Road Trip to Sioux City

Kurt and I joined about 70 Masons in Sioux City to witness the Super Excellent Master Degree. We drove up on Friday Night and were a little late getting there as we witnessed a rollover accident on the Interstate. A young woman was driving a pick-up truck and passed us. I saw the truck flip and roll and land upside down. We stopped and for a brief moment I thought of my sister and her accident which put her in a wheel chair. Natasha was much luckier. She was wearing a seat belt and was able to roll down the window and crawl out. Chipper and perky she said "No, I'm fine" when I told her the 911 operator wanted to know if she needed an ambulance. - So we were just on time for the degree at 7:30 and missed dinner. So we went to dinner after the degree with Grand Commander Bryce and had a great time,








The pictures from the two days are on my web albums here and here - and they are on a slide show just above.

They closed last evening with a chain of friendship. It was the largest one I have ever seen.

The Sioux City York Rite does excellent work. I was very impressed and congratulate them on this event.

It was fun to see so many Companions and Sir Knights in attendance. This morning we stayed for the Order of the Red Cross for Commandery. I have not seen it for at least 25 years as it is not often done. It is too bad as it is very impressive when done in a professional manner. It was well worth the trip up and I enjoyed the company on the way up and back.

We woke up to snow. I think it is way to early for the white shit. Way to early.

We stopped in Council Bluffs for lunch on the way home at a Casino. Wow what good food. I played a dollar poker machine and won a dollar so I broke even.

I will put the movie up after I finish up-loading it.

Wordzzle

As always click on the button to see the guidelines.

And don't forget to go to Raven's Nest to see all the others.

The Ten Word Challenge is: plaster, cottage cheese, hallowed, hard working, food for thought, blood drive, broken finger, ceiling fan, pastry chef, production

And for the mini: the sky is falling, variations on a theme, bravery, powder puff, empty soda bottles


The Moon was high overhead. Phrog thought "the sky is falling " but he was wrong, it was only plaster - Oh well I guess it is just variations on a theme at least it is not cottage cheese. Phrog had proven his bravery with the dragon war. (If you could call it that. He had made the decision not to fight but rather to move his headquarters to a place so secret that they would never find it. The head dragon thought he had found it but he was incorrect. The hallowed headquarters had never been found.

The singularity had been approaching and it was more dangerous than the dragons. In fact they were a powder puff compared to it. The hard working phrogs had moved before the singularity hit. The dragons had moved in when it hit and many of them had thrown their empty soda bottles in the air which successfully destroyed the power of the singularity proving that they were indeed clever. Many of the dragons were injured before the singularity was completely destroyed and this made Phrog and the Order of the Salamanders very sad.

This gave phrog some food for thought and he decided to organize a blood drive to help them out -- but he had a broken finger which he got when he stuck it into the ceiling fan so instead he decided to watch the movie "The Doughboy and the Dragons" a Pastry Chef Production. Perhaps next week he would mount an effort to help the poor dragons. After all he was a compassionate phrog.

Next Week's Ten Word Challenge will be: early morning light, Pinocchio, mist, leaves, sandy, coffee, walking, traffic, pray, stomach

And for the mini: train, art, admirable, cotton, fluffy

Worth Listening To

Personally I think we need more of this type of Democrat.

Action (Miles) Jackson

Miles vs Leash.

Miles with his leash from Jay Simser on Vimeo.

Found For Friday

DEAR ABBY ADMITTED SHE WAS AT A LOSS TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

Dear Abby,
A couple of women moved in across the hall from me. One is a middle-aged
gym teacher and the other is a social worker in her mid twenties. These two
women go everywhere together, and I've never seen a man go into or leave
their apartment. Do you think they could be Lebanese?

Dear Abby,
What can I do about all the Sex, Nudity, Fowl Language and Violence on
my VCR?

Dear Abby,
I have a man I can't trust. He cheats so much, I'm not even sure the baby
I'm carrying is his.

Dear Abby,
I am a twenty-three year old liberated woman who has been on the pill
for two years. It's getting expensive and I think my boyfriend should share
half the cost, but I don't know him well enough to discuss money with him.
Dear Abby,
I've suspected that my husband has been fooling around, and when
confronted with the evidence, he denied everything and said it would
never happen again.

Dear Abby,
Our son writes that he is taking Judo. Why would a boy who was raised
in a good Christian home turn against his own?

Dear Abby,
I joined the Navy to see the world. I've seen it. Now how do I get out?

Dear Abby,
My forty year old son has been paying a psychiatrist $50.00 an hour
every week for two and a half years. He must be crazy.


Dear Abby,
I was married to Bill for three months and I didn't know he drank
until one night he came home sober.

Dear Abby,
My mother is mean and short tempered I think she is going through
mental pause.

Dear Abby,
You told some woman whose husband had lost all interest in sex
to send him to a doctor. Well, my husband lost all interest in sex and
he is a doctor. Now what do I do?
I am having an out-of-money experience.

Don't sweat the petty things.
Don't pet the sweaty things.

Corduroy pillows are making headlines!

I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
Not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car
Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is the nature of your emergency?

Caller: I' m trying to reach nine eleven but my phone doesn't
have an eleven on it.

Dispatcher: This is nine eleven.

Caller: I thought you just said it was nine-one-one

Dispatcher: Yes, ma'am nine-one-one and nine-eleven
are the same thing.

Caller: Honey, I may be old, but I'm not stupid.


Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What's the nature of your emergency?

Caller: My wife is pregnant and her contractions are
only two minutes apart

Dispatcher: Is this her first child?

Caller: No, you idiot! This is her husband!


TWENTY NINE LINES TO MAKE YOU SMILE

1.. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't.
2.. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
3.. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
4.. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
5.. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
6.. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me
7.. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
8.. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
9.. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are just missing.
10.... Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
11.. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
12.. God must love stupid people; He made so many.
13.. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
14.. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
15.. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

16.. Being 'over the hill' is much better than being under it!
17.. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.
18 . Procrastinate Now!
19.. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?
20.. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
21.. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.
22.. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
23..They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken.
24.. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless DEAD.

25.. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three
thousand times the memory..

26... Ham and eggs...A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.
27.. The trouble with life is there's no background music.



28.. The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.
29.. I smile because I don't know what the hell is going on.

Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
Life is too short and friends are too few


The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door.

Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Racing me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort, however. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other, stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out on the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.
For the last time, there is no secret exit from the bathroom! If, by some miracle, I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge in an attempt to open the door. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years - canine/feline attendance is not required.

The proper order for kissing is: Kiss me first, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough.

Remember, dogs and cats are better than kids because they (1) eat less, (2) don't ask for money all the time, (3) are easier to train, (4) normally come when called, (5) never ask to drive the car, (6) don't hang out with drug-using people; (7) don't smoke or drink, (8) don't want to wear your clothes, (9) don't have to buy the latest fashions, (10) don't need a gazillion dollars for college and (11) if they get pregnant, you can sell their children
Outside a secondhand shop:
WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?

Notice in health food shop window:
CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS
Enjoy your week-end. Thanks for stopping by. Hugs, j-bear

Another Dog in the Family

My sister writes:
I bought Oakdale Dancing in the Dark, "Liza" last night. She doesnt bark, wag her tail and is calm. She and I have been outside in the rain twice today. She and Kes (cat) ignore each other. She has spent most of her life in a kennel, inside at night for few hours. When I have taken her outside she does well with my wheelchair but needs to play and do her business.

Liza doesn't bark which is just weird. She is afraid of cars which is better that chasing them. Not sure if it is because she is a female or what but she isn't an explorer the way Max was. She has attached herself to my wheelchair whenever we are outside and sits as close to the side or back as she can get.

Welcome to the family Liza. Can't wait to meet you.