Chili for the Cold

Tonight, it’s supposed to go down to 66 here in Florida. This afternoon, I made some chili to prepare for the cold. Of course, tomorrow, it’ll probably be back up in the 80’s or 90’s, but I love chili no matter what the temperature.

I got this email to day and have forwarded it to a few people. I just had to share it with you. It is hilarious. I’ve known people like this guy. I bet you do too.

RETIREDHUSBAND

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target.
Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse.

Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Target:

Dear Mrs. Harris,
Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Harris, are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras:

1. June 15: He took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.

2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.

4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away'. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money.

5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway.

6. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.

8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' EMTs were called.

9.. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.

10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.

11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the ' Mission Impossible' theme.

12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna look' by using different sizes of funnels.

13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!'

14. October 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed 'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!'

And last, but not least:

15. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.' One of the clerks passed out.

Today, I installed gauges on my propane tanks. Since I go my new travel trailer, I have used less than 1/2 of a tank of propane. Not too shabby. Tomorrow, I’m going to mix up some sourdough starter and then start experimenting with various forms of sourdough bread and sourdough biscuits.

I also want to make some more corn muffins. I love those.

Until next time…

Overwhelming

Just finished watching Glenn Beck’s TV show at GBTV.com. What a show! He and his guests discussed the Muslim Brotherhood and the conference they held in Chicago, IL, on 6/26/2011, During the conference, they talked about the need and how to overthrow the American Republic, put an end to capitalism, and replace it with a Khilafah or Califate where Sharia law reigns. They don’t think the people can really rule themselves, but only Allah can.

The Muslim Brotherhood is active from city to city and from country to country and are joining with communists, socialists, radicals and Marxists to bring chaos to society so they can take over, eliminate capitalism, nationalism, and tribalism. Then the country would be under Sharia law.

This has happened before (in 1979) where groups like this got together. They ousted the Shah of Iran and took over there.

Glenn cautioned his audience to believe what these people are saying. Under Sharia law, people who failed to follow Islam would be executed,

If you didn’t get to see this, please go to GBTV.com and check it out. The first 14 days are free, but I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t want to watch every day.

I really believe this is a good vs evil thing. We must stand up for good.

No doubt, I’m not doing a good job making this threat to our great country clear. Please go out to GBTV and check for yourself.

I went to the bank to deposit a couple of checks then to Publix for groceries. I haven’t been reading as much, but have to get back to it or I’ll have to renew some library books.

Until next time…

Denny’s Again

Richard and I went to Denny’s for dinner tonight and we each had a Mac ‘N Cheese Big Daddy Pattie Melt. It was just as good as I remembered, as was the strawberry cheesecake milkshake.

Star of David

Did you hear about the Iraqi immigrant living in St. Louis, MO, who had a star of David carved into his back because he wrote a poem because of his public support for Israel and the Jewish people. He wrote a poem in Arabic called “ Tears at the Heart of the Holocaust.”

Interesting, the FBI is investigating, but has not yet labeled it a “hate crime.” Not that I necessarily think any crime should be labeled a “hate” crime, just odd that those who are usually so quick to assign this attribute to crimes against certain people, fail to do so in this case. Can you believe that this happened in the United States of America?

Convert or Die

In Iran, there is a man who converted from Islam to Christianity and later became a pastor. He has been found guilty of apostasy and faces death if he fails to recant. Aren’t you glad we still have some semblance of religious freedom here?

Arming the Warships

Speaking of Iran, yesterday I mentioned that they are threatening to send warships to our coast. Today, Drudge reports that Iran is suspected of stealing surface-to-air missiles from Libya. I also read somewhere that Iran is arming its warhips with cruise missiles.  Scary, huh?

Too Close for Comfort

Dr. Salah Sultan, member of the Muslim Brotherhood, who called for every Zionist who visited Egypt to be killed, recently resided in Columbus, OH, where he allegedly lectured at a local, Islamic elementary school (Sunrise Academy). He still owns a home in the USA and has family living here. If you have children, I hope you are paying attention to what they are learning and hearing in school.

Until next time…

Home Again, Home Again Jiggity Jig

 

I left Jeff’s about 9 this morning and arrived home at 6 tonight. Th trip started with a traffic backup on I-85. This cost me about 30 – 45 minutes, but I still made it home in pretty good time.

As soon as I got home, before I could unload the truck, it began pouring. I quickly got the essentials in. The rest will wait until tomorrow.

After I hooked up my computer, I checked theblaze.com and saw a couple of disturbing stories: A woman in Saudi Arabia (where women will get to vote and hold office by 2015), was given 10 lashes for driving a car, in defiance of a ban on women driving. Also, an Egyptian cleric has stated on al Jazeera that “Every Zionist (for this read Jew) who enters Egypt – tourist or not -  should be killed.”

Did you see that Ford has pulled an ad that criticizes the car company bailout? The car buyer in the ad said he bought a Ford because Ford didn’t take bailout money. One of the primary reasons I chose my Ford F150 was because Ford didn’t take bailout money. It is rumored that the White House pressured Ford to pull the ad, but Ford denies the allegation.

Did you hear about Bev Perdue, governor of NC, suggesting that Congressional elections be suspended for two years?

Iran is threatening to send worships to the US shores. Is this a precursor for their delivery of bombs that produce EMPs?

Currently watching NCIS and looking forward to NCIS – LA and Body of Proof.

Until next time…

Scary Scary

 

Campbell Middle School in Cobb County, GA has had to adjust its curriculum on the Mideast. You won’t believe what they sent home as an assignment. It seems to endorse the use of Sharia law. This article spells it out:

http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/15623492/article-School%E2%80%99s-curriculum-on-Mideast-adjusted-after-parent-protests?instance=home_viewed

 

On Another Note:

Although we should have learned by now that nothing is sacred and nothing is safe from those whose mission it is to destroy America, it’s still shocking to learn that jihadist terrorist organizations have infiltrated the Boy Scouts of America.

AARON KLEIN SAYS ” This is the kind of irony that can turn your stomach.”

The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic organization responsible for the creation of Hamas, has infiltrated the BSA, not only through mosques and worship centers that establish and sponsor scouting programs, but also through direct partnership with BSA.

Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910, during the height of the progressive era in the United States due to concerns among some that young men were no longer learning patriotism and individualism. BSA epitomized the Christian values of America’s founding fathers for decades. Today, however, Boy Scouts of America is riddled with terrorist organizations who are recruiting and training youth — by the thousands — for their own causes.

Boy Scouts of America welcomes diverse religions and has incorporated them into its program giving scouts an opportunity to earn badges or emblems by participating in religious activities.

The Islamic scouting emblems include an Allahu Akbar emblem. Allahu Akbar (‘Allah is greater’) are the very same words shouted by many Islamic terrorists and suicide bombers in the moments just before they kill (in the name of Allah).

Almost 30 years ago, Boy Scouts of America entered into a partnership with the Islamic Council on Scouting of North America, an organization in New York that expressed a desire to promote scouting in local Muslim communities. That partnership opened the door to a dangerous and radical form of Islam, welcoming the ICSNA in to recruit and train new generations of jihadists right under our noses.

ICSNA was chaired by Dr. Muzamil Siddiqui, an Islamic scholar who served as Chairman of the Religious Affairs Committee of a Muslim Brotherhood founded organization, Muslim Students Association (MSA).

Once accepted into BSA, the ICSNA immediately began the formation of a National Islamic Committee of the Boy Scouts of America to spread Islamic scouting across the nation. An ad hoc committee was formed under the Chairmanship of Ambassador Youssouf Sylla, representative to the United Nations of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).

Thanks to the work of the ICSNA’s national committee, several Islamic scout units have been formed throughout the U.S. and more Muslim Brotherhood organizations, like the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), were accepted into the BSA.

BSA states regarding its relationship with the Islamic Society of North America: “ISNA has had a relationship with the Boy Scouts of America for over a decade, and the ISNA secretary general recently signed the relationship document in the ISNA’s annual convention at Chicago.”

Last year, Klein reported that the Obama administration has “an extensive relationship” with ISNA and that the organization was an unindicted co-conspirator in a scheme to raise money for Hamas. Klein went on to say that, according to Islam scholar Stephen Schwartz, ISNA is “one of the chief conduits through which the radical Saudi form of Islam passes into the United States.”. READ MORE: KLEIN ONLINE

Heading Home

Tomorrow, I’ll be heading home to Florida, leaving around 9am after most of the traffic is gone.

Until next time…

Brunch at Shoney’s

This morning, I had the privilege of brunch at Shoney’s with my friend Carolyn and several members of her family. I rarely get to eat at Shoney’s anymore since almost all of the Shoney’s in Florida were closed sever years ago. Even better though was getting to spend time with my dear friends. You probably know people like that: even though you haven’t seen them in a while, it’s just like you last saw them only yesterday.

The six-hour drive back to Jeff’s was uneventful. I got back just a little after six pm and enjoyed some wonderful bean soup my brother Jeff made. It was funny: right after I pulled in the driveway, my sister-in-law Kathy pulled in and right after she pulled in, my nephew Greg came. We couldn’t have planned it better if we tried.

Needless to say, after that fairly long drive, I am beat.

Until next time…

A Beautiful Wedding

Today was a great day. I got to see a beautiful wedding and to see some of my favorite people: Carolyn, her daughter Saundra and her husband Steve, her son Bruce, who lives in Canandaigua, the bride Megan. I also got to meet some special people: the groom Chris and Bruce’s girlfriend Carrie. I wish all of you could know these folks. They are some of the finest onearth.

I don’t know what I would have done without Homer Simpson to tell me how to get where I needed to go. He took me right where I needed to go except I didn’t listen when he told me I was at the place where the reception was held. It was the Cypress Inn at 16 Elm Street in Conway. The food was really good. There were three layers of wedding cake with a choice of red velvet or marble. I had the red velvet.

Of course, just before we got to where The Cypress Inn, it began to pour, but I didn’t melt.

Following are some pictures I took:

 

         Saundra is walking Megan down the aisle.

         The happy bride and groom.

 

         Bruce with Carolyn

This has just been one of these days where I couldn’t stop smiling.

Tomorrow, I’m meeting Carolyn, Saundra, Steve, Megan, Chris, Bruce and Carrie at Waffle House for brunch, then I’ll be heading back to my brother’s.

Until next time…

Who Has the World’s Largest Army?

Just in case you haven't seen this before. True story and most people will never know it.

Here's an interesting side bar. After the Japanese decimated our fleet in Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941, they could have sent their troop ships and carriers directly to California to finish what they started. The prediction from our Chief of Staff was we would not be able to stop a massive invasion until they reached the Mississippi River . Remember, we had a 2 million man army and war ships....all fighting the Germans. So, why did they not invade?

After the war, the remaining Japanese generals and admirals were asked that question. Their answer....they know that almost every home had guns and the Americans knew how to use them.
The world's largest army...

America 's hunters!

I had never thought about this....
A blogger added up the deer license sales in just a handful of states and arrived at a striking conclusion:
There were over 600,000 hunters this season in the state of Wisconsin .

Allow me to restate that number.
Over the last several months, Wisconsin 's hunters became the eighth largest army in the world. More men under arms than in Iran .
More than in France and Germany combined. These men deployed to the woods of a single American state to hunt with firearms, and no one was killed.

That number pales in comparison to the 750,000 who hunted the woods of Pennsylvania and Michigan 's 700,000 hunters,
All of whom have now returned home.

Toss in a quarter million hunters in West Virginia and it literally establishes the fact that The hunters of those four states alone would comprise the largest army in the world.

The point?

America will forever be safe from foreign invasion with that kind of home-grown firepower. Hunting -- it's not just a way to fill the freezer. It's a matter of national security.
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That's why all enemies, foreign and domestic, want to see us disarmed.

Food for thought when next we consider gun control.

Today, I traveled from my brother’s in Lawrenceville, GA, to Conway, SC for my friend Carolyn’s granddaughter’s wedding. For the most part, the trip was uneventful, except for the rainstorm when I was about 25 miles from my destination. At times, I could barely see the road because of the rain and the water bein sprayed up on the windshield.

It’s always nostalgic for me to go to South Carolina. I drove on I-20 right past Camden, SC, where my family used to go to visit my uncle Paul and aunt Lillian and their family. After we were married, Mark and I stopped by their house whenever we could. They’ve been gone for years, but I still have vivid memories of my aunt Lillian frying chicken and bacon. Her bacon was the best. She always got it sliced thick with the rind on. I’ve not been able to find any like that anywhere. And my uncle Paul had more fish stories and deer-hunting stories than you can imagine.

My cousin Jones and his wife Nel still live in Camden and I’ll get to see them when I attend their younger daughter Paula’s wedding next month.

I finally finished The Rembrandt Affair and am looking forward to reading my next book.

Well, I think it’s time for a much deserved nap.

Until next time…

More Interesting Facts

Yesterday, I discussed the treatment of the Jews in Holland. I’ve been doing more research today and have discovered that Hitler also hated Jehovah’s Witnesses. From: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/netherlands.html

“However, one factor was certainly clear. Hitler could not control the Witnesses nor gain their allegiance. The Witnesses refused to serve in Hitler's army as they were already in the army of Jehovah. The Witnesses refused to salute Hitler as their allegiance was to God. As such, the Witnesses continued their teaching and publications in spite of increasing persecution and assault at the hands of the Nazis.

Additionally, the Witnesses established an underground network. This network served many functions including hiding Witnesses who were being sought by the Nazis and those who had recently escaped from neighboring countries. The underground also played a role in the transport and distribution of food. This included not only food for the body but spiritual food in the form of literature and readings.

Finally, one could argue that the Witnesses engaged in an occupation long strike against involvement in the Nazi war effort. Witnesses refused to serve in the military. They refused to be involved in the production of war materials and supplies. This resistance was consistently met with Nazi hostility and resulted in imprisonment and potential loss of life.

Acts of resistance on the part of the Dutch and Jehovah's Witnesses provide us with models of courage in the face of atrocities. They provide for us lessons in the value of belief, of community, and of involvement. “

I also was reminded by Glenn Beck about Corey Ten Boom and her book The Hiding Place. If you haven’t read it, please do. Of course, you have probably heard of Anne Frank who, with her family, was taken to the concentration camps from Holland by the Germans.

We must work to make sure this never happens again. Stand with Israel and against anti-Semitism.

Tomorrow, I head for Conway, SC, to attend the wedding of my friend Carolyn’s granddaughter Megan. I’m sure looking forward to seeing the whole family. It’s supposed to take a little over five hours.

In view of that, I’d better get to bed. I plan to leave by 7 am.

Until next time…

Bass Pro Shop

Today, I went to Bass Pro Shop, one of my favorite stores. My only purchases were a bag of Maple Brown Sugar Ham Jerky and a Butterfinger I just couldn’t resist.

I spent a couple of hours after I got home watching the Glenn Beck show on GBTV. His new show is more than twice as good as the one he did on Fox: it’s twice as long and doesn’t have quite as many commercials. The best thing about it is you can watch it whenever you want after it is aired live on the Internet. The normal time is 5-7 pm at GBTV.com. You can sign up for a free two week trial. You can also watch previous episodes on demand at the same site.

I’m reading Daniel Silva’s book The Rembrandt Affair. In the book, he discusses what the Germans did after they invaded Poland and after the Netherlands fell. The following are some notes I took from the book and from research I did on the Internet:

In January, 1941, the Nazis decreed that all Jews residing in Holland had to register with the Dutch census office within 4 weeks. Refusal would result in imprisonment and confiscation of their properties. This provided the Germans with the name, address, age and six of nearly every Jew in Holland.

A number of decrees followed:

1. Jews were forbidden to give blood.
2. Jews were not allowed to enter hotels or eat in restaurants.
3. Jews were forbidden to attend the theater, visit public libraries, or view art exhibits.
4. Jews were forbidden to serve on the stock exchange
5. They could no longer own pigeons.
6. Jewish children were barred from “Aryan” schools.
7. Jews were required to surrender art collections and all jewelry except wedding bands and pocket watches.
8. Jews were required to deposit all savings in Lippman, Rosenthal & Company, a formerly Jewish-owned bank taken over by the Nazis.
9. As of April 29, 1942, Jews over the age of six were required to wear a yellow star of David at all times while in public – not pinned on, but sewn on.
10. Eventually, Jews could not leave their homes at night.
11. Jews were not allowed to enter the homes of non-Jews.
12. Jews were forbidden to use public telephones.
13. Jews were forbidden to ride on trains or streetcars.

Eventually, Jews were rounded up and deported for “labor service.” Healthy ones did work in labor camps under the most horrific conditions. The young, the elderly and disabled were exterminated. 75% or 105,000 of all Jews in Holland were killed during the Holocaust.

If you are paying any attention to what’s happening in the world right now, you know that the Jews are once again coming under attack. How can this be? Iran has vowed to wipe Israel off the map and eliminate all Jews. The Palestinian Authority, currently seeking state status at the UN, wants their country to be Jew-free. Every day, Jews in Israel face the possibility of bombs falling.

Let’s stand with Israel against this evil.

Until next time…

Home from the Hospital

My cousin Richard came home from the hospital today. even though they wanted to keep him one more day. He said he spent most of the afternoon sleeping. I think they may have given him some medicine that makes him sleepy

I read until 3 am, but I finished The Defector by Daniel Silva. What a great book. I’m currently reading The Rembrandt Affair, another interesting book by the same author.

My brother made breaded pork chops, green beans, fried potatoes and onions, and leftover Spanish rice for dinner. The pork chops were so tender they practically melted in my mouth. The rest of the stuff was also very scrumptious.

I’m looking forward to the season premier of NCIS, NCIS-LA, and Body of Proof. Body of Proof is a new show starring Dana Delaney as a Medical Examiner, of all things.

Until next time…

Incredible Slideshow

I re-shared this on Facebook – a heartbreaking slideshow of the flooding in the Binghamton, Endicott, Johnson City and surrounding areas.  Anyone familiar with the area will be saddened to learn that No. 5 was flooded. Hope they get it restored before I go up to New York again. 

I went to WalMart today and picked up a few things (yes, I  did pay for them), worked on the wedding gift for my friend Carolyn’s granddaughter Megan and her husband, read about half way through another Daniel Silva book, and pretty much goofed off.

My brother grilled steak and made baked potatoes for dinner. It was so good.

My cousin Richard is still in the hospital, but is expecting to go home tomorrow.

Until next time…

Good News All Around

I spoke with my cousin Richard at the hospital today and he sounded upbeat. His blood pressure has gone down significantly and he’s lost a lot of weight (mostly fluid weight now that he’s on water pills). The doctor has also changed some of his medications. So glad to hear he’s on the mend.

My friend Karen finally called me. I’d been trying to get hold of her since Friday night, but she wasn’t answering her phone or her cell phone. After Richard going into the hospital unexpectedly, I really wondered if maybe the same thing happened to her, but she was fine. She said it was a long story and she’d explain when I got home.

The Buffalo Bills won today – hope they finally get a Super Bowl.

My nephew Greg just walked in so I guess I’ll post then right now.

Until next time…

9/11 Boatlift

Be sure to watch this video about the 9/11 boatlift from Manhattan. 500,000 people were boatlifted off the island in a very short time due to the help of the Coast Guard, ferry boats, private individuals. It is narrated by Tom Hanks.

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/cities/moving-documentary-of-911-evacuation-by-boat-shows-resilience-of-cities/881?tag=nl.e660

Also, today is Constitution Day. Be sure to catch Schoolhouse Rock’s video presentation about the Constitution. It’s very entertaining and informative.

http://www.allproudamericans.com/schoolhouse-rock-happy-constitution-day.html

Finished another Dan Simmons book today and am starting another Daniel Silva book tonight.

Until next time…

I Don’t Know How She Does It

Today, I went to Discover Mills and saw the movie I Don’t Know How She Does It with Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Curtin, Seth Myers and Sarah Shahi (from Fairly Legal). If you get a chance, go see it. It’s a terrific movie. Everyone (all 6 or 7 people) was laughing out loud all of the way through the movie.

I really didn’t go to Discover Mills to go to the movies, but to walk around the mall. Unfortunately, when I got out of the truck, I found my knees weren’t up to the walk. Maybe another day.

My cousin Richard called. When he went to his appointment with his heart doctor today, his blood pressure was so high that the doctor put him in the hospital. Please pray for him. This was kind of unexpected and it’s hard to be here while he is in the hospital.

I’m still reading that great book by Lis Wiehl of Fox News. Hopefully, I’ll finish it tonight or tomorrow morning.

My brother made goulash tonight. It was as delicious as I expected. With it, he made garlic cheese bread. Yum. Yum.

Until next time…

No Comparison

I received the following in an email and thought it was worth sharing. If you don’t want to read the account of someone who knows Sarah Palin and what she is like, at least go to the bottom to read about all of Michele Obama’s assistants and what they are paid.

Very interesting facts on two very different ladies. Sarah Palin Whether you're a Democrat, Independent, or Republican....the second half of this email should make all of us very sick, send this on .....especially the second half...... READ TO THE VERY END! VERY ENLIGHTENING!!! AND VERY DISTURBING!!! By Dewie Whetsell, Alaskan Fisherman. As posted in comments on Greta's article referencing the MOVEON ad about Sarah Palin. The last 45 of my 66 years I've spent in a commercial fishing town in Alaska . I understand Alaska politics but never understood national politics well until this last year. Here's the breaking point: Neither side of the Palin controversy gets it. It's not about persona, style, rhetoric, it's about doing things. Even Palin supporters never mention the things that I'm about to mention here. 1.Democrats forget when Palin was the Darling of the Democrats, because as soon as Palin took the Governor's office away from a fellow Republican and tough SOB, Frank Murkowski, she tore into the Republican's "Corrupt Bastards Club" (CBC) and sent them packing. Many of them are now residing in State housing and wearing orange jump suits The Democrats reacted by skipping around the yard, throwing confetti and singing, "la la la la" (well, you know how they are). Name another governor in this country that has ever done anything similar. 2.Now with the CBC gone, there were fewer Alaskan politicians to protect the huge, giant oil companies here. So she constructed and enacted a new system of splitting the oil profits called "ACES." Exxon (the biggest corporation in the world) protested and Sarah told them, "don't let the door hit you in the stern on your way out." They stayed, and Alaska residents went from being merely wealthy to being filthy rich. Of course, the other huge international oil companies meekly fell in line. Again, give me the name of any other governor in the country that has done anything similar. 3.The other thing she did when she walked into the governor's office is she got the list of State requests for federal funding for projects, known as "pork." She went through the list, took 85% of them and placed them in the "when-hell-freezes-over" stack. She let locals know that if we need something built, we'll pay for it ourselves. Maybe she figured she could use the money she got from selling the previous governor's jet because it was extravagant. Maybe she could use the money she saved by dismissing the governor's cook (remarking that she could cook for her own family), giving back the State vehicle issued to her, maintaining that she already had a car, and dismissing her State-provided security force (never mentioning - I imagine - that she's packing heat herself). I'm still waiting to hear the names of those other governors. 4.Now, even with her much-ridiculed "gosh and golly" mannerism, she also managed to put together a totally new approach to getting a natural gas pipeline built which will be the biggest private construction project in the history of North America. No one else could do it although they tried. If that doesn't impress you, then you're trying too hard to be unimpressed while watching her do things like this while baking up a batch of brownies with her other hand. 5.For 30 years, Exxon held a lease to do exploratory drilling at a place called Point Thompson. They made excuses the entire time why they couldn't start drilling. In truth they were holding it like an investment. No governor for 30 years could make them get started. Then, she told them she was revoking their lease and kicking them out. They protested and threatened court action. She shrugged and reminded them that she knew the way to the court house. Alaska won again. 6.President Obama wants the nation to be on 25% renewable resources for electricity by 2025. Sarah went to the legislature and submitted her plan for Alaska to be at 50% renewable by 2025. We are already at 25%. I can give you more specifics about things done, as opposed to style and persona. Everybody wants to be cool, sound cool, look cool. But that's just a cover-up. I'm still waiting to hear from liberals the names of other governors who can match what mine has done in two and a half years. I won't be holding my breath. By the way, she was content to return to Alaska after the national election and go to work, but the haters wouldn't let her. Now these adolescent screechers are obviously not scuba divers. And no one ever told them what happens when you continually jab and pester a barracuda. Without warning, it will spin around and tear your face off. Shoulda known better. You have just read the truth about Sarah Palin that sends the media, along with the Democrat party, into a wild uncontrolled frenzy to discredit her.I guess they are only interested in skirt chasers, dishonesty, immoral people, liars, womanizers, murderers, and bitter ex-presidents' wives. So "You go, Girl." I only wish the men in Washington had your guts, determination, honesty, and morals. I rest my case. Only FOOLS listen to the biased media NOWIf you've read this far ...................................................now, open your eyes.......... First Lady Michelle Obama's Servant List and Pay Scale TheFirst Lady Requires More Than Twenty Attendants (Thats 22 Attendants to be exact) 1.. $172,200- Sher, Susan (Chief Of Staff) 2. $140,000- Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy And Projects For The First Lady) 3. $113,000- Rogers, Desiree G. (Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary) 4. $102,000- Johnston, Camille Y. (Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady) 5. $100,000- Winter, Melissa E. (Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady) 6. $90,000- Medina , David S. (Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady) 7. $84,000- Lelyveld, Catherine M. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady) 8. $75,000- Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady) 9. $70,000- Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady) 10. $65,000- Burnough, Erinn J. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary) 11. $64,000- Reinstein, Joseph B. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary) 12. $62,000- Goodman, Jennifer R. (Deputy Director of Scheduling and Events Coordinator For The First Lady) 13. $60,000- Fitts, Alan O. (Deputy Director of Advance and Trip Director for the First Lady) 14. $57,500- Lewis, Dana M. (Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the First Lady) 15. $52,500- Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Associate Director and Deputy Press Secretary to The First Lady) 16. $50,000- Jarvis, Kristen E. (Special-2Assistant for Scheduling and Traveling Aide to The First Lady) 17. $45,000- Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Associate Director of Correspondence For The First Lady) 18. $43,000- Tubman, Samantha (Deputy Associate Director, Social Office) 19.. $40,000- Boswell, Joseph J. (Executive Assistant to the Chief Of Staff to the First Lady) 20. $36,000- Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary) 21. $35,000- Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant) 22. $35,000- Jackson, Deilia A. (Deputy Associate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady)(This is community organizing at it's finest.) There has NEVER been anyone in the White House at any time who has created such an army of staffers whose sole duties are the facilitation of the First Lady's social life. One wonders why she needs so much help, at taxpayer expense, when even Hillary, only had three;Jackie Kennedy one; Laura Bush one; and prior to Mamie Eisenhower social help came from the President's own pocket. Note: This does not include makeup artist Ingrid Grimes-Miles, 49, and "First Hairstylist" Johnny Wright, 31, both of whom traveled aboard Air Force One to Europe. FRIENDS......THESE SALARIES ADD UP TO SIX MILLION, THREE HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ($6,364,000) FOR THE 4 YEARS OF OFFICE????? AND WE ARE IN A RECESSION????? WELL.....MOST OF US ARE. I GUESS IT'S OK TO SPEND WILDLY WHEN IT'S NOT YOUR OWN MONEY????? Copyright 2009 CanadaFreePress.Com http://canadafreepress.com/ Yes, Yes, I know, The Canadian Free Press has to publish this because the USA media is too scared they might be considered racist. Sorry USA !

Working on reading Face of Betrayal by Fox’s Lis Wiehl. It’s a great book.

Until next time…

Apollo 18

Today, I went to AMC Colonial 18 in Lawrenceville and saw Apollo 18. It was a movie that will keep you wondering until the end – lots of jump out of your seat action. Good thing there was no one else in the theater, because I screamed out loud more than a couple of times.

The rest of the day, I spent reading.

Until next time…

I Made It

Well, I arrived at my brother’s about 2 this afternoon. I left Thonotosassa about 5:30 this morning. Traffic was light and the day was beautiful.

Last night, my cousin Richard and I had the new Mac ‘n Cheese Big Daddy Pattie Melt. It was absolutely delicious. I’m ready to go there and eat another one. With it we each had a strawberry cheesecake milkshake. Wow, it was so good. Try one if you get a chance.

The new Glenn Beck TV show started last night. What a great show – already better because it is two hours instead of the one hour on Fox News. One of the objects of the show is to enlighten us on history that’s not being taught or that has been suppressed. Have you ever heard of the Black Toms? I was a history major in college, but I had never heard about it. Glenn discussed it in conjunction with when the first terrorist attack was made on the U.S. (hint: it was in 1917 and was done by Germans/German collaborators, ignored by Woodrow Wilson, then used by FDR to justify locking up the Japanese at the beginning of WWII>

My brother is cooking sausage with peppers and onions for dinner, accompanied by a special macaroni salad.

Until next time…

Early Post

I’m posting my blog early today because I want to get my computer packed up and ready to go before tomorrow.

I already went to the library and picked up about 20 books. That should keep me busy and out of trouble (trouble being spending money on books while I’m away because I wouldn’t have any – but now I do, so no spending money on books.) I got all the Daniel Silva books and all the books of a couple of other authors whose names I don’t remember – the books are in the truck and ready to go.

I had cleaned the inside of my windshield just before going to the library and set the glass cleaner in the passenger seat. I’m sure you’ve guess that wasn’t the best idea I’ve ever had. On the way back the glass cleaner tipped over. When i tried to grab it (while tooling down the road), I must have twisted it. I finally had the good sense and a safe place to pull off the road. When I opened the passenger door, the glass cleaner tipped the rest of the way and spilled a lot of its contents along the floor by the seat. I wiped it up with a bunch of paper towels, but the ammonia smell was still quite potent. When I got home a few minutes later, I used the hose to flush out the glass cleaner then left the back windows down to help air it out.

I hope the smell goes away before tomorrow or I’ll be riding with the windows down all of the way to my brother Jeff’s.

Tonight is the premier of GBTV (Glen Beck TV). From 5 – 7pm, Glen will be putting on his TV show, but over the Internet. It’s free for the first two weeks. Why not give it a try? You’ll see news there you won’t find in the lame-stream media. GBTV already has more subscribers than the Oprah network (OWN) has viewers. Glenn is supposed to be introducing a new and improved chalkboard.

GBTV also came out with a new app for your iPhone or iPad to allow you to listen to GBTV – I think for free… I know the app is. I already downloaded my from Apple today and was able to listen to the Glenn Beck radio program on it.

At 7, Dickie and I are going to Denny’s to try their new Mac ‘n Cheese Big Daddy Patty Melt – yes, just like it sounds. It’s a hamburger with mac ‘n cheese instead of just cheese. Sounds either really yummy or really yucky, depending on your preferences. I hope it’s as good as their bacon sundae.

Until next time…

A Beautiful Day

Today was another beautiful day in Florida although it did get up in the high eighties this afternoon. Fortunately, it wasn’t really hot when I was vacuuming out the inside of my truck and taking care of stuff to make room for my trip.

I’ve transferred my pots and pans to my new cabinet and have put my ice maker and yogurt make on top of it. There’s still lots of room in the cabinet. I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond today and got an expandable organizer tray. My counter next to the stovetop is much less cluttered with stuff now.

(The purple thing standing next to my cabinet is my FAR Infrared Sauna – fits perfectly.)

 

Isn’t great that you can actually see the burners?

 

I’m still deciding what needs to go into the drawer.

Sorry it took so long to get some pictures of this stuff for you.

Tomorrow I have some sanding to do, then load my truck and get ready for Tuesday morning when I head from my brother’s.

Until next time…

A Surprise

This morning, I watched the old movie With Six You Get Eggroll starring Brian Keith, Doris Day, Alice Ghostley, Pat Carroll, and even George Carlin. I think the movie was made in the 1950’s. To my surprise, I recognized Jamie Farr (Corporal Klinger on the TV show M.A.S.H.) who played a hippie goofball. I enjoyed the movie a lot.

I spent most of the day pulling stuff out of the back of my truck and sorting through it and organizing it.  Of course, I then put most of it back in the truck. Next, I have to tackle the back seat and front seats and vacuum. Can’t be traveling around the country with a dirty, messy truck.

Think it’s time for a nap.

Until next time…

The Debt

This morning, I went to see the movie The Debt with Helen Mirren. The movie was okay, though not my favorite type. I do not like books or movies that jump around in time. It’s a thriller and deals with three people who were in the Israeli Mossad and were chasing Nazi war criminals.

I have a coat of polyurethane on my bathroom shelves and on my new cabinet tap. I’m going to put a couple of more coats on the cabinet top. Tomorrow, I should be able to take a couple of pictures of the changes.

The following is part of an email my cousin Richard forwarded to me:

Why Republican Men Are So Much Happier!

 

ANY QUESTIONS?

ABSOLUTELY NONE !!!!  GIVE ME REPUBLICANS OR GIVE ME DEATH !!!!

Until next time…

Appropriate Terminology

I got an email with this interesting info:

NOW I UNDERSTAND!
The English language has some wonderfully anthropomorphic collective nouns for various groups of animals.
We are all familiar with a Herd of cows, a Flock of chickens, a School of fish and a Gaggle of geese.
However, less widely known is a Pride of lions, a Murder of crows (as well as their cousins the rooks and ravens), an Exaltation of doves and, presumably because they look so wise, a Parliament of owls. 
Now consider a group of Baboons. They are the loudest, most dangerous, most obnoxious, most viciously aggressive and least intelligent of all primates.
And what is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons? Believe it or not ....... a Congress!
I guess that pretty much explains the things that come out of Washington!
Look it up. A group of baboons is a Congress.

(and vice versa)

All Done – Well, David Is

My nephew David finished up the work on my camper today. He is such a good worker. After I get the polyurethane on my shelves, I’ll take some pictures so you can see. My cabinets are now much more usable. I have some shelves for knickknacks on both sides of my bed. I have a a couple more shelves in my bathroom. Last, but not least, I have a cabinet just as you come in my main door. It came with a half-shelf to make the space more usable and a huge drawer that I am looking forward to using. And, my FAR Infrared Sauna fits nicely right next to it.

Miscellaneous

It was so beautiful this morning (about 73 and breezy). What a nice change. It got a little warmer as the day went on, but now, it’s about 5 pm and looks like it might start pouring any minute.

Oh, I finished Iris Johansen’s book Quinn last night. I was so disgusted. She left it right at a crucial moment. Now, I have to wait until October 18th to find out what happened when her new book Bonnie comes out. I’m now reading Serpent’s Tooth by Faye Kellerman. I have one more Faye Kellerman book to read and I think I’ll have read all she has written. I wish I could read all of her Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus books again, but in order this time.

Until next time…

A Fitting Memorial

My cousin Ronnie, who is retired from the Navy, sent me the following:

Here SHE is, the USS New York, made from the World Trade Center!

USS New York

It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.

It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.

Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite, LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003, 'those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence,' recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there.

'It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.'

Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the 'hair on my neck stood up.' 'It had a big meaning to it for all of us,' he said. 'They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back.'

The ship's motto? 'Never Forget'

Oldies

My cousin Richard sent this. He got it in conjunction with his 50th high school reunion:

This is the neatest collection of oldies I have ever seen.   Some have commercials so you will just have to wade through them.    I enjoyed the Amos and Andy part,  it brought back many memories.   Also, the Lone Ranger and Victor Borge and much more.    I can remember some of these on radio when I was around ten years old.   Scroll and click enjoy.  Also music close to the end of the list.  What a great walk down memory lane.    The very last link ("juke box from 50's-80's") is a great link to the music of our era . . . pick the year and listen to all the songs, so save this link as a favorite.  I use this site when I work on the pc.  I start the music and then do my work on the pc with the music playing in the background.  I hope you all enjoy this.

Walt

Wow...the next time there is nothing worth watching on 250 channels of cable, we'll all be set!
The videos of the 50's and 60's music are a real trip down memory lane!

This will keep you entertained for the next ten years!!

Here is a web site like no other.  If you are over 50 - you will love this.  You can scroll down the list below and click and watch anything.  (Or you can view the same things at the web site in the link below.)  TV shows (we sure had some good ones), songs (you'll be singing along) - oh my - what a collection.  Just love this.  I think you will too.

http://www.oldiestelevision.com/

20 full episode FATHER KNOWS BEST (1953)
The definitive aspartame family sitcom: Betty & Kathy fued begin over a bathing suit
Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. (CBS)
21 PETTICOAT JUNCTION (1962)
Bea Bernadette and Edgar Buchanan bring up three perky teenage girls in Hooterville,
at the Shady Rest Hotel; this show was the precursor to "Green Acres" (CBS).
22OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST BOB MATTHIAS (1956)
1952 Olympic Triathalon Champ Discusses the games & his movie debut with Herb Sheldon.
Sheldon hosted several shows ranging from talk, to teen dance, to Ricky Tick Piano. ( DuMont )
23 DANCES OF THE 1950's: THE HAND JIVE (1957)
Herb Sheldon's dancing Teens do their spin Johnnie Otis' "Willie & The Hand Jive,"
Then see Otis' original performance of his "Hand Jive." (Dumont/RKO)
24 GROUCHO MARX YOU BET YOUR LIFE (1959)
Contestants: 11 year old Candice Bergen with dad, Edgar sans Charlie Mc Carthy,
& Groucho's daughter, Melinda. Are the dads smarter than the 6th graders? (NBC)
25 the original DRAGNET(1959)
Grandaddy of TV cop shows, the definitive police melodrama with Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday,
Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith. Cliff Arquette appears as a nut (NBC)
26 THE MAGNIFICENT MUSICAL COMEDY GENIUS OF VICTOR BORGE 1951
Victor performs a new twist to Listz and it is a classic Borge, musical & comedy genius.
Victor Borge's precision piano and satiric talent are as natural as his warmth. (CBS)
27 EDDIE FISHER SINGS A MEDLEY OF HIS BIGGEST HITS 1953
Eddie croons I'm Walking Behind You, Anytime, With These Hands, Oh My Papa on his TV show.
Like the era crooners, Fisher got 15 minutes weekly to enthrall his swooning fans.(NBC)
28 ABBOTT & COSTELLO: WHO'S ON FIRST? 1951
The signature Bud Abbot and Lou Costello comedy routine often imitated, never duplicated.
The duo did hosting stints on The Colegate Comedy Hour & Hollywood Palace. (NBC)
29 DANCES OF THE 1950's THE JITTERBUG 1958
It started with Cab Calloway and ended up the most popular moves on American Bandstand.
Here the dancers jitterbug jive to Little Richards' "Rip It Up." (AIP).
Kids 8 to 80: Enter your 40s-60s dance video @ Oldies Television & win cash & prizes!
30. THE HONEYMOONERS ...IN COLOR! 1969
Ralph & Ed are jailed in  Paris , Ed's plan backfires with hilarious results.
Jackie wanted the show taped in  Miami , Audrey Meadows & Joyce Randolph nixed moving.
Shiela Macrae & Jane Kean played Alice & Trixie; audiences didn't accept the change. (CBS)
31 THE ORIGINAL FLASH GORDON SERIAL theatres-1939; TV-1960's
Before oldies concerts, PBS used Flash Gordon cinema serials to rattle the tin cup.
Buster Crabbe introduced Flash Gordon fighting evil Ming The Merciless~Charles Middleton/
From Captain Video to Captain Kirk, find your TV galactic faves here @ Oldies Television
32 Full Episode THE LONE RANGER 1955
Hi Ho, Silver! Starring Clayton Moore, it was the top rated of all weekly TV western series.
The Lone Ranger was the top rated #1 of the many Saturday afternoon "thataway" oaters
See the debut episode, Enter The Lone Ranger Hi, Ho Silver! (synd.).
33 THE ENDEARING GRIMACES OF EDDIE CANTOR 1952
From the "lost" The Colegate Comedy Hour kinescopes (off the TV screen made film copies):
Eddie Cantor pantomines a sketch as the hapless victim of a vixen. (NBC)
34 BOBBY DARIN HOSTS A BEAUTY CONTEST 1957
Long before having his own network show Bobby's first TV gig: hosting a NYC beauty pageant
what a disaster! The contestant names are mixed up as are the sponsor's promos ( DuMont )
35 DANCES OF THE 50's: AT THE HOP LINDY HOP-BOP STYLE 1959
In '59, they bopped the Lindy Hop to "At The Hop" and it was Top!
Kids 8 to 80: Enter your 40s-60s dance video to Oldies Television & win cash prizes!
There's more Danny & The Juniors here to stay on our Classic Oldies Video Jukebox (below)
36 Full Episode THE GEORGE BURNS & GRACIE ALLEN SHOW 1953
starring George Burns, Gracie Allen, with Bea Bearnedette, Harry Von Zell, Fred Clark
Gracie's crazy whims get George, Harry Von Zell and Harry Morton arrested! (CBS)
Can you guess how many actors played Harry Morton before & after Clark, or who they were?
37. THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW: MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY 1958
co-starring Marjorie Lord, Rusty Hammer, Angela Cartright; Jane Withers guests
Kids wreak havoc on dad, mom~divide & conquer +Danny's stand-up comedy. (CBS)
Please support St. Jude's Children's Hospital founded by Danny. Help save children with cancer.
38 3 Full Length Sketches SID CAESAR'S YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS 1952-57
Legendary pre-SNL skit comedy, co-stars Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howie Morris
Sketches: "Flippity" (musical spoof, 1955), "Sicillian Marriage Contract" (1957)
co-written by a very young Woody Allen & hilarious "This Is Your Life" parody (1952). (CBS)
39 HERE COMES TOBOR! 1954
Before Captain Video got a hold of Tobor, little Robbie donned the prequel.
Madison Ave jumped on ship with a cardboard Tobor mask. Don't laugh, they sold. ( DuMont )
40 THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN 1954
After TV animation came a live Superman series starred George Reeves, Noel Neill as  Lois Lane
Lois is abducted by gangsters, Superman sans Clark  Kent saves the damsel in distress. (CBS)
41 full episode THE ADVENTURES OF FLIPPER 1964
Let's get our minds off killer whales and go back to this beloved, adorable dolphin.
Each week this amazing mammal fascinated kids and adults by solving mysteries! (synd.)
42 SPIKE JONES: COCKTAILS FOR TWO 1951
Spike & the gang of hilarious musical zanies perform their signature musical blowout!
As you see this wild musical circus, know Spike Jones choreographed the wild antics. ( DuMont )
43 CAPTAIN VIDEO & HIS VIDEO RANGERS 1950
Long before Kirk, there was Captain Video chasing those bad guys around the galaxy.
It was the "Star Trek" of it's time, network directors made the same cancel blunder. ( DuMont )
44. THE ELEGANT STYLE OF LIBERACE 1952
Liberace brought style to candlelight piano music, with brother George on violin.
This rare clip captures the musical heart and soul of the flamboyant pianist. ( DuMont )
45 MEDIC 1954
The first and still best medical drama series, Richard Boone hosts as Konrad Steiner MD.
Still as relevant: up and coming boxer is befelled by Diabetes. As relevant today as then. (NBC)
46 full episode THE BIG VALLEY 1965
An outstanding Western series with Barbara Stanwyck, Lee Majors & Linda Evans
Local town fanatics threaten to blow up the Bartley Mine (NBC)
47 A TRIBUTE TO THE ROOTS OF TV BASEBALL 1950-57
Visual newsreel memories of baseball's early years: Jackie Robinson~Joe Di Maggio~Yogi Barra
This was the very beginning of baseball gaining more fans via television. (Movietone)
48 full episode Mc HALE'S NAVY 1962
Before Harvey Korman, Tim Conway was sidekick to Ernest Borgnine on this military sitcom
View a full half hour episode and watch Tim fall (literally) for a Lt. Commander Nurse. (NBC)
49 clips HOPALONG CASSIDY 1952
The Saturday afternoon TV Western staple starring William Boyd as frontier vigilante Hoppy.
Of the many Saturday TV matinee oaters, this ranked #2 in ratings. Giddyap! (syndicated)
50 DARK SHADOWS 1966
The first Weekday afternoon TV gothic drama with Jonathan Frid as Vampyr Barnabas Collins.
For a time, this Dan Curtis produced breakthrough out-ranked established soaps in ratings.
Come back to Collinsport as Barnabas takes his bride, Carolyn (Nancy Barett) (ABC)
51 FUN FADS OF THE 50s & 60s
The Hula Hoop, Twist, Palisades Park Bikini Fest, Rock-Ola Juke Box, Ford Thunderbird,
set to the music of The Olympics' "Dance By The Light Of The Moon" What a gas!!!
52 I LOVE LUCY 1952
Highlights from TV episodes involving the coming of "Little Ricky;"
Ricky gets the news during club performance; he, the Mertzes go frenetic when the time comes
Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley. (CBS)
53 full episode THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW 1962
Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore with guest Bob Crane ("Hogan's Heroes")
Dick is directs local Stage play, Mary sings & dances vampy Calypso! Ohhh, Rob! (CBS)
54 THE BEATLES FIRST TELEVISION APPEARANCE 1963
Not yet on seen in the  U.S. , the Fab Four debuted "She Loves You" On The Mersey Sound (BBC)
*More Beatles, British Invasion classics on the Classic Oldies Video Juke Box below this menu.
55 BAT MASTERSON 1958
Gene Barry stars as debonair Masterson, this episode "The Stampete In Tent            City"
Guest star William Conrad ("Cannon") as a vigilante out to avenge his brother's killer (NBC)
56 MARTY ROBBINS ON THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW 1964
Back in the 60's, Holiday Inn funded shows for Dolly Parton, Bobby Vinton & Marty Robbins
Before his own show aired, Marty sang " El Paso " on Johnny Cash's short lived series (synd)
*A very young Johnny Cash performs two early hits on the Classic Oldies Video Juke Box.
57 A CANDID FRANK SINATRA SPEAKS FROM THE HEART 1954
Would you believe, a humble Frank Sinatra? He talks openly about the bad years,
gratitude to Bob Hope & his all time favorite movie role (can you guess which one?). (CBS)
58 PASSWORD 1962
Allen Ludden hosted this popular game show 1962 to 1971 on all 3 networks & syndication
Allen vies celebs Carol Burnett and Gary Moore against contestants to win $250. (CBS)
59 full episodes STAR TREK TV ON DEMAND 1966-2005
Now you don;'t have to sit up until 3AM to see Star Trek episodes~get them here & now!.
Full Episodes: Star Trek, ST: Next Generation, DS 9, Voyager,  Enterprise . Go Boldly Again.
60 TED STEELE'S BANDSTAND 1956
Who introduced Hillbilly Rockers Bill Haley & The Comets To New York?
No, wasn't Alan Freed, Clay Cole. nor Dick Clark in PA, It was lesser known Ted Steele.(RKO)
61 THE LIVE REFRIGERATOR COMMERCIAL CATASTROPHE 1954
Poor Westinghouse. If their built in antenna TV fiasco wasn't enough, came this chagrin
the automatic referigerator door that jammed on live national broadcast promo. (CBS)
62 ARTHUR GODFREY: HIS WAY OR NO WAY 1957
He ridiculed sponsors, fired staff on air, fixed talent contests & made Godlike demands at CBS.
Yet, he still garnered big ratings, got a share of the network's revenue & plays the uke.(CBS)
63 BUILDING THE 1958 DODGE: INSIDE THE FACTORY
An automotive retrospect! A TV industrial film goes inside the Dodge automotive plant.
Plus a gallery of Classic Cars including Jaguar, Porter, Nash-Rambler, Packard & more!
64 BOXING CLASSIC: ROCKY MARCIANO vs. JERSEY JOE WALCOTT 1952
Highlights from that historic championship boxing match in  Philadelphia September 12, 1952
You'll see that boffo KO comeback in the 13th round~this is the true Rocky. ( DuMont ).
*Check out Dynamite Joe Rindone's fights, too, on Oldies Television Ch 79!
FUTURE ATTRACTIONS: Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Graziano, Joe Louis, Max Baer
65 THE SMALL SCREEN'S BIGGER THAN LIFE ICONS 1952-59
Nixon's '54 scandal, John Wayne's PSA, Marilyn Monroe's Motor Oil, Jimmy Durante's Schnozz,
Jack Benny & Dennis Day,  Laurel & Hardy, Jackie & Art's "Hello, Ball!"
66 full episode ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS 1959
"Good evening," then came the thriller from the Master Of Suspense, Alfred Hitchccock
The man whose big screen flix had us on seat edges brought same to small screens (NBC).
67 THE SATURDAY NIGHTLIVE~~ BEFORE SNL 1954-58
All Broadcast Live Sat Eves: The Bob Hope Show, The Liberace Show, The Ken Murray Show,
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Steve Allen Show, Pat Harrington Show, Jackie Gleason Show
Watch many surprises with shows' regulars & guests. (ABC-CBS-DuMont-NBC).
68 full episode FELIX THE CAT 1959
In 1928, RCA testing Vladimir Zworkyn's iconoscope, Felix The Cat was the first image on TV;
Oldies Television's roster would not be complete without Otto Mesmer's historic cartoon icon.
Here the '59 Saturday cartoon show with updated opening.(NBC).
Apr 20 Sky King comes to OTV ch.68 by request. Felix moves to kidvid channel 100.
69 THE DONNA REED SHOW: 'JOHNNY ANGEL' DEBUTS 1958
Donna mugs nervously when daughter, Mary (Shelley Fabares) sings at a school dance.
It's Shelley's first new vinyl 45 release, "Johnny Angel." Dad (Carl Betz) gleams proudly (NBC)
70 full episode THE GOLDBERGS 1952
Gertrude Berg served as executive producer and co-writer as well as star
of this beloved sitcom about the matriarch (Molly) of a middle class Jewish family.
Frank Sutton, who would later be Gomer Pyle's Sarge, guest stars in this episode. (synd.)
71 LUCILLE BALL & CAROL BURNETT 1965
Two queens of comedy together with Gale Gordon as straight man on "The Lucy Show".
Lucy wants to join Carol on a trip to  Palm Springs , they scheme to fool Boss Mooney. (CBS)
72 full episode THE LITTLE RASCALS 1955
A top Saturday morning TV attraction of the 50's was re-worked MGM "Our Gang Comedies"
This favorite classic episode has Darla wooing Alfalfa on Valentine Day.
The other guys throw a hilarious gremlin in Alfalfa's romantic ballad crooning. (synd.)
73 full episode HIGHWAY PATROL 1956
Stars Broderic Crawford. Think global dope smuggling recent? Here's a bust in the 50s!
The popular, syndicated series was considered the "Dragnet of the highways."(MGM).
74 full episode LOST IN SPACE 1966
Danger Will Robinson! The world's first and last outer space sitcom OMG!.
Episode guest stars Mercedes Mc Cambridge ("The Exorcist"), as matriarch of alien hillbillies
Her shop of horrors is intruded by Dr Snith (Jonathan Harris) & Will (Bill Muny) (ABC)
75 full episode ETHEL WATERS AS BEULAH 1951
Long before The Jeffersons and Sanford & Son even before Amos & Andy on TV.
there was the talented Ethel Waters as supermaid Beaulah & Butterfly Mc Queen as Orio
Sadly, Proctor & Gamble canceled the highly rated, popular show after only two seasons. (CBS)
76 full episode BEWITCHED 1966
Wriggle your nose, it's Elizabeth Montgomery as that saucy, sassy, beautiful, bedazzling witch
& Dick York as befuddled hubbie, Darren (or as Agnes Moorehead said,"Durwood" (NBC)
77 full episode I DREAM OF JEANIE 1966
Out of the bottle comes that ravishingly capricious Jeanie, Barbara Eden (blink-blink).
Larry Hagman is her adopted master, Bill Daly is the bewildered buddy (CBS).
78 full episode SEA HUNT 1957
The "Dragnet" of the ocean floor, Lloyd Bridges fights underwater crime with only a snorkle.
This syndicated show got high tide ratings in it's era (ZIV)
79 full documentary DYNAMITE JOE RINDONE 1954
Like Rocky Marciano, Joe Rindone was the son of Italian immigrants who rose to boxing glory.
Dynamite Joe in action from the era when boxing was true sport (Producer: Andrew Bertino).
80 THE MILTON BERLE SHOW 1957
Featuring  Arnold Stang & guest Mickey Rooney; Berle's swan song after 8 Tues. Nite Years.
Bit: Berle wants Gleason like publicity, so he feigns a broken leg for a press conference (NBC)
81 DOO WOP BOULEVARD: 50s-60s STREET CORNER HARMONY (1949-69)
DJ Gus Gossett called it Doo Wop, the group harmony that will never die,
Back Seat Love Ballads, Jive Jumpin' Group Vocals, your vote names the top 20!
Here are video specials which tribute the unforgettable part of R&R and R&B
Plus REMEMBERING SUNDAY NIGHT DOO WOP RADIO "
video documentary hosted by "Doo Wop Shop's" Don K. Reed, The Crests, Frankie Lymon, more.
And our own Doo Wop Boulevard DJ hosted web radio show on demand (audio)!
82 MIKE WALLACE & EDWARD R. MURROW 1952-54
If you thought Mike Wallace was tough on "60 Minutes," wait 'til you see him in the fifties!.
You won't believe what he said to Steve Allen, but Kirk Douglas got his say)
+Edward R. Murrow & Sen. Joseph McCarthy go at calling the other "un-American." (CBS)
83 full documentary A TRIBUTE TO AMOS & ANDY 2004, TV clips 1949-53
Profile & clips from this hilarious, enormously popular television sitcom.
Spencer Williams & Tim Moore starred in the series axed in secrecy by CBS despite high ratings
TV Historian Bob Greenberg provides perspective and commentary. (CBS)
84 THE ROCKIN' CHARLESTON 1959
"Rock & Roll Rebellion" was no Oscar prize, but it did bring back the 30's  Charleston craze.
The flapper dance was put to rock and roll music. (American International)
85 full episode THE FUGITIVE 1963
David Janssen had us on the edge of our seat as Richard Kimble, escaped convict
in search of that one armed man who could prove his innocence,
Barry Morse played Lt. Gerard close at hand to bring Kimble back to jail (ABC)
86 full episode OUR MISS BROOKS 1952
Eve Arden and Gale Gordon starred in this sitcom set in a not so typical suburban high school.
Brooks falls for teacher colleague Boynton, but off the roof of the school building? (Synd)
87 full episode VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA 1962
Richard Basehart is the captain of the futuristic submarine and was the Capt Kirk of the sea,
The crew must infiltrate a spy network to save a kidnapped scientist (syndicated)
88 full episode IRONSIDE 1967
starring Raymond Burr and Barbara Anderson in the classic crime fighter
Ironside's old flame is accused of murder. Is she guilty? Ironside finds out! (NBC).
89 the original HOLLYWOOD SQUARES 1965
Red Foxx, Demond Wilson, Eva Gabor, Tony Randall join regular center square Paul Lynde
The classic Squares hosted by the most personable Peter Marshall (syndicated)
90 HOGAN'S HEROES 1964
Hilarious segments from the pilot and first season opener: there's a breakout at Camp 13!
starring Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner Ivan Dixon and Richard Dawson. (CBS)
91 POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN VS. SINBAD 1950
Popeye, Olive Oil, and Wimpy meet Sinbad who bears a strange resemblance to Bluto
Enjoy Max Fleischer's classic seaman in an animated venture not for small children. (synd.)
92 I MARRIED JOAN 1952
Tagged as the "Queen Of Comedy," Joan Davis stars with Jim Backus in this early sitcom
Joan falls for a movie casting scam and winds up doing a screen test with a monkey. (NBC)
93 full episode THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE 1955
Child star Jackie Cooper, all grown up, headed the sitcom with Patricia Breslin
Socrates Miller (Cooper) in the doghouse with talking dog Cleo for ignoring fiance'(NBC)
94 full episode MY LITTLE MARGIE 1954
Charles Farrel as Vern Albright was single father to Margie, played by Gale Storm
in this ahead of it's time sitcom. Margie can create havoc even when she sleeps! (CBS)
95 full episode ANNIE OAKLEY 1954
Gail Davis as the legendary woman gunslinger (and single mom), Annie Oakley
A masked gunman steals Annie's charity money ~ but Annie's got her gun! (synd.)
96 THE BO DIDDLEY BBC REVUE 1958
Shunned by American TV Networks, legendary Bo Diddley brought the house down
with this dynamite stage revue shown in the  U.K. and Canada (BBC)
97 full episode THE RIFLEMAN 1958
Chuck Connors stars as sharpshooter Lucas McCain out in the wild west.
A crazed frontiersman kidnaps Lucas' son to lure The Rifleman to a shootout.(synd.)
98 uncensored full episode TOPPER 1953
starring Leo G. Carroll, Anne Jeffreys, Robert Sterling, Lee Patrick, Kathleen Freeman
Banker Cosmo Topper has his refined life turned topsy turvy by two sensual ghosts.
George & Marion expose cheating taboo at a posh bistro. We leave in the cur scenes.(CBS)
99 Full Episode THE ROY ROGERS-DALE EVANS SHOW 1954
Happy Trails! Roy Rogers and wife Dale Evans star in this endearing TV western
Roy and Dale intercede in a deadly battle between landowners & ranchers. (synd)

J1 SILHOUETTES The Rays
J2 TRAVELIN' MAN Ricky Nelson
J3 ONLY YOU Tony Williams & The Platters
J4 RUBY, RUBY Dion
J5 GOOD LOVIN' Felix Cavaliere & The Rascals
J6 I'M IN LOVE AGAIN Fats Domino
J7 SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley
J8 BYE BYE, LOVE The Everly Brothers
J9 LITTLE DARLIN' The Diamonds
J10 GOODY GOODY Frankie Lymon
J11 DREAM LOVER Bobby Darin
J12 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
J13 TOO MUCH Elvis Presley
J14 THAT'S WHY (I LOVE YOU SO) Jackie Wilson
J15 GET A JOB The Silhouettes
J16 DANCE WITH ME, HENRY The Platters
J17 OH WHAT A NIGHT Dinah Washington
J18 PARTY DOLL/HULA LOVE Buddy Knox
J19 CAN'T STOP (HE'S GOT THE POWER) The Exciters
J20 WHEN MY DREAMBOAT COMES HOME Fats Domino
J21 DANCE IN THE STREETS The Rockateens
J22 A LOVER'S CONCERTO The Toys
J23 YOU BELONG TO ME The original Duprees
J24 YOU ARE EVERYTHING The Stylistics
J25 SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE The Teentones with Robert Klein
J26 NEED YOUR LOVIN' Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks
J27 YOU BETTER KNOW IT Jackie Wilson
J28 BUTTERFLY Charlie Gracie
J29 THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES (extended version) Bobby Vee
J30 IN THE NAVY The Village People
J31 SAVE THE LAST DANCE (remake) Ben E. King
J32 DON'T GO BREAKIN' MY HEART Elton John & Kiki Dee
J33 IT"S MY PARTY Lesley Gore
34 MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Johnny Rivers
J35 EVERYBODY LOVES A CLOWN Gary Lewis & The Playboys
J36 I GOT YOU BABE Sonny & Cher
J37 BABY, DON'T CHANGE YOUR MIND Gladys Knight & The Pips
J38 DENISE, DENISE Debbie Harry & Blondie
J39 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON Tony Orlando & Dawn
J40 HELP The Beatles
J41 BROWN SUGAR The Rolling Stones
J42 THE TIME WARP Rocky Horror Picture Show
J43 NEEDLES AND PINS The Searchers
J44 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' The Mamas & The Papas
J45 DO THE FREDDIE Freddie & The Dreamers
J46 1-2-3 Len Barry
J47 LONG TALL SALLY Little Richard
J48 WHEEL OF FORTUNE Kay Starr
J49 FIVE O'CLOCK WORLD The Vogues
J50 BE MY BABY The Ronettes
J51 SURFIN' USA The Beach Boys
J52 BABY LOVE Diana Ross & The Supremes
J53 PIECE OF MY HEART Janis Joplin
J54 RUNAWAY Del Shannon
J55 YOUNG GIRL Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
J56 BLUE SUEDE SHOES Elvis Presley
J57 HOTEL CALIFORNIA The Eagles
J58 SUPERSTAR The Carpenters
J59 IMAGINE John Lennon
J60 WALKIN' ON AIR (LIKE A FEATHER IN THE BREEZE) Janis Paige
J61 SIXTEEN REASONS Connie Stevens
J62 LOUIE LOUIE The Kingsmen
J63 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN' Nancy Sinatra
J64 MONA LISA Nat King Cole
J65 OH, GIRL The Chi-Lites live concert performance
J66 MONEY HONEY Elvis Presley
J67 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU Stevie Wonder
J68 TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM The Teddy Bears
J69 JOY TO THE WORLD Three Dog Night
J70 YOU WIN AGAIN/FOUR WINDS Fats Domino
J71 PIPELINE The Chantays
J72 SUNSHINE, LOLLIPOPS & RAINBOWS Lesley Gore
J73 SEARCHIN' The Coasters
J74 HAVE YOU HEARD?   The Duprees
J75 SLEEPWALK Santo & Johnny
J76 NOW YOU REMEMBER, BABY Big Joe Turner
J77 I GOT STRIPES/HOW HIGH'S THE WATER, MAMA? Johnny Cash
J78 MATCHBOX Carl Perkins
J79 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM The Everly Brothers
J80 ONE OF US Abba

Terrible Flooding

I just saw on Facebook that a state of emergency has been declared and parts of Broome County (the Binghamton area of upstate New York) are being evacuated. Please pray for those suffering from these disastrous storms that have dropped so much water in so many places – except Texas where they really need it. Thanks.

Today, David came over again and did a bunch of work on my camper. I expect he’ll finish tomorrow. One thing he fixed that I hadn’t thought about was my front door. The mechanism that let the screen door open with the outside door was faulty. He fixed it. What a relief to not have to spend 5 minutes getting out the door.

Last night, I finished reading Look Twice by Lisa Scottoline and today I expect to finish Quinn by Iris Johansen. Both are great books.

Until next time…