And the Light Bulb Comes ON!

Having been born in 1947 and growing up in the 50's, 60's and 70's I listened to a lot of, what is now known as classic rock n' roll.But I just listened to it not paying much attention to who the group was or who was in it, except for a few. Now I spend a lot of time at answers.com checking on people who's name rings a bell. I learned, along with many others, that a lot of the mega stars of today started out as members of other bands and groups many years ago. Some were studio musicians and song writers for others and a few recorded their own material.
This blurb was triggered by Creature's finding out some history about Waylon Jennings and Buddy Holly. Some others with an interesting history are: Kris Kristopherson, Paul Anka, Roger Miller, Kenny Rogers and Willie Nelson. If you check out the history of many recording artists you may find some surprises linking song writers and performers.

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SICK and WHINEY!!!

I hate being sick. Somewhere in the rule book it should say that we grow out of this sort of thing. Yesterday, on Wednesday afternoon, I started really feeling bad. In addition to the slight cold that I have had for a few days I started feeling crampy and bloated. At first I thought it was just that time of the month but then I remembered that I am male. Just like me to look for a quick way out. By the time I got home I had to run for the bathroom. Just a terrible mess! Everything I ate magically transformed into a baby type of liquid and didn't want to stay in me very long. It has been a little tough taking the meds when I wasn't sure if they would stay there long enough to do any good. Today, in the evening, things are a little better I've been able to retain some toast for a while, but I still don't dare be too far from the little room. Needless to say I have taken a few days off, hopefully back to work on Monday. MasterQ caught the cold!

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Sports again?

Richfield girls were at it again in hockey last night. It's probably a night they would want to forget. The were matched up against Blake HS and Blake girls were really on their game. The score does not represent how well Richfield played but, they lost the sectional playoff game. See some you next season and we will be cheering for you all!

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Richfield boys varsity hockey won 3-2!

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It's still winter here, we have had some good weather lately. Mid 20's and very little wind, but that is about to change. The prediction is for the wind to pick up and the temp to drop. WIND CHILL!!!! I wouldn't mind so much except that I walk to work and I am there more often. One charter driver quit and another got himself fired so the issue of # of hours available is not an issue. But there is an issue! Around here it's feast or famine. Instead of 20-25 hours it's 40-50, just no happy medium. I think I just need something to bitch about.
On another note, I saw Creature playing hockey last night. In my charter travels I get to transport high schools teams to games. Last night I transported Richfield H.S. girls to Parade Ice to play St. Louis Park. The St. Louis Park #21 sure looked like Creature. About six feet tall, red hair back in a pony tail, and pretty much the same physique. Boy did I have to retake about 4 times. She also got 4 penalties, Yup that was Creature! Never put blades on this girls feet and a club in her hands!! Richfield won 4-2 GOOD TIME. Tonight I take the Richfield boys to West St. Paul, hope they do as well

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New Year....

To end, the old year, spent Christmas eve and day at MasterQ and Creature's mom's(pictures coming). It wasn't an event that makes the top of the list, but it was better than being alone on the holiday. I now understand why the holidays are sometimes the worst time of the year for some. Spending time with family and friends is a time to be treasured and kept as.....It's terrible when one loses one's cho-cho of thought!!! The KIDS got some new toys, always good, and Me, I got what I think I wanted?!? And Creature got a cute fuzzy TN CREATURE, that I saw in my dream!! (flicker)! Baby cows? If this sounds nonsensical, it is, unless you can put a couple of blogs together. Creature knows...
It is a little nippy here today, this morn, -4. It's about a +15 right now. What I would give for TN temps.
Bought a couple of audio books yesterday. One online that I am listening to today and one that is coming in the mail. Both are Stephen King's. The one with the headphones is the first installment of The Dark Tower (The Gunslinger), the one on the way is Cell. I enjoy some reading, but having to use over the counter reading glasses, my eyes get tired, so I tried this option. I found an inexpensive way to download books to itunes, that if I bought them from the book stores was expensive, $7.49 compared to @ $30. Then if I want them to be more portable I can always burn them to CD.
Enough rambling.....

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Another Year Shot!!

A sure sign of the season, sidewalks full of stuff that is hard to walk through, lots of cars being towed away because they are in the way of the big trucks trying to get close to the curbs.

This time of year and the high price of fuel just reinforces the decision to go carless this past year. It's a little tiring walking down the unshoveled sidewalks, but I guess I need to toughen up a bit. This past Saturday we got about 5 inches of new snow here in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, just a taste of what may come. I should be thankful, Grand Marais, on the north shore of Lake Superior, got 24 inches. Tomorrow, on Tuesday, the forecast calls for another storm to materialize around midday through the evening rush hour, should be interesting. I'm not too concerned, I have held a commercial drivers license for more than 30 years and have been driving since I was 16, I'm now 60, but it's the others out there that scare me. Most people still drive bumper to bumper and are either going too fast or too slow, both are a danger. Of course, the main problem is that most are in too much of a hurry to get where they may never get. After driving, for a living, for so many years, you learn that you just have to be patient if you are to get where you are going at all. There is something to be said for leaving early and not hurrying. Just accept the fact that we are not in control and we may be late! 

Now that I have that off my shoulders, I'm done.