Ode to Jojo and the benefits of humidity

If Jojo lived in a bubble, the humidity level would be high,
Her skin would be moist, not at all itchey, and her eyes would never be dry.

If Jojo lived in a bubble, she would also be high,
The second hand smoke would have second hand smoke,
and there'd be a hint of red in her eye.

If Jojo lived in a bubble, there'd be "champagne wishes and cavier dreams",
The expense of which would be matched, by the savings on lotions and creams.

If Jojo lived in a bubble, would Axel live there too?
Or would he just visit and say hello, when Jojo was lonely and blue?

If Jojo lived in a bubble.

By MoC

MoC in Stowe - a self portrait #2 in a series

MoC in Stowe - a self portrait

Just another day at the beach....

The good news is, while it's -8*F, it only feels like -8*F. PinF - go to the beach for me and bottle up some sunny and 78*F will you?

As a side note, did you know that Stowe is the second most overcast (fewest days of sunshine)city in the USA next to Seattle? Neither did I... PinF, better make it a double!

Flashback - Jan 27 2006

On this date last year I was living here -

And this is what I looked like drinking coffee on my front porch -

This year, I'm living here -

I tried to get a picture of myself drinking coffee on my front porch (albeit not in shorts) but the coffee froze solid and I don't have a porch...

This frozen tundra picture happens to transition nicely to my next post "bring on the HEAT"...purely unintentional, but nice none the less.

Bring on the "heat"

I'm going up the country, baby, don't you wanna go
I'm going up the country, baby, don't you wanna go
I'm going to some place where I've never been before

I'm going, I'm going where the water tastes like wine
I'm going where the water tastes like wine
We can jump in the water, stay drunk all the time

I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away
I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away
All this fussing and fighting, man, you know I sure can't stay

Now, Baby, pack your leaving trunk, you know we got to leave today
Just exactly where we going I can not say
But we might even leave the U.S.A.
'Cause it's a brand new game, and I want to play

No use of you running or screaming and crying
'Cause you got a home as long as I've got mine




I don't know?...I just always liked this song!

De do do do, de da da da

Word on the street is the Police are getting back together for a 30 year reunion? I'm waiting for confirmation from Hari, E.T. (not the extraterrestrial, but the show), Rolling Stone or David "Lestor" Jones....whichever comes first.

That is one group I would gladly shell out a $100+ for, to catch again, provided they don't do to many of Sting's solo works...

In other news...

I was glancing at the Burlington Free Press this morning over coffee and the picture on the front page of the business section caught my eye - the caption below it mentioned Media, PA! I of course immediately went online to try to find it for you, but it's nowhere to be found....I guess you will just have to take my word for it.


Sorry people, but that's the best I got.

Questions?

Why is it called "the State of the Union" when all the President talks about is what is going to happen in the future?


How do those two nimrods in cell phone commercial, the ones who butcher the words to the Clash's "Rock the Casbah" actually download the song, when the title is "Rock the Casbah?"


How do Japanese Maples photosynthesize with red leaves?

Stowe Winter Carnival

This weekend was the Stowe Winter Carnival. One of the events taking place was an ice carving contest. Here are a few of the sculptures that are around the town. It's probably good that the weather decided to act like winter...

Sorry I didn't get any pictures of the Jagermeister girls.....

Wu Wei blog

Ad-Aware

"Can I get an AMEN!"

Money well spent...?

Graphic courtesy of today's New York Times.

My vacation to the REAL WORLD

The question came up in the comments – "where have you gone Joe Dimaggio" or in this case MofC? Well I’ll tell you. I left the comfy confines of Rosecoloredglassesland and returned to the Real World Philadelphia. Not the MTV version of the same name mind you, but the actual real world Philadelphia. By the way, I hated it. The real world sucks. Both of them.

However, it does have one nice advantage – cable TV. Yes, the real world has cable TV. Rosecoloredglassesland has rabbit ears and CBS. How "Ghost Whisperer" manages to stay on the air, I can only attribute to two reasons....

It was while watching cable TV in the real world Philadelphia that I noticed a commercial with Dennis Hopper, for Ameriprise Financial about retiring in Dreamland. This sounded great to me! It’s exactly what I want, a vacation to Dreamland, or better yet, a retirement! While Rosecoloredglassesland is very close to Dreamland, both of which are nowhere near Real World Philadelphia land, it would be a welcome change. I decided to set out for Dreamland and arranged a meeting with my Ameriprise Financial advisor to discuss my trip. His name was Bob.

After a brief introduction and the normal first round of questions, Bob and I got down to the nitty-gritty. The first thing he wanted to know was how old I was? When I told him I was forty I could tell by his reaction something was wrong? I told him I always fancied myself as somewhat of a late bloomer. "No problem" he said. "You’re getting a bit of a late start, so tell me what to you have saved for your trip to Dreamland?"

"Nothing" I said.

"Cash in the bank?"

"No."

"Stocks or Bonds?"

"No."

"Home equity?"

"No."

"Gold bullion?"

"No"

"Other precious metals?"

"No."

"Any nuclear material you can sell?"

"No. However I can probably get my spy friend DK to give me some Polonium-210 if you want me to poison your boss. What’s it worth to you?"

"No thanks. Do you have anything of value at all?"

"Yes."

"GOOD! WHAT IS IT" he asked with excitement?

"I do have 30 year old stamp collection, that has been kept in my mom’s attic for the past 29 years. The heat in the summertime has caused all the stamps to fuse together into one giant stamp."

"I see."

"And what exactly is your Dream Mr. Beebe" Bob asked?

"An Empire" I said. "I want an Empire."

"Do you really think that is realistic given your situation?"

"Bob, your not much of a financial planner are you? Plus, you’re a lousy travel agent! It’s called Dreamland for a reason..."

It looks like for the time being, I’m stuck in Rosecoloredglassesland, and while it isn’t Dreamland, it’s still a long way away from the Real World! (both of them).

POST-prediction

I had to kill the wizard.

Despite the fact he correctly predicted Stowe would receive 2" of fresh snow over night (so did every weatherman), his incorrect prediction of the Eagles cost him dearly.

Goodbye crazyscarywizardman, with a funny cap.


Congratulations to PinF for being the first to spot the subliminal message in the background. Your prize is the picture/postcard I sent you two weeks ago....

Prediction - Eagles vs. Saints

There's more than meets the eye to this picture....look carefully.

CNN's picture PLUS

I've modified CNN's picture with my own special touch. Seems she forgot the green moutains.

2006 - a year in review

I can pretty much summarize my 2006 as follows:

Early Jan - mid March = did nothing in Costa Rica.
Mid March = got drunk for St Paddy's Day
April - August = did nothing at Plows
Sept - early Dec = actually worked in Vermont
Mid December = got drunk for my birthday
Present = Unemployed

Maybe I should send that out as my new resume and see what offers come in?

Maybe I should try a little harder to find something to do in 2007?

Maybe 2007 will be perfect if I can just not duplicate that bad spot I hit in Sept!

Turning over a new leaf....

Big changes are in store for 2007.....

Betty

Every car I've owned has had a nickname, and my newold Honda is no exception - Betty. Now this isn't the name that I came up, but one that came with the car - much like the radio, heater, AC, power windows, windshield washer, and all the other creature comforts I've forgotten.

And there is nothing wrong with the name Betty, ships are often named after women and this is nothing but a land-ship, but I am going to make a slight moderation. It will now be known as Battling Betty. In fact, I'm going to paint a picture of Lana Turner on the left front corner panel and write Battling Betty next to it, much like the pilots of WWII bombers did to their airplanes.

Why a picture of Lana Turner and not Betty Grable when the cars name is Battling Betty you ask? Because I like blonds.

Ah...Chuck? Betty Grable was a blond?

Hmmmmmm.


Anyway, Battling Betty and myself set out on a completely frivolous drive, 75 miles roundtrip to Burlington yesterday. Battling Betty has corrupted my soul. I now find myself making "extra" trips 2 miles to downtown Stowe, and often doing 35 mph in the 25 zone to boot! "Slow down speed demon!" Yesterday was no exception. I've been here 4 months now, which is also proof that time also flies by when you are having no fun, and I decided to head to Burlington for the first time - because I could. I went to Staples and bought some new black ink for my printer which has been sitting idly for two years since it ran out of ink. Now I'm printing all kinds of things....

Tune in tomorrow when Battling Betty and I conquer Mt. Mansfield.