Left Behind -- Wordless Wednesday

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Taken at Castellammare, Sicily, Italy (link)

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Taken just north of Taormina, Sicily, Italy (link)

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PERKS OF BEING OVER 70 -- 01

1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.

3. No one expects you to run--anywhere.

4. People call at 9 pm and ask, Did I wake you????

5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

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From a chain e-mail
Note the large print

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Adi Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refrain from being a hound dog

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Adi would much rather be chasing that squirrel she sees but she will stop to post for her picture.

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Hound Dog, by Elvis Presley is now playing

here (click here for Jim's Little Song Place)

I can remember when this one came out. Does that date me? Just a little? I played it a lot on my car radio? (hint link click here)

Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Hound Dog Adi Can Pictures Rock Music Music

CUT AND SHOOT, TEXAS 77306 -- A guided picture tour

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Me and my Mustang; we went for a ride last night before church. There isn't anything very exciting in Cut And Shoot, mainly I just wanted to you to know it's there.

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Cut And Shoot is located east of Conroe, Texas, about 40 miles north of Houston. It stretches as a wide place in the road for approximately six miles with car lots, car repair places, gas stations, resale places and a few others

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There isn't even a good restaurant out there! The most exciting place is the (motorcycle) chopper place. I haven't visited there.

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I had promised readers that I would put some Cut and Shoot city pictures on today, so here goes.

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Very obvious, this is the nice volunteer fire station.

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I stayed on Texas Highway 105 but I was able to get all the public buildings.

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There are little hills and acreages north, back behind these buildings. My friend lives on about eight acres, he even has a small saw mill. .

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The post office is fast. I mailed a Christmas card here one evening and the day after it was in my sister's mail box in Iowa. It's quaint inside too, with all those glass windowed brass mail boxes.
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None of the businesses are in skyscraper buildings here!
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I didn't go over to Grangerland (Texas). Instead I hurried those two miles on to Conroe, they were having fried catfish and hush puppies for supper at the First Baptist Church.

Grangerland is located south of Conroe, Texas, down the road about ten miles. It has a school and more small businesses, nothing very new there either.

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Read about these towns the Handbook of Texas (link to Cut And Shoot article), the city's (C&S) Web page (link), or on the Wikipedia article (link) or Google it yourself from "Results 1 - 10 of about 1,960,000 for cut and shoot, texas. (0.13 seconds)."

The Cut-N-Shoot H.O.G. Chapter #5013 (link) is one of the largest in the nation. They do a lot of charitable work, like Christmas Toys For Kids runs, food drives, etc.

If I had a Harley Hog I would ride with them, that's for sure.
Cut and Shoot Texas Travel

Show Me the Way to Cut And Shoot, Texas

Total Distance: 21.2 miles,

Total Time: 41 mins (approx.)

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Welcome to Richmond, Texas

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These are about half of the signs we encountered on Texas Highway 36, nearing Richmond (link) and Rosenberg (link), Texas.

There are a couple of things wrong with taking a ride this way. First, everything is flat as a pancake around. There isn't a hill for over 80 miles, and that is north.

Second, we could not admire the scenery for the trees signs. These were only half of the signs but the light turned green before we could take the picture so we got too close to get the other half.

Take a good look? One day this intersection ...

Do you think I ought to receive an advertising payment for getting this glorious intersection on the World Wide Web?

"God Loves You"

"God Loves You"

In the quiet, love is reaching.
It’s yours to hold,
Be still and know that
Even when you’re lost and lonely,
And hope is gone, you’re not alone.

Far beyond the understanding,
There’s a hand that leads,
If you believe.

Through the darkness, see the light.
Remember God loves you.

The road ahead is long and winding.
With eyes of faith, you’ll find the way, yeah.
And when the journey leaves you weary,
You can rest in the comfort of heaven’s arms -
Sweet loving arms.

And peace will follow.
Peace be with you always,
As you go.
For now you know that...

Through the darkness, there’s a light.
Remember God loves you.

When you open up your heart,
His love will meet you where you are.
He will always be a part of everything you do.
He is here to set you free,
And give you all the strength you need
To carry on, to carry on.

Through the darkness, see the light.
Remember God loves you. (remember, remember)
Remember God loves you.

Jaci Velasquez - God Loves You Lyrics
Lyrics007 (link)

Global Warming Warning!

[Satellite picture, Hurricane Dean, Aug 18, 2007]

[from Weather Underground (link)]

"I think the Earth is getting lighter and flying closer to the Sun since we are burning up all the oil and gas from the ground and the world is getting lighter. NO telling how many Billions of Tons of Oil we've burned up since it's discovery back in the1800s. Something to think about."

Global Warming Warning! -- Leishmaniasis (flesh eating disease) is caused by the bites of sand flies like these

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"... scientists at the University of Hull and Kent in the U.K. warn of a dramatic uptick in the numbers of people suffering Leishmaniasis, a flesh-eating and sometimes fatal disease, should global warming continue its current course.

This festive disease is caused by a parasite transmitted through the bites of sand flies, found typically only in tropical climes. As temperatures increase, however, so will the number of countries the sand fly will find inhabitable, as it moves further north and through Europe, say university scientists."

(Read the rest of the article here, Global Warming Wants to Eat Your Flesh
by Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA (on 08.16.07 --click this link)
Science & Technology )

Oh yes, Jim has his first after injury Status Report covering his recovery, therapy, and future plans on his JIM'S LITTLE BLOG today (link).
Global Warming Green

The after golf ride -- With the spoiled dog -- Adi was just waiting for this! -- Wordless Wednesday

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June Bug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No, It's August Brown Bug (2007)

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Crawlers, hoppers and 'shrooms, oh my (link)

Hotter than Hell!

"... And the hot fires of hell will burn up those who work against God."
Hebrews 10:27 (New Life Version)(link)

Church Signs

Adi Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Think cool now that summer is here!

[Texas, 2007]

[The old Adi-icicle blog]

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Ain't she cute! We got down to 22°F that February night over here, so we dripped the outside faucets.

Look closely for the icicles. [I 'borrowed' this idea from Rachel (link). It might help us stay cool. She had some snow, we only had icicles here.]

[Alaska, 2005]
How about a glacier?

[Alaska, 2005]
Or a cute Eskimo girl wrapped up in her cold weather dress clothes?

[Russia(click for a very large picture), 2006]
Mrs. Jim can dress real nice and warm for the cold!

Adi Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ask some stupid questions (01)

First, mark you calendar!

September24, The Bachelor returns.

ABC TV, 8:30 p.m. CDT.

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Brad Womack is a Texan, born in Atlanta, who moved to Livingston, Texas, when he was twelve.

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He went to college a year, then worked in the oilfields for several years.

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He and his two brothers (both married) presently own four local bars Austin, Texas.

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If we can't get a Texas girl marrying one of those bachelors, then let's go all the way and have the bachelor himself a Texan.

[Houston Chronicle, Thursday, August 9, 2007]

Now, "Why are we stopping here?"

"Oh, yeah."

Brad Womack The Bachelor Bachelor TV

Old feed grinder at my boyhood home -- A Wordless Wednesday Posting

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Adi can. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adi can get her suitcase packed!

When a buddy needs a buddy

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The mower on the right is stuck in the mud. Right next to our back yard.

To view the events leading to his tow, GO HERE.

Any Questions? A Wordless Wednesday Posting

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