. . .and this is from another blog
Somehow, they seem to fit together.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Monday, May 30, 2016
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Memory (and a repost)
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Last night
So after the last out I went channel surfing.
American Masters was showing the Highwaymen.
A show like that needs to be seen without commercial interruption.
American Masters was showing the Highwaymen.
Country music’s Dream Team – The Highwaymen – on PBSThis video was part of the entertainment.
A show like that needs to be seen without commercial interruption.
why I like PBS
Friday, May 27, 2016
Grandchildren
I sometimes post about the two in Sac, Li'l Teeny and Big Brother.
They are the youngest.
Some of mine are of the adult variety.
Then there are the teen variety.
I was taking one to school, because he lives outside of the district, the other Friday morning.
We stopped to pick up his friend, TJ.
Once settled in the car, TJ asked, "Are you going to the dance tonight?'
"Yeah, I think so." Was the reply. "Are you?"
"Nah, I'm goin' fishing."
This report came from the granddaughter's honors English class.
They were discussing the Dust Bowl and the Grapes of Wrath.
The precious child asked, "If the Grapes of Wrath is about the Dust Bowl, shouldn't it be The Raisins of Wrath?"
I don't get to interact with any of them enough.
Another will graduate from high school in a few weeks.
I am packing now.
That cat has proven he can catch and eat his own food.
They are the youngest.
Some of mine are of the adult variety.
Then there are the teen variety.
I was taking one to school, because he lives outside of the district, the other Friday morning.
We stopped to pick up his friend, TJ.
Once settled in the car, TJ asked, "Are you going to the dance tonight?'
"Yeah, I think so." Was the reply. "Are you?"
"Nah, I'm goin' fishing."
This report came from the granddaughter's honors English class.
They were discussing the Dust Bowl and the Grapes of Wrath.
The precious child asked, "If the Grapes of Wrath is about the Dust Bowl, shouldn't it be The Raisins of Wrath?"
I don't get to interact with any of them enough.
Another will graduate from high school in a few weeks.
I am packing now.
That cat has proven he can catch and eat his own food.
just wish he'd clean up after
Thursday, May 26, 2016
I'm gonna finish it
Go Here first if you haven't already read the start.
I was reminded, rather than inspired, to write this post.
You will note that almost all of the important stuff has been plagiarized, as I haven't had a profound thought since I stopped drinking in 2002.
35. Duchaarm’s Axiom: If one views his problems closely enough, he will recognize himself as part of the problem.
36. Einstein’s Equation: If A is success in life, then A=X+Y=Z. X is work, Y is play and Z is keeping your mouth shut.
37. Durant’s Discovery: One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do, and always a clever thing to say.
38. Courtois’ Rule: If people listened to themselves more often, they would talk less.
39. 1st Rule of Negative Anticipation: You can save yourself a lot of needless worry if you don’t burn your bridges until you come to them.
40. Sieman’s 2nd Law: Focus only on what you can control.
41. Crawford’s Law: You can’t give to others what you don’t have yourself.
42. Crawford’s Maxim: The truth ain’t hard to remember.
43. Tichner’s Law: Always err on the side of greatness.
44. Cusiak’s Observation: Insanity is repeatedly performing the same action the same way and expecting different results.
45. Blanchard’s Law: If you don’t toot your own horn every once in a while, sooner or later someone will use it as a spittoon.
46. Mal’s Principle: Never argue with a jackass. After awhile people watching might not be able to tell you apart.
47. Ruth’s Rule: Never try to teach a bullfrog to sing. You’ll annoy the frog, frustrate yourself, you won’t get far and the music stinks.
48. Gourd’s Axiom: A meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are lost.
49. Goodman’s Rule: It is far better to enjoy insanity than to suffer from it.
50. Myer’s Law: It’s amazing how much gets accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit.
51. Cousey’s Law: You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
52. Terry’s Truism: No one is useless. They can always serve as a bad example.
53. Goodman’s Rule: It is far better to enjoy insanity than to suffer from it.
54.Terman’s Law of Innovation: If you want a track team to win the high jump, find 1 person who can jump 7 feet, not 7 people who can jump 1 foot.
55. Stewart’s Law of Retroaction: It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
56. Goodman’s law of responsibility: You can’t stick your nose in without sticking you neck out.
57. Van Herpen’s Law: The solving of a problem lies in finding the solvers.
58. Hlade’s Law: If you have a difficult task give it to a lazy man- he will find an easier way to do it.
59. Gate’s Law: The only important information in a hierarchy is who knows what.
60. Hutchin’s Law: You can’t outtalk a man who knows what he is talking about.
61. Horowitz’s Rule: Wisdom consists of knowing when to avoid perfection.
62. De Never’s Law of Debate: Two monologues do not make a dialogue.
63. Stenerup’s Law: The sooner you fall behind, the more time you will have to catch up.
64. Meyer’s Law: In a social situation, that which is most difficult to do is usually the right thing to do.
65. The Ire Principle: Never try to pacify someone at the height of his rage.
66. Berra’s First Law: You can observe a lot just by watching.
67. Toomey’s Law: Things are always easier to get into than to get out of.
68. Curran’s Law: All experts are twits.
69. Sieman’s Law: When you are through changing, you’re through.
70. Stevenson’s 3rd Law: He who stops pushing stops being good.
71. Stevenson’s 1st Law: Future success is not inevitable because of past triumphs.
72. Stevenson’s Concept: Most progress results from the idea “I think we can do this better.”
73. Goodman’s extension of Stevenson’s Concept: The rest comes from dumb luck.
EXTRA PEARLS:
74. Schwartzkoph’s 1st Rule: When placed in a position of command, take charge.
75. Schwartzkoph’s 2nd Rule: Do the right thing.
76. Biggs’ Observation: The things I have done in life of which I am most proud are also the things that have gotten me into the most trouble.
77. Frank’s Law: You can’t stick out your chest while ducking.
78. Goodman’s Dictum: Never confuse education with intelligence.
79. Aleeza’s Law: When everything has gone to hell in a hand basket, go out and play.
80. Roger’s 1st Law: Never miss a good opportunity to shut up.
81. Roger’s 2nd Law: There are 3 kinds of people. The ones that learned by reading, the few that learn by observation, and the rest who have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
82. Roger’s 3rd Law: If you are riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it’s still there.
83. Roger’s 4th Law: If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
84. Roger’s 5th Law: Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement.
85. Roger’s 6th Law: When you give a lesson in meanness to a critter or a person, don’t be surprised if they learn their lesson.
86. Rocheford’s 1st Rule: If you have to swallow a live frog, you don;t want to stand around looking at it for a long time.
87. Rocheford’s 2nd Rule: If you have to swallow more than one, swallow the largest one first.
88. Rosalynn’s Observation: A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.
Some may recognize a number of the individuals to whom the above wisdom is ascribed.
I know many of the others.
They, too, speak from experience.
One of my favorites, which did not make the list is:
I was reminded, rather than inspired, to write this post.
You will note that almost all of the important stuff has been plagiarized, as I haven't had a profound thought since I stopped drinking in 2002.
35. Duchaarm’s Axiom: If one views his problems closely enough, he will recognize himself as part of the problem.
36. Einstein’s Equation: If A is success in life, then A=X+Y=Z. X is work, Y is play and Z is keeping your mouth shut.
37. Durant’s Discovery: One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do, and always a clever thing to say.
38. Courtois’ Rule: If people listened to themselves more often, they would talk less.
39. 1st Rule of Negative Anticipation: You can save yourself a lot of needless worry if you don’t burn your bridges until you come to them.
40. Sieman’s 2nd Law: Focus only on what you can control.
41. Crawford’s Law: You can’t give to others what you don’t have yourself.
42. Crawford’s Maxim: The truth ain’t hard to remember.
43. Tichner’s Law: Always err on the side of greatness.
44. Cusiak’s Observation: Insanity is repeatedly performing the same action the same way and expecting different results.
45. Blanchard’s Law: If you don’t toot your own horn every once in a while, sooner or later someone will use it as a spittoon.
46. Mal’s Principle: Never argue with a jackass. After awhile people watching might not be able to tell you apart.
47. Ruth’s Rule: Never try to teach a bullfrog to sing. You’ll annoy the frog, frustrate yourself, you won’t get far and the music stinks.
48. Gourd’s Axiom: A meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are lost.
49. Goodman’s Rule: It is far better to enjoy insanity than to suffer from it.
50. Myer’s Law: It’s amazing how much gets accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit.
51. Cousey’s Law: You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
52. Terry’s Truism: No one is useless. They can always serve as a bad example.
53. Goodman’s Rule: It is far better to enjoy insanity than to suffer from it.
54.Terman’s Law of Innovation: If you want a track team to win the high jump, find 1 person who can jump 7 feet, not 7 people who can jump 1 foot.
55. Stewart’s Law of Retroaction: It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
56. Goodman’s law of responsibility: You can’t stick your nose in without sticking you neck out.
57. Van Herpen’s Law: The solving of a problem lies in finding the solvers.
58. Hlade’s Law: If you have a difficult task give it to a lazy man- he will find an easier way to do it.
59. Gate’s Law: The only important information in a hierarchy is who knows what.
60. Hutchin’s Law: You can’t outtalk a man who knows what he is talking about.
61. Horowitz’s Rule: Wisdom consists of knowing when to avoid perfection.
62. De Never’s Law of Debate: Two monologues do not make a dialogue.
63. Stenerup’s Law: The sooner you fall behind, the more time you will have to catch up.
64. Meyer’s Law: In a social situation, that which is most difficult to do is usually the right thing to do.
65. The Ire Principle: Never try to pacify someone at the height of his rage.
66. Berra’s First Law: You can observe a lot just by watching.
67. Toomey’s Law: Things are always easier to get into than to get out of.
68. Curran’s Law: All experts are twits.
69. Sieman’s Law: When you are through changing, you’re through.
70. Stevenson’s 3rd Law: He who stops pushing stops being good.
71. Stevenson’s 1st Law: Future success is not inevitable because of past triumphs.
72. Stevenson’s Concept: Most progress results from the idea “I think we can do this better.”
73. Goodman’s extension of Stevenson’s Concept: The rest comes from dumb luck.
EXTRA PEARLS:
74. Schwartzkoph’s 1st Rule: When placed in a position of command, take charge.
75. Schwartzkoph’s 2nd Rule: Do the right thing.
76. Biggs’ Observation: The things I have done in life of which I am most proud are also the things that have gotten me into the most trouble.
77. Frank’s Law: You can’t stick out your chest while ducking.
78. Goodman’s Dictum: Never confuse education with intelligence.
79. Aleeza’s Law: When everything has gone to hell in a hand basket, go out and play.
80. Roger’s 1st Law: Never miss a good opportunity to shut up.
81. Roger’s 2nd Law: There are 3 kinds of people. The ones that learned by reading, the few that learn by observation, and the rest who have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
82. Roger’s 3rd Law: If you are riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it’s still there.
83. Roger’s 4th Law: If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
84. Roger’s 5th Law: Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement.
85. Roger’s 6th Law: When you give a lesson in meanness to a critter or a person, don’t be surprised if they learn their lesson.
86. Rocheford’s 1st Rule: If you have to swallow a live frog, you don;t want to stand around looking at it for a long time.
87. Rocheford’s 2nd Rule: If you have to swallow more than one, swallow the largest one first.
88. Rosalynn’s Observation: A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.
Some may recognize a number of the individuals to whom the above wisdom is ascribed.
I know many of the others.
They, too, speak from experience.
One of my favorites, which did not make the list is:
"A lack of preparation on your part should not create an emergency on my part"I know that's not how the original saying goes, but we're talking Murphy here.
th-th-that's all folks
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Somebody else started this
I will warn you now that this post will take some time to wrap up.
Some years ago I attended a series of leadership seminars . . .Heck, I still attend them, but more for the fellowship than to learn anything new.
Someone might expect me to step up and lead.
One of those seminars was entitled Leadership - A La Murphy.
I can take no credit for anything that follows, other than remembering where my notes are [they gave us a CD].
I make every effort to complete this by tomorrow.
Murphy’s laws were designed as a sort of emotional crutch to help people understand how a carefully planned and executed event could fall totally apart. It wasn’t because of anything they did or didn’t do. It was just because of Murphy’s law. Murphy’s law started out as “anything that can possibly go wrong will.” This was later expanded a couple of times to include “at the worst possible moment and in the sequence of events that will do the most damage.” It soon became obvious that no single law could explain away all of life’s frustrations, so other laws were put forth to add to the armor. Eventually thousands of laws were recorded to turn what was a crutch into emotional Kung Foo, not only a defense for explaining life’s little failures, but providing offensive weaponry to ward off the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune at their source. These new laws run from the sublime to the ridiculous, from Ato Z. From Anderson’s Axiom: “You are only young once, but you can be immature forever”, to Zappa’s Law: “There is nothing wrong with sex on television as long as you don’t fall off.”
Not all the laws will mean something to everyone. Not now anyway. But life brings new challenges and new understanding. This second stage will come sometime in the future when you sit up in the middle of the night and say, “that’s what he meant!” Another problem solved thanks to Murphy’s laws.
NEGATIVES - don’t do these.
1. Evan’s Law: Once you give up integrity, the rest is easy.
2. Kenyon’s Law: Once you have learned how to fake sincerity you have make it.
3. Spark’s 4th Rule: Don’t engage in arguments, but if concerned, ask an irrelevant question and lean back with a satisfied grin while your opponent tries to figure out what’s going on. Then quickly change the subject.
4. Goodman’s Restatement of Spark’s 4th Rule: If you can’t convince them, confuse them.
5. Goodman’s Restatement of Spark’s 4th Rule: If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle with with B.S.
6. Finagle’s 8th Rule: Teamwork is essential. It allows you to blame someone else.
7. Green’s Law of Debate: Anything is possible if you don’t know what you are talking about.
8. Fox on Power: Arrogance is too often the companion of excellence.
REACTIVE - Use these to feel better.
9. The 5th Rule: You have taken yourself too seriously.
10. Dykstra’s Law: Everyone is somebody else’s weirdo.
11. Hanlon’s Razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
12. Harrison’s Postulate: For every action there is an equal and opposing criticism.
13. Evan’s and Bjorn’s Law: No matter what goes wrong there is always someone who knew it would.
14. Goulu’s Law: Acarelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long.
15. Jenkinson’s Law: It won’t work.
16. Goodman’s Response to Jenkinson’s Law: If we spent as much time doing it as we did saying it couldn’t be done, it would be.
17. Zymurgy’s Law of Volunteer Labor: People are always available to work in the past tense.
18. Workman’s Dilemma:
A. No matter how much you do, you’ll never do enough.
B. What you didn’t do is always more important than what you did do.
19. Clark’s Law of Revolutionary Ideas: Every revolutionary idea evokes three stages of reaction:
1. It is impossible. Don’t waste my time.
2. It is possible, but it is not worth doing
3. I said it was a good idea all along.
20. Weiler’s Law: Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn’t have to do it himself.
21. Loftus’ 5th Law: Some people manage by the book even though they don’t know who wrote the book or even what book.
22.Voltaire’s Law: There is nothing more respectable than an ancient evil.
23. Edelstein’s Advise: Don’t worry over what other people are thinking about you. They’re too busy worrying over what you are thinking about them.
24. The Roman Rule: The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it.
25. Lowe’s Law: Success always occurs in private, and failure in full public view.
26. Felson’s Law: To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
27.1st Rule of Acting: Whatever happens, look as if it were intended.
28. Oliver’s Law: Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.
29. Oppenheimer’s Law: There is no such thing as instant experience.
30. Gabirol’s Observation: The wise are pleased when they discover truth, fools when the discover falsehood.
31. Gerrold’s Law: A little ignorance can go a long way.
32. Joubert’s Rule: Never cut what you can untie.
33. Armey’s Axiom: You can’t get ahead while getting even.
34. Washington’s Rule: You can’t hold a man down without staying down with him.
Some years ago I attended a series of leadership seminars . . .Heck, I still attend them, but more for the fellowship than to learn anything new.
Someone might expect me to step up and lead.
One of those seminars was entitled Leadership - A La Murphy.
I can take no credit for anything that follows, other than remembering where my notes are [they gave us a CD].
I make every effort to complete this by tomorrow.
Murphy’s laws were designed as a sort of emotional crutch to help people understand how a carefully planned and executed event could fall totally apart. It wasn’t because of anything they did or didn’t do. It was just because of Murphy’s law. Murphy’s law started out as “anything that can possibly go wrong will.” This was later expanded a couple of times to include “at the worst possible moment and in the sequence of events that will do the most damage.” It soon became obvious that no single law could explain away all of life’s frustrations, so other laws were put forth to add to the armor. Eventually thousands of laws were recorded to turn what was a crutch into emotional Kung Foo, not only a defense for explaining life’s little failures, but providing offensive weaponry to ward off the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune at their source. These new laws run from the sublime to the ridiculous, from Ato Z. From Anderson’s Axiom: “You are only young once, but you can be immature forever”, to Zappa’s Law: “There is nothing wrong with sex on television as long as you don’t fall off.”
Not all the laws will mean something to everyone. Not now anyway. But life brings new challenges and new understanding. This second stage will come sometime in the future when you sit up in the middle of the night and say, “that’s what he meant!” Another problem solved thanks to Murphy’s laws.
NEGATIVES - don’t do these.
1. Evan’s Law: Once you give up integrity, the rest is easy.
2. Kenyon’s Law: Once you have learned how to fake sincerity you have make it.
3. Spark’s 4th Rule: Don’t engage in arguments, but if concerned, ask an irrelevant question and lean back with a satisfied grin while your opponent tries to figure out what’s going on. Then quickly change the subject.
4. Goodman’s Restatement of Spark’s 4th Rule: If you can’t convince them, confuse them.
5. Goodman’s Restatement of Spark’s 4th Rule: If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle with with B.S.
6. Finagle’s 8th Rule: Teamwork is essential. It allows you to blame someone else.
7. Green’s Law of Debate: Anything is possible if you don’t know what you are talking about.
8. Fox on Power: Arrogance is too often the companion of excellence.
REACTIVE - Use these to feel better.
9. The 5th Rule: You have taken yourself too seriously.
10. Dykstra’s Law: Everyone is somebody else’s weirdo.
11. Hanlon’s Razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
12. Harrison’s Postulate: For every action there is an equal and opposing criticism.
13. Evan’s and Bjorn’s Law: No matter what goes wrong there is always someone who knew it would.
14. Goulu’s Law: Acarelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long.
15. Jenkinson’s Law: It won’t work.
16. Goodman’s Response to Jenkinson’s Law: If we spent as much time doing it as we did saying it couldn’t be done, it would be.
17. Zymurgy’s Law of Volunteer Labor: People are always available to work in the past tense.
18. Workman’s Dilemma:
A. No matter how much you do, you’ll never do enough.
B. What you didn’t do is always more important than what you did do.
19. Clark’s Law of Revolutionary Ideas: Every revolutionary idea evokes three stages of reaction:
1. It is impossible. Don’t waste my time.
2. It is possible, but it is not worth doing
3. I said it was a good idea all along.
20. Weiler’s Law: Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn’t have to do it himself.
21. Loftus’ 5th Law: Some people manage by the book even though they don’t know who wrote the book or even what book.
22.Voltaire’s Law: There is nothing more respectable than an ancient evil.
23. Edelstein’s Advise: Don’t worry over what other people are thinking about you. They’re too busy worrying over what you are thinking about them.
24. The Roman Rule: The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it.
25. Lowe’s Law: Success always occurs in private, and failure in full public view.
26. Felson’s Law: To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
27.1st Rule of Acting: Whatever happens, look as if it were intended.
28. Oliver’s Law: Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.
29. Oppenheimer’s Law: There is no such thing as instant experience.
30. Gabirol’s Observation: The wise are pleased when they discover truth, fools when the discover falsehood.
31. Gerrold’s Law: A little ignorance can go a long way.
32. Joubert’s Rule: Never cut what you can untie.
33. Armey’s Axiom: You can’t get ahead while getting even.
34. Washington’s Rule: You can’t hold a man down without staying down with him.
to be continued
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
I was reminded
First, of a potential road rage incident in 1996* on the bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, where I first uttered the words, "Lead, follow, or get out of the way."
There aren't too many things in civilian life much worse than an decisive driver at 75 mph.
GS was with me and wondered where I'd come up with that.phrase.
I didn't know.
Second, by Sarge's post this morning about Leadership.
Third, by this on Espresso. . .
Finally, by this little add-on and the bottom of an email:
*I remember because it was out first road trip in Ol' Betsy
There aren't too many things in civilian life much worse than an decisive driver at 75 mph.
GS was with me and wondered where I'd come up with that.phrase.
I didn't know.
Second, by Sarge's post this morning about Leadership.
Third, by this on Espresso. . .
Finally, by this little add-on and the bottom of an email:
"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."Now all I have to do is tie this together somehow.
Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963
tomorrow will tell
*I remember because it was out first road trip in Ol' Betsy
Monday, May 23, 2016
Sunday, May 22, 2016
As opposed to most days when there isn't an out
Up and out early yesterday morning, down to the Anderson River Park.
The twelfth annual thing we do alongside the road is to take place again.
First we have to load a bunch of stuff (tarps, pop-up canopies, chairs, tables, bike racks, ice chests, igloo coolers, and all manner of food) into personal vehicles for transport.
Then, we drive some 19 miles east into the hills.
This year it is a brand new location for the lunch stop, which is at the mid point of the ride for both the Century (100 mile), Super Century (200 km) and Metric Century (100 km) rides.
We saw the 64 milers (Metric Century) two times because they had a short loop and backtrack.
The rides have more exotic names, but I will forego those here.
There were also two shorter rides.
They didn't have a lunch stop.
Also, strategically place along all of the routes were other rest stops with water and snacks.
The rides are not races.
They are, howver, challenging because of the elevation changes.
Going downhill is fun.
Riding in the wind and rain isn't.
At the end of the ride all of the participants are all fed a meal.
This is where we set up.
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We were right next to this sign.
It was not a distraction.
Then we waited awhile for the first two riders, who just happened to be from the Ukraine*.
Then they started arriving in larger, if not overwhelming, numbers.
We were relatively lucky in that it didn't really start to rain until we were closing down.
It could have waited a little longer.
. . .and that was the first half of the day
*they didn't come all the way from Ukraine for the ride, only from the Bay Area.But even that shows the event is popular.
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Friday, May 20, 2016
Maybe you've noticed
Posts here have been kind of "Meh!" lately.
That's because, being retired, I have way too many things to do that are totally unrelated to one another.
Sometimes they conflict and make it difficult to concentrate on the important stuff like blogging.
This weekend is a 'Main Event' for the Lions club.
The Anderson Century is Saturday.
It is the third Saturday in May each year.
There are three clubs involved in putting on the event.
Just in case you don't follow the link above it is about bicycling (actually 5 different cycling rides).
Actually, there is almost a full year of preparation for the activities involved.
This week has been all about logistics and transportation of materials and personnel.
Today is rechecking to make sure nothing has been left out.
And we get to buy a shirt.
This is the 2016 version.
I will try to remember to wear it more than once.
That's because, being retired, I have way too many things to do that are totally unrelated to one another.
Sometimes they conflict and make it difficult to concentrate on the important stuff like blogging.
This weekend is a 'Main Event' for the Lions club.
The Anderson Century is Saturday.
It is the third Saturday in May each year.
There are three clubs involved in putting on the event.
Just in case you don't follow the link above it is about bicycling (actually 5 different cycling rides).
Actually, there is almost a full year of preparation for the activities involved.
This week has been all about logistics and transportation of materials and personnel.
Today is rechecking to make sure nothing has been left out.
And we get to buy a shirt.
This is the 2016 version.
I will try to remember to wear it more than once.
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Transition
It used to be that I would trudge trek slog drive up the road to Redding for a quick shop at Costco at least once a week.
The primary purpose was to restock reading materials, more specifically books.
Before Costco there were other sources.
I pretty much inhaled books, lots of them.
If I still had all of those which I've purchased over the years my den would be an even worse mess than now (my bookshelves aren't nearly as neat as the ones on the background image).
Not so today.
Now I have a Kindle.
Also have the Kindle reader on my tablet and the PC.
I am fairly certain I won't install it on my phone.
I have found that I can even lend many of the books in my Kindle library to others.
How cool is that?
The only thing I have to do now is keep from overpurchasing so my reading keeps up.
The primary purpose was to restock reading materials, more specifically books.
Before Costco there were other sources.
I pretty much inhaled books, lots of them.
If I still had all of those which I've purchased over the years my den would be an even worse mess than now (my bookshelves aren't nearly as neat as the ones on the background image).
Not so today.
Now I have a Kindle.
Also have the Kindle reader on my tablet and the PC.
I am fairly certain I won't install it on my phone.
I have found that I can even lend many of the books in my Kindle library to others.
How cool is that?
The only thing I have to do now is keep from overpurchasing so my reading keeps up.
there are five in the queue
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Himself
I am only slightly better prepared today. . .
. . .and that's because I have a cat here.
He is master of all he surveys.
At least until he screws up the mood by moving.
. . .and decides.
. . .an after dinner nap is a better idea.
His next most favoriteactivity moment. . .
. . .is the after breakfast nap.
. . .and that's because I have a cat here.
He is master of all he surveys.
At least until he screws up the mood by moving.
. . .and decides.
. . .an after dinner nap is a better idea.
His next most favorite
. . .is the after breakfast nap.
Monday, May 16, 2016
Another untitled post
Oh dear!
It's almost 8am and I haven't come up with a topic.
Hear goes:
It's almost 8am and I haven't come up with a topic.
Hear goes:
- another blogger has been suspended from f/b for three day. . . used a 'bad' word
- went on a virtual training flight with Juvat this morning
- Sebastian scared the pie out of himself while playing under the kitchen table
- weather's warming up nicely this year . . .for a change
- still haven't started spring cleaning
- haven't even done a thorough regular cleaning lately
- Anderson Century is this coming weekend . . .we'll be in the middle of that
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| stolen directly from Daily Timewaster |
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Thursday, May 12, 2016
From the usual source
What happens when I think about travel. . .
. . .only it is worse because there's the two hour drive to the nearest 'real' airport.
. . .only it is worse because there's the two hour drive to the nearest 'real' airport.
then there's the bit about all the flights anywhere are before 8am
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Where were we?
I think I remember mentioning the election process takes entirely too long.
But then I have also mentioned the various and sundry sports seasons (baseball, basketball, football, hockey) take too long as well.
So, maybe it's just something (money?) that we do in this country.
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| from the usual source |
I finally heard something about the California primary yesterday.
My interest has nothing to do with the Presidential part of that vote.
I am most interested in the candidates for U.S. Senate, where Barbara Boxer, the carpetbagger from Brooklyn has decided not to run.
There are 32 candidates for that office.
I recognize two names.
When it comes to that vote, it doesn't matter how I am registered.
Californians get to vote for any candidate and the two with the most votes have a runoff in November.
It appears there may be a runoff between two Democrats.
On another note. . .
Last night in Portland
the presumptive league MVP came off the bench, because an official decided to become a part of the game and ejected a veteran player who'd never been ejected before, and land the Warriors to an overtime win over the Trail Blaxers.
This is where, had the Warriors lost, I would have found a use for the. . .
NTTIAWWT*
it was the only Bay Area pro sports win yesterday
*notthatthereisanythingwrongwiththat
Monday, May 9, 2016
From the archive
. . .seven years ago on this blog -
Do not Try this at home!!!
I had to share this. It's nuts.
Extreme
Do not Try this at home!!!
I had to share this. It's nuts.
...comes about that close to
being a candidate for Failblog
.
being a candidate for Failblog
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Happy Mothers Day
Yesterday I posted a picture of this plant (yeah and the snapdragons, too).
That photo was taken on Tuesday when there were three flowers.
I went out in the rain and looked at it again, with some help from my roommate.
There were no longer three flowers.
There are six.
It was raining.
I took a closeup, just because I can.
Here is a gratuitous cat picture.
He stayed out in the rain.
That photo was taken on Tuesday when there were three flowers.
I went out in the rain and looked at it again, with some help from my roommate.
There were no longer three flowers.
There are six.
It was raining.
I took a closeup, just because I can.
Here is a gratuitous cat picture.
He stayed out in the rain.
both photos will enlarge
Saturday, May 7, 2016
This is it?
There is really not a lot to impress you with this morning.
This was out on the patio the other morning.
rain this morning
Friday, May 6, 2016
Big doin's on Saturday night at the convention.
Those who received the above are almost required to dress "up."
Hence the outfits in this post.
You may have notice the attire is not entirely formal?
I may or may not tell the back story on that.
Anyway, the other folks in the photo are the District Governor and his First Lady.
The event in the Governors Banquet that honors the Past District Governors.
It is also the occasion when a few awards are passed along.
As is the case with many banquets, it went on longer than necessary (IMHO).
Sunday arrived early and it was time for election.
The elections and credentials crew was there in full force.
I realize it looks like the same room as the banquet.
I assure you it is not.
Then it was time to conduct the raffle.
In addition to the Grand Prize there were many additional prizes donated by the clubs.
After the raffle we sang Auld Lang Syne, packed up, and headed home.
what now
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