This is dedicated to my friends, Melissa and James Burks. Hehehe!
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
A Funny Halloween Story
A funny joke from a friend's Facebook post today. Laugh much today?
A cabbie picks up a nun. She gets into the cab, and notices that the very handsome cab driver won't stop staring at her. She asks him why he is staring.
He replies, "I have a question to ask, but I don't want to offend you."
She answers, "My son, you cannot offend me. When you're as old as I am and have been a nun as long as I have, you get a chance to see and hear just about everything. I'm sure that there's nothing you could say or ask that I would find offensive."
"Well, I've always had a fantasy to have a nun kiss me."
She responds, "Well, let's see what we can do about that: #1, you have to be single, and #2, you must be Catholic."
The cab driver is very excited and says, "Yes, I'm single and I'm Catholic!"
"Okay," the nun says, "Pull into the next alley."
The nun fulfills his fantasy with a kiss that would make a hooker blush. But when they get back on the road, the cab driver starts crying.
"My dear child," says the nun, "Why are you crying?"
"Forgive me but I've sinned. I lied and I must confess. I'm married and I'm Jewish."
The nun says, "Oh, that's okay. My name is Fred and I'm going to a Halloween party."
Monday, September 28, 2009
Down
I heard a catchy song by Jay Sean on the radio the other day and it's tune has continued to stick in my head. I looked it up on Youtube and then found this girl's acoustic rendition of it. Her name is Tiffany Alvord and man, is she talented. Enjoy.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Engelbert Humperdinck
Okay, so his music is not really my style but does anybody remember this guy? Nice sideburns, dude.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Jack Webb Schools the President on Healthcare
I know. I know. It's been way too long since I have posted an entry. Really no excuses except I have been wasting my time on Facebook and Twitter. :-)
A friend sent this to me yesterday and it is really good! Enjoy.
A friend sent this to me yesterday and it is really good! Enjoy.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Cars I've Owned III
THE MARRIED WITH KIDS YEARS
My wife, Tammy and I have owned numerous autos in our 23+ years together. I will not attempt to show them all but instead will show you some of the ones which were memorable in some way to me.
(2) Eagle Premiers
I don't know why we had two of them at the same time but we did. Maybe it was because we liked them so much. These cars were loaded. One was red and one was gray. Our young son nicknamed them "good and evil." He called the red one evil due to it's color and because it broke down from time to time.
Chevy Astro Van
Hey, these are the Married With Children posts. Man, I forgot how ugly these vans were. Kinda looks like the precursor to Nissan's Cube, huh?
Yugo
Yes, I owned a Yugo! What was I thinking? My wife loved this car because she could hand a bottle to our kids in the back seat while driving. And she complains about me texting while driving.
Dodge Aires Station Wagon
We pulled our boat with this one. Again, I had kids and couldn't afford a truck. Interestingly enough, the transmission died. I think the boat was too heavy.
1970 Chevy Monte Carlo
This was my hobby car. I bought it while living in North Carolina and restored it over time. It had a 400 small block that I did minor modifications to. Nothing major but it was pretty fast. My wife and kids miss this beast. So do I.
1996 Mercury Grand Marque LS
I loved this car! I bought it from my dad and only got rid of it a couple of years ago. It died just 1,400 miles short of 200,000. The dual timing chain came lose and it was going to cost more to fix it than it was worth. It now sits at New Castle Auto Salvage. Did I tell you I loved this car?
My wife, Tammy and I have owned numerous autos in our 23+ years together. I will not attempt to show them all but instead will show you some of the ones which were memorable in some way to me.
(2) Eagle Premiers
I don't know why we had two of them at the same time but we did. Maybe it was because we liked them so much. These cars were loaded. One was red and one was gray. Our young son nicknamed them "good and evil." He called the red one evil due to it's color and because it broke down from time to time.
Chevy Astro Van
Hey, these are the Married With Children posts. Man, I forgot how ugly these vans were. Kinda looks like the precursor to Nissan's Cube, huh?
Yugo
Yes, I owned a Yugo! What was I thinking? My wife loved this car because she could hand a bottle to our kids in the back seat while driving. And she complains about me texting while driving.
Dodge Aires Station Wagon
We pulled our boat with this one. Again, I had kids and couldn't afford a truck. Interestingly enough, the transmission died. I think the boat was too heavy.
1970 Chevy Monte Carlo
This was my hobby car. I bought it while living in North Carolina and restored it over time. It had a 400 small block that I did minor modifications to. Nothing major but it was pretty fast. My wife and kids miss this beast. So do I.
1996 Mercury Grand Marque LS
I loved this car! I bought it from my dad and only got rid of it a couple of years ago. It died just 1,400 miles short of 200,000. The dual timing chain came lose and it was going to cost more to fix it than it was worth. It now sits at New Castle Auto Salvage. Did I tell you I loved this car?
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The Cars I've Owned II
THE MARRIED-BUT-NO-KIDS YEAR
1986 Chevy Monte Carlo
This was a sweet car! The manufacture color was deep metallic red but it was more like a very dark purple. I am not a fan of purple cars but this one was sharp! We bought it and the one below new in '86. It seemed like a good idea at the time. We were young, had great jobs, no kids...
Did you notice the title above? The Married-But-No-Kids years actually only lasted for one year. And as a result we added a healthy new baby, with all of his joys, to our two healthy new car payments. That wasn't smart...but the cars were nice.
1986 Pontiac Sunbird
This was my wife's car. We added 14 inch tires with Kelsey Hayes wheels. It was black with red pinstripes and red interior. It was sharp! I wish I had the actual picture because the picture below doesn't do it justice.
1973 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
This one was for fun. We bought it for $1,500, drove it for a year and a half and then sold it for $1,800. It would be worth much more than that now. This car was in great shape! No rust, no motor smoke, new top, and the heater worked! Every once in a while the battery would not turn the car over and we would have to push it to get it started. But I don't know anyone who has owned an older Bug that didn't need to push it to get it started from time to time.
1986 Chevy Monte Carlo
This was a sweet car! The manufacture color was deep metallic red but it was more like a very dark purple. I am not a fan of purple cars but this one was sharp! We bought it and the one below new in '86. It seemed like a good idea at the time. We were young, had great jobs, no kids...
Did you notice the title above? The Married-But-No-Kids years actually only lasted for one year. And as a result we added a healthy new baby, with all of his joys, to our two healthy new car payments. That wasn't smart...but the cars were nice.
1986 Pontiac Sunbird
This was my wife's car. We added 14 inch tires with Kelsey Hayes wheels. It was black with red pinstripes and red interior. It was sharp! I wish I had the actual picture because the picture below doesn't do it justice.
1973 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
This one was for fun. We bought it for $1,500, drove it for a year and a half and then sold it for $1,800. It would be worth much more than that now. This car was in great shape! No rust, no motor smoke, new top, and the heater worked! Every once in a while the battery would not turn the car over and we would have to push it to get it started. But I don't know anyone who has owned an older Bug that didn't need to push it to get it started from time to time.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
The Cars I've Owned
These are not the actual pictures of the cars that I owned but are very similar. I smile as I look at how the cars represent seasons in my life.
THE EARLY YEARS
1970 Camaro
350 small block with 375 horse heads, 12.5 to 1 compression pistons, over sized racing cam, Edelbrock high rise intake with Holley 850 double pumper carb, headers and dual exhaust, automatic turbo transmission, stock rear end. My son says, "This must have been the cool season of your life."
This car would scream! (read: It was scary fast and it's a wonder I'm still alive!)
1964 Volkswagen Beetle Bug
Why did I go from the hot rod above to this one? I swear my dad didn't tell me that I had to check the oil every time I put gas in the Camaro. And...I blew it up. When the mechanic checked it, he just had to tell my dad that it was bone dry on oil. My dad took the motor out, put a 6 cylinder in it (sniff) and then sold it. He then bought me this car. By the way, it wasn't all bad. This Bug had a 50 horsepower motor and I could squeal the tires when I popped the clutch. And I got a ticket once to prove it.
1980 Chevrolet Citation
Junk! The first car I purchased with my own money. I thought it was cool that it had a vertical cassette radio but other than that, not so much. This car finds itself on the list of the worst cars. It was an embarrassment to Chevrolet and to me.
1983 Pontiac Trans Am
Dignity restored. T-tops and fast. Two speeding tickets to prove it. I finally had to sell it when I got married. The sacrifices we make for the women we love.
THE EARLY YEARS
1970 Camaro
350 small block with 375 horse heads, 12.5 to 1 compression pistons, over sized racing cam, Edelbrock high rise intake with Holley 850 double pumper carb, headers and dual exhaust, automatic turbo transmission, stock rear end. My son says, "This must have been the cool season of your life."
This car would scream! (read: It was scary fast and it's a wonder I'm still alive!)
1964 Volkswagen Beetle Bug
Why did I go from the hot rod above to this one? I swear my dad didn't tell me that I had to check the oil every time I put gas in the Camaro. And...I blew it up. When the mechanic checked it, he just had to tell my dad that it was bone dry on oil. My dad took the motor out, put a 6 cylinder in it (sniff) and then sold it. He then bought me this car. By the way, it wasn't all bad. This Bug had a 50 horsepower motor and I could squeal the tires when I popped the clutch. And I got a ticket once to prove it.
1980 Chevrolet Citation
Junk! The first car I purchased with my own money. I thought it was cool that it had a vertical cassette radio but other than that, not so much. This car finds itself on the list of the worst cars. It was an embarrassment to Chevrolet and to me.
1983 Pontiac Trans Am
Dignity restored. T-tops and fast. Two speeding tickets to prove it. I finally had to sell it when I got married. The sacrifices we make for the women we love.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Specter in 2001
A friend sent this to me today. It just makes me shake my head.
After Senator Jeffords left the Republican Party in 2001, Senator Specter spoke in the Senate and proposed a rule change to prevent senators for switching parties.
After Senator Jeffords left the Republican Party in 2001, Senator Specter spoke in the Senate and proposed a rule change to prevent senators for switching parties.
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