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Nothing else to say but ... what an effort!!   The Grand Rapids LibDub

Hope and Change Explained

How they've got us all duped in Washington that things are getting better!!  LMAO.
Hope and Change.  Subtitled:  "They're peeing on us and telling us it's raining!"

Thanks Careena for the shot ...

Rain - GO AWAY

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE MAKE IT STOP RAINING!!!

Alright.  Main sump pump (3/4 horse) can't keep up ... the secondary is running full tilt ... i've got lakes all around me and there's more rain in the forecast.

 

improvised trench to get water away from house

Note clever use of duct tape above.

 

Flooding out the neighbor!  Sorry!

and another neighbor with newly formed lake

How's your place? 

America

What amazing talent and might has this nation.  We hear constantly the negativity about the things we do wrong.  But this photo says a lot.  To me.  Thanks Erik.

A Funny!

A man was sitting on a blanket at the beach. He had no arms and no legs.

Three women, from England, Scotland and Ireland, were walking past and felt
sorry for the poor man.

The English woman said 'Have you ever had a hug?'
The man said 'No' so she gave him a hug and walked on.

The Scottish woman said, 'Have you ever had a kiss?'
The man said, 'No,' so she gave him a kiss and walked on.

The Irish woman came to him and said, 'ave ya ever been fooked lad?'

The man broke into a big smile and said, no.

She said, 'Aye, and Ya will be when the tide comes in

Definition of Stress

Thanks Mark H ......

Vacation in America

I read a great article about Americans not taking vacation.  And it is true.  Why is it that the German economy seems to do very well and all workers receive 6 weeks vacation?  Is it the wonderful and powerful American work ethic?  Is that why everybody is medicated and burned out?

I can tell you that too much idle time is horrible, but not being able to ever get away without taking your work with you is miserable as well.  We feel guilty for not carrying the laptop or crackberry.  How does one find that time to "Be Still and Know?"  Spiritually?  Mentally? 

Thoughts?

What happened?

I haven't verified the author of the words, but the message is what I'm interested in.

A Great Quote.

“The fact that we are here today to debate raisingAmerica’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government can not pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. …Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that ‘the buck stops here'. Instead,Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and Grandchildren.America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.” SENATOR BARACK H. OBAMA, MARCH 2006

Terror Alert

ALERTS TO THREATS IN 2011 EUROPE & ELSEWHERE : BY JOHN CLEESE

The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide."  The only two higher levels in France are "Collaborate" and "Surrender."  The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively paralysing the country's military capability.

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Libya and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved."  Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again  to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross."  The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out.  Terrorists have been re-categorised from  "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance."  The last time the  British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when  threatened by the Spanish Armada.

The Scots have raised  their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards."  They don't have any other levels.   This is the reason they have been used on the front  line of the British army for the last 300 years.  

Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout Loudly and Excitedly" to "Elaborate Military  Posturing." Two more levels remain: "Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides."

The Germans have  increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs." They also have two  higher levels: "Invade a Neighbour" and "Lose."  

Belgians, on the  other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only threat they are worried  about is NATO pulling out of Brussels.  

The Spanish are all  excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.   

Australia, meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries" to "She'll be alright, Mate."  Two more escalation levels remain: "Crikey!  I think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend!" and "The barbie is cancelled."  So far no situation has  ever warranted use of the final escalation level.  

-- John Cleese -  British writer, actor and tall person

WoW

Ever Feel Like Her?  (the one behind the wheel?)  lolololol ....

Book to Understanding Women

Good Luck!

JOKE TIME

Thanks Ron G ....


A guy was hunting when a gust of wind blew, the gun fell over & discharged, shooting him in the genitals.
 
Several hours later, lying in a hospital bed, he was approached by his doctor.
 
" Well, sir, I have some good news & some bad news. The good news is that you are going to be OK. The damage was local to your groin, there was very little internal damage, & we were able to remove all of the buckshot ."
 
" What's the bad news?" asked the hunter .
 
"The bad news is that there was some pretty extensive buckshot damage done to your willy which left quite a few holes in it. I'm going to have to refer you to my sister."
 
" Well, I guess that isn't too bad ," the hunter replied . " Is your sister a plastic surgeon ?"
 
" Not exactly answered the doctor. "She's a flute player in the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She's going to teach you where to put your fingers so you don't piss in your eye ."

F Facebook

Just look at yourself!!!!

Lightning Strikes Man Twice

With deep gratitude to Link Hubbard for doing my work for me.  THIS video is unbelievable.  Guy slammed with lightning twice?  So much for that theory .... Do you think this is doctored?   What about the taller objects around them there, Ben Franklin tough guy, eh?  WTH?  Too many keys on his keychain?  Takes a knockin' and keeps on rockin'?   After watching this and those tornadoes a few weeks ago, I'm giving up my second job as storm chaser.   Captions welcome if you care to blog .....

Yikes!

Afraid to fly, then don't look at this.  This never should have happened.  Flying into a cumulonimbus?  Hello!!!!  That's a THUNDERHEAD!   They make hail and tornadoes and will kill you.  I used to fly and hated rain, let alone any distant flash of light?  FORGET IT.  Avoid at all costs. 


http://www.aviationchatter.com/2011/05/when-full-thrust-isnt-enough-a-sobering-look-at-delta-flight-191/

Staff Meetings

Drunk in the Jungle ...

This is like "Mad Men" at the Zoo .... Outrageous

Failed Marriage - and Surviving

from The Daily Beast ... which took it from Newsweek .... which now I have taken ....

Tired of feeling beat up over a failed marriage?  This is cool....

In this week’s Newsweek, Betty White on the two bad marriages that led her to true love.
I’ve had two bad marriages, and I don’t like to think of them as good mistakes. They were traumatizing to go through. You really feel like a failure when your marriage doesn’t work. But they did make me appreciate it when the perfect one came along.
Betty White. Credit: David Livingston / Getty Images
Back in those days—I’m pushing 90—you didn’t sleep with a fella unless you married him. It was during World War II and I met this P-38 pilot, which was terribly romantic, and we were going to live just up the coast from Los Angeles. He didn’t tell me he got mustered out, so instead of going up to our apartment in Santa Maria, we had to drive to Belle Center, Ohio, a town of 800 people. Belle Center was a chicken farm. We were living with his mom and dad, and they would send me out to kill a chicken to bring it in for dinner. I said, “No way!” That was a real trauma because I’m such an animal nut. I couldn’t hack it, so I split and came back to California. We were married eight months, and it was a very bad mistake early on.
Then I met a wonderful man, Lane Allen. He was a theatrical agent, and we had a couple of very good years. But he wanted me to stop working. He didn’t want me to be in show business. When you have a calling you have to follow it, so I made the choice, blew the marriage, and I’ve never regretted it.

Because of the two divorces, I felt like such a failure. I have a tendency to take everything as my fault, and I kept kicking myself for agreeing to marry them.

Because of the two divorces, I felt like such a failure. I have a tendency to take everything as my fault, and I kept kicking myself for agreeing to marry them. Then I met Allen Ludden. He was enthusiastic about everything. He was intellectually wonderful. He was silly. He was romantic. He knew how to court a lady. Eventually, he wouldn’t even say hello—he’d say, “Will you marry me?” And I’d say, “No way!” He was hosting the game show Password in New York and I was living in California, and I said, “No way will I get married again.” I kept saying no for a year. Finally, Easter came along. He sent me a white stuffed bunny with diamond earrings clipped to its ears and a card that said, “Please Say Yes?” So when I answered the phone that night, I didn’t say hello, I just said, “Yes.” Even long after we were married, he’d call me up during the day and ask me out on a date. He’d barbecue a chicken. We’d have a glass of wine, put on a stack of records, and dance. Now, that’s silly for an old married couple—and a far cry from my first marriage, in terms of chickens—but it worked.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-16/betty-white-my-favorite-mistake-is-two-divorces/

Arnolds Love Child

Please. Like you're surprised?  The Terminator was The Insemenator?  Why now, Maria?  What straw broke the lonely wife's back?  Awnold has been Awnold (according to the rags) all along.  So I'm curious what finally convinced her?  The Right Wing Morality Police are out in full force this week.  HELLO?  NEWT?  Comments?   We're all human and we're fracked up.  When does the mothers book come out ...

Picture of the love child ....

I think I'll just stay on unemployment ....

Wow am I the stupid one ... protecting my savings and brown-bagging it and using the crock pot because I'm a CHEAP s.o.b.  ..... This one will make you vomit .....