Goooood morning, buddies! It's Humpday so we're downhill to weekend.

It's also International Juggling Day so grab your balls, er, bowling pins and play along!

Where are you? Yoohoo?

Pretty morning on Bonaire:

Hi Rusty.
Juggling... I'm sorry I haven't got my juggling balls with me. At home I've got 6, but I cannot use them all at the same time I need 2 practice more I guess

By the way... this post is my

post here!!!

Still no were near our one and only Deity of course!

I made a typo in my special post

We do tend to ramble on here, huh? LOL

LOL! I guess u can say that Rusty
Any news on "Claudette "? I heard it (or should I say "she") reached the US yesterday.

HI Igor...
Congratulations with your 1500-th. I'm a long way from that.

Alrighty then! Diana's got her juggling skills down fine!

Fish Stew:

Got my pix back on CD from the world's only marble natural bridge (Massachusetts}. Does this look or what? It was in the 90s that day with Dadz and the breeze coming out of the gorge was at least twenty degrees chillier. Aaaah!



The area was a marble quarry and it went out of bidness in the 40s. The mill was run by hydroelectric off this all marble dam. The marble coming out of the vein is 98% pure white.

Igor, CONGRATULATIONS!! woohooo!!!! I didn't see your typo...not awake yet

Michael and Dylon have been juggling 3 balls since I got back...guess they were "bored" without me! LOL! Last night Dylon wanted to know how to juggle 4, so Michael "showed" him...LOL, he did manage to get a couple rounds before 2 of them shot across the living room!

Hi Cynde! Life without Cynde Lee must have been like a day without sunshine. My Dadz a good juggler. He's always been able to do interesting stuff - like he plays a mean blues harmonica, too.



Here's a shot I took out the back door of the Summit House looking toward North Adams. A wonderful strong breeze was pouring in - natural A/C. But watch the first step - it's a doozy!

TODAY'S TRIVIA:

1429 - Joan of Arc leads French army in Battle of Orleans

1439 - Kissing is banned in England (to stop germs from spreading)

1661 - 1st banknotes in Europe were issued by Bank of Stockholm

1790 - Congress establishes District of Columbia

1861 - Battle of Bull Run, 1st major battle of the Civil War

1867 - D. R. Averill patents ready-mixed paint

1935 - 1st automatic parking meter in U.S. installed (Oklahoma City)

1945 - 1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS:

1723 - Joshua Reynolds, portrait painter (Simplicity)

1887 - "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Black Sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)

1907 - Barbara Stanwyck, actress (Big Valley, Thorn Birds)
1911 - Ginger Rogers, dancer/actress (Gay Divorcee)
1924 - Bess Myerson, 1st Jewish Miss America (1945)
1953 - Mickey Rourke, boxer/actor (Wild Orchid, Barfly)

Rusty, beautiful pics I must really get ready for work now! LOL! Humpday procrastination!

Wow, beautifull pictures Rusty.
Looks like an area were I would like to go hiking.
I used to juggle with 4 balls, but the last time I tried it, Cinthie had 2 dive behind the sofa 2 survive 3 balls = no problemmo

Congrats Igor!!! Big milestone!!
Rusty...very cool pictures...I love walking in the mountains...years ago my friend lived up in Mass. is there a place called "Green Mountain" or Green Hills? it was pretty close to the western border... but lots of waterfalls.
Cynde...it must be horrible be back at work for the first week PBD

I felt the same way this morning - slept an extra hour and had to PUSH myself out of bed anyway. Wanna bang on keyboard all day. Perfect cool, rainy day for it. (Heck, any day is a good day for goofing around with the BT gang here. LOL)

Divers coming?



I'm on my way to hang out with Dadz today. Looks like we're going to Aldenville (CT?) for Polish food - pierogies and kielbasa, I guess. Should be interesting.

Can't see what he has tattooed on his arm:

Hi everyone. Igor on your 1500th. You have become a right little chatterbox.LOL.

We have been out most of the day searching for my statue. Had to travel 120 miles, but eventually found what I wanted. All I have to do now is go and fine some muscles to help us get it out of the car. She weighs about 2 ton. At least that is what they told us. Annie B

Hi Annie B,
When the statue is installed, will you show us a picture here??

I'm all alone at my work, all the colleagues went home already and I have some time to kill before going to dinner with a friend.

Yes Diana. I will show a picture of the statue. I managed to get some help to get it out of the car. It took three hefty men to lift it. For a 4 foot statue, it sure weighs a ton. Off to take some pictures now. Annie B.

Hi Annie!
So u did find a statue. I wanna see pictures!

I think the 11:04 diver is just showing the time.

Since today is juggling day, a juggling joke:
A Georgia state patrolman pulled a car over for speeding about 20 miles from the Florida line on I-95. When the officer asked the driver why he was speeding, the driver answered that he was a magician and juggler and was on his way to Jacksonville to do a show that night and didn't want to be late.
The patrolman told the driver that he was fascinated by juggling and if the driver would do a little juggling for him that he wouldn't give him a ticket.
The juggler told him that he had sent all of his equipment on ahead and didn't have anything to juggle.
The patrolman told him that he had some flares in the trunk of his car and asked if he could juggle them. The juggler said he could, so the patrolman got three flares and lit them, and handed them to the juggler.
While the man was doing his juggling act, a car pulled up behind the patrol car and a drunk got out to look at the show, then went to the patrol car, opened the back door and got in.
The patrolman saw him do this and went over to his car, opened the door and asked the drunk what he thought he was doing.
The drunk replied, "Just take me to jail... ain't no way I'm gonna pass that test."

3 guys lifted 4000lbs and you got it in a car? WOOO, I'm really impressed, my cars springs and my back would both have been sprung!

ROFL Clint

Annie, can't wait to see the statue Clint, LOL!

Consider that joke swiped and forwarded to my Dadz. He appreciates a terrible joke, too!

We had a fun day today - went to Sharkey's in Chicopee MA for pierogies and fries. Wonderful meal - funky little old family diner. Chicopee is the local Polish hometown - complete with a Pol-Am Club and a White Eagle Society.

Rusty, I LOVE PIEROGIES! Hey, what was that website that you went to and got all the glamour do's slapped on your head...I finally got a good "head shot" and am going to get my hair cut tomorrow night and want to try on a few new styles

But can they juggle while riding a unicycle?

Bob figures it's either the Green Mountains of VT right over the northern MA line or somewhere in Greenfield in MA on this side of the line.

So much greenery and lots of hills and mountains to explore in Northern New England.

Where are you? I'm posting your favorite for you. XOXO

Cynde - I'll go find it again. It was a kick!

Cynde - I'm not sure it's this one - but my links only show:

Makeover

There was a good one and an okay one - Freddie and Annie both used them, too, so they may still have the one we liked best.

I found it - what a memory. LOL

http://www.substance.com/es/mom/

Have fun, gals - and post a screen capture. ROFL

Thanks Rusty, I actually found one on the first link. I found www.lhj.com/hairstylenow had some good ones too! I could only save one, so here goes!

ROTFLMAO!!! I love the pictures of your 'new hair'! How about purple?? Can you do that?

Igor, congratulations on your 1500th post!!!

I like it, Cynde, better than the punk red hair. It kind-off makes you look like Sally Field, get a funky nun hat and you could get some cheap airfare to Bonaire, better that than Burt Reynolds.

Send the Bonaire pictures off to be printed. Those that show up on Saturday (in Bow NH) may get to see them (hint, hint, Rusty).

Here's tonight Sunset.

eileen, it is purple can't you see? however i am thinking of getting highlights so i may need to go with another color...i love change

thanks cecil...oh, and are you meeting rusty for a ron de voue (sp) this weekend?????

Oh girls..love the site! Now I need a good head shot!!! Rusty...its Greenfield...yep Boxer Bob jogged the old sometimers memory...ahhh the good ole days....Very beautiful country.....now....off to get a good head shot!

Great site! Can I join the Osbournes with this look?

Great site! Can I join the Osbournes with this look?

Yes, I must get rid of the rest of the blonde hair. I didn't see an erase tool.

How do you show only the revised look and not the original? I'm confused! Too tired!

OOOps Cynde, Now I see it is purple, long day! Greta great look!

For best results - make a head shot with all your hair erased in a paint program. Looks silly, I know, but it works. Then go back to the hairstyles page and try 'em all on!