Innocuous Suggestions!

I recently suggested to my brother in one of his Blog Posts that I liked the color 'Blue' in his Blog. See his Blog by linking here with 'Going Green', Thursday, March 27, 2008 or with the Horst Household Happennings to the right in Favorite Places and go to his post for that date. I indicated I would give him a few references which would explain my preference for Blue. Well, here goes . . .

Blue Hawaii: The first of three Elvis Presley movies filmed in Hawaii.

Blue Light Special: A discount store uses this phrase to signify their in store specials or sales.

Blue Jay: Popular bird in North America noted by its bright blue coloring and notable song pattern.

Bluebonnets: The Texas State Flower - I'll let the picture speak for itself!









Blues Jazz: Popular jazz music style also known as 'the blues'. My preference is New Age or Modern Jazz, but I do occasionaly listen to blues jazz.

Blue Ribbon: This refers to some high quality or highly rated item.

True Blue: To be loyal or faithful. This also seems to be popular as a song or album title. A number of companies also use this in a variety of slogans or promotions for their company or for their products or services.

Blue Moon: This refers to a rare occurrence or event.


Blue Angels, Blue Velvet, Blue Bayou, Blue Ridge Parkway, Blue Sky, Blue Water, Blue Man Group, Blue Oyster Cult, Jet Blue, Blue Ray, American Express Blue, Kelley Blue Book, Blue Jeans, Blue Crabs, Blue Cross-Blue Shield . . . . . . . . . . . .


Gee! When I suggested I liked Blue, I thought it was a rather innocuous suggestion. When I started the research for this Blog I didn't realize what I was getting myself into. I thought I would simply "Google" a few phrases and be done with it. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I,ll be more careful before I make another of those innocuous suggestions!

Please note that I have not included any links (except to his original Blog Post which got this whole thing started) in the Blog Post above. I did not want to deny you the opportunity to try it out. You may link with 'Google' (this and his link are the only links) and type in any of the above phrases and see what you get. Try it and you will see what I mean!
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Brazos Bend State Park

Day Trip

Day Trips!

Day Trips! Pam and I like to take day trips in and around Houston. We love to visit a number of places, but one of our favorite places is Brazos Bend State Park. I would like to invite you to share with us on one of our trips to Brazos Bend. Please come with us on a Day Trip! This trip was one we took in July of 2004. Here are a selection of photos from that trip.

Alligators at Brazos Bend

Remember you can also visit through the link to the right in Favorite Places on the blog page or you may use this link Brazos Bend S.P.

Bittern at Brazos Bend

Thanks for visiting. Come back soon!

Blog Tag!

I was recently tagged (Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2008) by my brother on his Blog! (See Waco in the column of Favorite Places to the right).

Blog Tag? What is this all about? I give you 5 -7 unknown or little known but interesting facts about myself? Who wants to see that stuff? Why does anyone want to know somthing like that about me? If it is unknown or little known how could it be interesting? Where am I going with this? I don't know.

I guess I should get into the spirit of this thing. Apparently it goes something like this: I give you some of those unknowns about myself and then I tag another blogger to continue with the game. Well this should be relatively interesting and maybe even fun.

1. I like to listen to a popular late night radio talk show Coast-to-Coast AM.



2. My favorite music band/group is Chicago.



3. I like to read Science Fiction and Fantasy, non-fiction (history, political science, and science), and biographies and autobiographies.



4. My wife and I like to visit natural areas to picnic, hike, ride bikes, and view birds and other wildlife. See the Favorite Places links on my blog.



5. I like to watch a variety of movies. I like all sorts of action and adventure, science fiction and fantasy, popular and current drama, but my favorite movies are old soap opera classics from the 1950's and 60's. These movies were about those taboos and social mores of the times. One of my favorites is A Summer Place (1959) starring Richard Egan and Dorothy McGuire. Speaking of movies . . . . .



6. I had a secret crush on Hayley Mills when I was a kid. Remember Pollyanna (1960)? Note: Richard Egan was in that movie also.



7. I once shook hands with Roy Rogers! He was the headliner at the Rodeo at the Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo once when I was a kid. As he rode by on his horse Trigger, he shook hands with many of the kids who came down to the rail and leaned out. I was one of those kids! I'm not sure, but that may be my hand sticking out at the left edge of the picture. Sorry, but it looks like the photographer was more interested in Roy Rogers than me. But thats O.K. So was I back then when I was a kid. Wasn't life grand as a kid?
   
   
   
   
   
   Now for the fun part of this. I now take delight in tagging 2 of my favorite people

Janna and Kari .

Tag You are it! Now tell us a few unknown or little known but interesting things about yourself in your Blog and then Tag someone else.

New Blogger!

Forgive the repeat of an old Blog. I'm still relatively new at this. I simply cut and pasted this old blog in order to get this thing started. Enjoy!

P.S. I'll soon try to follow up on that previous challenge from my brother. I'm currently very busy with current students, especially graduating seniors and new incoming freshman students.

Oh, also - more on the relativity thing later. Keep watch!

Grandparents!

Grandparents!

What is this grand parenting all about? Being grandparents means a beautiful baby and the loving parents, baby beds and mobiles, diapers and baby powder, pacifiers and rattles, baby food and baby bibs, toys and play pens, and babysitting. Ah, there we go! That is the crux of the whole matter. Grandparents mean instant and guaranteed baby sitter. No matter what or when the call, grandparents just can’t pass up the opportunity to take care of that beautiful baby. Why I even know a lady who frequently takes the opportunity to fly to Texas all the way from Sweden to have the opportunity to babysit. What is this grand parenting thing all about? Does it bring back fond memories of days long past. Is it a way to relive some of those memorable moments from our own children? Yes, I think it is all of these things and much more.
Grand parenting gives every parent the opportunity to exact revenge for those previous teenage years! When we have the grand baby we have opportunities to spoil that baby mercilessly. Toys? Yeah, whatever you want. Candy? Yeah, it’s good for you. Can I play now? Sure go ahead. Play time is always a learning opportunity. I knew a grandparent who had a sign that said “When mom says ‘no’ ask grandma. I like to tell stories on mom. Thing she used to do as a kid and she now seems to be embarrassed that I remember these things.
Oh such fun, isn’t it great being a grandparents?