I hope it's not too late !!

I was in Maine recently and I passed by this sign...

Now I know that what's left of the Tropical Storm/ Hurricane Hanna is on the way up the Eastern Seaboard this weekend but I don't think it's going to be so bad that I'll need an Ark.

Clearly though, people in Maine, believe that it's time to prepare. And since this is the first time I have seen Ark Classes advertised anywhere, EVER, maybe it's time to sign up !!

The thing is I don't want to go all Noah and have to round up 2 of every animal. I mean think of how picky you would have to be when it comes to dogs...

You can only bring 2,

Which kind?

We have a dachshund and I can't leave her behind.

But what about all the other dogs? The Westminster Dog Show has nearly 200 breeds of dogs in there show alone !! I certainly don't want to be trapped on an Ark with 400 dogs !!

Think of the POOP!

No, NOT ON MY ARK!!

I'll make space for the family and of course I think it would be necessary to bring 2 of each type of female, I am after all single and of course many of my nephews are too. They would be allowed to bring there girlfriends of course but for those of us that are , unattached, well I have to think of them, er of Me anyway!

So 2 Blondes, 2 Brunettes....

As far as animals go....I won't be packing up the rats up or the skunks??

Who needs em!!??

I think I'll concentrate on people and supplies.

Chocolate...Lots of it.

Batteries and a couple windmills.

Some solar panels

I certainly want to put a Sail on the Ark, I mean if the BIG FLOOD is coming it will be hard to keep getting fuel in the future.

A compass!!

Vodka!!

Well if you can help me with some ideas of what to bring, maybe I'll come by and pick you up in my Ark, when the time comes, you may want to take a Raft building course as it may take some time to get to you.

Or build your own Ark !! We could have an Ark Club, kinda like a Yacht Club except on a grander scale.

Really how could you pack enough chocolate on ONE ARK ?

Creepy House or New Age Security System ??

Just across town, in a nice neighborhood, I drive by this house every day...

At first I thought, hmmm I guess "Yard Maintenance" isn't a priority, but then ...

One day the 2nd floor window caught my eye.

I noticed a doll pressed up against the glass.

Looking closer later that day I noticed something else about " The Doll"

It's holding a KNIFE !!

If the occupants are leaving that doll up there to creep people out, It's working for me!!

Maybe it's a poor man's security system???

Make people believe there are some real bad dudes inside and no on will try to break in???

I'm just glad I don't live next door.

I still can't believe I got out of the car to take a picture !!

It's Official !!

The Official Indiana State Tree is:

Uploaded to Flickrby cdw9
The Tulip Tree


Uploaded on January 27, 2007
by vlastik
State Bird is the Cardinal

Uploaded on May 21, 2006
by tollen
State Flower is Peony

And the Indiana State Champ at Tom's Trivia Challenge !!

DAWTCH !!

YOU DID IT !!

She's the author of the blog The Life & Times and has shown that, even if she doesn't know a damn thing about sports, she's a good guesser !!

CONGRATULATIONS

Who will be on TOP this September !!??

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Trivia Update, Weekly Winners

Me and the Grandkids

It's that time again !! Last week was one of the tightest battles for the top Weekly Points Winner over at Tom's Trivia Challenge but I'll get to that in a minute.

First I'd like to welcome our newest players:

1. TheIncredible Woody
2. TrailerParkBarbie
3. Jekyl
4. CindyH58

Thanks for playing and hope to see you all playing to win in the coming weeks !

Read on and find out what you can win!!

Last weeks race had the top 3 point getters separated by only 1 Point !!!

Maybe it's the Democratic National Convention that got him stirred up !!

A Big Congrats to: SHAUN with 111 Points, he's an unabashed Democrat coming to us from the Washington State and author of The Upper Left a blog where he talks about politics and shares his views on the coming Presidential Election.

Shaun is a husband, father, grandpa and Vietnam Vet who has been involved in the Political Process for a long time . Make sure you go and see his blog, even if you aren't a Democrat!! Congrats again to Shaun and The Upper Left.... read the rest of his Bio.

The Weekly Score Card :

Player	Total Points	Overall Rank	Last weeks Rank
1. Shaun	111	3	3
2. PG	110	2	2
3.Dawtch	109	1	1
4. Sneaky	98	14	18
5. TheVinylVillager	81	7	9

Looking at the scores you can see that Dawtch has a race on her hands and today marks the last day of August.... Will she hold off Shaun and PG for the top spot ? Good to see Sneaky, first time Top Fiver, in the mix at number 4 and The Vinyl Villager, last weeks winner, continues to make the cut.

Congrats to all and thanks for playing !!

What happens when you win here ....

The Top 5 Weekly Point Winners are posted each week at Tom's Hideaway .

If you are a blog owner I will link back to your blog if you take the #1 spot for the week! Those who finish 2nd thru 5th are also posted and if you have submitted a picture of yourself as a child to Tom for the Trivia Player Series I post a link back to your picture.( my email is on the sidebar or link me up with a picture of yourself in the comment area)

If you win the entire month, even finish in the Top 10, you are immortalized forever in the Trivia Players Hall Of Fame on the Trivia Site.. I'm there, come join me!!

Check out the Your Competition and get an idea who you are playing against at the Trivia Players Picture Series

Haven and the Chocolate Cake

It's a Beautiful Day

I did a little fix it job for someone today and since it was an easy fix, and a gorgeous day, I had some time to walk around the neighborhood with the trusty camera.

This bee was very busy !!

Flowers were everywhere !!


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In Full Bloom !!



The ocean view was wonderful.



When I got in the car I saw this little guy sitting on the tool box,


The leaves are falling....
a sure sign that the summer is almost gone. Autumn, my favorite season in New England, is almost here. I love the warm days and the cool nights.

Have A Great Day

Trivia Update, Weekly Winners

Hello everyone !!

Happy Sunday !!

Another week has sped by and with the scores this week I HAD to add another stat for the weekly point winner's scoreboard

Last week I mentioned that for the 1st time the top 5 "Point Getters" were also the top 5 "Overall Players" I said:

"Usually we see someone in 11th or 12th making a run at it so I guess everyone under the top 5 players has to step up their game, Me Included !!"

Well come from behind was what our Weekly Winner has done ! All the way from 25th place and the new winner this week with 131 Points ......

FROM THE HILLS OF WEST VIRGINIA...It's.....

The Vinyl Villager !!

To stress what the Villager has done and what really makes him a contender to make a surprising finish for the month is that he has only played 14 out of 23 days for the month of August !! That's 5 fewer days than anyone in the top 20 players.

Nice Job !!

Please take time to follow the link above and visit his web site, also located in the Blogs I like Section in my sidebar.

Player	Total Points	Overall Rank	Last weeks Rank
1. TheVinylVillager	133	9	25
2. dawtch	105	1	2
3.Tom	88	5	9
4. Shaun	86	3	4
5. PG	81	2	1

Congrats the other 5 finishers !! Oh There's me !!

One thing I'd like to mention is there are several players we can't put a face to!! We have 30 Photos in Tom's Trivia Picture Series but several players are not there. I ask for a picture from your childhood, PG Excepted as his were lost, and I will post it along with the others already there !!

Send it to me via email, in my sidebar.

I will not share your email or any information other than your Blog, if you have one, or just the bio you send me along with the photo !!

Have a Great Week everyone

Oh and if you aren't playing in Tom's Trivia Challenge what are you waiting for ??

Sign Up, it's free and will only take up a about a minute of your day !!

The Fog

The Northern Maine Coast, foggy morning near Schoodic Point, which is 6 miles east of Bar Harbor and part of the Acadia National Park.