I'm Still Standing

Well, been a few weeks since I have had anything to say. My work has been so mind numbing lately that I am never in a very creative mood. However, I am off the rest of the week, and that will be a very good thing. My life lately feels like the movie "Groundhog Day". It is all I can do to get up and face the same old drag, knowing it will never change until I quit. Oh well, maybe someday I'll get to work at that hot dog stand.

Speaking of hot dogs, tonight I purchased a new gas smoker. This is good on several levels. 1 - it runs on propane, so i don't have to tend it all day. B - I won't need to finish meat in the oven, the food can cook outdoors in it's entirety. I hope to get back into the smoking routine. I am going to assemble it and start smoking soon, so everyone get your appetites up. EVEN MY DAUGHTERS LIKE MEAT WHEN IT IS SMOKED.

TOP 5 Bette Midler recordings

5 - The Rose (Got tired of this one when it came out, but now it is ok.)
4 - Do You Wanna Dance?
3 - One for the Road (Last song sung on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
2 - Superstar
1 - Pretty Legs and Great Big Knockers

Long Time, No See

I have been gone for a bit, haven't felt terribly inspired or anything, so I apologize for not having much to say. Melanie has suggested I need to do a Top 5 on hamburgers today, something that I have given a lot of thought to, but don't nearly have it narrowed down to 5 so that will have to wait for another day. I am gratified to have my children all doing interesting things this month, from traveling with little children, to going to Boston, to relocating to a dinky town in the middle of nowhere, to holding brains in the palm of her hand, my kids all have lives that are far more interesting to anything I have had or hope to have. I suppose I find that quite gratifying. You always want your children to have it better than you do. It really warms my heart to hear all the latest wonderful news, and the joy in their voices or e-mails.

I did have a nice visit with Carly on a business trip to DC. She took me to a few of her favorite haunts, and she is a champ at driving around that very confusing town. The weather was crummy and she still drove out to see me. Carly, I hope you fixed the bad wind shield wiper.

TOP 5 TV Supporting Characters of all time

I love old TV shows, and I really like comedy. Here are my favorite characters of all time who were not in leading roles.

5 - Paul Drake. Perry Mason's private detective. Total stud, always breaks into court with just the right info to nail the murderer. Quite a lady's man as well.

4 - Kosmo Kramer - enough said.

3 - Frank Burns - "Oh yeah? I once killed a gopher with a stick!"

2 - Hans Schultz - "Herr Commadant, I know nothing!"

1 - Granny - Beverly Hillbillies - We as a country just need to put this woman in charge. That would clear things up in a few days.

Hope you all are well

Hello 2009

Well, 2009 is here. We got through the year Sam left, we got through the year he was gone, and now we have the year he comes back. Outstanding. Let's celebrate with a Top 5.

Top 5 Bomb Slices

5 - Chicken Pesto
4 - Buffalo Chicken
3 - Sausage and Mushroom
2 - Sausage and Pepperoni
1 - Sausage and Canadian Bacon

Hope you all have a wonderful new year.