Steelers - Update

Steelers: 34, Browns: 21.
Salute!!

Steelers

Steelers are currently playing against the other hometown favourite, Browns.
Erh...... if the Browns win, a lot of bookies will be very very drunk tonight.

4th Quarter, Steelers: 27, Cleveland: 14.

The coach of the Browns has an interesting .... expression all throughout the game.
I read it as, "I hope there is a taco stand nearby." D'oh!!

Salute!!

One for each state of the union

Okay... the truth is out... I like food, football, pc nerd, and I am not the usual local.

The number of Singaporeans in the States is remarkably.....small. I think we can almost put one Singaporean per state.

Really. Well maybe that is being generous. LAH!

The Answers are ..

A little time to ponder here... name the 12 members of the Dream Team. Here is a hint, the coach is Chuck Daly.
Go ahead click for the answer and the grinning statistics. I am trying to engrave another piece of trivial to the memory bank, may be handy in the event if I need to provide an illusion of my intelligence. Keyword: ILLUSION.

Still looking up on Dion Sanders. ...

By the way, you will be fined if you dont wear matching socks. And this did not happen in Singapore, suprise!
On the same note... Fall/Autumn is here. Harvest is underway with good crop yields and low grain prices. Shocking! The store displays have magically time-travelled to Christmas. Everyone is bulkier due to the extra clothing necessary to avoid hypothermia or catch a cold. I'll get to wear my favorite turtle-necks. Turkey and suggestive toy commercials rule the television programming. Gas is hovering around $2.30 per gallon.

For jest:
Trees are all botak.
Some almost chao-dah liao.
Some also si liao.
In a few weeks, it shall turn cold leh, buey tahan liao.
That is when a warm fireplace is damn shiok lah.
I will be shoveling snow, will you have snow boh?

For the non-Singaporeans, the italicized are Singlish. A local blend of English and various languages in Singapore. Grammatically incorrect but definitely comedic, lah.

100%

Have you made your contribution to Operation Valour IT?
Tsk Tsk tsk... 100% goes to the troops! 100%.
Visit the various branches to keep up with the hilarious challenges to each other.
Smash is still trying to rid his Canadian Navy Shoulderboards. (I'll be embarrassed to have them Smash.)
Blackfive has a must-read today.


A big round of applause for a job well done to Michael Yon, as he presents his work on the Senate Floor. Hoo Hoo!

What else??
Have you heard of Adopt-A - village? Of course not. Until now. Santa Clause wore camo.

Finally!!

A NEW episode of Lost tonight!!
It is a new episode right??
Will gripe about it later.

All talk no action.

I am taking a break from the non-stop action around here. Sheesh...it is harvest!!

News Alerts popped up about the CEOs getting grilled at a Senate hearing. YAWN!!!
Gripes:
1. The executives are not under oath. Whose idea was that? (Not which party's idea)
2. This hearing is designed to let the Americans know "they are not being gouged". Ah.... isn't this a little TOO LATE!! If the public was "gouged" will we get a refund for the price difference?
3. This is basically a rhetoric meeting, no results or actions will become of this hearing.

In short life continues with high priced gasoline powering the inefficient cars necessary to bring us to work in order to earn a laughable income to continue paying for the gas that powers the inefficient..... An unfortunate cycle with few winners, only the executives of oil companies.

When gas rose to $3.50 per gallon a few months ago, I asked my boss for a raise. He just laughed at the request.

Erhm... Gas = $3.50, Minimum wage = $5.50.
Price of gasoline was more than minimum wage in some areas.
Go tell the needy:
- they were not gouged,
- the economic model of free market works,
-the supply could have been cut-off (keyword: COULD)
- it is all a matter of supply and demand.

Yeah, they will buy that argument.

Well back to work.... have to feed the car.

Steelers - Update

Tears and wails of disappointment... I forgot to set the I-control for the game!!!

Score : Packers :10, Steelers 20.

The highlight of the game was Troy Polamalu, Safety for the Steelers, aka "long-hair-dude-who takes-and-gives-a-lot-of beatings". He picked up a fumble and ran the ball for a touchdown. Oh no the Steelers are close to beating my beloved 49ers (from the '90s) winning streak.
AND I FORGOT TO SET THE CABLE BOX!!!


Salute!!

Steelers

4PM Steelers against Packers.

This would have been an exciting game, new vs old, Ben vs Brett (Favre). The missing componentof this equation, no Ben only Brett.

But I may watch the game for the long hair dude on the Steelers. He is like an energizer battery constantly taking the beatings at full speed.


Salute.

A brain teaser!!

Before I turn in... tease your brain on this one, without doing an online search.

Name the members of the DREAM TEAM and their coach.

Yeap, the ONE and ONLY DREAM TEAM, who finished 8-0 in the Olympics, winning every single game, the true definition of team, the best talents in 1 team.
You know the best of the best of the best of the best.

Can you name all the players?? Or their loud mouth coach?

I couldn't, so I did a search after 3 hours of frustration.
Try that on someone you really want to irritate today.
Hehehe. Okay good night!!

Where art thou...my bed?

I have a problem... I am a NERD!!
It is currently 3:41AM. I am finally going to give up the keyboard after leaving the imprint on the chair for the last hours.
But the pictures are so cute!!!







Gets you into the season isnt it? I hope this no-pay project works out. Will drop the link when the site is ready.

Wait till you see .... the black under my eyes!!

WOW !!

What a flash! LCDR Smash, probably the Chief Milblogger (in my book) revamped his site (I mean it) . His site is a must on your favorite list, even if you are just there for the beautiful Mrs. Smash.

A summary of why I tip my hat to the Smashes:

He began blogging when web-logging was still in diapers, beginning with his call to duty to his days in the Sandbox. Tales of Operation Iraqi Freedom live from the sandbox, daily haikus, Dragon Lady tales, the sounds and sights that he experienced, as well as relate the lives of coalition soldiers and Iraqis that mainstream media ignored. Someone read his logs faithfully and cried and cheered in the office when he eloquently recalled his return state side. You definitely have to read his archives. Many thanks to the beautiful Mrs Smash who allowed us into their lives as she remodelled their home and her successful recovery from an accident. If memory serves me correctly ( which is a challenge lately) LCDR Smash's site was featured on CNN, on a segment by Anita Hill. What ever happened to the Pulitzer?
Today he continues to spread the word on GWOT, the right word. I wonder what kind of security clearance he has.
Add him to your daily read list, at least see the beautiful Mrs Smash!!

Salute!

This is alarming

I was just thinking of how spoilt my children are, well, I just ate one their pre-packaged lunches that "does not taste right". Tasted fine to me.

Then I saw this:

"Upwardly mobile India treads on the young", on International Herald Times.
Floodlights, not light bulbs went off.
In a time when jobs are "outsourced" to India, this is unexcusable and simply despicable.

*think of something calm....
Awwww. (I think)
By the way that is part of the new line at Candle Lites on Broadway for Xmas. Cute.

You know what they say about paybacks

Sorry... but I really had to chuckle at this one.

Man sues ex-girlfriend over glued genitals.

This is one that definitely should have stayed in the bedroom.
Falls into the same line of waking up with permanent marker on your face, shaved eyebrow, nail polish, butter in your hair. EWWW!!! I think this has to top the list, for now.

A simple question.

No place to hide. No place to be complacent and no place to be taken for granted.

De-Classified documents show Singapore as a target after 9/11.

What did we ever do to you terrorist?
Then again, why are you one?

Took the words right outta my keyboard

Regulars to this post know my sentiment on the journalistic skills of main-stream media, in particular the lack of responsibility reporting from the Middle East.

This guy took the words out of my mouth keyboard and published them in a major newspaper.

The Good News From Iraq is Not Fit to Print, Jeff Jacoby.

But that isn't a message Big Media cares to emphasize. Hostile to the war and to the administration conducting it, the nation's leading news outlets harp on the negative and pessimistic, consistently underplaying all that is going right in Iraq. Their fixation on the number of troops who have died outweighs their interest in the cause for which those fallen heroes fought -- a cause that advanced with the ratification of the new constitution.

Read the rest here.

Who to choose

Who is your choice? Choose 1 for a tax write-off.

If you can read this, chances are you are:

• PC literate,
• well versed in the policies of something,
• email is your preferred form of communication,
• the newspaper can be used as firestarters,
• educated and
• limber with the mouse and keyboard.

Now, let's have a little test. With the help of another, please tape your arms to the chair. Both arms. Send me an comment. Yeap, send me a comment. Hmmm. That is the situation for some who have just protected your liberty.

How about a true account.

Read on.

Project Valour IT. Yeap another project that tugged on my nerdy pc heart strings. *tissues

Voice activated software and laptops will be supplied to Airmen, Marines, Sailors and Soldiers recovering from injuries or amputations. Regardless of your stand on their role overseas, we are all related. Try the theory of 6 degrees of separation.

To spice things up, the military branches have a friendly wager/war/challenge. At least among the bloggers.

Blackfive has the details here. Although I believe he is rather bias towards to the
ARMY.

Yes Scrooge, you can write it off on your taxes.

Spread the word. Shoo! Go!!

Steelers - Recorded

Okay, I finally caught the second half of Monday Night Football.
A few points:

1. Dion Sanders is still playing football??

• Awww ... John Madden just announced another dude named Dion
  Sanders.


• Sanders takes his seat at the Ravens sidelines, off comes the
  helmet, *ka-boing my jaw fell opened to see the Flash.


• I mean how old is that guy?


• Daddy wants a new car?


• Or he just a masochistic who enjoys getting beaten up?


• Where are the flashy jewelry and red shoes?

2. Big Ben touches the ball, Big Dude gets Ben!

• Ouch! I hope his mommy has a strong stomach.


• That boy was hit and squashed and pushed every time he touched
  the ball. (through the eyes of a 7 year old girl)


• Amist the fall to the ground due to the big dude on him, he threw
  the ball, and the ball connects with the receiver.


• Plonk! Crash! Whatever sound effects, Big Ben crashed to the
  ground. (7 year old covers her eyes).


• The pass was good. 7 year old jumps and cheer!

---

All these excitement over a quarterback reminiscence of another quarterback many many moons ago. In fact Dion Sanders may have played with him too (will check on that). His stature is smaller, blonder hair, and humble. *grinning as I think about the games I have watched. Still grinning. Done.

Salute!!

Steelers

Final score:
Steelers 20,
Ravens 19.
Phew...close one.
Will watch the last half of the game later, I have it recorded on the I-Control (hahaha).

Salute!
PS: It is wet and COLD here (about 48F or 9C)!!

Steelers Half Time

Half Time... Steelers 10, Ravens 10.
Salute!

Update: 3rd Quarter, Steelers 17, Ravens 10.

Yawning...getting tired now.

Steelers

Steelers play the Ravens tonight in Pittsburgh.
A home game....will they break the curse?

Salute!

World Series

Yawn. Something about the Chicago White Sox just won the World Series since 1917.
Bring out the Deep Dish Pizzas.
Salute!

Do the crime, pay the time

When in Rome do as the Romans do. Especially when it involves a criminal act.
Capital punishment may be harsh in the eyes of some countries, however the verdict has deterred criminals for ages, at least in Singapore.
Laws of a country remain in effect regardless of citizenship. I have speeding tickets to prove that. But this case involves more than just speeding tickets, it will cost a man his life.
Drugs or controlled substance is not tolerated in South East Asia. When caught with drugs weighing more than 2 quarters is an immediate death sentence in Singapore. Unfortunately this young man was caught with almost 1 pound of heroin while in transit in Singapore. His fate lies in the political wrangling of clemency pleas between the Australian and Singapore government. Can another country interfere with the judicial systems of another?
From CNN, and from The Age.

What's wrong with these people?

What's wrong with these people on a death watch? Counting the dead? Lives sacrificed for the Liberty of the calculator? Smash has his piece.
Why they are staying in the Guard: 1st Lt. Bruce Bishop, 31, a Salt Lake County firefighter, said he'll stay "because as I look around at the state of this nation and see all of the weak little pampered candy-asses that are whining about this or protesting that, I'd be afraid to leave the fate of this nation entirely up to them." Bishop, who served in Afghanistan, is among the 450 Utah Guard members deployed to Louisiana. Most are volunteers.

Someone said to me last week, "America is always helping others, why aren't other countries helping us out in the same manner?" My reply, "This only shows that America has a bigger heart."

My take on my children joining the military, is simply that they will see the world I cannot show. Most of all, poverty. Let's face it, our children are very fortunate and spoilt. Trying to explain liberty and democracy in the TV age, forget it! Discipline? Clearing the dining table is a battle already. Someday I will really like to say I spanked the butt
am a proud parent of an American Soldier. Keeping my fingers crossed.

The cost of an Ink Stain

The scene that went through my mind, "2 women embraced, a grieving mother of an American soldier, the other, an Iraqi woman with a purple stained finger." The loss and the gain.
How far the world has come, a country oppressed under horrendous conditions passed a referendum on their first constitution. All the insurgents, IED, threats, suicide bombings could not silence the voices of FREEDOM. (scene from Braveheart going through my head now). Michael Yon describes the process from the streets of Iraq, that the human toll as reported by the media was blown out of proportion. Yeap he is definitely not a "Parachute Journalist".

Blown out of proportions? Geneva Convention allows the cremation for hygiene. Jason has done the research, how about this for verification.
Take that!


Here is a detour, if you have to smuggle, then it is time to quit.

Operation Eden.

Stumbled upon this guy... wow.. reality check.
http://operationeden.blogspot.com/

More rain

Monday Blues....
The rain began on Saturday, continued through Sunday into Monday. But it is HARVEST!
At least I got to put my Jeep in 4 wheel drive this morning. What a rush!!

In Spring, rain makes grain.
In Summer, rain means I use more Gain.
In Fall, rain brings aches and pain.
In Winter, rain means I'll be scrapping my window panes.

Currently the temperature is 43F or 6C with RAIN!!

What is the weather in your neighbourhood?

Steelers

Yawn.... was there any doubt?
Steelers 27, Bengals 13.
I bet there were some family conflicts here in town over this game.
Big Ben earned his pay check this time. Proving he is indispensible too?

Salute!

Steelers

Steelers play the Bengals on Sunday.
The bad news: the pick is on the Bengals.
Salute!

Back in Bizness.

Okay... I am not moving previous blog entries onto this site. Tooo cumbersome and frankly they are outdated. We had our fun with fried chicken and the Steelers. The reason for this move is the ease for comment by readers. No sign up for this circle and that tupperware party. (I hope)
Now a fresh start.

Recall Michael Yon, a favorite blogger of mine? Refresher here: he is an embed. He is also back in business in Iraq also with an update on Operation Rhma. The armed boys in their fatigues remind us of compassion and charity.

The answers are...

Question: Can Steelers make it without Big Ben?

Answer: Resounding NO!!

Question: Who is the lady on my list?

Answer: Ms Condoleezza Rice.

Give yourselves a big smack on your backs if you answered the questions correctly.

Post from Oct 16, 2005.
Steelers play the Jaguars today, without the Big Ben, who still has a boo-boo on his knee. PS. I have not watched the last game that I recorded. Salute!
Update at halftime:
Jaguars: 10, Steelers 14.
Update: 9mins remaining in the 4th Qtr
Jaguars: 17, Steelers: 17.
Update: 1 min 11 remaining in the 4th Qtr
Jaguars: 17, Steelers: 17. (Still )
Update: 19secs remaining in the 4th Qtr,
Steelers Intercept!!
NOOO!!! Overtime!!
FINAL SCORE:
Jaguars: 23, Steelers: 17.
Salute!

NEW HOME

Welcomed to the Castle of ...... (will get back with you on the name)

Let's see how well the furnishings and the residents get along here.

Steelers

Steelers play the Jaguars today, without the Big Ben, who still has a boo-boo on his knee.

PS. I have not watched the last game that I recorded.

Salute!

Update at halftime:

Jaguars: 10, Steelers 14.

Update: 9mins remaining in the 4th Qtr

Jaguars: 17, Steelers: 17.

Update: 1 min 11 remaining in the 4th Qtr

Jaguars: 17, Steelers: 17. (Still )

Update: 19secs remaining in the 4th Qtr,

Steelers Intercept!!

NOOO!!! Overtime!!

FINAL SCORE:

Jaguars: 23, Steelers: 17.

Salute!

October 12, 2005

Loads of corn entering the facility, moisture = 19.8%.

7% Shrink with $0.235 discount when corn was $1.58 this morning.

Hmm... a little too wet?

Steelers

Just for the Steelers Fan, Big Ben incurred a boo-boo when another boy bumped his knee, perhaps he was the dish and Big Ben was the spoon. All the king's horses and the king's men tried to put Big Ben together again.

But the King's doctor said, "Pull your thumb out from the pudding, put some ice and cut-tape on and you will be okie-dokie for Sunday's games against the Jaguars at Pittsburgh!! That is an order not a request!!"

Salute!

PS: I haven't seen the playback yet. I think I have 3 weeks of programs on the cable box to catch up with, Crossing Jordan, Lost and the game.

Steelers

Just for the Steelers Fan, Big Ben incurred a boo-boo when another boy bumped his knee, perhaps he was the dish and Big Ben was the spoon. All the king's horses and the king's men tried to put Big Ben together again.

But the King's doctor said, "Pull your thumb out from the pudding, put some ice and cut-tape on and you will be okie-dokie for Sunday's games against the Jaguars at Pittsburgh!! That is an order not a request!!"

Salute!

PS: I haven't seen the playback yet. I think I have 3 weeks of programs on the cable box to catch up with, Crossing Jordan, Lost and the game.

Politics

Germany, if approved, will have their first female Chancellor. Interestingly her coalition is made up of parties of the similar lines, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4325600.stm....
To be completed at a later time.

Or you may continue this post by adding your comments.

Steelers

With 10mins left in the game, the score stands at Steelers 24, Chargers 22.

To avoid jinxing the game, I have set I-Control to RECORD.

Update: GAME OVER

Steelers: 24,

Chargers: 22.

Pittsburgh going to the Superbowl ? Does this mean I cannot watch the Steelers play live anymore?

Salute!

Things that make you go HMMM

It all depends on how your mind works.
*my cheeks hurt.

Then again, this is only my opinion

I just cracked my fingers, ready to extract those lingering thoughts in the hollow-sphere called my brain. The grace period for free storage is up, storage charges will begin incurring at 3 cents per month with a 10 cents drop charge. (Okay only 1 person will understand that line).

2003 marked a dawn in war stories; the waiting period is days if not hours from any theatre. Milblogs brought to the web of millions of readers the stories from the frontline and sandboxes. I don't have to wait for a rocking chair and pipes for recounts of battles, courage or valour. Remarkably the DOD seemed oblivious of their existence.

Mainstream media, aka the TV earned many vulgarities from me whenever a body count or an IED is detonated. That was only 5% of the daily activities in the GWOT. The other 95% of good was only accessible through milblogs.

Lately there is a buzz in the blogosphere, something in the name of OPSEC. Apparently some milblogs have been tagged and are shutting down, either voluntarily or by recommendation. (What the...?)

Here I go. The redemption for the LIBERTY, that the Coalition Forces are trying to preserve and secure, is most evident in milblogs. Shutting down more sites leaves number of injured and dead truely the only public news on GWOT. After years of faithful reading, these blogs do not jeapardize any operations. Bloggers are responsible reporters, especially when they have taken an oath to Protect and Serve. The public wants to know and need to know beyond "mini-skirt or flashy tie with unmovable hair" newscasters reading from an approved script. Pictures tell a thousand stories, these sites have millions or gazillions (is that a word?). Do not discredit the bloggers just because someone has a porn site as an external link, or so they say.

If Michael Moore's fantasy movie can be played on movie screens, why can't I read about the reality?

Details of previous wars were learnt 50 years later in textbooks. This time let the details of a MRE spill from the pouch like the falls over Niagara. Untouched, uncensored, undiluted and un-coerced. There are some media that money can buy, but showing the truth with integrity is priceless.

For all the milblogs and after theatre blogs, hat tip and Salute!!

Go thank them while you still can or read their reasons for shutting down.

Armor Geddon

SFC Dixie Sappers

For a list of more milblogs to fill your cravings go to here. If you are a blog junkie (like me ..denial), add it to your Favorites.

PS: This is my civilized version. Now I am itching to read the OP SEC guidelines. I read the FarmBill released in 2000, all 340 pages of it, just don't quiz me on peanuts. Yeah yeah... I need a life.

Then again, this is only my opinion.

Recount??

This girl has been named the sexist woman alive.

Here is the list of questions that went through my head:

1. Who is she, never heard of her.
2. 2.Has she reached the legal age in most states, excluding Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands?
   
3. Does her mommy knows about this?
   
4. Does her DADDY brag about this?
   
5. My choice for the sexist woman, in my opinion, doesn't need to be scantily clad for the title.

What is your next question? Who is the sexist woman on my list?

She is:

1. Graceful, especially in couture.
   
2. Loves football, ie. NFL football, aka American football, aka not soccer.
   
3. A musician, a well trained musician I may add.
   
4. Highly intelligent, including access to intelligent information too.
   
5. Financially secure.
   
6. She tamed stubborn men.
   
7. Fluent in many languages.
   
8. Gourmet chef, or is rumoured to be one.
   
9. Anyone who interrupts her will be silenced with integrity and respect.

Stay tuned for the answer. Feel free to speculate.

No I am not taking bets, no one paid up the last time.

Ah Sox

The battle of the socks Sox resulted in the bleached White Sox securing victory over the RED SOX .

How did that happen?

1.Red Sox players did not have enough baked beans for lunch. Ran out of gas.

2.Been there done that, oh, the World Series. Yawn.

3.Red Sox felt charitable.

4.Boston have homies from Los Angeles, no sweat.

5. Another excuse to more drug tests on the players, what better way to turn white sox BLACK.

Fighting words. I am not spitting in my hand.

Contains What?

This is a label from a can of TUNA.

Look under allergy warning.

I took a double take to ensure I was reading it right.

Who gets paid for writing this label?

PS: The label on a can of Clam Chowder reads, "Allergy warning - contains clams"

Steelers

Steelers play the Charges on Monday, October 10th.

(Monday night Football )

I am not watching the game. But I will post the scores.

Salute!

ALL MINE!

It is 8:57am. No sign of the brown truck. Muahahaha...ALL MINE!

Yes I do have a bucket of fried chicken here, cold pieces too.

Watch me devour them.

Milblogs

Weblog (def) : online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page; also called Weblog, Web log.
MilBlog(def): military blog.

March 2003. Shock and Awe. Operation Iraqi Freedom began. Life here stateside continued with some sense of uneasiness, nevertheless life continued. Without any television in the office, I was introduced to the world of weblogs, beginning with Lt Smash. Smash gave first hand accounts of life in the sandbox, as a naval officer who introduced the words "pustule" and small-pox. Blackfive joined my favorite list providing news from an Airbourne view. Mrs Chromedome relayed the events of her husband's life as a military police in Iraq, her readers sobbed with her when Chromey's Tour was extended . Chief Wiggles told the stories of the Iraqi children who delighted in receiving toys and the warmth of their families. Images from Afghanistan were breathtaking and heartbreaking, smiling women and hungry children. My daily blog diet grew to 15 sites, the number dwindled when the writers returned (all of them safely) and resumed civilian lives . Too long of a tongue twister, Military blogs became MILBLOGS.

Milblogs did not jeapordize the lives and operations of the military. Milblogs connected the reader to the frontlines without the censored newsanchor.

Most importantly, milblogs carried the lives of Afghanistanis and Iraqis to me, without death toll or insurgent attacks. Those stories were war stories of heroism and valor, but mostly stories of heart; Captain Carter shielding an Iraqi woman caught in the cross fire with his own body, the happy father of a new born, naming his daughter Gary after the American soldier who carried Gary's mother miles to the medical hospital, the Iraqi mothers feeding hungry American soldiers.

Operations after Operations of clearing insurgents on the streets of Mosul, senior officers' valor that shook his men, women supply clerks who will not stand down in an attack. The grand opening of schools and hospitals. Celebration and music filled the Afghan village for the first time in 20 years! Untold stories that never made it to CNN, NBC, ABC or even FOX.

Why am I repeating myself? Yes. I was a blog junkie, still am.

Some guy had an idea to publish a book based on milblogs!
No kidding.
Why not? 2 of the editors have a soft spot on my favorite list, the project is in good hands.

As I have said many times about my stand in the war against terror, the media should tell it like it is.
Now the world will read it like it is.

Salute!
(I cannot recall any good quotes for the conclusion, yet).
Tuesday, Oct 4, 2005 - 10:15am (PDT)

The Fried Chicken Challenge

This afternoon a mini survey was conducted amongst the simple souls present.
"Fried chicken or cold pizza for breakfast?"
1 participant did not favour either option.
1 participant favoured pizza.
My choice remains the same (you should know my answer by now).
Another participant belted, "If you get the fried chicken, I will show up tomorrow morning."
Did I hear a challenge?

UPS Man, you are on! Bring your own napkins.
What can brown do for you?

Incidentally on the subject of food, may I remind my dear readers of the festival tomorrow, DINE FOR AMERICA 2005.
Please go see Ramona, especially since her other half is very close to me at OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE! (I am trying to win brownie points for Ramona's cookies).

Tuesday, Oct 4, 2005 - 12:01pm (PDT)

Steelers

No Steelers score this weekend. Phew!
The quarterback was home signing autographs.
Salute!
Sunday, Oct 2, 2005 - 09:50pm (PDT)

2 more days

Circle your calendars for October 5th, 2005!!
This is a nationwide event! Want to do more to help in the relief efforts in the south? Get out and eat!
I am pushing for Outback Steakhouse, where 100% of profits on 10/5 going to relief effort, 25% of that to Dine for America.

Ask for Ramona if you are dining in. (She's the best!!)
Personally I may be ordering the curbside service for a Bloomin Onion.
If only they have a bucket of chicken, extra crispy.
Sunday, Oct 2, 2005 - 09:46pm (PDT)