The tornadoes were north & west of me. Thus, all we received was some much needed rain. It has cooled off again after nearly setting a new record high earlier this week. I suspect that ya'll received some of the same weather system ?
Posted on Feb 3, 2007, 7:54 AM from IP address 72.154.128.167
In the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill.
Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber. 'I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news,' he said as he surveyed the worried faces. 'The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. It's an experimental procedure, semi-risky and you will have to pay for the brain yourselves.'
The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news. After a great length of time, someone asked, 'Well, how much does a brain cost?'
The Doctor quickly responded, '$25,000 for a male brain, and $3,000 for a female brain.'
The moment turned awkward. Men in the room tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the women, but some actually smirked. A man, unable to control his curiosity, blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, 'Why is the male brain so much more?'
The doctor smiled at the childish innocence and said to the entire group, 'It's just standard pricing procedure. We have to mark down the price of the female brains, because they've actually been used.'
Posted on Jan 31, 2007, 11:49 AM from IP address 68.18.41.226
BOTH were spotted today on our property......the Bald Eagle has been around for a few days and the coyote was seen mid-afternnon eating something in the field. We spooked the coyote so maybe he will think twice before returning.
Posted on Jan 19, 2007, 6:00 PM from IP address 71.212.71.149
Jill, if a coyote found something to eat near your home; he/she will be back. Sometimes, even being hit with a load of bird shot is not enough to make him/her think twice before returning. They will return when you area asleep. They are quite intelligent scavengers. They have been imported into parts of Florida from the west and have become quite a nuisance.
Posted on Jan 20, 2007, 7:09 PM from IP address 68.18.41.226
Those darn coyotes will return! We hear them all the time in the middle of the night howling & such. We haven't seen them before but know they are here.
The guy who tends our fields & rents it for his cows was spreading 'chicken manure' and there are 'pieces & parts' the birds seem to be attractd to so I'm sure he smelled something good & came out for 'lunch' rather than their normal midnight feeding time!
Posted on Jan 21, 2007, 11:05 AM from IP address 71.212.71.149
Jill With the weather you are having out their lately
by John
It would be safe to say start knitting little caps for those BALD headed eagles to keep their little heads warm. As for those coyotes trap them and send them to Tom to feed those gaitors so they will stop eating the Florida locals and tourists. :+). And here the weather has been pretty good so far this winter.
Posted on Jan 21, 2007, 3:27 PM from IP address 72.236.231.132
A woman was leaving a convenience store with her
morning coffee when she noticed a most unusual
funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A
long black hearse was followed by a second long black
hearse about 50 feet behind the first one. Behind the
second hearse was a solitary woman walking a pit bull
on a leash.
Behind her, a short distance back, were about 200 women
walking single file.
The woman couldn't stand her curiosity. She
respectfully approached the woman walking the dog and
said, "I am so sorry for your loss, and I know this
is a bad time to disturb you, but I've never seen a
funeral like this. Whose funeral is it?"
"My husband's."
"What happened to him?"
The woman replied, "My dog attacked and killed him."
She inquired further, "Well, who is in the second
hearse?"
The woman answered, "My mother-in-law. She was trying
to help my husband when the dog turned on her."
A poignant and thoughtful moment of silence passed
between the two women. "Can I borrow the dog?"
"Get in line."
~A Woman's Prayer
Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom to understand a man, Love
to forgive him, and Patience for his moods. Because,
Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll just beat him to
death.
Posted on Jan 14, 2007, 12:11 PM from IP address 68.18.13.161
What Would Jesus Drive?
Most people assume WWJD is for "What would Jesus do?" But the initials really stand for "What would Jesus drive?"
One theory is that Jesus would tool around in an old Plymouth because "the Bible says God drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden in a Fury."
But in Psalm 83, the Almighty clearly owns a Pontiac and a Geo. The passage urges the Lord to "pursue your enemies with your Tempest and terrify them with your Storm."
Perhaps God favors Dodge pickup trucks, because Moses' followers are warned not to go up a mountain "until the Ram's horn sounds a long blast."
Some scholars insist that Jesus drove a Honda but didn't like to talk about it. As proof, they cite a verse in St. John's gospel where Christ tells the crowd, "For I did not speak of my own Accord."
Meanwhile, Moses rode an old British motorcycle, as evidenced by a Bible passage declaring, "the roar of Moses' Triumph is heard in the hills."
Joshua drove a Triumph sports car with a hole in its muffler: "Joshua's Triumph was heard throughout the land." And, following the Master's lead, the Apostles car-pooled in a Honda: "The Apostles were in one Accord."
Posted on Jan 11, 2007, 7:31 PM from IP address 71.212.71.149
Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
Raccoons will test your crop of melons and let you know when they are
ripe.
If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
Onced and twiced are words.
It's not a shopping cart; It's a buggy.
Fire ants consider your flesh a picnic.
People actually grow and eat okra.
Fixinto is a word.
There is no such thing as "lunch". There is only dinner and then there
is supper.
Ice tea/Sweet tea is appropriate for all meals.
Backards and forards means "I know everything about you."
Jeet? is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it
is. You work until you' re done or it's too dark to see.
You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH ‘em.
You know you're from Tennessee if:
You measure distance in minutes.
"...your favorite shirt is orange cause you can wear it to the game on
Saturday, huntin' on Sunday, & to work for the highway dept. on Monday and never have to change!"
You've ever had to switch from "Heat" to "A/C" two or three times a day.
You use "fix" as a verb. Example: "I'm fixing to go to the store "
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable,
grain, insect or animal.
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.
You know what a "DAWG" is.
You carry jumper cables in your car...for your OWN car.
You only own four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco and ketchup.
The local papers cover national and international news on one page but
require 6 pages for local gossip and sports.
You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm".
You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, still Summer and
Christmas.
You know whether another Tennessean is from east, middle, or west
Tennessee as soon as they open their mouth.
Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past time known as "Goin' Wal-Martin" or
Goin' to "Wally World".
You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good soup-bean
weather.
A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola or pop...it's a Coke,
regardless of brand or flavor. Example: "What kinda coke you want?"
You know what cowtippin' and snipe huntin' are.
Fried catfish is the other white meat.
We don't need no stinking Driver's Ed....if mama says we can drive, we
can drive.
Posted on Jan 5, 2007, 7:43 PM from IP address 71.212.71.149
Okra is also great fried and added to scrambled eggs, onions & cheese. The folks from Louisiana also prepare it in a number of their gumbos. Taste Great !
Jill, I'm sure your Dad does not miss all the fruits, vegetables & nuts which seem to be far more prevalent in California than in Tennessee. <G>
Tennessee is cooler in the mountains during the summer. Gets too cold for my very thin blood during the winter.
Posted on Jan 7, 2007, 3:29 PM from IP address 68.18.13.161
We spent the past week with our youngest Son in New Orleans. 12.5 hours to drive the 700 miles home yesterday. It will take me several days to recuperate !
My Wish for Ya'll in 2007
May peace break into your house and may thieves come
to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans
become a magnet of $100 bills. May love stick to your
face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips!
May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires
and may happiness slap you across the face and may
your tears be that of joy. May the problems you had
forget your home address!
In simple words ............
May 2007 be the best year of your life!!!
Posted on Jan 5, 2007, 7:32 AM from IP address 68.18.13.161
my son inlaw called my daughter a few minutes ago informing her that a deer has run into the front/side of their one year old car.Can we make the deer pay damages or get the deer owners (city/state)for reckles endangment to said car adult owner of car and his cub scout son uho missed his meeting because of this. By last report it was probably bambi who is down but not out.PS we cannot even get the meat.
Posted on Dec 21, 2006, 3:49 PM from IP address 72.236.231.166
Other than alcohol, I think that deer cause more auto accidents than anything else each year in the US. Talking on cell phones may be catching up to it. <G>
If you recall how large the 1968 Pontiac Bonneville was; in 1969, a deer totaled my sister's while she was driving. Fortunately, she was wearing seat belts before it was mandatory. When it was over, the deer nor the auto could move under it's own power.
Posted on Dec 22, 2006, 6:15 AM from IP address 72.146.78.222
A friend of ours and her husband had moved to Florida And while driving on night a deer ran in front of her car.She hit it and it broke in half with the back half of the deer going under the car and the front half went through the winshield and landed in her lap.Talk about trama. : (
Posted on Dec 23, 2006, 4:45 PM from IP address 72.236.231.141
It's hard to control animal populations.....it seems to me they always have low numbers then they get protected and then waaaaaaay overpopulated! Human interferance...some good....some bad!
Posted on Dec 23, 2006, 8:21 PM from IP address 66.42.40.240
I was driving home from work one evening and a guy in the opposite lane with a 68 pontiac was towing a trailet with about a 18 foot inboard/outboard boat on it. he hadn't tied it down. because of heavy traffic he had to hit the breaks hard and said boat rolled up the front roller/bumper, up the truck deck and roof coming to rest as if he was cartopping the boat with the bow even with the front of the car. : )
Posted on Dec 26, 2006, 10:29 PM from IP address 72.236.231.253
Im still here. just feeling a little low lately. Trying to help my daughter catch on their bill has pulled me down into tne same boat and it's been slow going trying to get enough back to pay my bills. Sorry about the venison Tom Most of it is being ate to stretch out the grocry bill. Like venison and eggs for breakfast.Venison stew for lunch and venison an veggy's for supper, So goes life.Plus still having problems with my blood sugar. However i am seeing a little light in the forest. You guy have a merry christmas and a happy new year.
Posted on Dec 21, 2006, 10:54 AM from IP address 72.236.231.226
I understand feeling low !! I go through spells of it and suspect most of us folks with CHF do also. Like with you; the month of November was financially a difficult one. However, I firmly believe that God will supply all of of needs. Perhaps not our desires, but definitely our needs !!
Please stay in contact with Jill & I. We both care about you and your well being. You may be surprised how much better it is sometimes, to share your burdens with your friends. If you want to contact me off this list my email is:
tew4515atyahoo.com.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Posted on Dec 21, 2006, 12:46 PM from IP address 72.146.78.222
John, How are you getting along ? We have not heard from you in a couple of weeks. Please let Jill & I know that you are OK and just been busy trying on your red suit. <G>
Posted on Dec 19, 2006, 11:23 AM from IP address 74.230.99.152
I hope that ya'll are not receiving the worse of the weather they are showing on TV. I will keep ya'll in my prayers. Please let John & I know how ya'll are getting by.
Posted on Dec 15, 2006, 1:30 PM from IP address 74.230.106.219
We are both fine. The storm was a little wild.....the house shook when the bad gusts came through......you heard them coming too! We lost power for only 2 hours.
A few things were blown around and some garage roofing is in the yard but other than that we're good! I did travel to Vancouver Friday and saw lots of damage.....many down trees in yards & along the freeway.......lots of firewood around now!
Posted on Dec 16, 2006, 10:29 AM from IP address 66.42.40.232
Glad to here that ya'll came through OK ! The folks in the NW are not generally accustomed to the high winds we are exposed to here on the coast. Being without electricity & internet makes me feel uncomfortable. At least our high winds generally occur during the warm weather rather than the cold. <G> Have a great weekend !!
Posted on Dec 16, 2006, 7:12 PM from IP address 74.230.106.219
I have DSL and it is too slow for most of the clips I receive. I generally have just stopped opening them. It takes 5 or 6 stops to complete. Would be impossible without high speed. DSL is about 1/2 the speed of cable. But then it also about half the expense. <G>
Posted on Dec 11, 2006, 7:55 PM from IP address 74.230.106.219
He tells me his son has to blow his horn several times to get a herd of deer out of the driveway i sold him in cumberland so he can get into my ex property so they can go hunting.: (
Posted on Nov 26, 2006, 8:03 PM from IP address 72.236.231.189
John, You should get your nephew to bring you some venison for your freezer. If the deer has not gotten heated up by running, the meat is better than beef. I wish I could get someone to bring me some. (:-{)
Posted on Nov 27, 2006, 3:04 PM from IP address 70.157.204.28
Then pack some in dry ice and ship it down to me. Let me store it in my freezer. That will free up some space for more in your freezer. <G> Jill & Jack might also appreciate such a care package for Christmas.
Posted on Nov 28, 2006, 6:47 AM from IP address 70.157.204.28
Jump into your gaitor mobile and come on up. Well even tie one to a tree so you can't miss. : ) No gun ?? we'll furnish one complete with shells.Unless the laws have changed ypu don't even need a license on your own private land or ours as the case may be..
Posted on Nov 28, 2006, 6:17 PM from IP address 72.236.231.226
John, Like you, I am the ex-Hunter. If I were able to drive that far; I would have to run over the deer in order to acquire one. My days of hunting are long over. But thanks for the offer!
Posted on Nov 29, 2006, 7:54 AM from IP address 70.157.204.28
YES, we love the stuff! One of my girlfriends husband goes out hunting every year and has shared some of that tasty meat!
Not to long ago Jack's nephew in MO went hunting....bagged 2 deer then called his father to say...." I forgot how to dress them....can you come help" The limit there is 6....around here it's one.
Jill
Posted on Nov 29, 2006, 9:49 AM from IP address 66.52.195.155
Tom the venison in my freezer was given to my son in law by his steapfather.
by John
He managed a gun shop in a rural area so i assume he did not have any problems gettings donations.However i will ask my nephew for a couple of care packages to be sent to a couple of venison starved friends.Are their any restrictions state or federal about sending wild game through the mail
Posted on Nov 30, 2006, 4:48 PM from IP address 72.236.222.247
Most places use FedEx and UPS for standard two-day and express overnight shipping.
How will my products be packaged?
Products arrive in our attractive gift box, packed in a sturdy reusable insulated cooler with plenty of dry ice to ensure the products remain frozen or chilled during shipment.
If someone asks what is inside just tell them steaks. <G>
Posted on Dec 2, 2006, 12:41 PM from IP address 70.157.204.28
Glad to see you all here. The girls and I stayed at the old farmhouse weekly till August then we started communting back and forth in September.
Then in late October we got to go into a "newer" intern house that was much nicer. I pleaded with the girls to live there for the remainder of the maze season and they agreed. The maze ended Nov.12 and it was the second best in the tens years that they have had it. SO I have been recommended to come back next year and run it again.
Come December it will be 9 years since the heart business first happend and I was blessed to have come out of that healthy and alive.
It wouldn't be till March when it will be the anniversity of meeting you folks via Jon's Place and I just want to say that you guys are still here. So much for the odds and numbers. Well done. Your families are blessed as are you all.
We are going to head up to Hyde Park NY tomorrow to visit the Vanderbilt Mansion and also go to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Home as well as Elanor's home at Val-Kill.
Stay well. Watch out for flu season.
Love,
Jamie
Posted on Nov 23, 2006, 8:56 PM from IP address 68.192.253.100
I hope everyone has an enjoyable week ....
We are have an old friend over and my neice is flying up for the week.
For the first time we are going out to eat on T-day.....hard to imagine a thanksgiving without waking up to the aroma of turkey!
We will head out to the Casino buffett...
Jill
Posted on Nov 20, 2006, 8:47 AM from IP address 66.42.42.181
I do most of our cooking. My Dear Wife still works full time in order to support us. I must start the preparations today in order not to get too worn out. Today, I will bake some banana nut bread and cook collards. Tomorrow I will cut up the turkey, begin marinating the breast over night and boiling the dark meat to be used in the dressing and gravy. I get as much done as possible before Thursday.
Wishing ya'll the best !!
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Tom
Posted on Nov 21, 2006, 8:33 AM from IP address 72.146.76.151
When we do cook Thanksgiving dinner at home we do it the same way......several days of cooking and generally whats left to do on T-day is minimal. Makes the entire process more enjoyable.
Jill
Posted on Nov 22, 2006, 8:57 AM from IP address 66.42.42.176
