Happy Halloween!

Remember, keep watching the skies!



More about Orson Wells's 1938 Halloween broadcast of War of the Worlds here.

Car Talk

Do you know what your car is trying to tell you?

Two Faced

One of the major political figures in the Republican's attempt to destroy Obamacare has been  junior Senator Ted Cruz from Texas.  He's had been in the news a lot since he read Dr Seuss's Green Eggs And Ham on the Senate floor during his filibustering attempt to get more Senators to vote for defunding the Affordable Care Act.  Until that movement Cruz wasn't even on my radar but when I first saw his face on the News I wanted to punch him right in the nose. That reaction hasn't changed.  I see him on television and, BAM!, I want to punch him in the nose.  It's a visceral reaction, Cruz's Face = Punch In Nose.  Then one day I figured it out.  My instantaneous dislike for the man is simply because he looks and acts like another political figure from the past.


The junior Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz:

The junior Senator from Wisconsin, Joe McCarthy:

Both political opportunists. Both cretins.

Light Shadows 12

TGIF

A Woman's Work Is Never Done

Spent the last two days cleaning carpet. Beginning to feel like Jody Miller but with out the "French" maids or that Playboy centerfold on the bed (What the Hell???).

Up every day at six
Bacon and eggs to fix
Four kids from one to four
Pretty soon there'll be one more

I got old floors to wax and scrub
And there's a dirty old ring in the tub
I'll get a maid someday
But till then I'm
Queen of the house

No time to fix my hair
Need a new dress to wear
Old clothes will have to do
'Cause kids all need new shoes

I got bridge club each Tuesday night
He goes out with the boys and gets tight
But when the evening's through he comes a home to the
Queen of the house

I know the milkman, the iceman they come every day
They give me tips on the horses to play
And when I got the time to spare
I sit and wish that I'd picked a rich millionaire

I sing, up every day at six
Bacon and eggs to fix
Four kids from one to four
Pretty soon there'll be one more

Oh, but Sundays I'm mighty glad
We send the kids to his mom and dad
It's the day that makes me glad I'm
Queen of the house

Up every day at six
Bacon and eggs to fix
Four kids from one to four
Pretty soon there'll be one more

But Sundays I'm mighty glad
We send the kids to his mom and dad
It's the day that makes me glad I'm
Queen of the house

Queen of the house

How I Know Winter Is On The Way

10.  My husband has moved the snow blower from the shed to the garage.

9.    He has winterized the lawn sprinklers.

8.   He has put away the 15ft garden hose and replaced it with a short 3ft one.  This is so he can continue to hose the dogs off after their morning walk without worrying about ice bursting the longer hose.

7.   He put the insulated panels in the basement  windows

6.   He turned off the air conditioner and  turned on the heat.

5.  We put away some of our summer lawn furniture and covered the other pieces.

4.  We had our first snowfall last Friday. 

3.  The temperature has dropped below freezing on some nights.

2.  I put the winter comforter on our bed.

And the number one reason why I know winter is on the way?  Christmas stuff has been sitting along side the Halloween decorations at Target and Lowe's since the beginning of October.  

Light Shadows 11

A Winter's Day

One Of These Books Is Not Like The Other, One Of These Books Just Doesn't Belong

Subjects:
How to Survive a Shark Attack
How to Survive in a Forest
How to Survive Frostbite
How to Survive a Plane Crash
How to Survive in the Desert
How to Survive a Polar Bear Attack
How to Survive a Flash Flood
How to Survive a Broken Leg
How to Survive an Earthquake
How to Survive a Forest Fire
How to Survive in a Whiteout
How to Survive a Zombie Invasion
How to Survive a Snakebite
How to Survive if Your Parachute Fails
How to Survive a Croc Attack
How to Survive a Lightning Strike
How to Survive a T-Rex
How to Survive Whitewater Rapids
How to Survive a Sinking Ship
How to Survive a Vampire Attack
How to Survive an Avalanche
How to Survive a Tornado
How to Survive Quicksand
How to Survive a Fall
How to Survive a Swarm of Bees
How to Survive in Space

Subjects:
How to survive a BFF Fight
How to Survive Soccer Tryouts
How to Survive a Breakout
How to Show You’re Sorry
How to Have the Best Sleepover Ever
How to Take the Perfect School Photo
How to Survive Brothers
Scary Survival Do's and Don’ts
How to Handle Becoming Rich
How to Keep Stuff Secret
How to Survive Tests
How to Survive Shyness
How to Handle Sudden Stardom
More Stardom Survival Tips
How to Survive a Camping Trip
How to Survive a Fashion Disaster
How to Teach Your Cat to Sit
How to Turn a No Into a Yes
Top Tips for Speech Making
How to Survive Embarrassment
How to Be a Mind Reader
How to Survive a Crush
Seaside Survival
How to Soothe Sunburn
How to Pick Perfect Sunglasses
Surviving a Zombie Attack
How to Spot a Frenemy
Brilliant Boredom Busters
How to Survive Truth or Dare
How to Beat Bullies
How to be an Amazing Babysitter