What a beautiful picture of such a tragic situation!
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This reminds me of a few years ago when the mouth of the Rio Grande River dried up.
What happened? Did the oil companies buy the available water supplies?
It looks like the top of the cracked and dried out lasagna my wife makes. I won"t hurt her feelings and tell her how good it is..She makes me more!
ahhh so much Spanish in the first sentence!!! I LOVE IT!!! although personally, i despise the Spanish spoken in Spain, because vosotros is so irrelevant to use here. Pat- the Mexicans now call it the 'rio chico' no joke.
I can't say I've noticed much of a real differance from where I stand, Katie, because I live very close to the shores of Lake Michigan, but from what I've heard even that huge body of water is at a lower level than whats normal. Now when I look back at the Colorado River in southern Utah, and where it flows into and makes up the Lake Powell area, I've definately seen the differance over the many years that I've been fortunate enough visit that region. And from what I understand even that extra large body of precious water is at its lowest level since it started to fill up back in the late fiftys, and its down by something like 40 feet. The same holds true for that polluted body of water known as Lake Mead, close to Vegas. Just look at the white bathtub like ring surrounding the Hoover Dam, and you'll see exactly what they mean.
And I was going to say.... brownies! Seriously, there seems to be a re-occurring shortage of water popping up - Georgia, Texas, etc.
anndeewithitaks: you took the words right out of my mouth! It looks so beautiful, yet the subject matter is terrible.
What a hauntingly beautiful photo. I agree with anndee that this captures the tragedy in a very poignant way. We're pretty sloshy in New England right now, but come summer, we'll be drier and reservoirs will start to shrink - some have even gotten some cakey-dry beds, though not as extensive at this. We always have water bans going pretty much starting mid-spring.
I'm not sure what is so remarkable about this occurrence. As the world's human population increases exponentially, it stands to reason that the world's fresh water supply will be used at an exponential rate. More mouths to supply drinking water to, more fresh water to grow crops for those mouths, etc. Seems like simple math to me.
earl...your wife is a lucky woman and you will be a lucky man if she never reads this blog.
And much greater wars will be fought over water, than will ever happen for oil.
Do they grow a lot of corn to transform into ethanol in the NE Catalonia region? Maybe they think it is worth importing water to have ethanol to use in their cars? Maybe a Spanish version of the politico-entrepreneur "green" charade that is going on in the great old USA?
Hey y'all Great to be back. Took a couple of days in the San Juan Islands (North Washington State) and a week in Cabo San Lucas (Kids spring break). Also tried to get to Texas for the NASCAR race but that wasn't to be. Is there a meteorologist around that can truly explain the water cycle? I get that hot = less water due to evaporation but it should also equal snow melt increasing freshwater and Ice Cap melt. The water doesn't go away where is it? I know hot air holds much more water vapor than cool air is this where it is all going? Water vapor must have an even larger effect on warming than CO2. P.S. If any of y'all want water your free to take some from us in the PNW.
I am so glad that water shortages will be there to replace oil as the major source of conflicts. I would so miss reading about people killing,maiming,raping and pillaging each other.
Even it looks tragical, there might be days that we'll miss that scene.
The real answer is how much water did they they waste before there was a drought? Even anticipating a drought, did those communities take proactive measures by themselves? Imagine what a potential difference it would have made
Welcome back, Ray. Sounds like a great trip.
Terry - I think you're right Ray - Welcome back. Glad you had a good time. As with regard to NASCAR.....we know who won that one. I was hoping Kasey!!!
Christa - They also pronounce their "s" and "z" as a 'th'. So it sounds like they have a lisp. The "ll" and "y" are also pronounced as a 'ja'. When I first arrived in SA I was using my 'Spain Spanish'. They thought I was an idiot. The vocabulary changes from country to country and they speak faster the further south you go. The photo is lovely. Looks like my backyard.
Feels like eternity. What effect did you use to create holes in the ground?
Down here in the south (MS) there is no shortage of water, let me tell you! We have had our share of rain lately, and our local creeks and small rivers are overflowing in low-laying places. Wish we could share, but how? Welcome back Ray!
and a charade it is Twit--- as to who is buying the water in third countries---look to coke and the problems they are having yes, we all should conserve water---that includes all country clubs I use well water from a polluted river to water my yard---water that we are not allowed to swim in or eat the fish out of -----it flows by Oak Ridge TN----and the many things the government tells us that are not buried there but the workers speak out about---- I agree with widget in training---the picture has a nice quality-----but then Ted Bundy was charming also.
it's me again, the legendary mole. being a mole, i spend alot of time underground, and judging by the look of the ground in this picture, i'd say that the mole population is suffering there. therefore i will take it upon myself to build an ultimate mole tunnel, connecting the region to freshwater supplies, and thereby saving the endagered mole population. the one, the only, the legendary --------MOLE--------
Problem skin: partly dry, partly oily.
The water shortsge stems from global warming.
Ted Bundy was a huskie...just wanted to put that out there. Ray...no my dear, we are not sharing our water so dont offer. And Ray...welcome back. We missed you. Go Ducks...
I second that SouthernLady! Too much flooding down south. I wish that we could come up with a way to help our neighboring states with their drought. They're talking about opening the flood gates in order to take the pressure off of the Mississippi. It would be nice if we could just channel it through. Isn't this something that our Corp of Engineers could come up with? Welcome back Ray! Sounds like a nice trip. Too bad you missed the NASCAR Race! I favor Kasey and Karl, but we are hard core Dale, Jr. Fans!! I hope that he soon gets out of the "losing" streak.
A family of moles had been hibernating all winter. One beautiful spring morning, they woke up. The father mole stuck his head out of the hole and looked around. "Mother Mole!" He called back down the hole. "Come up here! I smell honey, fresh made honey!" The mother mole ran up and squeezed in next to him. "That's not honey, that's maple syrup! I smell maple syrup!" The baby mole, still down in the hole, was sulking. "I can't smell anything down here but molasses ..."
This is a beautiful photo and I love everyone.
Our lakes here in AZ are about (on average) 91.5 % full. It is nice to see the lakes so full, because a couple years ago our lakes looked like this.
Starting to look like Death Valley.
NEOSHO... OMGosh... that was so funny! Thanks for sharing! Awww... we love you too!
NEOSHO! Absolutely hilarious!! Loved it! I'm glad to see that after WIMC got a rise out of alot of us, we have not lost our sense of humor. Nice.
I had a Mole problem a couple of years back... My chocolate lab kept digging frantically in one spot, so, I checked out what he was up to. Come to find out moles were destroying my walkways and tunneling into my rock walls, causing them to collapse... So, I took a trip down to New Hampshire to get some bottle rockets( fireworks are illegal in Maine) anyway, I trimmed the sticks from the ends of the rockets by a couple of inches, so that they would fit into the tunnels better. I would then let my Lab find them, then I would drop a rock in front of them, peel back the tunnel about a foot behind them, drop in a bottle rocket, light it and watch the ground blow up in front of the rock...Last year I didn't have a mole problem......
I'm no expert but that particular body of water appears to be more of a reservoir than an established lake. I would bet that it is a man made lake resulting from a dammed river or tributary, judging from the high terrain. Also, given the soil conditions and the presents of a rather well established bush below the crest tends to tell me that the water level has experienced repeated flooding and receding over the last several years. That type of cycle is very common in man made lake systems (i.e. Lake Mead) and tends to lead to significant soil depletion around the shore line. Also the dry cracked pattern is usually caused by a type of clay called Bentonite (also used in cosmetic masks) which is some times added to man made reservoirs to seal the bottom. This mineral is usually absent in naturally occurring ancient lake systems. I note this even after the caption states that it is a reservoir only to point out that it seems to have all the classic signs of an already unstable water table. I happen to live in Michigan, where we've had record snow falls this winter leading to a Palmer Drought Severity Index of greater than 4.0 (extremely moist see link) . The lakes and streams are not much higher than normal, but interestingly enough the man made reservoir next to the building is almost empty. Also the areas that experienced sever drought this past fall have almost completely recovered according to the nation Climate Prediction Center. The major cause of the recent drought seems to be caused from the La Nina occurring in the Pacific Ocean (this is actually a cooling effect). Flooding is usually more common is seasons of warming. Higher ocean temperatures cause more water to evaporate, and the best way to put it is what goes up (in the case of evaporation) must come down in the form of rain). In fact this is directly the reason that hurricanes occur most often in the fall once the tropical sea temperatures reach their peak. Any questions?
Thanks all. Great to be back. Kajun & CfromD. Kasey is the local boy 'round here but my heart lies with JR. Ore: re: H2O. Don't you get it *whisper* the first "score" is free and then *evil laugh* we have 'em where we want 'em. re: Ted Bundy. We certainly have a disproportional amount of serial killers in Washington that is for sure. Some reasons may be: 1. Too much water and not enough sun. 2. Abundant places to hide the bodies. 3. Duck fans spelling Husky incorrectly. LOL
NEOSHO: LOL and I love ya back. Just ignore all the meanies here. They are of little importance to me, as I have BIGGER things to worry about. I enjoy the fun people here too much to give them a second thought.
A very beautiful yet very sad picture. Kevin is right, as the world population grows the rate at which we use natural recourses will also increase. Here is So Cal we have gotten a lot of rain over the last few months but we can always use more. More rain = greener hills (and more wild flowers) and less dry brush = fewer/smaller fires!!!
How does the saying go? "Whiskey is fer drinkin'. Water is fer fightin' over!"
NEOSHO-lmbo!! that was hilarious! And I was just thinking how much I love and appreciate all my new blog buddies. You all certainly make my day easier to take. I can always count on you guys for a laugh-from chuckle to hearty guffaw! just so you know, I just came from my lab class (which ran overtime by 1 hour) and this blog is the first thing I popped up on my computer. (I tried to catch all typos, but my brain is sooo tired, I may have missed some!)
This picture is making me thirsty.
Nice picture, no matter the cause.
Thank you. Thank you very much. One day I was planting trees in Springfield, MO. I just about had the hole dug when a big clump of soil rolled back down into the hole. I scooped it back up with the shovel and tossed it aside again. It rolled back into the hole again. I bent down to grab it in my hand, thinking this time I'd toss it farther. That's when the "soil" began to burrow farther into the hole! Scared the something-or-other- out of me!
Krista- I know it drives me insane! gah but omgsh! you will never guess what I did today! It was so not me!
Kevin..Great observation! So your saying we should lay off the water and drink more beer? Americanpatriot..Mole abuser! I hope next time your blowing up your yard you hit a gas line! Southernlady..Ever try growing rice in your yard? (lol) anndee..My wife says blogging is a bunch of silly nonsense - As she sits in front of the TV watching Survivor! Sparky..I agree..There are some pretty mean people popping up from time to time around here - They probably weren"t breast feed as babies!?
Neosho - thanks for a great laugh. Don't worry about WIMC, a lot of us newbies think your great. AmericanPatriot - we might just have to try your idea on the moles here in KY. They're messing our yard up something awful. Last year was our driest time that anyone could remember. We had ponds that had existed for 40+ years that completely dried up. Our nearest lake was at an all-time low, as well as the river that flows through our area. To make matters worse for the farmers last year, we had an extremely late freeze in the spring and then the drought set in. Water usage was drastically restricted. Many crops were lost.
gah! is anyone watching the game?!?! It's a nail biter! I dont care who wins, I just want a good game :D
Gabriel: Thanks for the info NEOSHO: Joke:funny, Barneyesque "I love everyone": priceless
Marlene in Montana...Good one!!!
earl... my land is high enough that we don't hold water... it all runs off into a creek "down the road a piece!" My 4 acres is actually the beginning of a stream that eventually runs into the Hobolochitto Creek, about 8 miles south of us... that eventually runs into the East Pearl River, that eventually runs into the Gulf of Mexico... cool! LOL... got more than ya barained for here, didn't ya! Love ya!
Ray: Great! another JR. fan!! Are you having problems finding "88" stuff?? I'm looking forward to seeing how he's gonna do this year. Who needs Theresa! MickyMass: I do the same thing! I can't wait to get to my desk in the morning to see what my blog buddies have written. This is the best thing that I've done since I started working with computers. I would love to blog at home, but we live in the country...no cable run yet. Can you believe that? And I only live 2 miles north of Interstate 10...go figure. I'm with Kevin...drink more beer, save the water for our children and older people. Mole solution 101: Ever try using juicy fruit gum? They love it. Just insert the sticks every 12-24 inches apart on and around where the problem seems to lie. They love the stuff...but once they chew it - they're doomed. I've never actually seen one choke on it, but I have tried it and the mole disappeared.
NEOSHO - 4/7/8 post - Very good!!!!! American - Got to your 4/7/8 post and had to laugh!! Then you had to hire a contractor to put the wall back up and a gardener to do your landscaping. Right? Ray - your 4/7/8 post - JR?. It's ok. I'll still talk to you. Just leave my KK alone. He's my boy. He's a class act. Sparky - You and I agree on that. lots of better people to "talk to" than to argue. NEOSHO is handling it well. What better way to P*** OFF the enemy than to laugh. earl - I like Survivor, so leave your wife alone!!! ;) And now you pick on American? He has things to take care of before he responds to you silly man. He has to deal with contractors. Do you see how bad his lawn is now? Kajun - Don't worry. You're not the only one that doesn't have a computer at home. Except, that's my choice. I DO NOT want to deal with a computer at home!!!! Work is enough for me, thank you. LMBO!!! A mole that chews GUM?!!!!!
Reminds me of when we had water restrictions here in VA last year...you could just see the lakes, dams, etc. drying up more and more...it was a scary thing..now people are back to their same crazy wasteful behaviors of watering their lawns and such...this summer should be very interesting.
Our resident mole lives in the field (easement for the power company) in a den in the sides of a huge hole (dug partway for electrical wire tower but abandoned & not filled in). He used to waddle out into the field from time to time, looking comical. Haven't seen him in a while - perhaps our resident foxes had a tasty mole dinner.... At least I didn't have to blow up my lawn!! (Would have been murder on the septic system - ugh!) CFrom - I'm on my computer at home almost as much as I am at work! But I don't mind so much. Keeps me from other, less pleasant things sometimes.
CFromDallsTX: I do have a computer at home, but it's dial up...takes forever just to see a picture. I'm not a person of patience, so I stick to checking on my buddies on my company computer. All I know is that an old farmer told me about feeding moles juicy fruit gum...he said that they love the way it smells and are attracted to eat it. I don't know if the sugar kills them or if the gum sticks to their insides and glues things together...haha! But - if it works! I like KK, too...just more on JR. because we go way back in supporting SR. That was one sad day...
CF...I do all my own gardening and Landscaping on our Land, Got abot 20 years worth of work into it, Thousands of hours. That is why the Moles were dead meat when they messed with it. Love all the other critters that come on the land though, especially love watching the little Chipmunks, they drive my Chocolate Lab nuts. It's funny watching him chase them, he has never gotten one of them. Accidently dug into one of their holes one day, found a chamber filled with little sprouts, it looks like they actually have little farms underground. Clever little dickens, I must say. Not very fond of those destructive Grey Squirrels though. Kajun... I might have to try that one ;) Thanks for the info...
:) Really, just :)
American - Sounds like a beautiful place. Now don't all "caddyshack" on the land, messing it up like that. Try Kajun's idea.
Kajun - That was a sad day. My brother is the ULTIMATE Sr and JR fan. My brother didn't watch or go to the races for a long time. Now, anytime I have a question about a car or driver I just ask him. Something like: who drives #88? Or, that M&M car....who is that? He not only answers, but give me stats and history on the driver and the pit crew. I can't remember all that. I just wanted to know the guys name. LOL!!
I have a computer at both jobs and never get a lick of work done. I have a computer at home and never get a lick of work done. The lake I visit has no computer and I still get nothing done.
You know, I just thought we didn't have moles in Texas, thought they were a northern thing. But a couple of years ago DH got a call to go work on a guy's house. Moles had dug under the house and had packed under the bathtub and up 3 or 4 feet into the walls with sand/dirt. The walls were starting to mildew. It was a big mess!
CF a very good friend of mine has a daughter who dated KK a couple of times. to hear her tell it; she was not impressed
AP: It doesn't hurt to try at least once, I say...I wish you much luck. As it does sound like you have one beautiful place. You said thousands of hours...not to mention dollars! We have a black lab and I can't even imagine her chasing chipmunks...come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen one in real life. I'm so deprived...ha! We do deal with a few bats and this one white owl that's been coming to our oak trees for years now. When it makes that swooshing sound when you're walking at night...makes you want to hit the ground. Other than that...it's the usual armadillos, nutria rats, etc...boring.
AP-Don't get me started on squirrels. I've been attacked...TWICE!!
earl--Well, there still is a lot of water in beer, but we can use a syllogism to make everything all right. Here we go.... 1. While sleeping, you can commit no sin. 2. Drinking lots of beer, makes you fall asleep. 3. Therefore, lets all drink beer and go to heaven. LOL
SL..I"m on google earth as we speak..Do I turn left or right at the giant stump in the middle of the creek? (lol) Kajun..That"s one of the dumbess things I"ve ever heard! think ex-lax would work better on the moles? American..I hope I don"t come across as a butt head but maybe it"s time to just let your yard take a more " natural " course?
I live in Florida, and Lake Okeechobee is extremely low. In the town of Okeechobee, there's not even water under the pier anymore. It's very sad. It used to be such a beautiful place to visit.
AP---don't listen to Earl---he is a camel abuser-- Neo---that joke was just made for my southern drawl---the first one on here that I only had to read once to catch it. Thanks Kajan---did you say older---then I guess I get the water---thanks
Now, if I can remember what all I wanted to reply to. First, to get rid of the moles, Decon in their holes. I make sure a few pellets of decon go far enough in so my dogs don't try to dig it out and cover the end of the hole or step on it to close it up. Both ends. Every hole I find! Decon is made of warfarin, the same thing as Coumadin, a blood thinner. The little moles, bless their little hearts, have internal bleeding and bleed to death in their tunnels and there is no smell. I, as much as liked Chipmunks, had to do the same because the got over plentiful and I was afraid the dogs would get bitten. Rabies is somewhat prevalent around here. Some chipmunks are back but I found one dead because the dog tried to play with him. But NO MORE MOLES here. Plus before I did that, the chihuahua can hear them tunneling underground, digs furiously in front of and then in back of, back to front and traps them till he has dug them out and killed them. The gray squirrels and what few fox squirrels are around are always welcome to eat all the acorns out of the yard. Christa, why be down on the Spanish language in Spain when the Mexican version is just a derision of the Spainish, like Ebonics is a derision of the American English to make it more pleasing to the persons who use it? I was taught Castillian Spanish in high school. I did not get laughed at for the efforts I made to remember it and use it. The people there were wonderful. Mexican, Spanish, and Italian are all derivatives of Latin. I learned to speak German in college in Germany and local townsfolk where I lived laughed at my German but instructor told me pay them no mind, they had the worst dialect of Germany and were laughingstocks in the rest of Germany. No one could understand them 50 kilometers from where they lived. Now that you have obviously mastered one language, other languages will be very easy for you to learn because all the conjuctations and verb usage are very much the same. As long as you remember whether the noun is male or female, you got it made. NASCAR: Jimmy Johnson is my number 1 with Jeff Gordon close behind. No that Jr has joined the team, I'm sorta rooting for him too. But it is amazing how Kyle Bush got to driving so much better now. I was so sad that he was last in the race but at least he did not get a DNF. And the fact that this was only his 2nd ever last place finish is remarkable since he's been around awhile. Wather: There will be wars over water and oil. Then add food supplies to that list. There are reservoirs around here that sometimes get low. But the area where I live is a large flat plateau that streatches on a mountain top for miles and it is filled with water. Just find any little hollow running down the side and you can dig into water. There are places all around that the water is just bubbling out of the ground at a very high flow rate and just runs off into the little streams and creeks farther down the mountain. My daughter's husband started digging in his back yard and got water. He thought he could dig and drain the water but after digging a 6 ft deet by 5 ft diameter hole, he nearly had a a fresh water swimming pool. Front yard ponds are everywhere. Sure would be nice to own the land, bottle and sell it. Kevin/Bedford your reply made me think about a feud somewhere along the northern part of the Missouri river a few years back. Some town wanted to put a dam and but in a system for farmers to use to irrigate their crops and for the town residents to have plenty of fresh water. The folks downstream was fighting it because it would decrease the flow downstream and they would not have enough water for their towns. I moved away from Montana so I don't know how it eventually ended. That goes along with what your were saying about the growing population. I thinkthe same thing happened somewhere on the Colorada river, above miles above Lake Powell. This all goes along with what Gabriel posted. For now though, if something happens to the city water supply, I know where to go to get lots of fresh water. We had some flooding with this last bout of rains. The holes in the dirt, crawdads burrowing deep for self preservation.
Okay, I'll bite. Christa, what did you do...two days ago that we would not believe?
Boyd!! - your 4/8/8 post - DON'T burst my bubble about KK!!!! I still like him, though.
Kevinfrom - but according to my pepere's (grandfather) favorite song, "in heaven there is no beer"... BubbleButt- welcome to the blog. Cute name oregon - funny! this blog helps me get no work done too!
it's me again, the legendary mole. in regard to all of the mole killing being discussed here, i have only one thing to say...this means war. i have been training a secret mole army bred to be immune to poison and bullets. they have trained for months at the center of the earth in incredibly high temperatures, hardening their skin to be strong as diamonds, so they will be able to withstand anything. soon, the army of the legendary mole will blast their way to the surface, and commence in destroying everything of beauty in your yard!!! i also resent the dumb mole joke *cough* NEOSHO *cough*, and i will henceforth forbid any molasses to be made and destroy all sources of the bad pun. the one, the only, the partially insane and mad with power. ----------MOLE-----------
dear mole - altho you and yours are not kindly thought of by home owners, remember that you are revered as a concept by biologists and chemists. so, in "geek speak", is your army a mole (6.023 x 10^23) of moles? (sorry, my not-so-inner geek is coming out!)
earl... no, you take a left where the beaver dam used to be! Okay, MOLE... how old are you? LMAO!
In our area water is becoming a maajor issue, not because we don't have enough but because it's not being pumped in order to save the SMELT FISH, I guess water needs for humans doesn't take presidence to a fish, which shouldn't surprise me , seeing how we don't take care of alot of our human issues in this state.
A mole is the International System of Units, or the SI system, that measures the "amount of substance". It is a unit just like the dozen and can be related to the number of particles (a count). A dozen is 12 items, a pair is 2, a mole of a substance represents 6.02 x 10 23 particles of that substance. The experimentally determined number 6.02 x 10 23 is also called Avogadro's number, in honor of the scientist Amedeo Avogadro di Quarenga (1776- 1856).
What was Avogadro's best day in golf? (The day he got a mole in one) Who was Avogardro's girlfriend? (Marilyn Monmole) What did Avogadro put on his burrito? (Guacamoley)
Cffromdallas..Actually the TV show Survivor drives me Nuts!!I came up with an idea to make this boring, mundane show better. When someone is voted off the show they have to make a mad dash for a boat in order to escape.If they"re too slow the other cast members will hit and poke them with sticks. Sort of like " Lord Of The Flies "!
It is a very scary situation because without water one cannot exist
I remember learning about Avogadro and his mole & we even celebrated "Mole Day", this is the first time I have used any mole knowledge outside of my high school chemistry class.
Mole, You may be immune to poison and weapons, but NO ONE (or mole) can pass up a stick ot yummy Juicyfruit goodness!
NEOSHO - VERY good!!!! earl - Lord of The Flies. That's funny. Sounds like you really like Survivor to me. JUST KIDDING.
earl: I know! I know! It sounds dumb, but I'm just saying...it works! bayaga: Water for you...but only if your 101!! BubbleButt: Cute name. lonewolf: Breath!! Ha! Long post, but so very informative. I'm just beinning to really like JJ and JG. Our oldest is the biggest Gordon fan...he and his dad constantly rib each other over the races. CFromDallasTX: That was one of the saddest days at our house. I'll never forget. The race kinda just ended with no news of the accident...and we were barbquing. Our friends got there and her young said, "Wow. That was sad about that Earnhardt man being killed in the race, huh?" My hubby and I just looked at each other, ran to the t.v., watched a few moments and then cried and cried. I'll never forget it. NEOSHO: You are hilarious!!
Earl---gone from abusing camels to throwing rocks at cast members of Survivor----er---would you mind passing a stone or two this way---can't stand that show...... Neo---I must be on a roll--I am getting your jokes on the first read----and don't let anybody tell us they are lousy Christa---We use to have a squirrel that would throw nuts at us every time we walked out the front door----I accidentally ran over him while backing out the drive-way----of course, I pulled up a cherry tree, ran over my lawn chairs and knocked down two mail boxes when I was backing over him................... Christa----no squirrel was harmed---I just dreamed about it----he is still throwing nuts at me. I was just messin' with you.
Thanks for the welcome, MickeyMass. I've been visiting this blog for a little over six months now, but I've never commented. I always just get a kick out of reading other's responses.
NEOSHO, You have me laughing till my side hurts. Personally, I think the mole is idioronical. Since they are blind and can't see well, maybe we can dig him a tunnel out to the cliff at the end of the world. We'll have to carefull lean over and suspend some mole goodies just outside the opening at the edge. Any volunteers for that job? Sorry, I just can't seem to keep from being molicious.
Kevin and Mickey Your beer discussion reminds me of a couple of stories. 1 In Ireland they were discussing the possibility of a smoking ban in pubs. a random pub goer was asked his opinion his reply was "First they take away me smoke next they'll take away me pint... How am I supposed to get to heaven if they won't let me die?" 2.It has been scientifically proven that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 2 pounds of Escherichia coli(bacteria found in feces). In other words, we are consuming 2 pounds of Poop. However, we do not run that risk when drinking beer (or other pasteurized liquor). WATER = POOP WINE = HEALTH Ergo: It is better to drink wine and talk stupid than to drink water and be full of crap.
FFFSHEW, CF buddy, Are we lucky Ray got back after the winning hit by anndee, it would of gone into extra innings[baseball has innings, my buddy] Earl...if the producers of Survivor ever take up your suggestions, I'll start watching faithfully. NEOSHO.........YOU are killing me, between here and myspace you must be my biggest sorce of laughter.
Hey guys, I'm new here. I'm just south of Boyd in Ft. Wayne. Can I hear a big welcome to the family cheer? Gotta be careful with that beer. When I was young girl, may father was working on the battery of his car. He had an empty beer bottle and filled it half full with gasoline. Dad was always in the habit of "sharing" his beer with us so I decided to help myself to a swig. I guzzled at least 5 oz. Yes, I heard all of the jokes and warnings about lighting a cigarette around me that night.:)
Kajun - I just got to your 4/9/8 post. GORDON?!!!! They have been drawn to the dark side. I thoughts are with you. GO KK. On a serious note. (let's hope I get details right. if note, please let me know). There was a Sr collectors edition race car that was cast. It was scheduled to start selling that day, or soon after. My brother scooped one up. When the news went out that Sr was killed, they stopped selling them immediately. I forget what # his car has. I THINK less than 100 were sold before they stopped selling (because of the accident). I have advised him to GET INSURANCE on the car. Ray - Way, way, waaaaaaaaay too funny. My kind of man.
Ray, I like your logic. At my next doctors appt. I'm going to present that to him. He might even agree.
Ray: Loved the stories. Now I know for sure that what I thought for years was right...drink more beer! Also, the discovery of beer is proof that God wants us to be happy!:) cindysueinperu: Ha! Like the name, I didn't realize what it said until I typed it. Welcome to our blog! NEOSHO: You're killing me good! BubbleButt: I too use to just read the blogs...the people here are such a great group and very intelligent, opinionated and full of soul. Enjoy.
Like BubbleButt, I too have been reading the blogs for quite some time. I have wanted to jump in multiple times at the risk of getting caught. The temptation was just too overwhelming, I couldn't help it. I really wish I had had the courage back when you were having the toga party. What fun! The picture also reminds me of brownies with a splash of black coffee to rinse it down. Make mine regular, please.
Ray - sage words to drink, er, live by!
Welcome Cindy.
Holy moly, I miss a couple days and the whole crowd has gone to the moles!
bay - your 4/9/8 post - I love how you pulled me on that story. oregon buddy - They're called innings and not quarters? Who would have thought that? Thanks for the info. I would hate to be sitting at the Rangers game on 4/27/8 and shout out "GREAT QUARTER RANGERS!!" They wouldn't let me have any more beers. They would probabaly throw me out of the park.(pssst, pssst you DO now I'm kdding right?). cindysueinperu - Welcome.
cindy sue welcome from Boyd. Since your so close to W.Layfayette, I truly hope you aren't one of those Boiler-maker fans. That said GO HOOSIERS
Lonewolf-I don't look down on it,it's just abnormal for me lol We watched a history movie in history class teh other day, the actors spoke Latin, I didn't even need to wait for the translator!!! It was so awesome, because I new what was going on at least 1minute before everyone else xD Bayaga-Wow! You had me! At first, I was like 'omg!!!!! they ARE EVIL!! Then you said you wer ejust kidding and I thought :'OMGSH THEY'RE STILL EVIL!'
Ray, I recently got the info about feces in the water from an e-mail forwarded by a friend. My brother and I have used it as an excuse for not drinking water and keep catching H for it. Kajun, I do tend to get long winded and something inside me just wants to be informative and hopefully helpful to everyone. There are a couple of folks though that it is in hopes of shutting them up. Of course that does not work. What I was trying to say in the NASCAR thing, I was sad JG was in last place for the 2nd time in his career Welcome Cindy Sue and other newbies I haven't said welcome to. And let me tell you, this place is just downright addictive! From day one I was hooked, hook - line- and sinker. I've been a little absent lately but I don't like to be, so I have a lot of catching up to do. That's part of my long-windedness Kajun. I missed days and days! Evidently I missed some good stuff.
bayaga..oregon..I don"t want to beat a dead camel to death but there is no telling what one good tsunami could do for the show!!
Boyd- Wondered how long it would take you to respond with you and I in such close proximity. You have reached IU country! The company I work for deals a lot with IU. We used to sell IU products. One of the women here wears nothing but crimson and cream all of the time. Thanks for the welcome party! You guys are so sweet. Does anybody remember "Welcome Wagon"? For those of you that don't, it is/was a group of women that went to homes of families that are new to the community. I lived briefly in Wichita, KS and a Welcome Wagon rep came to the house. My sister-in-law and I baked cookies before she got there and I accidentally dropped the plate on the floor. I put them back on the plate and still put them on the coffee table. The rep never knew what my sister-in-law and I were laughing about while she sat there eating those cookies. I'm so bad.
cindylouinperu....When I first found this photoblog I read for a very long time without posting. My kids would come in the room and I would hush them and tell them I was listening in on everyones conversations, we didnt want to get caught. I Do know however that Margaret and Ed and Lunch helped build the site. They are the original posters. The granddaddies of them all. They have seen us come and watch us go.......speaking of which I miss mattNE....
earl - you're good.
HEY!!! I just zooomed again. Just call me zoom girl. Anwyay.....that's NESSY, the Loch Ness monster, in the water.
lonewolf: I was sad for JG, too. He's such a great driver and has always been at the top...heck, even Dale Sr. thought he was the "best"- and to see him come in last...well, it's just not right. I sure hope that they get his car running right soon!! They're gonna be an awesome driving team this year!! Can't wait to for Bristol!! Since I've started on this blog, I have learned so much between you and well, too many to list...so feel free to inform me/us anytime!! I dig it!
This photo is a metaphor for a broken life. The woman is now feeling the emptiness of the years of false promises and lies. She used all the time, money, and influences afforded to her to indulge her every whim, yet she still felt unfulfilled. Now, there is a choice to make. Will she look down into the gutter of dispair, or will she lift up her eyes to a hope from above?
Lonewolf What does it say about me when after I got that feces email I immediatly thought "Hey that can go on that big wineglass photo on the blog"? I resisted the temptation to put it there but I couldn't resist after Kevin's and Mickey's comments.
oregongirl must remember dont eat the cookies at cindylous......
Ray.. good jokes. Let me see if this one will work in a written Blog. Two Irishmen walked out of a pub....Well, it could happen....
Cindysueinperu I puzzled and puzzled 'till my puzzler was sore. thinking where o where have I heard that name before. Then all at once it came to me I'd seen something similiar on TV. I was around Christmas time if I recall Welcome and come on in we're having a ball. Sorry, do you get that alot? AP Short and funny.
AP: Hey, HEY! Watch it, you bugger.
cindy-vives en Puru?!?!
AmericanPatriot-a little verisimilitude, please. :)
AP, LMAO Welcome, Miss CindySue! They will all warn you about me, but really, I'm harmless...at least for now.
Verisimilitude - Etymology: Latin Virisimilitudo, from verisimilis,verisimilar, From veri similis; Like the Truth...Circa 1576. OK got it :)
I think the Creator has this one covered, after all he gave us the ability to make beer if water becomes undrinkable. Sounds funny but Beer was the only trustworty "water" aboard ships taking long journeys in the 17th century as the alcohol prevented bacterial growth. And who could argue against safer water? Cheeers all it is Saturday !
Thanks for the translation AP, I sure needed it. Great joke, although it really could, the might have just come in late, right before the pub .... the pubs do close don't they? Kajun, I've made it to Martinsville a couple of times and would LOVE to make it to Bristol, but I don't yet have a fool proof method for being able to hear the announcer. We camped 3 days before the races at Martinsville. WOW! I just watched JJ win at Phoenix! Yea! CindySue, you served me dirty cookies? Huh ..... Don't worry, they obviously didn't kill me. It probably wasn't, definitely wasn't even me. The people of Wichita are really friendly folks though and I loved living there when ...
CFomDallasTX: Wow...I was way behind on this blog. I just read about your brother being able to purchase one of the Intimidator's Car - #3 !! That was great that he was able to buy at the time...and you're right...he should get insurance on it.
I see a lake half full...
It's OK Margaret, I have enough Irish and Scotch in my blood to where I don't offend myself telling these jokes.
CB - i guess you're an optimist!
Kajun - He's THE ultimate NASCAR person. That's his pride and joy. ANYTHING to do with Sr.....he buys it!!
Didn't even read any of the blogs, but did anyone see that the overall temperature of the world is expect to cool off in 08? hmmmmmm interesting...it's almost as if it was all a lie. Or perhaps even a fear driven horse that the liberal party could use to ride into the White House...hmmmm....I wonder.
I can honestly say that this the first time i've seen Bull's name and the word 'harmless' in the same sentence.
Hey, AP..... I am Scotch and Irish also!! small world....
I'd never taken the time to read the comments here... but gee(!) you guys are like a little community. how strange. I've chosen to ride a bike instead of buying a car. they seem so expensive now-a-days. you have to buy the car, insurance... not to mention the gas. 5 dollars a gallon this summer for where I am they say.
Jordan... kinda like, one year it's okay to take this medicine... the next year they're saying, no! Then the next year, they say... ahh, go ahead! Kinda wishy-washy, eh? LOL...
I'm part Irish and I like Scotch... does that count?
Ahhh, ducky baby! I'm not THAT bad, now! hehe
Hey, cool. I too have a little bit of Irish and Scotch in me too. Maybe we belonged to the same compound??? (See previous pic of ladies from Eldorado, Texas.)
Cindy... that's funny!! And, MT, anyone who can hold their Scotch has got to count for something!!!!
Wow, people see a picture of one body of water drying up and all the sudden they are talking a about water being a scare commodity in the future and global warming. First, almost all of the water we drink and use is put back into the world. Second, 3/4 of the world is water, we are not going to drink it dry. Third, there have been disasters throughout history. I am sick of every little thing being blamed on global warming. There have been droughts long before people had even heard the words "Global Warming."
if mammels are like 85 % water arn't the increas in human pop and mc beef farms and thier 400# customers holding a lot of water in safe keepings for us
Western South Dakota is in a drought situation. My family owns a ranch out there and if they don't get rain this summer, all of the cattle they own will have to be sold. All of the dams are dry, the creeks and streams are drying up. The wells are going dry and my family has to save water just to flush a toilet, do laundry and do dishes - never mind a garden and green lawns - that is a fantasy world that others take for granted. Its very sad. Most people in this country have no idea what it is like to live without water. And the fact that this is happening so close to home is very troubling. You loose water, you loose everything. People joke, but this subject matter is too close to home for me to find humor.
Say WHAT?
Margaret, if you're referring to either Greg or paulacton, I totally agree with your assessment.
sodakgrl; you're right, it's very sad indeed, and if things keep going as they are, we're all in for a very bumpy ride ahead. I feel even sader for all of the younger children, who will eventually have to deal with all of mankinds previous mistakes reguarding our enviorment. Hang tight, sodakgrl....and I hope your family fares well.
JUST TO COMMENT ON WHAT THE FIRST PEREON SAID, THE ONLY REASON OIL PRICES ARE SO HIGH,,IS RICH PEOPLE ARE BETTING ON IT,AND IF WE DONT HAVE WATER, THE ANSWER IS WE DIE, OIL WE CAN LIVE WITHOUT AND SHOULD BOYCOT IT OR NOT BUY ANY FOR 1 WEEK AND I GUARNTEE YOU THE PRICES WOU;D CPME DOWN THEN, BUT NO ONE WANTS TO HELP THEMSELVES SO IT WILL JUST KEEP GOING UP TILL WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.BUT NO WATER WE DONT GET A CHOICE THEN
is that barbara yelling again......
testing to see if this gets posted. Hello!! Anyone out there?
CFromDallasTX: I feel ya! There are many that I've tried to post that I can't find either. Maybe they went on vacation?? Lord knows that I need one! see ya on the front pages...:)
We've got plenty of water here in the Midwest, plenty of cheap housing too. If you need some, please feel free to move your jobs and taxes to the shores of the Great Lakes. Otherwise you can't have any of it. Shipping our water to folks who choose to live in a desert (Arizona, Nevada) is absurd. You moved to the desert and you're surprised there is no water??
Looks like Hoover Dam area.
there are only 2 'bottomless' clear water lakes in the world much like the one called 'clear water lake' in canada..the other is dead ..this is a beautiful yet very heart-tugging earth image
