Month: February 2009

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I love to have dinner parties

The last dinner party I had was for New Years.  It was great because we had the southern traditional dinner of blackeyed peas (they’re supposed to represent pennies), ham (which is supposed to be for health) and greens (which are supposed to represent money).  Not many people knew about those traditions so it was a lot of fun in that I got to share a bit of southern tradition with them.

The next dinner party I have I’m going to use some of the great dinner party ideas I found online.  They give you menu suggestions and also decoration suggestions too.  There are some great ideas on there.

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Cruise control….DUH-HUH!!!!!!!!

You might have heard of this before but just in case you haven’t, here it is.   Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma, who purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home from an Oklahoma University football game, having driven onto the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver’s seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned.

Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner’s manual that she couldn’t actually leave the driver’s seat while the cruise control was set. The Oklahoma jury awarded her, are you sitting down, $1,750,000 PLUS a new motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just in case Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home.

Sometimes I really think people should have to take competency tests to do just about anything.  It’s a shame we have to pay for someone else’s stupidity too but we do.

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I resolve to take a great vacation this summer

How’s that for a New Years resolution?  I think it sounds like a pretty darn good one to me because if I’m going to have a better year than last year, I really need to do something special for myself.  That’s what the resolution is really all about after all.  I need to start doing more things for me and only me instead of everyone else and everything else.  I have worked hard on my townhouse to make it look nice and homey so why shouldn’t I do something for me too?

Now where do I want to go?  I got it!!!  How about Orlando, Florida?  That sounds wonderful to me.  I have some family down around that area that I haven’t seen in years and while I’m there, I could visit family too.  I’ll have to check out Orlando vacation rentals because I don’t want to just stay anywhere. I prefer to stay in a really nice condo or maybe even a villa. A house would be great too. Just as long as I’m not stuck in a darned old motel for a couple weeks. I would rather stay at home if I had to do that.

I have checked out vacation rentals before and have never been disappointed with what I found before.  You can rent anything from a studio type apartment to a house that sleeps more people than you might want to go on vacation with.  The perfect vacation to me is where I can go to Disney World, Sea World or any of the other places close by and not have to drive 50 miles there and back.  It’s up to you how much you want to spend on your accommodations but I bet you’ll find just what you want and need just like I have.

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That wonderful hat!!!!

Check out what’s going on about Aretha Franklins hat she wore to the inaugration.  I thought it was great but I have heard a lot about it in both ways.  Anyway, check out this:

From the moment it appeared at the inauguration, Aretha Franklin’s hat, with its oversize woolen bow bejeweled with Swarovski crystals, has invited commentary. It has its own Facebook page. It has been the subject of YouTube spoofs.Its designer reportedly received 3,000 requests for copies. But now things are getting serious. The Smithsonian Institution – you know, home of the Mercury capsule and a triceratops – wants the hat. The Queen of Soul’s response: I’m thinking about it.

I think that’s quite an honor for her.  At least none of these museums called her wanting it:

Far stranger things have landed in museums, or had museums dedicated to them. So we started searching for some candidates.

In the wearables category, if you’re just interested in hats, there are thousands at The Hat Museum. And the Liberace Museum may have more spangles than … well … anything on Earth. Sometimes the sheer breadth of a collection is what gets noticed. Amass more than 9,000 picture postcards, and you too may find your collection at the New York Met, where it’s now showing.

It goes without saying that there’s a banana museum, but once you get into virtual museums, things really get weird. Consider the Air Sickness Bag Museum. Less disgusting, check out these collections of moist towelettes and Soviet calculators. Add that to your virtual travel itinerary, comrade.

Anyway, here’s to Aretha and her hat.  You gotta love it!!!!

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Here’s a thought

Are you sick of Exxon making record profit?  Maybe you should invest in the Russian stock market.  Heck you can even invest in their oil stock market.  Check out the Russian stock market review and see what you think. The Russian stock exchange might be something to really look into.

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This is interesting

The great writer, O. Henry, began life as William Sidney Porter.  Porter spent time in Honduras to avoid embezzlement charges in the United States.  He eventually returned to the United States and spent time in jail, which is where he began writing the adventure stories that made him famous.

There seems to be a lot of people that have become famous after pulling time in jail like Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, and a lot of other country singers.  I didn’t know about o. Henry though.

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Have you ever vacationed in Naples?

A Naples vacation I can promise you will end up being the best vacation you have ever been on.  I didn’t stay in a stuffy old motel either.  I rented a villa and believe it or not, saved money.  It was so much more comfortable, a lot roomier, and like I said earlier, I saved money too.

They have houses, villas, or condos you can rent for your vacation.  We got free WiFi, fresh towels and linens, multiple bedrooms,a roomy kitchen, easy access to the beach, great views of the ocean, and best of all, your not in a motel but a home.  We already have reservations for this year too.

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This information might come in handy some day

When it comes to baseball star Cy Young, he holds two unique titles.  The Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher holds the record for the most career wins of 511.  That’s amazing isn’t it?  Well here’s the truly amazing title he also holds.

Cy Young also holds the record for the most game loses of 316.  How about that?  I just thought it might be something you could use one day, especially you ladies out there.  Amaze your man with your knowledge of a baseball star like Cy Young.

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Daddy used to take me hunting

I used to love to go hunting with my Daddy.  Heck yeah I went hunting and even got a few myself but that was a long time ago.  I still catch myself looking at sites like eotech where they have some of the best deals on scopes you can find.

If you want to know anything about the products, it’s all there.  That way you can choose the best site for you and not just go by what some salesman tells you.  Not to mention they have great customer service and free shipping on orders over $29.95.  What more could you want?  Here’s the scope I would get for my Daddy.

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Did you know……..

One of Britain’s leading organic food and drink lines, Duchy Originals, was created by none other Prince Charles, who started the brand in 1992.  Products are made from organically farmed grain from his Highgrove Estate.

Did you know that without the Mixican long-nosed bat, you wouldn’ tbe able to enjoy your tequila.  That is because the bat pollinates the blue agave plant, from which tequila is derived.  How about that?  Pollinated by a bat with a worm in the bottle……….never mind, make mine a White Russian.