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I'm a poet, but I don't know it.I'm probably not remembering it all or correctly, but its the essence of a little ditty that my dad coined when he was young.
Its my feet you see, they're Longfellow's.
Awaiting a projected thunderstorm to hit the northern valley. Had lightning and little rain Thurs and our drive back from the VA center in Palo Alto. What a humbling experience to be surrounded by so many fellow vets. Mrsdd said told me we didn't have enough time for me to go around shaking hands with all my comrades, but the will and desire were there.
Thought I'd share a couple more photos from our recent trip north. Here's one taken at Riverfront Park in Spokane, site of the '74 World's Fair...
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This next one is an interesting view of Mt. Shasta in NoCalif (elev. 14,162 ft), a "halo" on the peak formed by a cloud. This shot is a western exposure looking east. I took pix from the south, west and north of the mountain. It was interesting to see the way the cloud and prevailing winds effected the peak of Shasta...
How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
1 to change the light bulb.
1 to post that the light bulb has been changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the
light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
bulbs
..
53 to flame the spell checkers.
6 to argue over whether it’s “lightbulb” or “light bulb” ... another
6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive.
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term
is “lamp”
..
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that “light
bulb” is perfectly correct.
156 to email the participant’s ISPs complaining that they are in
violation of their “acceptable use policy”.
109 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please
take this discussion to a lightbulb forum.
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum,
and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped.
111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light
bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum.
306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where
to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for
this technique and what brands are faulty.
27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the
corrected URLs.
27 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to
this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including
all headers and signatures, and add “Me too”.
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they
cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
19 to quote the “Me too’s” to say “Me three”.
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
44 to ask what is a “FAQ”?
4 to say “didn’t we go through this already a short time ago?”
143 to say “do a search on ‘light bulbs’ before posting questions
about light bulbs”.
1 new forum member to respond to the original post 6 months from now
and to start it all over again.
Upside Down Cranberry Cake
Mix together and put into greased, deep, 9” pie plate:
2 cups cranberries
1/2 c chopped nuts
1/2 c sugar
Beat together:
3/4 c melted butter
1 cup flour
2 eggs
2 tsp Almond extract
Pour mixture in pieplate.
Bake 45 min @ 350*F.
When done, loosen around edge with knife.
Invert in plate.
Cool.
Many of us will celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family this year. After the table is cleared, we'll start planning for a December full of holiday celebration. While we take time away from work and gather for holiday parties, it is my hope that each of us takes a moment to reflect and to really appreciate all the good things we have in our lives to be thankful for.
And, please remember to think about our service men and women who will not be able to spend the holidays with their friends and family because they are protecting our freedoms around the world. We all look forward to the day when every American can enjoy the holidays with friends and family, and in the meantime, we raise a glass to their service! Hooah!! May you have many blessings this Thanksgiving Holiday!
Sharing my Turkey Pot Pie Recipe:
Country Chicken & Biscuits
2 1/2 C diced chicken (or turkey)
1 1/2 C cheese
1-2 cans cream of chicken soup
10 oz frozen mixed vegetables, cooked
2 C cubed potatoes, cooked
salt
seasoned salt
oven-ready biscuits
Mix & bake at 350* for 20 minutes.
Arrange biscuits on top.
Leave uncovered, return to oven and bake 20
minutes longer or until biscuits are done.
This recipe is from the cookbook:
Cooking with the Horse & Buggy People II
(An Amish Cookbook)
