Happy Hour

"IF A LIFETIME CAN BE LIKENED TO A DAY, THEN THIS IS HAPPY HOUR!"
BUCK PENNINGTON

Mother, Mother Ocean

Mother, Mother Ocean, I've heard you call
Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
You've seen it all, you've seen it all
Watched the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam
In your belly you hold the treasures, few have ever seen
Most of 'em dream, most of 'em dream
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred year's too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late

Yoda

"Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is."
―Yoda, to Luke Skywalker

Counted the Stars

Counted the stars on the 4th of July
Wishing we were rockets bursting in the sky
Talking about redemption and leaving things behind
I have these pictures and I keep these photographs
To remind me of a time
These pictures and these photographs
Let me know I'm doin' fine
We used to be so happy once upon a time
Once upon a time
But the sun sank west of the Mendocino County Line
And the sun sank west of the Mendocino County Line

""SOME SEE A GLASS AS HALF FULL, SOME SEE IT AS HALF EMPTY, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO’S DRINKING MY RUM."
Rumbear

Monday, April 16, 2012

Springtime in Kansas

As most of you may have seen and heard on the news, Wichita got hit fairly hard this past weekend.
A large EF-3 went through the SE and E parts of the city. The Air Refueling Wing at McConnell AFB flew the tankers to Ellsworth in South Dakota.
Spirit, Boeing IDS and Hawker Beechcraft all had damage at their facilities. A mobile home park was pretty much leveled.....
We have two of our kids and their families in Wichita. This was cause for concern. All are safe and well.
The link is to a photo essay on The Eagle website. 78 photos of the damage.
http://www.kansas.com/2012/04/15/2297609/aerial-photos-of-storm-damage.html
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2 comments:

Buck said...

I'm glad everyone is OK.

I used to HATE springtime in Oklahoma City. Have you ever held your breath for two and a half years?

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 9:22:00 AM
Crucis said...

McConnell got hit a few years ago---nearly hit the Boeing plant across the way from McConnell. I was down there a week later and the devastation was astounding.

Living here in "Tornado Alley" you get used to the weather---and have weather radar apps on our smart phones. We have learned to always track storms heading our way.

Thursday, April 19, 2012 9:46:00 AM

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