Tomas Stories n' Links

Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

2012-02-12T06:46:00.000-06:00

Today seems like a good day to reflect on why you are here.

Today is the Sun Day (Sunday). Suns are hot and they give off a tremendous amount of heat, energy and light. There impulse and magnetic fields hold planets in orbit. Our planet earth is warmed by our sun; our sun keeps our water flowing and falling toward our own magnetic field; life on our planet has evolved to us. The statue at left best illustrates us.

Good Morning is a nice salutation in our world of words; a cat expressive herself with a rub against my leg; our cats have choices to make daily and most love the warmth of our home. Hey the earth has turned enough to see the daylight, mild pink and blue skies, skeletons of trees, electrical wires and bird feeders, red and green roofs.

Who needs our thoughts? We as a community can sway emotion by prayer, some of our radiations are strong. Today is the day we can reflect on those vibrations, rest our bodies and renew our sinew.

2012-02-11T06:24:00.001-06:00

Good Morning,

It is very windy outside with a wind chill in the 10 degree area; the actual temperature is about 20 degrees. Mom is getting ready for work and it is dark outside. It is quiet and peaceful here this Saturday Morning. I moved the air pumps under the aquarium so I do hear them as they vibrate against the wood frame below them.

Kentucky plays basketball tonight and NASCAR races next week; daylight is showing and I see clouds to our south.

I feel very good and mom's new medication seems to work very well.

She Lost Her Crown

2012-02-10T18:00:00.002-06:00

2012-02-10T09:14:00.003-06:00

Yesterday we went to Paducah. Mom had a eye doctors appointment. We spent two hours in their office (emergency) something unknown to us but properly taken care of (two hour delay).

After that we went shopping for basic supplies.

Our electronic dishwasher is kaput so I do the dishes. We were going to see one (dishwasher) yesterday but the two hour delay postponed that. We now have a to do list for my red truck plus the thought of a new dishwasher. All put on hold because it is sound economics in today's environment. Our home will be paid for and another loan will be done by the end of the year so we can live more comfortably for two weeks after that. We are behind on birthdays too.
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Anyway we are sound of mind and I saw a rat on TV build a nest so Alzheimer's may be a distant thought away.

Mice using what is available to build a nest.
The cluttered nest is before the drug (forgotten use of tissue (Alzheimer's)) and the neat and understood nest is a remembered use of tissue.

2012-02-09T07:04:00.001-06:00

Good Morning,

We have partly cloudy skies in this area of the planet earth.

I cleaned part of our fish tank yesterday as well as feeding the birds outside, fixed our door knob and fixed our blinds to accommodate cats. I stayed very busy plus my normal chores.

It is quiet and peaceful here in this area of the planet. At one time in the past the Indians used to attack the settlers but the Indians were wiped out as well as the bears, eagles, large cats (mountain lions and panthers) and buffalo.

I told mom about two weeks ago that we had a bald female Redbird (cardinal) and she did not believe me until yesterday afternoon when she saw her at the feeder; she, the redbird was apparently scalped by nature or cat.

2012-02-08T06:43:00.004-06:00

Good Morning,

Mom has gone to work this morning. Daylight is just now showing outside our large slider in our dining area. At one time there was just a small window there and no door on that wall. At that time there was no deck. To go outside we had to enter the garage which had a back door and a garage door. Normally to get to the back yard we had to walked around the house. Today the deck, dining room and living room are all one large area. We like the idea of bringing the outdoors in, indoors out.

2012-02-07T06:16:00.000-06:00

It is 28 degrees outside this morning. It is still dark out, the weather folks say it is clear outside, it is yo dark to see out there.

Mom is off and wants to clean the fish tank today, we washed clothes and bedding yesterday.

The heating fan is blowing and the water is falling and it is peaceful.

One of the first things that was accomplished by our computer minds was to create a nice Kaleidoscope and the tradition continues with the sample below in my older post.

Today is trash day in this area of town and our trash goes to the street tonight for pickup during the night.

Kaleidoscope

2012-02-06T17:20:00.003-06:00

This is a Game Between Two Teams. The Propaganda and Hype was Absurd.

2012-02-06T06:42:00.014-06:00

Good Morning,

Mom is off work today and she did watch the Super Bowl Halftime show. I watched the game and I did see that the players did get sucked up in the hype of the festivities. I was rooting for New York and the way they won was a little.......DUH? The Giants started out better then New England, then New England did some great things and then the Giants came back and .... DUH?

Madonna was as professional and a trooper.

We have overcast skies with temperatures in the mid 30's, it is quiet and peaceful here at home.

Yesterday morning I replaced my Windows 7 with a new copy of Windows 7. I cleared my hard drive of ,"Windows.old" files. This morning I will find duplicates and keep just 3 of each.

Navigation Information Connection website.

2012-02-05T06:44:00.001-06:00

Good Morning,
Some mornings you wake up tired and today for me this is one of them. Mom is getting ready for work and I plan to just rest.
Today I watch the Superbowl and some of the hype.
It is peaceful and quiet here at home. I am having a mug of coffee. Last night I had a Bud and mom had a Miller Light.
I have two cats that come while I type and ask to be, "petted" on the head. One is our pizza kitty, "Poly I" and the other is, "Loretta". Loretta just left to find a place to wash up and nap.
I think I will surf the Net and see what the rivers are doing? The rivers are high and steady and will start to fall very slowly.

Being Thankful

2012-02-04T00:40:00.000-06:00

Mom is working at Walmart and because of that we are still paying for services rendered, water, electricity, streets, police protection, fire department, schools, library, gas, natural gas, community stores, the Internet, telephone and satellite TV. If she were not working we would be living on my pension and that is only half of what we need for these services. I have no trouble living in poverty but mom loves all those things mentioned above so because of her effort we have those services rendered for a price.

Walmart does take advantage of mom's age but not her mind so they have to deal with her as she is. She is hard and tough, clean, smart, competitive, always right and works hard. Walmart is not thankful for her service because that is not in the formula they maintain. They should make her a walk around and see that things are done right person. Her formula works because she can walk around and gossip with the employees and have a great time with them but if she sees something wrong there is hell to pay and it will be fixed immediately. It is easier to keep the place working properly that to deal with mom's wrath.

2012-02-03T07:19:00.004-06:00

Good Morning,

Mom is off today and I am retired from a nine to five work schedule. I work but it is mainly volunteering, household chores and exercise.

We have heavy pink clouds and daylight in our Friday morning sky (red sky in the morning, sailor take warning).

It quiet and peaceful in our home. I hear the familiar fan, water fall and a school bus warming up. There is no frost this morning and I see the dormant trees without leaves on the southern horizon.

I had a regular Bud last night to see if there was any difference between the Miller Light and the Bud, I found none. Mom had a Bud and seemed uncomfortable with it and went to bed, I had finished my Bud and felt fine then went to bed.

I have been talking to Sandy almost every night since cell phones charge differently. She is just now getting over the flu or cold (I can never distinguish the difference) and she does miss the family, they normally drop over daily at her home with Jimmy. Her sickness has kept them away for almost two weeks.

I have been promising to fill the bird feeders but the weather is so nice the birds can pick and choose off the ground, no frozen hard surfaces or snow depths to deal with. I guess I can clean a feeder or two. The winter suet is also gone.

After this post I will go to FaceBook and see what is happening with my friends and family. We have different types of posts: 1. Posts like mine which start from a computer and surf my friends listings and links. 2. Posts, photos that come from iPhones and smart phones. 3. iPad Posts which I cannot define because I do not know.

I gave up on Google+ and strictly use Gmail as my letter carrier . If anyone wants to get a reflection of my being then this Blog and Facebook can do the job nicely.

2012-02-02T18:05:00.003-06:00

2012-02-02T16:09:00.002-06:00

It is late in the day and I have been working on the Application below. In Microsoft Office 2007 it works great but in Microsoft Office 2003 it does not look or feel the same. I need to go to mom's computer and create it there on her Microsoft Office 2003 Suite instead of using Microsoft Office 2007.

We have mostly clear skies outside. Mom and I went to Morganfield to get a ink cartridge for our HP printer. Our HP Printer is one of the Ace's of HP printers (HP 970CES INKJET PRINTER) ; the cartridges last quite a while and the printer is worth using without any hassle. Mom also likes Morganfield because we can make a beer run. Yes this is something new for us as I have been a teetotaler for quite a while now.

Downloadable NARFE Fill In Application

2012-02-01T07:11:00.011-06:00

Good Morning,
Mom is gone to work and I did and I am doing some work on the Kentucky NARFE Web Site last night and this morning.
It is daylight and cloudy here in town and quiet.
The school buses are leaving the school bus garage and heading to their routes in our county.
Today I will put food out for the birds.

We have a boil water order from the city, some body broke a water main. It was fixed in a couple of hours (pretty quick). I did see a big hole, six car hole where the 4 white posts are in this photo. I saw the hole while I was doing some chores in town. The red station in the photo was leveled two weeks ago; it will be replaced with a new bigger market/station in the same location.
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It is pouring outside, no thunder just tons of water.
Today I created a Mircosoft Doc NARFE Fill In Application Form.

Here is the link but do not Click it unless you want the form downloaded on your computer.

http://narfeky.org/FILL_IN2003

Never Give a Two Year Old a Jar of BBs in a Department Store

2012-01-31T09:05:00.003-06:00

2012-01-31T07:13:00.001-06:00

Mom is off work today, we got our van back yesterday and it is as good as new. Marion Auto Body did a remarkable job. We do not know what the long run will brings but at present the vehicle tracks and runs fine. I drove it to Enterprise Rent a Car in Paducah, Kentucky and I was pleased with how well it drove.

This morning we have partly cloudy skies overhead and a mild 50 degrees.

It is quiet here at home and I am not at war physically but mentally I am at war with the notion of Corporate America stealing my funds or imposing their will on our Congressional members and our budget.

2012-01-30T09:41:00.001-06:00

My fare share has been shared. The chaplain punched my ticket

2012-01-30T07:44:00.003-06:00

Mom has gone to work this Monday morning. We have blue skies here this morning.
Mom has been driving a loaner while her van has been in the shop. The garage called Friday (we did not see the message until later that night) while we were at the doctors and told that her van was ready. So we had to wait until today to retrieve her van and return the loaner.
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I had a dream that put my emotions on edge; I awoke with a sense of paranoia. It is clear by the dream that my standard of living has fallen and the state of the union does not honor my retirement benefits which were earned and now on the chopping block. My fare share has been shared.
I have called my Congressmen and they said my fare share has been shared and they were not going to honor my 36 years of labor and told me to see the chaplain. The chaplain punched my ticket.

2012-01-29T06:04:00.001-06:00

I am up early, mom is getting ready for work, she works until noon.
I find that Google Plus is annoying as it duplicates email and Facebook functions. I know that folks that are interested in what I say just come here to this blog. The good thing about it is that it is there.
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I turned on the news this morning on my DirecTV,. I found none. I came in here and opened my computer and looked for the news.

2012-01-28T06:24:00.004-06:00

Good Morning,
Mom has gone to work and I never heard a thing. It is quiet here at home, no gunfire, no cannons, no burning, no midnight raids.
Note for Mom and Pop
What mom and pop want

Bob Dylan - Thunder On The Mountain

2012-01-27T23:57:00.001-06:00

Dan Zanes & Friends - Catch That Train

2012-01-27T23:53:00.001-06:00

2012-01-27T16:54:00.001-06:00

Man rarely leaves the planet and that is a nice reflection.

2012-01-27T06:53:00.002-06:00

Good Morning,
Mom is off today and I think she will rest. She worked hard at home filling out forms for her friend.
It is dark out and quiet, peaceful. I hear a furnace fan and water falling.
It looks damp outside and the rain has moved east. The temperature is in the upper 30's.
I will be something nice for the rest of my lives. When I leave this body my remains will turn the soil and perhaps a flower will grow, I may be consumed as a grain and enter another being as enrichment or perhaps I will feed a tree that blossoms in the spring and fruit will feed the hungry. Perhaps I will roll to the sea and rest along the sands and view the planet. Perhaps I will only rest in the soil and push to the highest peak and fall into a volcano and fall as ash miles from home. Man rarely leave the planet.
Whatever, I am a peace with man, god and the planet and I will sustain life forever. That is a nice reflection.

Led Zeppelin - Going To California

2012-01-26T06:23:00.004-06:00

Good morning, mom is off and she has a busy day planned. She is going to help our neighbor work on some paperwork via computer.

It is dark outside at this hour and damp 40 degrees. Rain is predicted but we seem to be in a gap so rain is a toss up.

Last night I slept through the night and did not take my midnight medicines until 0430. Which is much later than I normally do.

I noticed that our eldest cat slept through everything yesterday and never budged until late last night. Age does strange things to the elderly.

My computer mouse died on this laptop. Went out in the garage and found a white one that works. It looks like my computer has white bucks.

Here I am with white bucks.
0730
It is really foggy outside as I speak. During this 1950 time frame boys had purple, chartreuse, orange, brown and blue pants that we wore to school.

Good movies bring emotion to the front.

2012-01-25T20:17:00.000-06:00

Every time I see a movie that is a love story my emotion just flare up. It is an emotion that you carry forever and it takes just a hint of understanding for the flower to bloom in a full spectacular comfortable lovely emotion. Words never covey the emotion but I did give it a good feeling of words at one time. Those words make most of us blush.
Anyway I do love and always will.

Voice Recorder

2012-01-25T09:49:00.001-06:00

Good Morning,
I am a little late in posting this morning as I had to fill in a voucher and download (via built in USB) some recording from my voice recorder.
The recordings were, " The Night Before Christmas " and assorted Christmas sounds. Plus some Chapter 1373 meetings.

Recruiting Active and Retired Federal Employees

2012-01-24T08:34:00.000-06:00

Ever since Congress has actively been threatening Federal Employees (Active and Retired) I have been on the war path with Congress and Have been recruiting Active Employee and asking them to join our association (National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE)).
The more folks that join us the more voices we have to fight for our Health Care and Retirement Funds.
Just go here are print out this application and join us in our fight.

2012-01-24T07:11:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday Jason

2012-01-24T06:55:00.000-06:00

25 degrees and frosty here at home this morning; I see pink clouds off on the south horizon. Red sky in the morning. Mom just left our home for work.
I feel good this morning and today I will try to relax and enjoy the day with a little effort.

A Little History

2012-01-23T18:29:00.004-06:00

All the while that I lived in California in the 1950's it was always assumed that a church was a safe haven from harm of any kind. Everyone that I knew accepted it as truth. Church doors were always open for refuge.
I do not know who broke that trust whether it be Hitler or someone earlier. But as far as I knew the trust was in effect in the 1950's.

Business Card Ad

2012-01-23T09:41:00.000-06:00

It is late in the morning and I just shut down my computer and blowed my keyboard down with a can of air to un-stick my "E".
Did you'll read my business card ad above?
I think it is a great idea. The more you place your ads online the more you can count on more hits on your website or customers coming by your store to shop.

personal business card page

2012-01-22T07:33:00.001-06:00

Good Morning,
I have been busy working on the Kentucky NARFE Federation of Chapters Convention and a personal business card page. Mom has been working on the Kentucky NARFE Federation of Chapters Convention Pamphlet that we hand out the first day.
This is Sunday Morning and it is light outside as I just got up; no sun but fog.
I feel good and I have cut my sugar intake somewhat and I have been riding my bike every other day as my body has to recover somewhat. Mentally I am fine though I do wake up with coffee hangovers from drinking my morning cup of coffee.
Mom and I put food out for the birds a week ago and the birds are having a good time at the feeders.

The 2012 State of the Union Address is a speech that is expected to be given by President Barack Obama at 9 p.m. EST on Tuesday, January 24, 2012

2012-01-21T17:46:00.001-06:00

I am at War

2012-01-20T06:46:00.004-06:00

I am at war with the corporations that can buy air time on TV.
They have turned the country against itself with the old ploy of divide and conquer.
Young against the old.
Rich against the poor.
Big government against no government.
Equal against the non equal.
Working against the unemployed.
Right against the left.
Good health against Obama care.
Black against white.
Legal against non legal.
It does not matter to them as long as they win the battle for the White House.
They want slave labor or non union labor.
They want to dig anywhere they can without regulation.
They want power. Lots of power.
Police power, War power.

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Our county was built on balance.
We were told in our preamble that we were the power.
Before we had a United States Constitution most citizens came from countries with Kings.
In today's society those that have money want the power that kings have and they are willing to buy their way into the White House.
They have plenty of our money to buy slick ads on TV.
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We see how dictators run their countries.
Look at China and India and see how money has corrupted the corporate powers that build our smart phones and televisions.
Do we want to be taken care of like the Egyption's took care of their slaves that built their pyramids?

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All they need is another not to bright puppet in the White House. They had one and lost that power but it felt good and want it again.
They are this close because I heard yesterday some sweet old lady say in town, " I'll be glad when Obama is gone."
She listened to all propaganda.

2012-01-20T02:46:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday Gil

Christian County, Ky Over 2600 Federal Employees.

2012-01-19T06:49:00.001-06:00

Good Morning,
I have been up for a while making a business card ad for the upcoming Kentucky Federation of Chapters of NARFE convention. The convention will be held in Hopkinsville one of the largest communities of Federal employees in Kentucky (2675). There are just 67 Federal employees in our county.
How are you this morning?
I am fine, it is still dark outside and rather quiet. All I hear is the falling of water in our aquarium and the ringing in my ears caused by loud speakers blasting in my ears in my youth (13-55). Mentally I am still there but the difference is the ringing.
I am having a peach and a mug of coffee for breakfast this morning, normally it is just coffee.

2012-01-18T06:21:00.002-06:00

The ship is so new that it will run itself. So what does the owners do? They hire who they please and ask them to just follow directions. There is no Captain just a celebrity to smile and shake hands and boast of the ships abilities.
We could do that to a nation.

2012-01-18T05:22:00.000-06:00

Good Morning,
It is dark outside at this moment and mom is getting ready for work. We had a tornado in Kentucky yesterday plus strong winds in Eastern Kentucky.
I feel very good this morning as I have been watching my sugar intake these last 10 days or so. Mentally I am sound, being of good mind. Where have we heard those words before?
I have been asked comfortably and nicely by family and friends to formalize my NARFE meetings here at home in Crittenden County. I will do that today at our NARFE Meeting this Morning.

What is the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association

2012-01-18T05:09:00.000-06:00

I spent the day yesterday at a board meeting at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Kentucky Federation of Chapters.
I created the website for the Kentucky Group. I am also active in recruitment of Federal Employees in Western Kentucky.
Here is one of my Recruitment pages for Western Kentucky. http://narfeky.org/Fort_Campbell_Federal_Employees.html

2012-01-15T06:54:00.003-06:00

Good Morning,

It is still dark outside, mom is sleeping. It is very quiet here at home. I see the notion of daylight on this January day.

I got to watch Kentucky play basketball on TV plus I watched a football game too.

Kentucky won but had they done as coach had asked at practice they would have done better. I think they have been watching too much TV (meaning text messaging, cell phone playing/calling, listening to music and television). Coach wants school studies, practice, eat and sleep and of course boys want toys and girls.

I watched a very exciting NFL football game between New Orleans and San Francisco which went down to the last minute (seconds).

I readied myself for my NARFE Meeting next week.

2012-01-14T08:17:00.001-06:00

We got to visit with Jason and family last night at a restaurant in Eddyville, Kentucky. They had gone to a wedding in Greenville and called us to meet them on their way home. We were pleasantly surprised and very happy to meet them. We went to the Oasis Southwest Grill which was loud with people and 7 TV's all on different channels. Our meeting with family was a nice perk for the finish of a day on this planet called Earth.

I just had a mug of coffee and a Wolferman's delightful currant scone. We got the Wolferman's package via express yesterday. It was a holiday gift from Aprilyn and Eli.

I made a cup of coffee from the coffee included in the package; it is a very mild blend of coffee.

What is in the box?

2012-01-14T06:25:00.000-06:00

We Recently received a package from our Son Eli and his Wife Aprilyn and we were surprised as to why it took some time getting to us. Now we know why as these photos show.

2012-01-13T07:08:00.002-06:00

Good morning,

Flurries all day and night and not much to look at as far as accumulation goes; outside it just looks like there are places that are slick and some places that the wind will swirl the snow around; the temperature is 21 degrees. It looks like a dark earth with patches of white snow.

Mom is home but will get ready for work this afternoon. I feel good and mentally I am fine. I think it is time for a cup of coffee.

I hear the familiar fan sound that our furnace makes when the temperature drops outside plus the trickle of water falling from aquarium pumps. It is quiet and peaceful here at home.

Today is a snow day at school and Monday is a Federal Holiday which makes for a long weekend here in town.

Mom's HP Mini

2012-01-12T07:46:00.001-06:00

I am writing from mom's HP Mini Laptop, my laptop is being backed up at the moment.
We have cloudy conditions outside and we are supposed to get an inch of snow on the ground by noon as a cold front is moving toward us from St. Louis. At the moment we are on the warm side of the front at 39 Degrees.
It is quiet here at home at the moment and peaceful; Loretta is watching me type on this mini laptop. I am also enjoying a mug of coffee.
Mom is off today and on her desktop computer reading her blogs and news updates. She is well informed as to what is going on.
I had to zoom in on the display to see what I had written.

Foggy

2012-01-11T06:21:00.001-06:00

Good Morning,

It is foggy and 46 degrees outside this morning. Mom is gone to work in a loner; she came back just now and said that a gauge on the dash said that her front tire was low. There is no one open in town at this hour with an air hose, so she can air up her tire at work at the "Oil and Tire Center". She should be fine until then.

Monday we had to go pick up a loner (automobile) while mom's van was worked on at the shop.

Mom got two movies Monday, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"(PG13) and "Contagion"(PG13). Mom liked "Contagion" the best and I liked the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" the best. Both we good movies but I have seen movies like "Contagion" before but the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was very good at explaining the way the the apes became much more intelligent.

It is quiet and peaceful here at home this morning and still dark out while I drink my first mug of coffee.

On Love, Being Loved and Loving another human being

2012-01-10T05:42:00.002-06:00

Good Morning,

Every day I post about the weather here at home; I post that there is peace here at home; I try to convey that wars are not a necessary part of your day; You as a human being have to deliberately be violent after waking from peaceful sleep; Everyday I tell myself that I am awaking to a new time in my life and a new time on the planet we call earth.

It is dark out this morning, mom went back to bed, she is off today. It is 28 degrees outside as I speak.

I watch great movies about love; mom has her favorites and I have mine. I have been in love most of my life and really aware of love since 1967. My first love was my step sister and I felt very guilty about that at the time; today I know better and I am very happy to have loved her and I am happy she is loved by her family. I was in love with Sylvia on a commune and we departed from each other in love. We have gone separate ways but the love is deep and comforting because when she is happy then so am I.

I have learned to love mankind, his thoughts, her thoughts. I awaken every morning with a warm feeling of love for the planet as the Garden of Eden.

I have learned to understand that each of us has arisen from the bowels of the planet and we will nourish those bowels when we die; we never leave the planet, we have always been part of the planet.

Love ya,
Tomas

2012-01-09T07:47:00.002-06:00

Good Morning,
I feel good this morning, the planet here at home is at peace.

2012-01-09T07:27:00.007-06:00

Good Morning,

We say the sun is up but we that have learned about the movement of the planet and understand how it orbits the sun.

When I take polls they always ask what is more important our economy and a variety of other things or the environment. I always pick the environment because if the planet does not live so goes life on it. I understand that we are selfish creatures and we want only the best for our families.

The industrial revolution has placed the robot in the factory and has displaced tens of millions of human beings without a hint of mercy.

The state of the union is the best example of that as industry has control of less than half the senate, more than half of the house and the supreme court. At the moment industry is trying to buy their way into the presidency and are doing the greatest job getting the propaganda out to replace a human being with a puppet and simultaneously diluting the independent, progressive, liberal and moderate ideals.

Foundation Episode 15

2012-01-08T20:57:00.004-06:00

Some folks I know are perfectionists and I saw a video on the web a young perfectionist would understand. It has some foul language in it but you will soon learn the the young man speaking is smart and a perfectionist.

Click on the link above, it is an hour long.

Spanish Missions in Mexico

2012-01-08T05:35:00.008-06:00

Good morning,

Mom was up when I got up and she went back to bed. It is still dark outside and the temperature is around 40 degrees.

I am tuning up mom's notebook with the HP automatic tuneup. It "defragments" the drive and looks for programs that make the computer sluggish.

I may do that to this computer sometime after this month.

I have been riding the bike 3 times a day for 10 minutes each time to get my body used to the leg exorcises. I may also bowl on the Wii a bit more. My limit for standing in one place or walking is about a half hour before the back starts sending signals to the brain that my leg is burning. I have to lose some weight to limit the pressure on my back and that will let me stay up longer and walk farther.

I feel good this morning and mentally I am sound.

Mom wants to see, " The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011 film) sometime next month.
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I started reading, "California Missions" a book my daughter gave me for Christmas. I have family that are Indian who's heritage dates back to the establishment of San Gabriel Mission. My Grandfather is part of the renewal of San Gabriel Mission with his knowledge of adobe building. My heritage dates back to the President of Mexico. California is a part of Mexico. Only political boundaries separate the society of California and Mexico. My sister Sandra is buried at the San Gabriel Mission as well as my Grand Father Pablo and his Wife Natalia.

I nor my father's family ever believed there was a border between California and Mexico.

Origin of the name California

Seven Dwarfs

2012-01-07T07:07:00.005-06:00

Good Morning,

Why do I feel hung over this morning?

The earth is seeing some light in this gray overcast morning. I did do one/half hour on my bike yesterday and it did help my restless legs quite a lot. That means I can get on the bike while mom watches TV without her making a fuss at my jumping legs.

I feel good mentally and as I drink my coffee I am getting a better perspective on why my heads feels this way.

Yesterday I played an Long Playing Record on our record player. Those players and records are so sensitive to movement that it is annoying. Those old records need to go on a CD and hopefully we can capture the quality.

I played Scheherazade and it was remarkable at the quality of sound coming from those speakers. CD's and DVD's have no clue or come close to the sound. They have remarkable convenience and last a lot longer than LP's but are no match in the quality of sound. It is a sad trade that we have made for jumping and laughing while the music plays.

***
I had a dream that mom and Kitten Yarn had asked me the names of the 7 dwarfs in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs just after watching the movie. After answering 3 or 4 of the names in the question my mind became a space similar to two brackets with a foot long empty light blue space between them and I could only come up with five before seeing the span of light blue clear space.

2012-01-06T09:32:00.002-06:00

Grandpa got a reclining bike to ride.

2012-01-06T09:24:00.000-06:00

Mom was in a minor fender bender this morning. She is fine and at work at this moment. It was just a 200 yards from home on the back road to town.
Again no one was hurt other than emotions.
I have no photo of her van but the front passenger wheel, fender, light and bumper are damaged. Her vehicle was pushed sideways so there may be frame damage.
Again she is fine and at work.

2012-01-05T07:16:00.003-06:00

Good Morning,

Polly I the cat is playing in the living room, it must be a small bit of yarn left in the corner of the room.

I have been going over in my head what to get with the gift I received for Christmas. First it was a hard drive for mom, then it was a Kindle for Dennis, yesterday it was two humidifiers for the bedrooms and this morning it is a sit and exercise bike for Tom.

Because I cannot walk or stand very much my body gets restless but I found out some years ago that a reclining bike machine did not hurt me at all (at that time), we will see if I am able to use the machine? I feel confidant about doing that form of exercise.
The sun is shining outside this morning, mom has been up for some time and cleaned the kitchen floor and cleared the table. She has a Kentucky Federation Convention Meeting this morning here at home.
I am sore but mentally I am fine. I have been watching some of the Bowl games on television this week. It used be just two days of games the Rose Bowl, The Sugar Bowl, The Cotton Bowl, The Orange Bowl and The Sun Bowl. Now we have games spread over two weeks.

2012-01-04T06:10:00.002-06:00

Good Morning,
It is dark outside at this moment, it is 32 degrees out there. Kitten Yarn is still here and today we clean up. Mom goes back to work today and tomorrow we have a convention committee meeting here at home.
I am sore this morning but mentally I am fine.
The girls and younger brother watched "Rango" last night and I went to bed, I did miss the Sugar Bowl game last night.
Our daughter made several short videos (like the one above) of our activities during her stay here over the holidays.

2012-01-03T06:50:00.000-06:00

Good Morning,

It is dark and quiet out this morning and the temperature is only 19 degrees. Brrrr that is cold and that endangers anyone who forgot to wrap their water lines, they will surely freeze. Between our heating ducts and a running spring below us the temperature below our home will stay above freezing; plus I have the pipes wrapped. The cover on the pool will freeze solid enough that our cats will do a little ice skating this winter.

I watched the Rose Parade with the family and then we took the ornaments off the tree, I really did not want to do this before they left but it was our only chance while they were here and it is fun doing that with the kids.

I am sore this morning.

It is quiet and peaceful here this morning.

Happy New Year

2012-01-02T05:48:00.001-06:00

Good Morning.

This Morning we get to watch the Rose Parade with the cats, kids and family.

I got up early again and had a cup of coffee. I feel good and it is dark outside, 33 degrees and very peaceful.

I think my daughter wants to take the tree down while the kids are here, so they may do that today while the Rose Bowl Football game is on.

Yesterday we played , "Charades". The hard ones were, "Bus", "Soda" and "The Borrowers". The best was "Little Brother" who I took into the bedroom to read his note which said, "Rocking Chair". He proudly came back into the room and said, "Rocking Chair". Wow were we surprised. We all giggled and laughed with tears in our eyes.

The kids helped grandma make pizza last night.

When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie that's amore

2012-01-01T04:30:00.005-06:00

I went to bed early last night; mom said I missed the new year. I am here, up early this morning (a cat licked my face until I got up) on January 1st 2012.

I feel worn, tired this morning; it is very dark outside as one cat looks out of the window into the darkness.

It may take a moment to gather my senses and assume some type of correct behavior (history and propaganda pours into this brain) Ahhh! I feel the morning and should I thank someone for being awakened early?

In the dark the Holiday lights color my morning; away from footsteps, computer laptops are under the tree. I think I should make a mug of coffee..

I am drinking coffee to ease the morning sleepiness; I should lay back and nap, let my body work it's magic and awaken with a little more rest.
0615
It is still dark outside, windy and a cool 55 degrees. It is the kind of breeze that chills your bones as it travels through your clothing. It is best to stay indoors or huddle in a shelter. That is why we have beds and comforters.

2011-12-31T07:03:00.001-06:00

Good Morning,

Mom is gone to work and little brother is taking a bath. Long Haired Daddy is coming by at noon and I am taping the Louisville/Kentucky Basketball game. Kitten Yarn and her kids have spent every day here since Christmas and will be here for the New Year. It was a tradition I grew up with and I think it is a great treat for grand parents and children.

The sun is coming up or the earth is turning toward the sun at this moment. It is warm outside (36 degrees) and I feel great. Mentally I am very happy to be here on the planet earth and able to thank god that I am here; that is such a privileged (I use a spell checker).

It is quiet here at home at this moment in time; it is my first moment today and it feels fine.

It is very peaceful here.

2011-12-30T05:03:00.001-06:00

It is a mild 50 degrees outside this morning here at home. Kitten Yarn and the kids are off at a sleepover. It is still dark out as I type this post. Mom is asleep.
It is a good morning; good being my favorite adjective. To me it has more meaning than being a good adjective; mentally it had a place there long before we understood the parts of speech or the proper use of language; it was an emotion built by a human being sound and expression; we later added the smile to painting.
It is quiet and peaceful here.

Our Christmas Cactus is blooming.

2011-12-29T06:00:00.001-06:00

Good Morning,

Mom, Kitten Yarn and the kids are asleep. It is dark out and a little cooler at 37 degrees.

I feel fine and mentally I am sound. The cats are taking baths and napping. Little brother chases them, he is warned and they compromise, some get lifted and petted and some run for their lives.

We have a Wii and the kids love it and use it; it is an active gaming device that makes them dance or exorcise. Dancer girl has learned to hit the baseball a mile and little sister is bowling in the 200's plus, little brother is good at tennis and boxing, mom is a good bowler and everyone dances except me (Who Let the Dogs Out).

2011-12-28T12:21:00.001-06:00

Good Afternoon,

A little too much food did me in. I need a break from all the celebration. Mom and the girls are gone shopping and I am left here to rest and type a little.

It is a good thing they went shopping because our cats are going to have to catch their food because the chow bin is empty.

It is peaceful here at the moment.

The kids got a Wii for Christmas and a portable DVD player for their SUV plus a load of games.

2011-12-27T05:09:00.006-06:00

Good Morning,

It is a two days after Christmas ( a normal trash pickup day but the holidays will give them a break and soften the rules and our trash will be picked up at a later date) and 5 days to the new calendar year of 2012.

It is dark out and everyone is asleep. Mom got to replaced her broken microwave oven thanks to our daughter and husband. Our daughter and husband went home to attend to a doctors appointment and the two girls stayed with us ( little brother went with his mom and dad). Our daughter and little brother came back.

I feel good this morning and it is peaceful here at home; it is quiet and the only sound I hear is falling water and the ringing in my ears.
Our daughter gave mom an LP record and now I have to explain to little brother not to jump up or down while it is playing: I still have to hook it up since our grand children have no clue other that youtube videos of a record player.
LP's play better than mp3's but kids have no clue other that DVD's or CD's. Then again I have ringing in my ears from loud music in my life.

I do have to admit that CD's are not as scratchy as records. I wore my Elvis and Little Richards records out.

2011-12-26T06:06:00.000-06:00

Good Morning,
It is dark outside at the moment. It is peaceful in our home at the moment, mom is asleep and Kitten Yarn and family are asleep. It was a busy day yesterday, there was cheer, color, pleasure, festivities, prayer, laughs and lots of torn wrapping. Gooey stuff was squeezed, rubber stuff was pounded, boxed stuff was played and sweet stuff was eaten.

Christmas Morning

2011-12-25T01:56:00.003-06:00

Some cookies are gone, there are gifts under the tree, it is quiet and peaceful, "Happy Birthday!"

0445 It is almost 5 am and I am up for the morning, I went to bed early. While I was up my movement awakened mom and she headed for her computer.

I feel good though I am hung over by the coffee I drank yesterday.

It has been a good year though we have suffered from the economy and we have cinched up our belt and it shows under the Christmas Tree.

Sometimes we want to want and wish every one a nice day. That is not possible but I can convey that I love you and send my warmest feelings in words to you.

Merry Christmas

0700: The Mariachi band is singing a festive song. Mom is cooking breakfast.

Christmas Eve

2011-12-24T05:57:00.007-06:00

Another day in Paradise according to me; there are so many points of view it is astounding. My point is that we have so much historical information that it makes it a positive point of view that the planet earth is our Garden of Eden.

Whatever your religious belief you are here on this planet either as dust or a live human being; as far as I know no one at this time has materially left the planet*. So say a prayer to the baby Jesus on this Christmas Eve and enjoy your time together on planet earth. There is no time for any bias.

Celebrate the day.

Good Morning,

Mom is still asleep and resting, she will go to work later in the day. It is dark out at this moment as the earth has not rotated toward the earth at this moment; within the hour the earth here in Western Kentucky will face the sun and we will all feel great as we awake and enjoy our first time (a moment in time that we have not seen before) on the planet earth.

I feel good and it is peaceful here in this home.
***
*Some folks are in earths orbit and one mans ashes are on their way to Pluto and should arrive there by July 14, 2015.

Lump of Coal

2011-12-23T13:32:00.001-06:00

Inside the tin below is a real lump of coal. It was a Christmas gag gift to me about 20 years ago but it really hurt my feelings to get it. Now when I see it I hope no one receive one, it is traumatic. It makes everyone smile but my smile is that twisted forced smile of a guilty child.

I hope that you never receive one because it will not make your day.

The Darkness of Winter

2011-12-23T07:03:00.006-06:00

The Darkness of Winter reminds me of my youth when being confined and going out to play goes right to the brain and causes some chaos. It is normal but we have all the good will of history and common sense, god and festivities and the inner strength of humanity to understand the meaning of these holy days in December. That is why we have peaceful seasoning to sprinkle on our days and cakes; There is red ribbons, green trees, gold bows, blue lights, white snow. Snow falling from windows, icicles clear, stars on horizons, candy canes line the streets, rosy cheeks and mittens. Warm toddy, apples and oranges, nuts and candies. Cheers and songs, laughing and tickles.
The mind glows with life, eyes sparkle, a twinkling of an eye, merry thoughts and friendship. A red suit and cap, antlers and red noses, sleighs and Clydesdales, dancing and song. The spirit lifts ones sights to the stars.

Good Morning,

Daylight is now visible, mom has gone to work, I have made a mug of coffee, mom feels good and I feel fine. It is quiet and peaceful here at home by choice. We voted it so long before I ever arrived on the scene but I maintain the peace by voting it so.

Plus I moved away from the chaos.

2011-12-22T12:38:00.000-06:00

2011-12-22T11:49:00.006-06:00

Santa's Elves have been busy getting our homes ready for the Holy Days/Winter Solstice/Religious Observances/Happy Times Ahead festivities.

December Solstice Thursday, 22, 2011

2011-12-22T06:21:00.008-06:00

Good Morning,

Today is the shortest day of the year, after tonight the days will get longer and we will get more sunshine in our 24 hour day

Mom is off today and resting.

It is still dark outside at this moment.

I feel good physically and mentally.

Motherly Love

2011-12-21T06:07:00.010-06:00

Good Morning,

It is quiet and peaceful here at home. I feel good and mom is not in pain thanks to our doctor. She is off today and resting.

I recorded Motherkitty as she recited The Night Before Christmas two days ago when Kitten Yarns children were here, they sat on her lap as she recited the beautiful poem. Mom has a beautiful speaking voice and I have encouraged her to speak more often on tape. I first heard her voice more than 40 years ago. My friend Joanie had a beautiful speaking voice too. Joanie read to me at Tolstoy Farm.

Below is the recorder mom bought me last year. It has a USB plug that lets you transfer the recordings to your computer then on to a disk.

MotherKitty above with her 67 Mustang.

Joanie with Tomas at Tolstoy Farm 1967

The Sisters of Mercy

Sugar Plum Fairy by P.Tchaikovsky - Glass Harp LIVE (HD)

2011-12-20T17:54:00.000-06:00

Santa's Workshop Has Been Busy

2011-12-20T02:17:00.006-06:00

Santa's Elves have been busy getting our homes ready for the Holy Days/Winter Solstice/Religious Observances/Happy Times Ahead festivities. The planet earth as a whole does prepare for the dark day observances.

Every morning I greet the awaking of this day I see from my viewpoint in Kentucky. We all have our special place to observe the new day and these winter Holidays. We are blessed with the minds of old wisdom and wives tales to wash our hands before and after each meal.

Good morning on this dark day. I feel good and mentally I am sound. It is peaceful here at home and I do hear the sound of school buses warming up for their days journey.

2011-12-18T06:29:00.005-06:00

Here are a few of the elves I saw but Kitten Yarn informed me that these were reindeer. And yes there is a video.

The State of the Union

2011-12-18T06:17:00.000-06:00

Good Morning,
Kitten Yarn and her children are here to help me get the Christmas tree up. Well the tree looks better that it has ever looked thanks to those little hands and ideas. I had elves running down the halls with lights aglow and reindeer scampering around the tree.

2011-12-16T07:16:00.004-06:00

2011-12-16T06:46:00.009-06:00

Good Morning,

Mom and I went to a Locks and Dams - US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS retired employees Christmas Dinner at Newburgh Locks and Dam. We had a great time and really enjoyed our conversations with everyone there. I put a lot photos up online at the Lock and Dam Website.

We also celebrated our anniversary yesterday.

It is dark out and I think there is rain out there which will be leaving the area.
It is also quiet and peaceful here at home.

Tonight our tree goes up and it may be blessed with ornaments, if not then tomorrow it will be done. In the meantime I will re-clean the floor and carpet and make it smell like pine cones and Holly.
I am enjoying my morning cup of coffee at this moment in time.

2011-12-15T06:51:00.002-06:00

Good Morning,

I am tired, mom spent the day at work yesterday and came home and washed all the dishes. I was rearranging the living room getting it ready for a Christmas Tree (the tree for all the winter holy days).

I feel tired this morning from manhandling the furniture and vacuuming the carpet.

Mentally I am fine.

Mom's car is not heating her windshield and we think her ducts are clogged with french fries and straws.

(mouse bed) Mice make fine comfortable beds in automobile air ducts (carburetor and heating). I have seen them close to the air filter in the air duct of an automobile and it would not surprise me to see one in the heating duct in the dash.

You have to have a warm secure home away from cats with plenty of french fries to nibble on.

I have no task book or arranged meetings; I simply awake and greet the peace.

2011-12-14T06:13:00.000-06:00

Good Morning,
It is warm and moist; the rain is at rest. It will fall but not now, it did rain yesterday. I am at peace with the planet. I am up and awake, my back is sore but I feel good.
Mom is gone to work and did not have to scrape the windows this morning; this time of year it is a normal task to scrape the windows before leaving the area. We normally feed the cats at this hour of the morning, mom gets ready for work and I greet the planet earth and explain to whomever that not all parts of the planet are volcanic.
My morning is at peace with the planet by design.
I have no task book or arranged meetings; I simply awake and greet the peace.

2011-12-13T06:57:00.000-06:00

Good Morning,

It is dark out at this hour of the day on the planet earth. I understand that time is constant and variable. Constant as this moment continues and variable as the sun and earth move in different direction making the daylight and darkness move to different parts of the earth each new day.

It is dark outside and it is mild out there at this hour of the day.

Mom is gone to work.

I feel good this morning and it is very quiet here at home; well the cats are sparing, they should be out so that their ears will perk up and their hair will stand at ready in their morning hunts. All cats hunt, ours keep the mice, snakes and rats away. We used to keep dogs but they all got run over at the highway. Dogs need to run. Dogs help us by keeping guard and waking us when a prowler approaches.

I do not believe in neutering or spaying but I practice it by compromise with the wife.

2011-12-12T08:31:00.002-06:00

There is one thing that I like about blogs is that you cannot spread yourself too thin. Whoever wants to see you, can. Plus you do not have to please the world just say what you will. That is a concept that local and state publishers could not do. The planet earth could do it but not everyone sees or hears the planet as a whole, we do assume god does.

I think old Sam Walmart would love mom.

2011-12-12T08:00:00.003-06:00

Good Morning,

I am up late because we were in Murray last night to see our grand kids in a Christmas play. It was a sad and wonderful play, very emotional and quite understanding.

Mom is off to work and she felt as she did not sleep a wink.
She is a trooper when it comes to doing her job. She will complain if things do not go her way and she has. Walmart does not like that, they like sheep. I say to them, "Tough sheep dung." I think old Sam Walmart would love mom.

I feel tired this morning and my shoulders and neck were stiff and sore last night at the Christmas play.

It is 28 degrees here at home and very peaceful.

Mentally I am fine.

Weebles wobble but they don't fall down

2011-12-11T07:30:00.014-06:00

The sun is shining now and it looks like a clear cold day. I said before that we found one weeble. It is a small one with the painting gone; the small ones are against the law as children got them stuck in their mouths. They are bigger than eggs now.

***

Sunday morning is still a pleasant time on the planet earth. It is peaceful and quiet here. The dinosaurs are extinct and the wild warriors are kept overseas. The wild warriors behave themselves here as they are traditionally good for the United States. Most of them join the military and protect our lifestyle. We have a nice ocean barrier and friendly neighbors north and south. It is difficult to exploit our lifestyle because it is very comfortable. The Internet is showing the planet our lifestyle; only deadly force can reject the lifestyle.

That is why the Muslim countries are violent; deadly force control or run off the pleasant lifestyles of the United States and the Internet voice.

Our freedom is very pleasant and very dangerous to folks that like to dictate, oppress females, hoard money or control populations.

Folks are asking the United States Chamber of Congress to Walk on the Red Carpet of the Unemployed and Poor at a High Society/Lobbyist Fund Raiser in Washington DC.

***

Dance With Me

Orleans

Beer, Tall Tales and Christmas Carols

2011-12-11T06:29:00.006-06:00

It is dark out this morning; it is 23 degrees outside. This is one of those morning that I feel worn, worn-out.

This is the holiday season and we feel like the poor folks in the Christmas Novella:

A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens

Mentally we are fine.

Mom is off today but she has been up all night; I am not sure that she will be able to function with out going back to bed and getting up later in the day.

Next Sunday the kids are coming by to help me put up the Christmas tree. I have been putting it up one week before Christmas and taking it down January the second. That is Traditional for me. We did that at my mothers home in Pasadena; actually the families would drop off the kids during those two weeks and the kids would have the run of the home during those two weeks. Some would stay a week, some 2 or 3 days , some would stay just one day but someone or some kid would be there during those two weeks. Grandmothers sister would come by and help grandma in the kitchen (grandma and her sister both had long hair braided down their backs and looked very much like American Indians). A large tub of tamales would be available to anyone visiting those two weeks and cold beer would be outside in the garage where the men would gather and tell their stories. A Douglas Fir Christmas tree would be shipped in by rail from up north compliments of Betty Arrellanes mother. Betty was married to my uncle Danny who was a High School Principle in Pasadena. It was my job to water the tree and help put it up. Each piece of tinsel would hang down and not thrown at the tree; my aunt Marta was very meticulous when putting the tinsel on the tree. We had a least a dozen Christmas Carol books that we passed out from time to time to sing Christmas Carols.

Because of the cats here at home we have avoided putting tinsel on trees; tinsel is so much fun for a cat for the holidays.
Tiger Lilly has her head on our small couch cushion sound asleep. She is our oldest and was the best mouser.

Fish and Whistle John Prine

2011-12-10T07:53:00.002-06:00

John Prine : Jesus The Missing Years

2011-12-10T07:38:00.000-06:00

Will the circle be unbroken

2011-12-10T06:54:00.010-06:00

Good Morning,

I grew up with my grandmother in Pasadena; she and her daughters ran their family home. It was a very large home and it had apartments rented on the floor level, we lived on both levels. They also had two small homes out back which were also rented out. The reason I am saying this is that my grandmother spent a lot of time crocheting; so much so that she gave a lot of bedspreads away as gifts on special occasions. She also was an extremely religious human being; she was Christian but what denomination I have no clue; she grew up in a convent with her sister, her sister was a nun. I knew her daughters were Methodists but grandma used to read the Watchtower and Awake magazines and she would take me to tent meetings in Los Angeles where 25 or more tents would be set up in open areas.

I did stutter (3-9) at this times in my life and I also got very car sick in any moving vehicle, trolleys, buses, local trains and automobiles; the stuttering did quit but under stress (extremely cold weather) I still stutter. While growing up I did black out from time to time. The blackouts and headaches went away but dizzy spells are a normal part of my life.

Even though technology has greatly improved life in our homes it has not affected the way our women behave; my daughter is staying home and raising/home schooling her children and does a great deal of knitting; so much so that she gives them away as gifts on special occasions.

2011-12-09T06:09:00.007-06:00

Good Morning,

28 degrees outside and somethings are frozen, water on roads, cat dishes of water, water on side walks. It is dark out as I type.

Mom is gone to work. Today I will relax and maybe scrub the kitchen floor.

I feel good physically and mentally. I did lift some heavy stuff yesterday and it does not hurt this morning.

Yesterday I made the cats a winter bed inside the dog house and placed the doghouse adjacent to our glass table which will keep snow off their paws just outside the doghouse. There is a heating pad in the doghouse that comes on a couple times a day to warm the doghouse just a tad. I will put several layers of black plastic on the table and doghouse to keep the heat in today. I will put some flower pots on the plastic to hold it down.

I also put our bird feeder on a pole and raised it high. The birds have no fear of cats up there so they came immediately. An old photo of the feeder is below.

***

The cats love the rubber bands from my hair (pony tail) they toss and play with it all day. They steal them when they can or I will leave a old used one out and it will disappear. We only have one small weeble left from the 1980's that we found after a thorough cleaning of one of the rooms last year; it has no face on it as it has been worn clear. They are against the law as they are just small enough to harm a baby or toddler. The new weeble's are much bigger that an egg.
Wreath by Tomas

2011-12-08T08:20:00.002-06:00

The word "Why" has always had a question mark after it except in a sentence like this. Why has always been a concept of the mind; different spelling, different languages but always the same question. Why?

It was my first movement into philosophy and religion. I had no answer and I could never understand the minds of others. In my mind it was just the looking at art and religion. Philosophy in text was too complicated for me; my mind was simple, it went straight and beyond the unknown. I never went over the edge; I just continued.

When I dropped out and life became simple. Poverty was understood but real poverty would never be understood as I had the ability to regain wealth just as a blindfold can teach you about blindness but I could not understand blindness because I could remove the blindfold and see.

To me life is very simple. I am a man on the planet earth; everything else is a plus.

2011-12-08T06:22:00.007-06:00

Red ribbons, green trees, gold bows, blue lights, white snow. Snow falling from windows, icicles clear, stars

on horizons,candy canes line the streets, rosy cheeks and mittens.

Warm toddy, apples and oranges, nuts and candies.Cheers and songs, laughing and tickles. The mind

glows with life, eyes sparkle, a twinkling of an eye, merry thoughts and friendship. A red suit and

cap, antlers and red noses,sleighs and Clydesdales, dancing and song. The spirit lifts ones sights to the stars.

Goodwill toward men. Peace and

a Dove.

2011-12-08T05:00:00.020-06:00

26 degrees upfront and 30 outback; that is normal where I live; upfront it is a hollow and out back it is open slope. I know from fact that there will be a difference every year in this yard. I have replaced my thermometers in both places thinking that it was their fault but that is not the case, it is the environment at this home.

Mom is up and getting ready for work.

I feel good this morning.

Yesterday I cleaned and filled my bird feeders. My old feeder does not want to stay together as I tried to glue it back together which did not work; I can put it on a pole (broomstick) and it should last another year. I just mentally figured out how to do that; I just need a ladder and a broomstick.

Old Feeder

Today I will place a heater in our doghouse to keep the cats warm this winter. I also have a drop-light to hang under my glass table that will keep the cats out of the windy cold weather.

We received out first Holiday Newsletter from Trish yesterday. It was a pleasure hearing from them.

Canes by Tomas

2011-12-07T08:05:00.004-06:00

Sometimes you feel like writing with no idea as to why you must entertain your senses. A thought came to mind wondering if one of those speak to your computer and the computer types what is said would do the same thing mentally to your feeling that you need to write or speak.

I am one of those irritable speakers who constantly interrupts, speaks loudly in quiet places, is a little to truthful and a little windy. Small tales evolve into almost lies or ridiculous mayhem when these pipes speak. I always was a quiet listener until I dropped out in the sixties; at that point I knew what was right and I knew what was just bull void of common sense.
Some things are constant in our family; we work very hard and continue to do so for eight hours in a work day without even a whimper. It was no different with me when I dropped out, at the commune above I worked and played extremely hard.
I worked extremely hard and well all my life; it is only in these retirement years that my body does not want to work hard, it balks and screams in pain, so I just learned to compute, not very well but very constant, quite bullish, persistent and sometimes annoying.
We are evolving, technology is moving quite fast and these tired bones do not have the patients or the cash to keep up with the times.
**
I guess the chicken in every pot is a little too much for our government.

2011-12-07T07:40:00.002-06:00

Good Morning,

I am up late this morning; went to bed normally but stayed up and watched a movie. I tossed and turned so I feel worn. I think that is normal as most folks are more active as they toss and turn. You never know?

Mentally I am fine.

Our cats find different places to sleep; normally Tiger Lilly sleeps on a pillow or between pillows on moms bed or behind her computer monitor while mom reads data on her computer but these last three days she (Tiger Lilly) has been placing her head or body on a couch pillow here in the living room next to the front door and sleeping very deeply. Most of our cats find a bed to sleep on or a cubbie hole to hide in.

It is cloudy and in the mid 30's outside this morning.

Mom took some nice photos in Murray the other day and I will show you one; it is different because I did not recognize my grand daughter in the Cinderella play that she was in ; I knew where she was and I knew it was her but she looked exotic and quite different.

It is a matter of months and not years away.

2011-12-06T06:18:00.006-06:00

Good Morning,

It is dark as I type, mom is off and the weather is a constant cool 36 degrees. I feel good and one of our cats raised a fuss until I put her out. It is quiet and peaceful; at the moment there is no fiend at our door. I made a mug of coffee and fed the cats some chow. Tiger Lilly goes out and comes back in, her age is telling. She sleeps most of the day.

I have chores that I have ignored that may get done; the biggest is cleaning the garage, the next is not so important as most of that chore was accomplished by technology, the chore was moving mom's tapes to CD's; everything we have is on YouTube now. The last chore is moving what we have on 3 1/2 inch floppy's to our 2 terabyte drive. I looked and a 3 1/2 inch floppy drive is only 20 bucks plus shipping and it is a USB drive.

I must say that moving music to mp3's is a step back in quality. Our kids today would hardly notice since their world is visual and hand touch. I have to say that the television world is booming as the computer/Internet marry the satellite signals. The movie industry is balking but if their not careful they will be left behind as was the newspaper and book publishing industry; they now have tried to evolve and are doing fine.

You will need Windows 7 or Apple to move in that direction.

Windows 7, Skype, Sony, Apple and Google are leading the way to integrate televisions smoothly without much complication. We will be soon changing from satellite to Internet to word processing to viewing and talking to grandma with just a click on our remote control. It is a matter of months and not years away.

Spark Plug Dog

2011-12-05T07:10:00.002-06:00

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River Forecast

2011-12-05T06:55:00.002-06:00

Good Morning,

Mom is off to work and she did have to drive in the rain. The weather folks said we had about 2.5 inches of rain. If you look at the maps above you will notice that the Ohio Valley gets a big chunk of the rain. That means the rivers will rise.

I feel good this morning and I will download the photos mom took at Murray. We were not allowed to photograph the dance/play but we will get a DVD of it later this year.

I created the forecast link page because a lot of those pages were scattered across the network and I consolidated them to links on my page early-on on the Internet. I think the government has better programs now but at first it was just me and a few die-hard Internet users.

River Forecast

2011-12-05T06:54:00.000-06:00

Good Morning,

Mom is off to work and she did have to drive in the rain. The weather folks said we had about 2.5 inches of rain. If you look at the map below you will notice that the Ohio Valley gets a big chunk of the rain. That means the rivers will rise.
I feel good this morning and I will download the photos mom took at Murray. We were not allowed to photograph the dance/play but we will get a DVD of it later this year.
I created the forecast link page because a lot of those pages were scattered across the network and I consolidated them to links on my page early-on on the Internet. I think the government has better programs now but at first it was just me and a few die-hard Internet users.