PATIO MISTERS

ONE OF OUR FAVORITE WATERING HOLES IS CALLED "COCKTAILS" RIGHT ON HYW 95 ON A HILL OVERLOOKING THE VALLEY. BUT THIS LOUNGE IS ON THE ARIZONA SIDE OF THE RIVER SO HOW DOES SMOKING REX, ENJOY A BEER AND A CIGARETTE?

THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR PATIO. THE PATIO IS A COMFORTABLE SPOT TO ENJOY A MARGARITA AND MILLER 64. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE EXTREME DESERT HEAT?

THE PATIO HAS A CANVAS ROOF TYPE AWNING WITH MISTERS.

MISTERS ARE AN OUTDOOR COOLING SYSTEM, USED HERE ON THE DESERT WHEN IT'S TOO HOT TO BE OUTSIDE. THERE IS WATER TUBING THAT RUNS AROUND THE ROOF EDGE WITH HIGH PRESSURE NOZZLES. THE WATER IS SHOT OUT IN A FINE MIST. THE WATER IN THE HEAT AND LOW HUMIDITY OF THE DESERT QUICKLY EVAPORATES CAUSING THE AIR TO COOL.

THE SHADE OF THE ROOF AND THE EVAPORATION OF THE WATER MIST REDUCES THE TEMPERATURE ON THE PATIO BY AT LEAST 15 DEGREES. JUST THE OPPOSITE OF THE MIDWEST WHERE AN AIR CONDITIONER TAKES HUMIDITY OUT OF THE AIR TO FEEL COOLER, HERE IN THE WEST THEY ADD HUMIDITY TO THE AIR FOR A COOLING EFFECT.

DEFINITELY "SUNNY & 80"

THE PUNCH LINE
"They're saying Hillary Clinton may be secretary of state. If she takes that job, it means she'll be spending a lot of time away from home. Today, she took out her pantsuit with the travel stickers. Then she bought an electronic ankle bracelet for Bill." -- David Letterman

Nikon, The Ultimate Hunter's Pkg

Since Uncle Hans wrote about deer hunting in Northern Wisconsin yesterday, I know that several deer hunters are checking out the blog. Here is a link to a fantastic deal from Nikon,

Nikon Ultimate Hunter's Package Promo

The Ultimate Hunter's Package contains:
* ProStaff 3-9x40 Riflescope with BDC Reticle
* ProStaff Laser Rangefinder
* Silent Technology Rangefinder Case
* Mastering a Long-range shot with BDC DVD
* $50 NikonProGear Gift Card

Sorry this $144.90 savings deal is a "Black Friday" offering only valid for four days, Friday thru Monday!! So click on the link now, so you won't be shut out and miss this hunting special.

Nikon Ultimate Hunter's Package Promo




While your on this site you might want to shop around for other great deals that include NikonProGear Gift Cards. One of the best deals I checked out was the Nikon Action Extreme ATB 10x50 Binoculars at $20 off the regular price.

This offer will work out great for my Iowa friends who are tagged for the season. good luck on the Hunt !!

Wisconsin Deer Hunting

EDITOR'S NOTE: TODAY'S BLOG IS A "RERUN BLOG" BY UNCLE HANS ORGINALLY POSTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2007. BECAUSE OF IT'S UNIQUE ORIGINAL TITLE, "HOLY WEEK" THIS POST IS ONE OF THE MOST READ AND SEARCHED ENTRIES OF THE BLOG.

One of the joys of living in northern Wisconsin is deer hunting season, more commonly referred to as Holy Week. Almost all normal life grinds to a halt as the men dress up in blaze orange and hit the woods. There is a party atmosphere all week (10 days, actually) and the bars all have specials, Hunter's dinners, Hunter's Balls, Deer Hunting Widow's balls, Buck Boards (like super bowl boards, but betting on the biggest buck, where, who, etc). We are roughly in the middle of it right now. Here I am dressed to go out to a bar for the night. The shoes are a spoof or joke as everyone knows I don't hunt. They usually get a few laughs as blaze orange penny loafers are not that common.....

..........The shirt is very interesting. It belonged to our mother, who hunted with the guys in the 50's. The state legislature decreed around 1950 that hunters wear red to cut down on the accidental shooting deaths that happen during deer hunting. The clothing manufacturers had not yet got the idea that this law opened up a whole new field of red colored outerwear, so no red heavy coats or parkas were available yet (blaze orange became state mandated "fashion" a few years later). One had to buy a red flannel shirt, split it at the seams to expand it, and wear it over your heavy coat.

Here you can see that sides and arms are split and connected by shoe strings to keep it together when you wear it over the top of everything else. This shirt has some bloodstains on the sleeves, presumably from field dressing a deer. It makes a great conversation piece and I wear it every year to one night out (we generally are out about 6 of the 10 nights)..............

(P.S. I have a feeling red outerwear WAS available then, my parents were just to poor and/or cheap to buy it for just a few days a year)

............the neatest thing, however, is the tag on the back. I love the date. Who the hell was taking care of me? I was a two year old, probably left alone with a box of cereal to entertain me for a week. The tags were cloth then, and attached to your back in some manner. Mother chose to sew this baby on, although it looks like she had been seriously drinking that afternoon. Maybe the blood on the sleeves was from a sewing machine injury!!.......

Soon another Holy Week will be history and all those bothersome naked women will disappear from our taverns. They are so irritating. The regulators of this blog and the "Church Ladies" in general would faint dead away if I tried to post pictures of the whipped cream wrestling last night at one of our neighborhood bars ..........tsk, tsk

Uncle Hans

Give Thanks

Today is Thanksgiving, the one day of the year set aside to sit back and be grateful for all of the good things we have in our life. Now, as we all know, that is a lofty goal, unfortunately, it has been overshadowed by the "kick off" of the Christmas shopping rush.

Is it me???? Or is the world screwed up?? Is it really more important to go over your Christmas list (and checking it twice) than it is to be thankful to be alive or healthy or happy??

While the economy is on everyone's mind maybe it will actually benefit todays households with a long overdue "lifestyle" correction. Does every person in the house really need a TV and DVD player? What happened to reading or doing puzzles or enjoying some peace and quiet??

That is enough preaching for one holiday.....please everyone just have a safe and happy day...and take time to give thanks for the important things!!

ICE Your Cell Phone

ICE Your Cell Phone
By Cynthia Kirkeby

Paramedics are asking that everyone add at least one additional entry to their cell phone contacts list. Please add an ICE entry. ICE stands for "In Case of Emergency". This number should dial the person in your family that can respond to medical decisions if you are injured or incapcitated.

If you are in an accident, paramedics know to check your phone for your emergency contact information. Imagine taking a look and trying to figure out who to call out of the twenty or more numbers on your phone. By adding a contact entry that's designated as an emergency contact number (ICE), you can make their job much easier and possibly save your own life.

So program an ICE entry on your cell phone today, as a matter of fact, pull it out right now as you're reading this article. If you have more than one person the paramedics can contact in case of an emergency, you can add additional ICE numbers to your list. Your primary contact should be listed under ICE, then you can add the other contacts under ICE1, ICE2, ICE3, etc.

After you program ICE into your phone, have your spouse, your kids, your parents, and your friends do the same thing. If there are people in your life that you care about, they should all have ICE on their phones

FAVRE WINS !!! PACKERS LOSE?

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

I SAID TO MARY EARLY ON IN THE WEEK THAT FAVRE AND THE JETS WERE GOING TO BEAT THE UNDEFEATED TENNESSEE TITANS. WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF A NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM GOING UNDEFEATED OVER 10 GAMES IN A ROW? AND THE JETS WERE PUMPED AFTER BEATING THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LAST WEEK.

I ASKED MARY IF SHE WOULD SPLIT WITH ME ON A $10 BET AT THE SPORTS BOOK? AFTER PUTTING IT OFF ALL WEEK, AND AT THE LAST MINUTE ON SATURDAY NIGHT WE BET ON THE JETS TO WIN, AND MARY IN A SUDDEN ATTACK OF FAITH SAID LET'S BET $20.

GOOD LUCK !!

WE TRIPLED OUR MONEY AND TURNED $20 INTO $60 WHICH IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO THE BELIZE FUND. ONE OF THESE YEARS WE WILL BE RETURNING TO BELIZE.

PACKERS

OUR BELOVED PACKERS SLIP TO TO 5 WINS - 6 LOSSES BEHIND THE VIKINGS AND THE BEARS IN THEIR DIVISION. IT SUCKS TO LOSE. NEVER GIVE UP, IT'S A YOUNG AND VERY TALENTED TEAM, WITH A BETTER THAN AVERAGE COACH. IT AIN'T OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS !!!


FIRE TED THOMPSON

"FIRE TED THOMPSON", THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GREEN BAY PACKERS, WAS THE BATTLE CRY OF THE PACKER FAITHFUL WHEN HE FIRED BRETT FAVRE LAST FALL. I THINK IT'S TIME TO RENEW THE CRY !!! "WHAT IF ........."

"SUNNY &80"

THE PUNCH LINE

"I was in Las Vegas over the weekend. I thought it would be empty with the economy the way it is. But it wasn't. There were people everywhere. Turns out roulette is less risky than the stock market." -- Craig Ferguson

POPPIN’ JOHNNY ICE CREAM

THESE OLE FASHION ICE CREAM FREEZERS ARE TURNED BY THIS 1927 3 HORSEPOWER GAS ENGINE, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS A POPPEN’ JOHNNY.

THE THING THAT DRAWS ME TO THIS VENDOR IS AN OLD CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF VISITING GREAT UNCLE BILL, AND THAT HE HAD ONE OF THESE POPPIN’ JOHNNY ENGINES IN HIS BASEMENT. ON OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY VISIT, THE “OD” WOULD ALWAYS ASK UNCLE BILL TO TAKE US TO THE BASEMENT AND FIRE UP THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE ONLY FIRES EVERY EIGHT REVOLUTIONS OF THE FLY WHEEL MAKING THE POPPIN’ SOUND FROM WHERE IT GETS ITS NICKNAME.

I KNOW THIS OLD MEMORY WILL MAKE MY MOTHER SMILE, AS WELL AS MY TWO BROTHERS. THE VENDOR KEEPS THE ENGINE RUNNING AS A WAY OF ATTRACTING CUSTOMERS WITH THE POPPIN’ SOUND AND WHITE PUFF OF EXHAUST.

GETS ME EVERY TIME…..

“SUNNY & 80” (PERFECT ICE CREAM WEATHER)

THE PUNCH LINE
"Sarah Palin says she wants to be bipartisan; she would like to help Barack Obama. And I thought, hasn't she helped him already?" -- David Letterman

EXTRAVAGANZA

IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE AVI CASINO IN THE FALL AND IN THE SPRING THEY HAVE THE EXTRAVAGANZA. IT’S A COLLECTION OF VENDORS THAT SET UP TO DISPLAY THEIR WEARS.

THESE VENDORS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO QUARTZITE FOR THE WINTER MONTHS TO SELL. QUARTZSITE IS A SMALL ARIZONA TOWN AT THE JUNCTION OF HYW 95 AND INTERSTATE 10. IN THE SUMMER IT’S A SLEEPY TOWN OF LESS THAN 2000, BUT IN THE WINTER THE POPULATION SWELLS TO A COUPLE OF HUNDRED THOUSAND WITH RV’ERS SETTING UP ALL OVER THE SURROUNDING DESERT TO ENJOY THE WARM DESERT WEATHER AND BOONDOCK FOR FREE.

OFTEN CALLED THE LARGEST FLEA MARKET IN THE WORLD, THE VENDORS FOLLOW THE SNOWBIRDS AND SET UP SHOP. THE AVI EXTRAVAGANA MAKES A NICE STOP ON THE WAY TO, AND BACK FROM, THEIR WINTER IN QUARTZSITE. CONFIDENTIALLY, THERE IS A LITTLE LOOPHOLE BEING USED HERE BY THE VENDORS. THE EXTRAVAGANZA IS SET UP ON THE MOHAVE INDIAN RESERVATION AND FOR THE $25 COST OF A PERMIT THEY DON’T HAVE TO PAY ANY SALES TAX TO THE STATE FOR WEARS SOLD ON THE RESERVATION. HMMM……. WONDER HOW MANY OF THEIR QUARTZSITE SALES END BEING REPORTED ON PAPER AS BEING SOLD AT THE AVI?

OVER THE YEARS WE’VE BOUGHT OUR Z-COIL SHOES, A SET OF POTS, PANS, & INDUCTION HOT PLATE, CAR WAX, AND ASSORTED RV SUPPLIES AT THIS EVENT. THIS YEAR I BOUGHT THE SHAM-WOW TOWELS AS SEEN ON TV, WITHOUT PAYING THE SALES TAX OR SHIPPING. THE CAR WAX VENDOR WAS MISSING SO LOOKS LIKE THE AZ CAR WON’T BE GETTING A COAT OF WAX THIS FALL AFTER ALL.

TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN I FEATURE ONE OF MY FAVORITE FOOD VENDORS, ‘POPPIN’ JOHNNY ICE CREAM.

“SUNNY & 80”

THE PUNCH LINE
"Actually, sir, I do mind if you call me 'Barack-odile Dundee.' " - From David Letterman's "Top Ten Things Overheard During The Bush/Obama Meeting"

Village Players Community Theater

By Wendy

Just an update to let you know what I’ve been up to. I was asked by the Village Players Community Theater to run for office as a board member. I won. I was then elected treasurer by the board. (something that happens quite frequently). Then…auditions for the fall murder mystery and summer comedy productions were held yesterday. I have secured two roles and would like to forewarn all family and friends that you may be called upon to attend one of these performances. I am including my own synopsis after having read my two scripts.


Murder Medium Rare by Eileen Moushey

A murder mystery, dinner theater, audience participation play. I will be: Marjorie Richmond. Marjorie is a famous cookbook and entertainment author and expert. She is arrogant and condescending. She is about my age…50 +. She is a “bitch”. This will be hugely fun.

The dinner theater production will be held on Thursday November 6 and Saturday November 8. Tickets are already being sold for this Italian dinner being held at Voyager Village Clubhouse. They were being sold before I was even cast. It is a popular event and the clubhouse is a popular eating establishment. I will get information to you if you would like to attend…email me. Tickets are going fast


The Foreigner

A comedy in two acts will be presented in early August on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday for two weekends. The likely dates are: July 30, 31 and August 1 and 2 as well as August 6, 8 and 9. We are actually having a meeting to finalize this in three weeks. I will be Betty Meeks, a 70 year old widow and owner of a fishing lodge about two hours away from Atlanta Georgia . (Yes I have to do a southern accent and my experience with Kim Ann Tucker is definitely going to help) This play originally ran at the Astor Place Theatre in New York City , then went on to various venues in cities across the US . Some members of our group have seen it in New York , Milwaukee and Minneapolis . It has always been well received.

Synopsis: Betty’s home and fishing lodge (think B&B) is the target of a takeover. She does not know this. A frequent guest brings a friend on his annual visit whom he portrays as a “Foreigner” unable to speak English and unfamiliar with our ways. Betty is intrigued, as are the other guests. I will not spoil the plot at this point. Suffice it to say, the ensuing action is hilarious and….we get to do special effects for this one. I have to say, this role is even better than Aida in “Over the river and through the Woods”

Callie or Nick may be familiar with “The Foreigner”.

We are looking at the possibility of combining a family weekend around the first or second weekend in August and having people see the play, hang out at our house, do the lake thing etc. Hans is thinking of leaving for a motorcycle trip the Monday following.

I am just giving you a really long advance notice…Mostly because I am excited about playing Betty. It is a big role and completely funny…something I have always wanted to do.

I read today that Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward built and appeared at their community theater in Connecticut . What a way to retire….give back what you know you are capable of to the people who live around you.

Wendy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAILEY !!!

Turbocharger

Back in the old days we drove a Buick Rivera that had a Turbo charger. We sure miss the power in freeway driving, and excellent gas mileage we got with that car back in 2000. So I got thinking about a Turbo charger to our current under powered car.

While investigating the possibilities I ran into vw turbo , a website selling Turbo chargers for you automobile. If you're like me and missing the power of '70's in automobiles now may be the time for you to visit vw turbo for a look see. The website is easy to use, just pull up your vehicle from the pull down menu, select the year of your vehicle and off you go to select a turbo charger for your current vehicle.

Good Luck and enjoy your new and Improved ride.

Dangerous Coffee Mug Cake

A while ago we heard from a guy we used to work with on the Miss Marquette. He was kind enough to send us a recipe for "Coffee Mug Cake".

Looks like a mug full doesn't it?? This is what it looks like going into the microwave.

This is what it looks like coming out of the microwave....

And this is what it looks like just before you take a fork to it and eat it!!

Here is the recipe for this single or double serving 5 minute cake:

1 coffee mug

4 T flour--not self rising

4 T sugar

2 T baking cocoa

1 Egg

3 T milk

3 T oil

3 T chocolate chips (optional)

Small splash of vanilla

In the coffee mug mix thoroughly the flour, sugar and cocoa. Add the egg and mix well. Pour in the milk and oil mixing well.

Add the chocolate chips and vanilla, mixing well. Place the mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug but don't be alarmed...it will not overflow. Allow to cool a little and tip out onto a plate......EAT!!!

This is called the "Dangerous Coffee Mug Cake", because now chocolate cake is now only 5 minutes away at any time of the day or night....yup dangerous is the right word for this!!

RUSTY'S AUTO BODY, BULLHEAD CITY

MARY AND I BOTH GREW UP IN RURAL MID-WEST AMERICA, FORTY SOME YEARS AGO, IN A SIMPLER TIME, BEFORE THE DAYS OF THE BIG BOX STORES, INTERNET SHOPPING, AND MANUFACTURE WARRANTIES. WHEN YOU DID BUSINESS AND BOUGHT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES YOU WERE DEALING WITH REAL PEOPLE AND MOST LIKELY THE OWNER OF THE STORE.

WE RECENTLY RAN INTO THIS OLD TIME SERVICE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE AT RUSTY'S AUTO BODY, BULLHEAD CITY, AZ. YOU REMEMBER LAST SPRING WHEN WE HIT A PIT BULL ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK AND HAD TO HAVE THE HONDA REPAIRED? WE TOOK IT TO RUSTY'S.

OVER THE SUMMER THE PAINT BEGAN TO PEEL OFF THE REPLACED FRONT GRILL (RIGHT UNDER THE RED MARK).

WE TOOK THE HONDA BACK TO RUSTY'S THIS FALL, READY FOR THE SONG AND DANCE OF PAINT COMPANY WARRANTY, OR CONTACT YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY, ETC. INSTEAD THE PROPRIETOR WALKED OUT AND LOOKED AT THE CAR, AND SAID IT WAS HIS FAULT AND THEY WOULD REPAINT IT AT NO CHARGE WHENEVER WE WANTED TO DROP THE CAR OFF. "I STAND BEHIND MY WORK", HE SAID.

WE PICKED UP THE CAR TODAY, AND IT WAS FRESHLY WASHED. GLAD TO SEE SOMEBODY THAT STILL KNOWS HOW TO DO BUSINESS THE OLE FASHION WAY.

"SUNNY & 80"

THE PUNCH LINE
"The annual cat show begins tomorrow at Madison Square Garden. Donald Trump was walking by Madison Square Garden earlier today, and that thing on his head arched its back and hissed." -- David Letterman.

THE FIREDUDE

I READ A NUMBER OF BLOGS DAILY. MOSTLY RV TYPE BLOGS, THERE IS A LIST IN THE LEFT HAND COLUMN OF THIS BLOG. THE LIST IS MOSTLY POWERED BY RSS FEEDS WHICH REARRANGES THE LIST AUTOMATICALLY TO PUT THE NEWEST BLOG ON TOP, SO ANYTIME I LOG ONTO MY BLOG I CHECK THE LIST AND SEE WHOM HAS BEEN BLOGGING.

ONE OF THE BLOGS I FOLLOW DAILY IS "THE FIREDUDE", A RETIRED CALIFORNIA FIRE FIGHTER. THE "FIREDUDE" SUPPLEMENTS HIS INCOME WITH HIS WEBSITE GEARED TOWARD THE RV LIFE STYLE, AND CAMPGROUND HOSTING.

PART OF HIS WEBSITE INCLUDES AN INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING BLOG. STORIES ABOUT HIS CAMPGROUND HOSTING ARE HILARIOUS. HIS THOUGHTS ON THE RV FULLTIME LIFE ARE RIGHT ON THE MONEY, ALONG WITH HIS RV TIPS AND PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUES.

READERS ENCOURAGED HIM TO USE HIS WRITING TALENTS TO WRITE AN RV BOOK, SO HE DID, Adventures of the Firedude eBook . IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE FULLTIME RV LIFE IN YOUR FUTURE THIS IS A MUST HAVE AND ENTERTAINING BOOK.





THE PUNCH LINE
"The economy's in bad shape. Today I saw a pimp driving a Kia." -- Jay Leno

HERE COMES THE HOLIDAYS.......

DOESN'T IT PISS YOU OFF WHEN RETAILERS BEGIN SETTING OUT CHRISTMAS STUFF BEFORE HALLOWEEN? DOES IT HAPPEN EARLIER EVERY YEAR, OR IS THAT JUST A CONDITION OF GETTING OLDER AND A REFLEX REACTION?

IF SUPER WALMART DOESN'T HAVE IT, I PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN IT.

WHAT REALLY PISSES ME OFF IS WHEN WALMART GETS READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS THEY REARRANGE THE HOME AND GARDEN SECTION AND HIDE THE 10 (9.5#) POUND BAGS OF CHARCOAL AND THE CHARCOAL STARTER. BY THE WAY IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO YOU, TRY SEARCHING OUTSIDE IN THE BACK NEAR THE USED PALLET STORAGE AREA.

PERSONALLY I MAKE IT A POLICY TO NOT GO TO WALMART BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND JANUARY 1ST. I JUST SEND MARY IN WITH MY LIST. YUP, I'M A LUCKY GUY !!!

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR PERSONAL ECONOMIC SITUATION LAST SUMMER THAT FORCED THE CANCELLATION OF "BEACH BUMMING '08" I'M GENERALLY A POSITIVE PERSON.

THE POSITIVE THING ABOUT ALL THIS EARLY HOLIDAY CRAP IS THE RETURN OF EGG NOG TO THE DAIRY CASES. YUP, I'M AN EGG NOG LOVER. I'M NOT INTO EGG NOG AND BRANDY, LIKE A TRUE WISCONSINITE, BUT I PREFER A NICE BIG GLASS ( IT'S SOLD BY THE QUART) IN THE MORNING FOR BREAKFAST.

THIS SEASON THEY'RE MAKING EGG NOG IN FLAVORS, LIKE CARMEL, AND PUMPKIN. LAST COUPLE OF SEASONS THE INDUSTRY CONCENTRATED ON EGG NOG LITE.

AH,....... DIET EGG NOG? SORRY IT JUST DOESN'T CUT IT. I TRIED THE NEW CARMEL FLAVOR.

BY THE WAY, THIS BREAKFAST SIZE PORTION IS JUST SHORT OF 2000 CALORIES.......

YUP, HERE COMES THE HOLIDAYS........

THE PUNCH LINE
"Of course Oprah's house hasn't burned down. If Oprah's house burned down, God would be so fired." -- Jimmy Kimmel, on the California wildfires that threatened Oprah Winfrey's house in Montecito.

FAVRE

BY NOW YOU REGULAR READERS KNOW THAT I'M A BRETT FAVRE FAN, AFTER WRITING SEVERAL FAVRE-A-THON BLOGS OVER THE SUMMER. IT'S A VERY POPULAR INTERNET SUBJECT BY THE WAY.

IT HAS STARTED ALREADY FOR THE NEXT ROUND WITH TERRY BRADSHAW ANNOUNCING RECENTLY THAT HE FELT BRETT FAVRE WOULD RETIRE AT THE END OF THIS SEASON WITH THE NEW YORK JETS.

I'VE FOUND THE SUBJECT EXCITING READING IN THE OFF SEASON AND LIKE THEY SAY, "THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS BAD PUBLICITY", AND I LOVE TO SEE OUR GREEN BAY PACKERS ON THE FRONT PAGE!!!

AS THE NEXT FAVRE-ATHON BEGINS IT GOT ME TO THINKING ABOUT LIFE AFTER FAVRE? I MEAN AFTER HE REALLY RETIRES, THE PACKERS RETIRE #4, AND BRETT'S INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME.

IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I BEGAN READING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE DYLAN FAVRE, BRETT'S NEPHEW, WHO RECENTLY BROKE A MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL RECORD COMPLETING 23 OF 35 PASSES FOR 358 YARDS, AND FIVE TOUCHDOWNS. GET THIS, HE'S ONLY 15 YEARS OLD !!!

LOOKS LIKE THE FAVRE-A-THON MAYBE ONGOING AFTER ALL.

"SUNNY & 80"

THE PUNCH LINE
"Yesterday in Washington, the Secret Service arrested a man who climbed over the White House fence. The Secret Service told the man, 'Get back here, Mr. President, you have two more months.'" -- Conan O'Brien

Barlympics

I play volleyball in a bar league every Tuesday night in the summer. I have played for years for the same bar, called the Stone Pony. At the end of the season this year, our captain was drinking there with the captain of the Stone Pony softball team. They got to arguing, as guys will, about who was tougher. Out of this came the "Barlympics", a pentathlon of events between the softball team and the volleyball team. The events were softball, volleyball, horseshoes, ladder golf and darts. The first two events were quite predictable. They beat us at softball 16 to 6, the game ending after just 4 innings with the "ten-run rule". We clobbered them at volleyball 15-4,15-3 and 15-6. We then moved on to here, where we threw horseshoes and played ladder golf........

....the bar owner is an artist and he likes to design the shirts each year...............

......we took first last year and he expected a repeat. We got third............

....the softballers were no less colorful..............

....they took third as well..........

....we won the horseshoe, although I had never throw a horseshoe in my life and did not exactly contribute to the victory..........

....I had never even HEARD of ladder golf before and contributed even less..........

....a pvc goal and golf balls tethered together with cord. You get points for looping the cord around the horizontal bars from a distance of about 30 feet. We lost......

....so we headed back to the bar, which is loaded with bizarre art and décor, for the final and deciding event: darts.....................

....we threw and threw...........

....and threw and threw...........

....and threw and threw.......

....but no winner would emerge. By now we were at barlympics most of the day (a Sunday). Lots of alcohol had been consumed. After a long discussion, it was decided to add a sixth event to settle the question of whether softballers or volleyballers were superior human beings...............

....We won in "extra innings"!!.......

....through a camera malfunction, this last picture of the night exactly captures what I was actually seeing!!

Uncle Hans

Happy Birthday Dear !!! (Wendy)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE !!!