Horse Manure Park

It didn't even occur to me until just a little while ago that tomorrow is Thanksgiving.  This week hardly has a holiday feel at our house.  Beth is working Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  I'm working Wednesday night into Thursday morning.  We are basically tag-teaming the kids.  It is a "hi" and "bye" week.  Thursday is just another day this year. Not much to say, just wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels this week/weekend.  I saw earlier that a "strong chance" of snow was predicted for this weekend in my neck of the woods.  That's now been downgraded to a 10% chance. My son is starting to stir from his nap.  He's going to wake up and be mad as hell his mom isn't here.  Wish me luck.

Oh, the dreaded weekend is here.  I absolutely hate our weekend to work.  Beth and I do not see each other from 8:00 AM Friday morning until 8:00 AM Monday morning.  These three days simply suck.  I think some changes are on the horizon, but we'll see how things pan out. Wanna throw up in your mouth?  Of course you do! No, this isn't pornographic, it's just gross.  Imagine the bacon you could get off this one!  I suppose it isn't nice to make fun of fat people, but damn it, if you're gonna go out in public like this, I reserve the right to laugh at you.  It's that simple.  This comes from People of Wal-Mart , one of the funniest sites on the internet. I needed a laugh.  Now back to the regularly scheduled program.

For those looking forward to pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving... here's how they are really made: (thanks to Shelli and Travis for the e-mail!)

Back to work for another week.  Beth made Hungarian mushroom soup tonight, which is one of my favorites.  It is not low fat or low cholesterol, which is why it tastes so darn good (it is also why we don't make it too often).  Ava even ate a bowl, I think simply because I told her she wouldn't like it ("I love it!" was her reaction.  What a turd!).  The soup was made famous in our neck of the woods by a restaurant called Sibley Station which was in Pequot Lakes.  The owners of that particular establishment did not believe in the great American tradition of paying taxes, so they are no longer in business.  It's a darn shame because they concocted some outstanding recipes in that kitchen.  Oh well... stupid is as stupid does. We are still nursing Grace along.  I took her to the vet this morning for a check-up on her eye and the good news is the ulcer in her left eye is healing nicely, the bad news is she now has an ulcer in her right eye....

So I woke up this morning, looked out the window and there I saw gray and rain.  Yes! Whatever. I read today that NASA scientists have discovered a "significant" amount of water on the moon and this has "opened up a whole new chapter" in their understanding of the moon. Pardon me, but all I have to say is WHOOPTY-FRICKIN'-DO!   Okay, so why all the sudden interest in the moon again?  We went there in 1969 and returned six more times only to come the same conclusion:  this place blows this place is pretty dull.  The last time we were there was 1972.  Now the moon is really interesting again.  And it's costing us how much?  Hundreds of millions of dollars... meanwhile school programs are being cut? Maybe it's just me, but I think this is a disgraceful waste of resources, time and tax payer dollars.  Does anyone truly think colonization of the moon is feasible, other than a handful of scientists?  Hell, most of North Dakota...

I love this band.  Even if you don't like their music, you have to admit they go out of their way to make a difference in people's lives, and they have for 35 years. I think the best part of this CNN feature is when Gene Simmons begins to speak Hungarian to the woman... I think she was truly shocked.  (Little does she know the guy is fluent in seven languages!) I also think it's pretty cool that the wounded soldier said the Purple Hearts are fine, but he's much more honored to meet his heroes. Today is the original Armistice Day.  Thank you to all veterans as well as the men and women who are currently serving our nation.  Our prayers are with you always.  God bless you and God bless Kiss!

I survived a really crappy weekend at work.  Actually Friday and Saturday nights weren't bad, but it was the typical Sunday night "shit shift" (as we put it) that took the cake.  Of course I cannot go into any details, but allow me to say this:  the drug propofol (also called Diprivan) has gotten a really bad rap in the press lately because it torpedoed Michael Jackson, but trust me... propofol is a beautiful thing.  Enough said. However, I'm home now and I'm happy about that. So I dropped Ava off at preschool today and gritted my teeth as I headed to Wal-Mart.  I wanted to buy Bon Jovi's new album and a few other things.  Every time I go to Wal-Mart I always end up with a story to share.  This morning was no different.  When I checked out, the cashier gave me my total, so I handed her a $50 bill.  She looked at me blankly and said, "Do you got a penny?" I'm proud to say I bit my tongue, but my initial thought was to blurt out, "No I...

  I don't know if grandpa ever reads my blog, but I thought this picture would make him smile!  (yes, that's a NDSU Bison shirt he's wearing) 0 0 0

I guess I'll update things here, although there's not much to say. Another gray day.  Drab.  At least it isn't raining at the moment.  It rained much of the day yesterday mixed with big, wet snowflakes dive-bombing to the ground.  Today it is just gray.  And cold.  Drab. The good news is the sun just poked out, I guess to make a token appearance just before it sets.  Better late than never. Okay, enough moping (which is different from mopping).  I think everyone at our house is finally healthy this week.  The trick is now keeping it that way... and it's only the first week of November.  Seems like it has been a long winter already and there's not even snow on the ground yet.  And it hasn't gotten anywhere near cold -- I mean bone-chilling cold, folks -- not this wussy "oh, it's 20 degrees -- it is so cold!" stuff.  I'm talking -30 degrees with a 25 mile per hour wind type of cold.  Yeah, it is coming. Didn't I ju...

I ended up not taking very many pictures on Halloween -- in fact we had to get a picture of Neil and Ava together in their costumes this morning.  Oh well, I think everyone had fun.  Here's a couple pictures for the record...   Getting beautiful... Ava the Mermaid posing by a goblin (no that's not Neil in his costume) The Mermaid and the Goldfish...