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Oh, Darn

Another day goes by without me getting all the things I wanted to do done. (Could that sentence be anymore tortured?)

(Extra Post) Summer Starts Today

I almost forgot.


Jerry Keller

Here comes summer
School is out, oh happy day
Here comes summer
I'm gonna grab my girl and run away
Here comes summer
We'll go swimmin' every day
And let the sun shine bright on my happy summer home

Well, school's not so bad but the summer's better
Gives me more time to see my girl
Walks through the park 'neath the shiny moon
When we kiss, she makes my flattop curl

It's summer
I feel her lips so close to mine
Here comes summer
When we meet our hearts entwine
It's the greatest
Let's have summer all the time
Oh, let the sun shine bright on my happy summer home

(Here comes summer)
Here comes summer
Almost June, the sun is bright
(Here comes summer)
Here comes summer
Drive-in movie every night
(Double features)
Double features
Lots more time to hold her tight
So, let the sun shine bright on my happy summer home

Well, I wanna hold my girl beside me
Sit by the lake 'till one or two
Go for a ride in the summer moonlight
Dream of her love, the whole night through

It's summer
She'll be with me ev'ry day
Here comes summer
Meet the gang at Joe's Cafe
If she's willing
We'll go steady right away
Oh, let the sun shine bright on my happy summer home
(Oh, let the sun shine bright)
Here comes summertime at last!

FYI

The kitchen is officially done! Photos next week.

How To Keep Facebook From Tracking You

1. Go to Privacy Settings.

2. Make sure the word Custom is Blue Highlighted.
 a. Click on the words "customize settings" at the bottom of the list.

3. Under Things I Share,  go to "Places I check into" and change to Only Me.

4. Under Things I Share,  go to "Include me in "People Here Now" after I check in" and disable.
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5. Under Things Others Share, go to "Friends can check me in to Places" and disable.

Up From The Ground Came A Bubblin' Crude

Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.
-The Beverly Hillbillies theme song

I haven't commented on the ecological disaster which is happening off the Louisiana coast since I am not knowledgeable enough to form an opinion. I would like to quote an expert who knows a little about off shore drilling and the oil business in general. This man was a petroleum engineer for over twenty years and the fact that he is my husband should not give you any reason to dismiss what he has to say.

"I am flabbergasted...stunned....shocked...and befuddled by what has happened...because I can't understand why it didn't happen sooner."

How I Spent Most Of My Saturday

Over at Vanity Plates: Creepiness in 8 Characters or Less.


Pop quiz, hotshot. There are just not enough spaces on the license plate for you to say what you want to say. What do you do? What do you do? Easy, add your own letters.



Sometimes it's worth it to spend the extra money on a specialized plates in addition to the money you've already laid out to be able to decide what letters and numbers you want on your plate.

You know who this message is for don't you? The aliens who will suck you out of your car if you aren't wearing your seat belt.

Thinking Of Buying An iPad?

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Via BBspot.

Things You Can Use As An Egg Holder

Over at Blue Witch's site her Friday Question has an Easter theme this week, "Which is the most unusual place you can use as an egg cup?" In addition to answers she is requesting photos and links-if you care to join in.

FYI- It's Trash Day

It's also Doggie Biscuit Day

Yum

A friend introduced me to Pampero Aniversario this week and it is my new favorite liquor. Smooth, very smooth.

FYI

Attention Readers:

We have switched our dog Duke from his summer formula dog food to his fall/winter High Energy/Sporting Dogs formula dog food. For the next week or two he will be known as "Mr. Stinky Butt."

That is all.

I'm From Colorado

Making the e-mail rounds.

A winter statistic:
98% OF AMERICANS SCREAM BEFORE GOING IN THE DITCH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD. THE OTHER 2% ARE FROM COLORADO AND THEY SAY, 'HOLD MY SODA AND WATCH THIS.


You're from Colorado if:

-You'll eat ice cream in the winter.

-When the weather report says it's going to be 65 degrees, you shave your legs and wear a skirt.

-It snows 5 inches and you don't expect school to be canceled.

-You'll wear flip flops every day of the year, regardless of temperature (Only true if you are a college student).

-You have no accent at all, but can hear other people's. And then you make fun of them.

-"Humid" is anything over 25%.

-Your sense of direction is: "Toward the mountains" and "Away from the mountains."

-You say "The Interstate" and everybody knows which one.

-You think that May is a totally normal month for a blizzard.

-You buy your flowers to set out on Mother's day, but try and hold off planting them until just before Father's day.

-You grew-up planning your Halloween costumes around your coat.

-You know what the Continental Divide is.

-You don't think Coors beer is that big a deal.

-You've been to Casa Bonita as a kid and/or as an adult more than once.

-You've gone off-roading in a vehicle that was never intended for such activities.

-You always know the elevation of where you are.

-You wake up to a beautiful 80 degree day and wonder if it's going to snow tomorrow.

-You don't care that some company renamed it, the Broncos still play at Mile High Stadium (NPR agrees).

-Every movie theater has military and student discounts.

-Everybody wears jeans to church.

-You actually know that South Park is a real place and not just a TV show.

-You know what a "trust fund hippy" is and you know its natural habitat is Boulder.

-You know you're talking to a fellow Coloradoan when they call it Elitch's, not Six Flags (This one is no longer true as Six Flags sold the park and the new owners are calling it Elitch's again).

-A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you.

-Your two favorite teams are the Broncos and whoever is beating the crap out of the Raiders.

-When people out East tell you they have mountains in their state too, you just laugh.

-When you go anywhere else on the planet you find that the air feels "sticky" and the sky is no longer blue.

Five Things In My Fridge

Saw this meme at Mindful Life and Changing Places but did not have a camera at the time so I am a little late to the party. Anyway...

My husband's pheasant jerky spices.



Two bottles of sparkling lemonade that I picked up while I was in Denver.



A half-gallon carton of Dairy Ease milk.



A package of fresh Spinach. My favorite vegetable.



And four cans of tuna because I like the tuna in my tuna-salad sandwiches cold.

Words

Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.
-Gene Fowler

Did you ever have one of those days when you just cannot think of anything to write about?

Yeah, me too.

Copy From One, It's Plagiarism;

copy from two, it's research.
-Wilson Mizner

I am amazed to learn from my stats that the most requested post of mine is the one on the song The Battle Of New Orleans. And I've noticed that the interest in that post always increases when school is in session. No one out there is "borrowing it" for a school paper, are they? As you can see it was written in 2004, which means your chances of getting caught are pretty good. Do the research, OK? It's safer.

Anyway, if you are going to cheat at least cheat big like Mizner brothers did. Click on the Wilson Mizner link above to find out what I am talking about. They have been dead over seventy years and people are still talking about them.

I Have A Problem

I play Powerball.

But I only buy a ticket on days when I think there is going to be a winner. This works. Saturday I bought a ticket and someone in Louisiana won $15,000,000. Now, my problem is this- I know when the lottery is going to hit but I do not know what the winning numbers are going to be.

The Gods are torturing me.

There Is An Eagle In Me That Wants To Soar...

and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.
Carl Sandburg

Your Power Bird is an Eagle

You are spiritual and able to soar to great heights. You are a true inspiration, and many people look to you for guidance. And you are quite demanding in relationships... but you're worth it. People know that you will become even greater than you imagine.

What's Your Power Bird?

They Call Me Mellow Yellow

(Quite rightly)
-song lyric from Mellow Yellow by Donovan

Something a little frivolous today to take the taste of the bad stuff out of my mouth.

Your Inner Color is Yellow

Your Personality: Life's too short not to have fun. Your bright energy brings joy and laughter to those around you. You in Love: A total flirt, you need a lot of freedom to play. But you'll be loyal to that one person who makes you feel safe. Your Career: You love variety in a job, and you probably won't stick with one career. You would make a great professor, writer, or actor.

What's Your Inner Color?