I don’t have a lot of time this morning, but I did want to post something, as service here has been spotty lately. I’m not sure my subconscious wasn’t at work when I chose today’s classic A&J. I’ve been fighting with my computer lately, plus the mockingbirds have begun their seasonal concert. Except, in reality, they sing about 3 a.m. For hours. I actually have gone downstairs in the middle of the night to flush one from the camellia bush below my bedroom window. I didn’t kill him, but I did scare the bejeebers out of him. Is that a sin?
The Mockingbird’s Shrill
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413 responses to “The Mockingbird’s Shrill”
GR 😉 …..hey, hey what can I say………………….but thank you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtRrhm2ArdA
Jackie and Mark..Ian Anderson…great flutist. Good strong name…Ian
Also, saw them in concert some years ago…..at least I remember seeing them 🙂
I am now a convert to Ian Anderson..
games are getting ready to start…..
Hey…Jerry…doing OK?
thanks Gal……not only did you win that’s a “$75 word dollar award”, but for me being right…..you get to go to round ‘2’ 🙂
Hey Debbe, I just ordered a pair of black pleather leggings similar to one Led Zeppelin singer is wearing. Don’t have the hair, however that he does. That 70’s and 80’s hair! Had mine cut into a simple neck link swing style, easy to maintain for outdoor activities and wind. Blows dry easily.
That Texas big hair was always high maintenance or looked awful or both.
Jackie, fall down in gravel roads much? 😉
Reminds me of my black leather riding pants from back in my “motor-cicle” days. Never had that singer’s hair, tho. Or his groupies.
In my part of Texas, Dr. Pepper is the be all and cure all. There was an ad campaign to drink it hot, with lemon, many years ago. I don’t think it was successful. We drink it cold, any time of day, with any type of food or for any type of illness. Good with salted peanuts in the bottle or as a float with vanilla ice cream.
Did when I was a kid. Also had a Vespa scooter like in Roman Holiday, not bike, and you’d hit gravel and skid. Never had first aid kit but you always had Cokes. Left off more obscure and not family oriented thoughts. Surely you know Monroe has the origins of Coca Cola bottling, along with Delta Airlines, same family linage.
I do actually have a wound on right elbow from falling on gravel as we speak.
Thought I wanted a Harley but I was too small to handle the balance of the old ones in late 50s and still have scar from burn to left ankle from exhaust I think.
I am back from a rare trip out of town by myself. I just had a tanker truck driver arrested, I think. If he wasn’t drunk he was too sleepy to be driving because he was all over the road on I-10. I called it in and stayed close to him until they pulled him over. What happened after that wasn’t my business but I considered it a dangerous situation. In regards to past issues I just finally said what everyone was thinking. Right now I suppose that I’m being too obtuse as they say in everyone’s favorite prison movie. Apparently no one agrees so we’ll leave it at that. The house is basically done and will be in the Parade of Homes in June and then we will move. Thanks for noticing when I’m not here and I will try to stop to stop being a grump. Two more things: Is the Parade of Homes something that they do everywhere or do you even know what I’m talking about ? Second, I saw a movie the other day and it wasn’t American Graffeti, but it did have Mel’s Diner with all of the old cars there. In the movie someone backs away from the diner and runs into another car. I just remembered! I had never seen the movie before and I would have never guessed that Mel’s was in the movie. It was Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.
Remember the first scene when Richard Dreyfuss pulls into the diner parking lot in a little old Citroin? In that scene and really in the whole movie he could have been my identical twin brother when I was in my 20’s. Now we like nothing alike. Now I’m Jethro Gibbs.
look, not like
I once saw a brick house travelling down a highway, but since it was only one, I don’t suppose that would qualify as a Parade of Homes.
Actually, I think they have them everywhere. It’s usually a Home Builders Association thing, I think. I’ll bet Jackie has furnished floral stuff for them.
Not kidding about the brick house going down the highway; it was two stories and being moved out of the ROW of a four-lane expansion. One and only time I ever saw a brick structure being moved.
Jerry, if you look like Jethro Gibbs, all I can say – your wife is one lucky lady!
And Jerry, don’t stay away. We need your observations.
David, a friend of mine worked several times on preparing the floats for the Rose Parade. One of the things provided for the help was hot Dr. Pepper and it was well appreciated.
What if you simply don’t like cola? Mom was from NO area [Bay St. Louis], as I’ve mentioned before, so I had plenty of chances to try it. [6 oz. bottles cost 5 cts.]
They have parades of homes in the Twin Cities, probably also in Brainerd, Duluth, Fargo.
Peace, emb
Felt like I was in a Twilight Zone episode today: Low oil light came on in our ancient minivan as I was turning into a parking spot. Turned off engine and checked oil… none on the oil stick, but it had been full 20 miles earlier! Wife picked us up in other car, got kids where they needed to be, and went back to minivan. Checked oil again — it was full.
Current theory: Either I’m on a new TV prank show or sludge delayed oil returning from the rockers.
Any other ideas?
TR, you didn’t happen to name your minivan “Christine”, did you?
Note: One year of HS, I drove a ’57 Plymouth, not a Fury but a Belvedere Sport Coupe identical to this one. That thing would *fly*.
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Did a lot of Parade of Homes, but the biggie was Street of Dreams, no free admissions. About $25 a pop back in 80s and VIP previews and parties could be like $200 and a table about $2000 35 years ago.
In those days had so many charity balls that ran thousands for a table, there weren’t enough weeks to hold them. Thats what so many of us did, event designing.
Actually my account I did show homes was Perry Homes and Bob would open about 8 homes in each subdivision. One weekend alone we did 80 models and I drove 800 miles on a single day in a circle around Houston. A very long day.
Oil pump having problems, maybe, TR?
When the engine is warm, you will get a different reading than after it’s been sitting. Hope that you have a trusted mechanic that can help you.
Llee, as I understand it the oil pump in a car is just a couple of gears that squeeze the oil up some tubes to where it’s needed. The oil then returns to the pan via gravity through some holes.
Steve, both times I got the full reading the engine was cold (from overnight and after sitting for 2 hours). The only time the oil was missing was when the engine was hot.
Sorry, that is what I meant. A cold engine will usually show full and a hot engine will show less, sometimes a lot less. Hard to diagnose without examining the engine. The fact the oil light came on is a good reason to have someone look at it, but you might be able to drive it for short times. It may be something simple and benign, but as engines age it is often more serious…and expensive.