Don't drink and drive.

You know it's funny. Well maybe not but I was just sitting around the house yesterday and made up a nice design for a sweet tattoo. At least put together some photo's and thought to myself I had a good idea for a new tat. I already have one on my right forearm so I needed to balance it out with one on my left.

After a couple of Buds Sandy, my wife, and I decide to go down to the Tattoo Parlor and get a price. Well low and behold they gave me a price handed me the forms to fill out took my money and the next thing you know I know I was sitting in the chair getting my arm shaved.

I guess what I am saying is " Don't drink and drive " to the Tattoo parlor unless you really want that tat which I did but I wasn't thinking it would happen that fast. It's OK though I really like the new tattoo had I think you well too.

Make it a great day because great things don't just happen.

The Big Day After.

There is a favorite song of mine called "Throw my Brain in a Hurricane" by John Prine. It's first line goes:

"Woke up this morning, put on my slippers, walked in the kitchen and died. And oh what a feeling,when my soul went through the ceiling, and on up into heaven I did ride."

That is sorta how I feel this morning. Only, of course, I didn't die and I am sure heaven isn't ready for me yet(I hope) but my head is spinning some and my stomach is burning a little and I am sure it wouldn't take much to knock me over.

I guess what I am trying to say is that last night at Wabi Sabi's in Petersburg Va. I had a really good time!! It was the first time there and I was very impressed. I actually felt like I was in downtown Richmond or something not in downtown Petersburg. There were lots of really nice people and although I didn't eat there I was hearing that the food is really good. It's a Sushi bar which is something I know very little about but Wabi Sabi is the place they say to try.

Well, now that I have written this little piece of nonsense I guess I can go eat breakfast and made my stomach feel better.

Peace and Love til next time.

"Beef, It's What's for Dinner"

Isn't that a nice phrase? "Beef, it's What's for Dinner" or "The Other White Meat". Anybody remember "The Quicker Picker Upper".

It just so happens that I was eating left over pot roast for lunch and it hit me like a roll of "Charmin" and I couldn't help but "squeeze" out a thought or two about jingles and how some lucky person made up a few silly but catchy phrases and made money off it.

"Grrreat!" Now, what do you think of? Tony the Tiger of course. How about " Plop Plop Fizz Fizz"? No, not a really bad turd but "Alka-Seltzer". What's your favorite? Is it "Snap,Crackle,Pop" or the image of the Hawaiian dude getting punched? "Hey, how about some nice Hawaiian Punch?".

There all pretty crazy. Just a few words and we have an image for life in our heads. "How do you spell relief?"  " R O L A I D S"  and then there are some obscure ones from way,way back like this commercial I found on youtube:



That made me start looking at a bunch of others like:



and of course in my mind the most famous of all along with some others:



Well,that's it. I can't take it any more.

WTF People.

I woke up this morning ready to make homemade biscuits and pancakes, I don't like pancakes but everyone else does, eggs over easy and a big old pot of hot steamin' coffee. Got some pepper bacon and thick cut bologna for the meaty part of breakfast. The problem now is I am not as hungry as I was when I woke up. It just makes me sick why the whole "F'ing" world has to be so stupid. Well maybe not the whole world but you get the idea.

I was reading an article about Congresswoman Gifford who was shot. Apparently this guy Jarred shot her in the head. No sane person shoots another like that in public or any other place for matter. Not to mention the other six who died and 12 wounded. The thing that gets my goat is that all the comments I read say it was political. The Left Vs. Right, Republican vs Democrat, good against evil. What a crock of sh-t. The boy was looking for fame, he's been reported as a loon any way.

I think everyone aught to take it for what it really was, an F'ing loony looking to get in the news. WTF, why can't people quite reading sh-t into stuff that ain't there.
He's got his headliner now and you know what? By the end of the day it will all be about Bush or Palin or the tea party and Jarrad will be forgotten and Gifford will be forgotten and we'll be talking about gun laws and racism such things.

Well I say F! the tea party I prefer coffee, F! politicians I prefer, well, not to say what I prefer.

So I leave you with this:

"A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.
-- Bertrand Russell"

Take it any way you want, just be nice to your neighbor. Now go cook breakfast!

The Loss Of a Dear Friend

I woke up this morning and the sun didn't seem to shine as bright. Even though I was home with my family I felt something missing. I walked in to the kitchen and started coffee, it was 7am Saturday morning and in about an hour or so my best friend would be calling me to say he was running late but would be there soon for our weekly round of PS3 PGA Tour golf tournament.
The thing is this time my friend Jeff Conner will not be here at all. It seems that on Friday October 8th at about 9:40 something A.M. he had a heart attack in his tractor trailer making a delivery at Dulles Airport. The Police found him in the parking lot slumped over the steering wheel.
Jeff and I had a steady ritual every weekend of getting together to shoot the breeze, throw down a few beverages and play PS3 golf or here lately Wii Bowling. In fact Jeff and I have been doing this on and off for the past seventeen years. Seventeen years, we've watched each other's kids grow up into teenagers and on into adulthood.
Jeff had this strange ability to win things as well. Although I think if you added it up he may have broken even, he always seem to win. I remember I needed $50 one time so he asked me for a dollar, walked into Spencer's Market and came out with a winning $50 scratch ticket. Amazing!
When it came to his wife Kim and kids Brad and Nick you better watch what you say. He was so proud of his two sons and loved his wife dearly.
He would call me as soon as as any thing happened, like when Brad got a baseball scholarship or the first time Nick throw a 90mph fast ball.
Jeff will be missed by so many people but for me he will always be there calling me a cheat if I get a hole in one or an Eagle on a tough par 5 hole when I play PGA Tour Golf. I will also miss his favorite phrase "What the Fuck!" no one could say it quite the way he could.

Love you Jeff and I will miss you. Watch you mouth up there and let God win every now and then.

Drought at Lake Chesdin,Va.

Although it is raining now it hasn't been for many weeks. Our local reservoir in down 186 plus inches which puts us in an emergency water situation. That means no watering of lawns or gardens, washing cars at home or any unnecessary use of water. It's pretty bad right now. I heard one weather man say that it would take sixty days of a nice steady drizzle just to break even and restore our water level back to normal.

My son and took a walk around part of the lake today and I have to say it's worse looking than I thought and not only that but what really got to me was the amount of trash. Beer bottles,cans, old buckets and worst of all the amount of broken bottles right where people swim.
Looking on the bright side is the fact that we did get a good look at the structures that lay beneath the surface.

Logs,tree stumps and man made structure right there so when the water does come back I'll know where to fish. Another thing as well is I got a good look at the couture of the lake. Parts I thought were shallow were actually very deep or shallow with a savvier drop off.
I am posting pictures so you can get an idea what I am talking about.

Oh yea before I forget Mike and I found a new hot spot for lunch right in our own back yard. A place called "Jeff's Place" just down the road in Ettrick. Just a typical locals spot with cold beer and good BBQ or huge hamburgers priced just right.

What in the was I thinking? A feel good story

I woke up this morning feeling good. 

I had 15 hours of peaceful sleep. 

Now I am wide awake and no clue what to do with my day.

I do have some chores but that doesn't count. 

I have all this energy and I am wasting it away on my blog. Isn't that a waste?

Well you know what? 

I am out of here and I am going to my mother in laws and cut her grass. 

Now I feel better.

Thank You

Brooks

Dog days of Summer

According to the Farmer's Almanac we're in for 6 weeks of drought. I hope their wrong.

Gotta Love the Grand Kids.

It was a bright and sunny day in Virginia this past Saturday. A great day for a pool party.

It was my grand daughters nineth birthday so what better time than to clean out the pool, spray on suntan oil and party with family and friends. She had her closest friends there and of course us darn adults. Hey, some had to cook the hot dogs and hamburgers.

I have added a slide show so enjoy.

Lost Time

Have you ever been driving on the interstate and realize you just drove five miles and don't remember an inch of it or maybe you are at home watching your favourite TV show at eight o'clock and for just an instant you shut your eyes while the commercial is on and when you open them back up your watching the eleven o'clock news?

I don't know where I am going with this but I was sitting here at my computer staring at the screen trying to think of something to writer and that's what happened. BAM!! just like that ten minutes had gone by.

Now, I'm not talking about mini-seizures or anything like that. No, I am talking about just a plane old "Zoning out" kinda thing. Weird isn't it?

Oh well, I guess it's like reading my blog. We just lost a little time.

Rainy Sunday's

After a crazy day of beer drinking, PGA Tour 10 golf on the PS3 I think a lazy rainy Sunday isn't a bad idea. It gives you an excuse to lay around all day in PJ"s and watch old movies. I may even clean up and organize my photo albums in my computer. Then again maybe not.
No matter what happens today it will not be too strenuous.

Money,Money,Money

Man, really sucks to broke on a Wednesday. At least I have T/A credit so I can at least eat lunch.
Just thought I'd throw that out there. I have money but budgets really suck don't they?

Ringing Ears

I am going to make an effort to mantain some writing here no matter what it is.

Last night was a blast at Blue's place. It was Mike Royea's Birthday party and fun was had by all. My ears are ringing today 'cause I was jamn' with the band and going nuts on my harmonica. I tried to stay some what sober and I think I did a good job but like I said my ears are still ringing. I think if I had not been as close to my amp as I was my ears might not be ringing.

So now you know why my ears are ringing.

Been a very long time

You know in this day and age with all these websites and blogs and stuff a person could get lost. It's been a very long time seens I have posted anything. In fact I almost forgot about Brooks' Wold. Well, as luck would have it good old Facebook reminded me.
So here I am in front of my computer wondering what I could write that might intrest someone in actually reading my Blog. You know what right now I can't think of a thing so........
TTFN

Independance Day

I was looking around the internet to see if I could find some great quote or something to post here. I ran across a site that made me think, not so much of some new revelation, but a reminder of how long America has been around. On the 4th of July we shoot off fireworks, drink beer and have cook-outs in celebration of our independence, and that’s fine, but what is the history?
The thing I was most interested in started in 1215 and lead the way, The Magna Carta. The Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, George Washington’s Farewell Address all that followed but The Magna Carta started it all. There are so many more things to learn. How many of you know the complete lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner? I am embarrassed to say I don’t but what I have done is collected links you can go to and refresh you memories about our great Nation.
If I may, in closing, I’d like to say that our hearts and prayers go out to all the troops around the world protecting our freedoms as Americans, that they come home soon and safe. We also salute their families for their stamina and strength to keep things going back home. God Bless You.

The Magna Carta
The Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
The Constitution of the United States
George Washington's Farewell Address
The Star Spangled Banner (complete lyrics)
The Gettysburg Address
The Emancipation Proclamation

I pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.