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<span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">We are still looking forward to travelling after the RV has sold, and hope to meet some of you at some point in time, but we will rent a condo on a beach(?), a cabin on a lake or in the woods or in an RV park(?), or stay in hotels/motels or whatever depending on where we are. We have new adventures to look forward to. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We want to visit Florida and West Virginia again, see some areas of the east coast and the Blue Ridge Mountains, and Northern Michigan, maybe Minnesota and North and South Dakota and more...time will tell. We might even get an enclosed bike trailer to pull with this truck, or maybe a different truck if this one sells, and bring the bike and bicycles with us.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">We spent the winter at home this year...brrrrr. I became a Grandmother for the first time to granddaughter Layla, born in early November and to grandson Silas, born in early February. Lots of pics to come. Happy Nana here!</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-40596446805293282512014-04-28T06:00:00.000-04:002014-05-03T13:40:21.401-04:00I have vivid dreams. What are yours like? Do you remember them?<span style="color: #fff2cc;">When I am lucky enough to get some decent sleep, I dream. My dreams are usually in vivid color and sound, often with people I've never seen before, places I've never been and even understanding and sometimes speaking languages I don't speak, often revisiting some of the same places and people in dreams that I've had since I was a small child. <br />
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I've dreamed that way ever since I can remember. Anyway, for the past few weeks, I am creating jewelry designs and jewelry in my dreams. Sometimes I remember enough to scrawl them down in a notebook. Cool! <br />
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Now if I can only have the time, outside of family obligations, to actually make these things in real life. I'm thinking sometime in the next couple of months, since I haven't been able to for the past year and a half or so. That would make me really happy. That's my favorite part...the creating.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-53777731491422199012014-04-19T06:30:00.000-04:002014-04-19T06:30:00.029-04:00Folding Bicycles and "Biker" Bicycle<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Back in May of 2012, I posted that we </span><a href="http://adventuresinthewind.blogspot.com/2012/05/sold-our-bicycles-yesterday-evening.html" target="_blank"><strong>sold our old bicycles</strong></a> <span style="color: #fff2cc;">(<em>click to see pics</em>) but I didn't update about what we replaced them with, so...this is about our new bicycles and why we chose what we did at the time.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">William loved his old "PeeWee Herman" bike, but it did have a LOT of miles on it....mine, not so much. I didn't like mine at all. It was too difficult to ride and steer because it just didn't work very well and it had been a quick, cheap garage sale replacement for a really nice bike that I had many years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">At the RV parks we have stayed at, we saw people happily riding some pretty nifty, lightweight folding bicycles, so we decided to check into it, thinking that they would be great for travelling with (they are) and easy to take to parks near home (<em>the parks we occasionally like to ride our bikes at are actually between 20 and 70 miles away</em>) and I really wanted something that would be much easier (and safer) to ride. The fact that these bikes can be folded easily and even carried in a large tote bag is a terrific feature, but we just haven't ever used them that way.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">We searched online and eventually decided that we liked the <strong>Origin 8</strong> bikes the best and it just so happened that a couple of them were available at a nearby bicycle shop. We didn't have a color choice, but we didn't care. Here they are:</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">These <strong>Origin 8</strong> bicycles are really terrific. I love the little basket on mine and it's so easy to just pop off and on if I want to take it into a store or whatever. We had cushier, bigger seats installed, too.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">I still have mine, but another bike caught William's eye when he took his gold one into the bike shop for a tune up last spring. The <strong>Origin 8</strong> bicycles are in high demand in this area and he was able to trade it in for the new "biker" bicycle even though he had put many miles on the gold one (<em>I don't ride mine very often, but I'm hoping to feel more like doing so this summer</em>). William likes to keeps things in excellent condition, so I'm sure that helped. He really likes the bigger bike and it suits him better. Here is his current <strong>Nirve</strong> bicycle:</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-62305377923293447472014-04-18T15:50:00.001-04:002014-04-18T17:43:19.776-04:00Busy, busy, busy...<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Been busy, busy, busy. Putting our beautiful RV up for sale. It was our dream to travel a lot, but health issues have popped up in both of us that will prevent us from doing so now. I'm really sad about it, It has very low miles on it and is like brand new or even better with the upgrades we did, like the buttersoft leather Lazyboy recliner loveseat, new very comfortable queen mattresses on two of the beds, had a satellite system installed, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Oh well, life goes on and I hope we sell it soon. I've got my first two new grandbabies to spend time with (I've been busy babysitting, too!), and lots of jewelry making supplies to get busy on. I have a shop on Etsy, but I've had it in vacation mode for a long time. I'm hoping to re-open when I have my stock built up again and photos taken. It will be a while yet.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Is anyone shopping for a 39.6ft fifth-wheel toy hauler RV? It has a garage, three queen size beds, a full size loft bed with tv hook-up, 1 and 1/2 baths, a fireplace, three flat screen tvs, hook-up outside for a flat screen tv, inside/outside stereo system, fuel pump, etc., etc.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">I'll post soon more about the RV and my new grandchildren with photos as soon as I get a little time to gather some photos for this blog.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-34252753662890348522014-04-13T20:47:00.000-04:002014-04-13T20:47:08.620-04:00About My Dad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">My Dad passed away July 22, 2012 in his own bed as I held him and heard </span></div>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">his last breath and felt the very last beat of his heart with my hand on his chest. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">I am so very grateful for that experience. I miss him more than I ever thought I would.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">I'm not writing this in order to garner sympathy or condolences. We all deal with loss </span></div>
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">I've been thinking about where and how to restart this blog and I decided that starting </span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-58039286335766579022014-04-09T08:47:00.000-04:002014-04-09T08:47:12.380-04:00What the heck?! Is anyone else getting ERROR REPORT bX-hg9hg2 ???<strong><span style="color: #fff2cc;">I've been seeing this (see below) ERROR REPORT for months(?) now, but sometimes it's not here or it goes away on it's own as quickly as it came. I use IE (Internet Explorer) which I prefer, mostly because that's what I'm used to. Anyway, this pop-up is very annoying and has actually prevented me from posting the past two days or reading other's blogs. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #fff2cc;">I'm only here now because I persistently kept refreshing the page and clicking on anything I thought might help. Still baffled. I really don't want to use Chrome, but should I for Blogger? Suggestions, please?</span></strong><br />
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Google+ seems like a good idea and I think that I would like to learn to use it and incorporate it into this blog the way I've seen <a href="http://rickpaulettervjournal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rick</a> and some others do, but honestly, I don't have a clue how to go about it.<br />
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Like I said in my last post, I have a lot of catching up to do. Please tell me if you like or don't like Google+....and why? Thank you!<br />
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- Mary AnnAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com1Michigan, USA44.3148443 -85.60236429999997732.8140678 -106.25666129999998 55.8156208 -64.948067299999977tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-83610833987574748682014-04-06T06:00:00.000-04:002014-04-06T06:00:01.087-04:00Hello all! I'm going to try to revive this blog.<span style="color: #fff2cc;">Duh...tapping my fingers on the table...I'm not sure where to start this blog again after having been away for so long, but I'll try. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">I see that we still have 74 followers, so a big thank you to all of you who didn't stop following...and I hope that those people that we lost (certainly understandable, due to my own fault of non-posting) and even more people (as word gets out that I'm back to give it another try), will return to follow this blog again. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">So much has happened since I last posted. I've been agonizing over where and how to start again, but I just don't know. It is something that I want to do, not that I feel obligated to do, so at least that is a good thing. Chronological order seems impossible after all this time, so I've decided to just go with the most important and/or biggest news from the past year or two and then randomly post about what is going on in our lives now and along with that formula, probably very random posts with photos of trips we've taken and events we've been to. (Sorry, no photos this post, but those of you that read this blog before will know that they are coming...yes indeed...LOL).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">I'm glad to be back and even though I have come here sporadically to read the main blogs that I follow, I know that I have a lot of catching up to do!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #fff2cc;">- Mary Ann</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com1Michigan, USA44.3148443 -85.60236429999997732.8140678 -106.25666129999998 55.8156208 -64.948067299999977tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-16064100406919341772012-05-11T17:37:00.000-04:002012-05-11T17:37:11.049-04:00This newfangled technology is pretty cool, but sure is difficult to try to keep up with! How about you?<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13px/18px "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">So, we have Direct TV at home (satellite, one on the RV too, which is why we switched to it last year or so)...anyway, called them a few days ago (ask for their "retainment" center...actually with ANY cable, internet or phone or whatever...those are the people who will move mountains IF they want to keep you as a customer) because I thought the bill was way too high (it was) for what we were getting. Long stor</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13px/18px "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">y short, got a BIG chunk knocked off the bill without losing any services and they sent a couple guys out Wednesday to upgrade the receivers (for FREE) and the guys hooked up another little gizmo, can't remember what it's called now (SWIM?), but they told me and showed me that I can play the radio on the TV and SEE telephone calls!, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc., etc.,etc. Goodness gracious! Technology is moving along MUCH faster than my old brain can keep up with it!...but I'm giving it a good try! LOL! How about YOU?</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13px/18px "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">- Mary Ann</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-86134306162246479932012-05-09T06:22:00.000-04:002012-05-09T06:22:05.217-04:00Sold our bicycles yesterday evening...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6JK5u_jw-BLNMQ72ae1Cq0qNJFJoRX5s3GoJsLLtxCE3Ha5tatNsscORDTH9B5mUSaKoe_dUAnbXGuzSknvTVmzkjNO-RavqqhAbwXKvOECW98a9fB3AQT6zH2K8QR7Z1MoTYMcd7EI/s1600/P1350996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6JK5u_jw-BLNMQ72ae1Cq0qNJFJoRX5s3GoJsLLtxCE3Ha5tatNsscORDTH9B5mUSaKoe_dUAnbXGuzSknvTVmzkjNO-RavqqhAbwXKvOECW98a9fB3AQT6zH2K8QR7Z1MoTYMcd7EI/s320/P1350996.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Took me longer to post the ad on Craigslist than it did to sell both bikes! The phone was ringing within SECONDS of posting the ad (I think we didn't ask anywhere near enough for them, but my heart went to mush when I saw the college age kids that bought them for their regular transportation to get to work because they cannot afford cars or fuel in this f****** up economy...(makes me SO angry!) William wants to buy a couple of folding bicycles to save on space (in the RV)....there ARE some really nice ones out there....I'm a bit skeptical, but definitely game....and my bike was difficult to ride. William has had his Schwinn since the early 1970's and got a LOT of use out of it....and as you can see, it still looks (and rides) great. Mine was a "whim" purchase a few years ago, but never "knocked my socks off"...and due to fairly recent health issues, I haven't ridden it much anyway (but, I WANT to). Anyway...the bikes went to good homes for a song and we're both happy about it. I'll post pictures of the new bikes when we get them (SOON). <br />
Meanwhile, Dad is still at home (thank God!)....and thank you all again for your kind thoughts, prayers and words. I'll fill you in more, soon enough. - Mary AnnAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-80364477895873989292012-04-22T23:09:00.000-04:002012-04-22T23:09:27.688-04:00Prayers have been answered. Dad is in his own bed.Thank you for your prayers and kind thoughts everyone. Dad is resting at home with Lorraine (my wonderful stepmother) willingly and lovingly at his beck and call (and battling her own cancer, but in much better condition than Dad...they met a few years ago in a cancer treatment waiting room, he is 81, she's79...and he loves that she sincerely laughs at his corny jokes...believe me, they're not that easy to laugh at after the 150th time you hear them...hahaha!...on the other hand, they're so corny, you just can't help but laugh,...and the doctors and nurses love him!). We (all of us "kids") call her Dad's "Angel". <br />
He is very weak and on more morphine and other things, but in fairly good spirits and of course happy to be in his own bed. We were all quite surprised, since we weren't supposed to hear any decisions until sometime Monday....but, if we stop and think about it...maybe it's not such a surprise, but rather a kind gesture on the part of his doctors?....time will tell.<br />
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P.S. - There are a couple of pics of Dad and Lorraine on my FB page...I don't have the patience to transfer them here right now.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-53426254137763550812012-04-21T06:35:00.000-04:002012-04-21T06:35:29.623-04:00Update: More readable? About my Dad and this blog...To those of you who posted kind words regarding my Dad, and to those of you who read about it and thought kind thoughts without posting, THANK YOU straight from my heart!......I do that all the time (not post comments), even when I know I should say something but just can't bring myself to, because sometimes reading about the imminent or recent death or dire illness of someone else's loved one often brings thoughts of our own mortality and that of those we love and care for, too close to the surface for our own comfort...that's ok...I understand that all too well. We all must deal with illness and death at various times during our lifetimes, and on top of that, more often than not, we are juggling all of the neccessary things and events of daily living at the same time.<br />
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As I type this, I am spacing for paragraphs, but I see that others are having trouble with this new format and I think that I learned yesterday that I can't "copy and paste" here? I'm going to give this new format a good try with this old(er) brain of mine...I'm sure that I will have to do some research though.<br />
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This blog really needs a total visual makeover and I think that perhaps I should keep the "less is more" philosophy at the forefront of my changes. Some of the gadgets will have to go. I will eventually get back into my photography and posting photos here along with (hopefully) writing and posting more often. It's kind of funny, especially because I have never met most of you, but I find this a comfotable place and really enjoy reading many of your blogs on a regular basis. I wonder if this little blog world of ours affects some of you the same way?<br />
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Please forgive the repeat, but I'm re-typing most of my last post here now for those of you who could not possibly read it because of the tiny print or whatever (thanks for the emails letting me know) ...so here goes:<br />
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Many of us ask for prayers from time to time for various reasons, which I think is a good thing...so now I am asking all of you for prayers for my Dad. He is back in the hospital...the cancer that is throughout his whole body is trying to take its final toll. He's been fighting this like a warrior for years now, and he's still fighting an amazing and inspirational fight. He would, of course, rather be at home for this part of his journey, so we're praying that he will gain enough strength and stabilization to do that. Right now only God knows...but I sure am hoping and praying! I know that this is something we all go through in life with our parents, so I certainly do appreciate your time and good thoughts for my Dad. Thank you.<br />
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William and I are still here ...and I am reading all of your blogs (often, to William...he doesn't like operating the computer, but likes to keep up with everyone). Much has happened since I last posted (months ago), both good and bad (and some so bad that it's funny now), but I just haven't had it in me to participate for a long time...and I have never let go of the intention to get back to it...some of you I know will understand, some of you won't...I know that, which is why I hardly feel that I even have the right to ask for your prayers for my Dad...but I'mdoing it anyway, hoping for a miracle. I'll be back when I can. I feel like I've come to "know" many of you. Thank you for that. - Mary Ann<br />
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P.S.- We are back in Michigan since the end of March, no more Texas winters (EVER, I think)...planning on Florida for next winter...the Clermont area.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-62285425552447995712012-04-20T07:58:00.000-04:002012-04-20T07:58:07.050-04:00Dear Blogger Pals, Please Pray for my Dad...<span style="font-size: x-small;">(copied from my FB page):</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: x-small/14px "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Many of us ask for prayers from time to time for various reasons, which I think is a good </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: x-small/14px "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">thing....so now I'm asking all of you for prayers for my Dad. He is in the hospital </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">tonight...the cancer that is throughout his whole body is trying to take it's final toll. He's been fighting this like a warrior for years now, and he's still fighting an amazing and inspirational fight. He would of course ra</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">ther be at home, so we're praying that he will gain enough strength and stabilization to do that. Right now, only God knows...but I am sure hoping and praying! I know that this is something that we all go through in life with our parents, so I certainly do appreciate your time for good thoughts </span></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">for my Dad.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
-Thank you,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=730257667" href="https://www.facebook.com/MAMT1" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mary Ann</span></a></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: x-small/14px "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">We're (I'm) still here reading all of your blogs (and not commenting, so sorry)....much has happened since I last posted, both good and bad (and some so bad that it's funny now), but I just haven't had it in me to participate here for along time...and I have never let go of the intention to get back to it...some of you I know will understand, some of you won't...I know that, which is why I hardly feel that I even have the right to ask for your prayers for my Dad....but, I'm doing it anyway, hoping for a miracle. I'll be back when I can. I feel like I've come to "know" many of you. Thank you for that.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: x-small/14px "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">P.S. - We are back in Michigan, no more Texas winters (ever, I think), Florida (Clermont area) next winter. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; font-family: "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lot's of catching up to do, eh?</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">P.P.S.- I'm having a heck of a time trying to post this so it's readable, I guess Blogger must have changed things again, so sorry until I figure it out.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-62416980696414394402011-07-04T01:30:00.004-04:002011-07-04T01:38:14.414-04:00What a great attitude! :-)<div><font size="4">In a previous post, I said that I would share this note from my Dad with you.<br />Here it is...<br /></font><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDA5vu9EXDIxqoIOC2IZPpkCyGf_z4sxbqd_J8QX04ZOehon6Z5MfCBddS9Y8F18okhIpcFHtGfI3PHgLC49NzjiMEcP2ZOSYvhtat_K6zRwkDmg21YVIKmLPA27VK3h6mGcSWLNmsJc/s1600/35541_406826667667_730257667_4270007_6912795_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625366144079072802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDA5vu9EXDIxqoIOC2IZPpkCyGf_z4sxbqd_J8QX04ZOehon6Z5MfCBddS9Y8F18okhIpcFHtGfI3PHgLC49NzjiMEcP2ZOSYvhtat_K6zRwkDmg21YVIKmLPA27VK3h6mGcSWLNmsJc/s400/35541_406826667667_730257667_4270007_6912795_n.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUJGbAMVlJy05RVA6IgUiGb23Obln7bjPOWyTdARmAFQPATc3Ej2AJpvuyCbPHKZHJWSGf4eccnd1kx9RCxS0zfmy22ORkeJyumH1JWBqiydtBXe4MDGxgHK1jpxSQ4WVG6jnYrnREFM/s1600/Dad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 319px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625365977323104946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUJGbAMVlJy05RVA6IgUiGb23Obln7bjPOWyTdARmAFQPATc3Ej2AJpvuyCbPHKZHJWSGf4eccnd1kx9RCxS0zfmy22ORkeJyumH1JWBqiydtBXe4MDGxgHK1jpxSQ4WVG6jnYrnREFM/s400/Dad.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>Note from Dad - June 16, 2011: </strong><br /><br />I'm back from Dr. Worden's, and the news is not too good. The cancer has spread to a number of areas including both of my lungs and to my liver -- but I am feeling no pain except what I had already been experiencing in my right arm and in my two legs. I am coping with those pains by using Morphine and Norco, and I am enjoying life on a daily basis.<br /><br />The blood work shows that my liver and other organs are working as normal, and the cancer that shows up in my lungs and in my liver is quite small. There is a lot more good liver than bad, and the portion of lungs that is affected is still small.<br /><br />This news just makes me want to do more fun things faster -- like go to the casino more frequently, take an ocean cruise, get the book selling faster, and finish writing my sentence-diagramming book. I want to have everything set right for Lorraine so that she won't be left with a lot of unfinished projects. I am still very positive about everything, and I want to enjoy life with even more zest.<br /><br />Instead of 115 years, I might have to back down to 113.<br /><br />I'm tired and am going to take a nap right now.<br /><br />Love Ya,<br /><br />DAD</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-86013244901471406022011-06-24T08:12:00.000-04:002014-03-30T00:25:27.990-04:00Blogger's Block?<div>
Hello again everyone,<br />
<br />
If there IS such a thing as Blogger's Block, I must say that I think I've had it for a very long time...since Texas anyway. When I get down in the dumps, I have a very bad habit of just clamming up and shutting out the rest of the world, except for those closest to me (and sometimes even them). Not healthy, I know, but that's what I do.<br />
<br />
I had these ideas about what I was going to write about and when I was going to write it....but...well, all that fell apart when some things didn't go as planned, and I just didn't pull it together again, so I hope that you will please forgive me for my neglect and bad manners. I have been reading your blogs sometimes, but just haven't commented. Sorry.<br />
<br />
I'm going to try to get back to it....a little at a time. Things will probably be somewhat jumbled for a while, at least chronologically.<br />
<br />
Just off the top of my head, some of the things I want to write about:<br />
<br />
My parent's health is not good. Dad's health seems to be the worst. I'll post a note here that he wrote recently, and I'll update on both of them soon.<br />
<br />
I have a fantastic new camera that William bought for me just before we left Texas, but I have not used it yet. In fact, it's sadly still in the box. Don't worry, I'll get to it one of these days when the inspiration hits me. It's a <strong>Nikon D3100</strong>. (new tripod too!) :-)<br />
<br />
I took up beading just before we left Texas, and I've been on a slow roll with it ever since then. It's relaxing and I really enjoy the creative process.</div>
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I really do care about what happens to all of you in my blogger "circle". Thanks for hanging in there with me (us).<br />
<br />
- Mary Ann</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-21367077201247378972011-05-01T08:46:00.006-04:002012-01-19T11:54:22.742-05:00Texas Chili Contest<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><em>(WARNING! Foul language)</em></span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffcc33;"><b></b></span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffcc33;"><b>If you can read this whole story without laughing </b></span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffcc33;"><b>then there's no hope for you.</b> </span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffcc33;"></span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffcc33;"><b>Note:</b> Please take time to read this slowly. </span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffcc33;">If you pay attention to the first two judges, </span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffcc33;">the reaction of the third judge is even better. <br />
<br />
For those of you who have lived in Texas, you know how true this is. They <br />
actually have a Chili Cook-off about the time Halloween comes around. It <br />
takes up a major portion of a parking lot at the San Antonio City Park. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge #3 was an<em> inexperienced</em> Chili taster named Frank, </strong> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffcc33;"><strong>who was visiting from Springfield, IL. <br />
<br />
Frank:</strong> "Recently, I was honoured to be selected as a judge at a chili <br />
cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment and I <br />
happened to be standing there at the judge's table asking for directions to <br />
the Coors Light truck, when the call came in. I was assured by the other two <br />
judges (Native Texans) that the chili wouldn't be all that spicy and, <br />
besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I <br />
accepted". </span> <br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: 130%;"><em>Here are the scorecard notes from the event: </em></span></strong> <br />
<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: 180%;"> <br />
</span><span style="color: red;">CHILI # 1 - MIKE'S MANIAC MONSTER CHILI... <br />
<br />
</span><span style="color: #ffcc33;">Judge # 1</span></strong><span style="color: #ffcc33;"> -- A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick.</span> <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 2</strong> -- Nice, smooth tomato flavour. Very mild. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 3 (Frank)</strong> -- Holy shit, what the hell is this stuff? You could <br />
remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames <br />
out. I hope that's the worst one. These Texans are crazy. </span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffcc33;"> <br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">CHILI # 2 - AUSTIN'S AFTERBURNER CHILI... <br />
<br />
</span>Judge # 1</strong> -- Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 2</strong> -- Exciting BBQ flavour, needs more peppers to be taken <br />
seriously. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 3</strong> -- Keep this out of the reach of children. I'm not sure what I'm <br />
supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to <br />
give me the Heimlich manoeuvre. They had to rush in more beer when they saw <br />
the look on my face. <br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">CHILI # 3 - FRED'S FAMOUS BURN DOWN THE BARN CHILI... <br />
</span></strong> <br />
<strong>Judge # 1</strong> -- Excellent firehouse chili. Great kick. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 2</strong> -- A bit salty, good use of peppers. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 3</strong> -- Call the EPA. I've located a uranium spill. My nose feels like <br />
I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get me more <br />
beer before I ignite. The barmaid pounded me on the back, now my backbone is <br />
in the front part of my chest. I'm getting shit-faced from all of the beer. </span> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffcc33;"> <br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">CHILI # 4 - BUBBA'S BLACK MAGIC... <br />
<br />
</span>Judge # 1</strong> -- Black bean chili with almost no spice. Disappointing. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 2</strong> -- Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or <br />
other mild foods, not much of a chili. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 3</strong> -- I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to <br />
taste it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Sally, the barmaid, was <br />
standing behind me with fresh refills. That 300-LB woman is starting to look <br />
HOT...just like this nuclear waste I'm eating! Is chili an aphrodisiac? <br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">CHILI # 5 - LISA'S LEGAL LIP REMOVER... <br />
<br />
</span>Judge # 1</strong> -- Meaty, strong chili. Cayenne peppers freshly <br />
ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 2</strong> -- Chili using shredded beef, could use more tomato. <br />
Must admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 3</strong> -- My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I <br />
can no longer focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed <br />
paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chili <br />
had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring <br />
beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I'm burning my lips off. <br />
It really pisses me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming. <br />
Screw those rednecks. <br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">CHILI # 6 - VERA'S VERY VEGETARIAN VARIETY... <br />
</span></strong> <br />
<strong>Judge # 1</strong> -- Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili. Good balance of spices <br />
and peppers. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 2</strong> -- The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and garlic. <br />
Superb. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 3</strong> -- My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous, <br />
sulphuric flames. I shit on myself when I farted and I'm worried it will eat <br />
through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that <br />
Sally. I can't feel my lips anymore. I need to wipe my ass with a snow cone. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">CHILI # 7 - SUSAN'S SCREAMING SENSATION CHILI... <br />
</span></strong> <br />
<strong>Judge # 1</strong> -- A mediocre chili with too much reliance on canned peppers. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 2</strong> -- Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of <br />
chili peppers at the last moment. **I should take note that I am worried <br />
about Judge # 3.He appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing <br />
uncontrollably. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 3</strong> -- You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I <br />
wouldn't feel a thing. I've lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds like <br />
it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chili, which slid <br />
unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava to match my shirt. <br />
At least during the autopsy, they'll know what killed me. I've decided to stop <br />
breathing it's too painful. Screw it; I'm not getting any oxygen anyway. If <br />
I need air, I'll just suck it in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach. <br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">CHILI # 8 - BIG TOM'S TOENAIL CURLING CHILI</span></strong>... <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 1</strong> -- The perfect ending, this is a nice blend chili. Not too bold <br />
but spicy enough to declare its existence. <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 2</strong> -- This final entry is a good, balanced chili. Neither mild nor <br />
hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge #3 farted, passed out, <br />
fell over and pulled the chili pot down on top of himself. Not sure if he's <br />
going to make it. poor feller, wonder how he'd have reacted to really hot <br />
chili? <br />
<br />
<strong>Judge # 3</strong> - No Report</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-82691943901351110032011-05-01T07:51:00.004-04:002012-01-21T17:18:01.978-05:00Only a man would attempt this....<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Just try reading this without laughing till you cry!!! </b></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br />
</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><b></b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><b>Pocket Tazer Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife.</b></span><br />
<div><span lang="EN-US"><b> </b></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary submitted this:</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></b></span><br />
<div><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span">Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse- sized tazer. The effects of the tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse effect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety....?? </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US"><div class="ReadMsgBody" id="mpf0_readMsgBodyContainer"><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass" id="mpf0_MsgContainer"><div class="ecxSection1"><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US">WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. </span> I learned, however, that if I pushed the button and pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs. AWESOME!!! </span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave. </span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span">Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-A batteries, right? There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?<br />
<br />
</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span">So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and tazer in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries. </span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span">All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and (loaded with two itsy, bitsy triple-A batteries) thinking to myself, 'no possible way!' What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.. .? <br />
<br />
</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span">I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, 'don't do it dipshit,' reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and . . </span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD . . . WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION . . . WHAT THE HELL!!!<br />
<br />
I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs? The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room. <br />
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</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i>Note:</i></b> If you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a tazer, one note of caution: there is no such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. A three second burst would be considered conservative? <br />
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</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span">IT HURT LIKE HELL!!! <br />
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A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was. My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I had no control over the drooling.<br />
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</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span">Apparently I pooped on myself, but was too numb to know for sure and my sense of smell was gone. I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head which I believe came from my hair. I'm still looking for my nuts and I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return! </span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
<b>P.S.</b> - My wife, can't stop laughing about my experience, loved the gift, and now regularly threatens me with it!<br />
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<b><i>If you think education is difficult, try being stupid !!!</i></b></span></span></div></div></div></div><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 18pt;"><br />
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<div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-22545068483471337042011-05-01T07:13:00.007-04:002012-01-25T20:04:44.855-05:00Some Doctors' Embarrassing Medical Exams<span style="color: #ffcc33;"><strong><span style="color: red;">1.</span></strong> A man comes into the ER and yells . . .' My wife's going to have her<br />
baby in the cab !' I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, Lifted the<br />
lady's dress and began to take off her underwear.<br />
Suddenly I noticed that there were several cabs - - - and I was in the<br />
wrong one.<br />
<em>- Submitted by Dr. Mark Mac Donald, San Francisco<br />
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</em><strong><span style="color: red;">2.</span></strong> At the beginning of my shift I placed a stethoscope on an elderly<br />
and slightly deaf female patient's anterior chest wall. ' Big<br />
breaths,'. I instructed. ' Yes, they used to be,'.. .... replied the<br />
patient.<br />
<em>- Submitted by Dr. Richard Byrnes, Seattle , WA<br />
<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: red;">3.</span></strong> One day I had to be the bearer of bad news when I told a Wife that<br />
her husband had died of a massive myocardial infarct. Not more than five<br />
minutes later, I heard her reporting to the rest<br />
of the family that he had died of a ' massive internal fart.'<br />
<em>- Submitted by Dr. Susan Steinberg<br />
<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: red;">4.</span></strong> During a patient's two week follow-up appointment with his<br />
cardiologist, he informed me, his doctor, that he was having trouble<br />
with one of his medications. ' Which one ?'. ..... . I asked.<br />
'The patch . . .. the Nurse told me to put on a new one every six hours<br />
and now I'm running out of places to put it! 'I had him quickly undress<br />
and discovered what I hoped I wouldn't see.<br />
Yes, the man had over fifty patches on his body! Now, the instructions<br />
include removal of the old patch before applying a new one.<br />
<em>- Submitted by Dr. Rebecca St. Clair, Norfolk , VA<br />
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</em><strong><span style="color: red;">5.</span></strong> While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient, I asked. ' How<br />
long have you been bedridden ?' After a look of complete confusion she<br />
answered . . .' Why, not for about<br />
twenty years - when my husband was alive.'<br />
<em>- Submitted by Dr. Steven Swanson, Corvallis , OR<br />
<br />
</em><strong><span style="color: red;">6.</span></strong> I was performing rounds at the hospital one morning and while<br />
checking up on a man I asked . . .' So how's your breakfast this<br />
morning?' ' It's very good except for the Kentucky Jelly.<br />
I can't seem to get used to the taste.'. . ... Bob replied. I then asked<br />
to see the jelly and Bob produced a foil packet labeled 'KY Jelly.'<br />
<em>- Submitted by Dr. Leonard Kransdorf, Detroit , MI<br />
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</em><strong><span style="color: red;">7.</span></strong> A nurse was on duty in the Emergency Room when a young woman with<br />
purple hair styled into a punk rocker Mohawk, sporting a variety of<br />
tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, entered ..<br />
It was quickly determined that the patient had acute appendicitis, so<br />
she was scheduled for immediate surgery. When she was completely<br />
disrobed on the operating table, the staff noticed that<br />
her pubic hair had been dyed green, and above it there was a tattoo<br />
that read . . .'Keep off the grass.' Once the surgery was completed,<br />
the surgeon wrote a short note on the patient's dressing,<br />
which said ' Sorry . . .had to mow the lawn.'<br />
<em>- Submitted by RN no name<br />
</em><br />
<strong><span style="color: #ffcc00;">AND FINALLY ! ! ! . . . . . . .<br />
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</span></strong><strong><span style="color: red;">8.</span></strong> As a new, young MD doing my residency in OB , I was quite embarrassed<br />
when performing female pelvic exams.. To cover my embarrassment I had<br />
unconsciously formed a habit of whistling softly. The middle-aged lady upon </span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcc33;">whom I was performing this exam suddenly burst out laughing and further </span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcc33;">embarrassing me. </span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcc33;">I looked up from my work and sheepishly said 'I'm sorry. Was I tickling you ?'<br />
She replied with tears running down her cheeks from laughing so hard.<br />
'No doctor, but the song you were whistling was . . .'I wish I was<br />
an Oscar Meyer Wiener.'<br />
<em>- Dr. wouldn't submit his name<br />
</em><br />
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</span><span style="color: #ffcc33;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-76055701506069757712011-03-26T00:43:00.005-04:002011-03-26T01:16:46.437-04:00SERIOUS COMPUTER PROBLEMS (your 2 cents please?)<span style="color:#ffff99;">My laptop computer is dying. I've had a lot of trouble with it over the past year, but it's really, really bad now. I'm surprised that I can even write and post this right now.<br /><br />We're getting ready to head north in a few days, so I'll be busy cleaning and packing things up, but I'll keep trying to use this thing whenever it lets me.<br /><br />I'll be shopping for a new laptop as soon as we get back home. Not sure which brand yet, but it MUST have tons of memory for my photos, be fast, have great sound, great picture, a fairly large screen (this old (2006) DELL has a 17.4" screen...and NO, I will NOT buy another DELL...nothing but problems, and horrible, horrible customer service)...and not cost an arm and a leg. Was considering a MAC, but they're expensive (between 1900.00 and 2400.00 for what I want) and technology is moving along SO fast......so, I'm thinking HP or maybe Toshiba? Most people suggest that I'll be happy with HP (Hewlitt-Packard). I would love to hear YOUR opinions and advice!<br /><br />Thank you ahead of time for your input!<br />- Mary Ann</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-84108663545620323872011-03-17T13:24:00.006-04:002011-03-17T13:38:20.469-04:00NIGHT MARINA (Aransas Pass, Texas)<br><br><br><br><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrGZYmGFOkDeVuZsV7pOtsn0w4fGDSUuAcRF75iCKcR6qzJjijLa-uMsz3UVnJEWuMKC8SP2DDEfaAadN1FxB_2FupLhBc-Xz-sCveiVFQBEdbX2iZkeWR-F9EUZ7Mj51Ey7BftKHAi4/s1600/P1250817.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrGZYmGFOkDeVuZsV7pOtsn0w4fGDSUuAcRF75iCKcR6qzJjijLa-uMsz3UVnJEWuMKC8SP2DDEfaAadN1FxB_2FupLhBc-Xz-sCveiVFQBEdbX2iZkeWR-F9EUZ7Mj51Ey7BftKHAi4/s400/P1250817.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585102668262799954" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhokLjTMV7fkxR1bKXiGd2bmD4FT5TJQesSTqRGUGVgD2ejeEe3o9wXu9CdASB_VetrK1xjsbkgKPw8Pk96lGZ1e4bHJ8mwWHCWcHStC8ibPRpBf6HJEDx4k3Getd42GuW8DxudluyeKE/s1600/P1250824.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-c-Qdj03mqbwL6pFN7p2NwPvuYqdy_kDlsBlqhDF26tNIB_kIj6c6NGcknLBnvHJH8DZIEwjlO7Go5klS-e831HC8YDuzt4LDGEbkG3MQqFZdjE6kQpHvGvijZBrjJo0rLyOhhmu8G4/s400/P1250828.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585102663773454098" /></a><br><br><br><br>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-15419598942624892522011-03-16T17:33:00.007-04:002011-03-16T18:14:43.792-04:00DARK INDUSTRY (Ingleside and Portland, Texas)<strong><span style="color:#ffcc33;">Driving through the Ingleside/Portland area one evening...</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltIVKp36ZXt6ozujMP-AmIzkGbp_iqOT5gvUbc3O69B9fRdaaHTVKUptbDYvsljeDSrp3V0bQipwjAasRnGZkb00s2DgczOb9WdjQ_59bxjGVPJJIK235pTfpftE_1Yz-sdKq-xSTwVk/s1600/P1250807.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Remnants of old oil company docks, cactus and jellyfish at Lighthouse Trail Park (Aransas Pass, Texas)<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">Click on a photo if you want to view a larger version of it,<br />then hit the "back" button to return to this page.<br /></span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zuLTLUM91IxdmiGXDmlN_mD8x2PMuVsarN39pwsG8D2NfCD4XC3K-EfUdX0jKGx8Lwp9zgtBZZS9AM0Di3pyKi0lJD6Qd8odIAFkEOa7zH9UYkTFIZvPbmfuhC7MG-IlDUk1KLn82Kc/s1600/P1250567.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583911309444842898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zuLTLUM91IxdmiGXDmlN_mD8x2PMuVsarN39pwsG8D2NfCD4XC3K-EfUdX0jKGx8Lwp9zgtBZZS9AM0Di3pyKi0lJD6Qd8odIAFkEOa7zH9UYkTFIZvPbmfuhC7MG-IlDUk1KLn82Kc/s400/P1250567.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7_XcLXfVGA_p3uwPnAcSipmT-EyjDDsZS301dpw7Fazv09EJx7q9YaID0CBeZYPOq7I-8MM_4r1NkU2cnnPX4zvv7kWIVecdt7uz9XDxfrdK_6rOWhlFYreB6R-WRPt0nfRrdvsZhHA/s1600/P1250453.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583910283527881426" style="DISPLAY: block; 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YIKES! Luckily, <em>(or maybe not...because I would have enjoyed taking it's picture...I think) </em>I did not see it, but I certainly did hear it. I was walking on the sand, but the grassy area was about chest height to me <em>(kind of a cliff area...the terrain, not my chest...LOL).<br /><br /></em>I was holding my camera to take another shot of something when I heard what sounded like a cross between a rattle and a buzz. At first I thought it was broken bits of shells beneath my feet, but when I looked down there were hardly any where I was standing, so I stood perfectly still then I heard it again!<br /><br />I was only about a foot and a half in front of the "cliff" facing it, trying to see if I could see something (bees or wasps maybe?) when I heard a sharp <strong>"HISS"</strong> and then another sharp <em><strong>"hisssss"</strong></em> quickly followed! Not to worry though, I had already been very slowly and quietly backing away from that area to resume my picture taking farther on down.<br /><br />A couple of days later when mentioning this little episode to a guy who lives full-time in our RV Park <em>(he's a native Texan and works and lives in this area for many years)...</em>he told us that the whole Lighthouse Trail Park area used to be a shipping area full of docks for an oil company years ago and that the area was then and still is infested with rattlesnakes and that he wouldn't set foot over there, not even to go fishing (which many people do).</span><br /><br /><center><strong><span style="color:#ffcc33;">So, will I go back sometime? Sure I will! </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffcc33;">I'll just be more cautious next time. ;-)<br /></span></strong></center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjiMzEP3sO4_de_5rK_x7AIOGJHdpaLVJwZWm_sCs8cElximY4l4x8NKECAsvIsh9C5t3n6Lr6nmn091QPOUcur-1-dqB_SgRTcl4QW2JppjVwaVixmgUnkUFaUvihkggopaR1C0g8nU/s1600/P1250496.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583885559767471234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjiMzEP3sO4_de_5rK_x7AIOGJHdpaLVJwZWm_sCs8cElximY4l4x8NKECAsvIsh9C5t3n6Lr6nmn091QPOUcur-1-dqB_SgRTcl4QW2JppjVwaVixmgUnkUFaUvihkggopaR1C0g8nU/s400/P1250496.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOiO0HHvMP3sq0w_5vPWG37ew5YZOqHKVyymHbaX9TPJVUPPm1mDb7reCsbvJi2v3O9jfMTPxidAuCFJTv9nfW57kUwpKttigdbd3vPfH2mnr1q04Rz4RWg0ur4IC1FpF_-dfJXOn8Is/s1600/P1250497.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583885554921836690" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Sibc2DYW2KvdZVvbajcdlgd5o21llZgRWiVszETgSsEIaq-YUt7KSOV-yXEV0rcWHGKrH0QrwhtvoWTmeH05CaaCKCjoKX9XS_Z-zlenxkfxZ5xBtDHVqCLahmCRmkQthRGiw7R7ulc/s400/P1250626.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc33;">Click here to view the whole Picasa album.<br />(Best viewed as a slide show imho) :<br /></span></p><center><table style="WIDTH: 194px"><tbody><tr><td style="BACKGROUND: url(https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left 50%; HEIGHT: 194px" align="middle"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/Dreamtraveler2/LighthouseTrailParkJan192011?authkey=Gv1sRgCLGxrcHIu6XdvgE&feat=embedwebsite"><img style="MARGIN: 1px 0px 0px 4px" height="160" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_ZXl3QrxM-0o/TX3UkjT1E7E/AAAAAAAAP_g/guwn6WYP6UI/s160-c/LighthouseTrailParkJan192011.jpg" width="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #4d4d4d; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="https://picasaweb.google.com/Dreamtraveler2/LighthouseTrailParkJan192011?authkey=Gv1sRgCLGxrcHIu6XdvgE&feat=embedwebsite"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">Lighthouse Trail Park - Jan.19,2011</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></center>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140058623243238597noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4081933208256006851.post-86261630319296057792011-03-08T01:05:00.008-05:002011-03-12T03:36:52.599-05:00CONN-BROWN HARBOR, FISHERMEN, SHRIMP BOATS<span style="color:#ffcc33;"><em>These photos were taken on January 27, 2011<br /><br /></em></span><center><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><strong>Fish cleaning station.<br />This Pelican is patiently waiting for scraps</strong>.</span></center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwbFmswuf1TuveyhANcvYjNdQ2PICGSZSHM6eCacAtLH1YS341k6W7d-p_mNU9w7mZWt879oAouItClQ6B-nPERCoAABEL4VckM9WGxRL38dZf-j5E3sitPs-el5zesUxyLV8Gc120yQ/s1600/P1250946.JPG"><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581588694590148130" style="DISPLAY: block; 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<span style="color: #ffcc33;"><strong>In addition to the wonderful views,<br />Mickey's has absolutely DEEE-LISH-US burgers<br />and homemade fries!<br />They're pricey, but they're huge...<br />two people could easily share one<br />and feel delightfully satisfied.<br />(unless you're ravenous)</strong></span></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ffcc33;">William (on the right) and Doug Bell (on the left, </span></strong></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ffcc33;">owner of the <a href="http://rockinbsteakhousetx.adminpilot.net/">Rockin' B Steakhouse </a></span></strong></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ffcc33;">...yes, "melt in your mouth" steaks and other awesome food)...<br />talking about their motorcycles.</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98n1lvti4WoD_Lk8myxafdEBSm2A37i9MWFj0oXFrhWXpDLVHmcuum4Lelwo4zyHgklw30KMMi48wFPulLv_VzTZ2woro5QBw8SY9nLcVZF2ujDQIBysQ-y05atvZmMFVZVjqg7WbtR4/s1600/P1250283.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98n1lvti4WoD_Lk8myxafdEBSm2A37i9MWFj0oXFrhWXpDLVHmcuum4Lelwo4zyHgklw30KMMi48wFPulLv_VzTZ2woro5QBw8SY9nLcVZF2ujDQIBysQ-y05atvZmMFVZVjqg7WbtR4/s400/P1250283.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581305470055277842" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9zMD-m-SbG2rczbiZ8CMeLzn_cHSv_aycjLvII6CT2VoBhtG-jFVZpezED4ZU-YWuy_kvlveLo-iFE6FTU_H0DvADQ3SMZ_XMsyDGPxXCg9QdE2tcMyeFY_6N7MwR0XyrLke-583rzQ/s1600/P1250285.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9zMD-m-SbG2rczbiZ8CMeLzn_cHSv_aycjLvII6CT2VoBhtG-jFVZpezED4ZU-YWuy_kvlveLo-iFE6FTU_H0DvADQ3SMZ_XMsyDGPxXCg9QdE2tcMyeFY_6N7MwR0XyrLke-583rzQ/s400/P1250285.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581305037951320306" style="cursor: hand; 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<strong><span style="color: #ffcc33;">A huge school of mullet (aka "bait fish" here)...<br />thousands of them swam up in to the marina...</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZiaz9bUFTz2hXN1cEVl-3Sh_PLnkWJ5z0_pNcUnUKXg-LaAhBgqA5YdLSqipbi5149BjrTw4tOew1jjQs-qFQ1hvnUDgfk9ud7Xb-E6C8XYkR5eRbVNxQ2SinYDCNZuigXM9JKepgi24/s1600/P1250356.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZiaz9bUFTz2hXN1cEVl-3Sh_PLnkWJ5z0_pNcUnUKXg-LaAhBgqA5YdLSqipbi5149BjrTw4tOew1jjQs-qFQ1hvnUDgfk9ud7Xb-E6C8XYkR5eRbVNxQ2SinYDCNZuigXM9JKepgi24/s400/P1250356.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581299306162748290" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 262px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_YFIXHX16TO9NqoWaYCgqR6lh3YVev0K5tgiYv1qck9gaxHOZLzHGHf7CAaSjKyHXjSY5B1zd7Y4LubjTyK8kGORUNYfjoKrGkK1ug4VhQGz6Ik-v5P0HdsyVx7MWoMZ4Hpc3LWlOPc/s1600/P1250367.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_YFIXHX16TO9NqoWaYCgqR6lh3YVev0K5tgiYv1qck9gaxHOZLzHGHf7CAaSjKyHXjSY5B1zd7Y4LubjTyK8kGORUNYfjoKrGkK1ug4VhQGz6Ik-v5P0HdsyVx7MWoMZ4Hpc3LWlOPc/s400/P1250367.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581299304088664466" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br /></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ffcc33;">Yes...they are as big as they look!</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7Rd83tUCAeL3hJUFnU60ZU6yoKuCs0Vwu1VgZYa-e791GXQs11nWbtAfJDjnBjBB1lb48SSU5VBiarKPV7tVH1basfB1zj_3IBhT7ufc0Qm2CHUGmRzqT_mM5csYe6VC29kBSZr2tow/s1600/P1250377.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7Rd83tUCAeL3hJUFnU60ZU6yoKuCs0Vwu1VgZYa-e791GXQs11nWbtAfJDjnBjBB1lb48SSU5VBiarKPV7tVH1basfB1zj_3IBhT7ufc0Qm2CHUGmRzqT_mM5csYe6VC29kBSZr2tow/s400/P1250377.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581299299181817298" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEHiOD-th4y6X2FL76_0oUwfRR7D3DXl4IHw-V1QI9WAzVZUsNYJmHyViOslbD3BDad0ctNuHy8w58vSbfyemxX_0lz3JKLvdqfEA6VRD0cPgI4FazVGvecPA4h_sl-SpWyNTJuNM_XM/s1600/P1250386.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEHiOD-th4y6X2FL76_0oUwfRR7D3DXl4IHw-V1QI9WAzVZUsNYJmHyViOslbD3BDad0ctNuHy8w58vSbfyemxX_0lz3JKLvdqfEA6VRD0cPgI4FazVGvecPA4h_sl-SpWyNTJuNM_XM/s400/P1250386.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581299300771911970" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ffcc33;">Mmmmm, did I see fish? :-b</span></strong></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ffcc33;">Something big swimming (more like meandering)<br />through the canal (about 50 feet from our door)...</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7_fACHYhsJYB8Am59vRCso6Zatx55-ZBXR9NrYrJF1yfRfI6UNVenFZVPWzIGbTPVChg1kqmkd2TF5zijy0wBYsYL4HY9FQtgU0e4tjXgEAHF2cTeHCH25g1pvDD3erAfXxnUl7cdX8/s1600/P1250409.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7_fACHYhsJYB8Am59vRCso6Zatx55-ZBXR9NrYrJF1yfRfI6UNVenFZVPWzIGbTPVChg1kqmkd2TF5zijy0wBYsYL4HY9FQtgU0e4tjXgEAHF2cTeHCH25g1pvDD3erAfXxnUl7cdX8/s400/P1250409.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581297289630627698" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 282px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ffcc33;">The canal alongside our RV Park</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2woM-IynmHiKG202AoadtaAlCAZQ8y7gDGlsZVFJB01W9TCZBMbnMX-mCi2lTGgbnzinGZIOTHCrEGiSGtxa2LOF7yMXrAvaD5_hzSEe-hhP04xj7Em1O60yijzZpQ81QCpACWiGZpM/s1600/P1250411.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2woM-IynmHiKG202AoadtaAlCAZQ8y7gDGlsZVFJB01W9TCZBMbnMX-mCi2lTGgbnzinGZIOTHCrEGiSGtxa2LOF7yMXrAvaD5_hzSEe-hhP04xj7Em1O60yijzZpQ81QCpACWiGZpM/s400/P1250411.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581295838618045394" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br /></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ffcc33;">Local plants suffered a severe beating<br />from the golf ball size hail...</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CC7I1oDnf4-2bn33ZMFFF3ok645bnAF8wH_xh3_aH-FkFR49CXLOKleWK2xKlDS1NNLkKtEFChGxDjK1st5yidvwLc58EtEQtSHpuLj3Uhybbk9gaKAvKhRbwGZ9RvkdXqAndN-7ZiE/s1600/P1250414.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CC7I1oDnf4-2bn33ZMFFF3ok645bnAF8wH_xh3_aH-FkFR49CXLOKleWK2xKlDS1NNLkKtEFChGxDjK1st5yidvwLc58EtEQtSHpuLj3Uhybbk9gaKAvKhRbwGZ9RvkdXqAndN-7ZiE/s400/P1250414.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581295438001568882" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2vNwWb7Ymoq4BrAXvTmh4rmKZ8jVNCK6g2tffONt3zAxx1sVeOIfG7UvQCTNazjQdcA1oByvl0i_iHGKVI9RHJzGXKGNgH1kldBET28rB4Tpr7M2MfaeXFHLZ3D8pb5_3lOJ6lFv0N0/s1600/P1250415.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2vNwWb7Ymoq4BrAXvTmh4rmKZ8jVNCK6g2tffONt3zAxx1sVeOIfG7UvQCTNazjQdcA1oByvl0i_iHGKVI9RHJzGXKGNgH1kldBET28rB4Tpr7M2MfaeXFHLZ3D8pb5_3lOJ6lFv0N0/s400/P1250415.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581295438831896386" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitiWgEQ6qeUw1C4I7b2vb-ZXx54JqtVQh2tKlJPSiXlNscCllTETsSwJq573ElBAskdc1eDbvIeBY684ggn_DDRdVNVuZplsHN6v9IBJaauH1PVrLbxnGNwTFLyBlNhSbwII-PqrB-XI/s1600/P1250418.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitiWgEQ6qeUw1C4I7b2vb-ZXx54JqtVQh2tKlJPSiXlNscCllTETsSwJq573ElBAskdc1eDbvIeBY684ggn_DDRdVNVuZplsHN6v9IBJaauH1PVrLbxnGNwTFLyBlNhSbwII-PqrB-XI/s400/P1250418.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581295433269278306" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 394px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZLjDEoVBqD4deEi80gcmLaEtjLBWAT-9skIpXwFnJn8yM6Ecw53fr_xqrBshhBq2l3PN2F1Wi-I14UrmMQEhTu-8AW5Vtw4lpn7CjyaczEX6lvGoMmuJ7wg73CgeO5sZmpUv0GA4Sbs/s1600/P1250431.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZLjDEoVBqD4deEi80gcmLaEtjLBWAT-9skIpXwFnJn8yM6Ecw53fr_xqrBshhBq2l3PN2F1Wi-I14UrmMQEhTu-8AW5Vtw4lpn7CjyaczEX6lvGoMmuJ7wg73CgeO5sZmpUv0GA4Sbs/s400/P1250431.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581295428685812258" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></center>
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