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01/08/10 03:32 AM

#2003

Bernd Joachim Tonat

Happy birthday Elvis!

Beau don't forget 4wheel drive and tires for snow and ice, more snow coming.

You (or I) do find German restaurants with Strudel and Eisbein and Sauerbraten and Kaiserschmarren but you do have to look to find'em. There are several good ones from the Blackforrest area (Schwaebisch and Badisch) where you get excellent food and you can meet the owner
or he might be in the kitchen sometimes even cooking. And no franchise in these places. Franchise is with Madonalts, Starve Bucks ore places like that and you find many of them. Last time I was in this mad place several years ago it lasted for days, because I couldn't get rid of these bricks in my stomac. But close to here there is a place where two former GIs are serving Hamburgers and other good stuff. They are somewhere from the eastcoast but their Hamburgers are almost Texan style. But it takes time because everything is fresh. You have to wait, many people ordering, but you can order by telephone and don't have to weight then. But your wait is getting up.

It's no problem to get any kind of asian food, very good quality sometimes and you don't feel feddup the next hours.

And you find medditerranian restaurants allova.

TV tonite is the Philharmonie with the Berliner Philharmoniker playing Liszt, Ravel and Rachmaninow (Symphony # 2 e-minor). We are taking the train, takes just 40 minutes, by car it mite be an hour.

A cold day starting and weighting for all the snow

01/08/10 07:53 AM

#2004

Beau Wann, Jr.

YES, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELVIS!!!

Thanks Bernd, for livining up the forum! It's great to hear what the other side of the whirld is doing! Tell us more!!! Youre making me homesick! Germany is where my Dads side of the family is from! Well, really transylvania! I think they lived next door to the Frahnkensteins! A liitle wierd methinks! But really we are from around there! Guess thats why I like sauerkraut and knockwurst and german potatoes and streudel and the like! Well, I'm hard pressed to turn down any food, except liver and haggis and snails!

Funny you should mention snow tires! Getting some now, and chains too! I think I will put vending machines on the bus so you, and our class mates wont starve if we get stuck in a furshlerginer snow drift! So bring lots of change!!!! If we get on the autobahn, do we have to do a hundred miles per hour? in our yellow bus???
could be a might tricky methinks!

Well gotta run, need to chip ice down at the crick to bring in some water! It is 25 gredees here this frosty morn! Hey wayne, make you homesick for minnetonka???
A warm cow fart would go pretty good on a morning like today!!! Just think about 10 million of em!!! Holy cow!!!
Now theres a thought I could do with out! My mind is a terrible think!!!!!
Attila the frozen

01/08/10 09:04 AM

#2005

Jimmie Lee Smith (Brawner)

15 degrees here @ 9am - report says it feels like 2 degrees. Not getting out to find out

01/08/10 09:45 AM

#2006

Lloyd Pond

Floor renovations are complete and hot water back on. Sad that the Longhorns are Rose Bowl runner ups. They had a great defense that did not give up.. made me proud. Listening to Beethoven Symphony #7, my favorite!!!

01/08/10 09:51 AM

#2007

Beau Wann, Jr.

15 in big D eh??? Well, it is a balmy 25 gredees here in big H! If hawaii wasnt so far away and completely surrounded by water, I'd move there! Lived there once, and it got down to 58 gredees at night one time!!!

San Diego gets down in the 40's at night, but not in the day time and we are on the same level as they are!It's always warm during the daylight hours there! Why???

Just came in off patrol with the great blondie hunting dog, Cooper! Didnt seem that cold to me, but then I have on my Bout du Nords, and my rabbit fur troopers hat, and 4 shirts and a thick leather jacket, and lined jeans and two pair of socks, and gloves!!! can hardly move!!!
I tell you what, that troopers hat will make you sweat!!! Whew, got really warm there!!!!

I think they still sell them at LL Bean, and maybe the Bout du Nords also! My dad and I both sent off to LL for the boots and hat! I think the boots cost 75 dollars back in the 70's and the rabbit fur troopers hat cost 30! Been a good investment methinks! Dont get to use them all that much, but glad to have them when I do!!!

I sure woulda liked to have visited Europe before WWI, before all the idjits started blowing it apart! woulda loved to peruse the "tobacconist" shops and book stores and the like! Kinda like "Little Shop Around the Corner"! I liked that movie, but hated it because Jimmy Stewart and whoever played the womans lead, always were bickering, and she hated him! Now who in their right mind would not like Jimmy Stewart????

Gonna sign off for awhile. Gonna go to Kevins office and help him move things out! Ooh my aching back!!!
He has a good friend that is a builder, HHN, and they have been friends for 20 years! Anyway Lee has a showroom and offices over on Westscott street at washington avenue! We set up his showroom with our products about 5 years ago! Anyway, they went from 150 employees down to 6, counting the owners!

Lee wants Kevin to move his showroom and office into his building! What good timing that is! Of course Kevin jumped at the chance! They will be helping each other out! Plus we already set up displays for HHN's showroom, so Kev doesnt need to bring much! Methinks a lot of small bidnesses are going to have to do that just to survive, help each other out!!! Now there's a concept!!!

Wonder what obanana and his gang of thugs in DC will do to discourage that sort of cooperation???

We will see what we will see, eh!!!
Happy frozen trails to you!!
Attila the frozen meanie

01/08/10 11:27 AM

#2008

Bernd Joachim Tonat

I love Ernst Lubitsch who directed the shop around the corner with
Margaret Sullavan and Jimmy Stew. Saw it last year somewhere openair, the moon shining above. The best German actors went to Hollywood, because they didn't like Hitler and his dog Blondie.

In Herrmannstadt the Capital of former German Transsylvania they elected a German-origin mayor in order to get things straight and He was able to change a lot in former communist Romania. Most Germans had lect the country in the last 25 years to Germany.

But a long time ago many had left to the States to make their fortune. Like my Grandmother from Galicia in 1910, but she came back to Germany because of my grandfather.

If there is no traffic and no snow on the Autobahn you can go 150 mph, but I have not yet seen a yellow bus going that fast, just yellow airplanes.

Driving very slow to my concert or better to the next train station to the Potsdamer Platz, the busiest place in Europe a hundret years ago with the first traffic light,

bjt

01/08/10 05:01 PM

#2009

Bernd Joachim Tonat

Midnite now - just very little snoe, more supposed to come.
Concert was great, especially the piano-concert by Ravel, but no Elvis hits.
Train takes just 22 minits.
29 years ago in about an hour my daughter Winni was born at home - one of the greatest moments in my life!

Bi, bjt

01/08/10 11:22 PM

#2010

Beau Wann, Jr.

Good Morrow Bernd,
So good to hear from you on the other side of the whirld! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR DAUGHTER!!!! AND MANY MANY MORE!!! Got any grandchildren yet??? Heck they can all ride the bus!!!

It is 27 gredees rat now! Weather extremes should just remain on jupiter, dontcha think!!!! Had the last of the new years blackeyed peas and ham tonight, and some cornbread and fresh mustard greens! Hmmm Hmmm Hmmmm! So good and good for me too!!!

Dw has already repaired to the bed chamber, along with 4 cats! Annie-bob is in the library with me. She is under a blanket in one of the chairs! Makes me sleepy just watching her sleep!!!

Went to Northwest Mall tonight after a funeral visitation! Not many stores in the mall! Penneys is gone, and Macy's did not reopen after Ike damaged it, and probably wont reopen ever! Palais Royal is now the mainest store there! Waldens Books is slated to close later this month! having a half to 70% off sale! Bought about a dozen books, and was only 50 dollars! Big books, with lots of pictures! Started reading several at the same time, and had Groundhog Day on the tube, minus the sound! Eyes are giving me fits! Double vision and blurry vision!!! Fixin to have to sign off the forum because of idjit eyes!!!

I would imagine by next year, Northwest Mall will be no more! Just like Northline! They tore it down, and made an outdoor type shopping area! Just like town and country! Did I mention that they shut down the Palais Royal on 43rd???? Been shopping there since it opened in the late 50's !

Kay mentioned shopping downtown in our hey day hey!!!
DW and I did that until Foleys changed hands to Macy's!
You could go christmas shopping at foleys downtown and not have to fight the mall crowds! Still had a lot of the old fixtures, and marble floors!

Now I have no place to shop! Oh, Houghtons Jewelry store on 34th at 290 is ok! It is small but they have some cool stuff, and at a nominal price! Took a couple of DW's watches to have batteries put in, and saw a beautiful turquoise necklace and matching earrings that I knew DW would like, so I got her a late christmas present! And sure nuf, she loved it!!! Looks good on her too! I love turquoise! Not enough to wear it, but I like looking at it!

Dang, it's now 26 degrees! Man, wish we could a kept that cloud cover! Dang global warming, might fall another 10 degrees!!! Guess motorcycle riding is out!
If it isnt, it should be!

Guess I'll sign off for now!
Warm evening to you!
me

01/09/10 07:23 AM

#2011

Linda Webster '65 (Jennings)

Beau-

It's 7:17 here in Lago Vista and it is a whopping 13 degrees, due to get up to 40 tdy and then back down to 18 degrees tonight. That's too cold in my book. I don't know if I can withstand this Global Warming.

Enjoy your Saturday and try to stay warm everyone.

01/09/10 08:07 AM

#2012

Beau Wann, Jr.

Linda, it is only a balmy 21 degrees here in Oak Frosty!
Coop and Jack and all 6 cats woke us up this morn about 5! Seems the cool weather has made them ravenous!
Now gotta go out on patrol with Cooper!

I was thinking about riding my motorcycle today, but after a few moments in which to reflect on what the wind chill would be at 21 degrees and 70 mph, I think not!!!

Although there is probably some debate about it, I like to think I am brave, not stupid!!!

Where is Lago Vista??? I know you said before, but you have to remember we have become very forgetful!!!

Hey Allan G. you coming to Fudds??? Soon as the weather becomes a bit more reasonable, we need to ride!!!

Bernd, it is 2 or 3 pm in your part of the whirld, did it warm up? Get more snow???

Cooper is standing staring at me, guess I better get a move on!
wishing everyone all the warmth you can stand, inside and out!
Nanook of Oak Frosty

01/09/10 10:44 AM

#2013

Jimmie Lee Smith (Brawner)

Good morning. It was 9 degrees when we got up this morning in McKinney and supposed to get to 25 today. Luckily no precip. Stay warm!

01/09/10 12:09 PM

#2014

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Good Saturday morning,

It is wonderfully cold, crisp, sunny and getting dryer. Took a walk around the pastures and woods, energizing, hope I can continue this until I am no more! Walk slower now, metabolism has naturally slowed down, even though I like to think I'm slowing down so my old dogs can keep up! We are all old out here and proud of it!

The pond is frozen on the top....not seen this before, hope the fish are surviving down below.

Hate to hear about NW Mall, I saw Northline go down as well. Guess you will have to shop farther north on 290?
Of course, it doesn't click old memories and the younger generaltion is claiming it. Oh well, same thing will happen to them. The turquoise sounds beautiful, it is a stone most favorable to us all, I would imagine. Diane, you have to wear it next Tuesday, if you all come.

Linda, you women are in C-o-l-d country...enjoy it! We may not see this again for awhile and it does kill the bugs out. Tony M., hope to see you on Tuesday as well.
and Leroy Gregg, coming down? Guess that's it!

01/09/10 12:14 PM

#2015

Linda Webster '65 (Jennings)

Beau

Lago Vista is about 20miles NW of Austin on the Northside of Lake Travis. Also abt 28 miles I guess east of Marble Falls. If you look from my side directly across the lake is Lakeway. Not great w/directions NSEW, better with landmarks.

01/09/10 09:05 PM

#2016

Lloyd Pond

Listening to a radio station playing Elvis songs. My older sister Margie had all of the Elvis 45s and she would play them nonstop. I guess the lyrics became ingrained, cause there are many of them that I can sing along with. The old phonograph could hold a stack of those 45s and just drop one when one had finished. We thought automation was great. Margie says she misses the sound of the mechanism working and record dropping and the scratch from the record as much as the music. She is a great sister and today is her birthday! Another older sister, Nancy was the classical and jazz influence. My grandmother, who lived with us taught to play piano and violin. Aren't I just the luckiest guy in the world?

01/09/10 09:58 PM

#2017

Beau Wann, Jr.

Lloyd,
yes you are very lucky! Happy birthday to your sister too!!! You want to hear the scratch of the needle on the 45's, come to my house and listen to my juke box! I'll bet I have most of Elvis 45s! And Ricky Nelson too!

Kay,
I saw your fish, they went south for the winter!
My friend Ken from San leon down around galveston, says when the water gets this cold, the fish float to the top and you just pick em up and throw em in the back of your pickup!!!! He wanted me to go "ice fishing" or "frozen fishing" with him, but I said I was too busy! Had to straighten out my sock drawer!!! I aint about to get out in no stinking frozen water in this cold! Be my luck, the boat would turn over, or something good like that would happen! Not on your life!

Took coop out on patrol this morn and this evening, and it was cold enough without being in no stinkin water!!!
If I want fish, which I dont, I'll open a can of tuna!!!

What square fish is it that they get fish sticks from???

This cold has really put a hurt on my lungs and just about every bone/joint in my strong young supple beautiful body!!! Been packed in hot rice bags...
whew, just remembered I left em on the couch, and the boys are now on the couch! Whew, I guess they didnt see them! Good!!!

Hey thanks linda for the geography lesson on the "new austin"!
Spent considerable time up there after my first marriage didnt take! Had a girlfriend that lived in austin and taught math at one of the highschools! WOW, she was something else! So Beautiful and brilliant! She was the kind of person it was a pleasure to be around! Always made you feel good about yourself! I Had an aunt like that also! You know the type, made you feel like you were the most important person on earth!!!!!

Melanie was my girlfriends name! We dated for 2 years, but she wouldnt marry me! My loss for sure!!! She became the principal of Alief Highschool back in the late 80's! We remained friends until she died of cancer in 1998!
Such a loss for this world! I sure have missed having her in this world! Dont worry though, she and Diane were good friends! Seems they had several things in common, they were both good teachers, and me! Melanie even came to our wedding, invited of course! I woulda been hard pressed to choose betweent the two if given that choice! I think I woulda had to start a two wife cult!!!

Sorry about that trip down memory lane, I was talking about early Austin! She lived down on South 1st st, and we could get from one side of Austin to the other in any direction in 15 minutes!!! Now it's like Houston, cant get anywhere at anytime!

We hung out at Hamilton pool when it was private property! And Krauses springs! And lake travis! spent sometime at Hippy hollow too! There is, or was a church at the southeast end of the lake, high up on a bluff that overlooked the lake! The side of the church that was towards the lake was all glass and at the pulpit end of the sanctuary! We even attended a few services there!
Beautiful scenery behind the preacher! Lots of sailboats etc...

Got to know all the good eateries, like Holiday House! Great hamburgers!!!! They also had a pet aligator in a moat!!! Also the Feed Lot, was at the top of ssome hill on some highway, and was absolutely the finest food in the land! Also Christies and Nighthawks! I might have those last two mixed up, it's been a while since I was there!

My mom and dad had some property west of Austin about 17 miles called Deercreek something or another! Melanie and her roommate went camping with me and my roommate in November of 74 or 75! I remember it was November, because all three of them had a birthday in November!
My roommate and her roommate later on got married to each other, and are still married!!!

But anyway, that night just happened to be one of the coldest nights ever in Austins recorded history! I think it got to 11 or 12! We stayed in tents, and when we woke up the next morn, there was an inch of ice on the "Navy issued watch cap" (100% wool cap) I was wearing! Good thing I had it on, my pea brain woulda been "birdseye pea brain"!!!!

When we got back to her place, we thawed out in the tub full of hot water the rest of the weekend! Too personal???? I dont mean it to be, it was just a most important time in my life! I really grew up those two years! Finally learned how to treat a woman! Guys are so stupid sometimes! There should be a class in how we are supposed to treat one and other! Some folks dont seem to get that at home, or at least you dont get how to treat others outside the family!!!

Melanie also loved my sons too! And that was the most important thing to me!!! Being a great teacher, she knew how to get the best out of her students, and anyone she met and interacted with.

Is sheplers still at 290 and 35??? I loved that place! We use to have a sheplers or two here at one time! Use to get their catalog!!!

We havent been to Austin since before 1991!

I liked New Braunfels! Has it changed much! I remember coming home on leave in winter of 67! visited San Antonio and New Braunfels then, and It was so cold and icey!!! How about Wimberly? Anyone been there in a while?
I think it became mostly a retirement community!

Fredricksburg was a cool place to visit! No night life there Back in late 80's early 90's! Rolled up the sidewalks at dark! Visited the Nimitz museum back then, and it was free, and hardly any visitors!
I hear now Fredricksburg is booming and busy! I guess thats good!

Well, I'm just ramblin like a lunatic! Eyes hurtin and body is hurtin, so gonna go lay on some hot rice bags!

Oh, just a silly observance, but I noticed that no matter how cold it gets, "us southerners", have got to have our ice tea! 21 degrees, and I'm shivering and drinking ice tea, and going, "Hmmm Hmmm good"!!!

May the warmth of heaven heat your home!!!
Nanook of oak frosty

01/10/10 10:28 AM

#2018

Lloyd Pond

Austin has changed a lot. Night Hawk - gone. One cafe the Frisco House still carries the Logo but has new owners. It is right around the corner from me and lots of the employees have their 30 year pins. Christies - gone. Holiday House - gone. The Lake Travis road from Hwy 71 to Hwy 183 is jammed packed now with all sorts of expensive developments. Shepler's is still shelpping at 290- and I35. Ferrell bought me a "cowboy" shirt there last year. She is so good to me always making sure I have nice things to wear.
Long time department store Scarborough's closed their last store in December. Used to be a rule that buildings could not be higher than the Capitol or UT Tower. Now there are 40 story condos springing up along Town Lake. Back in the fall of 1964, the Waltrip speech drama team was in Austin and I went out to visit with them on Riverside Drive south of Town Lake. (Robin? Sweetie? Gary?) Got a ride out there somehow. When it came time to go home I walked the few miles back to my dorm. It was a cold night and I walked down the deserted Sixth Street. Although now that is the "happening" area, in those days it was deserted shuttered store fronts. Alki's slept in the doorways and, all in all, a pretty rank ratty place. Then down Congress and across the Capitol lawn, one of the nicest areas in Austin I think. All three downtown movies that I passed are now closed. One still has road shows performances. J Reeds guitar store is now gone. It was a nice adventure. Although I had been very home sick and wanted to make some contact with the friends from WHS, I realized that, I had started another road, and like the walk to the dorm, it was one that I would have to take in a direction to the new and away from the old by myself and the new friends I was making.
If only I had had a girl friend and a hot tub to warm up in!

01/10/10 10:32 AM

#2019

Beau Wann, Jr.

Good Frosty moanin to youall from downtown Oak Frosty!
Ok, enough already withthe cold weather! Playing hooky from church this moanin! Diane and I dont sit together anyway! She's in the quaire, (san leon for choir) and I dont want to be in the choir! Sang in it for years, and at times we could fill both sides of the choir lofts, about 2 dozen men and women! Now it's just four of the regular ladies!

So, I am home getting ready to take the boys on patrol, soons it gets above freezing! Weather Channel says it is 33 gredees here! Well, guess it's time! I'd really rather goback to bed, but cant get in cause of the cats all over it!

Fixed a great breakfast! Bacon, eggs, taters, grits, gravy, biscuits, honey, blackberry preserves, orange juice, cran/grape/apple juice and coffee!!! Man, makes such a fine homey smell! I probably only fix that breakfast once a month! It is well worth the weight!

There's a cat show down at the George R brown convention center downtown! Diane and I use to go every year, but they got smaller and smaller, plus they hardly advertise it! But what the heck, we have our own cat show here!
Did like getting the free cat food samples! Cats would eat the samples like they were the best thing in the whirld, so we would buy a big bag, and they wouldnt touch it! Dats Kats!!!!! Finicky Freaky Felines!!!

Man, that sun sure looks good out there! Almost looks warm!
Think I will lay down for a few minutes! The boys are asleep as well as all the cats, so why not me!!!!!
Oak Frosty the snow, man

01/10/10 10:46 AM

#2020

Beau Wann, Jr.

Lloyd,
s Seems like we get on the forum at the same time!
So good to read others response than my own!
Too bad about all the good places to eat that are gone now! I had forgotten about Scarboroughs dept store! Man, sorry to hear they are gone!!!

I remember a bumper sticker a lot of cars had on them, "pray for me, I drive 183"! That seemed to be deaths highway back then! Probably doesnt go fast enough now to hurt or kill anyone anymore! Well, that is a good thing! get home slower, but at least you get home!!!

Been to the boat drags on townlake a few times! They stopped that activity when they learned that the noise and vibration from the "blown fuel injected 8000 horsepower" engines were cracking the bridges!
Standing on the banks when one or two of those came by, would hurt your chest with the pressure from the noise and vibration!

Tommy Warren use to race those boats! He had what they call a "pickle fork" hull with a huge motor in the back!
I think he held the speed record for a jet boat!
He even had a boat store on the southwest freeway at Hillcroft called California Boats! Lost track of him after my divorce to Dolly! He and his first wife, rose, I think it was his first, and my wife Dollyand I and Johnny and his wife tuffy use to hang around together for a year or so!

Sounded like three strippers, Dolly, Tuffy and Rose!!!!

Such a long long time ago!
keep the sun at your back and front and side, and be cool and stay warm!
Ogre of oak frosty

01/10/10 03:08 PM

#2021

John Burgess Webb

well,it finnaly warmed up into the thirties today.beautiful day today.i went for a little joy ride and saw a boss 429 mustang out on a sunday drive.my little car dosnt seem to like cold weather;i dont know how they are in bavaria but it loves shell gas and tepid air.a car is like a woman,a fine one will tell you exactly what the like,otherwise they become cantancarous.sorry ladies but thats what an observer and an adviser does("just the facts maam').since the surgery ive had some rough days but i am feeling stronger and better,i think sleep did more good than any medicine.mother nature has captured me completely,she has put the chaines of 80 milligrams of lasix and another long acting diuretic on my activities;so i have to plan where i go and make sure there is a restroom near by.sorry state of affairs but i cant let fluid buile up again or ill be back in the hospital.i know that i dont let much anymore;caused me to have a damn heart attack,not worth it.so this boy already gave it all to the lord;im gonna try to have a little fun for a change.
burge

01/10/10 04:00 PM

#2022

Beau Wann, Jr.

Hey burge, my softail only likes shell super unleaded, and hates the cold! coughs and spits like crazy when it dips below 60! I guess, being last of the Harleys with a carburetor it's just one of those things! I need to take er in and get er tuned up! it's due for the 15 k check up anyhoo!

All of us out here in Oak frosty land hope you get stronger and healthier everyday!! Goes for any and all!

Told my beloved I would really like to buy a yellow school bus! Sometimes she doesnt know when I'm kidding or for serious! I am serious about that bus! She really gave me that raised eyebrow teacher look! I think it would be really cool! I could just drive around town and pick up folks, and charge em to ride too! I'll have to work out a transfer system!!! I always wanted one of those manual change makers that they had hanging on the thing where you put your fare! Saw one at an antique shop some years back, and the wanted 95 dollars for it!
Too much for it!

Coop and Jack are out laying in the sun! I was with em for a while! Sure felt good!!! How do those folks up noth do it??? Thought at one time I woulda liked to have been a "mountain man"! I was wrong!!!! Couldnt take the cold and snow! Where do turtles go when it is winter?
They cant stay under water for 6 months!

Got to go finish making my Ice Tea!!!
Mr Oak Frosty

01/11/10 05:31 PM

#2023

Bernd Joachim Tonat

no nuse today?

01/11/10 09:48 PM

#2024

Beau Wann, Jr.

Bernd,
Been trying to get in all day, and furshlerginer computer would not let me in! Guess it's frozen!
Big nuse of today is it aint freezink! Rather a pleasant day with the sun shinning and all!

Took the little woman executives car in for an oil change! seems the light kept coming on that said "due for and oil change"! These new smartaleck systems really perturb mine karma! The light came on for about a few days, and then yesterday, it said "Change oil now"!!!!!!

What the hell??? I take a dim view of a machine telling me what to do!!!! The oil had already been changed less than a thousand miles ago!!! I wonder what the message was going to be next, "you better change oil now, or I'm telling"!!!!! "Ok, last warning"! "Ok, I'm going to count to 10! One, two..." "ok mister, you just wait till your father gets home"; "Dave...it's time to change the oil, Dave" " ok Dave, if you dont turn into a ford dealership, I'm going to put you into a nasty spin, Dave..." "No dave, you dont have to drive through that puddle" "Really dave, I'm ok now...grugle..."

Nothing much else is going on here! I dont watch the news, local or otherwise! I reckon when the revolution starts, someone will let me know!!!

Did go to Krogers and buy some more BEEF Neck bones for soup for the dawgs! They were 2 dollars a pack! Boiled the heck out of em, and added potatos and green beans and carrots! All good things for dogs and people too!
There is almost no fat on these bones, but a lot of meat! I think it is healthier that canned dog food! I just add a laddle full to their dry food, and they love it!!!

Also got some chicken thighs for .87 cents apound! Boiled 4 of em up and made soup for us! There were 12 in a pack for 4 dollars! Cooked 4 and froze 8! Not bad for an old codger eh!!!! Tried to have dinner ready for the little executive woman, but failed at that! I kept adding this and that to the soup, and then made some alfredo sauce, or attempted! All in all, everything turned out pretty good!

Found some great wine, St Genivive Sweet Red! It is most excellent! Nice and sweet and robust! Dont like a dry bitter wine! Guess you might say I'm not a wine connosieur! I just know what I like!

Found some old chianti in the back of the fridge! You know the bottle, with the wicker or basket stuff around it! There was only a small amount in it, so I poured it out! Stuck a candle in it, and we had us a candle light dinner! Ha, !!! Very intimate dinner! Had three cats in the window next to the table, just itching to get on the table, two dogs staring at us, and two more cats on the bar stools drooling! Yes sir, very intimate dinner!!!

I dont think we have ever eaten here where there isnt at least 9 of us lurking about!

Critters are a lot of trouble for sure! But we're all they have to rely on! I try not to disappoint them!!!

Glad it isnt going to go below freezing tonight!

Dont have my yellow bus, so I cant pick anyone up yet!
I was trying to find a route to Germany to pick Bernd up, but so far, no luck!

Hey Tony!!! Come to Fudds!!! I know, you prolly hate coming into the big city, I would ifin i lived out of it!!! In fact if we ever move out, I will only come in for Fudds! Or for bags of money, or boxes of money!

Eyes have closed out of aggitation, and sleep! So I think I sign off for now!
Stay warm and on the farm!
Your real and true friend
Beauzeau of Oak Frosty

01/12/10 09:12 AM

#2025

Paige Talley (Meek)

See ya'll tonight... it IS tonight, Fudd's right ???
Paige

01/12/10 01:29 PM

#2026

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Beau, thank goodness there are a fair amount of animal lovers that do take care of them as our animals spend their whole lives giving us protection, or amusement, warmth, love and support, etc. Like new-born babies they totally rely on us for their well-being! It does put confines on us, found that out when I got my sheltie collie dog 16 yrs. ago, had to always go home to let her out and feed her. My single female friends weren't happy when I just couldn't pick up and go with them. Had to choose between them and Niki, and had the best 15 yrs. with her.

Will admit to the fact it is a drive to go into Houston especially not having to deal daily with traffic out here in the country. But well worth the occasional effort. It does set up visions of our students in their current lifestyles, still being able to daily travel our old stomping grounds, sometimes I envy you all. But the thought of crime, traffic, and exploding businesss & growth creating an ever changing kalideoscope, deters one from moving back in. We get spoiled out here. Be there tonight, AFTER I go home and feed the animals!

01/12/10 07:47 PM

#2027

John Burgess Webb

animals fulfill so many of our needs;i pitty the society that hates dogs,there are some in the middle east that consider dogs to be 'unclean'.well thats not enough for me.i love my dogs and im glad to have them around.they seem to know that ive been sick and are really special right now.they give me support tat i could hardly expect.heres to gods little creatures.
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