oh-HO!
So you say you like snow creatures, do you?
Well I've got more!
oh-HO!
So you say you like snow creatures, do you?
Well I've got more!
I was watching the weather channel yesterday with a little bit of suppressed glee.
It was showing snowstorms in Indianapolis; Columbus, Ohio; Little Rock; Oklahoma City and Dallas.
I sent an email to Easy Ed in Indy, where I once lived for a few years, saying I didn't miss that kind of snow at all.
Or the kind where his wife and I come from, in North Dakota.
But today I'll put my gloating aside and show you snow people how to enjoy the days.
After all, it's time for the weekly cartoons!
Those are the jokes, folks.
And a special thank you to L.L., aka Cross Town Lori, a native Michigander, for all those wonderful snowmen and women.
Now here's the message for this weekend: whether it's building your own snow people or sledding or skiing or snowball fights, get out there and enjoy yourself as best you can.
I'll be down here in Arizona basking in the . . . well, no, I'll be inside by the fire!
But always remember to keep laughing!
Here, kitty-kitty . . .
For William, and for all the rest of you.
(By the way, Punxsatawney Phil reportedly did see his shadow today and subsequently predicted six more weeks of winter.)
Tomorrow (or today), February 2nd, is Groundhog Day.
If you don't know, and how could you not, it's the day when a rodent called a groundhog is pulled out of his wintertime siesta to see whether he sees his shadow or not.
The result of that unlikely occurrence will (supposedly) tell we "believers" whether there will be six more weeks of winter or not.
C'mon, folks.
Does anyone really believe that?
Oh, and there's a movie starring Bill Murray where a television weatherman gets trapped in a time loop and has to relive the day repeatedly.
Now you might expect me to have a great post about this today.
Well you'd be wrong.
Because one of my fellow bloggers has vanquished me without a fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the new and forever champion of Groundhog Day.
Okay, friends, neighbors, Gentle Readers and fellow gourmands.
You asked for it.
Judy made it Sunday and here's how it turned out.
In addition, some of you asked for the recipe so here it is.
1 package lemon cake mix (regular size)
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 can (15-3/4 ounces) lemon pie filling
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons 2% milk
Colored sugar, optional
Yesterday's clouds made a spectacular display in the sky.
Whenever Judy or I see a sky like this we're reminded of Hoagy Carmichael, who performed the song "Ole Buttermilk Sky" in the movie "Canyon Passage".
Carmichael was an Indiana native who earned a law degree at Indiana University but found his forte in songwriting.
He and Jack Brooks wrote "Ole Buttermilk Sky".
With many partners, he also is credited with writing "Stardust", "Georgia on My Mind", "(Up A) Lazy River", "In the Still of the Night", "Lazybones", "The Nearness of You", "Heart and Soul", "Two Sleepy People" and dozens more.
But somehow we always think of him when we see a sky like this.
Today the extremely overworked Catalyst takes the day off and turns Oddball over to his beloved Judy, aka She Who Must Be Obeyed.
Curiously, just this morning I received an email from LL, aka Cross Town Lori, containing a batch of puns.
I say curiously because just last night I had decided that today's edition of the Comedy Cavalcade would be all puns.
So, with a special dedication to Lori, and apologies to all the pun-haters out there (SWMBO included), here we go!
This first one is actually just for Lori's husband, who happens to be named Rick.
So is that enough for you?
Here in Groanland, the applause is deafening.
Or is that deaf to me.
Well that's my destiny.
I know what you're saying: Stop! Stop! Stop!
So I'll pull out all stops to wish you a very organ-ic weekend full of total enjoyment, fun and frolic.
And never forget: Always Keep Laughing!
Here, kitty-kitty . . .
I was having some conversation with SWMBO this evening and the expression "our precious bodily fluids" came out of my mouth.
I knew where it came from, I just didn't know why.
But after looking at a couple of clips on You Tube, I went to Amazon Prime and rented the movie.
We have 30 days to begin watching it - a true classic.