a few things

Received another of those "my father/husband died and I need your help...." emails today. There wasn't much to set it apart from the countless others I have received over the years, except for who sent it : VICTOR AND THE MOTHER. Quite amusing.

Yay, no more Casey on Big Brother!

here's a "meme" from Diane:

1.] How come I can never find: A pen when I need one? When I don't need one they are EVERYWHERE!
2.] I wish I'd never started: Smoking...'nuff said.
3.] I wonder why: People go out of their way to hurt others.
4.] Mama always told me: "it's good for you"
5.] There's this one thing in my closet that I just can't seem to get rid of: nothing, did a majring ceaning
6.] My favorite guilty pleasure is: ht sauce poured on everything
7.] I always forget to: take my room keys and I am forever having to get my spare key
8.] I have never: been to NEW YORK city but I will one day!
9.] I'm obsessed with: Dopewars on Facebook
10.] One of my favorite memories is: a family vacation when I was about 9 or something. Me,mom,dad,my 2 sisters, and Tiger the family dog travelling all over BC in a Volkswagen van! It was great.

Bob Hill and his new wife Betty were vacationing in Europe , as it happens, nearTransylvania. They were driving in a rental car along a rather deserted highway. It was late and raining very hard. Bob could barely see the road in front of the car. Suddenly the car skids out of control! Bob attempts to control the car, but to no avail! The car swerves and smashes into a tree.

Moments later, Bob shakes his head to clear the fog. Dazed, he looks over at the passenger seat and sees his wife unconscious, with her head bleeding! Despite the rain and unfamiliar countryside, Bob knows he has to get her medical assistance.

Bob carefully picks his wife up and begins trudging down the road. After a short while, he sees a light. He heads towards the light, which is coming from a large, old house. He approaches the door and knocks.

A minute passes. A small, hunched man opens the door. Bob immediately blurts, "Hello, my name is Bob Hill, and this is my wife Betty. We've been in a terrible accident, and my wife has been seriously hurt. Can I please use your phone?"

"I'm sorry," replied the hunchback, "but we don't have a phone. My master is a doctor; come in and I will get him!"
Bob brings his wife in.

An older man comes down the stairs. "I'm afraid my assistant may have misled you. I am not a medical doctor; I am a scientist. However, it is many miles to the nearest clinic, and I have had a basic medical training. I will see what I can do. Igor, bring them down to the laboratory."

With that, Igor picks up Betty and carries her downstairs, with Bob following closely. Igor places Betty on a table in the lab. Bob collapses from exhaustion and his own injuries, so Igor places Bob on an adjoining table.

After a brief examination, Igor's master looks worried. "Things are serious, Igor. Prepare a transfusion." Igor and his master work feverishly, but to no avail. Bob and Betty Hill are no more.

The Hills' deaths upset Igor's master greatly. Wearily, he climbs the steps to his conservatory, which houses his grand piano. For it is here that he has always found solace. He begins to play, and a stirring, almost haunting melody fills the house.

Meanwhile, Igor is still in the lab tidying up. His eyes catch movement, and he notices the fingers on Betty's hand twitch, keeping time to the haunting piano music. Stunned, he watches as Bob's arm begins to rise, marking the beat! He is further amazed as Betty and Bob both sit up straight!

Unable to contain himself, he dashes up the stairs to the conservatory. He bursts in and shouts to his master:
"Master, Master! . The Hills are alive with the sound of music!"

A husband in his back yard is trying to fly a kite. He throws the kite up in the air, the wind catches it for a few seconds, then it comes crashing back down to earth.He tries this a few more times with no success.

All the while, his wife is watching from the kitchen window,
Muttering to herself how men need to be told how to do everything.
She opens the window and yells to her husband, 'You need a piece of tail.'The man turns with a confused look on his face and says, 'Make up your mind. Last night, you told me to go fly a kite.'

One reason I like old movies & TV shows is you sometimes catch actors long before they became famous. Saw a very young (roughly 20) Ryan O'Neal today.

According to Facebook my redneck name is "Cletus"....yeeeeeehaw!

I'm getting the feeling that it's going to be a looooooong season for my beloved BC Lions. Oh well, they've had a pretty good run so I guess they're due for a poor year.


That's all for now, take care.