And the winner is....

Andrea! Annie was the first Allen-side (like the hyphen?) family member to sneak a peak at Grayson Wolfe Allen-Sibold! She and Rob dressed up all pretty and faked a wedding in the greater-Loveland-metro area to grab the winning title! How you like them hyphens? I vaguely recall Vic promising a hundred big ones (big ones = larger than a quarter, according to the glossy poop-chart the hospital sent us home with) to the first Allen-sider to do so?

It was a PLEASURE to see them both, and although we offered to send them home with Grayson for the night, they politely declined, snapped a couple photos, and sped off into the night.

I learned they can sell anything on TV

http://www.bodyblade.com/videos/bodyblade-main.html

I swear I thought this was a SNL skit when I saw it.

Contest

Here is a picture of Ribhard's new toy. Can you guess the function of this handsome piece of equipment?

First Day of Summer Vay-Cay!

Lounging in the backyard, listening to the soundtrack of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (the ultimate skipping school music), I learned I don't have to be on a cruise - like 4 people I know right now - to have a good time!

the times they are a changin'

For decades, illegal marijuana cultivation has been an economic lifeblood for three counties in northern California known as the Emerald Triangle.

The war on drugs and frequent raids by federal drug agents have helped support the local economy — keeping prices for street sales of pot high and keeping profits rich.

But high times are changing. Legal pot, under the guise of the California's medical marijuana laws, has spurred a rush of new competition. As a result, the wholesale price of pot grown in these areas is plunging.

TWO graduates: "J.D." and Valencia

Last weekend, I learned that one who earns his law degree is a J.D.,Juris Doctor, and gets to wear the doctoral robe with the black velvet stripes - and the pie hat! This weekend will be Valencia's graduation (English/concentration:Literature). And next weekend will be Ethan's (Business/Finance). "Wicked smart" is in the air! Congratulations to all!

On Saturday I learnt that sometimes there is no limit to the pride we feel for our siblings.

"Now are the foxes!" Steve Martin, SNL

This week I learned that wildlife can be found right in one's own back yard!

Swiffer Sweeper

I learnt that these very expensive dust catchers are reusable.
Hand wash in soapy water, rinse, hang dry or fluff them in the dryer.
You can get at least 5 re-uses out of them.

I learnt there are different ideas about a nice rack.......

I Learnt the answer to valencia's question...........

On March 21, 2010 at 10:37 PM MST...........valencia posed the question: "what the #@&*! is a fish burger?!"

Well one of the answers to this question became clear today. Plou and I cruised into the local Red Robin restaurant near the Chapel Hills Mall you know the one located at 1410 Jamboree Dr. in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado. We felt the need to visit this establishment because Plou was packing a birthday "free burger" Internet coupon that was burning a whole in her pocket.

I plopped my fat ass down in a booth.....opened the menu and much to my delight saw this tasty treat:

CRISPY FISH BURGER
The reel thing! Premium, icy cold water
Cod filets, hand-battered in a light tempura
batter and crisply-fried. Topped with cabbagecoleslaw
mix, tomatoes, pickles and dill’d &
pickle’d tartar sauce to lure you in. $9.79

I feasted on this item along with real classic coca cola. Delicious meal!!!!

If you can't make it to MacDonald's.......Red Robin would be a great second choice for Fishburgers.

I learnt that this picture is really neat

we are at the ARC a week or so back....find a funky looking unframed picture of some clowns for $7.50...a little rich for me...wanted to buy it but couldn't justify that kind of money for the picture...walked out of the store with no picture...strolling down the sidewalk.......plou finds a 50% off coupon in her pocket book....I grab it and run back to the store...buy the art work for $4.25 (and snag a set of green handled steak knives just for fun). We check out the picture...name on the back says something like from the photo studio of Seymour Mednick...a few days later we get the picture framed and I take it to work and hang it on my wall there.....still thinking it is a great funky black and white picture...wish I knew more about it.......more googling today...find a CD cover with thatPICTURE on it:





still wish I knew more about it...but it is a great black and white 12" x 18" picture....may have to buy the cd: Tiny Voices - Joe Henry.

What to do?

Heard through the grapevine that a certain someone who checks this website from time to time may know a "little" bit about Durango CO. My husband's family is gathering there Aug 5-10 and I am searching for fun things to do. Drop me a line if anyone in here has some suggestions....

I learnt that someone left this at our house.........

wondering where this came from..and who it belongs to........found on the kitchen counter in florida..any takers?

I learnt to read the fine print

so we are checking our favorite coffee....eight oclock....and it looks like the 100% columbian and the regular is the same price...$4.38 what a deal...then you look closer and the columbian is 11 oz. the regular is 12 oz......tricky huh?

eeeeeexxxxxxxcccccccuuuuuuuuuuuse me!

If you pull up to the drive thru window at MacDonald's in Wildwood, Florida and order a fish burger..they are a little confused as to what you want...and question you in a condescending voice : do you mean the "fillet OH! fish"? Seldom have I detected such a superior attitude from a do-you-want-fries-with-that worker bee.

Bill Maher Article....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-maher/new-rule-stop-saying-sex_b_478545.html

"Not" found on itunes

I find myself.........

I learnt no mo "Hey Song" at NFL evetns..........

I learnt the NFL banned this song.......for those not up on their '70s glam rockers:

Gary Glitter's instrumental portion (Part 2) attracted most of the attention; it hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 1972.........in the years since, Part 2 of the song has often been played at various sporting events particularly when the home teams scores (or wins).

The nickname "The Hey Song" refers to fact that the only intelligible word in Part 2 is the exclamation of "hey," punctuating the end of several instrumental phrases and repeated three times at the song's chorus. At sporting events, fans often insert their own "hey," or sometimes other chanted syllables

Gary Glitter's life took a turn for the worse since he gave us "Rock and Roll, Part II," He's served three years in prison in Vietnam after being convicted in March of 2006 of child molestation. A 1999 conviction on possession of child pornography in Britain got him two months in jail there....so you probably don't see much of him on the oldy goldy concert circuits any more.