Ho Ho Ho...

And the winner of Survivor Nicuaragua is... FABIO! And the darndest thing is, he's the total nice guy, no lies, honest, a little crazy but a really good kid. And the youngest Survivor winner ever at 21 years old! So the title of this blog is partially for Christmas, and totally because I'm happy about it! The jury got it right!
If you missed it, Fabio won the last three immunity challenges to get to the final three, and then got five votes to Chase's four votes to win the million bucks. The night started with five contestants... Fabio, Chase, Sash, Holly and Dan. Dan was voted off first, Holly second, and the rest is history. And If you didn't realize it, slimy Sash got zero votes... that's right - zero!

Next up, Survivor - Redemption Island. Where voted out contestants battle each other for a chance to get back in the game. Jeff Probst promises we'll love it. I probably will.

Survivor 12/15/10

Wow, that was unexpected. Last night we clearly had two groups of three. The "big" alliance of Sash, Holly and Chase. And then the "non-alliance" of Jane, Dan and Fabio. Shockingly, Dan and Fabio still voted Jane off with the big alliance. Which automatically puts them both on the next two chopping blocks. Well, wait a minute... this is survivor and usually things don't go as planned.
Anyway, feisty old Jane is gone. Her alliance turned on her, she flipped them the bird, doused the fire (see photo) and made an un-graceful exit. Too bad, she had become a minor favorite through her grit and stubborn determination.
And yes, Sash is still alive somehow. He's not in control like he says he is, but he's still there. And after a good meal at the reward table, he's talking sensibly again... well, at least he's intelligible.
The wrap-up is Sunday. For some reason I find myself thinking Chase will win. But I'm rooting for Fabio!

Egyptians raided my house!

No fooling! This past Saturday night while we were sleeping, Egyptians raided our house and built a pyramid in our driveway... right where my wife's car was parked! When I went out Sunday (12/12) to snowblow I discovered the pyramid! I wonder if there's a treasure room in there...

Bye bye Benry...

Survivor 12/8/10 - Every now and then, Survivor takes a very funny turn. This past episode was hilarious.
First Chase makes a huge strategic error... after winning the reward challenge, he takes Holly and Jane with him. This leaves the one player without an alliance, Sash, back at home with the three members of the other alliance; Dan, Fabio and Benry. And yeah, the four of them made an alliance.
But when everyone is back together, Benry immediately breaks his alliance by telling everyone else that he'll vote any way they tell him if he can just stay in the game. Wormy little feller ain't he?
Soooo, then Chase told Fabio to vote for Holly (which he did), Chase tells Benry and Dan to vote for Fabio (which they did) and then the other four voted Benry off. Funny!! Can you say blindside?
And almost as funny is Sash thinking he's the game's great strategist. His best quote of the night was when he said Chase’s decision was “a rissy moo” that was “increly stuid” so he was going to “possily manure myself with the other alliance.” I think Sash found some good marijuana in Nicauragua or something... he's definitely "out there".

Imagine...

Imagine how much great music the world has missed out on since John Lennon was murdered on December 8, 1980. For me, the world changed on that day. Maybe I grew up finally, but the world has been a darker, more somber place since that tragic day. We miss you John...

What are they saying to me?

Somebody sent me this picture in an email today. I don't get it....

It's getting interesting...

Survivor Update - 12/1/10

Well, the last couple of episodes have made the show a lot more exciting. My prediction was smashed a couple weeks ago when Brenda was voted off, and it appeared that the group was never going to vote NaOnka off despite her various "crimes" against the tribe (stealing food, etc.). And then last night, NaOnka quit. She just had enough and said goodbye. And amazingly, Purple Kelly quit at the same tribal council - also citing that she'd had enough and was physically and mentally unable to continue. I have to admit that Jeff Probst was beside himself... that two contestants would willingly leave the game with 28 days gone and only 11 remaining seemed to leave Jeff unable to speak. But professional that he is, Jeff was only quiet a few seconds before he unloaded on both gals. It was obvious that Jeff was upset, but his anger was minimal compared to the three other jury members (Alina, Marty and Brenda) when they discovered Kelly and NaOnka will be joining them on the jury. Yes, the quitters get to vote on who gets the million.
The best part of the episode was Holly sacrificing a reward with a meal to give the tribe a new tarp and additional rice. These items were made necessary when the group stupidly destroyed their food and shelter with a fire two episodes ago. But as Survivor goes, usually this type of sacrifice preceeds a quick exit... so Holly could be the next to go.
Anyhow, I'm going to make another prediction. Her absolutely fierce competitive nature is making me think that the winner could very well be Jane. Old gal yes, bad southern accent yes, non-typical choice for me yes, but hey, she's still there and all the "control-freaks" are gone except Sash... but he's not in control any more. As a matter of fact, he's scrambling to replace the two allies he just lost.
It's getting interesting...

Finally... bye bye Marty!

My sense of justice is back on track after the 11/10 episode. The rest of Libertad finally voted Marty out. It's been too long coming, but he jinxed himself when he said "I am really good at this game", and, when he devised the plan to flush NaOnka's immunity idol and get rid of Jane. Way too much attention on yourself dude.
Now, I'm rooting for NaOnka to go, and Daniel. She's so annoying that at times she ruins the show and Daniel is so physically unable to contribute, that he is literally getting by only because other people have self-destructed.
I'm still picking Brenda to win... and it's fun to finally say "bye bye Marty!"

Survivor Update - More confused

There have been many times over the years that the decisions the contestants made have confused me... last night (11/3) was one of the most confusing of all. And I have a lot of questions...
Like how the heck is Daniel still there? He contributes zero, he can't be trusted by anyone to keep his word, and he obviously isn't losing any weight so he's definitely eating more than his share.
Like why the heck did the younger guys vote Alina off last night?
And why oh why did they not dump Marty when they had the chance... again???
Like how is NeOnka still there? Now she's stealing food and supplies, and then admitting it to everyone without repercussions. Confusing.
Anyway, Alina is gone, they've merged, and next week I hope to be less confused.
Finally, it's time for my prediction. I'm picking Brenda (wearing the orange shirt in the photo). My reason? I have no real reason other than she's easy to look at. I'm too confused to use any other criteria...

Survivor Update - I'm confused!

Last night's Survivor episode made me wonder if Jeff Probst is manipulating votes. If you missed it, there were two tribal councils. Survivor has had a rash of contestants that quit over the last few episodes, so they start with 20 people, instead of 16. Which means that to keep the show at the correct number of episodes, somewhere along the line you have to dump the extra people. Hence, an episode with two tribal councils.
Okay, last night at the Espada council Dan said he wanted to quit. He's worthless to his tribe in every way except one... his vote. The old days of keeping a strong tribe are long gone, so for whatever reason his tribe didn't vote him out. Instead they dumped Yve. Yve was a lousy choice to me... first of all, she's a 40-something mom from Missouri, second she was a strong competitor in challenges and worked around the camp (something Dan doesn't do), and third... here's the important thing... she grew up in LaCrosse! As a matter of fact, she was visiting family here last week and even watched the 10/14 episode at Fish's Bar on the North side. So now, we've lost Jimmy Johnson and our LaCrosse contestant.
And the LaFlor vote was even more puzzling. Sash and Brenda manipulated things so the evil Marty could be voted out... and then changed their vote to Kelly B. What the heck was up with that?? That move is easily among the top ten dumbest Survivor moves ever. They had him right where they wanted him when the first vote was tied and he didn't use his immunity idol. And then when they re-voted, they changed their vote to Kelly B. Which made me seriously wonder if these people have lost their minds... or is Jeff Probst playing games to keep villains around... ?

So, where was I last weekend?

I've had a few emails asking what I was doing last week and last weekend when I was off for four days. The simple answer is that I took a trip back in time to the old west for a few days. Here's me and my posse on Saturday 10/9. I'm the one in the blue shirt.

Survivor Nicaragua - More of the same...

Well, I'm getting bored. It amazes me that every season now we have to put up with the "know everything" - "I'm running the show" - "I'm smart you're dumb" - "egotistic jerk" contestant... in this case, Marty. And as usual, Jeff Probst managed a nice wrench in Marty's works with the re-alignment of the tribes. You had to figure that the old tribe versus young tribe thing wouldn't work long.

So here's what's happened lately:
Jimmy T got voted off last week.
Daniel continues to do absolutely nothing and somehow survive.
NaOnka had a major meltdown last night and almost quit. (sigh, we can still hope)
Marty did several STUPID things, the first was to announce he had an immunity idol.
Tyrone totally blew it... telling his newest tribemates how things were done in the old-guy-camp.
Old chicks Jane and Holly were basically saved by the tribe realignments.
Marty bragged about how hard the older tribe had worked before and totally blew it with his new, younger tribemates. It's funny how these self-appointed geniuses totally miss reading other people's reactions... such a loser.
And so Tyrone got voted off, NaOnka is still around, and Daniel manages to sneak through under the radar.

Incidentally, I was bored with the pictures of Marty and Tyrone that I was going to post here so I decided to just put up a couple of random shots of the younger cuties. Now ain't that a whole lot better?

Here we go again... Survivor 21

Why is it that there's always some bozo that says his way to play is the only "smart" way to play? And it's happening again. This Marty dude is just another creep with an ego problem. And his thing about Jimmy Johnson?? "I need to remove him so people lose their daddy?" What the heck is up with that? I'm sure Jeff Probst and the producers are real grateful as well... Jimmy Johnson brought a whole new bunch of viewers to the show... and now sayonara Jimmy J. Sheesh, has one of these so called geniuses ever won the game? Not since season One as I recall.
And would somebody give Naonka a pill? She is so annoying I mute the TV when she talks...

LaCrosse Radio Flyers 2010

Well, we rocked the Maple Leaf Parade again... did you see us? Did you hear us? pretty good huh?
Funny thing is, we've got so many folks working here that sing or play guitar or play drums we could probably have two bands!

CMN day, Onalaska Dairy Queen

Our friends at the Onalaska Dairy Queen have a cool deal today... any Blizzard you buy today gets a dollar for the Children's Miracle Network. Plus all this month every 8" Ice Cream Cake you buy at the Onalaska DQ earns $3.00 for CMN. And all the money stays local! They brought us breakfast too... gotta love this!!

Nowhere Boy...

The movie "Nowhere Boy' will come to the USA in October 2010. The movie, which chronicles the rebellious youth of John Lennon prior to the Beatle years, was made last year in England. It stars Aaron Johnson as John... and all I can tell you is they definitely nailed a "look" that's very believable. The movie has seven stars on IMDB, and I have to admit I'm anxious to see it.

Farmville...

Addicted to Farmville on facebook? Can't stop playing? Do you sneak a few minutes plowing, planting and harvesting at work? Do your friends think you're sick? Well, here's a picture that might help you get your friends off your back... go ahead, print it and frame it... to show everyone that Farmville really exists!

Today's Rock History Lesson...

FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS

Freddie and the Dreamers recorded their biggest hit exactly 47 years ago today... July 8, 1963. Their records were immensely popular until 1965, so their impact on the British Invasion was pretty short-lived. Although they were often lumped into the Mersey bands from Liverpool, they were actually from Manchester, England, as were Herman's Hermits and Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders.

They were unusual to say the least, led by a comical chap named Freddie Garrity. At 5'3", Garrity would bounce around the stage waving his arms and leaping about like a madman. Another hit record "Do the Freddie" had a lot of us emulating Garrity on the dance floor. They only had a few hits, and four albums in the USA... but everyone remembers "Freddie and the Dreamers"!

Ringo is 70 today!

Richard Starkey, better known around the world as Ringo Starr, is 70 years old today. Yessir, the Beatle drummer was born July 7, 1940 in Liverpool, England. In 1962 he replaced Pete Best as drummer for the fast rising band called The Beatles. After the breakup in 1970, Ringo continued with a successful music career, as well as several movie and TV excursions.

I don't know about you, but Ringo turning 70 makes me feel really old...

T-Shirts for older folks...

Finally, the perfect gift for those extremely hard-to-buy-for seniors. Just head over to your neighborhood custom t-shirt shop and have a T-shirt made that fits the personality of whoever you're searching to find a gift for. Sometimes, you can find the perfect one in a store... seems a lot of older folks share the same issues. And here's a couple of great examples to fire up your imagination!

The Best TV Show Ever!! (?)

Yeah I know, this is debatable. But of all my past favorites, this show was very near the top... WKRP in Cincinnati. Andy Travis the program director, Jennifer Malone the hot receptionist, Arthur Carlson the "big guy", Herb Tarlek the sales manager of questionable sales ability, Les Nessman the weird news guy, Bailey Quarters the girl Friday, Venus Flytrap the funky overnight announcer, and the morning man I can never hope to emulate... the amazing Doctor Johnny Fever!!

I always got a kick out of the fact that a top-rated TV show was about a struggling radio station, something very ironic there. Does anyone remember the great Thanksgiving Promotion that Mr. Carlson dreamed up? Where they dropped 20 live turkeys from a helicopter onto a mall parking lot... only to see the birds smash into cars and pavement and die... as Les (covering the event) screamed into his microphone "oh the humanity!!"

Anyway it was a great show, and I miss it!

King of the Avatar tribe...

As ruler of the warrior tribe known simply as the Avatar, Keither was a warrior first and king second. He was also well known for his mead drinking and chasing wild coyotes.

(Avatar yourself too:
http://www.avatarizeyourself.com/
it's cool!)

Neighbors...

Imagine this... you're a good dad living in Hayward, Wisconsin. So you build your kids a nice playground in the back yard. Saturday morning mom is about to wake the kids up so they can go out and play on their new playground, when she looks out the windows. Oh no... the darned neighbors are playing on the new layout. And these neighbors aren't easy to play with!!

Embarassing...

If you disagree with me on this, well, I'm sorry. But I think what Governor Doyle did yesterday is embarassing for Wisconsin. He sure didn't do anything to help his embarassing approval numbers, below 40 percent. He didn't help the embarassing 6.6 billion budget deficit in Wisconsin. And he didn't help the 9+ percent of the state that's unemployed. So what did he add to his "legacy" yesterday?

He vetoed the bill that would have allowed a bear hunter with a "B" license to kill a wounded bear that had been shot by a hunter with an "A" license in the same hunting party. He said he was worried that wardens couldn't tell who shot the bear. Yeah right, just let the wounded animal suffer as long as possible. You've never hunted have you governor?

He also vetoed the bill allowing raw milk to be sold in Wisconsin. Never been on a farm either have you? Never stood next to a bulk tank and had a glass of ice cold milk straight from the cow. Maybe the best drink ever. I guess we just can't be trusted to decide these things for ourselves.

He also used his partial veto pen to ban using your auto as loan collateral. Now I agree that predatory loans are a bad thing, but this is just another example of the government thinking they know better than we what we do with our money and property.

Couldn't you have done something to lower taxes for once? I guess you knew what you were doing when you decided not to run in November...

Be Careful!!

Well, it's almost summer. And warm weather puts more drivers on the road. Time to rethink the way we drive, and be a lot more careful! We've already had several tragic deaths in the area this spring, let's prevent more! Time to make sure we really pay attention, stop texting, and be sure to focus on the road!

Here's a guy that survived, but I bet he learned a lesson!

The Final Survivor - 5/16/10

Well, the final Heroes VS Villains anyway. I'm sitting here, faithfully watching as I've done for 20 seasons of Survivor. And the last vote at Tribal Council is about to be made. But even though Colby was voted out earlier (the last Hero to go) I'm feeling pretty good. For the first time in my memory, the jury levelled their collective verbal guns at the biggest villain remaining. There's always one you know, that lies, cheats, backstabs and betrays everyone to get to the end. In this case it's Russell. And for me, that's the worst part of Survivor.

But knowing Russell will NOT receive a single vote is sweet. To me, if we are to compare this game to life, we have to know who the true villains are... and not allow them to triumph. And I'm good with either Sandra or Parvati... but I'd vote for Sandra. She truly proved that she could be a loyal friend.

Now the vote...

And the winner... Sandra! Six votes to three. And no votes for li'l Russell. JUSTICE!

I want one!!

This may be the coolest mailbox I've seen yet! I bet the mailman is always on time...

Survivor - 5/6/10

Just when I'm shaking my head wondering how anyone can possibly get any dumber... I watch another Survivor and sure enough the cast obliges me with someone doing something even dumber than the week before.

So we'll do this in 3 parts. Okay, last week I was mad. My favorite remaining heroine, Amanda, got voted off. And sadly, she should have known better. She spent way too much time trying to change the wrong people's minds, and unfortunately for her a hero changed to a villain and voted her off. Candice switched sides... and Amanda is gone.

Part 2, Candice was way beyond stupid to switch sides last week... obviously the remaining heroes voted for her out of revenge... and the villains don't trust her now either... bad formula. Nice move by Rupert to pull the oldest trick on the island and make li'l Russell think he had an idol. But remember... we're not dealing with geniuses here. So Candice got voted off.

Part 3, tricky Jeff made this week a double dinger with a second immunity challenge and a second tribal council. At this point I figured Colby or Rupert, the last two heroes, were going to obviously be voted off the next couple of councils. But I forgot my own rule... li'l Russell is the DUMBEST participant in Survivor history and leave it to him to decide he needed to show off his power and destroy his own aliance. He flipped on Danielle, and because of his own pea-brain fear that people were starting to doubt his control... instrumented her demise... bye bye Danielle. And the most surprised people were Rupert and Colby, safe for another week... amazing.

Now, you may have noticed the pictures I've posted. And you'll notice that now the crew has voted off our last three candidates for "eye candy of the season". Like I keep saying... they're just not very smart.

I think though, that li'l Russell may finally go next time.... I hope so.

Unbelievable!!!

Somebody e-mailed me this picture... HOLY COW, what kind of dog is this? Now I understand why mailmen live in fear of dogs!!

Get well soon!

I know we don't play any Poison songs on the Eagle, but I've always liked their music and their lead singer; Bret Michaels. If you haven't heard, Bret had a brain hemorrhage a few days ago and has the battle of his life on his hands. He also has hyponatremia and the hemorrhage is classified as subarachnoid... a condition where you actually suffer a type of stroke that's extremely painful. We're all praying that his condition will improve as the blood surrounding the brain is re-absorbed into his system. He's conscious and talking, both good signs, but his recovery could take several weeks to months.

Get well soon!!!

The picture here is one I took of Bret a couple years ago at Rockfest...

Survivor Update - 4/22/10

With the past two week's victims watching, J.T. got the boot tonight. Yep, the "hero" I had picked to win got the old heave-ho... the sad part is that J.T. himself made the dumbest move of the season which led to his own downfall. If you didn't watch... he slipped Russell the only immunity idol that the heroes owned. I know what you're thinking... "he gave the idol to a villain????" I guess it's safe to say that I never expected J.T. to start thinking. If only I'd known.

The funny part is that Parvati engineered the voting. Turns out she thinks very well. And now, even Russell the dirtbag isn't sure where he stands. How does Russell continue to make the final group of ten? The man doesn't have a single ounce of loyalty to anyone, is incapable of telling the truth, and continues to believe he's the smartest Survivor ever, despite his obvious neanderthal mentality. I just don't get it. I guess that's why I'll never play the game...

I'll tell you one thing though, if Jeff continues to bring competitors like Russell back - I'm not sure I could watch another season. I need the heroes to prevail... not the villains!

So long J.T.

New Global Warming Poll

Well, it seems the country is starting to cool over the Global Warming debate. Every year that Rasmussen does this poll, the number of people that think it's a problem has declined to just 43% and the same number feel we should do nothing... except wait to see if Global Warming is a hoax.

Also, 59% believe it's somewhat likely that scientists have falsified information to make the public believe in global warming.

You can check it all out at:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/environment_energy/energy_update

Do you think Global Warming is a hoax? I do...

New wardrobe for summer...

I don't know about you, but I live in T-shirts during the summer. I noticed last weekend that I was sick of my T-shirts though. I wonder where I could get some new ones made... these are fun don't ya think?

Restaurants to avoid...

I'm sure you've seen internet guides for restaurants with great food. But isn't it time someone gave us a guide to the restaurants you should avoid? Okay, I have no idea if this restaurant has good food (it probably does) - but somebody really needs to tell this guy that the name of his restaurant just might be scaring away customers!

Write the Eagle in!!!

How do you have a ballot for best radio station and not include Eagle 102.7? Help us out, vote for your favorites for the best of LaCrosse, and when you get to radio stations... write in Eagle 102.7. Here's the link and thanks!

http://tinyurl.com/yjf3vao

Survivor - 4/1/10

This is actually a three-week update, but there was no survivor on 3/18 (NCAA tourney) and then the next week it was on Wednesday 3/24 and I missed it. But... I finally watched the missing episode online, and of course watched last night's thriller.
Okay, on 3/24 they voted off a member of each tribe... kind of a weird deal. The Heroes voted James off, thinking with his leg injury he would not be a strong tribe-member. The Villains voted Tyson off, after Russell convinced Tyson to vote for Parvati (wasting his vote) and after Russell pulled a fast one and saved Parvati with his immunity idol.
My take... James is no big loss to the heroes, he was creating more problems than he was solving and could use some serious lessons in diplomacy. Similarly Tyson won't be missed by the villains, his ego was always larger than his brain and he was always just an annoying presence.
Now on to last night. The absence of James triggered some motivation among the heroes and they managed victories in both the reward challenge and the immunity challenge. This pitted the two stronger forces in the villain tribe into a head-to-head face-off... Boston Rob VS Russell. Can I say here, that anyone that believes anything Russell says is seriously in need of help. The pompous hobbit manages to bully, lie and scheme at every turn though. The same thing that happened to him in season 19 will happen this time... he will so alienate everyone he betrays that even if he makes it to the end again, anybody he's against will get more votes.
Anyway, long story short, Coach proved again that he can be manipulated at any time by almost anyone and his wasted vote for Courtney tipped the scale in Russell's direction and Boston Rob was gone. Rob will be missed... so much that the villains long reign in the victory circle is done. They're toast from here on...

Drinking enough water?

1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world's population)

2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.

4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.

5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%,plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?

Grandpa's bathroom...

Yep, he sure had it figgered out. Kinda messy though.

Hilarious!!

Here's a computer story that you won't believe...

Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect Customer Support employee.
(Now I know why they record these conversations!):

Operator: 'Ridge Hall, computer assistance; may I help you?'
Caller: 'Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect.'
Operator: 'What sort of trouble??'
Caller: 'Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words
Went away.'
Operator: 'Went away?'
Caller: 'They disappeared'
Operator: 'Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?'
Caller: 'Nothing...'
Operator: 'Nothing??'
Caller: 'It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type.'
Operator: 'Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?'
Caller: 'How do I tell?'
Operator: 'Can you see the 'C: prompt' on the screen?'
Caller: 'What's a sea-prompt?'
Operator: 'Never mind, can you move your cursor around the screen?'
Caller: 'There isn't any cursor; I told you, it won't accept anything I
Type.'
Operator: 'Does your monitor have a power indicator??'
Caller: 'What's a monitor?'
Operator: 'It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV.
Does it have a little light that tells you when it's on?'
Caller: 'I don't know.'
Operator: 'Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where
The power cord goes into it. Can you see that??'
Caller: 'Yes, I think so.'
Operator: 'Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's
Plugged into the wall.
Caller: 'Yes, it is.'
Operator: 'When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that
there were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just
one? '
Caller: 'No.'
Operator: 'Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and
find the other cable.'
Caller: 'Okay, here it is.'
Operator: 'Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into
the back of your computer.'
Caller: 'I can't reach.'
Operator: 'OK. Well, can you see if it is?'
Caller: 'No.'
Operator: 'Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean
way over?'
Caller: 'Well, it's not because I don't have the right angle -- it's
because it's dark.'
Operator: 'Dark?'
Caller: 'Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is
coming in from the window.'
Operator: 'Well, turn on the office light then.'
Caller: 'I can't.'
Operator: 'No? Why not?'
Caller: 'Because there's a power failure.'
Operator: 'A power ... A power failure? Aha. Okay, we've got it
licked now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals and
packing stuff that your computer came in?'
Caller: 'Well, yes, I keep them in the closet.'
Operator: 'Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it
up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to
the store you bought it from.'
Caller: 'Really? Is it that bad?'
Operator: 'Yes, I'm afraid it is.'
Caller: 'Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?'
Operator: 'Tell them you're too stupid to own a computer!'

Questions for a Monday...

Sunday night, congress approved Health Care despite overwhelming polls showing the American public did not want this bill. I have questions...
1. Supposedly the bill provides health insurance to 32 million people that can't afford it. Yet the bill states we'll be fined if we don't have health insurance. How does that work??
2. How can we possibly be asked to start paying for this thing now, when it doesn't take effect until 2014?
3. Is this bill constitutional?

Email me your answers... I'm very curious.

Thursday was a very sad day...

Fess Parker died Thursday. Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone... he was both, to me and millions of people. Like so many other kids back then I had a coonskin cap and a toy flintlock rifle, and couldn't wait for the next episode of Davy Crockett on Disney.
And right after I heard about Fess, I got a call that my Grandma died. She would have been 102 on Friday... today. She raised ten kids and outlived five of them. And what a wonderful woman. I guess God wanted Davy Crockett to lead Grandma home...
Rest in Peace, I'll miss you both.

March Madness!!

It starts tomorrow! March madness - office pools - non-stop basketball on TV - and people moaning with every upset! It's crazy, right? But we all love it, and do it, and put our money on our picks... hoping this is our year! So, why is everyone picking Kansas?

Survivor Update - 3/12/10

What is up with the Heroes? Nobody in the group can put a puzzle together, and if Probst keeps including them in the challenges the Heroes are doomed! Nice thinking CBS! (NOT)
So last night we got to watch the Heroes acting like villains and sure enough, they voted the only real Hero out of the game... Tom. Goodbye Tom, you we will miss!