Off To See The Wizard

Courtesy of myUncle Jim...

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Four United States Presidents get caught up in a tornado ...and off they whirled to the land of OZ. They finally made it to the Emerald City and went to find the Great Wizard. " What brings the 4 of you before the great Wizard of Oz?"

Jimmy Carter stepped forward timidly and said: "I've come for some courage."

" No Problem! said the Wizard. Who ' s next?"

Richard Nixon stepped forward,"Well, I think I need a heart."

"Done! says the Wizard.Who comes next before the Great and Powerful Oz?"

Up stepped Dubya and said, "I'm told by the American people that I need a brain."

"No problem! said the Wizard.Consider it done."

Then there is a great silence in the hall. Bill Clinton is just standing there, looking around,But he doesnt say a word.

Irritated, the Wizard finally asks, "Well, what do you want?"

Bill Replies "IS DOROTHY HERE?"

A quick little something to keep you occupied...

I completed in (3) attempts....

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/frogleap.html

As seen on "The First 48"

My friend is the lead investigator, and told me about this, then it was on TV last night when they profiled the case.

Caeser here was under investigation for murder....you know, when you've kilt someone, and the police come to talk to you about it.....pick another shirt.

How do you know that you probably aren't going to get that learner's permit?

Taken at the driver's testing station in Memphis by my wife....no she wasn't the driver.

The GOP is hard on terror, the Dems are hard on sandwiches...

First, I have to give credit to my lil' bro Gary for sending me this story....

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Fluffernutter sandwich angers Mass. senator

By STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press WriterTue Jun 20, 10:00 PM ET

It's creamy, it's sweet and it's become a staple of lunch boxes for generations of New England school children.

Now, the beloved Fluffernutter sandwich — the irresistible combination of Marshmallow Fluff and peanut butter, preferably on white bread with a glass of milk handy — finds itself at the center of a sticky political debate.

Sen. Jarrett Barrios was outraged that his son Nathaniel, a third-grader, was given a Fluffernutter sandwich at the King Open School in Cambridge. He said he plans to file legislation that would ban schools from offering the local delicacy more than once a week as the main meal of the day.

The Democrat said that his amendment to a bill on junk food in schools may seem "a little silly" — but that school nutrition is s0erious.
His proposal seemed anything but silly to Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein, a Democrat whose district in Revere is near the company that has produced the marshmallow concoction for more than 80 years, Durkee-Mower Inc.

She responded with a proposal to designate the Fluffernutter the "official sandwich of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."

"I'm going to fight to the death for Fluff," Reinstein said.
An aide to Barrios insisted the senator is not anti-Fluff and even plans to co-sponsor Reinstein's bill, although he still believes schools should cut back on Fluffernutters.
"He loves Fluff as much as the next legislator," aide Colin Durrant said.
Fluff has a long history in Massachusetts. The treat was popularized by H. Allen Durkee and Fred L. Mower, who cooked up the concoction in their kitchen at night and sold it door to door during the day.

Durkee and Mower purchased the recipe for Fluff for $500 from another Massachusetts man, Archibald Query, and also sold it door to door before wartime shortages shut down his operations. Query lived in Somerville, which is part of Barrios' district.

The company didn't immediately return a call for comment Tuesday.

Since its invention, legions of New England kids have grown up on Fluffernutters. Parents have used the sandwich as a food of last resort for finicky eaters, sometimes adding banana slices to complement the protein of the peanut butter.
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On the Net:
Marshmallow Fluff: http://www.marshmallowfluff.com

Ya'll Democrats Killz Me

• CindySheehan can go on national media and hold a rally that encourages US Soliders to desert to Canada, but Ann Coulter can't call out (4) New Jersey housewives, who have made themselves the self-appointed spokespersons for all 3,000 9/11 famalies, by speaking the truth about them seeking out and enjoying celebrity?
• Ward Chruchill can give speeches, funded by Federal $, in which he calls the 9/11 victims nazis, but Ann shouldn't call the liberals a pseudo-religion?
• Democrats are against the death penalty, but for abortion?
• Why is it that, if a man works all his life, and earns millions of $ (and pays the highest level of income tax on it), when he dies, his family has to pay taxes on it again? If the estate tax is going to apply, apply it to everyone?
• Why is it that a child born to an illegal alien can attend a California university for 1/3 the cost of a legal US citizen's child born in another state?
• Why are children in schools forced to learn about black history, latin history, but the ACLU says it's a violation of rights to force classrooms to fly the US flag?
• Bill Clinton is lauded for invading Bosnia to stop "ethnic cleansing", but Sadam kills 5x as many of his people for religious views, and Bush is invading for oil?
• Dems are critical of a plan to offer Nuke technology to Iran to stand down on developing nuke weapons. But Carter can give it to China, and Clinton can give it to N. Korea, and that's "international diplomacy"? (By the way, I disagree with the idea too, mostly based on the disasterous results of the prior to events)
• Dems are ok with laws that require minors to have parental consent (in most states) before getting an ear pierced, but the don't think the parents have ANY right to know if she wants an abortion?
• Bush is "owned" by the big oil companies, but when Clinton pushed India into a Billion$ deal with Enron...global economics.
• Dems rail against Bush for doing nothing to slow the alleged "global warming", yet most of them are driven the ONE block from their office to capital hill, and there's even one who flies in a helicopter the 4 miles from his office to the airport.
• Bush is always scrutinized for taking "care of the good ole' boys"....but is Nancy Pelosi quietly earmarks $1m to her campaing manager to start his new "think tank"...that's not an issue?
• Dems are on the air-waves screaming that it's time to pull out of Irag....however on June 15th, when given the opportunity to vote on a resolution to send to the Preident only 6 of the 48 dem senetors voted in favor of such a resolution. Could it be they want to rant, but don't want to have a perm record of their vote?
• Dick Cheney has a hunting accident, and the should hold a press conference. Rep. Kennedy slams through a police barracade, and we should give him time to face the media.

Thank God for A Conservative Supreme Court

This just makes so much sense, I can't believe they agreed with the cops!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13339498/

For My Friend Jen...

We all know you interest in "the wee people"....but just in case you run into a bad group of 'em one day.

I may cry....

I feel like Tom Hanks in "The Money Pit"......(weeping) "Look honey, it's a pool....everything's going to be alright"

BBQ Musings

It's now been (3) weeks since BBQ Fest Ended, and I'm still picking my teeth.

When I Consider My Decision to Move

When ever I consider my decision to move to Mississippi, I only have to look at a copy of the Commerical Appeal to make me feel all warm and fuzzy about it. Let's take today's edition for example...

"This is not the end of Roscoe Dixon"...and here's the sad part, he's probably right. Although he faces up to 90 years in jail, as a first time offender, a politcal figure, he'll probably get 5 years at some minimum security prison camp. With good behavior he'll be out in 3, and back in time for the next general election. Then, just like Ricky Peete, Marion Barry....he'll spew some "I'm born again"...and run for mayor, and win.

My predictions for the other Tennessee Waltz folks....Bowen will plea deal, Hooks will go to trial and lose, and Ford will go to trial and win.

For three years, we've heard local govt brag about the FedEx Forum, and "this is how a sports arena should be built", because it came in on time, and under budget. But then the lawsuits came from contractors that didn't get paid. Now, the State Govt is asking for about $7m back from the city, because we left (1) floor off the top of the garage, and didn't build in a bus station. You have to think the Fed Govt wont be too far behind asking for their money back. So in a short time, Memphis could be on the hook for $20m...and guess where it's coming from.

The School Board decided to tear down Crump Stadium, and applied from $1m in federal money to help, and the new year's school budget was built assuming that money would come. So when they actually started tearing it down this week, you would assume we got the money...right??? WRONG! Crump Stadium had been declared a national landmark (at the request of the City, by the way) and as such, and money to destroy it requires extra review. The City decided it couldn't wait, and started on the destruction, and the $1m that Memphis wont be getting will just have to "come from the capital budget".

If this all works out, Mayor Dixon will be able to negotiate a settlement when he gets back from prison!

And lastly, Pam and I sold our old house 11 months ago. The buyer passed away, and his wife sold it last month. In 10 months, the sale price went down $25k. Now I know in a family tragedy, sometimes they take a lower than usual price, but a 21% drop in home value? Thanks King Willie!!

Today is apparently Stupid Day

First, we all know how I hate the people at the Starbuck's drive thru, that want to hear "what kind of pastries do you have?"....if you need a muffin, get out of your damn car and go inside, the rest of us have places to be. HOWEVER, today took the cake (or muffin). I was in line behind I woman who spent about 3 minutes (after she had her coffee) talking to the barista trying to explain something. When she finally departed, and I got my chance at the window, two of the girls were laughing so hard, they were in tears. The guy (Markus) was just shaking his head. Apparently, the nuclear scientist in front of me wanted them to pour her coffee so the foam was on the bottom! I told Markus next time, tell her it is, she's just holding it upside down.

Second, when you go to lunch, and you're sitting reading your paper at the bar, why does the bartender feel like you would want to engage in some conversation about the aweful salad on the new menu?

Lastly, I heard today that the EU, USA et al, are offering Iran a package that includes USA nuclear technology, if the PROMISE to stop developing nuclear weapons. What, what, I'm having a severe attack of Deja Vu....isn't this the tact we took with China AND North Korea, and we see how well that's working out.