Wednesday, April 15, 2009
lost tomatoes and peppers in my garden... and had to re plant.. however...
this is another story regarding the past hard freeze... the white beards, 
yellow heads, and white heads tell the tale as well and this might be costly. most all wheat on our farm has suffered some damage from the late freeze.... sigh.. but then.. this is farming....
yellow heads, and white heads tell the tale as well and this might be costly. most all wheat on our farm has suffered some damage from the late freeze.... sigh.. but then.. this is farming....
DONE... DONE... DONE...
OFF TO MAIL MY CONTRIBUTION TO THE OBAMA STIMULUS PLAN....
as soon as I can figure out how to write all those figures into one number and drop in the mail.. sigh... what a pity... with the nation's number one tax cheat as head of the IRS I feel like prehaps I don't need to contribute this year .. but alas... I am not in line for a federal Obama administration job, or I might get by with it..
Anywho... enough.. now to mail and back to work...
have a great day.. and enjoy the Tea partys... that according to MSNBC and CNN are not happening at all today, it is only a hand full who care.... yelp, we will see.. haha how small the hand full is.. you know it's going to be large when big daddy steps out yesterday to bore us with his yuck yuck lawyer talk.... and says nothing again, as usual... but never mind.. cnn says its not happening.. haha...
i am out of here....
Laura Ingraham, Pirate Advocate
"It's just a matter of time before we announce an interagency report on reparations for the pirates," she told Imus. "The stereotyping of pirates throughout American history has been very negative and deleterious! We need to do something!"
Imus was awed by the sheer stupidity of the pirates, who he prefers to call Bob, Larry, and Squiggy, just for the hell of it.
"So they shot Bob through the window of the boat," Imus explained. "But the other two morons stick their heads up simultaneously, and the Navy Seals blow them off!"
Ingraham pointed out that these pirates were not exactly Mensa members. Yet, the one captured pirate will certainly be treated well upon arrival to the U.S., where he's likely to be tried.
"He will get culturally appropriate meals, he will get an appointed lawyer paid for by us," Ingraham said. "The question is, will it be Dershowitz or Gerry Spence?"
Ingraham then shared with Imus the tactics employed by President Obama's team during his surprise trip to Iraq last week.
"They passed out instant cameras to the troops to make it appear as if there was even more enthusiasm and excitement to snap photos with the President than there was!" said Ingraham. "They went soldier to soldier to ask who had voted for OBama, and those who raised their hands were shuffled to the front of the receiving line."
She acknowledged Imus's point that Bush had done exactly the same thing. "What I'm saying is, this is change you can believe in!" she joked.
As if Ingraham, a devout Catholic, needed any further proof there is a God, Imus observed the Meghan McCain, daughter of Sen. John McCain, had recently nabbed a six-figure book deal.
"She has a very interesting perspective on tattoo selection, which I find to be a page turner," Ingraham said. "She became a Republican last June!"
Calling her turn to Catholicism "the best thing I ever did next to getting my daughter," Ingraham pointed out the sheer lunacy of Caroline Kennedy, who is ardently pro-choice, jockeying for the position of Vatican Ambassador.
"You know, she was living a pretty good life being a book editor," Imus said about Kennedy. "And now she has turned herself into a loser!"
-Julie Kanfer
Sunday, April 12, 2009
The cousins (grandkids, and greatgrand kiddos..).... all .... for now!
Madison Ann and Andrew Paul Blankinship with Isabella Ann Moffat. Austyn Lee Moffat with Katilyn Brooke and Dylan Scott Moffat.
Isabella's first birthday and Easter with the family...
Saturday, April 11, 2009
This and the next photo taken by Jonathan as kiddos get ready to hunt eggs on Saturday
Thursday, April 09, 2009
From Trisha
$20.00
Sometimes we just need to be
reminded!
A well-known speaker
started off his seminar by:
holding up a $20.00
bill. In the room of 200, he asked,
'Who would like this
$20 bill?'
Hands started going up.
He said, 'I am going to give this
$20 to one of you
but first, let me
do this.
He
proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill.
He then asked, 'Who
still wants it?'
Still the hands
were up in the air.
Well, he
replied, 'What if I do this?'
And he
dropped it on the ground
and started
to grind it into the floor with his shoe.
He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.
'Now, who still wants it?'
Still the hands went into the air.
My friends, we have all learned a
very valuable lesson.
No matter what
I did to the money, you still wanted it
because it did not decrease in value.
It was still worth $20.
Many times in our lives,
we are dropped, crumpled, and ground
into the dirt
by the decisions we
make and
the circumstances that come
our way.
We feel as though we are
worthless.
But no matter what has
happened or
what will happen, you
will never lose your value.
Dirty or
clean, crumpled or finely creased,
you are still
priceless to those who DO LOVE you.
The worth of our
lives comes not in what we do or who we know,
but by WHO WE ARE and
WHOSE WE ARE.
You are special
-
Don't EVER forget it.'
If you do not pass
this on, you may never know the
lives it touches, the
hurting hearts it speaks to,
or the hope that it
can bring.
Count your blessings,
not your problems.
'And remember:
amateurs built the ark ..
professionals
built the Titanic.
If God brings you to
it - He will bring you through it.
Sometimes we just need to be
reminded!
A well-known speaker
started off his seminar by:
holding up a $20.00
bill. In the room of 200, he asked,
'Who would like this
$20 bill?'
Hands started going up.
He said, 'I am going to give this
$20 to one of you
but first, let me
do this.
He
proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill.
He then asked, 'Who
still wants it?'
Still the hands
were up in the air.
Well, he
replied, 'What if I do this?'
And he
dropped it on the ground
and started
to grind it into the floor with his shoe.
He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.
'Now, who still wants it?'
Still the hands went into the air.
My friends, we have all learned a
very valuable lesson.
No matter what
I did to the money, you still wanted it
because it did not decrease in value.
It was still worth $20.
Many times in our lives,
we are dropped, crumpled, and ground
into the dirt
by the decisions we
make and
the circumstances that come
our way.
We feel as though we are
worthless.
But no matter what has
happened or
what will happen, you
will never lose your value.
Dirty or
clean, crumpled or finely creased,
you are still
priceless to those who DO LOVE you.
The worth of our
lives comes not in what we do or who we know,
but by WHO WE ARE and
WHOSE WE ARE.
You are special
-
Don't EVER forget it.'
If you do not pass
this on, you may never know the
lives it touches, the
hurting hearts it speaks to,
or the hope that it
can bring.
Count your blessings,
not your problems.
'And remember:
amateurs built the ark ..
professionals
built the Titanic.
If God brings you to
it - He will bring you through it.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Heather won, Heather won.... Egg Decorating contest at work... congrats...
be sure and stop by www.reddirtdiaries.com and see the injured Andrew and read up on last nights game..... what a tough young man he is...!! I remember one hitting me like that back in the yesteryear.... I decided I would stay after school and go out for baseball with my friends without asking my mom and dad who were home milking cows and waiting on the school bus to arrive so I could finish my chores... ha ha... imagine their surprise when a car they did not know pulled down to the milk barn with me as a passenger... and a man they had never seen helping me out with about a 2" golf ball on my forehead.... I still am not sure the punishment for "missing" my chores, licks from my dad, was much worse than the golf ball on my head... but at the time, my head hurt worse! Needless to say, I never did the ball thing again... so Andrew, you are a much better man than I for keeping after it!
In honor of Isabella today, here is Austyn performing his song "Isabella"
I know we posted this once... sometimes it's nice to revisit old news.. haha... since I am a has been... hehe...
did hear from Andrew last couple of times he was over he would like to start taking guitar lessons too......... passing on the hint, hint hint... haha
the wheat berries don't look to damaged after our hard hard freeze... 9 hours below freezing dropped to 22
thank you Paul, Heather, Andrew and Madison for the awesome gift.... the OK flag!
and to Craig, Missy and Reese for the AWESOME Moffat Park sign. OK Flag actually flew over our State Capitol. I am so very proud of it! thanks... thanks thanks
dumb ....... or dumb.... or just dumb?
Farrah Fawcett's son charged with drug possession
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Redmond O'Neal, the 24-year-old son of actors Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett, was charged on Tuesday with felony drug possession, after he was found with heroin while trying to visit a jail.
Redmond O'Neal's arrest Sunday came as Fawcett, who suffers from cancer, was treated at a Los Angeles hospital for bleeding after a medical procedure in Germany.
Authorities say Redmond O'Neal was taking a friend to visit an inmate at a Los Angeles County jail when he was stopped and found to have heroin in his car. Redmond O'Neal was in jail on Tuesday, and his arraignment was postponed to April 24.
His detention is the latest in a string of drug-related arrests, and it comes as he was free on bail in another case in which he was charged with possession of methamphetamine.
That case resulted from a September 2008 search of the O'Neals' home in Malibu. The search also turned up methamphetamine in Ryan O'Neal's bedroom, and in January the star of 1970 film "Love Story" pleaded guilty to possessing the drug and was ordered to complete a rehabilitation program.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISABELLA ANN MOFFAT...
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY - FROM GRANDMA AND GRANDPA MOFFAT
she is walking, has teeth, and lots of red fuzz... talking is next... and that look... oh my Dad and Mom, just wait....
Grandma Moffat holding her one year old granddaughter Isabella Ann Moffat.
We predict no matter what anyone else thinks or says and in spite of her Dad... she's a keeper!!
Happy First Birthday Isabella Ann Moffat
she is walking, has teeth, and lots of red fuzz... talking is next... and that look... oh my Dad and Mom, just wait....
Grandma Moffat holding her one year old granddaughter Isabella Ann Moffat.
We predict no matter what anyone else thinks or says and in spite of her Dad... she's a keeper!!
Happy First Birthday Isabella Ann Moffat
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
A friend of mine sent me this photo from the BOK center in Ttown... the "BOSS" in action from tonight
Bruce Springteen, BOK, Tulsa... thanks RNR
Took a brake from working on taxes and phone rang..
It was our good friend Sharon Robinson... Sharon has a photo of Dad she found and is going to send it along... cool...
and with a bit of new too...
Lawrence is now plant manager of the Stillwater plant!!! How cool is that. He justly deserved this honor with all the years of hard work for them! He has the leadership and skills needed to get through these hard time... He will do GREAT!!!
and Mrs. Wrencher will host a show for Morgan on 23 of May and the wedding here will be Oct. 24th after a wedding in Japan that she and Lawrence will attend.
wow... world is moving on....
later.. s
Hey kiddos.. file this story and read it to your grandkids....
GM, Segway to Make Vehicle
By SHARON TERLEP
(photo - Reuters - The Project P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility) prototype is shown in Brooklyn April 4. GM and Segway say the vehicle could allow people to travel around cities more quickly, safely, quietly and cleanly, and at a lower total cost.)
General Motors Corp. is teaming with Segway Inc., maker of the upright, self-balancing scooters, to build a new type of two-wheeled vehicle designed to move easily through congested urban streets.
The struggling auto maker, surviving on a government lifeline, is looking to generate enthusiasm for its increasingly uncertain future ahead of the New York auto show this week.
GM has slashed product-development programs, advertising and spending on auto-show events. But it will take to the streets of Manhattan on Tuesday to show off a prototype of the vehicle, called PUMA, for Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility.
The Segway Personal Transporter was launched with considerable hype eight years ago but practical issues prevented the scooter from becoming a mass-market product, including its relatively high cost and restrictions on its use in many jurisdictions.
GM is betting PUMA's more car-like traits -- an enclosed compartment and top speed of 35 miles per hour -- will lead to better results. GM didn't say how much the machines would cost, but research chief Larry Burns said owners would spend one-third to one-fourth of the cost of a traditional vehicle.
PUMA would have a range of about 35 miles. GM said it aims to use so-called vehicle-to-vehicle technology to avoid traffic problems and potentially have it navigate itself through city streets.
The machine, which GM says it aims to develop by 2012, would run on batteries and use wireless technology to avoid traffic backups and navigate cities.
The struggling auto maker, surviving on a government lifeline, is looking to generate enthusiasm for its increasingly uncertain future ahead of the New York auto show this week.
GM has slashed product-development programs, advertising and spending on auto-show events. But it will take to the streets of Manhattan on Tuesday to show off a prototype of the vehicle, called PUMA, for Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility.
The Segway Personal Transporter was launched with considerable hype eight years ago but practical issues prevented the scooter from becoming a mass-market product, including its relatively high cost and restrictions on its use in many jurisdictions.
GM is betting PUMA's more car-like traits -- an enclosed compartment and top speed of 35 miles per hour -- will lead to better results. GM didn't say how much the machines would cost, but research chief Larry Burns said owners would spend one-third to one-fourth of the cost of a traditional vehicle.
PUMA would have a range of about 35 miles. GM said it aims to use so-called vehicle-to-vehicle technology to avoid traffic problems and potentially have it navigate itself through city streets.
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