Weekend Anticipation.

We were going to go to Kentucky this evening but after a little scheduling issue that made me feel a little guilty for being gone Friday with my co workers being short handed made me delay our extended weekend plans by a day. I think they would have gotten along just fine without me. Lord knows I am not that big of a influence, but if I would have left today I would have been thinking to myself, I wonder how today went? Anyway we are leaving tomorrow after work and we will be gone until Monday. I think Needles might go to my cousins baby shower while we are down there. It was originally scheduled for next weekend but surgery plans for my Aunt "T" has bumped it up to this weekend. So I hope to enjoy the weekend as I know that even a 3 day weekend will be too short. Have a great weekend everyone.

The Winter That Wouldn't Stop.

Its snowing again in this here parts. I am sooooo sick of the snow. Today we have decided to stay inside, sip coffee and do some movie watching. Max Payne is playing right now and I think we might knock out a few I have been wanting to see. Stay warm everybody.

Valentinos Day felices!

Today is Valentines Day and I have to say that I have been getting a little cabin fever with the nasty weather and not being able to be outside. I told Needles that I wanted to do something and get out of the house. We had plans with a friend but since she is feeling a bit under the weather we thought we would postpone plans for another time. We thought we would go to town and pick up a few items I missed on my grocery getting day last week. We got all the items I missed and more and since it was Valentines Day and nothings too good for my baby we ate out so she would get a break from cooking. Since Chinese was closed until 4pm and since I have been craving Taco Bell, I choose to take her to the local Mexican place. Needles had the Quesadilla Yucatan and I had the Chimichanga Monterey. They were both very good and when we left we were ready for a siesta. Nothing says I Love You like gassy Mexican food that makes you sleepy. Happy Valentines Day Needlefingers.

PS. For Valentines Day my Needles got me a pair of Sketcher shoes. We are nothing if not practical.

Quickie...

Today there was a lot of wind. I mean a lot of wind. When I pulled into our driveway after work the neighbors small metal building was in a pile in their back yard. This was the same building that was toppled over into our driveway the last wind storm. When I got in the house I called my parents to find out that they had lost power around 3pm today. Our TV antenna was turned by the wind so that we didn't get any channels so I had to get my oil wrench to turn it back. They have been doing a change over of the phone systems at my work and to say it has been a total cluster would be an understatement. Tomorrow will be the third day of the mess.

Asian Culture Night.

After work I came home just in time to retrieve a couple of packages off of the front porch and then grabbed a jacket and was whisked away to Asian Culture Night. Needles and I joined Rudy, Brando and the Funky Bunch and G and H for the Asian experience. We first sat and waited on our table companions to arrive. Once they did it wasn't too long before they opened the buffet line and guess who's table was first to be let go. Let me tell you I scrambled down the hall way like a mad man. I think I was first to load my plate and return to my seat. They served several authentic Asian dishes like Kimchee, Korean beef BBQ, fried rice, egg drop soup and for dessert green tea pound cake. It was all very good and after I scarfed it down it was time for the entertainment. The University Band played some Asian Music with gongs, drums and a flute.

Next on the agenda was a dragon dance that snaked his way around the room. Several of the Asian students attending the University had small skits telling about their culture and how things are similar but different. All of the Asian attendees stood on stage and announced their names and their country of origin. By far the most were from Hong Kong, China with several from South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. It was very interesting and a lot of fun to experience this with my family and friends. To end the evening there was a couple that played very unusual instruments from Vietnam. The sounds they produced were unlike anything I have heard before. I can't say that it is my kind of music but it was neat to hear and see how some of instruments worked and how the sounds were made. I had a lot of fun.

Enjoy Old Suzanna Asian Style.

Silly Cat...

Here is Copper playing in a sun beam.

A Call...

Last night I got a call from my parents. They finally are able to get cell phone signal. The regular phones and electricity is still out with no real ETA except for 2 to 3 weeks. I didn't know that they were also without water for almost 3 days and had to wait a couple days before they could get out due to down trees and power lines. I am glad to hear from them and even though thinks aren't back to normal it is good that they can contact us if needed.

Pick Me Up.

If you need a little pick me up and don't mind profanity then click HERE, and if you do then F@&* You!

Snow Snow Go Away.

Today my Rudy and Brando packed up the kids and headed South with a generator and gasoline on a rescue mission to my parents house. I wish my family would have just packed up and headed North to us but they think they will ride it out. This afternoon I walked out the back porch and noticed that we have some damage from the snow. The metal awning over the back patio is bent and bowed down. The water is dripping through the split metal covering. I had plans to redo the area in the spring so I guess this will give me a reason to really go ahead with it.

myFarm picture

This is a picture of myFarm on Facebook. Click on the picture to enlarge. It is Barack Obama with the words CHANGE and HOPE. It was inspired by this picture.

It took a little time to move well over one thousand trees to create this.

Happy Birthday Brandy...Here's a Winter Storm.

Here are a few pics I took while driving around the country after work. I couldn't resist.

Hope everyone made it home safe and sound today.

PS. Happy B'day Brando.

Here it comes!

This is a picture off the front porch of the snow coming down. It begins...

Blind Sided...

This evening I got the latest installment of SMP films on You tube. This is a video maker that I subscribed to several months ago with his most famous video Mean Little Kitty. The video is so very cute and the song that plays is very catchy and sticks with you. I watched the latest video by SMP films and found out that Sparta the kitty in the video has feline leukemia. I hope that things go well for this mean little kitty and that he has a long healthy life.

A Night Out With My Darling.

Last night Needles and I went out to celebrate our anniversary. We will be together 12 years tomorrow. After a long interesting day of work I left to meet Needles at her work. We were a bit early so we went to Big Lots to spend a couple of Needles gift cards she had been holding on to for a couple years. We picked up some exciting items with it being our anniversary and all. We got floor mats for the bathroom since we have needed some for a few months now. We also picked up a dish dryer mat. Yep some exciting stuff. To kill time we wandered around the furniture and we both plopped down in a chair and a half. It was quit comfy until time to get up. It was a bit of a struggle to get out of the thing. We arrived at the Fine Dining Friday put on by the Culinary Arts students at Needles work. We were seated at a small table tucked away in the corner which was nice for us to have a bit of privacy from the rest of the people in the room. The room was nicely lite with small shelves which reminded me of sea shells inset into the walls with white orchids in vases. Our table just large enough for 2 with a white table cloth. Silverware was in place with a large green napkin shaped like a tee pee at each setting. The centerpiece was a white vase and a single plastic rose. On our table was a Johnny cake with butter already served. I'm from the South and it looked like fritter bread to me. Our first course was New England clam chowder with a large crouton and sprinkles of shredded beacon. It was very good and the clams and potatoes were diced so there wasn't large chunks. The second course was a salad of sweet baby lettuce with carrot, sliced nuts, dried cranberries topped with a apple cider vinaigrette and sliced pear on the side. The salad had a very interesting flavor which cleansed the pallet from the chowder in preparation of the main course. We had a choice of prime rib or salmon fillet. I chose the prime rib. The steak had a bowl type pastry set atop of it with a creamy horseradish sauce. On the side was Col cannon potatoes which is mashed potatoes with steamed sweet cabbage mixed in. also on the side was steamed green beans. After the main course came the desert. It was peach/blackberry crumble Ala mode served in a ramekins. It was very good reminding me of my mothers peach and blackberry cobbler mixed together. I think we were the first ones to finish so we returned home to change into our lounge clothes and digest our wonderful meal. Thank you Needles for our anniversary dinner. It was a very nice evening out.

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My friends cat Lilly.

Funny But Naughty Commercial

This is a commercial that is hilarious. WARNING if you are not over 18 or if you don't have a since of humor NO NOT watch. You have been warned. You can't unwatch it.

Weekend

This weekend we had visitors. Cynical and Ragged came up to spend the weekend with us. Since we were having cold temps we decided to just stick around the house, eat and drink coffee all weekend. They arrived Friday afternoon around 6pm. We also had Jenny from the Blog show up to and stay with us until late into the night. It was nice to have everyone here and visiting with each other. We enjoyed Needles homemade spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread and salad. I was very good and of course I ate too much. Saturday morning started off with bagels and cream cheese with a side of fruit. The day moved along with the ladies knitting and Cynical and I keeping watch on our crops. For lunch we enjoyed hamburgers with a side of fries, onion rings and salad. After we got our bellies full we ventured over to Rudy's place to visit and for Cynical and Ragged to meet the new member of the bunch. Moecefus the kitty. We also played with the Wii fit and did some of the balance exercises. When we returned home we had what was left of the spaghetti and watched Wanted. The movie was pretty good and very reminiscent of The Matrix. When the movie was over it was time to retire for the night. This morning we awoke to a blanket of snow covering everything and warm cinnamon rolls. Cynical was hoping to see some snow during his visit and I was glad we didn't have to disappoint him. We chatted as the snow melted and time for them to go raced all too quickly toward us. We couldn't sent our visiting travelers away with empty stomachs so homemade pizza would be something to warm them before their trip. We enjoyed the visit with Cynical and Ragged and hated to see them go. Now the house it too quiet and I have already started to dread going to work tomorrow. Hope everyone had a good weekend, I know I did.

Farewell to Fantasy Island.

Ricardo Montalban dead at 88

OR

KAHN!

RIP

Work was a bear. We got very busy around 9:30 and they kept coming until I left at 4:30pm. I was supposed to leave at 3 but I hated to leave my co worker short handed and swamped. After work I did get to stop and visit a friend. When I started home I noticed it seemed colder. When I made it home I checked the thermometer on the porch and it said 20 but I think it was colder. I check online and it says 12 degrees and from the forecast its only going to get colder folks. Thursday the temp is going to be a whopping 5. Yep 5. I guess we have had it some what mild this winter but I am tired of the cold temps and ready for spring. I think we have chances for snow tonight and tomorrow but I am not sure if we are to get any accumulation. They have been saying little to no accum. or 1 to 3 inches depending on who you check. Who knows. I guess we will see in the next several hours. Ragged and Cynical get ready for lots of coffee and warm food cuz I don' t think we are going to poke our head outside all weekend. Maybe a visit with Rudy and the funky bunch but that maybe it. This week is never ever going to end.

This ones for you Buck.