Trashy Tuesday 9/10/2013

“After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him.... The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ― Will Rogers

GOOD Morning Drivelholics!!

Holy Heat Wave, Batman. It is scorching out there. Raise your hand if you think we really pissed off Mother Nature some way. I fear she is boiling us now until we are done, then she will freeze us this winter to preserve us. Since we are dealing with cabin fever because of the heat, I thought I would include this list of “You know live in IOWA”, according to Jeff Foxworthy. This has been circulating lately but thought it was cute.

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you may live in Iowa.
If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't even work there, you may live in Iowa.
If you've worn shorts and a jacket at the same time, you may live in Iowa.
If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number..., you may live in Iowa.
If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live in Iowa.
If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day and back again, you may live in Iowa.
If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you may live in Iowa.
If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both doors unlocked, you may live in Iowa.
If you carry jumpers in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Iowa.
If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you may live in Iowa.
If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, you may live in Iowa.
If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction, you may live in Iowa.
If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you may live in Iowa.
If you find 10 degrees "a little chilly", you may live in Iowa.
If you actually understand these jokes, re-post this so all of your Iowa friends and others can see. You definitely do live – or have lived – in Iowa.
 
Now that you have gotten through that, I don't have much else – just bits and pieces.
 
It is almost mid-September and I am wondering what is happening with my health insurance. Open enrollment is coming up and I have no idea what is happening. Usually, Rockwell sends us a packet explaining what to do. This year with Obamacare crap and having a new plan supposedly from Rockwell I am totally confused and anxious. This is where patience is a virtue. I don't have many virtues and of those that I have I don't see “patience” listed.

How you doing with the Syria deal? Not a fan of taking any action. I think we should refocus back on the scandals in DC and get those off our plate first. You know I am really sick about this Benghazi thing where a diplomat and 3 others were killed. There seems to be no serious activity going on to find out what happened, who did what, and getting those responsible. All the while, the families of these 4 victims are twisting in the wind not knowing how this happened despite being promised by the highest levels of government that they would get answers. Oh, and how about the guy who made the video that supposedly was responsible for the whole thing. Guess what, he is still sitting in jail and it is widely understood that his video had nothing to do with the Benghazi attack. Apparently, there is no accountability in Washington. It is all smoke and mirrors and cover-ups. What a rats nest. I sure wish the citizens of this country could regain control of our government instead of the other way around.

My blood is boiling so much, I had to give myself a timeout. I put the headphones on, and get a heavy dose of '60's music. That settles me down a bit. {Door Bell} Just a minute folks, the lawn care guy is at the door. …....... I'm back. The Quality Care guys are sure great to work with and we have seen a nice improvement in our yard this year. They call the day before to let us know they will be here. They talk to us and explain what they will be doing and be on the lookout for any problems they see. Good outfit. Standing out there talking to him had the effect of refocusing my mind onto the withering yard and bugs. Fortunately, we are getting a perimeter pesticide application today. My mind is as calm as it will be until I hear more news.

Did anyone take the opportunity to visit Carl Hoffman's website of '60's music? The website is kind of clunky but there is a lot of stuff there. If you missed the link last week, here it is again - http://www.the60sofficialsite.com/Newsletter_2013-XXXVI.html . Before retiring, I was basically a workaholic. I didn't allow myself time to relax and think. Now that I am retired with time on my hands, I have time to reflect on long lost interests. I am, in a lot of ways, really glad I have this time to do that. There is a lot of comfort still being connected with classmates that were such a big part of growing up in rural Iowa. We have all had those moment of reflection. I think I am stuck in the '60's and loving it. 
 
My French Roast was gone long ago which is probably a good thing today. Right now I am grooving with the Beach Boys “Little GTO”, now the Four Tops and the Box Tops and sipping on Diet Coke. Enough of this, you don't want to hear all that. You know you can work up a sweat jamming in the office chair. Good cardio. 
 
My editors are starting to squirm in their chairs, so I think I had best wrap this edition up for this week. I am planning on a 2 week vacation after today. A vacation from blogging that is. Shoot I rarely get out of town anymore. I will be back at you on Tuesday Sept. 24th. Maybe it will be a bit cooler then. Lastly, I want to give a big shout out to an old buddy of mine who is turning 67 today. He retired decades ago and lives in Arizona. I told him 67 is fine – just jump on in. Until we meet again – TA!