Steep Canyon Rangers and Steve Martin

Well spring is just around the corner. I have started getting seed catalogs in the mail. I think 2011 will be the year of the pepper.

My printer crapped out. Now I have another expense. UUUgggh.

Time to spend money on the truck. Oil change, tires, and rotors for the old boy. Got to keep it running for a another at least.

I need to upload pictures from my camera. Have three months worth on it right now. Who knows what treasures wait to be found.

My lease ends at the end of March. Time to begin the early search for a new place. Would like to find a house to rent. Really want to buy a home.

Wonder if I will get a raise next year? Not sure they are even giving them out.

Greetings

So unlike many travelers from the northeast I was able to make my way home before the blizzard hit New England. This is what greeted me in Raleigh. This is much better than being stuck in airport. Much better.

Christmas was very good. The family is doing quite well and it was good for all of us to be together. A short and rewarding gift/trip.

Hope everyone had a merry Christmas.

My mom and I both got Kindles. Now we can figure out how to use them together.

Got a great smelling body butter from Tammy's company, The Herbal Butterfly Essentials. It smells so good you may want to eat some. I see good things coming from this. 2011 emerging business of the year?

Nice snow here. It will all be gone by the weekend as temps slowly rise this week. 60 or so by Saturday.
Flooding the next mess here.

Have a wonderful Monday. 2010 is coming to a close.

Tammy & Willie

Happy Happy

Not our Mom & Dads Christmas song, but a great song it is.

The eve of Christmas eve. Off to the family and maybe some snow, I just don't know.
Face full of festive food, belly never full.
Wrapping paper around, gifts in hand. More food, I can not stand.
Family full of love, some full of fight.
Put them cookies out before midnite.

Be happy and glad for you are blessed.
You could be homeless, no place to rest.

Thank the pagans, or your lord.
That thing as the centerpiece is type of gourd.

Congrats

Congratulations to the Lady Huskies of Uconn. The win streak is a very amazing feat that you have accomplished. Do not listen to the naysayers who dismiss it and talk all kinds of trash about it. It is a landmark event in the world of sports.

I can not breathe out of my nose.

Do you have that Christmas spirit?

Can't wait to get home and have some of Mom's holiday treats.

Gotta run to the shower. Snoozed 3 times this morning.

Have a great day, my Christmas presents.

This is the band the Ritchie Blackmore has been playing with for many years now.

Did you get up and watch the moon last night. I did not. I decided to sleep instead. Actually forgot to turn the alarm on.

Spring is just around the corner. Can't you tell.

Still fighting off that cold. Of course everyone at work has a touch of it so it is a challenge.

Sending off the Xmas gifts today via UPS. HO HO HO.

Looks like I may have a white Christmas in CT., or maybe when I leave on Sunday.

Got to run. Toast and coffee is calling.

Hear N' Aid

Do you think Dio had much influence on the vocal stylings of the others here?

Off to get the last couple presents this morning, wrap this afternoon, mail via UPS at work tomorrow. Need to get to the stores before all the church folk flock to the stores after church.

Fighting off getting sick. It is on the verge but so far I have held it at bay.

I need a big bowl of chili.

Ok. Off and running. Want to beat the Christians to the store.

Have a heavy metal Sunday.

Madman

Well it's Friday. The countdown is on and the mad rush to mail packages is in full force. I will join that rush tomorrow.

Super foggy this morning, Temps reaching the 40's today.

Ten years of war and we are no better off than when we began. Stop this crap and bring home the soldiers. The people of this country are sick of it all. Spend that money here doing something meaningful.

Ok, I got nothing else. Sorry. Maybe I'll have something after work.

Let it snow

We may get a snow, ice and rain event tomorrow so the folks that run this place were kind enough to put this letter in our door.


                                                   It really is that time of the year again!
                                                            The snow is falling!

We know that during this time of year if ( and when) the snow ( and ice) falls, your travel can become treacherous. So, we want you to know what we're doing to help you be safe!

What we clear:    
                                                         
Around the mailboxes    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
Problem travel areas (i.e. hills)

Around clubhouses and fitness areas


What you need to know:

Clearing these areas is important to us, and it is important to a lot of people.
Labor to clear these areas may be delayed, be we assure you that as soon as labor is
available, we will get these areas cleaned.

Sidewalks and general parking areas are not going to be cleaned.

Please, please, please be careful. Ice is difficult to spot and you are
responsible for your own safety.


WE HAVE ICE MELT FOR
YOU IN OUR OFFICES!
PLEASE STOP BY AND
PICK SOME UP DURING
OFFICE HOURS!


Here is what I have to say. Fuck you assholes, I bet 90% of your residents would rather have you clean the sidewalks and the general parking areas. Those are areas that we all use everyday you stupid @#$%@%&>. Most of us do not use the fitness area or clubhouse.
I think we should all fall on the ice and sue the fuck out you since you really do not care for anything more than collecting rent.
Do you think you are not responsible for the parking area and sidewalks. Bet I could find several lawyers would love to sue before the blood stops flowing from the skull I split open on your icy sidewalk.

Hope you have coal in your stocking.

PEACE OUT..............................................

Parasol's for Peace

Back a few months ago when I went to that outdoor concert they had a bunch a cool things there.
One of the neat things was an event called Parasol's for Peace. You donated $10, more if you wanted, and you got to paint a parasol anyway you wanted. They put them on display, after they dried, on this big hut type thing made out of  branches. They were going to use these in an auction to raise money for a charity that furthered the cause of peace. There were lots of them. It was a pretty cool idea.

That is it for this morning.

Happy Tuesday. Stay warm.