Tilting at Windmills

Oh-oh-politics always cause stir!

2012-05-15T17:00:29.543-04:00

Oh-oh-politics always cause stir!

Ohhh i beg to differ with Juli..but i think if WE ...

2012-05-15T14:59:21.647-04:00

Ohhh i beg to differ with Juli..but i think if WE want change..we have to go out and do it ourselves. That's my take anyway!

I am glad you loved..ermm...got jealous when seeing the postcard. haha! It wasn't meant to make you jealous. Just to give you a sense of the part of the world I get to live in.

ha! It was my pleasure to send it. I'm loving this postcard campaign. Such a great idea! Looking forward to sending more!

Really good post on the political issues. When it...

2012-05-15T13:21:58.062-04:00

Really good post on the political issues. When it comes time to vote, for me it has come down to voting for the lesser of 2 evils.

Poor Betty White. Guess dementia is starting to set in.

I was discussing the current state of the Post off...

2012-05-14T21:39:08.266-04:00

I was discussing the current state of the Post office today with a customer, and I said they won't do anything in the way of change because it's an election year. And if you think about it, it's always an election year.

*sigh*

Bottom line, it doesn't matter who's in charge. Nothing's going to change.

CWM: I am REALLY feeling nostalgic looking at THIS...

2012-05-14T21:34:20.274-04:00

CWM:
I am REALLY feeling nostalgic looking at THIS weeks listings...SO many songs that evoke som,e ral cool timnes (for me).

And yeah, I could a few of them back aagin...be nice.

Excellent choices.

Rock on and tock steady, 'cause you ONLY rock once.

CWM: Another cool sojourn into that wonderful wood...

2012-05-14T21:30:09.183-04:00

CWM:
Another cool sojourn into that wonderful wooded area near you...I love 'em all.
Be a great place to "paintball"...lol.

(just thinking out loud here...)

Stay safe up there

CWM: A good meal, comic book characters mixing it ...

2012-05-14T21:26:58.887-04:00

CWM:
A good meal, comic book characters mixing it up, and bamboo plants...doesn't get ANY better does it?
Well, unless Franklins (and Milk Bones for Scrappy) start raining down in your living room for no damn reason...lol!

The AVENGERS is already the 12TH highest grossing movie EVER...and it's ONLY been out a month (3 weeks overseas)...not too shabby!!!

(make a space in the DVD shelf!)
Glad it made up for the 1st attempt..in spades!

Excelsior..indeed.

Stay safe up there.

CWM: That was one FABNTASIC call on the political ...

2012-05-14T21:20:01.600-04:00

CWM:
That was one FABNTASIC call on the political issues we're faced with, and how "some" factions feel the need to demonstrate that they have NO idea on what it means to actually VOTE for someone that will HELP OUR NATION, and not throw it into the poor house (further).

I know I'D sure hate to be asking GREECE for a "bailout".

Can't wait to see some new pictures with that camera you got Laurie...

Stay safe up there.

All politicians sound great till they get in and t...

2012-05-14T20:57:05.291-04:00

All politicians sound great till they get in and they they are just one of the sheep wondering around in haze have no idea where they are going and no idea what they are doing.......lol

I am at the ponit tonight when I saw your post and...

2012-05-12T21:21:35.128-04:00

I am at the ponit tonight when I saw your post and I said "OH! A picture post!"

And as always, I was not disappointed. :)

A beautiful day for a walk! :-)

2012-05-12T20:41:47.635-04:00

A beautiful day for a walk! :-)

What a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing.

2012-05-12T19:23:01.342-04:00

What a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing.

Another fun filled and exciting Scrappy walk!

2012-05-12T18:57:40.780-04:00

Another fun filled and exciting Scrappy walk!

Such great songs! Now I want to put on my REO and ...

2012-05-12T15:01:23.216-04:00

Such great songs! Now I want to put on my REO and rock. :) Also love Land of Confusion.

Happy Birthday to Laurie and to you for Wednesday....

2012-05-12T05:21:30.092-04:00

Happy Birthday to Laurie and to you for Wednesday.
It is lovely that you both get to celebrate in the same week.

Great post. I always learn things when you do these

It was known as the "Islands" when I gre...

2012-05-10T13:53:47.728-04:00

It was known as the "Islands" when I grew up there.
I lived at 610 Curdes from about 1958 to the early 70s. Graduated North Side in 1966.
We boys would fish & swim naked - generally just play around down there. We knew when the Damn would open it's gates & let out water. We would wait for that large rush of water & ride it down stream body surfing. Some times we would get into "WARS" with Wammo Slingshots & BB Guns ( stark naked from swimming) & pelt the hell out of each other, chasing each other all over the bank, water, Island & so forth. To the east of that spot were farm fields of corn we would raid & get shot at with rock salt from a shotgun & old farmer. We did alot of fishing down on that river from the Damn to North Side High. When it would rain like hell we would rush to the end of Curdes were there was a large storm water outlet at the time where all the storm drains in the surrounding streets would lead to. The storm water would shoot out with such force that you could jump from the top, above the water flow, land in that rushing stream of water on your back & get blown out half way across the river!!! Most of our time in the summers were spent down on that river. Fishing, camping out all night and floating and swimming. Course when we got older we did alot of beer drinking down on that river and Island!!

Mike Brown
Dundee, Oregon
mikerbrown@ymail.com

CWM: That's pretty good...reminds me of a few ...

2012-05-10T09:34:49.521-04:00

CWM:
That's pretty good...reminds me of a few convos I had in my past...LOL.

(if only I could remember where I parked my "ship")

Stay safe up there

What a bloody good story loved it, I think it woul...

2012-05-09T21:33:16.880-04:00

What a bloody good story loved it, I think it would be cool to be able to teleport or to travel through time getting to see some of historys gets events with my own eyes........lol

I think I would like to see the Avengers. It look...

2012-05-09T06:44:52.772-04:00

I think I would like to see the Avengers. It looks like it could be a great movie.
What a pain though to not get to see it over dinner.
Dont blame you for getting upset. You are under a whole lot of stress at the moment and this was supposed to be a night out to have some fun.
I would have been pretty pissed too

CWM: What can you saty about SO MANY good songs th...

2012-05-07T10:00:54.577-04:00

CWM:
What can you saty about SO MANY good songs that have such staying power?
...And they're not relegted to ONE specific musical genre, but span ALL the charts.

Wish we could some of that back these days.

Good ride.

Stay safe up there.

CWM: Billy Squier...fantastic pick. Funny, I just ...

2012-05-07T09:57:03.463-04:00

CWM:
Billy Squier...fantastic pick.
Funny, I just played some of his hits the other day...talk about prophecy (in the right key, too)...LOL.

Still have my MEN AT WORK vinyl...
(nice)
B-52's ROAM is another goodie, as was BJ's We Didn't start the fire..

Very good picks this week.

Stay safe up there
Seger's ROLL ME AWAY brings back some interesting times.

CWM: Sorry for being LATE...but I (still) sing tha...

2012-05-07T09:50:06.698-04:00

CWM:
Sorry for being LATE...but I (still) sing that VAPORS song every time I put on the Funimation channel (all anime - all the time)...LOL.

Always like DIRTY LAUNDRY, too...very good social commentary ion that song.

I did like Flock of Seagulls music, but it was painful to WATCH them.

Stone in Love...excellent Journey choice (and somehow, I think we'll see MORE of their music HERE)

Good call.

STay safe up there.

CWM: I feel your pain...(or was that MY hand?) Th...

2012-05-07T09:43:53.841-04:00

CWM:
I feel your pain...(or was that MY hand?)

That seemed like a week's worth of "me" wrapped up in just ONE evening of YOU...how do you DO it?
(and don't do it again...lol)

I'm happy that things panned out as well as they did (know the problems with computer-cars all too well, and I detest them for that).

Sounded like a good meal and 1/2 a flick.
(trust me, the AVENGERS will set the bar WAY high in movies and box office receipts)
Glad the manager made good w/ passes and free dinner...(and he ought to).

But a theater than cannot "accomodate" the sound level of the movie being played???
Not THAT'S a real "WTF?" moment!
(maybe they should play it a bit LOWER in volume...whatta novel idea)

BTW, whenever a car battery gets older than FOUR years...time to see about replacing it (for future referecne, esp. when some electronics staying on all the time - you'd be surprised).

I think you gave the evening a fair assessment.

Stay safe up there

I have to admit that I could only skim this post r...

2012-05-07T08:37:50.777-04:00

I have to admit that I could only skim this post rather than give it a proper read since I haven't seen "The Avengers" yet. It looks like the pros outweighed the cons though, so I'm happy to here that! I wish they had a Cinema Grill near me because that sounds fucking awesome!

I am sure you were not the only person to not take...

2012-05-06T21:29:48.176-04:00

I am sure you were not the only person to not take the whole blown speaker thing great......lol
I do not think I would take it in a good mood myself but then I am a short tempered bitch, yes I am can you belive that me a short tempered bitch and that has nothing to do with being short.....lol