Walking along the Tracks

When I was a kid, the holidays meant that all of the wonderful decorations, ornaments, and special items appeared again at grampa's house. In the basement every December was an old Lionel Train. I could not tell you why I loved it so much. It had a simple oval track, and no buildings or other of the usual railroad models. The locomotive DID have a smoke stack though ... and it worked by dropping some kind of pellet into the top. Worked is a loose term meaning it smoked a little bit for a short time one year. The whole family was down there with advice and ideas to get that train to smoke as all us kids cheered them on. Of course the best part was when you could actually run the speed control yourself. Waiting for the next turn seemed like an eternity. When I think back so many years, I can still see grampa and the twinkle he had in his eye as the smell of electricity floated through the air. Amazing how something apparently so simple can make such a strong, lasting, and happy memory inside a person.

Thank you grampa ...



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My Thanksgiving Warm up Exercises in a Nutshell

A turkey yes yes, I had a slab or two. Gravy gets an A! Many desserts were shot out of the sky, and I ran. I run, because it is there ...

Warm up Exercises
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Facebook NOTES give me Panic Attacks

Getting to know each other

From SPEEDCAT HOLLYDALE PAGE

from Sindi on facebook
You've been tagged (as have I), you have the honor of copying all these goofy questions, writing your own response, and tagging 25 other victims. You have to tag me so really you just need 24 more people. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you, my friend.

To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your title as "Getting to know each other!", tag 25 people including me (tagging is done in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.

Facebook NOTES give me panic attacks, so I will BLOG this one ...


1. What time did you get up this morning?
8:30 am
2. How do you like your steak?
medium-rare
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Iron MAN
4. What is your favorite TV show?
She's Crafty (the show stinks, but I love her)
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be
Hollydale summers / Hawaii winters
6. What did you have for breakfast?
coffee .... always coffee
7. What is your favorite food?
hahahaaaaa! Chicken, of course
8. What foods do you dislike?
radish, oysters, sardines, artichokes, maple syrup ((YUK!))
9. Favorite Place to Eat?
Buffets - any buffet
10. Favorite dressing?
Bloooo Cheeese w/ Italian poured on top
12. What are your favorite clothes?
golf clothes / mafia suits
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance?
Poland ... just to tell jokes
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?
1/2 empty work days / FULL on days off
15. Where would you want to retire?
"TODAY"
16. Favorite time of day?
blogging time ... hahahaaa!
17. Where were you born?
Hollydale
18. What is your favorite sport to watch?
golf
19. Who do you think will not tag you back?
huh?
20. Person you expect to tag you back first?
That hot chick on "She's Crafty"
21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this?
well, I don't think anyone will do it, as Thanksgiving is so near ...
22. Bird watcher?
YES! There are 2 in my room [ over there ]
23. Are you a morning person or a night person?
did I have a nap???
24. Pets?
Dog, Cat, 2 Cockatiels, and a rabbit that lives under my deck
25. Any new and exciting news that you'd like to share?
I grew a beard, and love my new Roku® (Official Site)
26. What did you want to be when you were little?
golfer
27. What is your best childhood memory?
vacations
28. Are you a cat or dog person?
both - but I seem to spend more time with my dog (hard to walk a cat)
29. Are you married?
nope .....
30. Always wear your seat belt?
nope .....
31. Been in a car accident?
lots of them, but I never caused one
32. Any pet peeves?
crazy new agers - I think they all smoked too much dope in the 70's
33. Favorite pizza topping?
just ONE? I like a garbage pizza !
34. Favorite Flower?
??? I don't know, but you never give a woman flowers from a gas station (unless you can pull it off)
35. Favorite ice cream?
orange
36. Favorite fast food restaurant?
hmmmm - I get sick of them all really, but in a pinch a double cheese at BK fills the hole in my gut
37. How many times did you fail your driver's test?
0
38. From whom did you get your last email?
good question, I get 100's a day ... prolly some "alert" from the web
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
BEST BUY
40. Do anything spontaneous lately?
I think everything I do is SPONTANEOUS, and extemporaneous ;-)
41. Like your job?
HATE it
42. Broccoli?
YES PLEASE! w/cheese on top
43. What was your favorite vacation?
Disney World as a kid - I played golf with people from all over the world. It was also the first time I played a major championship course
44. Last person you went out to dinner with?
Mom !
45. What are you listening to right now?
TV is always on here ... I mean ALWAYS
46. Favorite Color?
Green
47. How many tattoos do you have?
none, they are not my style
48. Coffee drinker?
Fuck yah ... (OOOOPS!) seems I blurted that out, sorry
49. How many children do you have?
0


I tag Mimi Lenox because she owes me like "5000" memes. If you WANT to play, I will link you back "here" with my massive PR5 blog. ((( smile )))


People that ROCK

1. Jaffer at Mania Ravings who peed while doing this meme !

2000 Pound Chihuahua

ONCE upon a time, there lived a 3 pound Chihuahua named Mardy. Mardy loved three things ... trail walking, chicken, and peeing on stuff. The world seemed larger than life, and he was very happy living in Hollydale.
One Morning, Mardy woke up for a drink of water and found the ceiling had dropped very very low. His bowl was also amazingly tiny, with only enough liquid to moisten his tongue. How very odd, Mardy thought. That is how the adventure began.
He squeezed through the back sliding door and stepped off the deck. To the right was his constant nemesis, "Duke" the German Nazi Shepard. Mardy took his paw and squished him down in the mud. "I forgive you for tormenting me all these years, but I AM going to get your fur dirty".
Next on the agenda was finding his favorite marking posts, but he now towered over them. Mardy let loose with a fire hose like jet stream of yellow, and the tree was torn from the ground. It floated down to the marsh and withered. Conspiracy Carol called 911 to report giant canine aliens deforesting the planet.


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Photo Post Wisconsin Style

From Drop Box

I take a LOT of photos. My average is between 20~30 per day. With my phone on my belt, it's just always there to snap a shot. These seemed to turn out just a little better than usual ... all taken while traveling through the state of Wisconsin on Wednesday.

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Pioneer Creek Golf Course

Situated upon 200 picturesque, rolling acres along Pioneer Creek in Maple Plain you will find this little known golf course. The design is classic Joel Goldstrand, with massive elevation changes, winding fairways, and water everywhere. At Pioneer Creek, you must put some thought into your tee shots. Seems you are constantly aiming at a target rather than a "line". The greens are fairly hard to read, as it seems there are no flat areas of ground to compare too. This is the kind of course that would be much easier to play once you drove the track a few times. As a whole, I like the course and layout. Challenging, yet not overbearing. Playing smart shots is key to getting par on any hole. I found myself looking to play around, or away from hazards all day.

The clubhouse is small, but quite nice.
Very informal and friendly, is does not have a stiff country club feel. More of a regular Joe atmosphere ... which I love.
Best part about playing Pioneer Creek was the fall special, where you pay half the temperature. A Minnesota fall day drives that green fee low and fading.


















Click to see a massive 2000px Full Panoramic shot of hole #9




( Pioneer Creek Golf Course - Maple Plain, Minnesota )

Radio Flyer's Red Wagon & Wooden Davenports

George W. Bush praises President Obama's Afghanistan surge

Causing Right and Left wingers to cringe, it seems Bush and Obama see eye to eye. Independents in the back of the buffet line pointed fingers and laughed their ass off. Bush was quoted to say, "Not really surprising, as we are in all the same clubs and eat at the same restaurants". After Washington closes down for the day, many vigorous opponents meet at the YMCA.

Back to Afghanistan




Shedding Light on Why We Set Our Clocks Back

I was going to write about this a bit, but then decided "Who Cares". As long as I can golf till 10:00 PM in July, it's all good. Besides, nobody ever asked the sun when it wants to come up in the morning. How rude ...
Arizona skips all the hooopla, because it upsets the cacti. Poke poke poke (lizard!!!)



Ex-teen idol David Cassidy arrested for drunk driving

When pulled over, David was singing a "Partridge Family" song, and said he had one glass of wine with Danny Bon a Duce`. Police said they found a half empty bottle of whiskey in his back seat. I guess musicians lie a lot, no?
After Mom arrived in the multi colored bus to bail out the lead singer, Dave Madden AKA Reuben Kincaid was also present with a few harsh words, and a hug of love. Thankfully, the entire group made it to their gig at Caesars Palace.




Chilean miner Edison Pena is on top of world and ready for New York Marathon !

After being in the world's manacle for weeks trapped in the Chilean Mine disaster, Edison Pena sang an Elvis Presley song with Paul Shaffer.
Pena will also be winning the NYC marathon ( predicted by Hollydale News Inc ). He is very fast, and an inspiration to all.


QUOTE: " I went to the depths, the lowest of the low, but I kept running. If you show God you can fight, He will listen much more than if you give up. God doesn't like us to give up."






18 products no longer made in the USA

Rawlings baseballs

Etch a Sketch

Converse shoes

Stainless steel rebar

Dress shirts

Mattel toys

Minivans

Vending machines

Levi jeans

Radio Flyer's Red Wagon

Televisions

Cell phones

Dell computers

Railroads (parts including manganese turnout castings, U69 guard bars, etc)

Canned sardines

Pontiac cars

Forks, spoons, and knives

Incandescent light bulbs



While doing a search for just what IS made in America, I found 3 Amish companies that make some really sturdy chairs. They make couches and davenports too, but they are way to stiff to watch football on for any length of time.




LAST, but not least ... the Long awaited 51 great pizzerias across the USA list has been announced. FAT LORENZO's made the cut. Now I will sleep soundly.

Fat Lorenzo's


GOODNIGHT !

Blog Blast 4 PEACE and the Peace Globes

The puzzle PEACE. How might you achieve it?

CAN WE ??

What would you be willing to give up to have a world peace? Does "freedom" have an equivalent value to most humans? I think the answers would vary greatly if you took a poll. To me, what the peace globes are about, is the simple fact that we are not always heard. As a small group of powerful individuals make large decisions about war, and pursuing THEIR own agenda, many of us little people go unheard, and un-noticed. Today sends a message not just of peace, but of hope. It bonds so many together in union. It brings a loving message. It gives us a voice as MANY UNITED.
I believe that the common ground in all peace globe participants, is that if it were possible to end all violence with a snap of a finger, we would all be snapping like crazy.

Players 1. Travis2. Mimi Lenox3. twistedsister4. rlbates, Suture for a Living5. Cactus Jack Splash6. Anndi7. Billie Greenwood ~ The Peace Tree8. Michelle of Crows Feet9. Shutterbug816210. Get your peace globe here11. Driller AA12. rino avila13. John14. Bazza15. Ferd16. Felicitas17. cooper18. zulkarnain19. Soxy Cat20. A few Good Cats21. Jamie22. Annelisa23. Peace Geek24. Debra James Percival25. Cyber Celt26. storyteller27. happily retired gal28. Cats~ Goats~ Quotes 29. Luma Rosa30. Vicent31. goodnightgram32. AFSS & Alasandra33. Angel Charybdis34. kathleenmaher35. Sherry Blue Sky36. storybeader37. Babbling Brooke38. All About Her39. Arlene40. Arlene 241. Our Big Gayborhood42. Lelé Batita43. ramblingwoods44. Billie Greenwood~ Border Explorer45. Silvia Salix46. Lynette Killam47. Lui48. sarge charlie49. Julia Smith50. Anne Madison51. Eliana Gerâ nio Honó rio52. Luma Rosa53. Mike Golch54. Mike Golch55. justjolean56. The Gal Herself57. jmb58. finding pam59. Gail Faith Edwards60. ipanema61. ~ Serendipity~62. One Heart63. Carver's Sight64. Carver Cards65. nelson66. nonamedufus67. Angell68. Elephant's Eye69. Cory70. Mania Ravings. com71. allie mcneil72. Robin from Israel73. Thomma Lyn74. Nora Tompson75. Noe Noe Girl76. Andy Jensen77. Friends Fur Ever 78. Adelle Laudan79. teabird80. Zoolatry81. Kattonic Cats82. Kate83. my Web- Blogdot Cot84. Dashing Smiles85. Vijay86. Marie- Eve87. Daryl88. Fuzzy Tales89. Microcosm90. Brian's Home91. Kwizgiver92. The Misadventures of Me93. Sweet Praline94. Leesa95. Anne96. meowers from missouri97. Pricilla98. Terica Luxton99. Barbara100. Kirsten L4W101. Stacy Uncorked102. browser life103. http://greyscaleterritory.blogspot.com/104. http://mylittledrummerboys.blogspot.com/2010/11/on-blink.html105. http://willthink4wine.blogspot.com/ 106. PY107. Suldog108. Margs Animals. 109. Cats of Wildcat Woods110. Miss Welby111. Garden of Moments112. BLOGitse113. Cat with a Garden114. SueB of Blondin Blogs115. Driller AA116. Mimi Lenox117. Lisa Groggy Froggy Plummer118. ciara119. Ann Tracy120. Joanne121. One of a Witchy Kind122. Jamie Muse123. empress bee (of the high sea)124. Ophiuchus125. Bluezy126. Sparkle the Designer Cat127. The Island Cats128. Jennie Marsland129. Mickey, Georgia & Tillie130. r UTH jENNER131. Shannon W.132. Amanda133. the cookntchermom134. Sherry Blue Sky135. Tarheel Rambler136. Laane's Path137. Ian & Char Murphy138. Hillary139. Mr. Echo ~ Meezerboy140. sue at sunflower roots141. Victor Tabbycat & Nina Torbie142. Heather143. Max & Buddah144. Buddah & Max145. Thumper146. Diana Coe147. Mejis148. Starrlight149. Basinah ~ The Crow's Song150. Goodness Gracie151. Vicki Cook152. Traveling Mermaid153. The Social Frog154. Bluezy's Virtual Dumpster Dive155. Question Liberty156. Kimmie157. Willa-My Everyday LIFE158. Carolina Mountains159. Jan's Funny Farm160. Samantha, Clementine & Maverick161. julie162. Raven163. And It Came To Pass164. Kattonic Cats165. Mimi Lenox166. Robin from Israel167. Peace Fresno168. Brenda L.169. http://mylittledrummerboys.blogspot.com/2010/11/dona-nobis-pacem-2010-grant-us-peace.html170. Speedy the CAT Hollydale171. Alpha Tauri172. Elephant's Eye173. The Paw Relations174. Alpha Tauri175. Milo and Alfie176. Akelamalu177. Daily Gs178. Cyber Celt179. Cyber Celt No. 2180. Cyber Celt No. 2181. Linda Ursin182. Mom Knows Everythj183. A Little Girl Talk184. Rosidah, Indonesia185. Curtis186. Pumpkin's World187. Max The Quilt Cat188. Linda 189. Daisy the Curly Cat 190. Country Dew191. Kathy Duffy Thomas192. Kitty Quartet193. Lisa C194. Halley the Canis195. Sue St Clair196. Cyber Celt197. From Sue's Desk198. Stacy (the Random Cool Chick)199. Alpha Tauri200. Fraidy Cats201. http://table4five.net/2010/11/04/dona-nobis-pacem-blogblast-for-peace-2010/202. Andy M.203. Patty's Magpie Nest204. Walk in the Woods205. Cr AzY Working Mom (Searcy)206. Pixel and Samba207. Tink208. Jillsy Girl209. Poetry by Travis210. maryt/ theteach 211. nessa212. Brian's Home213. Cat Synth214. Jessica215. The Carolina Cats216. Yoursbond217. boliyou218. Desert Songbird219. This Eclectic Life220. Four Crazy Cats221. Julie222. Allie Silver Moon223. http://www.bigleathercouch.com/2010/11/blogblast-for-peace-2010-love-is-cure.html224. Marilyn225. Debra James Percvial226. Sasa227. Misty228. Cheysuli229. Rambling Woods230. Ivan Toblog231. http://www.bigleathercouch.com/2010/11/blogblast-for-peace-2010-love-is-cure.html232. Crazed Nitwit( aka Janice NW)233. Mike Oolch234. The Sherwood Bunch235. Jackie D. Rockwell236. Jackie D. Rockwell237. Jackie D. Rockwell238. http://www.scrink.com/2010/11/04/dona-nobis-pacem-2010-peace-blogpeace-donanobispacem/239. Simone240. Jô241. ABBY242. Kate243. Random Felines244. Charlie!245. Peace Fresno246. The Natural Catholic 247. Traveling Mermaid248. Peace Fresno249. Luma Rosa250. Lui, Heaven251. George Clooney The Cat252. Monster Cookies253. Teri and the Cats of Furrydance254. Hounds In Heaven255. Ginger Jasper256. Mama Pajama257. Francis Scudellari258. Thorne259. Caron260. Sasa261. maryt/ theteach262. Crazed Nitwit263. Goodness Gracie264. sammawow265. Willow266. Patti V.267. China Cat Sunflower268. Babs269. dust bunny hostage270. Microcosm271. Quasi272. Beth Q.273. topchamp274. allie mcneil275. laane Loves276. jmb277. Derby and Ducky278. katherine.279. Sans280. Amanda281. Robin Jamison Hernandez282. Magical Mystical Teacher 299. John300. Laane's Path301. Cindy Lus Muse302. Cindy Lus Muse303. Giggles304. Sophia305. Maobert306. Tripper the Psyko Stray Cat - Cowboy Cats for Peace307. Skeezix the Cat 308. Rocky the Gutter Cat - Geezer Cats 4 Peace309. The Cat's Meow310. The Popculturedivas311. Designing Impressions

PRIMO: 13 Cats Celebrating Dona Nobis Pacem