One of my favorite sites is Ernie's House of Whoop Ass. It's a funny site with raunchy humor and links to naked women. What's not to love?
Every year, Ernie sponsors Let's Bring 'Em Home, a non-profit charity that buys tickets for our soldiers who want to spend Christmas at home. I try to contribute every year. If you have a few bucks to spare, please think about it.
With the last cold snap, I had the urge to paint a winter scene.
In order to simplify your daily routine, you may comment using one of the numbers below:
1. OMFG! You're soooo talented!
2. That's cool. (Get it?)
3. Meh. Let me know when you do a good one.
4. Would you please stop publishing this crap!
or
5. Thank goodness I have a firewall.
On Sunday we celebrated Joanne's, Jeanne's, Sean's, and Dad's birthdays. I made Alton Brown's Rib recipe. Cael and Maryann don't get along too well. They are both at the "Mine!" stage, which does create some conflict. Cael had just fussed about Maryanne sitting in the chair, so great-grandpa put him in the recliner.
Far too many years ago to be remembered distinctly, I was an exchange student at Nagasaki Wesleyan Junior College (now University). Recently, I have been in contact with Bob, the snazzy dresser on the left in the back row, and Seiji, one of the Japanese students.
Saturday night, I got a email from Tasha, the one in the exact middle of the front row. And suddenly, all those memories came back in a rush.
We caught up a bit, and Tasha suggested a reunion in 2009. I could be cool with that. We just have to find everyone else. So, from left to right: Front Row: Sharon Greenland, Athens, TN; Michelle Jackson, Kerrville, TX; Tasha; Patty Hester (I think.), Athens, TN; Judy Ann Ariola (I think), Baguio, Phillipines. Back Row: Bob; John Stolen, Le Mars, IA; and some slob. Not pictured: Marissa Colby, from somewhere in New York.
If you are in this picture, post a comment. If you know someone in the picture and can help hook us up, post a comment. Or email me at jeffholt at yahoo dot com.
Thanks in advance!
Taken at 7 pm on Main Street with the moon rising. The black birds have been thick and noisy lately. Are we sure Alfred Hitchcock is dead?
Sunday, I started gathering recipes for the 2008 Holt Reunion. But before we get too far along, Gary and I need to know the likes and dislikes of everyone. For instance: Rodney doesn't like celery, mom doesn't like mushrooms, Dad's not a fan of cucumber, Sam despises onions, and I believe raw tomatoes are Satan's turds. (They are both red. Coincidence? I think not.) Also, some like sweet tea, some like unsweetened, some don't like tea at all.
The recipe I added seems to be easy enough to accommodate most people. Make one with onions, one without. Bob and I don't like okra, so Rodney's just going to have to make his gumbo without onions or okra. Life's tough, Rod. Deal with it.
So post your daikirai (Japanese for "most hated) foods in the comments, or email 'em to me, or post them in the shared document up on Google.
No. That is not an oxymoron.
Rancho Loma is upscale dining in what owner Robert Williamson says "could be in France, Italy, California - that's how this place makes you feel. It's like taking a little vacation."
If you are so inclined to visit, you will need to make reservations on their website. They are only open Friday and Saturday. People often travel 200 miles to have dinner there. But bring your own wine.
If that doesn't appeal to you, there is always Coleman's Dairy Queen.
Me? I'm gonna be at Eola School.
I got my Linux computer only a few days before leaving for Vail. I didn't have enough time to figure out all the workings of the computer. I took some DVDs to watch while I was in my hotel room, only to learn that Linux doesn't do DVDs well. Most DVDs are encrypted, and the producers make a lot of money licensing the encryption, and Linux, as a rule, doesn't pay for that sort of stuff.
I tried a lot of programs, finally finding VLC. It seems to be the only thing that lets Linux play DVDs with menus.
If only I'd had a couple more days before leaving for Vail, I could have figured all this out in advance, rather than figuring it out when I came home. Of course, that begs the question, why didn't I figure it out on the road?
Oh yeah! I also figured out how to connect to the wireless network!
Dell shipped my laptop on the 30th. It arrived on the 31st. So far, I'm impressed. The wireless card works perfectly, it just won't connect to the network at home. I don't know why. I might need expert help. It sees the network, it just won't connect. I'm currently configuring everything, which takes some time.
So I take back every evil thought I have had about Dell.
I got an email from Dell yesterday telling me that my new computer had shipped. I assumed that it would be coming from Austin, but instead it's coming from Nashville. It left Nashville at 10 am yesterday, and arrived in Waco last night a 8 pm. As we speak it is on a truck speeding towards Fredericksburg. I might just have enough time to configure it before my business trip to Vail. IF someone is at the house when DHL shows up.
