Skeet Shoot

Another game of skill. Or a tremendous time waster. Betcha can't play just once. Philip will make you go out and pick up the pieces of clay after you are finished shooting. LOL

Skeet shoot

Recycling and living green

Good morning. It's the last day of April. The year is going by pretty quickly. We went to Texas two weeks ago and the trees had not yet leafed out around Stillwater and OKC. Now, it's green pretty much everywhere. Summer is here. Love it.

There have been alot of commercials and stuff about going green. Debbie and I heard a radio commercial about paper towels and how many trees need to be cut down to make the paper towels. The commercial was touting the recycling of paper products that can be used to make paper towels instead of trees. Alot of that is being done. Interesting thing is that alot of energy and water is required to bleach the paper products to prep it for making new paper products. Upsides and downsides to being "green".

Kinda like the push to use the pig-tail energy saving lamps and similar energy saving lamps (compact fluorescent lamps) instead of incandecent bulbs. Articles I've read about the energy saving devices state that those lamps contain mercury. Ruh-roh. Use less energy but put mercury in the landfills? hmmm.

Debbie mentioned that we need to find an alternative to toilet paper to help save the trees. People used corncobs in the past. She said we need to eat more corn. Um, I guess that will work. Modern man doesn't have a lot of corncobs laying around. Thinking about how to use that empty Delmonte can instead of the Charmen. Leaving the label on the can might help. Gotta think about that concept a tad more.

Have a good one.

Rainy day

We had a bunch of rain today. In fact, it has rained every day since Monday. Kelsey said the streets were flooding on Monday afternoon. We need the rain, though.

Debbie made manicottis last nite. Those are really good. She changed up the recipe and added mushrooms and spinach. Made them even better. Did I say I really like her cooking? I duz.

We tried a new BBQ restaurant tonite. It's not really new as it's been around a while. It's near Quail Springs Mall. Can't remember the name, but it wasn't too bad. Their spicy sauce is not spicy. Didn't have the heart to tell the guy when he asked how everything was.

One of Carl Edwards' race cars was parked across the street from Debbie's office last week. Got a couple of photos of it. Interesting because he was in a terrible wreck on Sunday at Talladega. His car flew up in the air on the last lap. The car hit the restraining fence in front of the seats. Scary accident. Especially since 8 people were injured by debris from the fence and the car. Makes the seats way up high from the track a whole lot more attractive.

Here is video of the wreck. Amazing that after the car flew through the air, hit the fence and the track, Carl was able to get out and run to the finish line. RUN!! Absolutely amazing he wasn't seriously injured. Safety features and downright toughness saved him.

Carl Edwards wrecks at Talladega

Too bad Kelsey's former boyfriend, David Nelson, did not have those safety features last Saturday. He was killed in a wreck near Stillwater. 21 year old engineering student at OSU. Two other people were with him in the vehicle and they were not seriously injured, in spite of one of the passengers being thrown from the car. Sad. Condolences to his family and many friends. Kelsey and Megan worked with him at Rib Crib. They and several of the Rib Crib crew will attend his funeral this Friday afternoon in OKC.

How many asprins in a bottle?

The asprin bottle said there were 100 tablets. I have almost emptied a bottle. There are three tablets remaining. Did I get 101 tablets or 99 tablets?

Debbie cooked some green beans Sunday night. She observed that in the past, a regular sized can of green beans could feed our three children. Now, it barely seems to be enough for one person. What's missing from the can now? Well, duh. Green beans.

We went to the Oklahoma City Arts Festival Saturday evening. First time for me. Debbie and Kelsey had been before. Anyway, I expected to see alot more art exhibits. Some nice stuff there, don't get me wrong. But I've listened to the ads for this thing for years and noticed how many roads are blocked in downtown OKC when the festival is happening. Thought it would be bigger.

Guess the only thing getting bigger is my waist. Dangit. Well, the national debt, but that's not part of this topic.

Have a good one.

Leftovers

Debbie made a roast last nite with potatoes, carrots and green beans. Had some of that for lunch today. Man, that's good eatin'. yum. It's so much easier on her to not cook for the two of us and just go somewhere to eat. But I sure do love her cooking when she has time to do it. No matter what, there seems to be leftovers. Deb starts out making a small pot of something, but it always grows. LOL.

Photos from our April 09 visit to Tara's

We had a blast last weekend. Always a good time with Tara, John, Evie, Maggie and Oliver. The weekend went by way too fast. Enjoy the photos.

Oliver always seems to be looking at the camera. Deb's camera uses a red light to help automatically set the focus. Oliver would turn his head whenever he saw the red light. Funny.

April 09 visit to Greenville

Snoozin'

I needed to work today so Deb and Kelsey went with me to OKC. They are spending the day shopping. Kelsey snoozed all the way to the office. Deb took this photo just after we arrived at my office. Hee hee.