We are still on the boat and will return home tomorrow. We avoid being home during Halloween as there are hundreds upon hundreds of kids that are bussed into our neighborhood. We contributed for many years and now we just enjoy a quiet evening on our boat. Hubby and I are going out for dinner tonight and that's a mighty nice treat for me. So what are you doing for Halloween? Happy Halloween
We are still on the boat and will return home tomorrow. We avoid being home during Halloween as there are hundreds upon hundreds of kids that are bussed into our neighborhood. We contributed for many years and now we just enjoy a quiet evening on our boat. Hubby and I are going out for dinner tonight and that's a mighty nice treat for me. So what are you doing for Halloween? Silly Sunday #10
Rhonda of Laugh Quotes has started a meme called Silly Sunday. Go HERE for the simple rules.An Englishman, a Scott, and a Irishman walked into a pub. Each ordered a pint of beer. Then a fly landed in each one's beer.
The Englishman, turning slightly green, pushed his beer away and asked for another one.
The Scott took the fly out, shrugged, and drank his beer.
The Irishman pinched the fly between his fingers and yelled "SPIT IT OUT! "SPIT IT OUT!"
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Grown-Up Words
A group of kindergartners were now in the first grade. Their teacher wanted them to be more grown up since they were no longer in kindergarten. She told them to use grown up words instead of baby words. She then asked them to tell her what they did during the summer.The first little one said he went to see his Nana.
The teacher said, "No, No, you went to see your grandmother. Use the grown up word."
The next little one said she went for a trip on a choo-choo train.
The teacher again said, "No, No, you went on a trip on a train. That's the grown up word."
Then the teacher asked the third little one what he did during the summer.
He proudly stated that he read a book.
The teacher asked what book he had read. He puffed out his chest and in a very adult way replied, "Winnie the shit!"
Mo and Babs
I received this email from a blogging buddy that many of you know and love. I feel so bad for her and we had a close friend that was burglarized last weekend that lost his computers and all his data. But Babs has lost her blog entirely. Back up your blogs folks. Back up all your important things. Anyway, here's the message from Babs. Hi all
I have no blog now. My web host had a server go down and they have lost my data. This email address is a replacement until I can sort a more permanent situation out.
All those years of writing and photos gone. If I start up again, I will totally do things differently. I never keep my blog photos once they are posted, and I trusted my host to keep a backup of my data. I paid for the service, but I hold out little hope that they have a backup safe now. What makes me even sicker is that I downloaded a backup two weeks ago, to make a duplicate for testing purposes. Once I had uploaded the duplicate, I trashed the backup! can you believe that? Only I would do that.
Of all the thousands of sites they host, why does mine have to be one of those they can't restore?
Could you please spread the word that I won't be reading and commenting on blogs for a while. I have to at least try to recover my 50's and 60's stories from a web site (wayback.archive) Jaffer sent me. It will be a slow process I imagine, but I really don't want to lose those memories.
Que Sera Sera.
Babs x
Rock Bottom
Signs you may be drinking too much:You lose arguments with inanimate objects.
Job interfering with your drinking.
Sincerely believe alcohol to be the elusive 5th food group.
24 hours in a day. 24 beers in a case - coincidence?
You can focus better with one eye closed.
The parking lot seems to have moved while you were in the bar.
Mosquitoes catch a buzz after attacking you.
At AA meetings you begin: "Hi, my name is... uh..."
Your idea of cutting back is less salt.
The whole bar says 'Hi' when you walk in.
You think the Four Basic Food Groups are Caffeine, Nicotine, Alcohol, and Women.
T.T. #3
Hubby makes me smile. All the time. He's my very best friend.
Have you noticed how positive people are wonderful to be around.
Life is a gift and a wonderful gift indeed. Too bad so many people miss that.
Sunshine makes me smile. It recharges my body and mind.
Grand-babies rock, but great grand-babies are even better.
The holidays make me think family and I so enjoy spending quality time with my family.
My sister is my second best friend. I'll be seeing her on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
May today be a great day for all of you.
Wednesdays Question #26
It's Wednesday so that means it's question time. There isn't a right or wrong answer to this question as everyone has different opinions on any given issue.So here's this weeks question:
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
I rarely have it, but coffee lovers only ice cream at Cold Stone is my very favorite. The ingredients are coffee ice cream, roasted almonds, Heath toffee bar and caramel. Pure heaven I tell you.
Entrecard
Entrecard is a major headache right now. It's very frustrating trying to get your drops done and then purchasing ads when the system keeps going down. Most of the time I'm just hoping I can get all 300 drops done. You lose your rankings when you don't get all of your drops done. The other thing that is frustrating is that Entrecard isn't even letting their folks know what's wrong and what they are doing about this issue. The last post they put on their blog was in July. Doesn't seem quite right.
I have enjoyed a long run with Entrecard, but I'm getting very tired of trying to get things done when they are down so very much. It's been three weeks now that this has been going on. I think my 'no ads' sponsorship is over in November and I'm seriously thinking about not re-upping. Why pay that kind of money when the system isn't working a lot of the time. It's a shame.
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Silly Sunday #9
Rhonda of Laugh Quotes has started a meme called Silly Sunday. Go HERE for the simple rules. Brian had asked Dave to help him out with cutting his rather large garden hedge after work, so Dave went straight over to Brian's home. When they got to the front door, Brian went straight up to his wife, gave her a big hug and told her how beautiful she was and how much he had missed her at work. When it was time for supper, he complimented his wife on her excellent cooking, kissed her and told her how much he loved her.
Once they were cutting the hedge, Dave told Brian that he was surprised that he fussed so much over his wife. Brian said that he' d started this about six months ago, it had revived their marriage, and things couldn't be better. Dave thought he'd give it a go.
When he got home, he gave his wife a massive hug, kissed her and told her that he loved her. His wife burst into tears. Dave was confused and asked why she was crying.
She said, 'This is the worst day of my life. First, little Nigel fell off his bike and twisted his ankle. Then, the washing machine broke and flooded the basement. And now, you come home drunk!'
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The Comment Game
It's time to play the comment game again. We are on our boat, but that's no surprise to anyone.Here's how it goes: I'll start the game off at the bottom of this post by choosing two words or phrases, like coffee or tea, and which ever one you prefer you choose. You can also explain why. When you have done that you do two new words or phrases for the next commenter to choose from. Feel free to come back as often as you like. Just have fun. If someone derails the game will one of you put it back on track? Thanks.
First comment: Peach or Pumpkin pie?
Wombat Day
Today is the seventh annual Wombat Day. Chocolate, Wine Gums, a Wombat Day Cake and Wombat Fudge are all you need for the perfect Wombat Day. Let's party.Technology
This is incredible technology. You can't hide from it!!It's almost unbelievable that such technology exists. It uses your IP address and finds the exact location of any internet user in seconds. It uses a sophisticated time based algorithm to do so.
Try it and find your PRECISE location on the earth, then watch your screen as the system briefly analyzes your data, then displays your PRECISE location. Truly amazing.
Click on the link below...
GPS System Online
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The British
Why did the British wear red coats in battle?During the recent royal wedding, the millions around the world saw that Prince William chose to wear a uniform that included the famous British "red coat." Many people have asked, "why did the British wear red coats in battle?"
A long time ago, Britain and France were at war. During one battle, the French captured a British Colonel. They took him to their headquarters, and the French General began to question him.
Finally, as an afterthought, the French General asked, "Why do you British officers all wear red coats? Don't you know the red material makes you easier targets for us to shoot at?"
In his casual, matter-of-fact, way, the officer informed the General that the reason British officers wear red coats is so that if they are shot, the blood won't show, and the men they are leading won't panic.
And that is why, from that day forward, all French Army officers wear brown trousers.
Hat tip: Frank of Foxxfyrre's Honk'n'Holl'r
Wednesdays Question #25
It's Wednesday so that means it's question time. There isn't a right or wrong answer to this question as everyone has different opinions on any given issue.So here's this weeks question:
Where is one of your favorite places to visit?
Proper Wages
The Montana Department of Employment, Division of Labor Standards claimed a small rancher was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate him.GOV’T AGENT: “I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them.”
RANCHER: ”Well, there’s my hired hand who’s been with me for 3 years. I pay him $200 a week plus free room and board.
Then there’s the mentally challenged guy. He works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night so he can cope with life. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally.”
GOV’T AGENT: “That’s the guy I want to talk to - the mentally challenged one.”
RANCHER: “That would be me.”
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Cats
Punishing Your Human BeingSometimes, despite your best training efforts, your human will stubbornly resist bending to your whim. In these extreme circumstances, you may have to punish your human. Obvious punishments, such as scratching furniture or eating household plants, are likely to backfire--the unsophisticated humans are likely to misinterpret the activities and then try to discipline YOU. Instead, we offer these subtle but nonetheless effective alternatives:
- Use the cat box during an important formal dinner.
- Stare impassively at your human while it is attempting a romantic interlude.
- Stand over an important piece of electronic equipment and feign a hairball attack.
- After your human has watched a particularly disturbing horror film, stand by the hall closet and then slowly back away, hissing and yowling.
- While your human is sleeping, lie on their face.
Silly Sunday #8
Rhonda of Laugh Quotes has started a meme called Silly Sunday. Go HERE for the simple rules. Late one Sunday afternoon, a blonde from a small town was taking a long walk through a nearby meadow when she was surprised to see a parachutist trapped in the high branches of a tree.
"Hellllllp!" he cried when he spotted her down below.
"What are you doing up there?" she called back.
"I was skydiving," he answered, "and my parachute didn't open!"
The blonde rolled her eyes. "Well, of course it didn't. If you'd just asked one of the locals, anybody could've told you that *nothing* around here opens on a Sunday!"
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Wisconsin
I'm told you have to be from Wisconsin to get this joke. Well I'm not from Wisconsin and I got it. I thought it was pretty funny too.The year is 2016 and the United States has just elected the first woman president, who happens to be from Wisconsin. A few days after the election the president-elect, whose name is Susan, calls her father and says, 'So, Dad, I assume you will be coming to my inauguration?'
'I don't think so. It's a 18 hour drive.'
'Don't worry about it Dad, I'll send Air Force One to pick you up and take you home. And a limousine will pick you up at your door.'
'I don't know. Everybody will be so fancy. What would your mother wear?'
Oh Dad, replies Susan, 'I'll make sure she has a wonderful gown custom-made by the best designer in Washington.'
'Honey,' Dad complains, 'you know I can't eat those rich foods you and your friends like to eat. Do they serve tap beer?'
The President-to-be responds, 'Don't worry Dad. The entire affair is going to be handled by the best caterer in Washington, I'll ensure your meals are salt free. You and mom just have to be there.
So Dad reluctantly agrees and on January 20, 2017, Susan is being sworn in as President of the United States. In the front row sits the new president's Dad and Mom. Dad noticing the senator sitting next to him leans over and whispers, 'You see that woman over there with her hand on the Bible, becoming President of the United States.
The Senator whispers back, 'Yes I do.'
Dad says proudly, 'Her brother played football for the Green Bay Packers.'
Stolen from: Phil of Phils Phun
San Francisco
We had three fabulous days in San Francisco at South Beach Yacht Harbor @ Pier 40. There was a walking tour, shopping and lunches out almost every single day. We had a potluck dinner on the dock the very first night and had spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and tiramisu. It was a fabulous meal combined with some good wine and great company. Do you get the feeling that we eat a lot? Okay lots of wine too. Yes we do, but in moderation.As I was starting this post today hubby got the mail and my Christmas cards that I ordered from Lisa Ceaser @ Lisa Ceaser Photography last week arrived. If you haven't checked out her beautiful photography go HERE and enjoy the great views. Anyway I ordered Christmas cards from her and she added something special with my order. It's a beautiful print of the picture above. Lisa, Hubby and I had dinner in San Francisco last May when she was in San Francisco for some training. Thank you so much Lisa. I remember this shot when you returned home and processed all your shots. (Click on any photograph to biggify.)
Thursday morning brought with it lots of rain. A downpour and then some. By the afternoon the sun came back out and with it came hours of entertainment watching the Blue Angles practice. It was most delightful. Here's one of many videos that hubby took. Enjoy.
At 9:00am Friday morning, hubby and I headed back to Antioch while two other boats went back to their perspective marina's and one boat went to Pier 39 for two weeks. The rest of the flotilla headed for Sausalito for the weekend. The water was smooth and we were back at Ebony Boat Club by 2:00pm. Tomorrow is youth day and we've been looking forward to participating. Thanks for riding along on our annual bay cruise.
Benicia and Beyond
The second photograph are the flowers that the Maitre d' gave me. There had been a wedding earlier in the day and these were left behind. I didn't have a vase but an All-Clad sauce pan works well. They lasted all the rest of the cruise and are still on our boat. I'll see how they did this week when we return to the boat on Friday. To say I felt special that night is another understatement. I. Felt. Very. Special.
Tomorrow: San Francisco
Wednesdays Question #24
It's Wednesday so that means it's question time. There isn't a right or wrong answer to this question as everyone has different opinions on any given issue.So here's this weeks question:
What future event are you looking forward to?
There are many things I'm looking forward to, but the most important to me right now is our cruise to Hawaii in January. I only have 99 more days to wait.
Wordless Wednesday
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Bay Cruise - Part I
Om September 28th we left home and headed for our boat. We had a full afternoon of getting ready to leave for Pittsburg, Ca the next morning to begin our annual bay cruise. It was very warm and we got everything loaded on our boat and hubby fired up our little runabout (a 185 Sea Ray) and he headed to Ebony Boat Club while I drove to Ebony Boat Club to pick him up. The water was flat and he got to Ebony in about 40 minute. About the same time as it took me. We dropped off the little boat (needed it for youth day on October 8th) and headed back to our boat.Off to Pittsburg we went the next morning. The water was calm and the sailing was easy. We arrived in about three hours and gassed up and pumped out. We then purchased one night at their dock and just relaxed for the rest of the day. It was windy, but it's almost always windy in Pittsburg.
The next morning we heard from one of our other boats that were due to go to Benicia that they weren't coming because of a small craft advisory and their boat leaks a bit and they didn't want to take the chance of getting their boat wet on the inside. We listened to the weather report as we always do and didn't hear a thing about a small craft advisory. So off we went. We should have stayed where we were.
We left Pittsburg and within a few minutes we were in some pretty rough water. Okay it was the worst water I've ever experienced. We aren't novices at boating so we continued on. The further we got into Suisun Bay the worse the water became. The photograph below will give you an idea of what a large body of water we traversed. We came from the top of this photograph under the bridge and into Benicia.
We were riding the tide out and the wind was coming directly at us. Large rollers coming at us and the bow of the boat would be all you would see and then the boat would then drop to the water. Bam. The bow would go up and then bam, the bow would hit the water. We did this for nearly two hours. We finally made it to Benicia and we both wanted to kiss the ground when we tied up and got off the boat. One thing we found out though is we know how to secure things prior to sailing. Nothing was broken. What a way to start our bay cruise.Tomorrow: Benicia and beyond
The Bay Cruise
Silly Sunday #7
Rhonda of Laugh Quotes has started a new meme called Silly Sunday. She has a great sense of humor and has no problem laughing at herself. If you've not visited her please do. She's a hoot.Go HERE for the simple rules.
After tucking their 3 year old child Sammy in bed one night, his parents heard sobbing coming from his room.
Rushing back in, they found him crying hysterically. He managed to tell them that he had swallowed a penny, and he was sure he was going to die. No amount of talking was helping.
His father, in an attempt to calm him down, palmed a penny from his pocket and pretended to pull it from Sammy's ear. Sammy was delighted.
In a flash, he snatched it from his father's hand, swallowed it, and then cheerfully demanded, "Do it again, Dad!"
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Qualities
"With the qualities of cleanliness, affection, patience, dignity, and courage that cats have, how many of us, I ask you, would be capable of becoming cats?" - Fernand MeryAbout Cats
"One reason we admire cats is for their proficiency in one-upmanship. They always seem to come out on top, no matter what they are doing, or pretend they do." - Barbara WebsterT.T. #2
I would hate to live in a big city. I've never really enjoyed the traffic and the rude people. Why does everyone have to be so angry in the big cities? No one smiles and for the most part everyone is rude. I don't care what a city has to offer that's a big turnoff for me.
I love a small town that you know and care about your neighbors. You chat with them on the sidewalk, and when you have a get together they are invited.
I love the people in a small town. If you're gone they will pick up your newspapers and make sure everything is okay around your home. You do the same when they are gone.
I've always got something to do and I can easily spend a great deal of time alone and yet am never lonely.
I am trilled to start each day. What wonders and fun things will I encounter today. That's my thought each morning.
I am thankful for my past because it has made me what I am today. I've arrived at exactly the place I was intended to be. I'm thankful for this.
Have a terrific day and rest of the week.
Wednesdays Question #23
It's Wednesday so that means it's question time. There isn't a right or wrong answer to this question as everyone has different opinions on any given issue.So here's this weeks question:
What is one thing you've always wanted to do but haven't done yet?
Cats
"Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain Notebook, 1894 Two Women...
Two women in heaven...1st woman: Hi! My name is Sandra.
2nd woman: Hi! I'm Sylvia. How'd you die?
1st woman: I froze to death.
2nd woman: How horrible!
1st woman: It wasn't so bad. After I quit shaking from the cold, I began to get warm & sleepy, and finally died a peaceful death. What about you?
2nd woman: I died of a massive heart attack. I suspected that my husband was cheating, so I came home early to catch him in the act. But instead, I found him all by himself in the den watching TV.
1st woman: So, what happened?
2nd woman: I was so sure there was another woman there somewhere that I started running all over the house looking. I ran up into the attic and searched, and down into the basement. Then I went through every closet and checked under all the beds. I kept this up until I had looked everywhere, and finally I became so exhausted that I just keeled over with a heart attack and died.
1st woman: Too bad you didn't look in the freezer---we'd both still be alive!!!
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Silly Sunday #6
Rhonda of Laugh Quotes has started a new meme called Silly Sunday. She has a great sense of humor and has no problem laughing at herself. If you've not visited her please do. She's a hoot.Go HERE for the simple rules.
At school, a boy is told by a classmate that most adults are hiding at least one dark secret, and that this makes it very easy to blackmail them by saying, "I know the whole truth" even when you don't know anything.
The boy decides to go home and try it out. As he is greeted by his mother at the front door he says, "I know the whole truth." His mother quickly hands him $20 and says, "Just don't tell your father."
Quite pleased, the boy waits for his father to get home from work, and greets him with, "I know the whole truth." The father promptly hands him $40 and says, "Please don't say a word to your mother."
Very pleased, the boy is on his way to school the next day, when he sees the mailman at his front door. The boy greets him by saying, "I know the whole truth."
The mailman drops the mail, opens his arms and says, "Then come give your FATHER a big hug!"
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Words - Part III
Many words and phrases we use do have an interesting background. Here are some of the wonderful words and the details about them.Each KING in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
Ans. - All invented by women.
A CROCODILE cannot stick its tongue out.
A SNAIL can sleep for three years.
All POLAR BEARS are left handed.
BUTTERFLIES taste with their feet.
ELEPHANTS are the only animals that can't jump.
In the last 4000 years, no new ANIMALS have been domesticated.
STEWARDESSES is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
The human HEART creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
RATS multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
People say "BLESS YOU" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
If you SNEEZE too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. So good to bless sneezing person.
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