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Tuesday, August 2, 2005

MORAN DECIDES NOT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR. MORAN INTENDS TO SEEK RE-ELECTION IN THE 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

That leaves Doug Mayes as the only Republican contender for Governor. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is expected to file again on the Democratic side. Being of moderate persuasions, Moran and Sebelius ought to win easily.

Posted by Peg Britton @ 08:58 PM CST [Link]

SLOW AT POSTING A BLOG

Drew came to see me after work to say that some of his bank customers had inquired about my blog today since I hadn't posted anything yesterday and they thought something might be wrong. It's just been a busy day or two.

Sunday night about 11, Dane experienced chest pains and a heaviness on his chest. The matter was dealt with promptly with medication and other than being very restless the remainder of the night, he seemed to feel all right. Yesterday we brought him to Ellsworth for an EKG and blood tests to compare to previous ones. Nothing showed up to indicate any irregularities. That's good.

The doctor is looking at him as we speak as there are further concerns about his bedsore. Kenz just called and said the report on that is good as well. Dr. Slomka thinks it might be a tad shallower than it was, slightly improved. That's good.

Mackenzie and Ally have been here all day and we have all dealt with two individuals who have been here buying or looking at buying some of the things I've said were for sale, and a lot of things I haven't mentioned. A load went out today and more may fly out the house tomorrow. We need to downsize anyway and it's better than having it end up in a garage sale. We still have to make room for some of the items from Dane's house, and all our houses are bursting at the seams from storing for each other.

Brit had to go see the podiatrist in Salina today and knew little of what we intended to sell. When he came home, he started looking around at what was missing and seemed pleased to find his clothes were still in his closet. He knows when I get in the mood to get rid of something that it better be nailed down, or it disappears.

Brit: Hum. I see one Buffet is missing.
Me: Yep.
Brit: What did you get for it?
Me: Twice what we paid for it.
Brit: How about the other Buffet?
Me: You can still look at it.
Brit: What else?
Me: Well, maybe the watch you gave me?
Brit: I'm surprised you could find your keys to the box to get it.
Me: Yep...and I hope you remember I loved the thought, but I never could see the hands to see what time it was. Sorry, but I really like my $34.00 Timex. I miss those Timex commercials.
Brit: Yeah..the one where the divers wear it and show it's still ticking. Me too.
Me: If he comes back tomorrow, he may clean us out. That's okay, isn't it?
Brit: Sure. You know what I want to look at awhile longer and what can go!
Me: How about your duck decoys? Are you planning on taking Ally duck hunting like you used to? She loved sitting in the blind with you, drinking hot chocolate and then coming home to thaw out. Never a shot was fired.
Brit: Those were good times. Yea, you can sell the decoys, not the guns.
Me: By the way, you're wearing your hearing aids and you can hear me.
Brit: What???

We've sure enjoyed having Mackenzie here.

Posted by Peg Britton @ 06:18 PM CST [Link]

TENJEWBERRYMUD

This was nominated for best email of 1999.

The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel guest and room-service at a hotel in Asia, which was recorded and published in the Far East Economic Review....

Room Service (RS): "Morny. Ruin sorbees."
Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."
RS: "Rye..Ruin sorbees..morny! Djewish to odor sunteen?"
G: "Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs."
RS: "Ow July den?"
G: "What?"
RS: "Ow July den?...pry, boy, pooch?"
G: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please."
RS: "Ow July dee bayhcem...crease?"
G: "Crisp will be fine."
RS: "Hokay. An San tos?"
G: "What?"
RS: "San tos. July San tos?"
G: "I don't think so."
RS: "No? Judo one toes?"
G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo one toes' means."
RS: "Toes! Toes!...Why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow singlish mopping we bother?"
G: "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be fine."
RS: "We bother?"
G: "No..just put the bother on the side."
RS: "Wad?"
G: "I mean butter...just put it on the side."
RS: "Copy?"
G: "Sorry?"
RS: "Copy...tea...mill?"
G: "Yes. Coffee please, and that's all."
RS: "One Minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and copy....rye?"
G: "Whatever you say"
RS: "Tendjewberrymud."
G: "You're welcome."

Posted by Peg Britton @ 03:05 PM CST [Link]