Archive for the ‘Hoots’ Category

He’s a Tramp

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Yesterday during the snow storm Claudia and I were looking through some children’s books on the Dakotas. We’re taking the grandkids to the Black Hills this summer. As I was paging through the ND book I read a caption about torch singer Peggy Lee being from dinky little Jamestown.

I mentioned that I had always loved a little film Walt Disney inserted into his Sunday Show about the making of Lady and the Tramp with Peggy singing this song. By gosh someone who appreciated it as much as me put it on youtube. Enjoy:

A President’s Day Salute

Monday, February 18th, 2013

To say Dina Martina is an acquired taste is a little like saying horseradish is an acquired taste. I first tasted horseradish in Shrimp dip in grade school. I loved it without realizing just what it was that gave the sauce its kick. I acquired my enjoyment of Dina just as quickly. So maybe its not all that acquired.

I love the Daily Dish

Friday, January 25th, 2013

a much favorited Product review on hair removal product.

Oh Canada

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

Jim Carey channels Jonathon Winters:

I’ll cast my vote for Bart……no check that….

Friday, November 2nd, 2012

Obama!

Unlike George HW Bush I like broccoli.

Wagner’s ring cycle should have been about cats

Friday, October 26th, 2012

Sounds like our cats after we turn out the lights.

The Debate Jim Lehrer should have moderated

Friday, October 12th, 2012

PS. Thank you Martha Raddatz.

Borgia anyone?

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

Perhaps my buddy thought me a tad pedantic. Here’s his nomination for some really fine symphonic work. It comes courtesy of one of the annoying “conservative” blogs he keeps directing me to – Smalldeadanimals. Its the best post he’s ever sent me from it.

The old may be watching FOX News…

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

…but the young are watching Jon Stewart:

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Indecision 2012 – Rick Santorum’s Conservative Rhetoric
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook

Too bad the old all go out to vote to protect their communist inspired Social Security and Medicare.

These 61 year old bones…

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

… have enjoyed a reprieve this Winter. From Becky Mortensen, UMD student:

Keep hope alive. There’s talk of a foot of snow this coming weekend.

OK, OK, Blow me away!

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Now that’s technical skill!

I wanted to be a gibbon not a monkey

Monday, February 20th, 2012

In junior high I was on our schools gymnastic team. I was already heading to six feet, no height for a gymnast, but I loved to spin and tumble.

The Parade magazine of that era had a “personality test” which consisted of about 25 pictures of animals a participant could choose from to explain what kind of personality you had. I chose a gibbon because of its graceful acrobatics. Damned test results said I wanted to be a “monkey” meaning a cut-up and be a joker. Dimwits didn’t know the difference between the primates. I would not have chosen to be a monkey.

When the miserable science becomes execrable

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

How to explain economics to a thirteen year old boy.

By way of my Buddy by way of Gred Mankiw who is Mitt Romney’s economic guru. Mitt could only be improved by watching this.

The GOP cut off my horn…

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

…because they thought it was an aphrodesiac. And now they want to clone me back out of extinction.

“Our new program is designed to isolate the few remaining specimens of moderate Republicans, mate them in captivity, and then safely release these rare and precious creatures back into the electorate,” said [Protect the Political Middle]‘s Cynthia Rollins, who traces the decline of the species to changes in the political climate and rampant, predatory fanaticism. “Within our safe, enclosed habitats, these middle-of-the-road Republican Party members can freely support increased funding for public education and even gay rights without being threatened by the far-right subgenus.”

“That is a parade elephant”

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Happy Ground Hog Day

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Also my favorite movie:

Kiss him?

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Someday the Dish will decline and I will no longer feel compelled to check it out on a near daily basis. It will joke around one too many times about “bears” or the Internet definition of some unfortunate, self righteous, ex Senator’s name and I will turn elsewhere. But with gems like this today that gave me a hearty belly laugh I’ll keep turning in to keep my brain fresh and informed:

The woman handed the dirty-faced infant to Old Hickory. Jackson took it and held it up before him. “Ah! There is a fine specimen of American childhood. I think, madam, your boy will make a fine man some day.” Then, with a quick gesture, he put the dirty face of the infant close to the face of Secretary [of War] Eaton, saying quickly and soberly, “Eaton, kiss him?” General Eaton pretended to do so with a wry face, amid the laughter of the crowd, and Jackson then handed the baby back to the happy mother.

If we had better ants in Duluth…

Monday, January 16th, 2012

…I’d have made a snow sculpture by now.

If corporations are people…

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

…don’t vote for Mitt.

I can’t wait to use this myself

Friday, January 13th, 2012

It will pull the belly right up off my belt.

Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.