Ultra Super Fast Post

January 4, 2012....................errrrrrrrrrrrrr 3

Less than 5 minutes on this post because I really don't have much of a life, let's do this in bullet form:

• great time with the Highs on NYE, as promised, no pictures! We played it a little more low-key than in past years, the Fishin Optishin provided shrimp and grits which were very tasty. Lots of fun and he has a new toy to play with in the bathtub.And I have a nice new fishing rod that I'm sure will be productive in 2012.........errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 3
• Dragging, kicking and screaming, we are ready to enter the world of the flat screen television. This is our collective gift to one another, any recommendations? In reality TAR has one in our bedroom, Jackson has one for his dorm, but this will be the first "big one." Wish us luck.
• Looking at the best candidate for the replacement motorcycle tomorrow in Oriental. Now if I could just get him to trade me for the yellow boat and my baseball card collection......
• SC next week, back in time to sit in judgement of Senior Projects at West Carteret High School. Yes I know, why me? I figure they're scraping the bottom of the barrel now, but I've done it before and it is always fun.
• Lastly, a rare infant picture of the Fishin Optishin. Oops, forgot no pictures, my bad. 

Ultra Fast Post

December 28, 2012

No, the world didn't blow up, but I still love Marvin the Martian; take me to your leader you silly ET

The 1978 BMW left last weekend for her new home in Canton, OH. I miss her already. Where is the next one? Cary? Oriental? Swanannoa? Don't know if the next one will be another sport touring RT1150 or the C1200 Bond bike. Stay tuned.

Oh, and Merry Christmas; don't want to spoil any Christmas secrets, but now you know where peppermint balls originate. My wife shared this with me, I normally don't subscribe to scatological humor. 

And we had a fun Christmas with family and friends. Jay, Jackson and I went to the Belk Bowl and although Duke lost it was a great time and an exciting game. 

Next week: the Highs visit for New Years Eve and there will be no pictures! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

This Post Is A Day Early, But Why?

December 20, 2012

Why indeed! Probably because according to the Mayan calendar the earth ends tomorrow. If they were so smart then why didn't they foresee the end of their own empire? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm? Anyway, here is the weather forecast for this week:

With apologies to The Divnyls, the group who sang this song twenty-one years ago. Yes, I had to look that up, and it is hard to believe that was in 1991. Catchy tune, try not to think about it. 

Always good to see a picture of these three people when they're not ducking under a funeral tent. The occasion was Betsy's son's wedding reception. Very nice, but I'll always remember that night listening to Duke drive down the field to beat the professional team from Chapel Hell. 

A living nativity scene from First Presbyterian church of Sanford. Jay is performing as one of the wise men, a real stretch for a Riley, while Cooper plays the shepherd who waves at cars as they pass. Speaking of automobiles in the Bible; wonder if they came in one Accord? Speaking of Biblical jokes, I'll never forget the one our Sanford pastor told me one night: When was menopause mentioned in the Bible? After Christ was born Mary and Joseph had to leave to escape Herod and she rode his ass all the way to Egypt. Hit "like" if you know what that is like.......................oops, forgot this isn't Facebook. And I guess I forgot how to operate my I-pad, oops, not an I-pad it's an Etch-A-Sketch, and oops, looks like we're out of scotch. 

Last week on SNL there was a children's choir who sang "Silent Night." Difficult to listen to  the last two lines without thinking about those poor children and their families in Connecticut. What is wrong with us? And Tina Fey was on there briefly, always stay for that smirk on 30 Rock, last season you know. 

So to cheer myself up, I went to see our church preschool's Christmas play. Funny to watch these preschool children and be reminded of our own sons' contemporaries. I even saw a couple of children who reminded me of kids I knew as a child. Enjoy, and pay particular attention to the two young ladies in the front who seem to have their own thing going. 

In the words of Lennon "and so this is Christmas", as a reminder, just in case the Earth still exists Friday, there are only three shopping days until Christmas, so get out there and buy those gift cards quickly before they're all gone; kind of our way of saying "buy it your damn self" 

Merry Christmas

Still............On The Road

December 13, 2012

Another 10 minute post from a hotel in Indianapolis

Started in Green Bay this week, here is a picture of the frozen Tundra.......get it?

Not a funny picture here, this oil furnace is in the lobby of one of our customers. Oil had to be poured into an integral tank, hard to believe isn't it? Vann and Minnie Neal had a similar one

Frozen Tundra, get it? OK, next slide please.....oh the dromedary!

I dare you, I double dare you.............well spoken Jules

Oh this was a concert? I thought it was a sound check (crickets chirping in the distance) Get it? Frozen Tundra.............no wait sorry we've moved on. Testing.....1.....2.....1.....2.....1....2

Saw a little of the concert last night, the Rolling Stones did Jumping Jack Flash, unreal. The Who did a few too, Pete Townsend is deaf but still plays the guitar, wonder if the chords light up for him. Oh, and Roger Daltry looks like an ugly Ellen DeGeneres

Is there anyone I have yet to offend? No? So t'is the season........................

Heading home tomorrow, get to Morehead about 10, go get the Dinkmobile and pick up Jackson in DC. Sorry you had a bad day buddy. And in other news guess what? TAR rode on the back of the BMW for about 40-some miles last Sunday. I think she enjoyed it right up to the part where her boot heels melted into the tailpipes....................

In town next week? I think so

Pearl Harbor Day

December 7, 2012

As younger generations emerge I can only guess this day will mean less and less; it still means a lot to people my age whose parents were directly affected by it.

In Georgia this past week selling humidifiers in short sleeves at Christmastime. I'm not that good.....

I've decided I really like that picture of Jay and Jackson, probably going to stay with it for a while, or at least until, oh there goes a shiny butterfly! What were we talking about?

TAR has the house looking like a Norman Rockwell painting, very nice, so let's look at another way of decorating shall we?

Yoda poor.........................

Saw this in Kinston this week, not sure if it was really an original Corvette or not, my rep in Atlanta told me they made some repli-cars for this. It certainly didn't look perfect enough to be an original, almost looked like a daily driver which would be kinda hard to believe, but who knows?

Always one in every crowd. We had a neighbor who had a yellow lab that was medicated for this reason. We traded dog duties when on vacation, Anytime I fed her she jumped around me constantly barking; one day she fell over and didn't move. Uhhhhhh-ohhhhhhhhhhhh, the Hollar family isn't going to like this! But after I rubbed her for a while she jumped up and resumed her frantic pace. Her face always looked sorta like this..................

To this I would add "with my mouth hanging open" Yes, middle age is a wonderful time, it reminds me of the story about the .............oh, there goes another pretty butterfly......................

Heading off to Milwaukee early Monday morning, home late Friday night and then off to DC early Saturday morning to pick up Jackson. I'll get some sleep when I'm dead.
Oh, the first picture? The Wreath of Khan

Lots and Lots of Pictures

November 30, 2012

A whole o lot of pictures this week as I try for my 10 minute limit on creating this post; or, lots of hat and no cowboy.

Over Thanksgiving I saw the five second rule morph into the OWTH rule. In other words "the food is good, my plate over-floweth, and I'm eating what I dropped on the floor" Now you know the reason for the five second rule:

Now you also know the thought process your dog is thinking:

I think I also saw this regarding sexual relations somewhere:

Read the back of the shirt, good for him, out there trying; let's all hum the Rocky theme

Now I'll never get to sleep wondering about things like this, and why did everyone call Gilligan by his last name? And how could the professor make a radio from a coconut but was apparently clueless as to how to fix a hole in the USS Minnow?

And last Tuesday was Terri's 39th birthday, we went to see Lincoln, or at least she did anyway. I always ask her to lower her voice (to zero) during a movie, but during the previews I saw one for OZ: The Great and Powerful, screamed "flying monkeys!" and ran out of the theater. This is a pattern of behavior dating back to seeing Maleficent the first time, ended up dodging cars on Sunset Avenue. Not that Dink noticed until after the movie was over.......................

I saw this picture on the internet. Imagine jumping out of an airplane? Imagine having a dog jump with you? Somehow or another I got a feeling one of these were pushed or thrown..........but they're heroes in my book. 

Wonder how it feels to ride a motorcycle at speed? Watch the T-Mobile ad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0eML7aphSc
Kind of like that. I love it.
Georgia next week.

We Give Thanks

November 23, 2012

So long old friends, but with all of the preservatives in each one of these I'll bet that 10 year supply you have stashed away will still look and taste the same in 2022 as they do now.

 Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, too subtle?

 And my friend Rod was told to wear a collared shirt, so he did:

Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels to all