Sunday 1/22/12 , I see by the lack of sun over the yard arm that is DARK!!

Course I've never been in the Navy so have no idea what that term really means. But back in the day we took it to mean it was late enough in the day we could have a beer.
Speaking of Navy.
Fixit Guy yesterday is a vet!  20 Years Navy Shipboard and retired.  Yes, During the Vietnam era

Checked my Texas Lotto numbers of course , and well, I'm still here so you know I didn't win. :-)
What would you do if you suddenly came into  an amount of  cash like the lotto was for last night $16 Million Dollars?  First off the top of my head thought is, buy me a big ole Rigged out Motor Home and git gone. WITH a driver for when I didn't want to, or for going through towns.  I used to say I'd pay off all my bills first, but I did that. :-)

Guess I'd probably blow it and leave what's left to my daughter in all reality.
When I was younger I thought about it and considered buying something like a DC3 and hiring a pilot . Those planes will get you anywhere you want to go, just not at jet speed.  And almost any airport would have a place to land it and store it.
Enough of that... Gets my brain all bumfuzzeled.

Last night I made a note to find a link to two TV Series theme music that I really like. The Music  that is.. The first is Law and Order. I just love the dramatic sounds and that funky bass guitar with the clarinet playing counter part to it.  LISTEN and maybe you'll hear what I do.
And another ole Cop show Theme song I really like was from 1981.. Hill Street Blues.  Couldn't find as great link, But this one will do. Hill Street.  That semi jazzy piano with the wailing sax filling in  just always moved me.

Weather here today gonna be OK if I decide to go out for a load of restaurant seafood take a way :-)

44.0 °F
Clear   
Windchill:     39 °F
Humidity:     82%
Wind:     9.0 mph from the SSE
Wind Gust:     13.0 mph
Visibility:     2.5 miles
Dew Point:     39 °F
Pressure:     29.76 in (Falling)

Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest between 25 and 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

And now I guess you want your Comics HUH? OK,   but first off a cartoon for faithful follower and blogger  MsBelinda  who is a huge fan of Betty Boop.

Garfield
BC
For Better or Worst
Shoe
Peanuts commonly known as Charlie Brown.
Hagar
Ziggy
Dagwood
Luann
Dennis
Beetle Bailey
Pluggers
Pickles 


7:30 AM Well, that was and is something different!! Just after I hit publish at 6:43. The lights went out!!! Plumb Ass out!!  Want proof?  OK, here's a picture of my room at that time  :-)  Right over there in that box.---->

My Girl up at Cass's said a truck wiped out a power pole and I saw the work crew on the way back. So it's gonna be a couple hours I betcha. Sure is different not seeing ANY lights in the area.


Of course you know I had bought that big ole Honda generator so I got it up to the house and ran a cord in to get me power to the important things, computer, TV, Phone Internet router. So I'll live :-) 

I'll survive, got my gas cook stove, generator for lights and essentials.





 9:45 I've bragged on my power company before  United Coop Services  . In all the years I've been out here I can't think of but a couple other times that we've had a total power outage for any length of time. And those have all been caused by vehicles taking out a pole, and a couple of short ones weather related.  My lights came back on at 8:17. first just a flicker and then about 30 seconds later. Full power. I waited till I ate and got pills down then reconnected everything back to house power and shut down the generator.

Tell you what !!! That heavy ( 140 lb)   SOB don't roll well on the grass and dirt. The big wheels do fine, but the little swivel wheels just dig in.  Like to have given me a heart attack getting it up here. Taking it back I got smarter and using John Deere  I was able to loop a  nylon tie down strap around the handle and slowly pull it to the barn.  I left that strap on the handle so hopefully I'll remember to use it next time if I ever have to move it any distance.
The only thing that I think don't work is that my fancy ass  camera system seems to have lost it's settings. Cause I can't access them on line now.  Can you?  ( those of you who have the link)

Now I can get last cuppa and read the paper.

And in today's paper they had a more detailed Obit for Cass Casstevens HERE 
Honestly he was a kind gentle man  who quietly ran his Little store and dispensed some of the best BBQ in Texas.  Yep, he'll be missed in our area for sure