Thought for the day

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who as the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. [Theodore Roosevelt]

Monday, October 25, 2010

Life Is Tough, Tougher When You Are Stupid

Elephant Toss

Don't think I ever saw that phrase before.



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Tractor music

One old tractor, some musicians, and what could be better!

Pregnancy Class

The room was full of pregnant women with their partners. The class was in full swing. The instructor was teaching the women how to breathe properly and was telling the men how to give the necessary assurance to their partners at this stage of the pregnancy.

She said “Ladies, remember that exercise is good for you! Walking is especially beneficial. It strengthens the pelvic muscles and will make delivery that much easier. Just take several steps and stay on a soft surface like grass or a path.”

She looked at the men in the room, “and Gentlemen, remember — You’re in this together — It wouldn’t hurt you to go walking with her.

The room suddenly got very quiet as the men absorbed this information. Then a man at the back of the room slowly raised his hand.

Yes”, answered the Instructor.

I was just wondering if it would be all right if she carries a golf bag while we walk?”

And thats when the fight broke out.

Johnny Paycheck - Old Violin (Acoustic)

Your weekly dose of old country music.

I had no idea these were still around.

Truth be told, I wasn’t aware Sony was still producing cassette Walkmans. But the company today announced it will stop manufacturing and selling these devices in Japan – after 30 years. Sony says the final lot was shipped to retailers in April this year, and once the last units are sold, there will be no cassette Walkmans from big S anymore.



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Service

It’s confusing when the word ” Service” is used with these agencies:
  • Internal Revenue  ‘ Service ‘
  • U.S. Postal  ‘ Service ‘
  • Telephone ‘ Service ‘
  • Cable TV ‘ Service ‘
  • Civil  ‘ Service ‘
  • State, City, County & Public ‘ Service ‘
  • Customer ‘ Service ‘
This is not what I thought Service “meant”.

But today I overheard two farmers talking and one of them said he had hired a bull to “service” all his cows.
BAM!!!  It all came into focus.  Now I understand what “Service” means.

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Excellent Article By P.J. O'Rourke

Perhaps you’re having a tiny last minute qualm about voting Republican. Take heart. And take the House and the Senate. Yes, there are a few flakes of dander in the fair tresses of the GOP’s crowning glory—an isolated isolationist or two, a hint of gold buggery, and Christine O’Donnell announcing that she’s not a witch. (I ask you, has Hillary Clinton ever cleared this up?) Fret not over Republican peccadilloes such as the Tea Party finding the single, solitary person in Nevada who couldn’t poll ten to one against Harry Reid. Better to have a few cockeyed mutts running the dog pound than Michael Vick.  Continue to read here

Call Me Senator - From David Zucker

Sunday, October 24, 2010

This Weekend

No blogtime this weekend, too much to do. Started building a cattle chute with a head catch gate. Ground is so hard with the drought we are in that an auger would not do the job. I had to use the old fashioned post hole diggers. No problem falling asleep.