This and That
The weekend is here. I am looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend. I think I will go to The 19Th Annual Marching Band Festival Parade in the morning at 9AM. I don't know what else I am going to do yet.
I have enjoyed the very cool weather today. I don't think I broke a sweat today at work. I did however go into a small mess. It was all cleaned up and everything looked great when I left this afternoon. I am fearing going back to work on Tuesday. I think it will not be as nice, neat and clean as it was when I left.
Looking forward to the NASCAR race on Sunday. It will be on NBC so I will be able to watch it. I will mess some of the first part of the race due to church and then lunch but will see most of it.
I was just reading in the local paper that there "would be NO parking for guests on the SHS campus" for the marching band field competition. This just blows my mind. No reason was given for this action. Stuff like that just makes my blood boil. If you are going to restrict my driving and parking to this event at least give me the reason why. And if your reason is something stupid or lame be prepared for me to tell you so. This could be one of the reasons... The buses but I say drop the kids off and park the big buses elsewhere while this event is going on and let the paying people use the parking lot..
Thankful Tuesday Two #167.2
This week I am thankful for.........................1. All the comments on my blog.
2. The suecess of the GROW program at church.
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Audio / Video Help
This morning I get a phone call from a friend asking me for my help. He was coming to a family reunion. His sister had made a DVD of the history of the family and was going to play it at the community center for all of them. He was bringing a sound system with him and wanted to know if it could run through the projection unit that his sister was bringing. I asked about cables he had. He had speaker cables but did not know about the cable going from the projection unit into the board. I had one cable that came with my digital camera so I went to radio shack and bought a RCA cable. The cable from my camera was all I needed. I got it all set up and everything worked great.
Monday Madness 8.0
1. How do you eat an Oreo cookie? (from Tricia)Take a bite, chew and swallow.
2. How long does it take you to eat lunch?At work I get 30 minutes. It takes me 45 minutes+ to eat any meal.
3. Caffeine or decaf?Caffeine all the way.
4. Chicken or beef?Beef most of the time.
5. Pen or pencil?Pen unless I am doing something that I know I may have to change.
6. Autumn or spring?Autumn. That would be my favorite season of all.
7. Baseball or basketball?Basketball (College)
8. 'Survivor' or 'The Amazing Race?'The Amazing Race.
9. Come up with one question I can ask our Monday Madness participants in the weeks to come.What was your favorite thing about high school or college?
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Monday Madness.Still to come my post about my trip to Bolivar and SBU.
Looking Forward
I am looking forward to.................
1. My day off tomorrow.
2. Being on the campus of Southwest Baptist University tomorrow.
3. The cooler weather that is coming this week.
What are you looking forward to? Post it in comments or on your own blog.
Gas For Well Under $2.00
Do you want gas for well under $2.00? You can get here in Missouri at the station that is in green on the map below. The price is $1.85. The address is CONOCO 76 EXPRESS 3305 W HIGHWAY 76 BRANSON, MO 65616
This was found at Drudge Report linked to MSN Auto.
Source: MSN Auto
Idiot Drivers In Sullivan
As I was coming home from work today I met a fire truck coming my way. Only a few of us got over to the right and stopped. The fire truck almost could not get through the intersection because only a few of us pulled over to the right and stopped.. Then across town the same thing happened with the ambulance that I meet on the road coming toward me. The person behind me nearly rear-ended me because I was pulling to the shoulder.
Where did these idiots get their license and who taught them to drive!!! Does anyone know? Can anyone tell me? Or maybe it is not that they don't know how to drive. It is that they just don't care
AMBER ALERT
This is about 20 minutes from where I live............Incident Information:Lonedell, MO
Last seen on Friday, September 15th at 12:30PM
Incident Summary: Lonedell, MO
Last seen on Friday, September 15th at 5:30AM
Incident Summary: Suspect w/f entered residence held mother at gunpoint and cut her throat. The suspect then left with the child. Suspect armed with unknown handgun and fillet knife.
Victim Information:Victim 1: Abby Woods, white Female, 7 Days Old, 0 feet 19 inches tall, 6lbs., black hair, blue eyes,.
Additional information: birth mark between eyes.
Clothing description: wearing pink dress with flowered collar.
Contact Information:Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately. You can also call the FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT at 636 583 2567or visit http://www.missouriamberalert.com/
The event occured at , Lonedell MO on Friday, September 15th at 12:30PM.
Suspect w/f entered residence held mother at gunpoint and cut her throat. The suspect then left with the child.
The suspect is white Female 5 feet 8 inches tall, 200 lbs., dark hair, unknown eyes,.
Additional information: sunglasses and black scarf around neck and female mustache
Clothing description: dark or black hair pulled up under ball cap with worn bill gray or brown t-shirt and blue jean shorts.
If you have any information on this incident, please call 911 or contact the FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT at 636 583 2567.
For additional information about the victim(s), suspect(s) or vehicle(s) visit http://www.missouriamberalert.com/
Thankful Tuesday Two #165.2
This week I am thankful for.....................1. My day off of work yesterday and getting many things done on my day off.
2. Shrimp scampi.
BONUS TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!3. My safe trip to St. Louis and back home..
What are you thankful for this week?? Post it in comments please.
Five Years Later
As I was running errands this morning I had to turn the radio off. I could not listen to any more of the reports from "that day" 9-11-01. It was sending me into a very depressed state. I can remember thinking after watching the second jet hit the World Trade Center what is happing. I still find it hard to put into words all the things I saw that day on TV. I kept taking a look at the TV that they had set up outside on the patio at work. I hated all the news about what happend five years ago today but we must never forget..
Monday Madness 7.0
1. How long have you been blogging?Four years and six months.
2. How many times have you taken a break from blogging?Six or Seven times
3. How long is the longest you've gone, so far, without posting on your blog?Two weeks?
4. How many fellow bloggers do you keep in touch with, through your blogs, on a regular basis?I would say about eight or ten.
5. Have you ever met, in person, a blogger on your blogroll?Some of them I knew before we stated blogging.
6. How often do you update/change the 'extra' stuff on your blog?Several times a year
7. Do you think you'll be blogging for years to come?Yes, yes I do.
This came from Monday Madness.
What I Will Be Watching On TV Part 1
This is some of the shows that I MAY be watching...
MONDAY
7:00PM DEAL OR NO DEAL
8:00PM HEROES
9:00PM CSI: MIAMI
TUESDAY
7:00PM HOUSE / NCIS
8:00PM LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT
9:00PM LAW & ORDER: SVU / SMITH
More to come at a later date.
Need To Go To St. Louis
It is baaaaak................ENDLESS SHRIP is back at Red Lobster. I can see a trip or two or three to St. Louis in the future. This is going to blow my budget.
Thankful Tuesday Two #164.2
This week I am thankful for ..............................
1. The cheaper gas prices.
2. Several kind words.
What are you thankful for?? Post it in comments please.
Code Blue at work today.
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Monday Madness 6.0
1. Which holidays (if any) do you consider more as a day off from work, than anything else?Christmas, Christmas Eve. and Thanksgiving.
2. Which 3 holidays are most celebrated in your family?Christmas and Thanksgiving. I know thats only two.
3. Do you have an organized filing system at home?For somethings such as my mini-photo CD's and my tax returns.
4. Do you clip coupons for groceries? If so, do you remember to use them? If not, why?No I do not.
5. How many magazines do you subscribe to?None, Zero.
6. Do you play any computer games on a regular basis? If so, which is your favorite, and why?None on a regular basis. I do play pinball sometime. I have always enjoyed a good pinball game.
7. Have you watched any movies worth recommending, lately?Invincible, also World Trade Center.
History
On This Day:September 1,1983 - Korean Airlines Flight 007, flying from New York to Seoul, was shot down by the Soviets after it strayed into restricted airspace over Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Japan. All 269 people aboard were killed, including 61 Americans, among them U.S. Representative Larry McDonald.
Source:
Reference.comI remember this very well. Over the past month I have been afraid that our government was going to do the same thing. Not for straying into restricted airspace but because a passenger is out of control or is acting strange. On two different occasions fighter jets have been scrambled for these reasons. I ask you what are the fighter jets going to do with an out or control passenger?
