fun: Drive In Theater Fun - 06/06/08 12:08 PM
Today is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the first drive-in theater in America . It all began in Camden New Jersey. Go to http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa980121.htm
Are you old enough to remember going to the drive-in theater? In elementary school days my family would go and catch a John Wayne or Elvis movie. … (17 comments)
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fun: Fruits (Vegetables) of Our Labor - 06/02/08 12:34 PM
Well we are finally beginning to harvest a few things from our little garden patch at home. I seems like just yesterday we were plowing up the earth to plant the seeds. Last night we were able to enjoy a nice little country meal ...yummy.
Work and life … (6 comments)
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fun: Snowing in the South! - 03/07/08 03:37 PM
In Central Texas we woke up this morning before sunup and the ground was covered with snow plus the wind was blowing large flakes so hard you could hardly see for awhile. When the wind settled down our pastures looked like a winter wonderland. I can't remember the last time it snowed … (15 comments)
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fun: Back In the Saddle again! - 02/17/08 08:02 PM
The tractor saddle that is...In a previous post I talked about how mentally relaxing puttin' around a hay pasture on a tractor can be. This afternoon after we finished our Sunday grocery run, and other errands, I just felt the urge come on and couldn't resist ...so I popped back on … (10 comments)
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fun: Reached 50K on Active Rain Today! - 02/16/08 03:44 PM
Finally hit the 50,000 mark .
Well Pardners...
Should I sit back and relax and take it easy for a few hours and rest my brain and fingers? What do you think?
I was really humbled when someone commented on another blog of mine earlier today. ..that individual had well over 300,000 and that my … (27 comments)
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fun: What is Deductible on Taxes for Real Estate Agents? - 01/22/08 10:48 PM
There are agents who actually believe the following is a deductible item for income tax purposes.
What Do you say?
Manicures.
I don't like arguing with anyone on something like this..... but on tax issues you can't afford to be wrong.
There are other items that agents have told me they write off on taxes, like dry … (10 comments)
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fun: Can Peace Be found on Board a Tractor? - 01/20/08 07:33 PM
Today I decided to pick up on several projects at home and forget work for a few hours. I forgot how much I like playing mechanic. My tractor equipment needed working over so I sharpened blades on the bush hog, greased all the fittings, oiled rusty stuff, and so forth. Then fired … (16 comments)
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fun: Playing Fetch With Labs - 01/13/08 10:36 AM
If you own a Lab, then you already know that playing fetch is just as important to a Lab as eating, sleeping or running. If you don't play fetch.... then your dog most likely is suffering some kind of deprivation syndrome.
I have all kinds if things that propel the item … (9 comments)
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fun: Does spelling really matter in the Bolg Universe ? - 01/06/08 07:27 PM
Should I worry about spelling errors on Active Rain?
I asked myself this question one day when I was worried about several words that weren't being caught by spell-check, and I just knew they were wrong.
Should I worry about it?
Personally I hate it when people try to act like they are … (15 comments)
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fun: Peepers the Parrot thinks it's still Christmas - 01/03/08 10:52 PM
Yep. As I have bloged about before...Mr. Peepers, the African Grey parrot loves the Christmas Season. He has seen and heard a lot this year including listening to Bing Crosby sing Christmas Tunes over and over, two family Christmas events, and this weekend he will experience a third rescheduled late Christmas event at the … (5 comments)
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fun: Wife and I Begin Our 32nd year Together - 12/30/07 11:26 AM
That's right , Khris and I just celebrated 32 years together. We got married in one of the oldest Church's in Texas located in of all places..... Swiss Alp, Tx. If you don't know where that is it is between LaGrange and Shulenberg. Anyway it was fun ! When the Fritz Auff … (15 comments)
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fun: Where is everybody? - 12/26/07 10:03 PM
Is it just me or what? OK Christmas fell on Tuesday this year so lots of offices closed on Monday and Tuesday. And I suppose some closed on Christmas Day, Tuesday, and the day after, Wednesday. AND some closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. And I know a few that cut out … (9 comments)
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fun: Fruit from a Christmas Tree - 12/25/07 05:37 PM
Well . I enjoy cooking and experimenting a little. We have this Japanese persimmon tree in our backyard . It takes 6 months for the fruit to mature. I am not kidding. Plus you need a couple of frosty nights to make them hurry up on the ripening. The wait is worth it however. There … (7 comments)
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fun: What is the first Christmas You Remember? - 12/24/07 11:51 PM
I think the first Christmas I recall I was probably 6 years old. I believe I got a Cowboy outfit with chaps , vest hat, and 6-shooter cap gun. Dad was a homebuilder then, and we got our first TV that year. A black and white behemoth made by Zenith. We … (5 comments)
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