Ramblings of Silver Blue

Looking to the positive side of things, fall has arrived. The mornings are crisp, the air is fresh…. it’s like all the bad stuff has just been blown out of here. Roxette Bunny™ hopped in with us to work today. She’s curled into a small, blue ball over in the corner taking a snooze. I’m [...]

Looks like our Potomac Mills shopping trip has been moved back again, this time to November 1. This also is the same day as a housewarming for one of our fellow bloggers (hi Maddie!!!), so maybe this time it won’t get cancelled?

I received a set of Russian CDs over the weekend, by one of my fave European bands, Bad Boys Blue. It was a Five CD set of 2-fers (2 albums on 1 disc): The Fifth/Kiss Love Is No Crime/Game Of Love Hot Girls Bad Boys/My Blue World Totally/To Blue Horizons Heartbeat/House of Silence So far, [...]

And getting old, faster than you can say “A”. No power. FEMA came out to inspect the damage on Saturday at 8am. They confirmed what I suspected: my water heater and furnace are history after being under water for 10 days (at that time). Lights are on up and down the street, but in our [...]

which will mean we have power and phone and all back. FEMA is supposed to be sending a person out to survey my damage. Until we next blog… Peace be with you. John

Rejected Headline: Rejected Headlines for Links on a Friday… In my search for all things bloggy and good, I came across: Dawn goin’ fishin’ for brown trout. Roxette Bunny™ is getting into logrolling. Susie’s giving out free ice cream for the return of John Collins. Bill is being punished with no boobage. Kate takes on [...]

AllState insurance reps are being told to not use the higher deductible for wind damage because this area did not meet the requirements of sustained high winds of 100 mph or more. Which would be great news for me, as my deductible is less for regular items. IF USAA is playing by the same rules [...]

Thanks again to Dad: A man is stumbling through the woods totally drunk when he comes upon a preacher baptizing people in the river. He proceeds to walk into the water and subsequently bumps into the preacher. The preacher turns around and is almost overcome by the smell of alcohol, whereupon he asks the drunk, [...]

Over at MSN’s Money Central they discuss the cost of a latte. Also, what the aggregate cost of drinking one a day will do to your retirement. In case you can’t find the article, I’ve included it below…

I could have sworn somewhere that I read Cher’s Farewell Tour will finally end on halloween, October 31. Oh, that’s right. It was in the article that mentioned her concert broadcast won 3 Emmys. All Hallow’s Eve. When the pact with Satan (see here) finally will come to an end — 3 months early. LOL.

New PC. New Software. No power, no internet access. This weekend will be an interesting one. I’ve contacted FEMA to get the ball rolling. Here’s what I hope will happen: No charge to my insurance company. No grant. I want the low interest loan so that I can fix what’s broken. There are those far [...]

Don’t MAKE me turn off comments. This time someone offering penile enlargements decided to post a grand comment with lots of links. You’ve been banned. The IP was 66.111.50.170 if anyone else wants to add it to their banned lists.

Dipped In Chocolate: The World of Revog will be alive and full of fun stuff soon!

Dad just sent these to me. I can’t stop laughing: 1. If you are choking on an ice cube, don’t panic. Simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto! The blockage will be almost instantly removed. 2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them [...]

Hat tip to Revog for finding this (she’ll have her own blog soon):

I try to be tolerant of many things in the world. Of many different viewpoints. One sore spot is when someone tries to declare the Holocaust as a hoax. The other is this bastard French asshole, Thierry Meyssan, who has created a deck of cards showing the leaders of America as a threat to American [...]

Rest in Peace, Robert Palmer, whom we found “Simply Irrestible”, who “Didn’t Mean To Turn You On”, among other great songs and who proclaimed through supergroup The Power Station, that “Some Like It Hot”, “Bang A Gong (Get It On)”, and “Communication”. Mr. Palmer checked out at the age of 54 due to a heart [...]

My blog is dying. Oh, I’m getting the traffic. That’s not a problem. But in the ecosphere, it’s the links that count more than the traffic. Not that it really matters to me. I do this as a mild-mannered amusement to myself and whomever else may read. Though I don’t yearn for the heights of [...]

….will be to use whatever language I deem appropriate to these clowns who clog my phone line? A second judge has issued an injunction againt the “Do-Not-Call” list, saying it inhibits the telemarketers freedom of speech. How? They are unwelcomed people in my home. I had them call on my phone before I lost it, [...]

I never thought my blue bunny would be a philosopher, but read what she posted and think about it. It really makes sense.

Roxette Bunny™ gives us stuff to be thankful for. Tink also has cleaned up her act. Ted has a great Google Junket (ok, it’s a few days old, but I’m working on it). Mookie was nice enough to take roll. Punchbuggy takes on vampires, while Susie visits Valhalla. Dawn is empowered Pixy’s been devoured by [...]

A day after a court found the “Do Not Call” list to be over-reaching, Congress has given direct authority to the FTC to maintain the list. Maybe it was the collective uproar of what would have happened to telemarketers should they have prevailed and the lack of identifying marks on the body parts that would [...]

They took a survey and I was in the top 5 of worst hit by Isabel. The top spot went to a lady who STILL can’t get into her house. That’s one contest I’m very happy to not be a winner in! In other news, and good news it is, Dad was nice enough to [...]

Tiger’s suffering from a bit of a traffic drought. Why not go visit him? Tiger: Raggin’ & Rantin’: What do you call this?

who would have thought a fresh salad could taste so good? I’m not surprised. When everything you’ve had for a while has been fried, it’s good to get a change. Now, a good, cold cocktail would be nice….. tequila sunrise anyone? (Where IS that Eagles CD?)