Clank, clank , clank..Windy Thursday as the wind chimes hammer out thier protest 1/12.12

Don't know if it was my  Cat Alarm clock or the wind chimes clanking that woke me. But I'm UP!!! Fortunately all my local "professional" weather men on TV don't know their collective Arses from a hole in the ground. Last evening they were spouting and spewing and strutting around the TV forecasting  COLD!!! and WIND!! Down into the 20's with wind  enough to blow  a battened down hatch loose and whisk it away !!
Shoot, it's only right at 32°F here but they got the wind part right!!!  North wind  for sure. I ain't going out in it ( well, not till much later anyway)

31.8 °F
Clear
Windchill:     25 °F
Humidity:     45%
Wind:     8.0 mph from the NNW
Wind Gust:     14.0 mph
Visibility:     10.0 miles
Dew Point:     13 °F
Pressure:     30.24 in (Rising)

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Coffee sure is extra good for some reason. Maybe I miss measured last evening.

One of the first  places I checked on the World Wide Web of Worthless  featured a Camper made in Netherlands. Interesting and good looking thing, I would hate to have to line up close enough to have to hit those 4 little locking pins each time.Watch the video and you'll see what I mean  Their site HERE   ( notice they don't show anyone putting the camper back ON the truck).

ANYWAY ,The name is what caught my eye,  TONKE!! First thing that popped up was the ole Tonka Toy trucks we kids had  TONKA  Mine was a big A Metal dump truck, what was  yours?

Short update on the cat training I started yesterday. Shortly after Tiny and I got all snuggled into the warm bed I felt a gentle PLOP and Basset had joined us!!  Reached for her for a head rub and she quickly bounded down.  Well, that's a start anyway.

You've heard me mention my Aunt Clara in New Mexico right? Ann's Aunt that we stayed with when we first moved over there back in the early 80's.  Well, a cartoon reminded me of her somewhat. Aunt Clara is the most calm, level, easy going person I think I've ever met. With ONE Exception!!  DO NOT attempt to talk to her until she has had her first cup of coffee!!  She'll  mumble something intelligent once the caffeine kicks in.  So this morning Hermit Jim's blog  

Bear story reminded me of Clara and her attitude before her coffee!! 


Love ya Aunt Clara!! :-)








On another note, How many remote controls you got laying around that you use? I got 6!!  They are for, the TV, Stereo amplifier,  VCR/DVD, Roku movie player, Security system, Monitor for said system ( I lost the one for the space heater) .

That's too many!!
Several years ago I had an all in one that you could program to control every thing. BUT parts of my system changed and couldn't get it to work anymore.
If I was to get a new one, I'd have to get some one to program it..   BS, think I'll just get a vinyl label maker and mark  everything. Or how bout a chimpanzee trained to control everything:-)

OK, what's up today?    Fist off I'm making biscuits and gravy,, you coming?   Gonna use the left over KFC biscuits  cause my frozen ones dried out , sort of like a hockey puck. NO I am NOT using the KFC gravy crap, gonna make gravy.

"Think" I'm going to have to run out for a restock. Maybe the Super Walmart, they should have every thing.

BTW, if you're bored , the big Gadget show is in Los Wages this week! This one!!

BBL. Mo' Coffee!!!

And just in case you missed it. A Texas Institution  is closing!!!  Dr. Pepper
Personally I haven't had it since I was a kid. But I have been by and in the plant a few times cause  had family in the area.  So, if you're a fan,, stock up!!

10AM ,, Joke Time.. Hey, don't blame me, I just find them, don't make hem up!

An Italian, a Scotsman and a Chinese man are hired at a construction site.
The foreman points out a huge pile of sand.
He says to the Italian guy, 'You're in charge of sweeping.'
To the Scotsman he says, 'You're in charge of shoveling.'
And to the Chinese guy, 'You're in charge of supplies.'

He then says, 'Now, I have to leave for a little while.
I expect you men to make a dent in that pile of sand.'

So when the foreman returns after being away for a couple of hours
the pile of sand is untouched.
He asks the Italian, 'Why didn't you sweep any of it?'
  The Italian replies, 'I no hava no broom.
 You saida to the Chinesea fella he a wasa ina charge of supplies,
 but he hasa disappeared and I no coulda finda him nowhere.'
Then the foreman turns to the Scotsman and says , 'And you, I thought I told you to shovel this pile.'
  The Scotsman replies, 'Aye, that ye did laddie, boot ah could nae get meself a shoovel.
  Ye left th' Chinese gadgie in chairge of supplies, boot ah couldna fin' him neither.'
The foreman is really angry now.
He storms off toward the pile of sand to look for the Chinese gent.

Just then,
the Chinese man leaps out from behind the pile of sand and yells,

'SUPPLIES’;!!!

5PM update. Seems a lot of people are having problems with Blogger, or at least they think they are since they are complaining on their blogs . Only thing I have noticed new is the comments section don't show automatically like it used to.   I haven't ask but I wonder what blog writing software or site they are using  is the same as mine ( Google blogger) seems to be working OK.

Think I'm gonna get me a good ole wine cooler and then make me up one of my pasta with shrimp one-pot meals. They are so good, but wish they were just a little smaller cause after two meals of it, I don't really feel like the third one and sometimes end up tossing it.

Again today at the Store a lady started a conversation with me. Nice looking, well dressed. She committed on what I had in my basket ( cat food propped against the  wine bottle :-)  )  Ended up showing her were the potato pancakes were. She mentioned a couple times her husband during our chat. Don't know what was up. Did I miss something I should have picked up on?
Oh well.     ..