Hi Gang. Did you all survive the Halloween event? We did too. I was kind of disappointed, we only had 25 little tykes come to the door. At about 7:30, the lights were turned off and the doors locked. I mitigated my disappointment by over-dosing on candy and playing Candy Crush until news times. Back in the day we would have between 250 to 300 kids. The times they are a changin'.
This being a year of medical research on my part, I continued with my very first cataract surgery on Thursday. I was given the opportunity to be slightly drugged but I decided to go mano mano. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics performed the procedure. I continue to be amazed with their approach to synchronized health care. Everyone seems to be on the same page and a procedure runs like clockwork. There were 6 to 8 people in the operating room I think. I wasn't at liberty to really look around. Going in I thought it would be really creepy seeing through the eye they were working on but that was not an issue. They focus a 1000 watt light beam on your eye therefore you can't see a thing. The doctor says it all went well. We will see today just how good it went. I have a followup appointment today. On my side of the eyeball, I have mixed reviews. Sometimes it is really clear and sharp, other times not so much.
The last time I was in Des Moines I went into Bass Pro Shop to buy a rod and reel for niece's boy's birthday. I have no clue which one to get so I just grab one and go over to the counter. A Bass Pro Shop sales associate is standing there wearing dark shades. I speak, "Excuse me, Sir. Can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?" The associate says, "Sir, I'm completely blind; but if you'll drop it on the counter, I can tell you everything from the sound it makes." Right! I don't believe him but I drop it on the counter anyway. He says, "That's a six-foot Shakespeare graphite rod with a Zebco 404 reel and 10-LB. test line. It's a good all around combination and it's on sale this week for only $20.00." I am stunned and say, "It's amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound of it dropping on the counter. I'll take it!" As I open my wallet, my credit card drops on the floor.
“Oh, that sounds like a Master Card," the sales associate says. I bent down to pick it up and accidentally fart. At first I am really embarrassed, but then I realize there is no way the blind clerk could tell it was me who tooted. Being blind, he wouldn't know that I was the only person around. The man rings up the sale and says, "That'll be $34.50 please." Whoa, I am totally confused by this so I ask, "Didn't you tell me the rod and reel was on sale for $20.00? How did you get $34.50?" The associate replies," Yes, Sir I did. The rod and reel is $20.00, but the Duck Call is $11.00 and the Catfish Bait is $3.50." Turned out to not be quite the bargain I was hoping for.
Let's all observe a moment of silence. Did you hear that? That is right, this is silence. Nice isn't it. The election returns will be in later. Surprisingly our opinions don't mean a damn now for another 2 years. I personally am fed up with the whole process and the way our government has butchered our Constitution that our ancestors fought so hard to create.
2014 marks the fiftieth year of my graduation from high school. Yep, my class were the leaders of the baby boomer generation. Born in '46 or '47 amidst the celebration to the end of WWII. Here is a look at things that were happening in 1964. How much of this stuff do you remember?
1964 Time Capsule
Lyndon B. Johnson was President and no Vice-President.
The cost of various products was: Gas - $.30 a gallon; Milk - $.95 a gallon; Eggs - $.54 a dozen; New home: $20,000; First Class Stamp: $.05; Unemployment: 5.7%
Notable inventions in 1964: acrylic paint; permanent press fabric; BASIC (early computer language) invented by John Kemeny and Tom Kurtz.
President Johnson wins congressional approval of broad war-making authority in Vietnam with the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, following a disputed military skirmish.
Three civil rights workers are murdered in Mississippi.
Congress enacts civil rights legislation.
Johnson launches his War on Poverty with the Economic Opportunity Act and related programs.
The Surgeon General finds a conclusive link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.
Beatlemania sweeps America and the world.
See-through blouses and topless swimsuits are scandalous new fashions. (My favorite)
The Ford Mustang is the most popular car of the era.
Movies: My Fair Lady is the year's big Oscar winner. Other hits at the box office included, Charade with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn (who also starred in My Fair Lady,) Dr. Strangelove with Peter Sellers, Fail Safe. Peter Sellers also introduces his classic character Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther. Other popular movies are The Carpetbaggers and From Russia With Love with Sean Connery as Agent 007.
The Top Musical Artists Debut of 1964: The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, The Dave Clark Five, The Temptations, The Searchers, Barbra Streisand, The Rolling Stones, Peter and Gordon, The Hollies, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Johnny Rivers, Roger Miller, Ronnie Dove, Lulu, The Animals, Four Tops, The Shangri-Las, Manfred Mann, The Kinks, Ramsey Lewis, Herman's Hermits, Petula Clark, Joe Tex The clock is saying it is time to get the heck out of here. Later guys!
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service. – Until we meet again -TA!
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