Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Humor - DEEP OBSERVATIONS ON LIFE


DEEP OBSERVATIONS ON LIFE



1) When I die, I want to die like my grandfather--who died
peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the
passengers in his car."
--Author Unknown

2) Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you
get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle:
"Take two aspirin" and "Keep away from children."
--Author Unknown

3) "Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a
support group for that! It's called EVERYBODY, and they
meet at the bar."
--Drew Carey

4) "The problem with the designated driver program, it's
not a desirable job, but if you ever get sucked into
doing it, have fun with it. At the end of the night,
drop them off at the wrong house."
--Jeff Foxworthy

5) "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball
and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the
infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base."
--Dave Barry

6) "Relationships are hard. It's like a full time job, and
we should treat it like one. If your boyfriend or girlfriend
wants to leave you, they should give you two weeks' notice.
There should be severance pay, the day before they leave
you, they should have to find you a temp."
--Bob Ettinger

7) "My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took
her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. I said, 'Mom,
they weren't trying to teach you how to swim.'"
--Paula Poundstone

8) "A study in the Washington Post says that women have
better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the
authors of that study: "Duh."
--Conan O'Brien

9) "Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?? I'm
halfway through my fish burger and I realize, Oh my God....
I could be eating a slow learner."
--Lynda Montgomery

10) "I think that's how Chicago got started. Bunch of
people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime
and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's
go west.'"
--Richard Jeni

11) "If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all the
impersonators would be dead."
--Johnny Carson

12) "Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us
geography."
--Paul Rodriguez

13) "My parents didn'! t want to move to Florida, but they
turned sixty and that's the law."
--Jerry Seinfeld

14) "Remember in elementary school, you were told that in
case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file line
from smallest to tallest. What is the logic in that? What,
do tall people burn slower?"
--Warren Hutcherson

15) "Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is
the same."
--Oscar Wilde

16) "Supppose you were an idiot ... And suppose you were a
member of Congress... But I repeat myself."
--Mark Twain

17) "Our bombs are smarter than the average high school
student. At least they can find Afghanistan."
--A. Whitney Brown

18) "You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog
will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right!
I never would've thought of that!'"
--Dave Barry

19) Do you know why they call it "PMS"? Because "Mad Cow
Disease" was taken.
--Unknown, presumed deceased

Sunday, July 24, 2005

I'm Back In The Saddle Again!

I'm back from my business trip in Olathe, KS. I flew back in Friday night into O'Hare airport on an extremely bumpy flight. Saturday was a wild day! I had to install 4 Stained Glass Overlay windows into a customers house at 10:00 am. I took a wrong turn and got to the customer's house 15 minutes late, so the day started out a little bad. The install took a little longer than expected, so I had to rush and pick up our lunch at Burger King (they have a great hot shrimp salad). Brought it back to our store and eat quickly. I had another appointment to go to, so I just made it there.

After work, we were invited to a friend's house - John and Melissa Sirridge for a smoked meat smorgasbord. John smoked a turkey breast, pork and salmon. Wow were they delicious! The turkey was as moist and flavorful as can be. We then proceeded to drink Grappa, which is a drink made from wine. This stuff goes down smooth as silk with an afterburn that will wake you up!

We followed up the Grappa with delicious peanut clusters made by Pam Winters. Now these were no ordinary peanut clusters. Pam added some butterscotch chips and a secret ingredient to make them dee-lect-able!

Sunday we are making the trip down to the Merchandise Mart in Chicago for the July gift show. We need to look for holiday gifts to sell at our store - Uncle Fat's Attic.

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Things You Never Knew Existed : Finger Nose Trimmer (#80337)

Things You Never Knew Existed : Finger Nose Trimmer (#80337)

Sunday... A Little Late

Well, the weekend was good! Sidewalk Sales in Historic Downtown Crystal Lake went well despite the attempts of Mother Nature to squash it with extreme heat.

Sunday, the wife and I went out and played golf at Pine Tree National. If you are in the Harvard, IL area check this golf course out. It is the hidden gem of Northern Illinois. After golfing we decided to go out to dinner with a couple of friends at Deeter's German restaurant in Woodstock, IL. They have an all you can eat Weinershnitzel dinner on Sunday's. Delicious meal! I highly recommend it.

I'm out of town right now in Olathe, KS. Blogging will be light this week. My DJ replacement this week at Crystal Lake Classic Car night will be none other Than Joe Bellavia! Joe has been called out of retirement once more to show off his vocal talents. Visit Joe Thursday, July 21st from 6:00 pm to 8:30 at Classic Car Night!

I will return as DJ on July 28th, just in time for the Clydesdale Horses to arrive. See ya then!

Tattooed Fruit Is on Way - New York Times

Tattooed Fruit Is on Way - New York Times

Thursday, July 14, 2005

I Believe...

I believe- that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I believe- that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I believe- that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I believe- that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I believe- that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I believe- that you can keep going long after you can't.
I believe- that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I believe- that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I believe- that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I believe- that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I believe- that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.
I believe- that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I believe- that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I believe- that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others, sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I believe- that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I believe- that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I believe- that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I believe- that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
I believe- that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out, you will find the strength to help.
I believe- that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.