and the grain think you are not 'using drugs' remember alcohol is a drug and the old tools used by the goalors of the medieval period to exact punishment upon those who transgressed can and should be re-instituted for use to exact punishment on those who transgress by using drugs ---anyone up for a stay in an Iron Maiden ... and no I don't mean the heavy metal band either!
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Night Funny
This one is from a new friend by the name of
Antonio Hector Blanco ...
Antonio Hector Blanco ...
Question: Why don't Mexicans do BBQ?
Answer: The beans keep falling through the grill!
Answer: The beans keep falling through the grill!
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