Archive for the 'Personal' Category

23rd October Comments

Pie-splattered comedian Soupy Sales dies at 83 (AP)

Posted on October 23rd, 2009 at 5:36 am

  AP – Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, has died. He was 83. Darn I grew up watching him and his famous pie in the face and he had no fears of who got [...]

14th August Comments

Yummy Time

Posted on August 14th, 2009 at 8:02 am

Well after a few hours of waiting and basting the end is near. Pulled pork for all folks. Need I say more.

14th August Comments

Revered guitar player-inventor Les Paul dead at 94 (AP)

Posted on August 14th, 2009 at 5:48 am

  AP – Musicians worldwide are paying tribute to Les Paul, the music icon whose solid-body electric guitar paved the way for rock ‘n’ roll. He died this week at age 94. Growing up in the 60′s the first book you got on how to play a guitar was the Les Paul learn at home [...]

24th May Comments

Thank You

Posted on May 24th, 2009 at 6:55 am

With all the baseball,Indy Race,Stock Car race, not to mention the parades and a great 3 day holiday. Don’t let the idea of this holiday slip past you. This is the weekend to stop and say a prayer for those who have given the utmost sacrifice in order for us to enjoy our freedoms, Their [...]

7th May Comments

Rewards of Rain

Posted on May 7th, 2009 at 5:33 am

Okay this area is as usual getting a good soaking this year and for the first time in a long time this was the result of one of the many storms that have gone through here in the last month.

7th May Comments

Good Eating

Posted on May 7th, 2009 at 5:30 am

Okay it is not techy but hey they are really nummy. For those who have no idea what these are, they are morel mushrooms and the best things to eat this side of … err never mind.

15th January Comments

Some of the Temps

Posted on January 15th, 2009 at 7:41 am

Here is a short list of the temps in areas that I have friends as of 7:30 this morning. All temps are in fahrenheit. Quad Cities -25 Regina Canada -27 Dallas Texas 30 Lake Charles,LA 36 Okay this is the end of the “boy ti’s cold outside” reports I promise.

15th January Comments

How cold is it?

Posted on January 15th, 2009 at 7:14 am

Yes I am one of the many folks that are in the middle of this cold wave and just how cold is it I was asked last night will this morning I decided to see just how cold it was. The temp is -25 degrees with a wind chill of a toasty -45 degrees. Ouch [...]

15th January Comments

Ricardo Montalban dies at age 88 (AP)

Posted on January 15th, 2009 at 6:54 am

  AP – Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV’s "Fantasy Island," died Wednesday morning at his home, his family said. He was 88. A man who even when selling cars made it sound like the best thing in the [...]

7th January Comments

Federal Trade Commission To Scrutinize DRM

Posted on January 7th, 2009 at 8:28 am

Oh how I love to see the Feds fighting amongst them selves, Baldy. Ars Technica reports that the FTC is getting ready to take a hard look at gaming DRM, setting up a town hall meeting to be held on March 25th. They’re currently recruiting panelists, and they say the meeting will, in part, “address [...]