Good People To Know; Good Places To Return

Orchid Thai Fusion

2011-08-16T12:21:00.001-05:00

I do so love when I find a place that enjoys their customers, No make that enjoys their new friends. I have developed a real friendship with Anthony's Po-Boys and Sandwich on Westheimer over several months plus buying meals 2 to 3 days a week. At Thai Fusion I will have that same connection even sooner. Why.. ..you ask cautiously? Well there is a cable that runs from your electrical supplier's

Four Nights of Just Sleeping.

2011-03-21T11:59:00.002-05:00

For five whole days, AND NIGHTS (its the nights that get to ya) we didn't have a fence on the East side. So we had to be escorted whenever we needed to go outside. Now the fence is finally complete and we both get to run EVERYWHERE within the confines of our yard! (I'll post some pics tomorrow!)

2011-03-02T18:15:00.001-06:00

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Lettuce will NOW cost $50/box up from $18

2011-02-24T13:13:00.000-06:00

I am not sure of the company that serves us on Tuesdays and Thursdays but they will now have one less customer - da Pup. There are all sorts of signs in the Special Deli area with each one declaring $1.00 for lemonade, Cookie (not Cookies); Fruit Salad; and oh yeah EXTRA SALAD DRESSING. They offer tall plastic dispencers of three dressings; Italian - both the good fattening and Diet kinds and

More Than a Bean Pole?

2011-01-31T16:40:00.001-06:00

If your waist is more than a bean pole, you are male and you enjoy Fuddrucker's food, then Stay away from the North Hwy 6 location (by McDonald's). The source of my grumbles is in the men's room. Only other complaint is they failed to put my name (or my Bodacious wife's) on the order, so when it was ready, they called in a loud voice - YOU!....Your order is ready! As everyone in the place

There Has To Be A Better Way or Phrase

2011-01-24T07:31:00.000-06:00

It has happened too many times to my Brothers in Fur, Some human that is too dang blasted hurried, to get into the Beautiful, almost Bodacious, Open-aired Bark Park, does his best (the female of the human species, also known as "owners - hehehehe yeah Right", opens one door to the "man-trap"{more on this in a second] and before that door has had a chance to close they are already thru the second

Fuddruckers - They Have Improved

2011-01-20T10:15:00.000-06:00

It has been several years since I was in a Fuddruckers. The great news is that they have improved many things, not the least of which is the hamburger itself. The sandwich is a manageable size, the condiments (in two places) are easy to get to with paper cups if you need them, the seating is vast and offering many choices. Long tables, round tables, booths, all with a fair amount of space between

Volunteers - Cause They Wanna

2011-01-09T07:35:00.000-06:00

The nursing staff, the cleaning crew and the doctors are at the hospital because that's their workplace - but the VOLUNTEERS are there because they choose to be and their attitude stays SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO P...O...S...I...T...I...V...E...!...!

Instead

2010-12-15T17:06:00.002-06:00

I get to go in LATE tomorrow~! Instead of earlier than all that Lovely TRAFFIC! Am ever so glad its "The Holidays"!

GJETOST

2010-11-24T15:20:00.000-06:00

I have received an email asking if they can swap links - I will spend some time checking out their blog and seeking any complaints agin 'em. Wha? No Complaints? Great I'd love to brag on a Brit. Anyone know of a Norwegian business I can brag on?? Anyone have connection with Ski Queen - I loves GJETOST CHEESE - HMMMMMMMM good! i will get some pics of the cheese and show ya!

My Apology

2010-10-20T06:25:00.000-05:00

There has been a marked decrease in the number of sensible posts here due primarily to the fact that while I was out lounging about at a hospital receiving bunches of IV meds, the work was building up and my co-worker can only be a Miracle worker for so many days. So I have been spending a bunch of time trying, repeat trying to catch up. Part of my problem is that while I am responsible for all

Cancy

2010-10-10T13:35:00.000-05:00

As they offer me more & oh so many more ways to change the appearance of my blogs - the feeling of a child in a candy shop - comes to mind

Not How It Started

2010-09-14T07:10:00.000-05:00

I find it interesting that how so many people speak of an auto mechanic of doing low tech jobs when in fact he is more and more high tech every year. I think this will become more evident as they designers, planners, dreamers, and CEOs decide to add more and more not-so-automobile functions or dare I say it, Attributes to my car. We already have seat warmers, temperature control for each area of

Tea...Tea

2010-07-20T17:50:00.004-05:00

I listened to Meet The Press - What a joke! No not the show, or even the basic concept that being put before the press might actually cause you to say something like the TRUTH. Who were the guests, I do not remember names, but they were either Democrats or Republicans and nothing else. They took their delight in finding fault in the Tea Party - leads one to think they are afraid.We need

Ouch

2010-07-04T14:28:00.001-05:00

My Bodacious One had developed a skin condition similar to what da_pup had done many, many, oh so many times before. And what do we see coming down the hall - I do not know her title, tho she does resemb an E------r B-----y and I cannot call the name of the equipment by name but every once in a while she lets us hear that familiar "W-hooshing" sound. The W-sound is Great to hear for it is whether

I Write

2010-06-23T14:13:00.002-05:00

I started these blogs to tell the world - how I thought, why I thought and if I thought - oh yeah and of the Great People and the businesses they Offer! Now I have been corrected. I am just not sure which part I can correct.

Where Oh Where

2010-06-23T13:56:00.003-05:00

Where would you keep boxers and rings, rocks, necklaces, Chinese Emperors, opera divas, bumps in your car door, pictures of a Crosby, spare change, sonar sounds, lift and the energy to write in blogs?For the boxers and rings, perhaps in a Ringbox! All the unwanted bumps in your car door, stuff them into a Dingbox.For just the right size rocks, me thinks in a Slingbox. The priceless pictures

Such A Diet

2010-06-20T21:39:00.003-05:00

I realize that I neither watch enough news (cuz I work 10-12 hour days-by my choice) nor read enough articles on the web, but somewhere during the last few years they passed or rescinded or at least edited the laws that required a workplace to NOT warn a person or Pup that you might be observed via a security camera. I did notice that the signs informing you of the use of any such security device

2 Sats

2010-06-16T12:13:00.002-05:00

Softball - she's ain't what I used to playActually the following is what they call Duck Soup - note THEY CALLwho are they - the company what makes the important decisionsAnyways1st: 1 PITCH ONLY-NO FOUL BALLS 2nd: PLAY WITH A KICKBALL–tagging includes normal rules and/or hitting the player w\the ball below the shoulders.3rd: ALL BATTERS HIT OPPOSITE HANDED AND RUN OPPOSITE DIRECTION (Run to 3rd

Any Portal In A Dream

2010-06-16T11:33:00.004-05:00

With the dreams I have been having over, or rather during the last few month's "sleepy-time", I think I will need to install a few exit signs. I would consider this, as an attempt at incorporating more of my insides of my home into my all too vivid dreams. In some of the episodes, I am totally outside. But even with those, I may 'start' outside, but I eventually head inside and get lost or stuck

dear doctor

2010-06-12T07:00:00.001-05:00

i am liking writing in all lower casei need to find a GOOD site about (wait, wait, its coming to me)

Dont Listen

2010-06-12T06:30:00.004-05:00

WOW oh my goodness (sorry I dont say oh my G-- aka The Lord In Heaven)I wonder if someone, anyone, even Al Yankowhich (or something like that) could make a song about what we can catch.We can catch puppies and kittens.We can catch Mesothelioma and meaningful thoughts.We can catch colds and ideas - oh the Ideas i have caught in my few years. Ah a child in the making, a mere infant mind trying to

Oh The Ouchies

2010-06-11T22:18:00.001-05:00

MyNeckHurts tooo much!

Kids

2010-06-06T19:56:00.007-05:00

I think my coworkers will never run out of strange topics to fill their "free time" 'discussions'. These topics range from how I spent my "day of freedom" vacation all the way to diet pills that work. The topics that happen the most frequently are when they tell THEIR VERSION of a previous topic showing that they know more OR their experience was much more terrible. What else should I expect from

Ace is THE place

2010-06-06T18:51:00.003-05:00

She stopped by for a gift. She said she KNEW she could always find a gift at the Ace Hardware. there. We just had an Awesome Shower hit that lasted about 45 min. and showed as RED on the radar. She said she was in a hurry, but didn't want to get drenched so two, count'em, two employees helped her to her SUV. She got to the car DRY (we were told by the employees) but the TWO gentlemen came back

good places today

2010-05-22T09:41:00.001-05:00

IHOP last niteKrogerMI SWACO

Life or Other Choices

2010-04-25T12:21:00.002-05:00

I have been told by someone I highly respect that I am not supposed to write the same post repeatedly about similar topics, BUT my opinions don't change like a politician's do. My life experiences have taught me several Specific things that I can express on here in only so many limited ways. I say all of that because someone asked me to write about human growth hormone side effects. I just don't

Source of Delight

2010-04-25T11:57:00.003-05:00

For me and the pups, although I will do all I canto keep the pups away. You see the salve/medicine i have to lessen the arthritic effects on my left hand's joints is such a draw to the pups. It seems that both the taste and the smell is SO VERY attracting to them. The good news for me is that after three doses, I can type on here with little to no pain.In the past I had to stow the medicine (in

Directory of Health Risk Assessment Tools, Calculators and Quizzes : Healthline.com

2010-04-25T10:15:00.000-05:00

Directory of Health Risk Assessment Tools, Calculators and Quizzes : Healthline.com

Pills Are The Answer

2010-04-23T18:47:00.006-05:00

I just don't think that we know all the right questions to ask. Everything that we use to cause something to happen either TO our bodies or withIN our sacred, one-to-a-customer Body WILL have a series of Effects. Surgery causes many systems to react for years after the event. So how much more would we expect our systems to repeatedly respond to chemicals we put into the mix.Diet pills are an

or A.L....from MSW

2010-04-23T06:22:00.002-05:00

was that angela lansbury.a definite ripoff off Murder She Wrote - except this one makes the problem & answer much clearer.

Stay Home

2010-04-23T06:13:00.003-05:00

ya stay home n warch cartoons.duck overseas - sound & look alot like Anne Lansford

I Found One

2010-04-22T21:16:00.005-05:00

My workplace had a vendor fair or something like that. Lots of tables to visit, lots of letter openers, pens oh loads of pens - the ones I will use, the ones I will keep are the big fat ones. Oh yeah back to the vendor fair, well I got to start off my trip table err booth hopping with a custom tote bags. I think this one came from a vendor really there to pitch their products to the company, but

Catchp

2010-02-23T04:35:00.001-06:00

It seems the Germans are making our staying ahead in the total Oylympic medal count a tougher race...25 United States21 Germany14 Norway

21

2010-02-20T18:43:00.001-06:00

Olympic Medals Count as of now 21 - U.S.14 - Germany10 - Norway

14

2010-02-18T19:22:00.001-06:00

the U.S. now has 5 GOLD3 SILVER6 BRONZEand the Ladie's Downhill is about to "give" us a few more!

Don't Go IN There

2010-01-27T11:38:00.002-06:00

I really do not like posting a bad eatery - but both the wife and I could not finish our mealsat "Los Faroles Mexican Restaurant." We ordered large beef fajitas for two. The meat was severely seasoned, the tomatoes had been frozen at some point and stored in a fridge - which KILLS any taste they might have had! The wife had tea, took just a sip and set the glass as far away as she could. BLEAH!Oh

And Good Friends to Have

2010-01-25T13:05:00.004-06:00

As noted by a Friend...FINALLY back on line after nearly a month incommunicado. The old machine was ultimately found to be non repairable, so this is a new one I'm not used to yet, so please ignore any typos for a while. So glad to get back online. I never thought it would be just like being stranded without your car, when you want/need to get somewhere. Many thanks to my friend Ms. C for

And Good Friends to Have

2010-01-25T13:05:00.003-06:00

Could It Be

2010-01-24T08:13:00.004-06:00

Boil the yellow onion skins in water, when the water cools - you havr yellow dye!They say it gives you red dye if you boil beets~And if you boil politicians, what you you getMuck&Liars

Learned

2010-01-22T23:07:00.002-06:00

I have learned that http://www.doctorswithoutborders.orguses our donations the fastest in Haiti...

Feet

2010-01-19T21:22:00.003-06:00

I am very blessed in that I do not need anti wrinkle cream for my face, but my feet and the backs of my hands could definitely use improvement. Personally I think my hands look just fine, but my wife insists on pointing them out to other people as a sign of my real age as well as an indication of my arthritis. Sheesh!!

And The Answers ARE??????

2010-01-19T11:33:00.000-06:00

I am looking for phrase suggestions to go with the following combinations: 2ZVBVH OR 2ZVVVH OR 22ZVVH the VV could be Very Vivacious Or 4YZDHC OR 44YZHC OR 24YZHC the HC could be High Chair

Job Sites

2010-01-18T17:44:00.001-06:00

This in NOT a Dollar po$t. It is something I was told about - from a reliable source. That source had a lot to do with me getting the great job....I have a job and am very grateful for that fact, but I also have many friends that need to find GOOD Job Sites in THEIR job search. Perhaps you have a friend or two that this may help!Job sites with a twist from an article on Smart Money magazine. [

Please Help

2010-01-15T11:54:00.001-06:00

I was just informed that our parent company is donating $75,000 to aid in the Haiti humanitarian effort for those affected by this devastating earthquake.Opportunities directed specifically to Haiti Relief:http://www.foodforthepoor.orghttp://www.doctorswithoutborders.orghttps://www.compassion.comhttp://www.worldvision.orghttp://www.americanredcross.orgPersonally I prefer to give time & money to

Thereof

2010-01-10T10:49:00.004-06:00

Way back when I was a mere pup - no not the HANDSOME Pup I AM Today. Back when I was but a youngster there were oh so many things I did not have the lease concern of - amongst these are life insurance; food and the eventual lack thereof; rent or a place to call home; getting around the mulberry bushes funds; more income and less out go.

The Question

2010-01-10T10:27:00.002-06:00

what was the first living creature to orbit earth - nope not the dog 0 the amoeba on the outside of the capsule. oh you say that such a creature can't live in a vacuum, well then I guess its a politician - they exist in their minds - a truly empty space.

Holy Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrail

2010-01-10T09:27:00.003-06:00

If a Holy Grail is that which we can never find; that which we own; that which we can never afford either acquiring or retaining; that which we can not afford financially; that which is always improved AFTER the point in our measly existence on Earth that we can earn five wonderfully glorious mammolians << The Spell Checker doesn't like this.....then it is probably computer memory.

The Task

2010-01-09T20:26:00.005-06:00

I had written a delightfully interesting comment on tv stands vs a small, black, wooden, you assemple it yourself, three shelved bookcase but I thinnk I will jot down my thoughts on the fly as they say. (If anyone ever finds out who the hell "they" are, be sure to inform me - ok?)The problem is not in identifying which piece of furniture will do me the most good (obviously the shelving would),

Its Makin' Me Nuckin Futs

2010-01-05T12:33:00.001-06:00

Yeah it really does.They tell you in the latest set of commercial that you don't HAVE to prick your fingertips to get blood. You can now prick your forearm being less painful to get blood for the Blood-Glucose meter.Guess what? You could have been getting blood samples from your arm - all along. BUT you HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND that the blood sugar count in place NOT YOUR FINGERTIPS can and probably

South Jersey??

2009-12-26T20:40:00.002-06:00

I was sitting back and thinking of the places in the United States that I had not considered as search locations for a job. I do this of course while I am employed and employed by a company that just might send my to one of these places. According to the gag lines on television I should not be looking for jobs in South Jersey or Iowa either. I can remember so many of the jokes my dad told me that

Heard After Entries Delivered

2009-12-26T20:05:00.004-06:00

The waiter took the order without writing anything down. In a relatively short amount of time all eleven order had been delivered to the enlarged table - oops I guess not because we heard the waiter at the Jade Bamboo say out loud, repeatedly as he quickly strolled back to the kitchen "Where's My Moo Goo Gai Pan"

Fishin

2009-11-27T14:54:00.005-06:00

Isn't it just the way of the world - you ask your wife what she wants to do for a vacation and she replies with "whatever you want dear". During a conversation at work I learned from a coworker that he tried to learn what his wife REALLY wanted to do for their vacation last year. So he had frequent chats with several members of her family you learn that she Loves Fishing. After mentioning this

...Working On It....

2009-11-24T18:20:00.003-06:00

I am trying to find a way to show you my stuff. Let me out that another way. I am learning how to show you sum damn good pics amongst a field of "Pup maybe you should just use that for an anchor" for a very little boat!Read on ye Fool!!

Belly Up.

2009-11-24T17:48:00.004-06:00

Oh I know I have mentioned in other posts, other blogs that while the desktop is a steady workhorse it is the laptops computer that gives me the greatest versatility. The downside I think is the difficulty in upgrading the machine. If I do decide and do manage to find the funds, I am immediately limited to the few components the original manufacturer offers. And that Bites Big Time! The upside

We Have 'Em

2009-11-24T17:28:00.003-06:00

We have them - do you? What you do not have any espresso machines? What is wrong? Oh you say it because of the delicate financial status of the economy - do what we did - ask your clients to supply them. 'Them" as in plural - have you priced those contraptions recently - sheesh! It is my understanding that we have ask one of our clients for a machine in three different areas of headquarters. So

Clean 'n Mean

2009-11-10T12:36:00.004-06:00

Someone at work mentioned buying a refurbished laptop and that really makes a whole lot of sense. After all that is what we use at work. The shell may say Dell but I have been informed by several of our IT people that many of the circuits and chips inside our laptops are from whichever supplier meets the requirements and still comes in as the lowest bidder. Considering the few problems that my

Check Your Local Listings

2009-10-05T17:28:00.007-05:00

Well since I do not smoke anything since I used to pedal like hell on my bike as a teenager and slam on my brakes to try to create some sort of smoke behind me (then later have to explain the flat tire to dad). I have not tried in any place nor at any time any kind of material to inhale. I even avoided being in close proximity to anyone else that had lit up with anything. All of this leads to my

Wooda Thunk

2009-10-01T11:57:00.003-05:00

I would have thought that a post office that is along Beltway 8 amidst dozens of large, multi-story businesses and corporations would have offered a better service that just ONE LINE. I wanted to get some stamps, but I have some @ home and can wait the delay of a day to use them. Just as I entered the section where the "May I help you counter is located" I heard someone says 'what the hell is

Whats Doin

2009-09-30T20:55:00.001-05:00

Don't you wander whats really going on in your home when you are sleeping (or whatever you like to do in the wee hours). What is that little creature doing when it is not running along tha edge of the kitchen. To be truthful, to be as honest with my friend as you can. I should know for it has been my delight to learn first hand, to see those little, scurrying creatures practice for the Kitchen

Ouch – the Truth Hurts!

2009-09-18T13:28:00.000-05:00

It is so sad to even thnk about cheap health insurance for my pups. Now think about such things for people, that my friends is another blog – a more sensible blog – a more caring blog – but still a different blog from mine – why> Heck that is the simplest concept in any of my blogs. My blogs, by hook or by crook, are about my Pups and Me! Shhh please do not ask how much I have on my pups, for I

A Big Lummox

2009-09-18T12:29:00.001-05:00

While it is true that given any two people, or in our case any two Pups, will often have unique beliefes that radically differ from the remainder of the public for us it is only the belief of what constitutes ecommerce fulfillment. For Charles (oh pardon me, perhaps you do not know who the two pups I have been writing about for the last few months are – well in that case check out my other blogs

Satisifed

2009-09-18T11:48:00.004-05:00

Nobody likes doing it the same way time after time even if by doing it the same way as you were told to last time earns you a reward, well, it just so boring – at least for humans. But for a dog especially a dog that has set his mind to learn regardless of the rewards or the lack thereof, just to learn. It seems that learning satisfies his master and THAT earns him so many more rewards than doing

Written By A Child's MIND

2009-09-07T06:20:00.000-05:00

I enjoy watching children's shows. I also enjoy stories WRITTEN by children. During our childhood our imagination is at its most fertile and yields the greatest fruits for such little effort. (Huh? What did I just type?) I like to type as I think like a child - just read more of my posts and you will see what a lovely life we all can have if we let gave in to our imaginations. Yeah sure there are

In The Know

2009-09-05T16:14:00.000-05:00

The people in the know; the folks that have decided where we will meet like to choose Dude Ranch areas for our blog meets. The great news for my wife and myself has been that they only considered Texas locations. But I am wundering if they have ever considered Myrtle beach vacation rentals. Well probably not, but as I mentioned earlier that is still good news for me. But to be fair they do need

Couch Potato

2009-09-04T20:29:00.001-05:00

Butch is getting heavier and heavier. We need to walk him, but neither of us can do it. And, left to himself, he is a couch potato without par. He loves his food, too. And treats are the one and only thing, other than the cat, that will make him run. I wonder if there are weight loss pills for dogs? Something needs to curb his appetite. With Brain, and now Charles, we could leave the food

Dad's Gift

2009-09-01T12:14:00.000-05:00

It was really sad. You would look at the picture - done in oils - so exact a match - yet there it was for all to see, Toni's brother had a blackhead. Toni had done such a wonderful job adding just a bit of blue on the cap and again on the tie - Note: that's a Bow Tie - Then she was careful not to add too much Royal blue to the sweater. Oh how she had asked and asked over and over again - what

Huh

2009-08-26T12:20:00.003-05:00

I know a bunch about alot for I listen often - as often as possible to learned men, but there are so many things that I neither kn0w much about nor care to learn about. (uh oh a hanging preposition) Oh yeah back to what I could care less than snake poop about. (Dang it - did it again!) I do not care about ...any pills but what I takeany car but what I drivenwhat they expect of me herewhy I didn't

Rehab In A Space Lab

2009-08-25T17:32:00.006-05:00

I have listened and listened about famous people going to various drug rehab centers in their attempts to "kick the habit". While they are in these centers they manage to access a secret stash, so they mysteriously need to stay longer than they did the time before. Tsk, tsk, tsk....they just do not catch on to how much damage they are doing to themselves with the drugs and how much damage they

1st Mistake - I thot

2009-08-24T13:37:00.005-05:00

I wrote what I thot they wanted unfortunately I wrote the report in a form most useful to me. That translates to what's simple and what the final result is. No I do not always succumb to the KISS theory, but I thought that they would fare best in a meeting with as little paperwork as possible, especially if that small amount of paper included an immense amount of information. So after a few snide

Family News

2009-08-14T17:52:00.002-05:00

My mother in law is hospitalized right now with two broken arms. She broke her arms while getting into bed, catching herself on the arms of a wooden chair she keeps close by the bed. Ideally, they'd pin the bones, but surgery, in her case, is out of the question. So, she's in BC, with family around her, but none of them able to provide the care they and she'd like. That means, unfortunately, that

If it is true - EveryOne will Know

2009-08-12T12:29:00.003-05:00

If it is true - EveryOne will KnowHalloween 0 da Pup's biorhythm's peaks will all get together.So if it is true - dis Pup will give everyone else HELL - even Satan may need to take a vacation for the weekend!

Population Explosion

2009-08-09T02:49:00.002-05:00

It seems like just about every woman I work with is either having a baby, has a grand baby due or is due to become an aunt. There must be something in the water. That, or the hard times, resulting in fewer nights "out" and more nights "in" is having it's effect.We'd already gone through one boomlet in May and early June, when the Ike engendered babies arrived, along with more birth announcements

Our Adventure in Costco

2009-08-09T02:42:00.002-05:00

So, there we were, lost in the cavernous treasure trove that is a warehouse store. Everywhere we looked were bargains. From toilet paper to toilets, from candy to the best diet pills, from televisions to computers to DVDs. It was intoxicating...it was....expensive.Note to self: remember that they don't take credit cards, and do we really need a 40 pack of toilet paper? Okay, well.. maybe the

Class

2009-08-02T00:26:00.004-05:00

How does one go about writing a paper for English class with a title of "best diet pills".I mean the teacher gave me a topic I know nothing about and on my cursory examination of available information in the library it is all about what the advertising department of the local advertising agency claims to be true - regardless of reality.Personal facts: I only weigh a little over two hundred pounds

It Rained

2009-08-01T11:45:00.002-05:00

Actually I get to announced that is percipitated twice this week. And both time I not only saw it out "my" office window, but I received a phone call announcing the event elsewhere in the county in a shrill, loud voice.

Warranty Options

2009-08-01T11:31:00.004-05:00

I try to limit the posts to places I have been and to people I have met and dealt with while I was at said good places to go. I might want to include having visited a site about extended warranties, I had had reason to search for and locate such a site. I did give a listen to www.goodsamesp.com. They wanted to offer me "for a price: and extended warranty. But alas I do not own a vehicle that

So Many Promises

2009-08-01T11:07:00.004-05:00

Oh so many promises. In fact so may promises that they begin to lose what ever small amount of value they had. Yet here we go again. Could this actually be more fact than fiction when a company, nay a person says he or she can help you lose belly fat? Oh is only it were true. If only I would stop dozing off. If only I had enough words to follow "if only" to complete this post.Hey maybe I do...And

Gee Whiz

2009-08-01T10:39:00.003-05:00

Gee Whiz. I mean on Television it only takes about five, perhaps as much as seven minutes to run a sample (found at the crime scene thirteen years after the nasty fact) through DNA testing. Then by simply pressing a button, the results come out on an always over sized printer in a clear to understand format. Oh and these results are never, never confronted in court.Well I would hope that the real

A Special Build

2009-07-17T03:18:00.002-05:00

I often sit and imagine [aka known as goofing off] what I would do if I were either out of debt and living with our current incomes or fantasy of fantasies - what if I were immensely wealthy. How I got wealthy is never a part of my wild dreams, but having the funs to have anything, I would probably want several gazebos. I would want one large enough for enjoying a small quartet. I could use

Even The Small SHOPs Are Worth The STOP

2009-07-06T16:33:00.004-05:00

The title says it all. Many shops can be set up with a relatively low amount of inventory. Not so with Tile, especially ceramic tile. Too say that a given charge is but a penny or two above the wholesale cost, is proof that your are NUTS! Yes, a shop - large or small could carry nothing but crap is possible - anyone can carry shitty stuff in any field. Hey did I do it again? - Did I use 'crap', '

The Way Out

2009-06-12T00:06:00.003-05:00

Nancy and I went to IKEA the other day to look for some bathroom rugs. That store is a little scary, as it feels as if you're negotiating a maze. One with very few exit signs, but LOTS [not lost - this is the bad part of the spell checker - yep lost is a valid word, just not the best one for this sentence] of arrows directing you to a cash register. And, even when you get to the register, the

Gettin' Skinny

2009-06-11T23:39:00.003-05:00

Gettin' skinny is what I'm NOT doing. I've been a little under the weather and that means a little less activity, and more time to eat. Being ill doesn't make it less likely for me to eat, unless it has me sleeping more than normal. My gastric by-pass means that all I have to do to lose weight is to walk a little (not possible right now) and not eat (not what I feel like doing right now). I

On the Surface

2009-06-06T00:18:00.004-05:00

Not long ago, Houston almost lost a well known and respected furniture store. Gallery Furniture's warehouse burned to the foundations and they almost lost the showroom too. Turns out, it was arson. It is a measure of how the owner is respected that he is not considered a suspect. He was making money and would have continued to do so. He started out broke, and made a fortune selling mattresses

It Has to be Out There

2009-06-05T23:10:00.002-05:00

I was searching for just the right one. I thought I would know it when I saw it. I searched through the mall, store after store, first promising and then denying that promise like a bully stealing lunch money from the new kid. It wasn't anywhere. I started to despair.Then, like a light breaking through the clouds of my despair, I saw it. It was there, on the end cap in two cardboard displays

Cheap and we ain't talking Feathers.

2009-05-31T19:58:00.002-05:00

cardboard displaysI guess it is the least expensive way to get out your product's latest ad.

Float By

2009-05-31T19:38:00.004-05:00

I love simple entertainment. Parades are good. While bright colors are nice, staying with simple shades like white or cream are never bad. All I would need is a slight breeze, preferably blowing from the West to the East. A speed of less than a a few dozen or so knots but at least One dozen sounds like a good starting should be good. Now comes the choice of what will be floating on the breeze.

Many....................................Many

2009-05-25T08:00:00.006-05:00

I know the secret. I what you MUST consult before beginning you weight loss program. What you say has all the answers and the words to help you work your ways beyond the difficulties. I know who makes the best diet pills and the cheapest. He is called by Many, Many names so I will choose the one most familiar - God.In other words the crap that that we produce will not do as advertised anytime

Decor Boo Boos

2009-05-20T22:32:00.002-05:00

You wouldn't think picking out stuff would be hard. It's not like I can't pick out nice things. Usually.Nancy even likes the things I get, usually. But somehow, the tricky world of area rugs has become my bane.After all, I had the good taste to prefer HER company over any other. Wouldn't you think I'd get points for that? Wouldn't you?Now, I know she graduated from Texas A&M. That was 24 years

A Light in the Darkness

2009-05-02T15:10:00.002-05:00

After Ike, we discovered that a candle, no matter how tall, can shed enough light. However, they are very welcomed for not just the light, but their warmth. Somehow, it's comforting to be around a flame in the darkness. Perhaps it's an instinct that is bred within us to love and be reassured by fire. After centuries of fire being that which warmed us, cooked our food, and protected us from

Laa - Dee - Daa

2009-04-20T18:08:00.006-05:00

On my hands is an empty space from time to time. Depending on how much I weigh you might see the gold ring lacking any stones. Or after I recently emptied my hands of Any Jewelry you would see two - count 'em two - nekk'id hands.While on my wife's hands you will see stability - just like so many things you could use to describe my Bodacious wife - Her Stability - shown in many ways is well known.

Good Genes

2009-04-06T22:23:00.002-05:00

I had to go to get a hair cut recently, and I had to ask the hair dresser to make sure that my gray hair showed after the cut. She gave me a very funny look, as she's the same person who covers up Nancy's white hair. You see, I have a lot of hair. I could be an "after" picture on an advertisement for hair loss treatments. In addition, my hair turns blond after only a little exposure to the

Good Footing

2009-04-06T22:11:00.002-05:00

Once, we had some lovely wood flooring in the kitchen and dining room. Then, we had what Nancy calls a "plumbing adventure", where the whole house was flooded about an inch deep. Not very deep, just deep enough to ruin the carpet (which was fairly new!) and the wood flooring. So, to replace it, we went with some porcelain tile that looks like limestone. It's been a comfortable floor, not

Things We'll Never Buy

2009-04-06T21:30:00.002-05:00

Nancy and I have been buying things this month. She got a netbook, and we got a new truck, and it's only the 6th day of the month. I suspect our spending spree has probably ended for now. It's made me think of things we buy... and things we don't, won't and can never buy.So, what are things we will never buy? A Mother's Day gift for my mom, who wore one gift we gave her to our wedding. A

Goin' Shopping

2009-03-20T18:12:00.002-05:00

Nancy and I went garage sale hunting one weekend. We were looking for some shelves that we could use outside, but came home empty handed. One thing we noticed that was new to us was that many of the bigger garage sales weren't using the traditional cigar box or a metal cookie tin. Instead, they were using a cash drawer. The sellers were a lot more...serious on the prices they wanted for their

Fruit Trees

2009-03-13T01:04:00.002-05:00

It's almost Spring, and that means it's just about time to go to a tree nursery for the fruit trees Nancy wants to try out. She wants some citrus and perhaps a pear tree to plant in the front yard. The HOA isn't crazy about food plants in the front yard, but they don't fuss about Loquats, so they really can't say anything about other trees. The ones we're looking for will be dwarfed varieties,

Cleaner Air - Not From Mr Gore

2009-03-04T19:40:00.004-06:00

It has been awhile since I have thought about air purifiers. I realize that we probably have several reasons in our home why such devices would be of a greater value than not having them, but right not finances are controlling our purchasing choices. That is Unless their prices are well under the price range I was told about ten years ago. Three hundred to start. Five hundred if you have enough

Hangin' On

2009-02-23T23:22:00.002-06:00

Things out there are getting tough for small tutoring centers. In 2007, the center I (Nancy) work at was just about the only tutoring center that served the Korean community. We've a large Korean community here, but it's a small niche. Since 2007, many of the competitors have gone bust or are just about to go under for the last time. Still, the center is surviving. Not flourishing, but

Insurance

2009-02-19T13:13:00.003-06:00

Did you know that auto insurance in Georgia is cheaper than it is in Texas? I wonder why. I can understand if it's that cars in Texas were stolen more often than in Georgia.... but I would think that most insurance claims would come in the forms of accidents.I suppose it's the difference in payouts. If you're damaged in an accident, you keep some value to the car, assuming it's fixable. On

Sittin' Around

2009-02-16T22:41:00.003-06:00

Between the two of us, Nancy and I have enough old furniture in storage and at the house to open a discount furniture store, even if only for a few garage sale weekends. This might be the year we actually follow through on our plans and actually have the garage sales. The extra money would be nice and not having to pay for storage would be nicer. Unfortunately, this isn't the first year we've