A hard week ends...

Hard to get started today.  I guess I'm burned out from the week's anguish...  Went for a walk with Terre and Max, but Terre had an allergic reaction and broke out in hives.  We are back home now and she is recovering.


Tori and Aidan went for a bike ride (must be a holiday)!  Stay tuned for results (and blisters/sunburn) .


We are scheduled to go to a birthday party later.  We shall see what happens.

How quickly the people of Santa Ynez Valley forget about all the good fortune that the Chumash bring them.  A big deal was made that Fess Parker's estate sold them a parcel of land.  Nobody knows what they intend to do with it, and certainly if they wanted to make another casino, they would have to go through the Federal process of annexation to the Reservation.  What would REALLY be cool, is if they WOULD build another casino, and turn the current one over to the valley as a convention and event center.  I wouldn't put the Chumash beyond that generosity, as it would benefit both camps.

Those of you fueling the iPad frenzy are doing your damnedest to empower the market and eventually cause Apple to lower their prices and offer more capabilities for less.  Thank you!

I am beginning to be discouraged by the lack of comments that I get on this blog considering I know that at least ten people follow it.  Since I have a birthday this month, I will probably continue through the end of the month without encouragement- but I certainly would like to hear something!

 As a new, young MD doing his residency in OB.
I was quite embarrassed when performing female
Pelvic exams... To cover my embarrassment
I had unconsciously formed a habit of whistling softly.

The middle-aged lady upon whom I was performing this exam suddenly burst out laughing And further embarrassing me.
I looked up from my work and sheepishly said...
"I'm sorry. Was I tickling you?"
She replied with tears running down her cheeks from laughing so hard...

"No doctor but the song you were whistling was...
'I wish I was an Oscar Meyer Wiener.'"

 

Three blondes died and found themselves standing before St. Peter. He told them that before they could enter the Kingdom of Heaven , they had to tell him what Easter was.

The first blonde said, "Easter is the holiday where they have a big feast, give thanks and eat turkey."

St. Peter rolled his eyes, said, "Blondes," and banished her to Hell.
The second blonde said, "Easter is when we celebrate the birth of Jesus and exchange gifts."
St. Peter said, "Wrong," and he banished her to Hell.
St. Peter looked at the third blonde and said, "OK ... tell me."
She said, "Easter is a Christian holiday that coincides with the Jewish festival of Passover. Jesus was having Passover feast with His disciples when he was betrayed by Judas, and the Romans arrested him. The Romans hung Him on the cross and eventually He died. Then they buried Him in a tomb behind a very large boulder."

St. Peter was impressed. "Verrrrry good," he said.
The blonde continued, "Now every year, they roll away the boulder, and Jesus comes out. If he sees his shadow, we have six more weeks of basketball."
St. Peter fainted.

Scam targeting older men

Clever Scam - taking advantage of older men

Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall and in dark parking lots, etc. This is the first warning I have seen for men. I wanted to pass it on in case you haven't heard about it.

A 'heads up' for those men who may be regular Lowe's or Home Depot customers. This one caught me by surprise.
Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.

Here's how the scam works:
Two seriously good-looking 20-something girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look. When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say, 'No' and instead ask you for a ride to McDonald's.

You agree and they get into the back seat. On the way, they start undressing. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet. I had my wallet stolen June 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, 17th, 20th, 24th, & 29th. Also January 1st & 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th & 28th, three times last Monday and very likely again this upcoming weekend.
So tell your friends to be careful. What a horrible way to take
advantage of older men.
Warn your friends to be vigilant.
Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found cheaper ones for $1.99 at Dollar General and the Dollar Store and bought them out.
Also, you never will get to eat at McDonald's. I've already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth to Lowe's and Home Depot.