When did we all get old.......

This morning while getting ready for work, I realized that Jay and I are getting old. Not really old..just regular old. Everything in our house is grey..including the dog. Jay is totally grey and Oscar's whole face and legs are grey. I cover mine with highlights or it would be grey.

Oscar (the weiner dog)and Jay(the hubby) move at the same rate early in the morning. They both stretch in the morning to get the old bones limber and both make a dash for the bathroom after a night of snoring. I poke Jay only to realized it is the dog I am hearing not Jay.

Oscar flaps his ears to let me know he needs to go out now...and Jay's has his morning bout of coughing to clear the lungs after more that 40 years of smoking......wonderful morning sounds..Oscar's ear's flapping and Jay hacking.

Jay has to eat breakfast at 6:30 am everyday...(he cooks eggs, toast, hashbrown and sausage) even on the mornings he golfs. Same if we are traveling but I can hold him off until about 8:00 then.
Oscar lets me know he is out of food as soon as he is through with his morning trip. They both eat and both make another pilgrimage to the bathroom. Guess there is something to be said about a routine.......

When did we become our pets and our pets become us????

Guess I have my morning quirks but can't think of any right now.

CITY TOURNAMENT

Bowled the City Tournament last weekend. It consist of Double, Singles and Team. Think I may get money back in the singles but the rest was bad.

This past weekend,I was helping with the tournament. If you are on the Board of Directors that is part of your responsibility.

Women can be really grouchy if things do not go thier way.



Some complained because there was a Birthday party at the other end of the bowling center and they were taking pictures.

"Go tell them to stop....:

"I am not telling these people they cannot take pictures of thier kids B-day party. It's not like were professional here"

"The flash bothers me...I can't concentrate. "

" Wait till they are done!!!!!"

Can we have a little whine here? Give me a break.

Then there are the ones that bowl bad so they complaint about the lane.....to much oil, not enough oil, approach is to slick (that may be true), bowler next to be is to slow..messes up my rythem.

It was pretty tiring and when I got home last night....I crashed. Drank 2 beers, ate me some wings, took a shower and I was out......

Start all over this weekend.....State Tournament in Birmingham...at least I don't have to work...I can just bowl and have the rest of the day off.

WHAT YOUR NAMES MEANS

What CAROLYN Means

You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily.
You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind.
A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable.

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic "Type A" personality.

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.
You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.
You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.

You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow.
You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily.
Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.

You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in.
You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising.
You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

To find out what your name means got What Does your name mean HERE

HAPPY VALENTINES

To Everyone in Blogger World..hope you have a Happy Valentine and get good chocolates and flower.

Mr Man got me Chocolate Covered Strawberries (like I need them--but YUM)candy, a single yellow rose (love yellow roses) and a new camera....YEAH!!!!!!!!!

My camera was stolen several years ago and bought a digital to replace it but just was not the same. Now I have a new Cannon Power Shot digital that is awesome ( as soon as I learn to use it). Did figure out how to turn it on.....


Is this awesome or what?????

Pirate Name

My Pirate name is Captain Mary Rackham....

Even though there's no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you're the one in charge. You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Arr!

This is to funny because I live on Pirates Lane, Spanish Fort

If I was a Pirate ...I would look like this.....maybe

To get your pirate name go HERE

Wearable Clothes

Let me preface this with I hate BRA's.......I hate wearing them, I hate buying them, I hate folding them and packing them...I hate BRA'S !!!!!

When I was young and thinnnnnner...I did not wear them half the time but as I got older and Beefier...they became a necessity...not attractive without one!!!

That being said...this weekend when I was bowling..the Bra came alive and decided it was hungry...so it proceeded to eat my boob.

The under wire (required to keep the girls in place while sliding down a lane) stuck into the side of my girl and buried itself in the flesh. Have you tried to bend a underwire back and keep people from seeing you with yur hand stuck up your shirt...not an easy task.

What is she playing with???? Why can guys play with the boys and nobody gives a second look????

Bent it up...then down..then back...then forward...no relief

I have on a BIG shirt..think they will see the girls are a little low---all right a lot low.

I suffered through the(2 hours) 6 games I needed to bowl..and when I got home it was on..or in the case of the bra ---off!!!!!

Red, ugly, streaky (?)mark on the side of one of my girls......your gone..I don't care how much you cost or how cute you are. You cannot do that to the girls with out repercusions.

It is against the law to "Burn your Bra".....never mind that was a different time....

Thanks to the Bowling God

For those of you who do not bowl, all bowlers( at one time or the other) prays to the bowling god for devine intervention. He prevents un-makeable splits or allows you to look really cool and pick them. He prevents you from missing single pins and grant you those glorious strike. Sometimes he will gives you more than one strike.

This past weekend he allowed me to bowl over average in singles which has put we in 2nd place right now. Then he humbled me in double just to keep me from getting to cocky.

He gives it to you and he can snatch it out of your grasp with a horrible split or missing a single 10 pin. For non bowlers, that the little pin that refuses to fall on the far right side.

I hate it...the 10 pin .....it taunts me......fair exchange

Anyway keep your fingers crossed...I need money for Nationals in Detriot

To Vote or not to Vote

Super Tuesday...went to vote(when my Dad was alive, he was addiment about voting). They wanted to know if I was a Democrat or Republican...is it bad that I don't know????? Have to ask Jay...for years I was indifferent( is the a party???)

I know where I stand..I know what I believe to be best for me and my family....maybe I could just make my own candidate...Clintcainbamaromney.


So many people..so many decisions.....thier all crooked as snakes...does it matter???

Liberal...conservative...think I am a CONSERVATIVE LIBERAL or a LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE!!!!!!

Obsolete Things

I never thought in my lifetime I would be involved in something that for the most part has or will become obsolete.

When you think of things that have become obsolete.....you think about things in the late 1800's or early 1900's.

Horse drawn buggies, saloons girls (guess we have the mens clubs still), true lumberjacks(done by machine now not men), button up shoes, Snake Oil men, door to door salesmen, typewriters. I am sure there are more...popcorn on top of the stove.

For 15 years, I repaired and assembled payphones. In its hey day,when the market was deregulated and they busted up all the bell companies, we manufuactured 10,000 payphones per month. Our factory employeed 500 people and some people had done it for 30+ years. Then cell phones hit the market and payphones for the most part have become obsolete.

They were everywhere...service stations had whole banks of them, malls had section dedicated to them, movie theater had them outside, found them on the street corners, grocery stores had them in the front of the store. They were on the side of the road for the bad guys to call and give you direction as to where to drop the money off.

Now you would be hard pressed to find one if you need one. Some in the airport for internet use, few in the mall for those people who cannot get a signal in the mall.....gone....

Another thing my great grand children will have no clue as to the use......I have one for my house that can be plugged into the wall and used like a regular phone...maybe I can use it for a retirement investment one day....