Ron G.

29....39....??? It's only a number...right? Happy Birthday to a real special lady!!!

My 14 year old son, Andrew got all hooked on the Beatles last year and his enthusiasm has yet to wane. I very recently acquired a Chevy Blazer with a really high end CD player Gorilla glued into the dash, and it's never a matter of who we're going to listen to, but which album...has has ALL of them. I've always enjoyed the Beatles with their curvey melody lines, their innovative lyrics, chord changes and their diverse musical sounds, but there are only so many times one can listen to the same stuff over and over for a 45 year period before it starts to become monotonous. I sure wish somebody would discover some tapes of material never before released....*sigh*. I have to admit, though...back in '67...or maybe '68, I was in college and working in a photo studio and hung with a very artsy crowd, so when Sgt. Pepper's came out, I was among the first to get one the day they were first released in the record stores. My buddies and I listened to it CONSTANTLY, dissecting each note and lyric with Wierwillian zeal and attention to detail...until Magical Mystery Tour was released, which got the same treatment. When Andrew plays it today, I still enjoy it as much as I did then. Since we're only about 80 miles from Branson, I'm taking him to that show as now that I read more about it here, I think it's something we'll both enjoy.

A couple of years ago, I started using the Omega 3 caps, a couple of caps of capsicum, eliminated virtually all carbs (except high fiber) from my diet, concentrated on proteins, intensified my excersise, began consuming a lot of sardines, salmon and kippered herring...on a daily basis. This resulted in a 150 lb. weight loss and I feel better than I have since I was in my 20's. Each morning, I make a cocktail of milk, 1 raw egg, 1 banana and a scoop of chocolate flavored (no sugar) protein supplement...I put it all in the blender with a couple ice cubes...1 for me and 1 for Andrew. All this along with the regular exercise has benefitted Andrew and I greatly. My blood tests are all well within acceptable parameters with cholesteral at 170.

Hey Hap! I got that program you recommended and it WORKS!!! It was all a little time consuming, but it WORKED!!! Thankee, thankee, thankee!! I can scan my pictures again!!! Thankee, thankee thankee!!! Now, go tell Shellon that I said you DON'T suck!

o.j. WHO?

***1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down. ***2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice. ***3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that. 4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In." 5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso. 6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write " For Smuggling Diamonds" ***7. Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With The Prophecy." 8 . Dont use any punctuation 9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk. ***10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face. ***11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go." ***12. Sing Along At The Opera. ***13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme? 14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play tropical Sounds All Day. 15. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In The Mood. 16. Have Your Co-workers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, Rock Bottom. ***17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!" ***18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling "Run For Your Lives, They're Loose!!" 19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."

COOL!! Interestingly, I got up in front of a group of about 60 today and gave a Bible teaching and received an applause for it...for the first time in many years. It was in front of the Ozark District of the Westark Council of the Boy Scouts of America at the Basic Outdoor Leader Training (B.O.L.T. AKA Rockbadge) at BSA Camp Orr. I was appointed "Chaplain" and did a teaching on the Biblical roots and significance of the Scout Law. Although the work wasn't my own, but compiled from the writings of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, I enjoyed it and found it rewarding...and was invited to do it again at Baden-Powell "University" in November. Good for you, Bow. It's great to be able give our kids a solid foundation.

Is cast iron considered "snooty"? Since I'm more the indoor/outdoor type, my pans may not be snooty, but they're most definitely sooty. I love the old fashioned steel skillets with the long hollow handles as they won't burn your hand over a campfire, and nothing ever sticks in a well seasoned pan. Maybe one of these days I'll actually make it to Michigan, like I've been wanting to do for years, and treat ol' Sushi to some deer sausage gravy cooked up in an old steel skillet with pancakes cooked over a campfire on the back of a shovel. He'll never be the same again.

That would put you not too terribly far from Davis and Woodland where I used to reside. My son, Andrew was born in Woodland...or does that put you closer to Suisun...I don't remember the distances so much anymore...but I sure traveled that road a lot. Maybe you knew David W. who used to live in Rohnert Park, but moved here about a year ago. Who knows, maybe I ran into you there 16 or 17 or so years ago. ...and yeah....NEVER call it 'Frisco' while you're there. Locals take umbrage at that.

When I used to work in the Bay area, I enjoyed Fishermen's Wharf. Although there's really nothing there, anymore, Haight Ashbury is still worth a visit. My other favorites in that general viscinity were Mare Island, Napa Valley, San Jose and above all, heed those who suggest taking that coast highway drive down to Carmel etc as that's worth the entire trip...and IMO far better than touring the Napa Valley.

The only arrogance I saw being demonstrated was from rocky. as always. Thank ALL you guys for "standing on the wall" and serving!

I usually just go by peoples avatars. My current avatar features my dear old, somewhat antiquated, 4x5 Busch Pressman press camera. Although I've seen a number of pictures of Sushi, I just can't get past his avatar. I always think of an angry doctor preparing to check my prostate. UGH!

I'd just use mail order like I do now. Actually, I live in Arkinsaw (as everyone knows) about a hundred miles from Walmartville in the northwest corner of the state. We'uns in our county got their number a VERY long time ago...before they went international and there is no walmart here and there never, ever will be. The locals who require cheap Chinese junk to acheive fulfillment in their wretched little lives have to drive quite a ways to get it, but that doesn't seem to bother them, so all is well, here.