Cypress Sun

With an ACME rocket tied to his back!

I was way too young to drive in the mid 60's but I do remember the prices being .23 cent during the "gas wars" between stations. I remember the S & H Green Stamps and the yellow Top Value Stamps. I always thought the Green Stamps tasted good when putting them in the booklets. Cigarettes are somewhere around $13 for Marlboro around here. I quit over 6 years ago but Marlboro still sends me coupons every once in a while. They sent me 6 - $3 off a pack yesterday, I gave all of them to some elderly lady at the grocery store today who smoked Marlboro...she was very appreciative.

I regularly see #'s 2, 3, 4 and 9 and it's almost always 20 - 40 year olds doing it. I did see someone write a check in the checkout line about a 2 weeks ago. I'll ask nicely once for them to move their cart, after that it's an Earnhardt Sr. move....coming thru! I think the cell phone coupons and use hold up the continuity of things much more than anything on the list except for the deli issue.

According to the news I just saw, there was a problem on take off and while returning to the airport they crashed short of the runway into some trees, thru the fence at the end of the runway and tumbled down the runway engulfed in flames as the tanks were full of fuel. Sad day for the NASCAR world.

And all the way back home too.

Paid $2.35 at BJ's last week and $2.64 at Sam's late in the week. This isn't any politicians doing, the winter blend is always less expensive.

They were among others killed while attempting to land or take off at Stateville Regional Airport. The plane was due to stop in Sarasota, Fl on it's was to the Bahamas. Greg Biffle was one of the first ones to search for survivors and deliver supplies in remote areas of North Carolina after the remnants of a hurricane created devastating flooding and lost of life. He used his own chopper, at his own expense, after the devastating floods and stayed on it even after the Feds finally arrived to help. He was visiting relatives for Christmas when the crash happened. RIP to Mr. Biffle, his family and all of the crash victims.

For that very reason is why I bought my ex, before she became my ex, a Model 49. Although it was a 5 shot, it still retained the SA/DA capabilities and was surprisingly accurate at 10 yards.

This one is absolutely beautiful...

Here's an odd coupling. Randy Newman and Mark Knopfler. I first saw Randy Newman by accident at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1985 or 86. My ex and I were visiting the zoo and walked into the open area concert venue. There were a couple of people sitting around and as we walked through, a couple of them said were should stay to see Randy Newman. I said Randy Newman - Short People Randy, they said yeah. We stayed and watched his show about 20' from him, he was all by himself and his piano. I'd never heard any of his other songs, so I thought, except Short People. The show was great! His interaction between the few people that were there, including my ex and me, was interesting to say the least. He has written so much music that others have made famous, it's astounding. I became a Randy Newman fan that day.

I had forgotten about the rotating color wheel. Been a long time.

I saw the show 4 or 5 times. Couldn't get used to the noise the robot used to make or the "campy" feeling of the series. Then again, I didn't like Battlestar Galactica for the same reasons. Never saw the Buster Crabbe version until adulthood and then only one episode. Oh well, Rest in Peace Mr. Gerard

I shot an American 180 once with a full mag. They didn't use a helical mag though, they used a top mount drum type mag...at least the one I shot did. I have to say that it was a ton of fun to shoot and I was a bit surprised at the hurting it put on the full cans and milk jugs that were set up. I had a chance to buy a semi-auto version of it for $900, but at the time that was about two weeks of work (after taxes) and I didn't think that my landlord would understand being late on the rent.

Look at the bright side, at least there was no storm surge of salt water! Still, that's some strong winds that tear stuff up.

Politicians are really buzzards that identify as eagles. Midway Island must smell terrible with all of those fish eating birds on it.

Everyone thinks he was dancing in all those movies, he wasn't. The director kids had left Legos on the floors.

Looks like Calvin (Calvin and Hobbs) made him.

Hey Spelling Police, I missed placement of the apostrophe...big deal. At least I can spell train correctly three times in a row. Watch and learn - Train, train and train. See, wasn't that easy!

All year is the "Prime" season. If there is any question in your mind at all...call SASS HQ to verify that the seller in question is really who they say they are. Simple as that. If SASS HQ isn't available for contact, don't make a financial transaction, especially an electronic transaction that can't be reversed.

Really, you don't shey.

That was a Meatloaf song.

And a helleva gunslinger and shooter.

Paula Dean got railroaded into obscurity by the media for saying a word that every American, at some time or another, had said themselves. She had some great recipes and instructive advice. Her cooking pans sucked however as they were concave and a pain in the rear to cook with.....YA'LL Damn it, now I'm jonesing for some homemade chicken and dumplings with bacon green beans.

I guess that some folks associate canned soups with memories of food they disliked growing up. I like what I grew up with. We ate a lot of casseroles during my childhood and teen years...A LOT. Canned soups were a big part of those casseroles. Campbells soups played a big part of those casseroles. Cream of Mushroom, Golden Mushroom, Cream of Chicken and others were a major part in making those casseroles. They were an economical way of feeding a three hungry boys, rarely were there leftovers. Some of those casseroles really stick out in my mind...some I liked a lot and some really sucked. I still make some of them that I really liked back then. Then again, I did like a couple of the Hamburger/Tuna Helpers also. Simple food never bothered me. Each to their own.