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March 2007 Archived Notes
March
26, 2007 - Jak se Maj! Howdy folks! Hope everyone had a good week. Mine was pretty darn quiet, so this could end up being a very quick update...
After all the hustle and bustle we had with our trip to Florida, last week was a
relatively quiet week. Oh, I had meetings and stuff to do, but overall there really wasn't much
that was fun and exciting... At least not that anyone would want to hear about... We did buy a car on Friday, so
I do have that behind me. We picked up a '01 "white" Cavalier... I mention white because I never knew how important the color of a car was until I went looking for a car with my beautiful bride... Go figure...
Now this isn't nice, but that made me think of a pic a friend from Kentucky sent me...
I'm probably going to hell for that ain't I?
Speaking of hell, Lent is going pretty well, and I'm down to the last two weeks... We did bend the rules again this weekend. We put on a retreat on Saturday for RCIA candidates, and they served wine with the pot luck meal at the end. I got special dispensation from our priest, so I made sure the bottle was gone... I figured it was just water the Lord turned to wine
anyway, so it was all good... Its amazing what you can rationalize in your own mind...
While on the topic of God, I got this from my boy. Its an oldie but goodie, with a good twist at the end...
John and Brett
John Elway, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded Broncos flag in the window. "This house is yours for eternity, John," said God. "This is very special; not everyone gets a house up here." John felt special, indeed, and walked up to his house. On his way up the porch, he noticed another house just around the corner. It was a 3-story mansion with a Green and Gold sidewalk, a 50 foot tall flagpole
with an enormous Packers logo flag, and in every window, a Cheesehead!
John looked at God and said, "God, I'm not trying to be ungrateful, but I have a question. I was an all-pro QB, I won 2 Super Bowls, and I even went to the Hall of Fame."
God said "So what do you want to know, John?"
"Well, why does Brett Favre get a better house than me?"
God chuckled and said "John, that's not Brett Favre's house, it's mine."
I thought it was funny....
Two more weeks... well, not even, as Lent is over on Holy Thursday, but here's YOUR drinking schedule for the week...
26 Leonard Nimoy’s Birthday (1931). Lush long and proper.
Vulcan Mind Probe
1/2 oz Ouzo
1/2 oz 151 proof rum
Mix ,shoot.
27 The corkscrew is patented (1860). Making it no longer necessary to push the cork down into the bottle with a pen.
Corked wine.
28 Festival of the Sacrifice at the Tombs (Roman). Graveyard party! Woo-hoo! Zombie.
29 Expulsion of the Demons of Bad Luck Festival (Tibet). Demonic possession is bad enough, but bad luck demons? Believe me, you don’t want ‘em.
Exorcism By Fire
1 1/2 oz Pernod
1 lemon wedge
6 dashes Tabasco Sauce
sugar
Coat the lemon wedge with sugar. Douse the lemon wedge with the 6 dashes of Tabasco. Shoot the Pernod and suck the lemon.
30 Doctor’s Day. Me, I prefer to follow Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’s advice. Apple schnapps.
31 Tater Day. Potato growers are notoriously informal. Potato vodka.
1 April Fool’s Day. AKA The Day of Abject Cruelty Posing as Good Natured
Hijinks.
Zima. (Gotcha!)
Wow, Mr Spock's birthday today?
He must be like 90... Cool... I'm glad I'm on the wagon on the
29th... And Sunday is April Fools Day. Hard to believe, but Zima? Do they even made that crap anymore? Sec-W/M would know...
Speaking of the Sec-W/M, he called last night with 20 comedy club tickets. Both nights I was busy, but if you're interested, let
him know... Sounds like his girl has ANOTHER 20, so if you like local comedy, they should be able to hook you up.
Well, that's it for this week... Sorry I don't have more... But before I go, a few words of wisdom for our junior
members...
"My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me." - Benjamin Disraeli
Sounds like something I'd hear at home...
Until next time, take care...
As Red would say, "Keep your stick on the ice!"
curtamous
March 19, 2007 - Update: How could I forget??? The Sturgeon General has "matched" in Milwaukee for general surgery. Which means, he'll be spending the next five years or so there in the next phase of his medical training... Which is good... He'll be closer to "up north" so he can work on hunting land for us... As for "general surgery", it sounds pretty cushy... there can't be a lot of generals in Milwaukee (or military in "general"), so he should have plenty of time for hunting and fishing... congrats!!!
March
19, 2007 - Jak se Maj! Welcome back everyone! I hope we all had a good two weeks off! I know I did... We spent
four days and nights in sunny Florida with the extended family, and you know what? It was a pretty good time! Go figure...
The flight down was good with no delays, and we were able to find our destination with little or no trouble. The weather was almost perfect with sunny skies and highs in the mid 80's. We spent Sunday at the pool, Monday at the beach, and Tuesday back at the pool. The evenings were good too! Saturday night when we arrived we went out and had a very nice (but somewhat expensive) dinner. Sunday night was spent at a murder mystery, which was hilarious. Monday night we went to the Hardrock and Tuesday night was spent at a Braves/Astros spring training game, where they served oil cans of Fosters. HEAVEN! The trip home, while not as joyous, went well, and it was good to be home where all the snow had melted. Everyone got along very well and it was a good trip. Still not my cup of tea, but I can't complain... A special thanks to SEC-State and his lovely wife for the
accommodations. The condo was really nice and made the trip extra comfortable and enjoyable.
The other big news over the last week was the annual March birthday run. The FDA Chair, FM, and SEC-D'Fence all celebrated another year. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Yesterday, as is the new Nelson tradition, the clan all got together for the FDA Chair's birthday. We all headed to Cranky Pat's for some excellent pizza and frenzied conversation (at least on the female side of the table). Always good to get together...
Well, I might as well get to the down side... Yesterday... NCAA tournament... Badgers... Pitiful... I don't want to talk about it...
Hey, I got this from the Jack and Ass team... Check out the new hunting stand they've added to the northern recreational center:
I think The President needs a stand like this for the cabin on A.
When the deck is completed of course...
Well, even though its back to Lent for me, that doesn't mean the rest of you should be denied your drinking schedule...
19 Minerva’s Day (Roman). Celebrates Roman Goddess of Crafts, Trades — and War. Just in case you were thinking about frontin’.
Warsteiner Beer.
20 Martini Season begins. The triumphant return of the Stemmed Glass Satan. Martini.
21 End of the World Day (Iran). Better drink up while you can.
End of the World
1 oz Bacardi 151
1 oz Wild Turkey 101
1 oz vodka
Serve warm in a shot glass.
22 Kaiser Wilhelm I’s Birthday (1797). “Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world.”
St. Pauli Girl.
23 Rally For Decency Day. Hear that, you savages? Country Club Malt Liquor in civilized company.
24 Day of Blood (Roman). Watch your back. St. Ides (of March).
25 Waffle Day (Sweden). Double waffles all around! I’m buying!
Warsaw Waffle
2 oz vodka
1 oz maple syrup
Mix, shoot
What? Martini Season begins tomorrow??? Oh crap! Why does it have to be Lent... If that's not extra penance, nothing is...
Here's an oldie but goody from the FM:
The train was quite crowded, so a U. S. Marine walked the entire length looking for a seat, but the only seat left was beside a well-dressed, middle-aged, French woman who had her poodle sitting on it.
The war-weary Marine asked, "Ma'am, may I have that seat?"
The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in particular, "Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that seat."
The Marine walked the length of the entire train again, but still the only seat left was under that dog.
"Please, ma'am. May I sit down? I'm very tired."
She snorted, "Not only are you Americans rude, you are also arrogant!"
This time the Marine didn't say a word he just picked up the little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down.
The woman shrieked, "Someone must defend my honour! Put this American in his place!"
An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up, "Sir, you Americans seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your autos on the wrong side of the road. And now, sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch out the window."
Not a lot of feedback on the newsletter, so it must have been OK. I did get a wonderful letter from The President's mother. A very kind, beautiful letter that made all the effort and hard work worth while. I'll try to get it around so everyone can see that at least something the BBC does make a difference...
Everyone have a happy St. Patty's Day? Pretty much a non-event for me with Lent and all, but someday, I want to drink green beer with the Irish...
Well, my time's up... I expected more after a 2 week hiatus, but it is what it is... As always, before I go, a few words of wisdom for our junior members....
"So, how do the gators know to cross at the Gator Crossing signs?" -- My beautiful bride on the way to the ocean.
Seriously... not made up... I told her
the Gators that can't read follow the Gators that can read...
Until next time, take care...
As Red would say, "Keep your stick on the ice!"
curtamous
March
05, 2007 - Jak se Maj! Happy Monday! Well, we'll try to get one update done on time before we have another week off... Yep, that's right. Next week there won't be an update because I'll be in sunny Florida... At least it better be sunny for all the freaken
Monday this vacation's costing me... WHO KNEW the wife would need a whole new wardrobe for a 5 day vacation?
Ah, it might not be my idea of a great time, but the SEC-State, Comptroller, SEC-HSS, and Chief Inspector, as well as my beautiful wife, sisters,
nieces and son's "special friend". The weather will no doubt be warmer than here, and I won't be at work. So, its got a lot going for it, so I better enjoy myself... We'll see... My biggest problem is I would rather be going up north...
Other than the trip, not much else going on... Went to see The President yesterday and drop off his sausage. That's no easy task during Lent, but I managed. See this way, I remember almost the whole conversation... which is nice... Not much new going on there,
but the AG did tell me about this new fishing show on OLN he really enjoys... Three "awesome" guides go fishing in warm weather destinations... I guess they can't go ice fishing cause they'd melt the ice... Ask him about it...
Here's the best advice I've ever heard:
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
In Denville the biggest news was the local high school boys basketball team's trek through the regionals. After winning the opener over Wrongstown, despite playing terribly, they won the semi against a decent Trivers team. However on Saturday, another poor outing proved to be the end of their season as they lost to another old rival ValDARS. It was a
disappointing end to a promising season, but they either peaked too early or they began to believe that they were better than they really were. Regardless, they had a nice season...
How about we cover everyone else's drinking schedule?
5 Failed Coup Day (Equatorial Guinea). At least when you mess up they don’t commemorate it with a goddamn national holiday.
Pisco.
6 Anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo (1836). Whiskey drinkers fight to the death for Texas.
Lone Star Beer.
7 Switzerland gave women the right to vote (1971). Better late than never, eh, ladies?
Ladies choice.
8 International Women’s Day. Hear that, you goddamn Swiss? Who’s in charge now?
Foo-foo drinks.
9 Feast of the 40 Martyrs (Greek). New slang: “I’m gonna get as drunk as forty Greek martyrs.”
Forty of your choice.
10 Junoalia (Roman). Celebrates Juno, Roman Goddess of Art, Love, Light, Hearth and a buncha other sissy stuff.
Tattooed Love Goddess
1 oz vodka
1 oz vanilla schnapps
1 1/2 oz Godiva Liqueur
1 oz cream
Fill glass with ice, add liqueurs, top with cream, shake well.
11 Hercules’ Day (Greek). Hercules was known for whipping up on mutants. Murphy’s Stout.
Hmmm... kind of a light week... glad I'm not drinking... jk...
Not much for updates on the shop. Spent some time up there last night doing trim... It sucks, but I always seem to think that and then when I'm done I figure, heck, its OK for a shop... Funny thing was, I lost track of time, and at 11pm the wife calls me and asks what I'm doing. I thought it was "10pm"... Time flies when your having fun. But it shows the wife still cares... She must have sense I had the checkbook on me...
Well, if your subscription is paid up, your newsletter should have arrived early last week. If it didn't, here's a link to an electronic copy... enjoy...
I forgot to mention Zumbo's birthday last week. I think he turned 12 again on the 27th... If you missed it, be sure to wish him a belated Happy Birthday!!!
Kind of a light week for info, but that's all I got... But as always, before I go, a few words of wisdom for our junior
members...
"Forgive everyone everything. What other people think of you is none of your business." -- Unknown
If we could all only live that the world would be a better place...
and we'd never care about what stupid things we did at bar time the night
before...
Until next time, take care...
As Red would say, "Keep your stick on the ice!"
curtamous
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