Say Hi to Lavern & Shirley For me

Ole and Sven were drinking buddies who worked as aircraft mechanics in
Minneapolis. One day the airport was fogged in and they were stuck in
the hangar with nothing to do.

Ole said, "I vish ve had somethin ta drink!" Sven says, "Me too.
Y'know, I've hear you can drink dat yet fuel an get a buzz. Ya vanna try
it?"

So they pour themselves a couple of glasses of high octane hooch and got
completely smashed.

Next morning Ole woke up and is surprised at how good he feels. In fact
he feels GREAT! NO hangover! NO bad side effects. Nothing!

The phone rang. It was Sven who asks "How iss you feelin dis mornin?"

Ole says, "I feel great. How bout you?"

Sven says, "I feel great, too. Ya don't have no hangover?"

Ole says, "No dat yet fuel iss great stuff -- no hangover, nothin. Ve
oughta do d is mor e often."

Sven agreed."Yeah, vell, but dere's yust vun ting."

Ole asked, "Vat's dat?"

Sven questioned, "Haff you farted yet?"

Ole stopped to think. "No "

"Vell, DON'T, 'cause I'm in Milvaukee"


Gail sent me this joke from her post in Tanzania...Here's what she's doing over there....

AM DOING WONDERFULLY, AND AM WORKING SO HARD ADVOCATING FOR THE CHILDREN AT NKOARANGA.......TRYING TO GET THE TANZANIAN DSS TO GET THESE LITTLE ONES ADOPTED. SO MANY ARE NOT BEING ADOPTED AND MY HEART GROWS HEAVIER SEEING THIS PROBLEM EACH DAY.

I AM GOING TO TRY TO ESTABLISH A VERY SMALL ORPHANAGE OF MY OWN UPON MY RETURN IN AUGUST (AM PLANNING ON RETURNING STATESIDE SOMETIME IN MAY, PROBABLY TOWARD THE END) THIS ORPHANAGE WOULD BE FUNDED BY OUR "FUND", AND I WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO TAKE IN 2 BABIES AT A TIME AND THAN WORK HARD FOR THEIR ADOPTION. I WILL HAVE TO INVESTIGATE RENTING A SMALL PLACE, WHICH THANK THE LORD, HERE IS VERY INEXPENSIVE, AND OF WHICH 2 WONDERFUL FRIENDS HAVE GIVEN ME A CONTACT FOR. THE WORK WILL NEVER CEASE HERE, AND HOW I WOULD LOVE ALL OF U TO COME OVER AND HELP ME, IF ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. YOUR LIVES WOULD BE FOREVER CHANGED.!!!!

THE POWER OF ONE CAN NEVER BE UNDERESTIMATED, AND THIS I WITNESS DAILY......AND THE CRY FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL IS SO IMMEDIATE THAT IF U OR ANYONE U KNOW WOULD CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING AT THE NKOARANGA HOSPITAL, IN ANY MEDICAL CAPACITY, IT WOULD BE A MIRACLE FOR THEM. THE PRESENT STAFF IS SO OPEN TO NEW KNOWLEDGE, THEY THRIST FOR IT. THE CONDITIONS HERE AT THE HOSPITAL ARE SUB-SUB-STANDARD ACCORDING TO OUR WESTERN STANDARDS, BUT THIS STAFF WORKS TIRELESSLY AND LOVINGLY TO GIVE THE BEST THAT THEY THEMSELVES HAVE TO OFFER. IT WARMS ONES HEART.

WILL KEEP U POSTED ON ALL THE HAPPENINGS HERE......AND CARRY U ALL IN MY HEART EACH DAY AND NIGHT--OH, SAD NEWS----OUR COW DIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (THEY SAID SHE ATE SOME POISONOUS GRASS!!!!)......OH WELL....THIS IS AFRICA!!!!!! MUST RUN....OFF TO THE ORPHANAGE.....I LOVE U ALL AND AS ALWAYS, THE GRATITUDE FOR YOUR CARING AND COMPASSION FOR THESE PEOPLE OVERWHELMS ME, AND FOR THE ZILLIONITH TIME--THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU..............MAY HUGS EMBRACE YOU AND JOY FILL YOUR HEART ON THIS VERY WONDERFUL AND NEW DAY........YOUR AFRICAN QUEEN!!!

If you would like to make a Donation towards Gail's efforts in Tanzania
Send Check made out to Tanzanian Hope Fund
PO Box 872, Gloucester MA 01930

She's easy going, but......

Before I get on topic, I want to give due credit to Ty Romsa for his awesome pictures, visit his gallery and see some of his fantastic art..I thought his pictures really captured the essence of the woman I write about in this post!!

So sweet and easy going!!

Do you know anyone that maintains they are easy to get along with and then they proceed to list the stuff that really annoys them....I was having a conversation with one of 'those people" just the other day and while"she" was taking the time to point the annoying little idiosyncrasies that really get on her nerves, she continued to believe that she is easy to get along with...as long as you:

Don't wiggle your foot or move any part of your body in her direct sight line to the television screen.

Don't slurp your tea, even if it's burning hot, slurping is annoying. Swallow the "hot molten liquid" quietly, please!!

When she's thinking, don't talk, How do you know when she's thinking? When she's not talking to you, she's thinking, she's thinking.... What did I do to deserve this??

Don't whistle or hum to yourself, it annoys her.

Don't Snore !! Wake UP, Your snoring.

No matter how congested your sinuses are, don't snort or make any of those phlegmy sounds that tend to happen when your sick and have a runny nose....SHE doesn't like it.

Don't rub your sore knees, even if it feels good to heat up those tired joints in the morning with a little friction, rubbing your knees rubs HER the wrong way.

Keep the speakers in front of the car off...it bothers her...stupid!

Don't raise your voice to the dog, even if the dog makes slurping noises when it drinks, barks at nothing and farts wherever it wants.."She's" a good dog and apparently held at a higher level than most humans.

Don't pick at your nails, skin or nose.



When you are talking and that little piece of spittle dances around in the corner of your mouth...FIX IT...it's gross.


Don't pace around when you are talking on the phone, that annoys her and everyone else in the room.

Oh, there's more but hey "She's" easy going and so I'm gonna go find a blackboard and scrape my nails down it...it won't bother her.

She's Easy Going!!

Kurt Vonnegut, R.I.P. 1922-2007

One of my favorite authors died of complications from a head injury he was 84. Slaughterhouse 5, Cat's Cradle, Welcome To The Monkey House and Breakfast of Champion's were among my favorites. R.I.P. Kurt, loved your stories ! more......

What's on your DVR ??

It's a busy couple of weeks coming up. We have a snowstorm headed toward us this Thursday and another one looking very nasty next week. It's April !!

My posts may become less frequent over the next couple weeks as I am taking on some good sized painting jobs and I must finish up with the Database I've set up for the new Histology Lab I've been working on...Not only did I paint the lab, but I wrote the database to keep track of all the lab work...I'm AMAZING!! Yes, I have to say that to myself ever once in awhile as I'm not getting a lot of, "Positive Strokes" as management like to refer to them.

So I'll get home, tired but with the need to turn the TV on and look through my DVR Recordings and watch my shows...I'm wondering...What's Your Favorite Television Drama...If I haven't put it on the Poll mention it in the comment section.

You get ONLY ONE VOTE




In fact I want your comments any way..Maybe you don't watch TV and spend all your time drinking, gambling running around with nefarious characters...if so, I WANT IN...

Where's Mimi Clark??

Okay, it's got to be said..I watch too much TV. There I said it.

Now I'm going to write about it, or more accurately, I'm going to write about a show that I've been watching loyally and I must say I'm getting tired of it.

Jericho, a show on CBS that airs on Wednesday nights. It's a post-apocalyptic drama set in Jericho, Kansas. I watch as they elected a total nitwit as Mayor, follow the life of an adulteress son and his booze peddling mistress. Watch as his jilted wife, the towns Doctor, dies with a baby inside her. The other brother who seems to have the tools to be successful in this post apocalyptic world but never seems to use them...Overall the characters in the show make me wish the Bomb had fallen on Jericho If the writing doesn't get any better it should get hit by the Ratings bomb and never be heard from again.

The one bright note is the character Mimi Clark, ironically she's my favorite and she plays a IRS agent. Comical in that I am not a fan of the IRS.

Alicia Copolla..aka Mimi Clark

Took me forever to find her on the Jericho Site, she's not listed with the cast members...I did later find her in the supporting cast members. CBS better wake up and write an episode for her. The character she portrays is funny and smart...something you cannot say about any of the other characters, apart from her love interest, Stanley Richmond who was recently sent off to another town to work off some debts.

If you wanna see more of Mimi tell CBS

If I've said anything that upsets you or makes you angry, or by some miracle you agree with please feel free to comment!!

Don't Upset The Bunny

Easter Bunny Spotted, Not Where You'd Expect

The Easter Bunnies car was spotted early this morning outside of a local watering hole. The Bunny was nowhere to be seen. "A person who was there" last night said the Bunny was stumbling around and making lewd comments to some of the female patrons and waitstaff. The Bar Manager called him a cab and he and his cohorts left the bar at 1:30 am..One only hopes he can sober up in time to get the baskets delivered!!

It's the big day

Happy Birthday to ME!

My horoscope today:

On one hand, you are vitalized by the Moon's entry into fiery Sagittarius and are inspired to think big. On the other hand, however, your key planet Mars slips into the dreamy world of Pisces where reality can mysteriously blend with fantasy. Nevertheless you remain enthusiastic, even if you don't know exactly where you are going. Patience will serve you better than blindly pushing forward now.

Not very specific, but it seems ok. I like the whole reality/fantasy blend. I am still jumping for joy that my ruling planet isn't PLUTO...Imagine being ruled by a Dwarf!!

Zamfir and I share a birthday so I am gonna imagine him on one of his infomercials playing Happy Birthday on his funny looking flute thingy.