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799 days ago
Many moons ago I had every intention of maintaining two blogs; this one and the other channel. I have always felt LiveSpaces had a lot going for it. Unfortunately, due to demands on my time (and my laziness) I was forced to choose one. MSN was just sooo dang slow that I went with Blogger. So, if you like bizarre rants and obscure references, feel free to check me out here. I may still come by here occasionally with a thought or two. Thanks for stopping by here and encouraging me during those early days. Bill
1014 days ago
I grew up in a typical midwestern city. The local radio station played two kinds of music....country and western. We had as many bars as we had churches. Some of the bars had hours 8:00 am - 8:00 pm...catering to the professional drinker. And the eating establishments were diners, local fast food, or pizza. The most international food on any menu was spaghetti. Because of this upbringing, my digestive system was tuned to fried chicken, hamburgers, swiss steak, and soup beans. Even in college, my exposure to any food outside my comfort zone (foreshadowing) was rare. Fast forward to my move to "the big city" (mid '80s) when I got a job. My introduction to food variety started with chinese. First, egg rolls....then Lo Mein...then sweet and sour pork. And this was good...except for my first experience with hot mustard. I found out it was a bit different from my old French's. Anyway, bottom line is my body adjusted well. An ocassional twinge...but nothing too ...1026 days ago
First off.... COLTS WIN!!!!! As I prepared for the big game today, I found out that a couple of the kids had asked buddies over to watch the game and partake in a table full of junk food. I had no problem with that. However, upon returning home from church this morning, I learned that we all needed to clean the house! I was thinking...pick up the toys, fold the clothes in the basket, vacuum a little. Nope. Mrs WHW meant we needed to give the cleaning a 100% effort. My reaction....HUH??? Why??? I needed time to dig out my Peyton Manning jersey....my Colts long sleeve t-shirt.....my Colts hat. I needed time to get myself "in the zone". I didn't have time to clean. Wrong answer. We spent from 11:00 - 4:15 cleaning. Dang. Afterwards, I tried to explain to Mrs. WHW that a super bowl party is NOT the same as a Longaberger basket party. A little clutter, a little mess, a little dust is OK. In fact, if the living room resembles a dorm ...
1040 days ago
Let's face it. I am so juiced about the Colts win, I likely won't sleep tonight. So, since I have some time and a lot of energy on my hands, I am posting in any and all of my blogs. Recently, son #1 had to sell magazine subscriptions for his class to raise funds. Usually, I buy a couple kids magazines for the younger ones when asked in this situation. However, this time I took a stand. I said, "I am buying something for me. No more Nickelodeon magazine!". So, I bought a ESPN, The Magazine subscription...and a subscription to a magazine I used to read long, long ago. I bought a subscription to Mother Earth News. I have always liked the idea of articles about how to raise tomatoes, how to build your own log cabin, and what the best garden tiller/cultivator is. So, when I saw "Mother" on the list, I had to pull the trigger. My first issue arrived Saturday. It was promptly stored where all my most prized reading material is placed...in ...
1043 days ago
Sometime this year, I will be joining forces with several of my buddies to post a coordinated discussion about comics....aka graphic novels. Leading up to that, is this odd set of sentences. Keep in mind, in the history of human communications, no discussion of comic book characters EVER assumes the tone that they are fictitious. EVER. Tonight, as I watched a couple of my kids play an XBox game, I started thinking....The Hulk was a really cool super hero. He has some great comics....had a great TV show, some pretty cool video games, and had a strange, but occasionally entertaining movie. And how about those huge foam Hulk hands that make noise when they are smashed together??!! The idea of a professor who is exposed to the blast of a gamma bomb...which unleashes his rage into a creature he transforms into is really cool. Add to that story line that, when he changes into the Hulk, everything about him (including skin color) changes drastically....except his waist ...
