Happy Friday to all the wonderful citizens in the City of Claycord.
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Have a great weekend.
No more firsties for me…. I can’t handle the fortune & fame!
So, where’s this weekend’s “Smash ‘n Grab” social event going to be? I’m entering a betting pool, any clues?
Cowellian’s first.
Middle Tennessee is expecting a snowy holiday weekend.
I picked up some extra salt for our water softener for use on the front porch and driveway if necessary. I got to Kroger before the storm this time. Right now it looks as if it will be too warm for snow to accumulate, but the forecast changes every hour. Be safe.
Cowellian
Be safe my friend . I saw something that said you might get some icing. Yuck.
Not to make you jealous but we have low 50’s and clear and it looks like it will go until the end of the month. Nice for us humans but not great for the snow pack in the Sierra.
No book report.
Have a great weekend everyone.
I’m currently reading “The Price of Greatness” by Jay Cost. It covers the conflict between Hamilton and Madison re: Federalism and Republicanism (the political thought, not the Party). So far it is very interesting and gives an interesting view of the impacts government and business have on each other.
Ricardoh, did you try the Nutty Safari?
Not yet but I will.
Has the city given up on timing the traffic lights and smoothing out the flow of traffic? Seems like cross traffic on many main roads can get the lights to change as soon as they get to the intersection. The one at Cowell and Babel has to be the worst The left turn light from PCH to Panoramic also seems to have a mind of its own, going green even tho no cars are waiting to turn.
You hit it on the nail Phil. This should be done around the country and it probably would reduce air polution. I thought the same thing a long time ago.Sometimes you come up to a red light and there are no cars turning or going across and you have to wait for the light to change which can be long at some intersections. This is rediculous. With all the technology in the world it should not be a be deal to create and it would save us all time and gas.
1. John Travolta tested negative for corona virus last night. Turns out he only had a Saturday Night Fever.
2. The World Health Organization has announced that dogs cannot contract Covid-19. Dogs previously held in quarantine can now be released. To be clear, WHO let the dogs out.
3. I saw an ad for burial plots, and thought to myself, “That’s the last thing I need.”
4. Intelligence is like underwear. It is important that you have it, but not necessary that you show it off.
5. Relationships are a lot like algebra. Have you ever looked at your X and wondered Y?
6. A courtroom artist was arrested today for an unknown reason. Details are sketchy.
7. People are making end of the world jokes like there’s no tomorrow.
8. Whatever you do, always give 100% unless you’re donating blood.
9. What did Snow White say when she came out of the photo booth? “Someday my prints will come.”
10. I’ve always had an irrational fear of speed bumps but I’m slowly getting over it.
11. What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? Short.
12. If you’re not supposed to eat at night, why is there a light bulb in the refrigerator?
13. There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
Made me laugh, weppin.🙂
@weppin~
Thanks for the laughs & smiles…..needed it!
You should have been a book writer Weppin. I enjoyed your post. Reminds me of my own thoughts I come up with.
Maybe John Travolta had Happy Days!
Our guest bathroom remodel has finally been completed! This year we go on to a few exterior projects. I’ll be glad to put the dust behind us. Have a safe weekend and be good to someone you don’t know.
@ chuckie the troll~
Yep…..dust/mess, but when it’s done, it feels & looks great.
Fingers Crossed for us, there with be a remodel of kitchen & bath of our house in 2 years. After 45 years at this house. it kind of needs it, LOL!
Pick One: Pozole
A) Green; Verde
B) Red; Rojo
C) White; Blanco
Rojo is my favorite…topped with extra radishes and cabbage finishing it with a splash of lime!
A
“A”
I most often make “B” cause I have those fixin’ on hand more so, but “A” it is…
▪️Popeye’s
or
▪️Kentucky Fried
Popeyes, by far. Used to like Brown’s and Church’s, but not seen these around here.
nuhhhhhh….. but both the fried chicken and the shrimp po’boy at Huckleberry’s are excellent. (And yes, you DO want the strawberry lemonade!)
I’ve decided I don’t have much time left and I’m going to live it up.
@Gittyup….A blast from the past….https://youtu.be/hnFZsrs32Co
@nytemuvr What a great group. They had some neat tunes. Brings back memories!
KFC for the chicken (original)
Popeye’s for biscuits & gravy… their red beans & rice is good too.
If you remember my friend who left a hospital in San Diego for one in Mexico. First off in all the time I have known him I never heard complain about anyone or anything. He is a pretty happy guy. He left the unnamed San Diego hospital because he was being treated horrible. While down in Mexico he shook the covid but has pneumonia. As of today he is back in California at Scrips hospital waiting for a bed at UCSD where a pulmonary doctor will take care of him. Not yet out of the woods.
Ricardoh, I wish your friend a speedy recovery. Sorry to hear he was treated horribly. Scripps and UCSD have a good reputation. I hope he’s treated well, and out of the woods soon.
Thanks !!
This would have been Betty White’s 100th birthday. I encourage everyone to take the Betty White Challenge and donate to an animal shelter in her memory.
A comment I made that reflected the same sentiment was censored.
Ladies do you want to get your hubby out of the house? Try SIR.
SIR is a group of mature men who enjoy activities and each other’s company. All are welcome. We have a monthly luncheon with a guest speaker. Other activities include weekly golf, bocce, bowling, wine tasting, dining out, day trips, and many others. We have a branch right here in Clayton/Concord. If you are interested, visit us a http://www.sir19.org or call us at 925 338-1996.
Also you can reply to this post. We’d love to have you join us.
Cowards have been once again doing crimes in our Bay Area. I believe most people are decent and this is just a small percentage of cowards commiting these crimes. In the past few weeks people walking their dogs have had those dogs taken away and kidnapped. People lets get together and watch out for one another and use our cell phones to record these cowards so we can capture and stop this problem. People we need to work together and we should beat the crap badly out of these jerks. People lets all work together regardless of our races, religions or political agendas. America is supposed to be a safe place for all people. Lets make it that way. Share my post everywhere so we can make this happen.
Two CVS stores robbed in Walnut Creek last night. No story?
Here it is.
https://tinyurl.com/yc22ntsk
The suspects were 2 black males in a black vehicle.
Free Covid Tess for those that are interested. (www.usps.com/covidtest)
“Bricklayer” by Noah Boyd….
This crime novel is tightly-written with intricate character studies and interactions among FBI, Law Enforcement, elusive love possibilities, career climbers, and criminals. If you like the genre, this one is excellent.
I copied the following from an email sent by Save Mount Diablo;
Seeno/Discovery Builders and their partners (who are now calling themselves Concord First) are holding their first community meeting. It’s happening next Thursday, January 27, from 6 to 7:30 PM online.
This virtual meeting is an opportunity to let them know your thoughts and to provide input, comments, and perspectives on the Concord Naval Weapons Station reuse project. Let them know that 1,000 acres of city parks and open spaces plus climate-smart development are essential to the project, and that we already know that they and their partners have a terrible record on these and other issues! Seeno/Discovery Builders’ work history is shoddy and full of offenses and controversy. Their own references made it clear that they were the worst of the three candidates considered for Master Developer. More than 90 percent of hundreds of pages of public comments specifically stated that We Don’t Want You. When then-Mayor Tim McGallian, Vice Mayor Dominic Aliano, and Councilmember Edi Birsan chose to ignore the overwhelming will of the people and selected Seeno/Discovery Builders and their partners to be the Master Developer, they made a huge mistake. The people of Concord and throughout the region are watching and preparing, because looking at Seeno/Discovery Builders’ and their partners’ past behavior, performance, and work quality, this 13,000-house, 2,300-acre project may now become a disaster.
The following I copied from a Concord First Newsletter;
Additional meeting information will follow in the
coming weeks as we draw closer to the meeting date,
including detailed instructions for participation. Please
stay tuned for more information to follow. Concord
First Partners, LLC looks forward to listening to the
voice of the community and hearing from you on
January 27th! Please join us for our first virtual community meeting
on Thursday, January 27th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. This
will be the first of a series of ongoing meetings hosted
by the Master Developer team, Concord First Partners,
LLC and will be an opportunity for community residents
and stakeholders to share their thoughts and provide
valued input, comments and perspectives as pertains
to the Concord Naval Weapons Station Project. All are
invited and welcome to attend.
January 10, 2022
Just a heads up. If you have workman in your home during the day, check all the windows to make sure they are locked before going to bed. Visitors to the home can unlock a window for an uninvited visit later that night. This was a new one on me. Fortunately, I found the unlocked window before going to bed.
For the single women, take your garage door opener when having your car serviced (maintenance, washed, tires installed, valet parking, etc.). Your opener code can be read and copied and used later to enter your garage. Once there, the thief can spend as much time as he needs making entry to the house. It is a good idea, too, to only surrender the car keys (not the house keys which may be on the same chain) when asked for them. I found this out the hard way, too.
It’s a different world we live in since the pandemic with more individuals than usual financially strapped and committing crimes.
I just discovered a movie mistake while watching “Saving Private Ryan” (for like the 20th time) When they show all the dead soldiers on the beach in the bloody surf and surrounded by dead mackerel….. several of those mackerel have obviously been cleaned, gutted…. already been to market….. just take a close look…. wake up Steven Spielberg!
I have often witnessed sea birds and crabs feeding on the guts of beached fish after a storm or hurricane passes. Many times high tide would pull the dead fish back into the ocean, or stray dogs will eat the carcasses.
But frequently, people living in cottages would form “beach squads” to pick up the remainder so that the bones did not become a hazard to people walking barefooted. They would just take gunny sacks full of the stinky mess and dump them off of the ends of the very long fishing piers at high tide.
A few days later, some men liked to exhibit their prowess by harpoon-fishing for sharks (mostly Nurse Sharks then found off the North and South Carolina barrier islands) from the end of the pier and then “playing them” back to shore…. eventually passing the heavy metal line and reel down to men on the beach. It could take many men finally to drag the shark up to dry sand, where it would be shot and butchered (its own remains then bagged and either dumped off the end of the pier or else taken to the sound side and used to bait for huge Atlantic blue-tipped crabs).
For environmental reasons, the above practices started to be fazed out by the early 1960’s.
None of the above is to negate your observations re the film.
It was only by way of saying that seeing gutted fish on shore is sometimes a legitimate thing. (Or perhaps they were trying to showwhat the massive underwater bomb explosions were doing to men and sea animals?)
Heartrending to watch those scenes…
Okay, so now I see my first reply to Dr. Jellyfinger was first “waiting for moderation” and was deleted.
WHAT??????? It was completely non-controversial.
Louie Anderson, three time Emmy Award winner, stand up comic has died.
https://tinyurl.com/2p96cuyn
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