Well, since I haven't heard any preferences from our "Birthday Boy" Brian, here is what I've come up with for our menu for today: instead of our regular Friday Fish Fry, we're having a "Fish Grill today:
Grilled salmon steaks, grilled barbecued pork chops, and grilled jumbo butterfly shrimp, grilled trout, halibut, flounder and perch.
Side dishes: baked beans, grilled 'baked' taters, corn on the cob, cole slaw, potato salad, macaroni & cheese, fresh sliced tomatoes (red & yellow)
Dessert: chocolate cake w/chocolate icing, and apple, blueberry, cherry and peach cobblers, all served with whatever flavor ice cream you'd like to have. There is also orange and pineapple sherbets.
Local news sources are reporting that at 0300 this morning, a fight erupted at a local juke joint aka night club. It spilled out into the parking lot where multiple fire fights occurred. When it was over, a security guard was wounded and a deputy sheriff had shot one of the perps graveyard dead. Not much else has been released. This is the second time in a month that a deputy has had to take out a scuzzball that drew down on him. The sheriff is justifiably concerned.
I wish I could get to my flagpole. If so, I would fly my flag. One of'em anyway. I have several, just can't physically get to the pole.
Ray, well said, and I remember What the word says about keeping quiet. Keep up the good work!
Tom
COAST LINE FOREVER
It is better to dwell in the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious woman! (Solomon)
A contentious woman is like a constant dripping! (Solomon)
Brian, glad you made it thru one more year. Add another service stripe to the sleeve ,LOL Me~~~ off to DMV / DOT to renew priceless CDL . This 5yrs . has flown by . Maybe the last one due to age and health, Sheeesh age is just a number. Jim
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
The little ladys name is ~~ Bailey Allyson Jeane. Her name comes from an english war bride of ww2 ( great grandma) and grandma. She weighs 7.4 lbs. & 16ins. and is going to be an opera (singer) the way she cries. LOL
Cannonball
Hey Brian, Happy Birthday. Maybe you should always have your birthday on a Friday?
Quentin, is this true?I heard Ford was going to stop making Mercurys.
Another cool wet day out here on the coast. The silver lining in all of these clouds is that I can't mow the lawn.
CW, thanks for breakfast.
good morning
time to get matt on the bus.friday is here!!! Brian.Mookie plese send me an email.our computer networks don't want to get along it seems.Cw thanks for breakfast.Please remember what this weekend is about when you are out and about.
stay safe
Joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
A big ole happy birthday to Brian, and may you have Minnie Moore, whoever she is....
68 and clear in Carolina, with a projected 82 in store later. No thunder forecast, and nothing worth mentioning on the wireless.
Everyone have a safe day
Good Friday morning, and Jim, Shirl and family: congrats on the new baby!!
Joe, that means Matt is, as Mookie, says, just about ready to pat you on the head! What are you and Stacey giving him to grow like that? Whatever it is, maybe pass it down this way, and we'll see if it'll help me.
Also, we have to wish to Brian Hanel this morning! Happy, Happy, Brian! May all your wishes come true, and may you see many, many trains today!
To celebrate Brian's birthday, for breakfast this morning, we have pancakes: plain, whole wheat, and blueberry. And the coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.
We are to be a bit 'cooler' today ourselves, here in Louisville: it's 71 degrees right now, going for a high of about 85 today. So not too bad.
Congrats Jim & Shirl! Best wishes to Mom and new daughter!
Joe - another blink and Matt will be patting you on the head!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Congratulations, Jim. Don't forget to spoil her rotten. What's her name?
We will have a heaping helping of # 4 with crunchy nooodles.Last night , we were presented with a brand new great grand daughter at 8:00pm mst. Prescott valley. She was the 4th. baby born in the new birthing center which opened at 5:30am . The family is doing very well.
Jim ( Cannonball)
good afternoon
had to go into town this morning to mow.Saw q 136 go eastbound.Also saw csx getting ready to install new rail on track 2 through town as well.The rain is around the findlay area right now.weather guessers are saying a chance of rain then nice for the weekend.Speaking of growing Matt brought home a picture from his first day at school.He was at my elbow.Now he is near my shoulder.Thats 8 inches up in the school year.Cw thanks for supper.Time to get things ready for work.
mudchickenwater standing in the fields. Many places still can't plant corn.
Different places, different situations: Corn in the fields will easily be one foot high by weekend. No wonder......heat and humidity.
Quentin
Hail all went well to the north side of Denver (and north of CopCar at Concrete Madness, Inc.). We didn't even get wet at the house. Quite a light show driving into town last night with plenty of water standing in the fields. Many places still can't plant corn. It's emerald green out on the prairie right now (won't last long, brown will return quickly)...
Da' Boyz will be indignant within hours. They get "poofed" today. (Bath & summer haircut at the groomer - can they use that surplus fur as material for an oil boom? Gus' beard can absorb enough water equal to Lake Erie in one trip to the water bowl!)
Sitting on perch, eyeing Sonic across the freeway for lunch. Gotta get them to install a fly-thu on the roof.
Sir C - always glad to hear that you are back safely. Heard they "hailed" Denver a day or so ago. Nice time to have Lurch out-of-town. Around 85 all weekend, so can't complain here. Driver fishing every day. The bass are cheap entertainment.
Scrape and save bugs - for birdy supper?
Back in Denver. Tour de NE-IA-IL-MO-KS now complete. Mooks - temperature and humidity are dropping, ...safe to come out now as the fur no longer gets stuck to the Naugahide seats. Lurch had a steady diet of Bugz.(Attack of the Killer Windshield, Part II)
Been home about an hour, from running a couple of errands this morning: bank and grocery. Neither of the errands took any time at all: the wait for buses was. And a couple of the bus stops had no place for anyone to sit down, whether it be an actual bus shelter, or just benches for you to be able to sit.
Lunch and supper will be Semi Chinese: as in fried rice in the following :
1. Beef
2. Chicken
3. Pork
4. Shrimp
7. Special (with all the top 4 added to the rice)
Everyone enjoy, have a good afternoon, stay as cool as possible, and take care.
And any of you planning on traveling over the long holiday weekend, please take care and be safe.
Afternoon all.....
98 in Perrysburg, OH, on the mirror, so it's about 88 or so actual outside. Sorry Larry, I stopped in Watertown last night, but was unable to contact (no internet access). Headed to Wisconsin for tomorrow morning, then to buy a new computer mouse (old one just died).
Well, see everyone later....
Randy Vos
"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
.....Still heat and humidity. 2 degrees warmer to start our day than yesterday, so if no thunderstorms.....that must mean breaking the 90 barrier again.....Just rather unseasonal....A bit early.
Paula, I am glad you are feeling better today.
Last night, I had mushroom and eggplant soup with my dinner. I depend on the cook's veracity as to the eggplant (I did not taste any), but it definitely had mushrooms in it.
I just looked out the window at Lake Huron; it looks as good as it did when we arrived.
Tom, I hope that we will be able to get back to my home town next year; it may depend upon Ricki's ability to travel.
Johnny
Good Thursday morning, everyone. A muggy 71 degrees here in Louisville this morning, with a high today in the upper 80s, and possible scattered showers.
Tom, thanks for your kind words. I hope you are doing better each day. As for me, feeling better this morning. Wondering if my bout yesterday wasn't due to the air quality alert we had for yesterday.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go. On the serving station: bagels, bear claws and the usual breakfast menu items.
Everyone take care, and I'll see you all again later on.
Johnny, I am glad yall are enjoying the trip and Ricki touched base with her roots. My early years were spent near here and I think about the old place often. The house is unoccupied and probably is going into decline. There is a huge live oak in the front yard that is probably several hundred years old. Ah, the memories.
Paula, I hope you feel better soon. I haven't felt too well either, but that's not unusual.
Everyone take care
Johnny and Ricki, glad to know you're enjoying your trip!
I'm not feeling too well today, so I've made a light lunch for this afternoon:
You have your choice of tuna salad sandwiches, PB&J, cold roast beef or turkey sandwiches w/chips.
Supper tonight will be: Italian spaghetti w/Italian bread and garden salad.
See you all later.
Deggesty Ricki wanted to check her mail, so we have not yet ventured out. If you do not hear from us, send Mr. Stanley to look for us.
Ricki wanted to check her mail, so we have not yet ventured out. If you do not hear from us, send Mr. Stanley to look for us.
Yesterday, on our way to St. Ignace from Lansing, we stopped at Burt Lake to see if we could find the "cottage," as her grandparents, who then owned it, called it, on the lake shore where Ricki had spend some time when she was a little girl. We found it, with the help of a local couple who had a book that listed the former owners of each house and also showed which house had burned or had been demolished as of the date of publication. She was not able to see it from where we had to park because of her mobility difficulties, but I took several pictures of it.
Lunch at noon.
.....Those out there on vacation trips...Enjoy. Here, earlier this morning we started out with 70 degrees, so that means around 90 again for today.
Extreme dew on the grass in the morning allows moisture for it's continued growth.....I'm still mowing every 3 or 4 days. But it looks nice.
I'm guessing our trip back to the Pennsylvania home land this holliday long weekend, will possibly provide a bit of relief from this high hum. / heat here. {More elevation}.
Trivia: For those "home gardners"....hence, lawn care...out there who might be in the market for a home utility trimmer / edger, my experience with the brand Workx has been really good. Purchased one this Spring, and after becoming familiar with it, it starts falling in place and really does a good job...Strong 18v rechargeable battery has plenty of power / and time in use before needing recharging....Watch the price though....I've found it between $119.....and.....$99 dolllars.....Rural King store here in Muncie was on the low end.....{But already had mine when I found that price}...Recharge time: one hour.
Modelcar I wonder if our pre season 90 degree heat and humidity has reached up that far yet......
I wonder if our pre season 90 degree heat and humidity has reached up that far yet......
Johnny, I have a picture of Thomas Jackson and General Lee over the head of my bed. Jackson's foot cavalry was famous for the fast marches it made.
68 degrees and overcast in Carolina, but no rain or storms forecast.
cherokee womanJohnny, sounds like you and Ricki are really enjoying your trip!! Keep safe, you two!
Paula, we are really enjoying the trip. This is the third historic hotel we have stayed in this trip--we spent a night at The Greenbrier and a night at the Stonewall Jackson (in Staunton (STANTn), Va.. My grandfather served under General Jackson from the Seven Days Battle until Chancellorsville (where General Jackson was mortally wounded), so I especially was pleased to stay there.
Actually, our room looks out on Lake Huron, not on the Straits.
In a few minutes, we will make our safari on the front porch of the hotel.
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