Saturday, December 31, 2011
Chick Magnet.....
My Buddy Steve aka The Furious Frenchman brought along his son to garnish some attention at our
Hooters luncheon. He said he was enjoying the scenery with us :)
Hooters luncheon. He said he was enjoying the scenery with us :)
Birthday Invite....
I just got a call and the boys want to take me to Hooters for an afternoon lunch run....
I'll report in later :)
These are the girls at Hooter's in Saugus MA
I'll report in later :)
These are the girls at Hooter's in Saugus MA
WHOA... 300,000 page views
This blog is just over a year old and I just noticed that I am at 300,310 page views...
Thank you all who stop and peruse my ramblings, pictures and random posts.
It's nice see all the like minded people out there in the blogosphere :D
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!
Thank you all who stop and peruse my ramblings, pictures and random posts.
It's nice see all the like minded people out there in the blogosphere :D
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!
On This Day 49 Years Ago......
My father got a GREAT year-end tax deduction.
Other things that were happening in 1962:
(I found this below info "HERE" )
(Its kinda neat to see what was going on in the year of your birth)
1962 the cars continued to evolve as more compacts appeared and sold well in the US. The Cold War continued to worsen when the Russians placed Ballistic Missiles on Cuban land just 90 miles away from the coast of Florida in and JFK called the bluff by threatening war unless they were removed which they were but for a short time the world was on the brink of nuclear war and self destruction. The president then set a goal of landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade and became more involved in politics in Southeast Asia by training South Vietnamese pilots. Folk music was evolving into protest music thanks to young artists like Bob Dylan and the birth of Surfing music by the beach boys grew in popularity meanwhile in England the Beatles record the single "Love Me Do". The new hit on TV for that year was "The Beverly Hillbillies" and the first of the James Bond movies "Dr No" was an instant success, some of the other movies released included "Spartacus" and "El Cid".
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.20%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 3.6%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 652
Average Cost of new house $12,500.00
Average Income per year $5,556.00
Average monthly rent $110.00 per month
Tuition to Harvard University $1,520.00
All Wheel Drive Scout off road $2,150.00
Renault Imported car $1,395.00
Average Cost of a new car $3,125.00
Eggs per dozen 32 cents
Gas per Gallon 28 cents
Factory Workers Average Take Home Pay with 3 dependents $94.87
Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Sterling
Average House Price 2,950
New Ford Cortina 591
Release of first Beatles recording: the single "Love Me Do"
Andy Warhol's famous painting of a can of soup
Beverly Hill Billies is on TV
The Dick Van Dyke show on TV
Johnny Carson begins as presenter for The Tonight Show
Popular Films
U.S.
Other things that were happening in 1962:
(I found this below info "HERE" )
(Its kinda neat to see what was going on in the year of your birth)
1962 the cars continued to evolve as more compacts appeared and sold well in the US. The Cold War continued to worsen when the Russians placed Ballistic Missiles on Cuban land just 90 miles away from the coast of Florida in and JFK called the bluff by threatening war unless they were removed which they were but for a short time the world was on the brink of nuclear war and self destruction. The president then set a goal of landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade and became more involved in politics in Southeast Asia by training South Vietnamese pilots. Folk music was evolving into protest music thanks to young artists like Bob Dylan and the birth of Surfing music by the beach boys grew in popularity meanwhile in England the Beatles record the single "Love Me Do". The new hit on TV for that year was "The Beverly Hillbillies" and the first of the James Bond movies "Dr No" was an instant success, some of the other movies released included "Spartacus" and "El Cid".
Cost of Living 1962
How Much things cost in 1962Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.20%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 3.6%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 652
Average Cost of new house $12,500.00
Average Income per year $5,556.00
Average monthly rent $110.00 per month
Tuition to Harvard University $1,520.00
All Wheel Drive Scout off road $2,150.00
Renault Imported car $1,395.00
Average Cost of a new car $3,125.00
Eggs per dozen 32 cents
Gas per Gallon 28 cents
Factory Workers Average Take Home Pay with 3 dependents $94.87
Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Sterling
Average House Price 2,950
New Ford Cortina 591
Popular Culture
- Beatles Turned Down By Decca Records
Popular Films
- West Side Story
- Spartacus
- El Cid
- Lawrence of Arabia
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- The Beatles
- Bob Dylan
- Chubby Checker
- Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
- Neil Sedaka
- Roy Orbison
- Shirley Bassey
U.S.
- Marilyn Monroe is found dead on August 5th after apparently overdosing on sleeping pills
- Rioting on University of Mississippi campus following Black student James Meredith attempting to enroll ending when federal troops and U.S. marshals take control.
- The First Wal-Mart discount store is opened by by Sam Walton in Bentonville Arkansas
- The Columbus Day Storm ( 12th October ) strikes Northern California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia
- Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 to win the 1962 World Cup
- The first US rocket Ranger IV lands on the moon on April 26th
- First Ever Flavored Crisps / Chips sold Salt and Vinegar
- The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation
- Burundi Gains Independence From Belgium
- East German Border Guards shoot attempted escapee Peter Fechter and leave him to die on the Berlin Wall
- The first Kmart department store opens in Garden City, Michigan
- Air France Boeing 707 crashes on take-off at Orly Airport in Paris
- John H. Glenn, Jr., becomes first American to orbit the earth during Friendship 7 orbit.
- Oral Polio Vaccine developed by Albert Sabin given to millions of children to combat Polio
- Algeria Gains Independence From France
- Jamaica Gains Independence From Great Britain
- Brazil wins the 1962 World Cup in Chili
Friday, December 30, 2011
The Barbershop.....
George Bush and Barack Obama somehow ended up at the same barber shop.
As they sat there, each being worked on by a different barber, not a word was spoken. The barbers were even afraid to start a conversation, for fear it would turn to politics.
As the barbers finished their shaves, the one who had Obama in his chair reached for the aftershave. Obama was quick to stop him saying, 'No thanks, my wife Michelle will smell that and think I've been in a whorehouse.'
The second barber turned to Bush and said, 'How about you, sir ?' Bush replied, 'Go ahead. My wife doesn't know what the inside of a whorehouse smells like.'
As they sat there, each being worked on by a different barber, not a word was spoken. The barbers were even afraid to start a conversation, for fear it would turn to politics.
As the barbers finished their shaves, the one who had Obama in his chair reached for the aftershave. Obama was quick to stop him saying, 'No thanks, my wife Michelle will smell that and think I've been in a whorehouse.'
The second barber turned to Bush and said, 'How about you, sir ?' Bush replied, 'Go ahead. My wife doesn't know what the inside of a whorehouse smells like.'
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Computer IT allllllll afternoon.....
I bought my mother a computer this past year so that she can keep up with the politics.
She is a staunch Republican and detests the current empty suit in the oval office.
Anyway, my brother, who still lives at home, seems to enjoy perusing sites that he shouldn't.
This is the third time the computer just magically got a virus that I couldn't get rid of.
The first two times Malwarebytes did the job.
I spoke to my IT guy Leo and he recommended a full re-install to clean it all up.
So here I am 4 hours into reinstalling XP , all the drivers, security and updates.
I've had 2 ice cold Becks and am ready to shut this thing off for the night.
I threatened my brother, who says he has no idea what happened, with bodily harm if
I have to come back again other than to visit wirh my parents.
I took a screen shot of the history before I wiped everything out and said :
"If I have to come back here, YOU (to my brother), will have to explain to MOM all the terms that are associted with the websites you peruse!"
She is a staunch Republican and detests the current empty suit in the oval office.
Anyway, my brother, who still lives at home, seems to enjoy perusing sites that he shouldn't.
This is the third time the computer just magically got a virus that I couldn't get rid of.
The first two times Malwarebytes did the job.
I spoke to my IT guy Leo and he recommended a full re-install to clean it all up.
So here I am 4 hours into reinstalling XP , all the drivers, security and updates.
I've had 2 ice cold Becks and am ready to shut this thing off for the night.
I threatened my brother, who says he has no idea what happened, with bodily harm if
I have to come back again other than to visit wirh my parents.
I took a screen shot of the history before I wiped everything out and said :
"If I have to come back here, YOU (to my brother), will have to explain to MOM all the terms that are associted with the websites you peruse!"
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Alas It's Not Mine BUT I Would Love To Have Scratched It!
I found this on the webz...does anyone know what state the ticket is from?
Real or Fake?... Looks Like It Was Real.
This picture made the rounds earlier this year and I remember people commenting on Who? What? Why? When? and Where?
Well here is the story, the snake had eaten a deer whole "STORY AND PICTURE"
Well here is the story, the snake had eaten a deer whole "STORY AND PICTURE"
To a Ripe Old Age.....
PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s has died at age 80.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Spankings and or Pain In Our Youth.....
The post I did earlier about christmas in the 60's brought some memories to some of you about being spanked by parents or hit by siblings with the hot wheel track.
Here are some of the items that were used in some way or another to administer some pain in my youth. Whether it was disciplinary or an angry friend or sibling.
Disclaimer : My parents/ grandparents always were more upset after I got my spanking so it was done with love and teaching in mind. I do believe there are A LOT of youths that need a good smack nowadays. What comes to mind is all the news we see of the youths at the "MALLS" and posting on youtube of the violence they are imposing on others. Maybe if they got a good beating they would realize that the punishment is worse than what they are proposing to do. The "ANTI-SOMA" has a good post on this today. Although she does't mention spanking per se, I would venture out on a limb and say it would help to curb these animals.
So here are some of the items that issued pain back in the day.....
Here are some of the items that were used in some way or another to administer some pain in my youth. Whether it was disciplinary or an angry friend or sibling.
Disclaimer : My parents/ grandparents always were more upset after I got my spanking so it was done with love and teaching in mind. I do believe there are A LOT of youths that need a good smack nowadays. What comes to mind is all the news we see of the youths at the "MALLS" and posting on youtube of the violence they are imposing on others. Maybe if they got a good beating they would realize that the punishment is worse than what they are proposing to do. The "ANTI-SOMA" has a good post on this today. Although she does't mention spanking per se, I would venture out on a limb and say it would help to curb these animals.
So here are some of the items that issued pain back in the day.....
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| SPANKINGS |
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| SHOOTING YOUR FRIENDS |
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| WACKING YOUR BROTHER |
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| THIS WOULD GET YOU POKED OUT FROM UNDER THE BED |
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| THROWN AT ANOTHER SIBLING IN ANGER |
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| USED AS A WHIP BY PARENT OR ANGRY SIBLING |
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| LAWN DARTS, THROWN BY ACCIDENT OR IN ANGER |
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| REMOVE ROCKET FUEL , LIGHT IT, GET BURNED |
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| SPANKINGS |
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| SPANKINGS |
Amazing Mount Everest....
The best Mount Everest Ice Fall video footage you will see. Shot with a helmet-mounted camera in the perpective of the climber. Powerful video images of the extraordinary Khumbu glacier as it breaks up descending from the Western Cwm to Base camp. Voted top 10 at Killarney 2011 Adventure Film Festival.
Sears Closing 100-120 Stores....
NEW YORK — Between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores will be closed, the retailer said Tuesday, after terrible holiday sales during what is the most crucial time of the year for retailers.
Sears has yet to determine which stores will be closed, but there has been a clear shift in where the retailer will devote its resources."HOWS THE RECOVERY?"
Who The Hell Is Micaela Schaefer?
I have never heard of her and neither did commenter Jman who sent along a link with this note:
I have NO idea who she is.... but there are several pages of photos of her. Thought you could appreciate the quality of her, um, outfit.
Keep up the great work. Oh and they AIN'T safe for work, unless you're the boss... esp. a couple of 'slips'..
Google .. led me to this statement:
As for Micaela, she’s famous for having been on a couple of reality shows over in Germany, which proves once again, as I always say, that TV is better everywhere else.
Google .. led me to this statement:
As for Micaela, she’s famous for having been on a couple of reality shows over in Germany, which proves once again, as I always say, that TV is better everywhere else.
