Dances With Tripods

My son, Erik, thought pennies were useless and always threw them on the floor. I used to find pennies all over the floor in his room when I vacuumed and we were always joking about them. I was thinking about him and looked up and told Erik if he was near to show me a sign. I walked out front (as I often do when I am outside smoking) and there was a penny in the driveway where Erik used to stand while he was smoking. That penny is now in his Bible.

Pop and I would always buy Pepsi at the grocery store for Erik, and the first time we went shopping after Erik passed, I lost it when we walked past the soda section and didn't stop to pick some up. When we got to the car in the parking lot, there was a penny on the ground near the rear bumper of his grandpa's car. We always put the groceries in the trunk. I have found a couple of other pennies in strange places after talking to or thinking about him.

Yesterday, I sent a traveling balloon on Facebook which was in memory of Erik. Just after I sent it, I was going to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee and there was a penny on the floor in the hallway right outside Erik's bedroom door.

It seems as though Erik found a use for pennies.

My dad has been in the hospital all week. I had to call 911 at 1am a few days ago, his heart rate was way too high and his blood pressure was about double what it should be.

After a stress test, the doctors say he has had a mild heart attack but they don't know when, and one of his main arteries was 80% blocked. They did an angiogram and inserted a stent, but his heart is still very irregular and rather fast. He is 84 yrs old and a bit frail, so I don't know if bypass surgery is an option, or if he needs it. I only hope and pray he will be ok.

I just wanted to take a moment and thank all of you who have left messages and comments regarding my son's passing.  It has helped me through a very difficult time and I appreciate all of you. 

A Buzznetter and long time friend of mine passed away today.

ChippPhotoMan suffered two strokes in the past few months and never fully recovered. He had a good day yesterday, joking with friends who visited him in the hospital. He was awake early today, took a nap and passed away peacefully in his sleep.

http://funkylunch.com/gallery.htm I couldn't find a link on Buzznet Mobile to post this as a link.

About 4 or 5 months ago I got a new windshield, and was supposed to get a $100 gift certificate for gas, but never got it and I lost the receipt and couldn't remember the name of the place to call them and ask about it.

So, yesterday I was driving down the freeway and a rock flew up and I got a star break in my windshield... TODAY I get a call from Coyote Auto Glass, following up on the service etc from when they replaced the windshield. I no longer have glass coverage on my insurance. But, with the $100 they owe me and wheeling and dealing with the new rep that called I'm getting another whole new windshield for the price of a repair, which is $30 !!

My grandson, Alex, now has his very own Buzznet account!

Sorry if I haven't commented much lately, my car needed washing and I had to have them keep redoing it, over and over and over.  I keep finding spots they missed.  If you don't hear from me for a while, don't worry, I'm fine!

 

 

 

 

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Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5..0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slowdown in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as .. Romance 9.5 and . Personal Attention 6.5,  and then installed undesirable programs such as . NBA 5.0, . NFL 3.0 and . Golf Clubs 4.1. Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. . Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail. What can I do? Signed, Desperate. DEAR DESPERATE, First, keep in mind, . Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while . Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme.html, try to download Tears 6.2, and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. . If those applications work as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0, or Beer 6.1. . Please note that Beer 6. 1 is a very bad program that will download the Farting and Snoring Loudly Beta. Whatever you do, DO NOT under any circumstances install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.) In addition, please do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0-program. This is an unsupported application and will crash Husband 1.0. In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend  Cooking 3.0 and  Hot Lingerie 7.7. Good Luck! Tech Support

Last night our visiting, pregnant kitty spent the night indoors with us for the first time.  When she first started coming around, she was very shy and would run from us if we talked to her.  Food lured her closer and she was soon letting us pet her.  Now she is very spoiled and wants nearly constant attention, even jumps up on our laps and stays there for a while.

We have no idea when her babies are due, but we have a couple of places set up for her, and I hope she chooses one rather than surprising us by giving birth somewhere else in the apartment (and my past history with cats tells me that's exactly what will happen!).

For the most part she is a very quiet (albeit verbal), attention-seeking cat who is not interested in playing (I've teased her with yarn and the laser pen and she totally ignores them).

That's the good side of the kitty.

Every once in a while, as you reach down to pet her, she hisses, shows her teeth and swats with claws extended from both front paws.  I've had quite a few scratches from her doing this!  Then, seconds later she will be all sweet again.

We have decided to call her "Joan".  Or "Kitty Dearest".  Did you ever see the movie "Mommie Dearest"?

I haven't been commenting much lately, and I apologize. I'm not purposely ignoring anyone, I'm just busy doing other things.  I'll catch up soon!!!

INGREDIENTS
(for metric, see below)

• 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1/3 cup m argarine, melted
• 4 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
•  
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
•  
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS

1. Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine* in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press Start.
2. After the dough has doubled in size turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
3. Roll dough into a 16x21 inch rectangle. Spread dough with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture**. Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. Place rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
4. Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and salt. Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.

*Without a bread machine:  Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk in a large bowl. Mix in the sugar, margarine, salt, and eggs. Add flour and mix well. Knead the dough into a large ball, using your hands dusted lightly with flour. Put in a bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour, or until doubled in size. Then pick up with rolling out the dough.

** I patted down the sugar & cinnamon mixture with my hands before rolling up the dough, to keep it from oozing out onto the pan during baking.

TIPS: 
Dental floss works great for cutting the rolls.
You can refrigerate the rolls after cutting and bake them up to two days later.

METRIC MEASUREMENTS:
INGREDIENTS

• 235 ml warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 75 g margarine, melted
• 615 g bread flour
• 6 g salt
• 100 g white sugar
• 10 g bread machine yeast
•  
• 220 g brown sugar, packed
• 15 g ground cinnamon
• 75 g butter, softened
•  
• 85 g cream cheese, softened
• 55 g butter, softened
• 190 g confectioners' sugar
• 3 ml vanilla extract
• 0.8 g salt

Recipe from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Clone-of-a-Cinnabon/Detail.aspx

Happy New Year to each and every one of you!  I hope 2009 brings you all the happiness, health and prosperity you can handle!

Thank you for another great year on Buzznet!

To commemorate her birthday , actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan 's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP.
         

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 (Sing It!)  - If you sing it, its especially hysterical!!!

     

           
            Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
            Walkers and  handrails and new dental fittings,
        Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
    These are a few of my favorite things.
       
        Cadillacs and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses,
        Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
        Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
    These are a few of my favorite things.
       
        When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
  When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
      And then I don't feel so bad.
       
        Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
        No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
        Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
      These are a few of my favorite things.
       
        Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',
        Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',  
        And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
    When we remember our favorite things.
       
        When the joints ache, When the hips break,
      When the eyes grow dim,
  Then I remember the great life I've had,
        And then I don't feel so bad.
       
        (Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd
        that lasted over four minutes and repeated encores. Please
        share Ms. Andrews' clever wit and humor with others who
        would appreciate it

( I haven't looked this up on snopes.com and don't know if it's a true story, but I love the lyrics!)

An 85-year-old man was requested by his doctor for a sperm count as part of his physical exam.

The doctor gave the man a jar and said, 'Take this jar home and bring back a semen sample tomorrow. The next day the 85-year-old man reappeared at the doctor's office and gave him the jar, which was as clean and empty as on the previous day.

The doctor asked what happened and the man explained, 'Well, doc, it's like this--first I tried with my right hand, but nothing. Then I tried with my left hand, but still nothing. 'Then I asked my wife for help. She tried with her right hand, then with her left, still nothing'.

'We even called up Arlene, the YOUNG lady next door and she tried too, first with both hands, then an armpit, and she even tried squeezin' it between her knees, but still nothing.'
The doctor was shocked! 'You asked your neighbor?' . . . .



The old man replied, 'Yep, none of us could get the jar open.'

A man entered the bus with both of his front pockets full of golf balls and sat down next to a beautiful (you guessed it) blonde. The puzzled blonde kept looking at him and his bulging pockets.

Finally, after many such glances from her, he said, "It's golf balls".
Nevertheless, the blonde continued to look at him for a very long time, deeply thinking about what he had said.

After several minutes, not being able to contain her curiosity any longer, she asked;





"Does it hurt as  much as tennis elbow?"

A little boy goes to his father and asks 'Daddy, how was I born?'

The father answers, 'Well, son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway!   Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo.  Then I set up a  date via e-mail with your Mom and we met at a cyber-cafe.  We sneaked into  a secluded room, where your mother agreed to a download from my hard  drive.  As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of  us had used a firewall, and since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine  months later a little Pop-Up appeared that said:

You've got male!

A husband wrote the following letter for his
wife and left it on the dining room table:


"To My Dear Wife,You will surely understand that
I have certain needs that you, being 54 years old, can no longer
satisfy. I am very happy with you, and I value you as a good wife.
Therefore, after reading this letter I hope you will not wrongly
interpret the fact that I will be spending the evening with my
18-year-old secretary at the Comfort Inn Hotel. Please don't be upset -
I shall be back home before midnight."


When the man came home late that night he found
the following letter on the dining room table:

"To My Dear Husband, I received your letter and
thank you for your honesty. About my being 54 years old. I would like
to take this opportunity to remind you that you are also 54 years old.
As you know, I am a math teacher at our local college. I would like to
inform you that while you're at the Comfort Inn, I will be at the Hotel
Fiesta with Michael, one of my students, who is also the assistant
tennis coach. He is young, virile, and like your secretary, he is 18
years old. As a successful businessman with an excellent knowledge of
math, you will understand that we are in the same situation, although
with one small difference; 18 goes into 54 a lot more times than 54 goes
into 18. Therefore I will not be home until sometime tomorrow."

Beachut is at it again.