Tuesday, 14 August 2018

Fun facts

I thought these were kind of cool..


1) Probably most of us.




2)




Hmmm, not so sure about that.




3) 


They should have left them there.



 4) This could be true..




5) Hahaha



Have a great day!!

Monday, 13 August 2018

Monday, Monday

I don't know about you... but I really identify with this cat these days. Especially when I am reading the news. I will be away all week- and I think I will try not to open Twitter at all. Text me if anyone is indicted, arrested or impeached.



Have a great week, everyone.
Here you go... this will make Monday so much better.


Sunday, 12 August 2018

Celebration time!

Happy Birthday to Pgfan! Our music loving, traveling friend has her special day today. We send the happiest of birthday wishes and hope she has a wonderful day!










Just for old times sake..





HAPPY BIRTHDAY PGfan! 



Saturday, 11 August 2018

The Stella Awards

It's time again for the annual " Stella Awards"! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald's in New Mexico, where she purchased coffee. You remember, she took the lid off the coffee and put it between her knees while she was driving. Who would ever think one could get burned doing that, right?


Here are some of the more outrageous awards for this year:

SEVENTH PLACE

Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The store owners were understandably surprised by the verdict, considering the running toddler was her own son.

FOURTH PLACE 


Jerry Williams, of Little Rock, Arkansas, garnered 4th Place in the
Stella's when he was awarded $14,500 plus medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door neighbor's beagle - even though the beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. Williams did not get as much as he asked for because the jury believed the beagle might have been provoked at the time of the butt bite because Williams had climbed over the fence into the yard and repeatedly shot the dog with a pellet gun.




THIRD PLACE *

Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania because a jury ordered a Philadelphia restaurant to pay her $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke her tailbone The reason the soft drink was on the floor: Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument.




SECOND PLACE

Kara Walton, of Claymont, Delaware sued the owner of a night club in a nearby city because she fell from the bathroom window to the floor, knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000....oh, yeah, plus dental expenses. Go figure.


FIRST PLACE *

This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was: Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set. The Oklahoma jury awarded her, are you sitting down?

$1,750,000.

PLUS a new motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just in case Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home.

This is completely insane! 

Thanks to Amy for sending ideas our way. Keep them coming. ; )

Friday, 10 August 2018

Before and after

These illustrations by Nacho Díaz are funny and sweet. Enjoy!



























Thursday, 9 August 2018

A summer afternoon

On Tuesday we visited Cantigny park, which is located a couple of towns away from us. It is the former estate of Colonel Robert R. McCormick, who was the publisher of the Chicago Tribune. He served in World War 1 and saw action at the Battle of Cantigny. After returning home, he renamed his estate in honor of the battle.

Colonel McCormick never had children. When he died in 1955 he left his fortune to establish a charitable trust. He also directed that Cantigny should be transformed into a park for the general public to enjoy. The mansion was turned into a historic house museum which is open for tours.
There is also a war museum on the property. The First Division Museum chronicles World War 1 as well as later wars. Displayed outside the museum are tanks from the various wars. Children are allowed to climb on them. There are also beautiful gardens on the grounds.





We visited here often when the kids were small. They loved to climb on the tanks! 




 We took the house tour, and checked out the war museum. Both were great. Photos are not allowed inside the house. It Is filled with personal things, plus so many antiques and works of art. It is truly magnificent.


Here are a couple of museum pictures.







I thought of Amy while walking around the rose garden. I think everyone would enjoy it.












It was a very nice day!

Wednesday, 8 August 2018

Paraprosdokians


Amy sent these great paraprosdokians. 

Don't you just love that word? 

A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence is unexpected...


 1.


2. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

3. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

4. A day without sunshine is like, well … night.
 
5. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

6. Those that live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

7. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
 
8. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

9. It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end-to-end, someone from California would be stupid enough to try to pass them.

10. If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.



11. The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.

12. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day, drinking beer.


13.  Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.

14. God gave you toes as a device for finding furniture in the dark. 

15. When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.


Here are a couple more  paraprosdokians.

Today a man knocked on my door and asked for a small donation for the community pool, so I gave him a glass of water. 

And in honour of your president...

Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.


Thank you, Amy. 

Tuesday, 7 August 2018

You Never Know...

I came across this little video yesterday. It made me feel so happy.

A young man playing for money on a street corner. Four irrepressible young men happening by.






When I started digging, I discovered that there is so much more to this story.

The violinist's name is Wuilly Arteaga. His story is both heart-breaking and inspirational. It reminds us of the resilience of the human spirit. 

Wuilly Arteaga, 24, is from Venezuela. During last year's deadly protests against President Nicolás Maduro he stood in front of the tanks and riot police and played his violin. The National Guard destroyed his violin, jailed him, and tortured him. When he was released he found safety in NYC. 




He came from a poor family. He dropped out of school at the age of 8 and taught himself to play the violin by watching YouTube videos. He continues to speak out against injustice. 

You can read more about him here.

I am in awe at the courage of this young man. 







Monday, 6 August 2018

Let's forget the scary pies


The pie post yesterday left me feeling unsettled. So what can I do?  I guess I can share the meal that we had last night.
  Progeny number three joined us after golfing with DH.  It was a coma inducing meal of steak, potatoes, and veggies. I rarely cook beef anymore, this was an exception. It is safe to say we all enjoyed it. So without further ado- here are a few pictures.


Duncan rarely shares his perch...




But when big brother comes home, he is happy to oblige.




Then of course there is the food..




This was my plate, and of course I could not finish all of it.





Someone really wanted to help me out.





Yes, he was given a few bites, it was such a big potato after all! Maybe a little bit of steak...


He was completely satisfied.


Have a good Monday everyone!!

Sunday, 5 August 2018

Pie for everyone... maybe


I know it is early for Halloween, but these pictures of pies really creeped me out. I love pie but don't think I would sample any of these!!  {{ Shiver }}




I guess he is sort of happy...

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This would be a no way ever.

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EEK!!

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Well, I hope I haven't totally ruined your Sunday! Regina may ban me after this! 😱