Three Hours To 2006!

It is 3 hours to New Years and Needles, Jennifer and I are relaxing with coversation after Needles pizza wraps in pepperoni and sausage. For appetizers we had mozzarella cheese sticks and jalapeno poppers. For desert we had a platter of various candy assortments and for a salty snack needles made muchy crunchy ranch oyster crackers. Needles to say we are in no danger of starving before 2006 gets here. Jennifer just completed a large bag for felting. Check Needlefingers or Jennifers site for pics later. The bag is currently in washer and in the process of felting so the ladies are eager to see what the finished project will look like and what the final measurements will be.
With every passing second that tick by is one second less left in 2005. Like I said in my previous post....GOOD RIDDANCE 2005! I just hope that 2006 will be a lot better. If the world came to an end it might just squeak out worse than 2005 and late 2004. I think we are due for a "Good Year" I just think we will have to wait until after 2009 for a "Good Year" due to "W" but I'm not going to get political right now. I hope every one has a great new year.

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When Did I Fall Off The Train?

I suspect along time ago. If you want to know what I am referring to, it is the fact that I am no longer cool......Maybe I never was....I think this epiphany hit he while watching MTV and actually watching music videos and not see the some what mindless programming they show most of the time. I noticed that every band had at least one person in it that had bed head hair.....I think and Jenny from the blog has mentioned that it's supposed to be edgy. If this is what it takes to be cool and "Hip" these days than I have officially fallen off the train. I was cool before it's time, like in the 80's when I would get up just in time to get dressed and run out to the bus to school, comb and brush be damned. Now people buy products to put in their hair to get the "look", when I used to spend hours trying to brush and comb my cow licked fro into submission. Now I just buzz cut it and I don't have to mess with it. I refer to fashion as a train ride because I feel that fashion and style is kind like a ride. The longer the ride on the train the more you have to pay to be on the fashion train with updating wardrobes and new accessories and eventually everyone falls off unknowingly, or just decides to get off, or is pushed from the train because of certain circumstances beyond their control. Some times the landing is painless and the person may not know they are even off the train for awhile but other incidences maybe violent and harsh. My experience was more like the unknowingly sort of thing. Maybe I am too frugal to be cool and edgy or maybe I just don't think I could get away with it at age 32. Maybe I will adopt this bed head look and let my hair grow out from the buzz cut that it's in right now and when I get up I will just throw on some clothes and go to work. Comb, brush and hair products be damned. Maybe one day I will board the train again but I doubt it. I think I will start my own product and with the logic of todays style and edginess it will be a big hit and I will be a gazillionaire.It seems as logical as the Bed Head thing. Comes in Mornin, Onion and Garlic Breath.

My Fault.....

Well since Needles made the comment about the cat I guess I should tell my side of the story anyway....Last night about 2 am I had to get up and go to the bathroom and when I came through the French doors, that we keep closed to keep a fuzzy person out of our bedroom, and I saw the outline of a Fuzzy cat jumping from the back of the couch.
First of all I might need to make more information known. I was off of work when we adopted this bundle of fuzz and while I was off work I thought I could train the cat to stay off our new furniture and all was well until recently since I went back to work Fuzzy has taken to getting on the end table and back of the couch. Ok now back to the previous story...Last night after I caught Fuzzy jumping off the back of the couch I thought if I put some packing tape sticky side up on the back of the couch it might keep him off.......Well it kinda worked...When Needle got up this morning Fuzzy had a 2 and a half foot section of tape stuck in his fuzzy tail. She attempted to remove it but Fuzzy would have nothing of it. Any body movement that suggested a hint of removing the tape was responded to by running behind the recliners. This evening we finally cornered him and was able to remove the tape with little hair loss. He doesn't seem too traumatized after the situation. I just hope he has learned a lesson but I doubt it. I feel he has been on his best behavior this week since Needles has been home this week on Xmas vacation. I wonder what we are in for next week. He acts so innocent but you can see in his eyes he knows he is doing wrong and don't care. I think he has forgiven me but I wonder if he is just playing it cool until he can exact his revenge. I wouldn't give a plug nickel for him but wouldn't sell him for a million bucks.... Is this crazy?

Picture above is Fuzzy Face with a bad case of Tape Tail.....He's gonna kill me.

Come On Friday!

The picture was taken a Needles Mom's house on Xmas day.

Well the Xmas tree is down. The ornaments are all tucked away in their boxes and it's now time to gear up for New Years and my second 3 day weekend. I know its Thursday but I wish it was Friday and I didn't have to go to work tomorrow. The people at my work have been passing around a sore throat over that last couple days and I have it now. It started yesterday evening with a little scratchy feeling then last night it turned into full blown sore. Then today it seemed to get better but now my sinuses seem raw and the scratchy throat returned with a cough. I think with the pending surgery on Needlefingers mom I will stay home this weekend and not venture down to see her....To be on the safe side. I don't want her to get any of this crap and possible delay her surgery. Needles and I have been visiting every evening after work this week with my parents. They came up Xmas day and are to return too soon to the promise land Saturday. I think we are going to treat them to the Trace Inn tomorrow night. I will get my BBQ ribs....YUM! Hope Friday goes quick.

Wireless Broadband.....JOY!

Needlefingers and I broke down and are now surfing the internet in wireless broadband excitement. Its amazin how much faster and less frustrating than dial up. Plus we aren't tying up our phone line like before. The guy came today around 4pm and installed the antenna and ethernet line into the house. Then another gentlemen came into install the wireless router and software. I am know untethered and will enjoy surfing the web this summer out on the porch or patio. Isn't technology cool.

Good Riddance 2005!

Maybe it's ill to talk about the dead and dyeing but 2005 is coming to an end and all I can say is Good Riddance. With everything that has happened this year in the world, it seemed like a whole lot more bad things happened than good. I hope this isn't a trend. With the tsunami aftermath and hurricanes and bird flu and huge job losses and "W" reinauguration and earthquakes and London bombings and the death of the Pope and well you get the idea. Maybe they are the only things that stick out in my memory. This maybe because bad things seems to be the only things the News covers. This is why I don't watch the News much these days. There is something to be said for being in the know and updated about current events but it just too damned depressing to hear bad news day after day after day. We did have some good things like a half ass successful trip by the Space Shuttle Columbia to the International Space Station.....But that's about it. Over all I think 2005 left us in the red.

That Was A Quick 3 Days....

Well it's Monday night and I gotta go back to work tomorrow. Unlike some people I know... I am tired and glad these next couple weeks will be shortened by the Holidays and the weekends will be lengthened by a measly 24 hours. Now that Xmas is over it is time to get back to the same ole grind......I have to go back to work to go on a diet and loose these extra pounds I have packed on over the last few days.

On Christmas Day, On Christmas Day...

This is Christmas Kitty 2005 (Gabby) No trip to Needles Mom's house would be complete with out aggravating her with a picture. Notice she is at her favorite spot. The food bowl.

Well another Xmas has come and is about gone. We spent last night at Needles Mom's and I got up around 8:00am. Yes, I was holding up Xmas. A soon as I got up we sorted the gifts and Needlefingers opened hers first. She received all sorts of sheepy type items and I received several nice gifts. At around noon the Uncle's rolled in and the feast commenced. I made a damn pig of myself. I ate enough turkey to put down an elephant. As we sat around the table done with our food and was chatting of goings on in the world of present and past, I kept nibbling little bits of turkey picked of during the casual conversation. After a couple hours of this enough was enough....I told Needles that after I finished the little bit of turkey I had just pulled off, to not let me eat any more. That if I reached for the turkey again to punch me right in the face and knock my @ss right out of the chair. I did get up after finishing the little tid bit of turkey and walked away from the table to avoid the temptation. Shortly thereafter we packed up our things to head North and have Xmas with my family. We started Xmas part 2 at 5:00pm. My belly was still somewhat full of turkey but did you think that would stop me. Oooh Hail Naw.... I dove into the chili and cheese sandwiches like I hadn't eaten in a week. I quickly noticed the inability to breath properly. Short shallow breathes was the way to go as my abdomen was distended in holiday contentment.....Well in would have been contentment if it hadn't been so painful. After about 30 or so minutes of pain the food finally settled and I began to feel better as wave after wave of sleepiness hit. I fought through them and continued to finish off the peanut butter pie dessert. Yum! After that we removed ourselves to the living room to open gifts and visit with one another. After that we returned home to put our gifts away and set back and rub our stomachs until time to go to bed. That time is quickly approaching and Needles is already sacked out in the recliner. I hope every one had a nice Xmas. I know I ate too much but what else is new.

2005 gifts recieved

1. camo shirt
2. Jeep sweatshirt
3. 2 M*A*S*H t-shirts
4. Drimmel tool
5. peanuts
6. chocolates
7. Star Wars Trilogy on DVD
8. OCC stein
9. staple gun w/staples
   
10. shoes
11. loungy pants

This is a kind of abbreviated list. I got more stuff but just can't think of it right now. I must have been a good boy this year. ;)

Start The 3 Day Weekend.

Today was a nice day other than the fact that we were slow all day EXCEPT for the hour we scheduled our Department Xmas party. I think I agree with Cynicals previous post title of DAMN YOU MURPHY! We were getting everything out and ready for our party after a very slow morning of not much of anything and the BLAMO! Three patients came from one of the clinics and had multiple exams ordered. If they would have been there an hour earlier no problems but of course they show up at almost noon. To add inconvenience to the equation they were in an accident some three weeks ago and suddenly decide to get checked out today of all days. OH! Did I mention they were from Florida.....Florida! What the heck. I think there was a conspiracy to ruin our Xmas party because as it went we had to do it in shifts instead of every one being able to eat and visit and exchange gifts. My boss got me microwave popcorn, a coffee mug with hot chocolate mixes, an ornament and 6 free movie rentals. We still ate too much and had a nice time but thanks to you Murphy and patients that think they need to put off there medical care until its 3 weeks later and over 1000 miles from home. Maybe I am abit inconsiderate but Murphy if I ever meet you I will punch you in the throat and kick you in the head! Of course after we cleared them out and our party was all but over we had nothing else for the rest of the day. FIGURES! Now that I am home and have had the time to relax and enjoy the evening I am less bitter but still disguised at what happened. I am now ready to begin my 3 days weekend. This will be my first paid holiday since starting the new job. Needlefingers and her Mom returned from Indy and the cardiologist appointment. They were very pleased with the Doctor and how he took time to explain what will happen and why and what to expect after her upcoming heart surgery. Unlike the Doctor at Deaconess that hasn't dictated a report on a exam that was done 2 months ago. If that's the way they run there hospital I am glad Needles Mom is going to Indy. Tomorrow we are going to Needles Mom's house to stay Xmas eve night and will be back Xmas evening for my family's get together Sunday. Just a couple more days and this Xmas thing will be over......

Maybe I am more cynical than Cynical but the picture is what I imagine is the brain size of the 3 patients that came in at noon today. I am awful......

Thursday went quick.

Today went very quick. We had a Semi vs. Semi come in and we were busy. Soooo busy no one in our department got lunch. I did however get to leave a little after 3pm so I stopped off at Wally World to do a little last minute goody shopping for Needlefingers. I also got to stop off at a friends house to visit and catch up on goings on. I wished him a Happy Holidays and finally made it home around 6pm. With lots to do at home and Needles Mom staying with us tonight because of her appointment tomorrow at Indianapolis. Tonight I did a load of laundry (socks) and also made a Holy Cow cake for our carry in tomorrow at work. If you don't know what a Holy Cow cake is let me describe it . Chocolate cake in 13"x9"cake pan with holes poked in it with a straw every couple inches. After that you mix 1 can of sweetened condensed milk and caramel topping and drizzle over cake while warm out of the oven. Crush up 2 Butterfinger candy bars and sprinkle over the top. (Freeze candybars before crushing) Then mix Cool Whip topping and Philly Cream Cheese and spread over the top of the cake and finish off with 2 more crushed Butterfinger bars sprinkled over the top. There you have it Holy Cow cake. Enjoy and try not to drift off into a sugar coma afterward. It is very rich......
Fun thing happened tonight with Fuzzy Face... Since he likes to be nosy and investigate guests shoes and other belongings. While Needles and I were in the kitchen fixing the cake we heard an awful noise and looked over just in time to see Fuzzy barreling under the kitchen table with Needles mom's purse strap wrapped around his neck and the purse bouncing up and down behind him. If the legs of the table hadn't knocked the purse off of him I am sure he would be miles from here. He ran through 3 rooms with the purse chasing him. We laughed after we found out what exactly happened. Short bus......With out a doubt. Or a unsuccessful pick pocket with his recent criminal activity. We will be keeping a eye on our purses and wallets.

Notice the traumatized body position of Tugger after his frightening ordeal. We think he is a boneless cat with some of the positions he seems to like to lay around.

Happy Holidays, Go to Hell Bill...

It is Wednesday and it started off slowly with plenty of time to do what ever needed done but by 3:00 pm, the time I am supposed to leave, the fit hit the shan. ER ramped up and we were busy. I had to stay over almost 2 hours. Oh Well just a couple more days and I will have a 3 day weekend. Needlefingers, Jenny and Ragged had plans to meet in E'ville and make a day of it. Needlefingers is there to get the results and tests for her mothers appointment with the Cardiologist Friday in Indy. She hasn't made it home yet so I am guessing they are still at it. I don't envy them goin to Evansville 4 days before Xmas......I bet it's nuts down there. I can't wait to get Xmas over with. Happy Holidays everyone, Bill O'Rielly be damned......;)

Tuesday Movie Night...

Needlefingers brought home some movies tonight for us to watch. We watched The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Creepy for a dramatized supposed true story. We also watched The Island.....It was OK the special effects were well done the story line was good with a lot of action. The 3rd movie will have to wait til tomorrow, it's Must Love Dogs. I know it's a movie that seems to appeal to the female of the species but I am hopeful that I will be entertained. Well it after 11pm and I need to go to bed. Good night.... Sleep tight.....Don't let the Demons Bite...

He Strikes Again...

It was a cold December evening. The grass was crisp under foot and the breath bellowed out of mouths much like chimney tops. The time was 3:47pm and I had just arrived home from work to find this in the floor. I know the site is gruesome. Divert you eyes a crime has been committed. It appears this poor soul fell from a great high of about 3 1/2 Ft of so by the position of the body. It appears as though the assailant has various curved weapons used to subdue his victim while he kicked the stuffins out of it. After the ornament coroner arrived to pronounce the body, I removed it to the ornament examiner to make sure the criminal didn't return to continue his sick entertainment. Oh yes! I say entertainment because you can tell this is the work of a professional and he gained pleasure in the molestation of this ornament. With 5 more days til Xmas I hope that we don't find any more victims. It is scaring to sleep under the same roof with a ornament molester. Wish us luck.
Note to self......It tough to draw chalk outlines on carpet.....

Another Sunday Evening.

It is Sunday evening again and Jenny from the Blog is visiting. We are seeing around and having intelligent and not so intelligent conversations, we don't take life too serious around here. I think I have gotten Jennifer addicted to the rice crispy treats by Little Debbie. We got the super sized ones as the regular sized ones are for amateur's. The evening started out with homemade veggie soup with garlic biscuits followed by rice crispy treats. Then for the after dinner treat flavored coffee. Now they are discussing pop corn. Needlefingers finished up a project for her co worker. Might have to check out her site over the next couple days to see the before and after shots. We are now just setting around and enjoying Holly on the XM radio. It's always good for an infusion of holiday spirit. Happy Holidays!

Take time to taste the snow flakes.......Hee Hee!

Walker Texas DUMBASS!

As you can see old "W" has been up to some tricks.....Honesty???? That's unusual coming from this administration. Unfortunately he is now being honest on how he has weaseled our freedoms away from us in the name of protecting us. By his theory the more freedoms his administration takes away from us the safer we are. It seem that "W" authorized the NSA ( National Security Agency) to eavesdrop in on all over seas phone calls. I'm sure the soldiers over there feel safe in the fact that there phone calls home to their love ones were monitored, recorded and probably transcribed and put their record of service. Maybe I am blowing this abit out of proportion but I wouldn't put it past this administration. Imagine soldiers who rock the boat or voice the opinion about the war on their phone calls home might be suddenly relocated to an area of higher risk.....After all if the soldier doesn't make it home he can't spread the truth about what this war was started for in the first place. To make the president and everyone around him richer and to get rid of daddies "little" screw up. I just wonder with the sudden honesty from the republicans that it is a attempt to mop up some of "W's" mess to make plans and give the next republican candidate a chance at the White House. I guess they are making an attempt at it at the expense of making "W" look like a dumbass.......Weeellll it looks like they are a little late in that respect.

Xmas Tree Molester!

DOINK ! DOINK!

Just like on Law and Order.

Here is the guilty one.


















MUG SHOT: frontal and profile
Height : knee high
Weight : 10 pounds
Eye color: hazel
Hair color: tiger stripped
Race: Mainecoon
Name : Rum Tug Tugger, AKA: Tugger, AKA: Fuzzy,AKA: Fuzzy Face,AKA: Fuzzy Butt,AKA: Mister Kitty,AKA: Moonke Cat,AKA: Mister Fuzzums,AKA: Beeker Cat. (No wonder he doesn't know his name.)

CAUTION: This kitty is armed and dangerous. (Hasn't been declawed)

His MO is looking cuddlely and cute to lure you into his clutches then molests your Xmas tree while you aren't home.

Last seen baking his brain in front of the quartz heater.


This crime was committed by a sick ornament and tree molester. See how the beads were arranged in sort of shape or word like pattern.....Ok maybe not so much a word but I'm sure if he was literate the words would be. "Guess Who?" ....That's sick. Be on the look out for him. He might try to gain access to your house by acting like a homeless little kitty. We were dooped.


Just see the guilty look on his face and we now know he is a incurable tree molester. I think he needs therapy. We are hoping a life time of rubbins and belly scratchins will turn him away from his criminal ways. Wish us luck.

Finally Home.

We just got back from my works Xmas party. We ate at the Haub Steak House. The food was very good and it was nice to see some of the people I haven't seen in many years. I think the party ran a little long and should have ended about 30 minutes earlier because on of the bosses gave a inspirational feel good speech that ended up feeling more like a lecture. Could have done without that but other than that it was a nice evening. Fuzzy Face did molest the tree again today. The same area was molested but the ornament was still on the tree. I left the string of beads on the floor just as an experiment to see what it will be like tomorrow. I will keep you updated. It is getting late so I will have to cut this short. My eyes are getting blurry.

We received a Xmas card from a cousin and his wife today. The front of the card looked something like this. This is Gabby. She loves hat as you can tell by the look on her face.

Xmas Tree Fun.

Fuzzy must have a fetish with one area of the tree and one ornament in particular. Every evening, when I get home the same area of the Xmas tree is molested. Here is a picture to see if you can tell.
Arrow indicating the areas of major molestation. It is the same red ornament from yesterday. It must be his favorite so I will post a picture for Raggeds favorite ornament picture for Fuzzy Face.
It is a cheap plastic faceted ball. We decide to put these ornaments up instead of the glass ones. Looks like we made the right decision. Needles is off to a get together with her co workers so I am home alone and free to watch the bestest Xmas movie ever, A Christmas Story. I make note to watch it several times a year around this time. I have to watch it while Needles is out of the house as she doesn't like it. I can't imagine anyone NOT liking this wonderful movie that takes me back to the innocent time of my childhood when I didn't have to think about bills, work and worry about "W" (the next anti-Christ). The movie makes me think about Xmas when I was a kid and getting fun stuff like toys and not more practical gifts like sock or underwear. Ahhhhhh to the good ole days.

Another Day.

Just another day gone by. Not much going on in our neck of the woods. I will just post a picture.
I will say that Fuzzy has taken a facination with the beads on the tree. The lowest strand of beads and 1 red jeweled ornament was on the floor when I got home. Not bad.

A Night of Friends and Food.

Tonight Jenny from the Blog came over to eat and spend time with us. Needles and Jen discussed knitting projects and plans orders of yarn and bamboo needles. I just eat and fuzzy up the cat. I was however amazed that the tree was still standing this morning and even more so that it was still standing this evening when I got home from work. Needles was good to not look at the package on the porch this evening. It was a Xmas present for her and the return address would have gave away what was inside. She assured me she didn't peek. After confirming the contents of the package, I quickly wrapped it after I got home and crammed it under the tree. Jennifer was gracious enough to stop by Ophelia's Cup and pick up some coffee for us to brew and snack on sugar cookies. This has turned into a very relaxing evening of friends and food.

The ornament pictured is for Ragged as my favorite ornament. It is the Star Trek Klingon Bird of Prey ship. I think because the light on the front of it flashes and I like flashy lights. Eurk!

I Finally Got It Up!

No I'm not talking about that. Get your mind out of the gutter. Cynical's post inspired me to get our tree up. It's not real, but it's up. We didn't put it up last year because we had Fuzzy Face with us and was afraid he would knock off ornaments. Well I was partly right. He is afraid of the thing. So I guess I have to add this to my previous post. He has to go through the room the tree is in to get to his litter box and food. Lets just say he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet when he goes through the room. All the while keeping an eye out for the Xmas tree in case it decides to jump on him. Like I have said before he is short bus. Sometimes I think his bus is so short it doesn't have room for back wheels. Our Xmas tree is a amalgam of Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter and other various ornaments we have acquired over the last few years. I have been in this house 10 years and this is probably only the 3rd year I have put up a tree. It just seems like a lot of work to put up and down but this year I guess we had the energy. We had plans to put the tree up today but earlier it would have been easy to talk me out of it. Now that it is up I am glad and actually, it feel more like December and close to Xmas. Yesterday we wrapped up several gifts so we actually had some present to put under the tree. There's nothing more depressing than a tree without presents under it. Needlefingers baked some sugar cookies tonight so I am fat and sassy on cookies. I think I have managed to put away 6 or 7 and I am already thinking about going back for more. Today while putting up the tree we put on the XM radio and have been listening to Xmas songs from various artists and generations. Don't say we aren't doing the prep work to get us into the holiday spirit. I thought we were done shopping but after taking inventory today we managed to think of a couple things we need to get. Joy!


Fuzzy face finally came out of hiding. I didn't have the nerve to get out the vacuum cleaner to clean up the loose needles in the carpet. He's scared of it too.

Fuzzy Face's Top Fives.

The first top five is : Top Five Things Fuzzy Face Is Scared Of.

5: Trash Bags.
4: Pillows.
3: Strangers at the door.
2: Loud Noises.
And last but not least.
1: Baths by far baths.

The second is : Top Five Things Fuzzy Face Loves.

5: Looking out the windows.
4: Running in front of Needles and I just enough to trip us up.
3: Sharpening claws in the carpet when there is a perfectly good scratching post less than 3 ft away. Also ignoring a wicker table that he shredded after I reworked it to be used as a scratching post.
2: Needlefingers laptime.
1: Baking his brain by the heater.

Itsy Bitsy Spider.

Brown Recluse (Loxosceles reclusa)

Small tan to brown spider not much larger than a quarter. (legs and all) doesn't spin a web as usual spiders do. Goes on the prowl for its prey.

I posted several pictures to the Brown Recluse website I mentioned and linked to a few posts ago but they didn't put all of the pictures up so I thought I would post them as a record of what I went through.

? 24 hours after bite my left thigh started to itch severely. Small red area about the size of a mosquito bite.

2nd day red area about the size of a quarter. That night hands and feet itched. Severe rash on left foot. Water type small blisters under skin in between fingers.

3rd day tenderness at area of spider bite. Red area about the size of my palm. Itching less severe on feet and hands.

This was my left thigh 4 days after suspected Brown Recluse Bite. Trip to ER. Nov 27th
This was my left thigh 5 days after bite and after 24 hours on antibiotic. Was on my feet 91/2 hours at work. I do not recommend this. Warm compresses started. Nov. 28thThis picture was taken the 6th day post bite. Warm compresses and antibiotic therapy continued. Nov 29th

Picture taken Nov. 30th. Same treatment.
Left thigh . Dec 1st. Amazing change over 24 hours.
I talked with one of the Doctors at my work and he said I was very luck and must have had a strong immune system. He said there is a 50/50 chance at necrosis and ulceration. I hope to never go through this again.

Six days after I got bit, Needles bomb her Mom's house for spiders.

This is my left thigh Dec. 4th. Almost a complete recovery.


I hope that none of you have to go through this, and I was lucky, I only had a minor reaction.

Do Nuthin Weekend.

Thursday morning was cold....Very cold.....Too cold in the freakin house cold. I awoke in bed at 5:15 am shivering but didn't want to get out of bed. I thought the central heat will kick on in a bit. One hour later and still shivering in bed and no heat. I didn't want to get out of a semi warm bed but had to as it was time to go to work. When I got up I went straight to the thermostat........After my eyes gained the ability to focus I was shocked.........55 degrees in the house. Now that's colder than a well diggers butt. After flipping the switches on the thermostat I finally got it to kick on. Dust, spiderweb, who know why it didn't kick on but it seems to be working now.
This weekend was a free weekend for Needles and I. This has been the first weekend in who knows when, that we didn't have any plans and could do what ever when ever. Last night was Movies and BBQ ribs from the Trace Inn. We rented some very quirky movies as I guess we were in a quirky mood. The Rental list goes as follows. Life Aquatic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Lemony Snickets: A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Hitchhiker's Guild to the Galaxy. Yes we were in a quirky mood. The Life Aquatic with Bill Murray was disappointing. I felt as though I was waiting for the movie to get good and it never did. I question if this movie might appeal to people high on weed, that's the only people I can think of that might find it entertaining. Charlie was good and Johnny was quirky in his way but doesn't hold a candle to Gene Wilder in the original. Lemony was depressing as a whole with difficulty finding humor in a usually over the top Jim Carey character trying to kill little kids. The most enjoyable movie of the weekend was Hitchiker's, it was funny in a British dry sort of way. We laughed out loud several times with some of the off the wall humor. Needles talked with friends that read the books and they hated the movie.
Today we sat around and had plans to do nuthin.....Absolutely nuthin. That lasted until 10:30 am the we through on some clothes and headed out to the big city. I still had some Xmas shopping to do and wanted to knock it out so that I didn't have to think about it any more. Mission Accomplished. I still have to intercept a box coming to the house so that Needles doesn't see who its from and figure out what it is. Tonight we are slouchin around the house in our loungy pants and wondering what to watch on TV as there is nuthin on.

The picture is of snow covered bushes in front of the Trace Inn.

The Weather Outside Is Frightful!

Well....Its not really that bad. We are currently getting some snow and we have 3 - 4 inches of snow with a nice glaze of ice underneath. Today was the busiest day of the week so far. You would think with the bad weather that most people with a lick of sense in the head would stay home. Oh Hail No! I think they believe the weather is bad so I will go get my ankle X-rayed that's been hurting for 6 weeks. What the F#&K! Of course ER was busy and the walk in and scheduled patients had to wait but don't try to explain that to them. Most patients think they are the only ones needing something. I don't mind explaining why a patient has to wait because of an emergency but it is another thing when after you explain the situation to them that they are rude anyway. I wish in situations like that I could just say "If you don't like it then get the f*ck out!" But of course I am in the health care field and I have to be overly apologetic and kill them with kindness when inside I am enraged by their comment and would like to stomp a hole in there backside. I'm not bitter....Nooooo. My boss sent most of the help home today due to the white stuff. I couldn't resist getting the Jeep sideway when I was driving down the road in front of the house. It was nice to have a little fun after the days frustration.

The White Stuff.....It Is A Comin.

We are going to be under a winter storm warning tomorrow afternoon. They are having varying report of 1-3 or 3-6 inches of snow. Needles has already told her boss that she will not be in if there is bad snow. She has hated the snow every since a truck accident when we first started dating and she was coming to my house on New Years Eve night.

Needles made potato soup with grilled cheese sandwiches tonight while I tackled Xmas cards. I have most of them ready to send. We haven't got our tree up yet and I am hopeing to get that accomplished over the weekend. It's hard to believe that in just 18 days it will be Xmas. Just kinda sneeks up on ya. Maybe there will be enough snow left for the weekend to make a snow man. Keep warm everybody!

I was going to post a picture with this entry but blogger has made the decision for me and wont allow me. Thanks blogger for a great blog site.

White Tuesday....

Needles and I woke to a white Tuesday. This is the second snow of the season and I think I actually got a little giddy with the holiday spirit. I think my fellow co workers think I had knocked back a few before work or that I was on some sort of medication. I am normally more goofy in the morning because my brain hasn't fully booted up, but this morning I was even more so and the only reason I could find for this was the snow. The day went very smooth and we even had some time to stand around and talk about shopping for Xmas and other activities such as our Xmas party. As I came home I stopped off to pick up one of Needles gifts and while at my Brothers this evening I managed to order the rest of Needles Xmas gifts. All I know it I am done with her and on to find something for my mother. She is usually the last I buy for because I am clueless as to what to get her. I usually wait until Needles and I are out to make the final decision. I wish every day would go this smooth.

19 days to Xmas.

The picture is what I saw this morning as I walked out the front door leaving for work.

You can post but you can't visit.

I would like to read some of the posts of some of the blogs I visit on blogger but for some reason. I can post a blog entry but I can't get anyone from bloggers blog to come up. Whats up with that. I have tried for the last couple hours and no dice......SOOOOOOOooooo. I guess I will give up and chalk it up to.......What else do you expect from a free blog site.

Once bitten twice shy.

This is a website dedicated to Brown Recluse information and stories of people bitten. If you want to know more about this nasty little spider and my bite story click here.

Weekend Over...Back To The Grind.

Needles and I are back from the weekend of hunting and staying with her family. I didn't get a deer this year which is bumming me out abit but I am sure I'll survive. We got home this evening and it's back to the same ole grind tomorrow. Hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was way to short but they all are, aren't they.

What's with the snow already?

Yes my fellow bloggers, we had the first appreciable amount of snow fall on the ground this morning. Needles and I got up around 6:00am and I looked out side with sleep blurred eyes and at first thought it was a heavy frost.....A very heavy frost.....O.K. Now that my eyes were focusing correctly it is snow, not a measurable amount but more than a dusting. Today at work was freakishly slow. I'm not sure why, maybe it was the weather that kept the patients away but it was nice to have a slow relaxing day. I am hoping to get off work early tomorrow and climb up in my deer stand. They are calling for rain or possibly snow for the weekend. It will be nice to set in the stand and watch the snow fall.....The rain.....Not so much. Have a nice weekend and wish me luck on slaying Bambi.