ABC Wednesday “W”

ABC Wednesday’s letter this week is “W.” My W’s include a mysterious Warehouse, Washington Irving, the VFW, and a Whiskey bottle.

Check out ABC Wednesday for some alphabet fun.

Favorite Ornament

Mrs. Bundy of the Real Housewives of Oklahoma wants to know about our favorite ornaments. In our house Sweetie takes care of the Christmas tree ornaments and does a darn good job it also. All the ornaments have a story behind them and she places them just so. She even allows by Dallas Cowboys star to be on the tree, at a place of here choosing of course.

I decided recently to make my own ornament. You didn’t know that I was a crafty guy did you? I made it from a kit.

Here is the pieces before assembly.

Of course anybody who has had a boy around the house any of the last twenty years immediately recognizes this as Legos. Can anybody guess what it is?

Here is an interim step.

And the final

Sweetie loves snowmen. She tolerated mine in amongst her other snowmen. We didn’t put it on the tree though, even though it is made to do that. You know what happens to Legos when they drop.

Do you have a favorite ornament. Tell us about it and link up with RHOK.

Sooner Schooner

A replica of the wagon that the University of Oklahoma uses whenever Oklahoma’s beloved Sooners play football.

Check out the video below.

To be honest, the Sooners are beloved by only half the state. The other half cheers for the Oklahoma State University Cowboys.

I am not a native of Oklahoma and didn’t go to either school so I cheer for both teams. When they play each other all I want is a good game.

Who is your team? What traditions do they have.

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Cowboy Christmas Decorations

Sweetie tells me that this is last time she will let me put the star on the tree.

RED – the movie

Sweetie and I had a date night and went to see the thriller RED. It is loads of fun. RED is an ancronym for “Retired – Extremely Dangerous.” Basically the retired guys and gals played by Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, and Helen Mirren saw something they shouldn’t of in central America back in the 1980’s and our Vice President wants to take them out and so sicks the CIA on them.

Its really no contest as the Generation X slacker agents get mowed down by the Boomer old guard. Plus, you can guess that Bruce Willis takes the best looking GenY woman as his own. She is a little resistant at first so he has to use duct tape and ropes to bind her up and throw her over his shoulder. Don’t you love old fashioned romances?

Check out the web site. Lots of fun and games there.

I give the movie 7 stars out of 10. Go see it; don’t take the kids.

Helen Mirren crowned action queen (mirror.co.uk)

Weekend Reflections – City of Faith

The former Oral Roberts University City of Faith medical complex reflected on the Arkansas River.

Go see Weekend Reflections

The Dinosaur Hunter by Homer Hickham

I just got through reading “The Dinosaur Hunter” by Homer Hickham. A whodunnit based on a ranch in Montana. The narrator of the book is Mike Wire, a former LA Detective turned ranch hand. The book starts out like one of my son’s Hank the Cowdog books but then Mike gets a look at his naked female boss owner of the Square C Ranch, who he happens to have a crush on. After his look Mike has to get back to running the ranch. Later on, valuable dinosaur bones are found on the ranch by a famous paleontologist, Pick, and his young adoring female assistants.

As the story moves along it turns out that the Russian mafia is after the bones (This is the second book in a row I’ve read about the Russian mafia.) Cows get killed mysteriously then somebody else gets killed mysteriously and then the story is on. It is lots of fun. Mike never gets to consumate his love for his boss but he and one of the young paleontologists express their fondness for each other (off scene.) In the meantime there is lots of interesting discussion about digging about Tyrannosaurus bones. It turns out that Homer Hickham is an amateur bone digger. Check out the link above to his web site. Interesting dude.

I give the book 3.5 stars out of five. It is not going to win the Man Booker prize but it is a fun and interesting read. Think of it as Hank the Cowdog for grownups.

I got my copy from the library!

Secret Santa Snuggie Update

I got my Secret Santa gift box Wednesday. Look at all the stuff I got.

I got some candy Christmas lights, candy pistachio nuts, a mouse that dances and sings, and a nice Christmas plate. I also got a nice Christmas coffee cup. I use my Christmas coffee cups year round. I mean I have a cup that says “JOY”, now I have one that says “PEACE.” Do you know a better way to start the day? I’d like to know what it is if you do. Especially if its legal.

Now all that would be great. That would be wonderful, but did you notice that I got my very own Snuggie?! I bet you are jealous. Its not just any old Snuggie, its the latest model with a pocket to put the remote control into. Except I never get the remote at our house. But when I go geocaching that is where I am going to put my GPS receiver.

You know Snuggies are not just for watching television and geocaching. Did you know that. For example they are great for running. Don’t believe me, look!

Have you ever seen a more stylish or warm runner? I didn’t think so. Jealous? You should be? I can’t help it that you don’t have as nice a Secret Santa as I do.

Snuggies are also good for drinking beer in your jammies. See.

The life huh, a Snuggie, Dogs, and Fat Tire beer.

Who is my Secret Santa? Why, it is the the lovely, talented Georgie with two hearts over at Decisionally Challenged. Pay her a visit, check her out, she’s HOT!

Thank you very much Georgie!!! I love everything especially my new Snuggie. Everybody else. Maybe you will get Georgie next year? Or maybe you will get me, my source of fartless popcorn is well stocked.