Seneca Foods Makes National Headlines

Hooray for Seneca Foods, a processing plant located about 5 miles or so south of where I grew up. They are the latest food processing company to have something strange appear in one of their products. I bet someone is going to get "canned" for this.

Snake head found in green beans (Warning: There is a photo.)

In the meantime, I think I will continue to eat frozen vegetables.

Blog 2.0

As you can see, I've changed my template. Further modifications are imminent, although they might not happen for another year or so.

Oklahoma State What?

Okay this is too funny not to blog. Oklahoma has a new state vegetable, and it is DA-DA-DAHH!! the watermelon. Ha ha ha ha ha....

The Story from the Houston Chronicle.

For the record, a vegetable is any part of the plant we eat that does not grow from a flower and is not a seed. Eg. carrots (roots), celery (stem), lettuce (leaves). I imagine though, that Oklahomans grow a lot of stuff and they know what they're talking about, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. How much do you have to love watermelon to make it the state vegetable? It boggles my mind...

A reminder

This is a reminder (to myself) to do my taxes. Or go to jail.

Blogging is Dead

And in honor of this momentus occasion, I have posted this fine picture of a dead tree. It was once a tall, strong tree. Now it has been dead for a very long time. Actually, my blog has been neglected lately because of two reasons: 1) I haven't been going online very often anymore because my computer at work died, and 2) When I do go online, it's usually too short of a time to post anything. Now I'm at home paying bills online, so I am posting. I don't know when I will post again.

BB King anyone?

I have tickets to see BB King at the Auditorium Theatre this Friday at 7:30 pm, if anyone wants to go with me. It should be a very family-friendly show, I mean the guys like 82 years old right? For those who don't know, BB King is one of the last great bluesmen still hangin' around. He is well-regarded among professional guitarists.

Tomorrow will be a whole month since my last pos.... oh-noooooooo!

Snowball Weather

This weekend has been perfect snowball fight weather, because the snowballs pack together tightly, but still explode on impact. I should have a picture to illustrate here....

Another post! Two in one day!

So this daily Internet comic is vulgar sometimes but occasionally it's really funny.

Hello again.

I'm back from vacation! I haven't been posting but I've been reading most of the blogs in my links section, so I want you all to know that I still love you even though you are not on facebook.
Actually I wasn't on vacation.

Pickles Today

Finally someone speaks the truth! This is going on my wall.

'Tis the Season

I counted no less than 39 Playstation 3's for sale in our local classifieds today. Some even had the audacity to claim that they were "hard to find".

Important Blogging News

Most people who will start a blog already have, and many have become bored and moved on. I wonder if this study includes computer-generated blogs filled with random content?

Public Service Announcement

Puppies sold as so-called "designer hybrids" are actually mutts. (eg. Cocka-poo, Yorkie-poo, Labradoodle, etc.) I wouldn't pay any more for these animals than I would for a non-pedigree dog. I've noticed an increasing number of these in the classifieds recently. As you can imagine, some pretty inventive names for these types of "breeds" have arisen. What's the funniest "designer hybrid" dog breed you can think of?

Would you use a dollar coin?

Having learned something from the state quarter phenomenon, the U.S. Mint has decided to manufacture yet another version of the dollar coin. They are hoping these coins, which will feature each of the U.S. presidents, will do what Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea couldn't, which is make Americans use dollar coins instead of paper money. Here's why I think this latest effort will be unsuccessful.
1. Metal is much more expensive than paper, even though it lasts longer.
2. Vending machines do not take them, except for stamp machines.
3. They don't slide nicely in and out of a wallet.
4. There is no tray for them in the cash register.
5. They are heavy.
6. They are noisy.
7. They are unfamiliar.
8. They are unnecessary.
9. They are Canadian.
10. We already use dollar coins, called "four quarters".

Caption This Photograph

University of California, Los Angeles anthropology students Bob Walters (left) and Frank Higgins creatively interpret Neanderthal behavior before a delighted lunchtime crowd.

Concert Tickets Announcement

I will be receiving in the mail three tickets to see Wayne Watson, Kim Hill, and Phil Keaggy in concert at Crosswinds Wesleyan (or is it just Crosswinds, Priscilla?) on Dec. 8 at 7:00 pm. I will obviously be using one of them myself (if I can get out of work early enough). I figure several people would want to go too... any takers? Tickets are General Admission ($15.00).

Happy Birthday, Ben!

Ben is a teenager today. He wants me to post a picture of a "sweet car". Hmmmm... How about this one?
or this one?
The FXX is pretty cool...
Okay, is that enough? No? Alright, one more...

Dead Woman Wins US Election

And yes, she was a Democrat.
Dead woman wins local US election (BBC)

Things that go "CRASH" in the night

Hearing shattering glass in the middle of the night is a good way to double your heart rate in a few seconds, as I found out last night. I was tossing and turning in bed, trying to settle my thoughts and get some sleep when I heard a loud CRASH downstairs. Sometimes I find myself thinking about what I might do if someone broke in at night, but just then I forgot everything about my plans. I started to head toward the stairs, knocking over an old art project (of Aunt Priscilla's), making a lot of noise. Then I realized I didn't have my glasses on so I stumbled back across the room to get those. Then I thought I should probably look out my window to the driveway to see if I could see anyone. I didn't. Then I heard Grandma and Grandpa shuffling around so I figured I better get some pants on before I went downstairs. I crossed the room again to find some PJ's to put on, but my light was off, so I turned it on and remembered my curtain was open, so my neighbors could see right in if they were in their backyard (and vice versa). I shut my light off and closed the curtain, before turning the light on again and fishing around in a laundry basket for some pants. By the time I got downstairs, Grandma had already gone back to bed and Grandpa was cleaning up the glass... from an old Diane Dengel print that had fallen off the bathroom wall. Funny, we never noticed the frame starting to come apart through years of exposure to the humidity of the bathroom. I'm sure there's an object lesson here somewhere....