Trick or Treat

Came home from work Halloween night to find this on the street next to my house. All kinds of cop cars around the place and coloured lights flashing...From down the block I thought that maybe the old house was on fire.
What I was told is that a guy in a Caddy was going down Kirkwood west bound when he saw a cop and freaked...tried to out run them and was going to do a U turn at Iowa street and head back up the Boulevard east.
Well he didn't plan on the guy coming down Iowa St at a high rate of speed and not stopping at the stop sign and plowing into him...The Caddy ended up across the hedge and landing about 10 feet from my living room...the other car driven by a man who spoke no English and had no license ended up on the other side of the street..he was driving an amigos car.
Caddy driver got out and ran and was soon over taken by Davenport's finest...He was taken away in cuff. the other guy got a ticket...I got a flat hedge.

Red car on left is the car that came down Iowa and blew the stop sign...This is the caddy laying across the hedge. No one bothered to turn off the headlights. It was funny they the car went right between the stop sign and the fire hydrant

Thank you, But NO.

I was just looking for a part time Christmas job. picked men's ware since I did it for a little over 10 years doing that at Montgomery Ward. After shopping at younkers I wonder what wasn't up to snuff for them?

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Da Vinci's Last Supper on line

MILAN, Italy (AP) - Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an internet connection. Officials put online an image of the "Last Supper" at 16 billion pixels - 1,600 times stronger than the images taken with the typical 10 million pixel digital camera.

The high resolution will allow experts to examine details of the 15th century wall painting that they otherwise could not - including traces of drawings Leonardo put down before painting.

The high-resolution allows viewers to look at details as though they were inches from the art work, in contrast to regular photographs, which become grainy as you zoom in, said curator Alberto Artioli.

"You can see how Leonardo made the cups transparent, something you can't ordinarily see," said Artioli. "You can also note the state of degradation the painting is in."

Besides allowing experts and art-lovers to study the masterpiece from home, Artioli said the project provides an historical document of how the painting appears in 2007, which will be valuable to future generations of art historians.

Although there appeared to be problems with the web site late Saturday, it was accessible earlier in day.

The work, in Milan's Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, was restored in a painstaking effort that wrapped up in 1999 - a project aimed at reversing half a millennium of damage to the famed artwork. Leonard painted the "Last Supper" dry, so the painting did not cleave to the surface in the fresco style, meaning it is more delicate and subject to wear.

"Over the years it has been subjected to bombardments; it was used as a stall by Napoleon," Artioli said. The restoration removed 500 years of dirt while also removing previous restoration works that masked Leonardo's own work.

Even those who get to Milan have a hard time gaining admission to see the "Last Supper." Visits have been made more difficult by measures to protect it. Twenty-five visitors are admitted every 15 minutes to see the painting for a total of about 320,000 visitors a year. Visitors must pass through a filtration system to help reduce the work's exposure to dust and pollutants.

"The demand is three or four times higher, but we can't accommodate it because of efforts to preserve the painting," Artioli said.

On the Net:

http://www.haltadefinizione.com

We Watched Happy Feet 8 times

Dear Aunt Sarah,

How are you? We are ok. This is just a reminder that in little over two months its going to be our birthday and Christmas. We are working on a list to distribute to all the relevant people in our lives. I think for Savannah a 5 pound block of chocolate would keep her happy .

Not funny blondie, I want more then candy.

What, meats and cheeses?

Well that would be nice but I want toys, and books, and clothes and to be an only child and…

Ha ha funny sister dear. You haven’t seen my mirror have you?

It’s never out of your hand how could I see it.

It’s gone missing and just was wondering if you knew where.

The last time I saw it was at Uncles house. Maybe he kept it.

He’s got mirrors at his house why would he need mine…I’d like to take the big mirror he has in the rabbit room and put it in my room.

Why so when you wake up in the night you get scared by the horrible site..

If you were there Savannah I would be.

Any way we stayed the weekend with Uncle while mom did something.

Its just not as fun. The balls have lost their luster and that cookie monster thing is just weird.

It scares you doesn’t it Savannah.

No its just creepy. Kinda like you.

Quiet Savannah, Anyway we got there and he promised that we would be able to watch Happy Feet. Nana and I looked thru his DVD collection and didn’t find it. So Nana told him he was to get Happy Feet NOW!!!

So we went out and got in his Blazer and drove out to his work. Well Savannah wanted to climb in all by herself and it was all dirty and she wiped her hands on her eyes so she looked like she had two black eyes.

You didn’t look so hot either Constance. You picked at your face til you had blood running down your face. The old lady that helped us thought Uncle was beating us or something.

We got Happy Feet and watched it. Uncle said something about a fire and that darn disc.

Sunday Savannah made a fool of herself.

Me, I remember you right next to me.

But your bigger so people will remember you more.

Sure Constance. Uncle gave us a bath Sunday morning and then when we got out we ran to the bed room to get dressed but saw that people were outside getting into their cars so we got up on the coach and jumped up and down. Some of the people pointed. We didn’t see anyone we knew. Uncle came running in saying that those Presbyterians sure got an eye full of two naked girls.

Then we went to the park where one of uncles old lady friends works. We have a picnic in the air conditioned office. You liked that place didn’t you Savannah.

No not really. I really didn’t like it when someone jumped on the bridge and made it bounce when I was trying to walk across it.

What are looking at me for..I was just having a little fun. I think uncle wasn’t to happy with you. After we left there we came home and had to take a nap. Uncle makes us take lots of naps….I think its so he can get away from Savannah.

No I think its so he can have some peace and quiet from you Chipmunk

Jaws

Blockhead.

Godzilla

Til later the Cute one and her sister.

Halloween

Lessons Learned

Today I learned,
Never to trust the cat on the side of the road to stay there when you drive by,
All people that use the I74 are idiots,yes thats people from both sides of the Miss.
Keep all discussions with management on paper and make 8 copies.
If a stupid person is in the building they will find me.
Never make a grocey list while working,you forget most of it the minute you walk away.
No matter how many times you change the clock setting on the VCR you will not get the very beginning or end of a show.
Private Practice is an evil show.
The chances of me being out of debt before I die are not good.
Brown is not a good colour for me.
Ice Cream can not be forgotten.
Day care workers don't know how to take care of there own kids.
Planning your life a year in advance will only look good on paper.
If you can't beat them...undermine them.

People with no sense of humour

this comment was posted in the Truth is out there post. I think anonymous needs to lighten up a little.

Anonymous said...
Some people need to put down their phones and cameras and get a new hobby - maybe woodcarving. All those nicks and cuts, all that blood....

The Truth is Out There

Now we have proof of why Kathy has such a thing about sci-fi and all things Star Trek/Star Wars.

Meanwhile back on the farm

To the three readers out there who said I haven't updated the blog in a while here's to you.
First there is the reason that I've not been blogging.
Nothing has been going on. I live in the Midwest. We watch paint dry for fun.
So besides the Weather beater 15 drying I've gone out and gotten a 2nd job.
So not only will you see me in Borders pushing the newest Oprah title,but at nights I'll be your quick friendly cashier at the Davenport Target. I've decided that I want to get the debt down to a smaller size and also this will keep me out of trouble.
Also on one of my rare free days I watched the twins. They will be writing about that themselves. We watched Happy Feet...OH YEA!!!!

Oh..Say can you ....

Do you think you could pass the citizenship test given to people coming into this country? Try your hand with the link below...I got 7 out of the 11 and Miss Leanne got 5 of 11 but she admitted to have slept during that class in school.


U.S. Citizenship Test