I'm looking for someone to take over management of the Straub blog. I will be out of commission for a while when we move. Ed will be there but I think he needs a coworker to help him out.
We are not blogworthy. We don't know how to post a picture. When we brought Stevo's work computer home we had to wipe it with a disc and now we don't even have Word yet, just internet. If I want to produce a document on my home computer I have to send myself an email, and sometimes that just doesn't work out. Gotta cough up $135 for Office, I guess. I nominate Frank.
Hey, go to www.npr.org for a fun story about bicycle polo. What we need are mallets made from ski poles with a chunk of PVC pipe impaled through the pointy end. There's no crying in bicycle polo.
Re: Food Stamp Challenge. In the previous post Joe3 stated how he blew his budget by taking himself and the kids to the all you can eat Chinese Buffet.
I say the same could be achieved with not a dollar spent by waiting until closing time and then have a little dumpster diving session.
I heard this story on NPR a couple days ago about dumpster divers. They don't do it because they are poor, they do it to help the environment. I'm all for doing what I can to save the planet. We buy those funny looking bulbs that last forever, I use the same glass all day, etc., but this is ridiculous.
I'm perfectly serious about this: If I lived in a big town and wanted to save $ on food I'd hit a funeral dinner every day. There'd be hundreds to choose from and you could manage to not be conspicuously present at them. The trick would be to be absolutely invisible, a background person, perfectly appropriate, unremarkable, not memorable. Half the time I barely know the decedent anyway so the cross-table patter wouldn't be a stretch. Every day you could have the equivalent of meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, roll, green beans, coffee, milk. for FREE!
If you lived in Council Bluffs, your funeral dinners would be cold cut sandwiches, salads and cake. But yeah, at least a funeral a day, even on Saturdays.
Congrats, Emily and Scott! What does the job entail? Thanks, Mary and Pat.
Welcome to the Midwest, Emily and Scott. Weather-wise you'll be trading the smoke and embers of southern California for a few snowflakes in St. Paul. I'm told that the Twin Cities are somewhat safer than Bagdahd, at least on a Sunday afternoon. Mom and I enjoyed lunch at Sister Sarah's today. We talked to Tom briefly. He told us that young Joe has been elected to co-captain of next year's BGHS football team. They hoped to elect 4 co-captains. Joe and Pat Bradley (the older Straubs will remember Pat and Vera Bradley who lived near Burt; this is their grandson) got the most votes by a large margin and the remaining votes were divided among several players, so the coach decided that Joe and Pat would be 2 of the 4 co-captains and that the other 2 would be selected next year. The whole team, freshmen through graduating seniors voted. Mom and I decided at the last minute to go to the ND-Duke game. It was about 39 degrees and a very light rain fell through most of the game but it was delightful. We saw Monica and her family on the way and Jim and his family on the way home. We stayed at Bonnie's and had dinner with Caitlin on Friday night at Sunny Italy. Love, Dad
We are now officially at 254 Kenmore. Mary Laurel asked me why all our stuff wasn't put away when we moved in. I wish I could tell you the phone number, but I can't. And since Randy can't find the phone, anyway, I'm not sure it matters.
Congrats to Scott on the move to the twin cities. You will need some warm stuff, Em! I do belive Erin is the expert on moving just before a baby is due.
Wal-Mart announced today that they will be open on Thanksgiving Day for those who want to get an extra-early start on the Christmas madness. I hope it's a dud. Nobody go.
Dumpster diving isn't as gross as it sounds (I don't think)...my Jewish friend in Omaha tells me that many wealthy Jewish ladies (his Mom) dumpster dive behind stores in south Florida! Phelan has specific stores she targets "boutique" groceries where they dump good cheeses and breads especially...sometimes they find expensive beer (probably dumped by employees planning to come back later)!
Hello---I sent this message by email to all of you: I have changed my cell phone provider and have a new cell phone number, which is 515 451 2641. I will keep my old service for about a week and then cancel it, so for about a week I'll have duplicate services. But after that you'll only be able to reach me at home, office or the new number.
Also, there is an error in my last posting. The co-captain with Joe IV is not Pat Bradley. Even as I typed it, "Pat" did not sound right even though it is the grandfather's name. Right after I sent the message I went to bed and was thinking about it. Then the kid's correct name popped into my head and I decided to send this correction. Now, as sit here typing, once again I cannot think of his first name. But his last name is Bradley. He was the backup tailback and a starter in the defensive backfield this year and was a touchdown threat every time he caught a punt or a kickoff. He'll undoubtedly be the starting tailback next year and is a good friend of Joe IV. Perhaps Joe III can send his correct name after he reads this message.
We had a great "Pre-Thanksgiving" this past weekend at the farm. We lined up tables all down the living room and feasted. Allen Norman stopped by and he thought it looked pretty cool. When we prayed, everyone said something they were thankful for and when it got to Braden, she said, "I'm thankful for Eli Cash! And all those guys after him." Mia was thankful for sleep. JoeJ had been in a 7-mile race at Living History Farms that morning which he said was a lot of fun - through woods and fields, creeks, up and down hills, being chased by a guy in a hot dog costume and men in dresses. They have it every year and the Register always enters a team (although not in costume, at least this year). But he was sore the next day. The guys won Trivial Pursuit although we were killing'em in the first half. It was a kinder, gentler set of guys than usual - Joe, Brian and Andy. Hmmmm, no Straubs. They didn't sing "Men, men, men, men" once.
Emily, last time we were home a bunch of us were at Sarah's talking about names for your baby. Some of us thought Chet would be good. Makes him sound tough.
Congratulations to Emily and Scott,young Joe, Lisa and Randy and thank you to Mary and Pat.
As some of you know or may have guessed we have a mouse (mice?). It's that time of year and we have been hopeful that they decided to skip our house...they have not. Of course, they don't go to the plate or cup cabinets (where washing would be easy)...they run around like a play gym in our HUGE rubbermaid cupboard. A place where we have nine million bowls of varying sizes and lids...oh and they like the utensil drawers and the flatware drawer. This means I gotta run about 12 loads today most of which will contain only a handful of odd-sized, large plastic bowls/containers. Last night, Tom put out 4 mouse traps...not ONE hit! We'll have to stack all of the cleansed bowls/utensils on the kitchen table and try it again tonight...sigh.
So we are expecting 4-5 inches of snow today. This is to be coming down around 4 tonight when everybody is getting off work and heading out for T-giving. It is goign to be a mess.
It's snowing big, fat beautiful flakes right now, just the right kind so you can put on a cute hat and gloves.
I took a "find your strengths" assessment yesterday. I'm somewhat dismayed - not one warm fuzzy in the bunch. This is a Gallup tool that is all the rage now in parishes and collaborative-type businesses for discerning people's strengths and giving them responsibilities to match. My five main strengths do not include empathy, belief, communication, connectedness, harmony, inclusion, positivity, relation, or being able to woo. I am a Vulcan. Is this a set of strengths for a glorified Sunday-school teacher? I wonder.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. It looks as if the weather here in Algona will be okay for travel.
I just finished a 29 page health needs assessment paper for my public health practicum. My advice to everyone is to get all the education you can while you are young. School is a pain.
Happy Tday every one! Sorry had to go to Walmart this morning to get liquids, coffee, milk, coke and, OJ. It's the only place open @ 5:00am. Not a good thanksgiving for me I have a building on fire watch this weekend. The alarm pannel lost his brains. I want to know if any of you are allergice to bees, wasps, hornets, or any other bug. The reason I ask is because last summer I got stung by a bee, wasp or something on the head. With in 2 minutes my armpits were itching like crazy (I looked like a monkey running around scratching my armpits) but then scary part started to happen I got dizzy, my heart started to race and I got short of breath. A few months ago I got bit again on the forarm and it swelled up to the point that I had a Popeye arm. Got bit last weekend now I have a Popeye leg.
Got a new email address it's PeteSt3@yahoo please use it in the future the old one I only give bizznus.
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***from immediate members of the Michael LaVelle family only. This includes Michael, Mary Ellan, Desmond, Phelan and Caitlin and excludes any cousins of said family with the last name LaVelle
Pete- a few summers ago I was stung by some hornets. It hurt but other than slight swelling around the sting it was not a problem. I relished destroying their
sorry - got a phone call - was distracted. I destroyed the nest with some of that spray that shoots about a hundred feet. Picked them off out of the air one by one like little fighter jets as they scrambled.
I have never been stung by a bee or wasp but I don't think I'm allergic. I think Granny Cash was though.
Did everyone have a good Thanksgiving? We had one of Scott's co-workers over with his wife and baby. It was a nice, small dinner party. I did the turkey, potatoes, greenbeans, stuffing,etc and they brought two pies. I don't really get into pies that much, but this blueberry pie they brought was so, so, good.
Scott took today off to watch the Huskers vs. the Buffs, then we're putting up the tree.
Yay, Emily and Scott, now we will get to see you more often. We have mice, too. I actually saw one in my bedroom and my skin is crawling thinking about it. We need more mouse traps. I wish I wasn't allergic to cats. They moved in the first cold night of fall.
Check out a type of cat called a LaPerm. Or maybe it's LePerm. Some lady near Corwith IA sells them around here. They are a curly haired hypoallergenic cat that doesn't cause some people with allergies to cats any problems.
Good Sam nursing home in Algona has a resident LaPerm cat. It just roams the whole building and the residents love it.
Pete, Granny Cash was very allergic to bee stings. You should see a doctor and find out if you need to carry an epipen around. It could save your life.
If you use mouse poison they usually run out of the house to die. If they don't, it stinks for about a week. But traps are almost useless. If you see a mouse, you can assume there's a mouse family at least.
Sorry about Huskers vs. Buffs, but not about Huskers vs. Bluejays.
Em, just in case the name that you have been considering was one of the ones I mentioned, I was just kidding about Antonio.
I would like to have the name Alma Dancer. A name I am curiously obsessed with is Lastings Milledge. Is it a family name? Anyone who knows please speak up.
I'm afraid even a hypoallergenic perm cat would trigger my allergies. Once I nuzzled a cat and broke out in hives, and my throat closed up and I started wheezing. That's when I found out I was allergic. Ryan's parents have outside cats, and I was sitting on their outdoor furniture in shorts this summer, and my legs got all red and blotchy and itchy. It's ridiculous.
What you need is a scarecat. Like a scarecrow, but without a funny hat. It just has to be a stuffed, cat-shaped thing that comes swooping in from a hidden spot when the mouse tries to take the cheese.
Speaking of crows: A couple times a night people on the roof of the parking garage across the street shoot off an air cannon to scare away crows that hang out up there. I don't know if it works on the birds, but it scares the hell out of me every time. I think it's why everybody working on the copy desk has gray hair.
Palm Beach Community College, near where I'm moving, just offered health insurance for pets, available to its employees. THey still won't cover same sex partners. Doesn't this seem ridiculous to you, and politically dense?
I'm not sure where Lastings got his name, but I just looked up the meaning and it means "tradebait".
After SIU's loss to USC Creigton is the only remaining undefeated MVC team. They have a big game coming up this weekend on the road agaist Drexel (who beat them last year at Omaha) and then during the next week on the road agaist Xavier (who just beat Indiana).
I need a good name for a one-week course in the summer for K thru 8 kids whose parents don't feel competent to educate them at home (in the Catholic faith). Not exactly the same as vacation bible school, but sort of. I'm applying for a grant. Any ideas?
It was nice to see Creighton beat the Huskers this weekend, but they do have some very tough games coming up. Too bad SIU lost to USC. Speaking of names and Creighton basketball, there's a guy on the team with what I think is one of the best names I've heard in a while: Booker Woodfox. Can a white kid be Booker?
There was a TV show in the late'80's/early 90's that starred a white guy named "Booker". I am sure that Booker was originally a charater on "21 Jumpstreet".
Booker was famous for wearing leather biker jackets and solving crimes. Booker might have been his last name though.
Chicago was fun! It was great to see our kids (we saw Ed on Friday) I tried shopping on Michigan Ave on Friday morning, it was crazy, but it was fun people watching. Sorry we missed everyone else though.
That's right about Granny Cash and bee stings. She had very bad reactions so she moved away immediately if a bee came around. However, I don't recall her being allergic to cats. In fact, I think I can recall her sitting on the couch on the farm next to the twin cats, Bernice and Vernice, petting them. So I really don't think she had a cat allergy. Mom
At a time of year when it's already darker, I have to tape paper up to cover my south-facing window at work because the sun is lower in the sky and shines straight into my eyes. Maybe in a month or so I can take it down. I left one little square open so I can catch some rays if I want to. It's good to have a window.
NEW YORK — U.S. home prices fell 4.5 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, the sharpest drop since Standard & Poor began its nationwide housing index in 1987, the research group said Tuesday. S&P also reported that prices fell 1.7 percent from the previous quarter, the largest consecutive quarterly decline in the index's history.
So there's this construction company in Oceanside, Murphy Construction, that runs a help-a-neighbor type benefit every year around the holidays to raise cash for a family in need from the local the community. Apprently this year they have chosen Dave & Brooke's kids to be the recipients of raised money. There will be a dinner with music & raffles etc. at the K of C hall in Oceanside on December 9th. Karen forwarded me the flyer and asked if I'd pass the word along. The flyer just describes the little sad family history. They're asking for $25 per person (children $10) for the dinner. Sounds like fun. It doesn't quite seem as fun as the Padre Pablo cruise - but I think I can afford a $25 check. I'll send my kids - I will be at the Barry Manilow concert singing my heart out as if they were paying me to do back-up. If you'd like any more info - let me know! here's what they say about donations & checks: paypable to "Raimondi Family" c/o Bill Murphy 92 Hampton Place, Freeport, NY 11520 - more info: Bill Murphy 516-546-2196. THANKS
I'm looking for someone to take over management of the Straub blog. I will be out of commission for a while when we move. Ed will be there but I think he needs a coworker to help him out. 
112 comments:
I nominate Cathy and/or Steve. :-)
Cathy & Stevo would be a good choice. They would add some needed decorum to this blog.
However, I also am throwing Frank's hat in the ring. He could bring the edgy, hip-hop 'tude to the table.
Tom
I resent being accused of decorum.
I am technically unable to do blog thing. I'd really like to help out but, alas,... Damn these
We are not blogworthy. We don't know how to post a picture. When we brought Stevo's work computer home we had to wipe it with a disc and now we don't even have Word yet, just internet. If I want to produce a document on my home computer I have to send myself an email, and sometimes that just doesn't work out. Gotta cough up $135 for Office, I guess. I nominate Frank.
Frank, you could be that cool.
Frank works on computers all day, I dont think he'll want to get on after work. Plus he doens't post nearly as much as others of you.
P
Maybe Frank wants to do it. I cite ignorance as my excuse. I still have problems cutting and pasting.
By the way, Happy Anniversary to Tom and Nance and Pat and Josh. Did you all sit on the couch and kiss?
Yep.
nope.
I can barely blog...so don't put me in charge...I could clog, tho, when a blog admin. is announced!
I'm the winner of the food stamp deal...I spend very little on groceries..(but somehow am gaining weight).
The free lunch for childern on food stamps is an incentive for welfare families to have more childern.
I think Tom should be the new admin. We could get more detailed updates on his novel.
I think Ed should do it as he should've been helping out poor sweet Patsy all along.
Patsy can be Patsy again with her move...or Tricia...Trish...Patty...Pat...Pat-ricia...PRose...which one will it be?
It reminds me of the famous Alaskan Bull Terrior from the 1930's, Patsy Ann was her name. Check out the story at www.patsyann.com
Hey, go to www.npr.org for a fun story about bicycle polo. What we need are mallets made from ski poles with a chunk of PVC pipe impaled through the pointy end. There's no crying in bicycle polo.
Re: Food Stamp Challenge. In the previous post Joe3 stated how he blew his budget by taking himself and the kids to the all you can eat Chinese Buffet.
I say the same could be achieved with not a dollar spent by waiting until closing time and then have a little dumpster diving session.
Tom
I heard this story on NPR a couple days ago about dumpster divers. They don't do it because they are poor, they do it to help the environment. I'm all for doing what I can to save the planet. We buy those funny looking bulbs that last forever, I use the same glass all day, etc., but this is ridiculous.
I'm glad the food stamp challenge is over, it's bad for business.
Isn't it funny that on the weekend we're all too busy to blog, but during the week, while at work, we have all sorts of time?
You should all thank Mary for being such a good cleaner.
P
Mary....good job! I'm sure you worked hard, long drive, and it was a thoughtful and generous gift. :-)
You, too, Pat...VERY nice of you to get his place all spiffy! :-)
I'm perfectly serious about this:
If I lived in a big town and wanted to save $ on food I'd hit a funeral dinner every day. There'd be hundreds to choose from and you could manage to not be conspicuously present at them. The trick would be to be absolutely invisible, a background person, perfectly appropriate, unremarkable, not memorable. Half the time I barely know the decedent anyway so the cross-table patter wouldn't be a stretch.
Every day you could have the equivalent of meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, roll, green beans, coffee, milk. for FREE!
and if you lined your pockets with ziplock bags you could take home a snack for later....
and if you ever hit a slow season when nobody is dieing you could just kill someone in order to feast at their funeral.
Easy as pie.
I'm all decked out for Christmas!
Big deal...I've been Christmasified since October 1st!
Ed, who did you take to the ND game?
P
I didn't go.
Scott just accepted the job in St. Paul. Now we just need to figure out if he starts before baby or after. I'm due in 9 weeks.
Nice timing!
P
Awesome. :-)
you can buy Pat's house!
I bet Pat would sell it to yah for only $100,000! Right, Pat?
If you lived in Council Bluffs, your funeral dinners would be cold cut sandwiches, salads and cake. But yeah, at least a funeral a day, even on Saturdays.
Congrats, Emily and Scott! What does the job entail?
Thanks, Mary and Pat.
Welcome to the Midwest, Emily and Scott. Weather-wise you'll be trading the smoke and embers of southern California for a few snowflakes in St. Paul. I'm told that the Twin Cities are somewhat safer than Bagdahd, at least on a Sunday afternoon.
Mom and I enjoyed lunch at Sister Sarah's today. We talked to Tom briefly. He told us that young Joe has been elected to co-captain of next year's BGHS football team. They hoped to elect 4 co-captains. Joe and Pat Bradley (the older Straubs will remember Pat and Vera Bradley who lived near Burt; this is their grandson) got the most votes by a large margin and the remaining votes were divided among several players, so the coach decided that Joe and Pat would be 2 of the 4 co-captains and that the other 2 would be selected next year. The whole team, freshmen through graduating seniors voted.
Mom and I decided at the last minute to go to the ND-Duke game. It was about 39 degrees and a very light rain fell through most of the game but it was delightful. We saw Monica and her family on the way and Jim and his family on the way home. We stayed at Bonnie's and had dinner with Caitlin on Friday night at Sunny Italy. Love, Dad
I'll say again, nice timing.
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I'll say again, nice timing.
p
Sounds like a great time, Dad and Mom!
Mary and Pat - wow - thanks for spiffying!
We are now officially at 254 Kenmore. Mary Laurel asked me why all our stuff wasn't put away when we moved in. I wish I could tell you the phone number, but I can't. And since Randy can't find the phone, anyway, I'm not sure it matters.
Congrats to Scott on the move to the twin cities. You will need some warm stuff, Em! I do belive Erin is the expert on moving just before a baby is due.
Wal-Mart announced today that they will be open on Thanksgiving Day for those who want to get an extra-early start on the Christmas madness. I hope it's a dud. Nobody go.
Lisa...who helped with that move??? Maybe Mike or Stevo know where the phone is!
Dumpster diving isn't as gross as it sounds (I don't think)...my Jewish friend in Omaha tells me that many wealthy Jewish ladies (his Mom) dumpster dive behind stores in south Florida!
Phelan has specific stores she targets "boutique" groceries where they dump good cheeses and breads especially...sometimes they find expensive beer (probably dumped by employees planning to come back later)!
Hello---I sent this message by email to all of you: I have changed my cell phone provider and have a new cell phone number, which is 515 451 2641. I will keep my old service for about a week and then cancel it, so for about a week I'll have duplicate services. But after that you'll only be able to reach me at home, office or the new number.
Also, there is an error in my last posting. The co-captain with Joe IV is not Pat Bradley. Even as I typed it, "Pat" did not sound right even though it is the grandfather's name. Right after I sent the message I went to bed and was thinking about it. Then the kid's correct name popped into my head and I decided to send this correction. Now, as sit here typing, once again I cannot think of his first name. But his last name is Bradley. He was the backup tailback and a starter in the defensive backfield this year and was a touchdown threat every time he caught a punt or a kickoff. He'll undoubtedly be the starting tailback next year and is a good friend of Joe IV. Perhaps Joe III can send his correct name after he reads this message.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Mom and Dad
Is it Jack?
p
It's Jack. That's the fact.
Joe, I was waiting for a call from you.
Is he a back named Jack?
congrats Scott and Emily! Now you can name the boy a name place for you...Huntington...Hunter for short, or Ting.
Or St. Paul. Saint for short.
I guess it would be St. for short.
Or maybe call him Orson Caleb and then you could call him "the OC" and it has a good Creighton connection too.
We had a great "Pre-Thanksgiving" this past weekend at the farm. We lined up tables all down the living room and feasted. Allen Norman stopped by and he thought it looked pretty cool. When we prayed, everyone said something they were thankful for and when it got to Braden, she said, "I'm thankful for Eli Cash! And all those guys after him." Mia was thankful for sleep.
JoeJ had been in a 7-mile race at Living History Farms that morning which he said was a lot of fun - through woods and fields, creeks, up and down hills, being chased by a guy in a hot dog costume and men in dresses. They have it every year and the Register always enters a team (although not in costume, at least this year). But he was sore the next day. The guys won Trivial Pursuit although we were killing'em in the first half. It was a kinder, gentler set of guys than usual - Joe, Brian and Andy. Hmmmm, no Straubs. They didn't sing "Men, men, men, men" once.
Well thn here we go -
men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men, men!
Tom
Something tells me that mouse traps were originally designed to protect little cheese gems from burglers.
Tom
Emily, last time we were home a bunch of us were at Sarah's talking about names for your baby. Some of us thought Chet would be good. Makes him sound tough.
Congratulations to Emily and Scott,young Joe, Lisa and Randy and thank you to Mary and Pat.
Congrats Randy and Lisa! YOu just had an anniversary too, I believe. What did you do?
p
As some of you know or may have guessed we have a mouse (mice?). It's that time of year and we have been hopeful that they decided to skip our house...they have not. Of course, they don't go to the plate or cup cabinets (where washing would be easy)...they run around like a play gym in our HUGE rubbermaid cupboard. A place where we have nine million bowls of varying sizes and lids...oh and they like the utensil drawers and the flatware drawer. This means I gotta run about 12 loads today most of which will contain only a handful of odd-sized, large plastic bowls/containers. Last night, Tom put out 4 mouse traps...not ONE hit! We'll have to stack all of the cleansed bowls/utensils on the kitchen table and try it again tonight...sigh.
You should build a better mouse trap.
So we are expecting 4-5 inches of snow today. This is to be coming down around 4 tonight when everybody is getting off work and heading out for T-giving. It is goign to be a mess.
It's snowing big, fat beautiful flakes right now, just the right kind so you can put on a cute hat and gloves.
I took a "find your strengths" assessment yesterday. I'm somewhat dismayed - not one warm fuzzy in the bunch. This is a Gallup tool that is all the rage now in parishes and collaborative-type businesses for discerning people's strengths and giving them responsibilities to match. My five main strengths do not include empathy, belief, communication, connectedness, harmony, inclusion, positivity, relation, or being able to woo. I am a Vulcan. Is this a set of strengths for a glorified Sunday-school teacher? I wonder.
Tom, did you type all those "men" or did you copy and paste?
My new list of favorite regular-guy names: Al, Ray, Joe, Pete, Chet, Vinnie, Mack, Jack, Harry, Sam and Antonio.
To get rid on mice, fill all your drawers with mothballs. Just kidding. That would stink. Get a girl cat.
Don't name him Wendell Holzapfel. That's one of our parishioners, but he just goes by "Tom."
Oh my! My turkey is still rock hard and I've had it in the fridge for 2-3 days.
All-time cool actual names, first and last, not in any order:
Zane grey
Elso Lewerke
Man Ray
Porsche Versacci (Just Kidding)
Excuse me-that was Elzo Lewerke.
Zane Grey definitely. Riders of the Purple Sage.
I knew a girl named Portia.
The postmistress at Hamline is named Alma Dancer. But I guess we're thinking about boys names.
Ivan Ilych? Humbert Humbert?
p
We have two names in mind. One has been mentioned today.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. It looks as if the weather here in Algona will be okay for travel.
I just finished a 29 page health needs assessment paper for my public health practicum. My advice to everyone is to get all the education you can while you are young. School is a pain.
Em,
I can't remember where Scott's family is located. Is it Omaha?
How wonderful the two of you and your children will be back in the midwest. :-)
Kel
Caitlin snores.
Happy Tday every one! Sorry had to go to Walmart this morning to get liquids, coffee, milk, coke and, OJ. It's the only place open @ 5:00am. Not a good thanksgiving for me I have a building on fire watch this weekend. The alarm pannel lost his brains. I want to know if any of you are allergice to bees, wasps, hornets, or any other bug. The reason I ask is because last summer I got stung by a bee, wasp or something on the head. With in 2 minutes my armpits were itching like crazy (I looked like a monkey running around scratching my armpits) but then scary part started to happen I got dizzy, my heart started to race and I got short of breath. A few months ago I got bit again on the forarm and it swelled up to the point that I had a Popeye arm. Got bit last weekend now I have a Popeye leg.
Got a new email address it's PeteSt3@yahoo please use it in the future the old one I only give bizznus.
This blog needs a spell checker.
Pete
HAPPY* THANKSGIVING** from the LaVelle Family***
*does not necessarily require readers to be happy if read after November 22, 2007
**thanksgiving is in reference to the U.S. Holiday and is not a discussion of religion of any kind. However, giving thanks does not exclude aforementioned religions.
***from immediate members of the Michael LaVelle family only. This includes Michael, Mary Ellan, Desmond, Phelan and Caitlin and excludes any cousins of said family with the last name LaVelle
Monica said...
Emily, last time we were home a bunch of us were at Sarah's talking about names for your baby.
Pete- a few summers ago I was stung by some hornets. It hurt but other than slight swelling around the sting it was not a problem. I relished destroying their
Tom
sorry - got a phone call - was distracted. I destroyed the nest with some of that spray that shoots about a hundred feet. Picked them off out of the air one by one like little fighter jets as they scrambled.
I have never been stung by a bee or wasp but I don't think I'm allergic. I think Granny Cash was though.
Did everyone have a good Thanksgiving? We had one of Scott's co-workers over with his wife and baby. It was a nice, small dinner party. I did the turkey, potatoes, greenbeans, stuffing,etc and they brought two pies. I don't really get into pies that much, but this blueberry pie they brought was so, so, good.
Scott took today off to watch the Huskers vs. the Buffs, then we're putting up the tree.
Monica, I need help with ideas for Thomas.
Yay, Emily and Scott, now we will get to see you more often.
We have mice, too. I actually saw one in my bedroom and my skin is crawling thinking about it. We need more mouse traps. I wish I wasn't allergic to cats. They moved in the first cold night of fall.
Grace,
Check out a type of cat called a LaPerm. Or maybe it's LePerm. Some lady near Corwith IA sells them around here. They are a curly haired hypoallergenic cat that doesn't cause some people with allergies to cats any problems.
Good Sam nursing home in Algona has a resident LaPerm cat. It just roams the whole building and the residents love it.
Or how about a rat terrier? They must be good for something...
Pete, Granny Cash was very allergic to bee stings. You should see a doctor and find out if you need to carry an epipen around. It could save your life.
If you use mouse poison they usually run out of the house to die. If they don't, it stinks for about a week. But traps are almost useless. If you see a mouse, you can assume there's a mouse family at least.
Sorry about Huskers vs. Buffs, but not about Huskers vs. Bluejays.
Em, just in case the name that you have been considering was one of the ones I mentioned, I was just kidding about Antonio.
I would like to have the name Alma Dancer. A name I am curiously obsessed with is Lastings Milledge. Is it a family name? Anyone who knows please speak up.
I'm afraid even a hypoallergenic perm cat would trigger my allergies. Once I nuzzled a cat and broke out in hives, and my throat closed up and I started wheezing. That's when I found out I was allergic. Ryan's parents have outside cats, and I was sitting on their outdoor furniture in shorts this summer, and my legs got all red and blotchy and itchy. It's ridiculous.
What you need is a scarecat. Like a scarecrow, but without a funny hat. It just has to be a stuffed, cat-shaped thing that comes swooping in from a hidden spot when the mouse tries to take the cheese.
Speaking of crows: A couple times a night people on the roof of the parking garage across the street shoot off an air cannon to scare away crows that hang out up there. I don't know if it works on the birds, but it scares the hell out of me every time. I think it's why everybody working on the copy desk has gray hair.
I think a scarecat would work just as well with the funny hat.
Palm Beach Community College, near where I'm moving, just offered health insurance for pets, available to its employees. THey still won't cover same sex partners. Doesn't this seem ridiculous to you, and politically dense?
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Yes, Granny Cash was allergic to cats.
You should see a doctor about that.
Christmas ideas for Pete, Eli, Emily (hat and gloves?) and who else do we have? would be gratefully accepted.
Pat~ My email is down...I assume the pick-up plans are the same. My folks and Donny are en route. :-)
I'm not sure where Lastings got his name, but I just looked up the meaning and it means "tradebait".
After SIU's loss to USC Creigton is the only remaining undefeated MVC team. They have a big game coming up this weekend on the road agaist Drexel (who beat them last year at Omaha) and then during the next week on the road agaist Xavier (who just beat Indiana).
Joe Jayjack would be a most excellent blog manager.
I need a good name for a one-week course in the summer for K thru 8 kids whose parents don't feel competent to educate them at home (in the Catholic faith). Not exactly the same as vacation bible school, but sort of. I'm applying for a grant. Any ideas?
Guiding Light Day Camp
All Week Sunday School
All Day CCD for UUU
Summertime Revelations
Truerassic Park
Epistle Gristle
(Keep you out of) Hell Week
well, now huckabee is sure to become a front runner...
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/
I was going to try to suggest some names for your program, Cathy, but I can't top Ed's.
It was nice to see Creighton beat the Huskers this weekend, but they do have some very tough games coming up. Too bad SIU lost to USC. Speaking of names and Creighton basketball, there's a guy on the team with what I think is one of the best names I've heard in a while: Booker Woodfox.
Can a white kid be Booker?
There was a TV show in the late'80's/early 90's that starred a white guy named "Booker". I am sure that Booker was originally a charater on "21 Jumpstreet".
Booker was famous for wearing leather biker jackets and solving crimes. Booker might have been his last name though.
Beat that for late 80's/early 90s trivia.
Pete...when you go to get tested for the bee allergy it's much cheaper if you bring in your own bee. Just bee carefull trying to catch one, though!
Chicago was fun! It was great to see our kids (we saw Ed on Friday) I tried shopping on Michigan Ave on Friday morning, it was crazy, but it was fun people watching. Sorry we missed everyone else though.
That's right about Granny Cash and bee stings. She had very bad reactions so she moved away immediately if a bee came around. However, I don't recall her being allergic to cats. In fact, I think I can recall her sitting on the couch on the farm next to the twin cats, Bernice and Vernice, petting them. So I really don't think she had a cat allergy. Mom
Mom, are you allergic to the cold? I am. It was 10 below wind chill when I woke up this morning. This is when I'm so happy to be moving...
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Wasn't Goerge Clooney named Booker when he was on Roseanne, starring as Jackie's love interest? He was way too hot for her, even with the mullet.
At a time of year when it's already darker, I have to tape paper up to cover my south-facing window at work because the sun is lower in the sky and shines straight into my eyes. Maybe in a month or so I can take it down. I left one little square open so I can catch some rays if I want to. It's good to have a window.
NEW YORK — U.S. home prices fell 4.5 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, the sharpest drop since Standard & Poor began its nationwide housing index in 1987, the research group said Tuesday.
S&P also reported that prices fell 1.7 percent from the previous quarter, the largest consecutive quarterly decline in the index's history.
Thanks for the fricken update.
Ron Peckerhead just left here, maybe he'll trip on something...
hmmm, Mom is here and she is looking at a house with me, and then we'll have lunch. I hope we don't see Ronnie crossing the street.
Who is Ron Peckerhead?
Monica please get on line...
Or can someone who hasn't recently moved help me?
I need Monica's phone number
thanks!
From Diane Sender:
So there's this construction company in Oceanside, Murphy Construction, that runs a help-a-neighbor type benefit every year around the holidays to raise cash for a family in need from the local the community. Apprently this year they have chosen Dave & Brooke's kids to be the recipients of raised money. There will be a dinner with music & raffles etc. at the K of C hall in Oceanside on December 9th. Karen forwarded me the flyer and asked if I'd pass the word along. The flyer just describes the little sad family history. They're asking for $25 per person (children $10) for the dinner. Sounds like fun. It doesn't quite seem as fun as the Padre Pablo cruise - but I think I can afford a $25 check. I'll send my kids - I will be at the Barry Manilow concert singing my heart out as if they were paying me to do back-up. If you'd like any more info - let me know!
here's what they say about donations & checks: paypable to "Raimondi Family" c/o Bill Murphy 92 Hampton Place, Freeport, NY 11520 - more info: Bill Murphy 516-546-2196. THANKS
319-350-8834 (c)
319-365-0216 (h)
Yes - who is Ron Peckerhead and why is mom looking at houses?
I think that is her pet name for Mike. Monica also likes to make up colorful names for me.
I wish I had a window.
(Pantomiming playing a violin) Awww...too bad...you won't even change your icky lightbulbs. Of course, if you had a window you might not need them...
Mom was just visiting me for lunch and I asked her to come with me to check out a house.
Ron Peck is a friend of our client.
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