Pic of the Day: Into the Keyhole
Climbing toward the Keyhole, Long's Peak ascent - August 2006
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Ridin' With the King
The Cramers, Anne and I went and saw B.B. King in concert last night. We had some really nice seats in the second row and let me just say, for an 83 year old guy, he's still got it. Pretty amazing. Heck, it was worth the price of admission just to see his band. Really good music. If you haven't ever seen him - and get a chance to do so, I highly recommend it. Even if you don't "think" you're a fan, you'll definitely enjoy it.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Little People, Big World
This is my favorite show on TV. With out question - the best. If you've never seen Little People, Big World - or as I call it, LPBW, you're really missing out. It's like the Cosby Show, only instead of black people in New York City, they are white midgets on a farm in Oregon.
But seriously - it's a great show - and I'll tell you why: Agri-tourism. Matt Roloff really is living the dream. He has this little farm out in Oregon where he grows pumpkins, peaches, apples - you name it. Visitors come out and buy his stuff and hang out on his farm a while (he also has a business where he sells step-stools to hotels so they can be more accomadating to "little people").
Anyway, his agri-tourism business allows him to do all kinds of other great stuff on his farm like dig his own swimming pool, make a huge zip line, a cowboy town and basically drive around on his little four-wheeler thing all day. It's great. Haven't you ever wanted to dig your own swimming pool?
Anyway, his agri-tourism business allows him to do all kinds of other great stuff on his farm like dig his own swimming pool, make a huge zip line, a cowboy town and basically drive around on his little four-wheeler thing all day. It's great. Haven't you ever wanted to dig your own swimming pool?
Anyway, since he's a little person, he has a couple helpers - a guy I refer to as his "Mexican slave," who apparently does any of the real work that is needed. The second guy is Matt Roloff's old Dad. I usually feel sorry for his Dad since he's kind of an old guy that Matt forces to do all the labor while he sits on his four-wheeler and "manages."
If you haven't seen this show - watch it immediately. It's awesome. And if you still haven't picked out a Halloween costume - it's not too late. I suggest Amy and Matt.
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UPDATED! Folks, I couldn't make this up...when I googled to find the photo of Matt Roloff I stumbled upon his Wikipedia entry - apparently, Matt Roloff was an Ewok! I kid you not. Apparently in the 1980s made-for-TV Ewok movie, Matt Roloff was an Ewok. It just keeps getting better.
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UPDATED! Folks, I couldn't make this up...when I googled to find the photo of Matt Roloff I stumbled upon his Wikipedia entry - apparently, Matt Roloff was an Ewok! I kid you not. Apparently in the 1980s made-for-TV Ewok movie, Matt Roloff was an Ewok. It just keeps getting better.
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Friday's Rant: The Hills
I'm hesitant to even bring this one up. But it's annoying...and I guess that's what rants are all about. It's about this television show called, "The Hills" and the 30-something women that are inexplicably obsessed with it. If by some chance you haven't heard of this show, consider yourself lucky.
I've never really seen this show - but near as I can tell it intended for late teen, early twenties women, portrayed as some sort of "reality-type" show and consists of a bunch of lilly-white rich kids living their lives in "the Hills." Absolutely a stereotypical California lifestyle. Anyway...
Everything I know about the show I've pretty much heard from the mindless babble coming from 30-something women who apparently think this show is real. "Like, O-M-G, did you watch the Hills last night? I totally can't believe what Spencer said to Heidi. What a jerk. And what do you think about Lauren's hair? ...Seriously! I can't wait for the new season to start...I have it set on my TiVo"
I hear them at work, on the radio, while standing in line at Hy-Vee - they even have shows ABOUT the show...heck, the other day I heard two women talking about it at Lowe's! Now, people, that's where I draw the line.
I hate to burst any bubbles, but ladies, the show is completely fake. Seriously. It's not real. Completely made up.
Friends and neighbors, it's not the show...there's a lot of dumb crap on TV. It's not that people talk about the show. It's the women that I see who are waaaay to old to be apparently believing that it's real! It boggles my mind! Now, I'm not saying "grow up," I'm just saying it might be time to consider that you're not 17 anymore - and others around you are noticing. No offense. :)
Breathe in, breathe out...this week's rant is over.
Pic of the Day: From the Roof of the Iowa Blog Cabin
From the roof of the Iowa Blog Cabin, October 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Change I Can Believe In
To the editorial board here at the Iowa Blog Cabin, there are few low-life politicians that compare to John Murtha. He's the scum bag Democrat from Pennsylvania, who a year or so back, declared our Marines murdered innocent civilians in Iraq - right before they were acquited of the charges.
Anyway, from today's Pittsburg Tribune, "Murtha's Hold on House Seat Slips"... Delicious.
Democratic Rep. John Murtha leads retired Army Lt. Col. William Russell by a little more than 4 percentage points, within the Susquehanna Poll's 4.9-point margin of error. The poll of 400 likely voters was conducted for the Tribune-Review on Tuesday, amid uproar over Murtha's statement that some of his constituents are racist.
The article went on, "Trying to add context to his remarks, Murtha later said many in Western Pennsylvania were "rednecks" several years ago."
I've never ran for public office, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's probably not a good idea to call your constituents racist rednecks right before you ask them to vote for you.
Let's not forget, these are the same people Obama was referring to as "bitter clingers" earlier this year...
"You got into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
These Democrats are really great people...they really understand "the little guy." Oh how I wish I lived in western Pennsylvania right now. Not only would I have the Pittsburgh Steelers close at hand, I could also vote against that big wind-bag, John Murtha. Now, THAT would be change I could believe in.
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