Brandon wins the $5.00 grand prize and the free visit to Lovely Beaumont TX for the closest score pick in the Utah vs BYU "Holy War" as they called it on the TV. Matthew & Brent tied for 2nd place and Mom pulled in 3rd.
Congratulations Brandon!
Why don't we try the same thing for the A&M/UT game to be played this week. Get your predictions in right away. Same grand prize will be offered -- same methodology. Picks must be dated no later than midnight Wednesday November 26th
Mom already has hers UT48, A&M 21
Have a wonderful week!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Dear Fellow Business Owners
As a Business owner who employs 30 people, I have resigned myself to the fact that Barack Obama, wll be our next President, and that my Taxes and Fees, will go up in a BIG way. To compensate for these increases, I figure, that the Customer, will have to see an increase in my fees to them of about, 8%. I will also have to lay off 6 of my employees. This really bothered me as I believe we are family here and didn't know how to choose who will have to go. So, this is what I did. I strolled thru the parking lot and found, 8 Obama bumper stickers on my employees' cars. I have decided these folks will be the first to be laid off. I can't think of another fair way to approach this problem. If you have a better idea, let me know.
As a Business owner who employs 30 people, I have resigned myself to the fact that Barack Obama, wll be our next President, and that my Taxes and Fees, will go up in a BIG way. To compensate for these increases, I figure, that the Customer, will have to see an increase in my fees to them of about, 8%. I will also have to lay off 6 of my employees. This really bothered me as I believe we are family here and didn't know how to choose who will have to go. So, this is what I did. I strolled thru the parking lot and found, 8 Obama bumper stickers on my employees' cars. I have decided these folks will be the first to be laid off. I can't think of another fair way to approach this problem. If you have a better idea, let me know.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
FOR SALE?
I have really loved riding my motorcycle this summer and the cold weather is even funner (no bugs). I've gone on some early Saturday morning rides out in the country a ways and that is a blast too. But all that being said I have to ask myself about the true practicality of a motorcycle. A couple of weeks ago a bike was T-boned by a car on the very road that I ride to work on. The speed limit at the spot is only 40 MPH and the rider had a helmet. Still he suffered severe head injuries and it was no fault of his own. The impact was bad enough that it knocked him out of his boots. I always tell critics of motorcycles that you can fall down in the shower and get hurt, but I guess at my age I'm thinking about it a bit more. Tell me what you think. By the way if I sell it, by law, it cannot be sold to an immediate member of the family
Friday, November 7, 2008
Quote of the week
I don't know if this is spam or not, but in any case I thought it quite representative of this weeks activities.
"Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and gave him triumphal processions... Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the 'new, wonderful good society' which shall now be Rome's, interpreted to mean 'more money, more ease, more security, more living fatly at the expense of the industrious.' Julius was always an ambitious villain, but he is only one man." - Cicero
"Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and gave him triumphal processions... Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the 'new, wonderful good society' which shall now be Rome's, interpreted to mean 'more money, more ease, more security, more living fatly at the expense of the industrious.' Julius was always an ambitious villain, but he is only one man." - Cicero
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
BYU vs Utah
Okay its time to liven things up a bit, all though the Tech vs UT game would be hard to beat. As we all know the game of the year will be coming up soon. So here is what we will do. Send me your picks for the winner with a score for both teams. Who ever picks the winning school and has the smallest total difference between picked and actual score (absolute value of the differences) wins the grand prize of $5.00 and a free weekend stay in Lovely Beaumont (transportation not included). Remember you have to pick the winning school AND have the smallest point difference. (I think it would be possible to pick the loosing school and yet have the smallest point difference, so you have to hit both parameters)
example: Pick Utah 54 BYU 21
Actual Utah 56 BYU 20
Total Difference 3
In the event of a tie, the grand prize will be split equally and the free weekend stay in Lovely Beaumont will be applied to all winners.
example: Pick Utah 54 BYU 21
Actual Utah 56 BYU 20
Total Difference 3
In the event of a tie, the grand prize will be split equally and the free weekend stay in Lovely Beaumont will be applied to all winners.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
The Call!
Well Saturday afternoon we got one of those dreaded phone calls announcing that Benjamin had been in a wreck. While the lady was saying he was basically okay and not for us to go crazy, getting up there, all kinds of things run through your mind, especially when you have 2 hours to drive and think about it the whole way. She was telling us that the car was totalled, but that Bug was okay, but that they were taking him in an ambulance . . . so your mind plays pretty weird games.
Anyway we got to Nac and the hospital and they let us in to where they had been working on him, but he was gone to get Cat Scans and Xrays. While we were waiting I noticed that the floor was covered in pine needles and leaves and stuff, so I figure he definitely did some time in the dirt.
Finally they bring him back and he is still strapped on the board with the neck collar and his head all immobilized. But the xrays showed his neck, back, & head were all okay, so they were able to get him off the board and remove the collar and untape his head. When I first saw the MD said he was doing okay, but had a serious case of MVT. I looked sort of puzzled and he said "you know, Man vs Tree". He was really a nice Dr. After all the tests were back and he managed to go wee wee in the cup, they released him. The EMTs had cut his clothes off except his jeans they pulled off (we later found out they were all female, so that explains that), so he left the hospital in jeans and a hospital gown with mom's fleece jacket on to keep him from shivering.
Then we got a bite to eat and decided to drive to Tyler to get the lost wallet which was the start of the whole mess in the first place. It was a very long way up and back on dark dark Deep East Texas roads, but we made it and were back at the apartment by 12:00 including the time change. On the way out there we drove past the site, it was pitch dark so we couldn't see much, but there were some serious skid marks going across the blacktop right out into the grass and then trees. Evidently from what we can figure his right tire edged off the pavement onto the soft shoulder and in the process of getting back on the road, he over-corrected and crossed the oncoming lane and went off the other side. The lady that called us was coming the opposite way and had passed him, but saw him go off in her rear-view. He has no recollection of the actual event, and really can't separate what he remembers from what people have told him.
We feel very blessed and know that we are all protected each and every day in answer to those simple words uttered each morning and evening. The church is a pretty amazing organization. While driving up, I called our Bishop -- he goes on line and gets the Bishop's name and phone in Nac. We call him, but he is conducting a baptism at the moment, but sends the EldersQ Pres and another guy over and they get him a blessing before we are even there able to see him. By the time we left Bug's cell was ringing non-stop with people checking up on how he is doing and how they can help etc.
Other than all that, we are all fine here in Beaumont. Hope you have a good week!
Anyway we got to Nac and the hospital and they let us in to where they had been working on him, but he was gone to get Cat Scans and Xrays. While we were waiting I noticed that the floor was covered in pine needles and leaves and stuff, so I figure he definitely did some time in the dirt.
Finally they bring him back and he is still strapped on the board with the neck collar and his head all immobilized. But the xrays showed his neck, back, & head were all okay, so they were able to get him off the board and remove the collar and untape his head. When I first saw the MD said he was doing okay, but had a serious case of MVT. I looked sort of puzzled and he said "you know, Man vs Tree". He was really a nice Dr. After all the tests were back and he managed to go wee wee in the cup, they released him. The EMTs had cut his clothes off except his jeans they pulled off (we later found out they were all female, so that explains that), so he left the hospital in jeans and a hospital gown with mom's fleece jacket on to keep him from shivering.
Then we got a bite to eat and decided to drive to Tyler to get the lost wallet which was the start of the whole mess in the first place. It was a very long way up and back on dark dark Deep East Texas roads, but we made it and were back at the apartment by 12:00 including the time change. On the way out there we drove past the site, it was pitch dark so we couldn't see much, but there were some serious skid marks going across the blacktop right out into the grass and then trees. Evidently from what we can figure his right tire edged off the pavement onto the soft shoulder and in the process of getting back on the road, he over-corrected and crossed the oncoming lane and went off the other side. The lady that called us was coming the opposite way and had passed him, but saw him go off in her rear-view. He has no recollection of the actual event, and really can't separate what he remembers from what people have told him.
We feel very blessed and know that we are all protected each and every day in answer to those simple words uttered each morning and evening. The church is a pretty amazing organization. While driving up, I called our Bishop -- he goes on line and gets the Bishop's name and phone in Nac. We call him, but he is conducting a baptism at the moment, but sends the EldersQ Pres and another guy over and they get him a blessing before we are even there able to see him. By the time we left Bug's cell was ringing non-stop with people checking up on how he is doing and how they can help etc.
Other than all that, we are all fine here in Beaumont. Hope you have a good week!
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