All Over The Place

November 8, 2012

Thoughts from literally all over the place:

On NASCAR Sirius Radio: former NASCAR Truck Series driver Kimi Raikkonen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend............former NASCAR Truck Series driver? You kidding? Yes, he drove for one of the Busch boys. What a great driver, just make sure you keep him out of the bars on Saturday night, he might blow a 0.12 the next day. Congratulations to Lotus on their first win in a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnng time. Great to see that team logo out front.

Bumper sticker seen in Asheville today "Eat Rich People, The Other White Meat." Saw a lot of flannel clad hairy legged women in that beautiful city. Used to think I might end up in that area one day. After lunch I drove out to my Grandma's sister's house; there was a gate closing off the driveway, decided against opening it. Picture next week............

Lady Gaga donated $1,000,000 to the Red Cross for the victims of Sandy, very nice.

Paraphrased quote from Howard Stern today: the habitat for reality shows are human zoos, people come by and stare at the oddities. Well said King of All Media

Who really understood this picture from the 70's? Well, maybe with a little PhotoShop help

Observed on I-40 near Winston-Salem; wonder if the driver is on his way to the Barrett-Jackson auction? I have a distorted sense of automotive styling, but I always thought this modified fastback style was attractive, same with the Vega. How many redundant comments is that? I have a sinking feeling the owner thinks he is sitting on a gold mine. 

I've got one of these at home. Beautiful woman, sleeps like a homeless drunk. I'm going to look into my future and wager that I will regret typing that................

Did a little fishing last weekend with the FO, caught some quality fish none the least of which were these toads, blowfish, puffers, whatever you want to call them. No, they're not poisonous. 

Afterwards one happy diner, reminds me of a cat from the comics.........

Hope she forgives me for the sleeping hobo comment; if it makes her feel better my (unnamed) niece sleeps like a drunken sailor.

And I guess I've offended enough people for one night, guess that is what happens when I blog on Thursday night. I have a 7:30 AM meeting in Greenville SC Friday, and a 3:30 PM meeting in Morehead. Gentlemen, start your engines.............

Off to Palm Springs for the AHRI meeting Saturday. Follow our industry at http://www.ahrinet.org

The Way I See It........................

November 2, 2012

Jay in high falutin political circles; the other guy is Pat and he's runninnnnn for govnah............, and I wish him well. I think he will do a good job running this state. 

 It's all a matter of perspective; how do you look at things?

 Then of course there is also a potential dark side to perspective

Think that sounds scary? Well, actually it was a scary movie; but then again you didn't have to deal with the Wicked Witch of the West living in your parents' closet like I did. 

Good luck to all of your favorite candidates, and happy birthday to our favorite daughter in law; we are mighty lucky to have you in the family.

October 26, 2012

Monopoly Games

Not a clear image among them this week, sorry.....but they are good shots so I'm throwing them out there regardless.
Welcome to earth Grace Ann (e?) Riley, and congratulations to Caroline, Heather and Kevin!

The Greensboro reception was first class, beautiful hotel called the O.Henry, good food, didn't know hardly anyone there but had fun nonetheless. Listened to a rare Duke win over the tar babies on the way home, great night. 

First an opposing view about Jackson's new friend. I didn't watch much of the debate but I thought he did a good job.

And now a picture from Jackson's new friend. Not really his new friend, but she was at the Custis House while he was at work and he gave her a tour of a closed section of the house. She's my favorite of all of the Juggs family, last time I saw her was on The Soup and she was eating ice cream or dessert while being interviewed. Jackson said she was a nice lady, and her husband can sure enough wheel a race car.
                                     

And now a closeup of little Annabel. I zoomed in a bit so you could see her resemblance to Cooper. That red hair scares me.

And a great shot of young Keelyn. Beautiful smile, pretty hair, blurry picture.

Got my wish! While in Fairfax I got to see Jackson. He looks great and seems to be having a wonderful time in DC. 

O. Henry specialized in irony; an example please.....how about the fact that Monopoly games are only manufactured by one company?

Good trip this week, again in VA; at home this coming week for Halloween and Sandy 

October 19, 2012

Condoms

Condoms? Yes, condoms. We've come a long way from asking the pharmacist behind the counter for condoms haven't we? Let's see, BIC pen, comb, toothpaste, dozen Trojans.................yeah, I think that's all I need.

Anyway two condom thoughts occurred to me within one week: someone I knew told me their father ran a service station in the 50's and 60's and had a condom machine in both the men's and women's bathrooms. He never filled the machine in the women's room and never got a single complaint. Just quarters, lots and lots of quarters at 100% margin. 

The other thought came to me while urinating and reading the condom machines. They are $1.00 now, who has four quarters in his pocket anyway? But while I perused the selections I thought "you know, you don't ever see anyone buying any of these." Why? Is it because it might be a little embarrassing to reach into your pocket (only to find 1, 2, or 3 quarters) and have to ask the guy next to you to spot you a quarter? Might be a little awkward; hey I'm kinda busy here. I'm not good at multi-tasking, so if someone were to ask me I'd probably pee on my shoes, and maybe his. Maybe if they put them in the stalls they would get more business. Or maybe there are no condoms in the machine, they make 100% GM and I think too much about too many things.

But speaking of condoms.......................

Oh Bill................
And one of my favorite George Harrison songs:

And a nice picture of Jackson and Bob Schieffer; he's a good journalist, Jackson told me he brought Lee Harvey Oswald's mother to the police station as a reporter for a Texas newspaper. He phoned in stories while pretending to be a detective and the newspaper was able to create four "extras" that day in part thanks to his work. If you're under 50 you'll have to look up what an "extra" was; no, it is not a non-speaking role on television. And the reason for Bob's laughter is that he realized Jackson was wearing orange trousers. 

Pretty work and no political message in this blog and I support this message.

Greensboro reception Saturday night, teach Sunday School Sunday morning (who signed me up for this?) In Tidewater area VA next week, end up Wednesday and Thursday in northern VA. Sure would like to see that little boy of mine...............

October 12, 2012

Too Busy

Hectic schedule so again................... a five minute post; time me.

Because it would scare the crap out of the seeing eye dog.

Last Friday I went out in the ocean after lunch for about 4 hours, got back in time to cut the grass, pay bills and pack. Guess that explains the brown shoes with the black suit. Didn't catch many fish in that short time but observed the true deep blue beauty of the ocean. As you can see the lack of wind is what prompted my quick trip, this was about 12 miles from the inlet. AbFab.....

And then off to Florida early Saturday for the annual HARDI meeting. Although the outlook is gloomy for the next few years regardless of who wins the presidency, it was a good meeting. Home late Wednesday, Stewardship dinner Thursday night, and office this afternoon. Too windy to fish this weekend, the club has a golf tournament, and holy cow I hurt my wrist yesterday getting off my bike; don't ask. X-rays this afternoon and now waiting for the doctor's call. I will accept medical treatment, this hurts like a .................................... , well, you know.

And for your entertainment:

Off to VA for rep training Tuesday night, home either Friday night or Saturday.

October 5, 2012

October? Really?

How can that be? Wasn't this going to be the summer of John? I planned to go to a tractor pull, stay out all night, and bite into a big hunk of cheese like it's an apple. What happened? It's autumn already? No way...............

Well anyway we went to a great wedding last weekend, lots of fun in Clayton Saturday night and slept in late enough that the maids woke us up. Wow, been a long time since that's happened, and my legs didn't hurt even after all of that dancing that I didn't do Saturday night.

Nor did they ache after unloading a tractor trailer load of pumpkins at church Wednesday night. I came home about as nasty and wet as I could get. TAR was not amused. Need a pumpkin? Stop by First Presbyterian on Arendell and pick yourself a nice one out. Ask for a discount of you're so inclined............

And now time for a joke: a doctor examined a man in his office one day and pronounced him physically fit. As the man walked through the office on his way out (literally) he had a massive coronary and fell over dead. The doctor looked at his nurse and asked "can you help me turn him around so it looks like he was coming in?" Ba-BOOM

And speaking of increased sensory detections, ever wonder why blind people never skydive? Tune in later for the answer

Catching up on paperwork and October plans this week, and then head for Florida for the HARDI meeting beginning Saturday. I've got a few interviews, lots of meetings, and at this time a round of golf Monday morning. This will be a good meeting. Positive attitude, this will be a good meeting.......

And our Stewardship campaign begins next Thursday the 11th with our Pacesetters Dinner, followed by the congregational kickoff Sunday the 14th. Please pray for this campaign, or better yet, send a check, a big check, thanks.

On my in-office scanner I have a channel which picks up in flight emergencies; I am not in the office very much and rarely hear anything, but when I do it is usually a heart attack, stroke, or seizure. Today I heard a male flight attendant telling someone that a woman passenger lost an envelope with a lot of cash in it, and she thinks it may have fallen out of her pocket when she was going through TSA screening. He then went on to describe the woman and her clothing, and that she removed her sweater during screening. He described the sweater color as periwinkle. Ba-BOOM. Periwinkle. Now try as you might you just can't write stuff that funny. Periwinkle. 

Want to see a great picture? Here is a happy and healthy baby grinning it up for her daddy; mighty good news from the little Michelin baby.

September 28, 2012

It's Complicated

Although at home for most of the week it was jam packed with items which have to be crossed off my list of things I must do before I leave the office today. There is a fine line between OCD and getting it right the first time. 

Like trying to pee

Was able to go fishing Thursday morning and oh what a beautiful day it was! The ocean looked like Wiggins Lake and the fish cooperated. The older I've gotten the less I need to take home with me, 2 nice blues for supper that night, two healthy Spanish mackerels and a nice flounder. I don't clean enough flounder to be good at it, so I did manage to stab my middle finger with a nice deep cut that hasn't stopped bleeding yet. Good thing we've got super glue. Great day on the water.

With morning

And we're off to a wedding this weekend in Clayton, should be fun and a great party. Home again this week, got a lot to do, and the Stewardship program is getting ready for kickoff in less than two weeks. We are getting there, great crew makes this job so much easier; just wish my hair wouldn't keep falling out the way it is.............

wood

So we plug our GPS numbers in for Clayton and take off knowing perfectly well that Garmin will make us to two U-turns on 70 for some odd reason, but we'll get there regardless.

Dirty joke courtesy of Two and a Half Men, shown last night at 8:30PM; a time once known in television lingo as the family hour. I love ribald humor but at 8:30 PM?