PLAY DEAD - Smart eh?

Vinyl Covers Transposed Over Original NYC Locations

Here's the link to see more: (tks ModernMET) - http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/bob-egan-popspots

AWESOME SUMMER COVER-UP (with download Tutorial)

Heres the link - http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.ca/2012/04/beach-cover-up-tutorial.html

CHECK OUT THIS GLOBAL FAT SCALE - Oh Oh, I am in trouble globally - and MOST like someone from Jordon - off to google Jordanian 60 year olds

IT's OFFICIAL I AM ON A DIET - STAY TUNED!!!

Here is the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328

HAVE A HAPPY DAY!

(Tks Colour Me Katie)

COULD BE ANOTHER HEAT RECORD SETTING DAY TODAY

...... so I think I will just post a bunch of stuff on the blog. UPDATE - We broke the record, again!!! - Also on this day in 1902 Willis CARRIER created the first air conditioner

Why they call them THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER - awesome pic

LOVE THIS SONG BY A BEAUTIFUL AFRICAN WOMAN

Her way of playing the guitar is very different. She reminds us of Jeff Healey whom we so miss (his pub Jeff Healey Roadhouse is located on Bathurst at Queen) I so want to play a musical instrument. We have a practice chanter (to learn the bagpipes), a ukelele, an electric guitar/amp, old upright piano, electric keyboard, ocarina, a clarinet, an Andean Panflute and a small harp. We bought all these things to amuse ourselves in our old age.

Jake Shimabukuro - (While my Ukelele gently weeps)

Excellent ukelele playing. We have a ukelele and they are harder than you think to play.

THE BEAVER FAN CLUB

I googled it just for fun and there is a Beaver radio station 100.3 FM Country. Those tunes will always remind me of living out west in Pouce Coupe, Dawson Creek and Calgary.

Heres the link: http://thebeaverfm.com/Beaver-Fan-Club/2778844

A DOG FOR CLR - THE HUNGARIAN PULI SHEEPDOG (In this pic he is jumping over a hurdle during a preview for a pedigree dog show )

PET PYGMY GOATS - CUTE!

.... Here is a cute story about goats - At a high school in Saskatchewan, a group of male students played a prank; they let three goats loose inside the school. But before turning them loose, they painted numbers on the sides of the goats: 1, 2 and 4…
School administrators spent most of the day looking for No. 3.

CATS AMAZE ME!

WHAT A CREATIVE IDEA!

High Humidity YET just had some RAIN!

All of TDOT grass looks like straw. We just had a good downpour. I managed to weed the vegie garden and am glad about that. So glad for other areas in Canada that are kewler than we are. Loved to see the newly painted dining room of my friend up north as we are too in the middle of painting (the whole house) but with the temps have to put it on hold. For now WE MAINTAIN. Jim got the deck painted yesterday while I cleaned the livingroom carpet and mowed the front AND back and hand watered all the pots that I have planted this year. Let me tell ya, high temps make for moreso a summer of doing NOT FREAKIN MUCH! Its much like your world is on hold! Not only do I have to relate to that but also being now 60, to tell you the truth, I cannot get as much done as I did when I was younger. Jim and I are sitting here listening not to records, or tapes or even CD's but are listening to stuff on our TV - Galaxie Radio. The sun just came out - AGAIN. No break with the rain. Looking forward to Tuesday when the temps soar again to 35 (NOT!) - WHAT A SUMMER we are having! Albeit love our new little kitten PERCIVAL PUFF!

WHITEHORSE, YUKON Summer 2012

I have a friend who lives up north. They really have not had any summer. I just went onto the weather.com and see that right thru until July 24th they will not be going to reach even 20 degrees. IN FACT, it shows that on the 20th in the night they will go below 1 degree. Here is what the Almanac said:

JULY 2012: temperature 12°C (1°C below avg.); precipitation 60mm (avg.); Jul 1-3: Scattered showers, cool; Jul 4-9: A few showers, warm; Jul 10-16: Scattered showers, seasonable; Jul 17-22: Rainy periods, cool; Jul 23-31: Scattered showers, seasonable.

AUGUST 2012: temperature 12.5°C (0.5°C above avg.); precipitation 45mm (20mm above avg. north, 20mm below avg. south); Aug 1-8: Scattered showers, seasonable; Aug 9-13: Sunny, warm; Aug 14-21: Scattered showers, seasonable; Aug 22-23: Sunny, warm; Aug 24-27: Rainy periods, warm; Aug 28-31: A few showers, seasonable.

Annual Weather Summary: November 2011 to October 2012
Temperatures in the winter season will be much colder than normal: 4¡C below normal, on average. The coldest periods will be in mid- and late November, early December, early to mid-January, mid- to late January, mid-February, and early March. Precipitation and snowfall will be greater than normal, with the snowiest periods in November, early and mid-December, early February, and early March.

April and May will be colder than normal, on average, with below-normal precipitation and near-normal snowfall.

Summer season temperatures will be near or slightly below normal, on average, with the hottest periods in mid-June, early to mid-July, and early to mid-August. Rainfall will be above normal in the north and below normal in the south.

September and October temperatures will be slightly above normal, with below-normal precipitation and snowfall, despite heavy snow in late October.

Here is a happy song for you today.



...AND some Larson funnies

THE GOOD NEWS BLOG - Comin up

Hope you all are fairing well with the drastic temps this summer. We just had not one but two history making summer temp days on Wednesday and Friday. NO SWEAT (snicker). I just pace myself and still "GET ER DONE" I just heard that these temps that we have been experiencing make you MENTALLY ILL (MEH!)

Its finally summer in Victoria - at least that is what THE WEATHER CHANNEL is CELEBRATING. and I celebrate that with you. Albeit, good news that you got soaking stuff. You will have beautiful gardens indeed.

My neighbour vegie gardeners and I covered our VEGIE garden last week with the HIGH TEMPS. I have had a bright pink adirondack with an umbrella by it just to sit and enjoy the vegie garden but this year, the umbrella came in handy to cover the melting tomatoes. "WERE MELTING, WERE MELTING" - actually what I saw was the leaves all shriveling up.

Bar NONE - we were warned that this will be the DRYEST summer in TDOT EVER! So far - they predicted right on.

I personally am excited that my Zinnias are AWESOME and - they surround our backyard.

On another note, I am blessed that my 90 year old mom is well and at peace. We do not want to stick her into a home and am so glad that she is still able to be in her awesome apartment. I got her a wicker rocking chair a few years ago and she just loves it on her balcony. She spends most of her days rocking away out their. She has a pretty balcony all decorated with a ton of geraniums.

On Mothers Day, our last black and white cat died and I wondered that I would get another cat BUT I did. His name is PERCIVAL PUFF and is furry orange. He really is a delight. The two Shia Tzu's and Percy are finally befriending each other.

BADA@#$ MOTHER

In a horrifying story out of St. Louis, Missouri, a mother posted a video to Facebook of her children fighting. Instead of pulling them apart or trying to stop the physical altercation, the mother screams at her children to hit harder, fight stronger, and to cause more harm to the other child. The video clearly shows the mother laughing in delight as her children get hurt and scream and cry; the video has been turned over to authorities.

Momma BEAR to the Rescue

She opens the garage door to let her baby out. Love that the baby uses the ladder and does not just jump down onto the car.

ONION RING SUNNY SIDE UP EGGS

You can also do this with a slice of green, red or yellow pepper

http://www.apronstringsblog.com/vegetarian-entrees/onion-ring-sunny-side-up-eggs-sauteed-onion-as-a-ring-mold-for-eggs/

SUMMER DRINKS WITH CLEAR ICE

Here is a link to make clear (as opposed to foggy) ice for drinks to cool you off this summer:

http://www.instructables.com/id/make-crystal-clear-ice!/

Mom's 90th Birthday

For those that may need a little help to view this:
1) You can stop to see pics by clicking on the two vertical lines at the bottom on the left hand side.
2) Make sure you make it full screen by clicking on the 4 arrows on the bottom on the right hand side
3) To start just click the arrow in the middle of the screen
Play around with it, you'll get it.

Thanks to my bros, those that came from quite a few hours away and to Sharon for the fabulous cake. Thanks to all. P.S. Donna, sorry but I did not get a full face of you so I stole a pic that I just love of you and Paige from your Facebook.

Dorothy'S 90th Birthday @ Islington Golf Club - 6/24/12 Slideshow: Marilyn’s trip to Toronto, Ontario, Canada was created by TripAdvisor. See another Toronto slideshow. Create a free slideshow with music from your travel photos.

This is from August 2011. Funny how I never saw this until almost 10 months later. Emmanuel lives in Australia but came from Iraq. We all need this so as to STOP our complaining and be thankful!

9 YEAR OLD BLOGGER WHO TAKES PICS OF HER SCHOOL LUNCHES

Her blog is called NEVER SECONDS and she just started it up in April and as of today has over 5 MILLION hits and they just keep coming. Heres the link:

http://neverseconds.blogspot.com.es/

Popsicle Story - I like Chapmans

One evening in 1905, Frank Epperson was hanging out on his porch in San Francisco, playing with his food—as kids do. He was using a little stick to stir around water and powdered soda in a cup, and, when he went inside for the evening, he forgot to take the concoction in with him. The night was a particularly cold one for SF, and the drop in temperature ended up working a little magic on the abandoned liquid. When Epperson returned to the porch in the morning, his sugary water had turned into a sweet icicle on a stick. As people do when they invent something great, he named his invention after himself. Voila, the Epsicle.

He was, of course, only 11—a little young for serious entrepreneurship. But even then he knew he was on to something. First he turned his friends into Epsicle fans, and then later he converted his own kids. And what did Epperson's children ask for when they wanted one of their father's frozen treats? A Pop's ‘sicle, of course. The name stuck. (tks GIZMODO)

I NEEDED TO KNOW THIS! Great Idea!

UM - WHAT DID I JUST SEE?

YOU NEED THIS - THE RINSER BRUSH - NEAT!

Heres the link :
http://www.amronexperimental.com/PreOrder.html

WHAT I WOULD DO TO SEE SOME OLD FRIENDS (without having to go on a plane or take a terribly long car ride)

CUTE - LENNON AND MAISY (the STELLAS)

TRUE - I'D BUY BOTH!

(tks Iwastesomuchtime)

WHAT A GREAT CHAIR TO TAKE ON MY SUMMER WALKS

ANDREW DE LEON had never, ever performed for anyone before taking the stage in an audition for America’s Got Talent.

Excuse me I have to run and get some kleenex. (by the way I love this song which I first heard sung by Sarah Brightman)

ADORABLE OF THE DAY - SHIBA INU PUPPY CAM

The world-famous Shiba Inu Puppy Cam is live with its fourth litter since 2008. The D Team (Teams A, B, and C became stars in 2008, 2010, and 2011) was born May 21 — the boys are Daichi and Dango, and the girls are Dosha, Daisuki, and Dakota, the little cream one. Happy Thursday! (tks Daily What for this)

Heres the link to see them (I just went on and they are sleeping) - http://www.ustream.tv/sfshiba

Students tricked into eating MOOSE POOP by school staff

This disgusts me. Kids at that age have enough to deal with without adults adding more to their lives. FREAKIN ADULT BULLIES! For the story click here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/06/06/mb-moose-poop-joke-students-manitoba.html

GARDEN, SEW, WALK - Summer 2012 ; ^ )

VERTICAL VIDEO SYNDROME IS BAD

I find it interesting that I now see these vertical videos all over the place

YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS - VERTICAL VIDEO SYNDROME IS VERY BAD!

HOW TO GROW MOSS WORDS ON WALLS

Heres the link to see a few more pics - http://crosshatchling.co.uk/Grow.html

Heres the recipe - Put in blender: one can of cheap beer (or 1 1/2 cups buttermilk), a few handfuls of moss, one teaspoon of sugar. Paint on wall and mist daily until it grows.

QUEEN ELIZABETH PANTONE WHEEL FOR DIAMOND JUBILEE

With all the stuff going on in TDOT this weekend at the Eaton Centre shooting, the detective in me did more surfing than looking for t.v. stuff on the Diamond Jubilee. This Pantone Wheel is awesome. Here's the link to view larger - http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/pantone-color-wheel-queens-diamond-jubilee

LINGO OF THE 60's

We have been thinking of lingo that we used to use in the late 60's and 70's:

A Drag
Bummer
Bummed Out
Chill Out
Cool
Chinese Fire Drill
DECENT (our fav)
Dig It
Dude
Fag
Farout
A Fox
Freak Out
Funky
Groovy
Heavy
Hip
Later
Outta Sight
Peace
Pig
Right On
Rush
Split

MISTRUST

SOMEBODY LIKES BOLOGNA (so heres how you do it)

I am looking at the word right now - BOLOGNA - but its pronouned ball-o-knee??? - Anyway heres a pic on how to place it on a slice of bread for a sandwich. You need to know this (snicker)!

THIS IS NOT A PAINTING!

Its the 'Rice Field Terraces' in Yunnan, China which is located in the south-west of China. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.

YARN BOMBING - more knit graffiti

Check out MAGDA SAYAGS kaleidoscope intro page - It's FAROUT, then click and see some yarn bombing.

http://www.magdasayeg.com/

ART - Musical Notes

Decent Musical Note Art (p.s. J.T. and I are reviving the word DECENT) from Erica Iris Simmon. Take a look at what she does with cassette tapes and movie film - impressive indeed :

http://www.iri5.com/

Beagle B&B in Cottonwood, Idaho

Sweeeeet! Beagle Bed and Breakfast. Sweet Willy's accommodations are bigger than they appear from the outside. Weary travelers can freshen up in the bathroom, appropriately housed in Willy's hindquarters. A bed, bookshelf, table and breakfast bar take up Willy's stomach. And those who climb the ladder to Willy's nose find a loft, complete with board games and another sleeping space snuggled in the snout.
The FIRE HYDRANT is an outhouse.

ABBEY ROAD BACKWARD PIC FETCHES 16,000 lbs

MITCHELL REMINISCENT OF VAN GOGH