Longview Hills @ Newport Oregon: 09/14/2003

Friday, September 19, 2003

The following was sent to us today by Ron Thomas in California. He's given me permission to put it on the website. Thought you all might enjoy it!

Kathy

Trip was not good. We stayed in motel 6 because they take cats. You can't
let Lori's psycho cat out of the cage because she is uncatchable. Completely
wild and viscious. So Lori lets her out because she feels sorry for her. 1
hour to recatch the SOB everyone got scratched. Cat litter gets tipped over
in the process.. Big mess. Room is all tore up because i had to pull up
mattresses and boxsprings and couldn't get it back together right. The beds
were as hard as a rock and the room was hot. If you open the curtains to let
air in it was light as day outside. Next day her cat meows all the way to
San Francisco. I get here and unload the van then park it... side swiped it
on the building in the process. The little red truck won't start then I find
the clutch must be depressed all the way to the floor... scratch the call to
the Auto Club. I open the hood to check the battery before I call them and
the guy that put it in last time we were here left clamps just hanging on
the battery. Finally start the little red truck. Massive valve clatter...
Back it into the street and park it so lori can park her car. Back to the
truck ..check oil level... No oil... no leak.. Just had oil change before
comming to our house. No burning. No oil in the water. Conclusion they
forgot to put oil in it. Go shopping at store less than a mile away twenty
minutes to get there. They want to charge me $20 more for groceries because
I don't have an Albertson's card. get card. Are we having fun now? I built
cupboards and expanded a closet today more to do on it tommorow. Then need
to build a whole set of cupboards for one wall ... May never see Oregon
again. If I die you can have my x-10 modules.

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Women over 50!!!!

To all my over 50 friends - enjoy! and to those not
yet there - here is glimpse of your future...

Andy Rooney says.... "As I grow in age, I value women who are over 50 most
of all. Here are just a few reasons why:
An over-50 woman will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask,
"What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think.

If an over 50 woman doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do. And it's usually something more interesting.

An over 50 woman knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants, and from whom. Few women
past the age of 50 give a darn what you might think about her or what she's doing.

An over 50 woman usually has had her fill of "meaningful relationships" and "commitment." The last thing she wants in her life is another dopey, clingy, whiny, dependent lover.

Over 50 women are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.

Over 50 women are generous with praise, often
undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated.

An over 50 woman has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best friend because she doesn't trust the guy with other women. A woman over 50 woman
couldn't care less if you're attracted to her friends because she knows her friends won't betray her.

Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to an over 50 woman. They always know.

An over 50 woman looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true of younger women.
Over 50 women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off you are a jerk if you are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.

Yes, we praise over 50 women for a multitude of
reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed hot woman of 50+, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year-old waitress.

Ladies, I apologize...

Andy Rooney

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Monday, September 15, 2003

Testing to get Kathy signed on writing colors and all this stuff