Yeah, I know, here I go picking on the Weather again….. If it would just stop picking on me, I’d leave it alone and go on to more important things, but, when you’re subjected to 3 hours of sheer terror caused by constant Tornado Sirens and the Weather Forecasters (I use the term Too-Loosely) drawing a straight line directly to where you live, you get a bit shaken and peeved off at the Weather….. All-in-all, I guess I can’t complain – I’m still here along with all I own as the Tornadoes decided to travel North and South of my location, although, it was never clear during the entire time where or when a Tornado would spin out of clouds……

The Northwest of OKC Tornado tracked 75 miles on the ground, was up to a mile wide at times, and destroyed any and everything in it’s path….. We are just lucky that it didn’t turn a few degrees to the East from it’s starting point as it would have taken out a large part of the OKC Metro area, including ME!.… Still, it along with the other Tornadoes on the South Side of OKC managed to destroy hundreds of homes, kill 10 people, and injured over a hundred…..

We have already had more Tornadoes than we usually have in a whole year, and, it’s just May….. Along with the Ice Storms, Blizzards, and Floods we’ve had, I’m more than ready to move anywhere (almost) than here….. A nice warm cave in Alaska would be just fine right now…… “North to Alaska” with maybe a stop in Seattle might be the ticket, but, I’ll probably just end up staying here, UNLESS, I win the Lottery, but, you have to buy a ticket to win…. Bummer….

Yep, it’s here, TODAY, and I’m not talking Terminator II…… According to what I heard on the news, this, should I say, Whack-o group has predicted it’s all over today – THE SKY IS FALLING! (Oh, that’s from something else)…… It’s supposed to start around 6:00 pm….. I don’t know if that’s EDT, CDT, MDT, PDT, or Hong Kong time…..

Just in case they’re right, I wanted to make one last Post saying it’s been fun and as Jimi said, “I’ll see you on the Other Side”….. If they’re wrong, and the World hasn’t started falling in upon itself, I’ll make a comment after 6:00 pm…… Until then, I think I’ll pull out the guitar and harp and go out playin’ some Blues….. Can’t think of a better way to go…… I know the World’s in sad shape right now, but, I don’t think I’m quite ready for “The End” of it just yet…… Remember the answer is 42……

More at 6:00 pm……. Maybe?……..

I am soliciting advice from friends and family on something.
I have been working for the same company for over 2 years now, Every time that I want some time off I am given grief and they act like I am stealing from them. I am in a industry that takes me away from my home for weeks at a time, and this company does not usually have loads that take me to parts of the country where my family and friends live. And when I can manage to get to parts of the country where people are that I wish to visit with, they don’t want me to take any time off to see anyone. All they want is Keep Moving, Gotta Go, No time to stop. Etc.
Also the health Insurance that we have through them Is causing me to have to file Bankruptcy.
But the dilemma is that 1st It is getting increasingly harder to find jobs in the trucking industry, Companies won’t hire drivers who Do not stay somewhere for long periods of time. I have a history since 2002 of changing companies when it gets unbearable or when the lies take over the operation of the company. 2nd I am comfortable with this company, I know their ways, customers, Dispatchers, Etc. And I am making good money Here.
So what I am asking, Should I Find somewhere that has better Benefits, and home time and make less, Make another change that would make me even more unemployable, or Should I stay with the status quo.?

Someone in the MR Community is having a Landmark Birthday tomorrow…… I’m not giving it away, but, the person is responsible for this Blog being up and running (That’s a good thing?...Ha!)……

Anyone who guesses who it is earns the right to harass the person for “being over the hill”…… I kind’a feel sorry……. FOR ME!….. Do you realize how old that make’s me?…… I don’t even want to think about it……. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ________……and many more!…….

It’s FRIDAY THE 13th!!!!!! I’ve been so busy today and accomplished so much more than normal I almost forgot to Post that It’s FRIDAY THE 13th…… It seems that it’s one of my luckier days – Most seem to follow the old Blues saying, “If it wasn’t for Bad Luck, I’d have no Luck at all”…….

I had a decent F-13 day – Hope you did…….

That’s a line from “Cold Turkey” by John Lennon…… Right now it fits Oklahoma – We keep jumping from Spring to Summer to Winter – back to Summer, etc……

I’ll make this short and not-so-sweet – “The Climate it’s a ‘Changin’ “ It was 94 degrees in OKC yesterday, this broke the existing high record set in 1895 – Yes, that’s 116 years!….. In the next day or so – It’s back to the ’70’s for highs….. “This Weather – Has Got Me – On The Run, ah-h-h-h, ah-h-h… (sung to the tune of “Cold Turkey”)

Well, it’s My Mother’s Day, too, yeah!……

So-o-o-o, do something Extra Nice for her today, or, at least be civil if you can….. It depends on your age as to your understanding of all the things your Mother has done and sacrificed for you……

Today’s the day to payback just a small fraction of all those kind acts you’ve received from your Mom….

Even those of you that “Only a Mother could Love”, and I know a few (Ha!)….. Today’s your chance to keep that one love in your life….. The rest of us will give back as much as we can on a debt (a Mother’s Love) that we can never possibly repay……

This is a complicated “Muscle Car” term because the definition of it depends on whether you’re a F.O.R.D. (Fix Or Repair Daily) Nut, a G.M. (General Mistake) Bozo, or a MoPar (Chrysler Corp.) Fan (No prejudice here…eh?)…..

Ford and GM owners consistently Demean the Dodge Challenger by calling it a ‘Cuda – therefore, they call all ‘Cudas and Challengers – Cudas, Therefore, they are “CUDAHEADS” for not knowing the difference… The Challenger is a much better design (No prejudice, again…eh?…), and is easily distinguished from a ‘Cuda….. It would be like a MoPar nut calling a Camero a Trans Am…..

Now, on the other hand, if you’re a MoPar Nut, and you like the design of the ‘Cuda over the Challenger – Your Brain’s warped….. The design is the basic difference between the ‘Cuda and the Challenger – all the running gear and accessories are almost Identical……. Here is a hardcore MoPar “CudaHead”……

This was sent to me from a friend who received it from a friend in England…….

The government today, announced that it’s changing its emblem from a Union jack to a CONDOM, because it more accurately reflects the government’s political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of dicks, and gives you a sense of security while you’re …actually being screwed. It just doesn’t get more accurate than that! ..

Since we were originally Colonies of the British Empire, I think we should follow suit, and, besides our current government fits the description to a T!…….

NBC News is just Breaking at 2200pm cdtThat Osama Bin Laden has been Killed .

You know when the Digital TV change happened I like many others fought it as long as I could. Even after visiting with my Bro In Law whom is a Broadcast Engineer(Radio & TV) I still did not see the need to change what was working.
Move forward to 2011
I just rescanned my channels on my new Digital TV as I do each Month, We have added some new channels in the OKC area. We now have a classic TV Channel (Who needs Nick at Nite) We have 24/7 Weather (Who needs TWC) 24/7 news (Who needs CNN) 2 PBS channels (Who needs A&E, Disc, Etc)
I must say that this is one technological change that I was wrong about.
Guess you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Back in the early ’70’s, we had a K-Mart located on Lincoln Blvd. just North of the State Capitol…..  In the music section, in what we called at the time, “The Cut-Out Bin”, I found three (3) Jimi Hendrix “bootleg” albums.….  They all had the same cover – the body of a White Stratocaster and the simple labeling of Volume 1, 2, and 3….  It turned out that they were jams Jimi did in a hotel room in New York on a reel-to-reel by himself and with friends……  I paid the outrageous price of a buck each for the albums…..  I have never seen any copies of them since……  I have just started going through all my stored junk and ran across them…..  As I have everything that I know of that has been commercially released by Jimi, NONE of these tracks appear on them…..  Here’s a sample…..  I think he was experimenting and/or slightly “High” (Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll)……       Jam 713

April 26, 1991:
1991 – APR – 26 Weather Event
This won’t ring a bell for you Seattle-ites, but at least Jek will know what I’m talking about.

Just what does an E-Bunny and an E-Egg have to do with the serious Biblical event we are supposed to be celebrating?…… Besides that, which came first – the E-Bunny or the E-Egg??….. ….And, where was the E-Chicken when all this was going on?…… I bet she was mad when she checked her nest…..

I’m sure I could “Search” for all of this, but, being lazy, I thought I would throw it out for discussion and sucker the MR Community into doing my work….. Ha!….. BTW, PD Bob left at daylight to go Rabbit Hunting, even though it is “Duck Season” – “Rabbit Season” – “Duck Season” (Bugs/Daffy)……

Anyway, have a serious day, or a “Looney Tunes” day – Your Choice…… (I’m looking in my “Acme” catalog right now – They have instant delivery, you know)…… Remember, watch out for 500 lb. anvils…. They’re in the air everywhere…….

A local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around they offered a standing $1000 bet: The bartender would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass and hand the lemon to a patron. Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of juice out would win the money.

Many people had tried over time (professional wrestlers, longshoremen, etc.), but nobody could do it.

One day this scrawny little man came in, wearing thick glasses and a polyester suit, and said in a tiny, squeaky voice, “I’d like to try the bet.”

After the laughter had died down, the bartender agreed, grabbed a lemon, and squeezed away. He handed the dried, wrinkled remains of the rind to the little man.

The crowd’s laughter turned to total silence as the man clenched his fist around the lemon and SIX drops fell into the glass.

The crowd cheered, the bartender paid the $1000, and he asked the little man, “What do you do for a living? Are you a lumberjack, a weight lifter, or what?”

The man replied, “I work for the IRS.” (Remember, your taxes are due today!)