SONIC(R) Drive-In Limeades for Learning(SM)

SONIC(R) Drive-In Limeades for Learning(SM)

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So beautiful, your heart aches!

Ahhh, Spring

 

 

This is used to be the carport of someone who lives a couple of blocks from us. DH got the tree we lost cut and put in the alley yesterday. And around town, the clean up continues.The next to pics are also from the same winds that took our tree.Meanwhile, we had 8 tornadoes in the Panhandle last week. Two of them ripped through two small communities, leaving devastation in their wake.I can remember when a little girl, Mom loading us in the car and taking us to the underpass that is near our home ( I say is because I still live in the same neck of the woods) when the tornado warnings came around. Mostly, I think that we did that because of the threat of hail. Evidently, people are still doing it!

Basic Truths About 24’s Jack Bauer

Neal Boortz, you crack me up! Here’s some funny stuff about Jack Bauer that he wrote:

Killing Jack Bauer doesn’t make him dead. It just makes him angry.

If Jack Bauer was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Nina Meyers, and he had a gun with 2 bullets, he’d shoot Nina twice.

If you wake up in the morning, it’s because Jack Bauer spared your life.

Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas.

On a day when I have no words…

I’ll share some from someone else!!

40 Things You Would Love To Say Out-Loud At Work (or just in life)

1. I can see your point, but I still think you’re full of s***.

2. I don’t know what your problem is, but I’ll bet it’s hard to pronounce.

3. How about never? Is never good for you?

4. I see you’ve set aside this special time to publicly humiliate yourself.

5. I’m really easy to get along with once you people learn to see it my way.

6. (I’m sorry. It was funny, but too crude for me to include!)

7. I’m out of my mind at the moment, but feel free to leave a message.

8. I don’t work here – I’m a consultant.

9. It sounds like English, but, I don’t understand a damn word you’re saying

10. Ahhh. I see the screw-up fairy has visited us again.

11. I like you. You remind me of myself when I was young and stupid.

12. You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.

13. I have plenty of talent and vision; I just don’t give a damn.

14. I’m already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.

15. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.

16. Thank you! We’re all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of
view.

17. The fact that no one understands you does not mean you’re an artist.

18. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.

19. What am I? Flypaper for freaks?

20. I’m not being rude. You’re just insignificant.

21. It’s a thankless job, but I’ve got a lot of karma to burn off.

22. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.

23. And your cry-baby whiny-ass opinion would be?

24. Do I look like a people person to you?

25. This isn’t an office. It’s Hell with fluorescent lighting.

26. I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left.

27. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer.

28. If I throw a stick, will you leave?

29. Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.

30. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.

31. Oh, I get it. Like humor – Only different.

32. A cubicle is just a padded cell without the door.

33. Can I trade this job for what’s behind door number 1?

34. Too many freaks, not enough circuses.

35. Nice perfume, but must you marinate in it?

36. Chaos, panic and disorder – my work here is finally done.

37. How do I set a laser printer to STUN?

38. I thought I wanted a career! It turns out, I just wanted a salary.

39. I’ll try being nicer if you try being smarter.

40. Wait a minute! I’m just trying to imagine you with a personality.

Well, who would have guessed?

Carole Lombard You scored 19% grit, 23% wit, 38% flair, and 30% class!

You’re a little bit of a fruitcake, but you always act out in style. You have a good sense of humor, are game for almost anything, but you like to have nice things about you and are attracted to the high life. You’re stylish and modern, but you’ve got a few rough edges that keep you from attaining true sophistication. Your leading men include William Powell, Fredric March, and Clark Gable. Watch out for small planes. Find out what kind of classic leading man you’d make by taking the Classic Leading Man Test.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 99% on grit You scored higher than 99% on wit You scored higher than 99% on flair You scored higher than 99% on class

Link: The Classic Dames Test written by gidgetgoes on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Fascinating!

To me, anyway. I came across this story on Drudge, about how scientists can now “ultrasound” animals in the womb. It has all sorts of pics of different animals, but I have always had a special fondness for baby elephants. Read the story here.

I can’t help it, this one tickles me every time.

(Or…guess who learned to upload videos on her WordPress blog.)

What America needs to hear

No matter one’s party affiliation or politics, Americans need to hear what our service men and women are doing in Iraq. The news always blares death numbers, but rarely rings out the accomplishments, and that’s a crime.

Rules of Texas

Lately, after the stupidity of Fred Head and his tirade against his opponent Susan Combs in the race for State Comptroller, some folks have taken it a bit out of the context of the situation and taken the opportunity to bash my home state. I have seen some pretty ugly things said.  So…Here’s something back at ya!

 

Rules of Texas:

1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.

 

2. Let’s get this straight; it’s called a “gravel road.” I drive a pickup truck because I want to. No matter how slow you drive, you’re going to get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.

3. They are cattle & oil wells. That’s what they smell like to you. They smell like money to us. Get over it. Don’t like it? I-20 and I-10 go east and west, I-35 goes north and south. Pick one.

4. So you have a $60,000 car. We’re impressed. We have $250,000 cotton strippers that are driven only 3 weeks a year.

5. So every person in every pickup waves. It’s called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.

6. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of doves are coming in, we WILL shoot it out of your hand. You better hope you don’t have it up to your ear at the time.

7. Yeah, we eat catfish & crawfish. You really want sushi & caviar? It’s available at the corner bait shop.

8. The “Opener” refers to the first day of deer season. It’s a religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November.

 

9. We open doors for women. That is applied to all women, regardless of age.

10 No, there’s no “vegetarian special” on the menu. Order steak. Or you can order the Chef’s Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham & turkey.

11 When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and Picante Sauce!! Oh, yeah….We don’t care what you folks in Cincinnati call that stuff you eat..IT AIN’T REAL CHILI!! Chili was born and bred in San Antonio….and real chili never met a tomato!

 

12 You bring “coke” into my house, it better be brown, wet, and served over ice. You bring “Mary Jane” into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.

13. College and High School Football is as important here as the Lakers and the Knicks, and a dang site more fun to watch.

14 Yeah, we have golf courses. But don’t hit the water hazards — it spooks the fish.

15 Colleges? Try Texas Tech, Texas A&M or University of Texas. They come outta there with an education plus a love for God and country, and they still wave at passing pickups when they come for the holidays.

 

16 We have more folks in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, than any other state, so “Don’t Mess with Texas,” If you do, you will get whipped by the best.

17 Always remember what our great governor Sam Houston once said:

“Texas can make it without the United States, but the United States can’t make it without Texas!”

Okay, this guy got a book…

Yeah, it’s cute. Yeah, he actually put stuff together, pitched a book and all that. *sigh*

Imbibe deeply with the spirits of great writers

I thought this sounded like fun!

From USA Today:

Imbibe deeply with the spirits of great writers

Mojito6 fresh mint sprigs 1 oz. lime juice 3/4 oz. simple syrup 2 oz. light rum Lime wedge Crush 5 mint sprigs into a chilled highball glass. Pour in lime juice, simple syrup and rum. Fill glass with crushed ice. Garnish with lime wedge and the remaining mint sprig. Sometimes, a splash of club soda is added.

By Jocelyn McClurg, USA TODAY

 

Who better to illustrate a belly-up-to-the-bar guide to American writers than Papa Hemingway’s grandson?

Edward Hemingway’s charming caricatures of cocktail-loving writers — from his own grandpapa to Dorothy Parker to Hunter S. Thompson — add the fizz to Hemingway & Bailey’s Bartending Guide to Great American Writers (Algonquin, $15.95).

Writer Mark Bailey spices things up with literary drinking anecdotes that recall the glass-clinking glory days of Parisian cafes and Algonquin Round Tables.

Want to party like F. Scott Fitzgerald? Check out the recipe for a Gin Rickey and pretend you’re at Jay Gatsby’s manse.

Like a more manly drink? The authors provide the secret to a Hemingway-style Mojito to slug down after you’ve shot big game or married your fourth wife.