OMG! This is soooo scarry. I read an article about this poor 47 year old lady who was using the airplane's laboratory when the plane experienced turbulence. This has left her paralyzed because of a broken neck. It was a Continental flight from Houston to McAllen (a flight which I myself have taken) and one other passenger along with a crew member were also injured. Yikes! That's another reason for me not to use the bathroom while flying.
(http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/air-travel/articles/woman-paralyzed-after-turbulent-descent?ncid=AOLCOMMtravdynlsec0145&icid=mainhtmlws-maindl4link6http%3A%2F%2Ftravel.aol.com%2Ftravel-ideas%2Fair-travel%2Farticles%2Fwoman-paralyzed-after-turbulent-descent%3Fncid%3DAOLCOMMtravdynlsec0145)
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
HOLY COW!.... Play Ball
Welcome to the "All American Sport"... baseball. Ahhh yes, the Chicago Cubs. I found it interesting the "Billy Goat Curse" once again makes the news. It makes me sad for the goat, but on with the news.... Apparently they found a goat head hanging from the Harry Caray statue in Chicago before the Home Opener. This is a a copycat of 10/03/2007 when a whole butchered goat was hung in the same place. These are just two of the many attempts to break the curse. This whole fiasco fascinates me.
For those of you who have never heard of this, which was yours truly until last year, here's how it goes. Billy Goat Tavern owner, Billy Sianis, took his smelly goat to the Cubs' World Series game in 1945. Fans complained and he was asked to leave. In his outrage he cursed, "Them Cubs, they aren't gonna win no more!" Does this "curse" mean there would never by another World Series game played at Wrigley Field??
Wanna read more check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Billy_Goat or just google "Chicago Cubs Billy Goat Curse". You'll be hooked!!
For those of you who have never heard of this, which was yours truly until last year, here's how it goes. Billy Goat Tavern owner, Billy Sianis, took his smelly goat to the Cubs' World Series game in 1945. Fans complained and he was asked to leave. In his outrage he cursed, "Them Cubs, they aren't gonna win no more!" Does this "curse" mean there would never by another World Series game played at Wrigley Field??
Wanna read more check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Billy_Goat or just google "Chicago Cubs Billy Goat Curse". You'll be hooked!!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
For anyone in the Rockford, IL area.... I would like to post a review for a fairly new restaurant named Pearl.
I was pleasantly surprised that it was not as "fancy" as I had anticipated. Not that I am beyond getting dressed up now and then, but this was one particular evening I was in a "jeans" mood. The inside is very modern, adorned in all white (for the "pearl" ambiance I suppose). The center is occupied by a horseshoe bar and is equipped with numerous "big screen" tvs for sports viewing. There are tables around the outside walls, some cafe (high) and some regular. It would seem their specialty is wood grilled pizza! This came as another surprise to me. The full menu consists of 4-5 spectacular appetizers, 4 steak (meat) entrees, now that I think about it one of those was pork (which I tried and will get to a little later), 2 chicken, and 4 fish and a couple pasta dishes. Soups and salads were alacarte. A great beer and wine selection and from where I was sitting I saw alot of martinis being created :)
As for me... I had the pork because it was served with grilled polenta and you just don't see this on many menus. It is one of my favorites. This was grilled to perfection! We began our evening with a prosciutto appetizer... yummy! My husband ordered a seafood trio, but on the advise of our great waitress, ended up with the grilled salmon dinner. She indicated the trio was just not enough food (guess she thought he looked hungry) lol. I selected the house cabernet and it was a great choice, while my husband chose Fat Tire beer that they had on tap. We finished our evening with a chocolate dessert (the name escapes me) but the taste is still lingering! Delicious.
The most expensive item on the menu was $24.95 for the fillet mignon. I give it 4 out of 5 stars only because it was "noisy". I felt that since it was a smaller restaurant it should have felt more quiet and cozy. Everything else was very pleasing. Thumbs up!
Thanks for reading!
I was pleasantly surprised that it was not as "fancy" as I had anticipated. Not that I am beyond getting dressed up now and then, but this was one particular evening I was in a "jeans" mood. The inside is very modern, adorned in all white (for the "pearl" ambiance I suppose). The center is occupied by a horseshoe bar and is equipped with numerous "big screen" tvs for sports viewing. There are tables around the outside walls, some cafe (high) and some regular. It would seem their specialty is wood grilled pizza! This came as another surprise to me. The full menu consists of 4-5 spectacular appetizers, 4 steak (meat) entrees, now that I think about it one of those was pork (which I tried and will get to a little later), 2 chicken, and 4 fish and a couple pasta dishes. Soups and salads were alacarte. A great beer and wine selection and from where I was sitting I saw alot of martinis being created :)
As for me... I had the pork because it was served with grilled polenta and you just don't see this on many menus. It is one of my favorites. This was grilled to perfection! We began our evening with a prosciutto appetizer... yummy! My husband ordered a seafood trio, but on the advise of our great waitress, ended up with the grilled salmon dinner. She indicated the trio was just not enough food (guess she thought he looked hungry) lol. I selected the house cabernet and it was a great choice, while my husband chose Fat Tire beer that they had on tap. We finished our evening with a chocolate dessert (the name escapes me) but the taste is still lingering! Delicious.
The most expensive item on the menu was $24.95 for the fillet mignon. I give it 4 out of 5 stars only because it was "noisy". I felt that since it was a smaller restaurant it should have felt more quiet and cozy. Everything else was very pleasing. Thumbs up!
Thanks for reading!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
April 7th Invention
You ready for this?? April 7th, in 1877 by an English Chemist named John Walker invented matches. There you have it. Short and sweet. Just another pointless trivial fact to store somewhere in that already overloaded, overworked brain! Stay tuned for more!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Easter Bonnet.... No Way! Easter Candy!
With Easter fast approaching, my sweet tooth is aching.... from too many Peanut M&Ms that is! Okay, you guessed it. Those are MY favorite. It appears Chocolate Bunnies hold their own still. I have compiled an Easter Candy list you might find interesting. What's your favorite? How do YOU eat a Chocolate Bunny?
1. $1.9 Billion worth of candy sold for Easter, followed by $1.4 Billion for Christmas, and $1 Billion for Valentines Day. Yes, Halloween still leads with $2 Billion.
2. According to 76% of Americans polled, 5% of them eat the feet of the Chocolate Bunny first, with 4% eating the tail first. No word on the head first. Any takers? I say Feet, then Tail, then right up the whole thing until it's GONE!
3. Consumers purchase over 700 million Peeps! Favorite colors start with Yellow, then Pink, followed by Lavendar, Blue and White... in that order.
4. Kids ages 6-11 eat Jelly Beans 1 at a time more than all at once, however, Boys are more apt than Girls to eat handfuls. No surprise there huh?
5. Favorite flavors of Jelly Beans are Cherry followed by Strawberry, Grape, Lime, and Blueberry... in that order. I do not eat Jelly Beans.
Let me know your favorite Easter Candy, how you would eat your Chocolate Bunny, and your favorite Jelly Bean flavor! Happy Easter!!
1. $1.9 Billion worth of candy sold for Easter, followed by $1.4 Billion for Christmas, and $1 Billion for Valentines Day. Yes, Halloween still leads with $2 Billion.
2. According to 76% of Americans polled, 5% of them eat the feet of the Chocolate Bunny first, with 4% eating the tail first. No word on the head first. Any takers? I say Feet, then Tail, then right up the whole thing until it's GONE!
3. Consumers purchase over 700 million Peeps! Favorite colors start with Yellow, then Pink, followed by Lavendar, Blue and White... in that order.
4. Kids ages 6-11 eat Jelly Beans 1 at a time more than all at once, however, Boys are more apt than Girls to eat handfuls. No surprise there huh?
5. Favorite flavors of Jelly Beans are Cherry followed by Strawberry, Grape, Lime, and Blueberry... in that order. I do not eat Jelly Beans.
Let me know your favorite Easter Candy, how you would eat your Chocolate Bunny, and your favorite Jelly Bean flavor! Happy Easter!!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
DWTS
Goodbye to who? In my opinion, after watching last night its between Lawrence Taylor, Steve O, and David Grier. I think Steve O has the following to help him. That narrows it down to Lawrence Taylor or David Grier. Hopefully, its David Grier. That's my pick. Lawrence is a football player and it seems they give those guys a few extra chances. Who's your pick??
The Paso Doble is not one of my favorite dances. Too theatrical for me (if you can believe that). Call me old fashioned, but I love the waltz.
Cya!
The Paso Doble is not one of my favorite dances. Too theatrical for me (if you can believe that). Call me old fashioned, but I love the waltz.
Cya!
Happy Anniversary!
Well, today is our 8th Anniversary! We made it passed the 7 year itch! Happy Day. In honor of our anniversary, do you know what was invented on this day, April 7th, in 1877 by an English Chemist named John Walker? It is not used as much as it once was, but certainly everyone knows what this is!
Here's some other interesting April 7th happenings:
1990: Farm Aid IV was held in the Hoosier Dome. 45,000 people attended the 13-hour concert, which raised $1 million. Performers: Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Elton John. - Wish I could have gone. Bet it was a good time.
1989: One week after the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster, President Bush pledged federal assistance to help in the clean-up. - All those poor fish and birds. Could have gone a lifetime without that spill.
1984: The Census Bureau reported Los Angeles had overtaken Chicago as the nation's "second city" in terms of population. - But were they all legal??
1966: The United States recovered a hydrogen bomb it had lost off the coast of Spain. -Thank goodness! Who knew we even lost one?
1947: Auto pioneer Henry Ford died in Dearborn, Michigan, at age 83. - As a past owner of a Ford Pinto (1977 1/2) I just had to honor the man in my blog.
And last but not least... did you know April is:
Multicultural Communication Month - (Everyone is supposed to learn a second language... ha!)
Municipal Community Services Month - (California came up with this one.)
National Anxiety Month - Encourages people to turn worrying into problem-solving. - (HA! What can I say about this one???)
Thanks for visiting. Stay tuned for the invention!
Here's some other interesting April 7th happenings:
1990: Farm Aid IV was held in the Hoosier Dome. 45,000 people attended the 13-hour concert, which raised $1 million. Performers: Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Elton John. - Wish I could have gone. Bet it was a good time.
1989: One week after the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster, President Bush pledged federal assistance to help in the clean-up. - All those poor fish and birds. Could have gone a lifetime without that spill.
1984: The Census Bureau reported Los Angeles had overtaken Chicago as the nation's "second city" in terms of population. - But were they all legal??
1966: The United States recovered a hydrogen bomb it had lost off the coast of Spain. -Thank goodness! Who knew we even lost one?
1947: Auto pioneer Henry Ford died in Dearborn, Michigan, at age 83. - As a past owner of a Ford Pinto (1977 1/2) I just had to honor the man in my blog.
And last but not least... did you know April is:
Multicultural Communication Month - (Everyone is supposed to learn a second language... ha!)
Municipal Community Services Month - (California came up with this one.)
National Anxiety Month - Encourages people to turn worrying into problem-solving. - (HA! What can I say about this one???)
Thanks for visiting. Stay tuned for the invention!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
April Fool's
Hey! I made it thru April 1st without being "fooled"!! Also, Happy Cheap Trick Day! (Once again, better late than never.)
Feel soooo bad for Woz! He is just a great guy. Makes me want to go out and buy a MAC! (as soon as the economy picks up) As for Holly... oh well. I wish she would have done better to prove Hef wrong, but then he has probably only been wrong once or twice in his lifetime. One doesn't build an empire like his on making mistakes.
Thank you to those who have tried to comment. I am in the process of finding out what the problem is.
Feel soooo bad for Woz! He is just a great guy. Makes me want to go out and buy a MAC! (as soon as the economy picks up) As for Holly... oh well. I wish she would have done better to prove Hef wrong, but then he has probably only been wrong once or twice in his lifetime. One doesn't build an empire like his on making mistakes.
Thank you to those who have tried to comment. I am in the process of finding out what the problem is.
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