Tom Strange

a web "cay-umm"??? ...gorsh, that's awfully hah "tay-uck" !!!

I see two on TWO lines!

...I can hear the 'euro type sirens' now... (worked in beautifully with the music)

my friend of the molar and bicuspid alike... have you never seen those "jay walking" episodes on the talking picture box? have you not watched "are you smarter than a fifth grader" hosted by (our next president) Jeff Foxworthy? ...it doesn't surprise me attall...

Crazy thing with Milton Bradley huh? It will be interesting to see how this one comes out from a number of angles... Good Luck to those of you whose seasons are not ending in a few days...

ya know... ANYONE CAN COME TO THIS... and all you have to bring is your appetite (oh, you can bring some stuff to eat or drink if you want to) and a desire to hang out and put some faces with names and have a nice, laid back time... just ask anyone who was there last year... it true (I wouldn't lie to you)... The motto last year seemed to be "minimal planning, let it flow" and it worked out wonderfully... One of the highlights of last year was sitting out back on the deck and watching the hot tub overflow... it was a great weekend...

Errr, no. Reality Check. Unions haven't served that purpose for decades. ...but I'm glad that it's over and folks can go back to work...

I knew it. We now need a department of redundancy department.

(the Clampett's lived in the Hills of Beverly dooj! not Texas...) If you folks want to see some dancing (and some sitting around drinking beer and food look in the Gallery (up at the top on the right) and click on the pics from last year's BBQ...

Is it your birthday again already? I could've sworn you just had one a week or two ago...

sure I have... and how many decades has it been since those conditions existed here? unions served their purpose at one point in time... they don't anymore. To JL's point of "expertness", the same can be said of non-union professionals as well... I might have a different opinion of them if they actually served positive purpose these days... health care, work conditions, etc are now adjusted by the marketplace... IF you allow it to be... folks like to work at places they're taken care of, not places they're protected (IMO)... It's been my experience that employers have no problem providing benefits for the folks that work for them and most of the time those benefits are BETTER than the union benefits because the employer doesn't have to pay an extra 15-20 percent that only goes to the union brass... not the employees... The unions do not (IMO) allow GM and the others to remain competitive... look at Toyota, Honda, etal that are moving plants TO the U.S. and able to do so while giving employees FAIR benefits in comparison... because they are not under the thumb of 'organized labor'...

so.. ummm... dooj...

yeah... so I guess that means that we should pay them for that for all eternity... they're just like the mob for the most part these days... oh, wait a minute... they ARE the mob, I forgot...

happening day dude... I hear the store ran out of candles...

I've been "here" since the last Texas BBQ! Are you coming this year ??? ...or just visiting by phone again? (inquiring minds want to know!)

peepull... I can wait as long as you... but y'all know what it is, so when someone answers please go ahead and post another as I'll probably not be checking too regularly here today... it's football day...

CalDreamer, I think you're the only one (of this crew) that watches this show... :)

sounds like a great time! ...every year!

...what happened to 'carefree dooj'... ??? I liked her...

...bet the Angels' record does as well...

well... tell the dentist that the kudzue will survive in Oxford without him... he really doesn't want to miss being in "the woodlands" for the first weekend in November... there's too much beer and alcohol to drink... plus the good food... plus we get to watch dooj dance again this year... will it be with you? ...and what is the ice floating in? ...what is the road doing? methinks you really know these puzzles and are only playing the games that GSG always accuses me of...

your tag is fine dude... I wish there was an option for putting an asterick on it and then giving it to the HOF... oh... I see that is an option... so that's how I voted... almost 10 million votes now...

smile! ...gosh...

awww dooj! ...you just want to hear me say "you're beautiful"... OK, I'll shout it: YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL!!! ...no antics ...my work here is done!

Like I said.... smokin' !!! More smokin' wimmen...