Wondering, what is for breakfast?

What do you have for breakfast?  Second question, what would you like to have for breakfast?

Let me think, what do I have for breakfast.  Well now, that depends if I am in a hurry or not, whether I am hungry or not, and most important, what is available.  Sometimes I just have a couple of Zone Bars or something else quick and simple.  Today, I made up a concoction by putting plain yogurt in a big glass, adding Agave Nectar and dehydrated bananas to sweeten it, and Rice Checks cereal for a filler.  Mmmmmm Gooooood.  Back when I lived up north and was going out early on a cold winter's day to go hunting, I would fill up on bacon and eggs.  Had to have a lot of grease to keep me warm and going.

One breakfast I remember was when we took a company jet from the Hobby Airport in Houston and flew up to Indiana on business.  We had steak (filet mignon) and eggs.  At 40,000 feet, that was a great breakfast and I really enjoyed it.

Of course, what ever breakfast I have (or don't have), I have to have a big ole cup of strong Colombian Coffee.  Since my wife and I differ on what coffee should taste like and how strong it should be, we make individual cups for ourselves the way we want it and when we want it.  I told you before that we use those funnel like things that you put a filter and coffee in and sit on top of a cup and pour boiling water in it over the grounds.  Simple, and every cup can be made to suit who ever is making it.  One of my favorites, which I haven't had for over a year or so, is a biscuit with sausage gravy.  Oh my, now my mouth is starting to water, so before I slobber all over my laptop, I will say good by for today and I hope all of you have had the breakfast of your choice and will have a very great day, you hear?

Cool morning at the flea market.

Yep, went to the flea market yesterday when it was raining, not too many there so went back this morning even though it was pretty cold, in the low to middle 40's and a very chilly wind blowing.  Now the sun is out and it is warming up nicely.  I also took a couple of pictures and also actually found something to buy.  I think I will start with the first picture I took.  Now, as you all know, I live in Texas and in Texas everything, and I mean everything, is BIG.  So, this first picture I took of a Texas washboard and its owner is, shall we say, almost typical for around here:

He also had this parking meeter that could sit in anyone's living room and not seem too much out of place.  This is for company that you don't want to stay too long.  You just tell them to feed the meter or move on. 

 This is what I purchaced.  These books were twentyfive cents a piece and I figure I can get at least two bits worth of information out of them to influesnce a few of my blogs, don't you think?

 OK, I am anxious to see what mysteries lie in those books so you all have a great day today, you hear?

Wondering what gender that truck is.

Yesterday was grocery shopping day so we headed off to town and on the way in I took notice of a truck in front of me as we were going around the Loop.  I saw something that I had never seen on a pick-up truck before, so I asked my wife if that truck was a male or a female.

I always thought that trucks were suppose to be masculine but I have heard people call them by feminine names and have even heard a redneck say "good girl" to his truck when it jumped the ditch without any trouble or drove out of the mud bog without having to be pulled or pushed.  So, what gender do you think a pick-up truck is?

Well, this picture that I tool of the truck in front of me should answer any question you may have:

 

Not close enough for you?  OK, I will enlarge that part of the picture:

Now, if that wasn't bad enough, when I got to the Wal-Mart parking lot and started walking from my Jeep to the store, I spotted an over sized ladybug masquerading as a car:

It seems to me that yesterday's trip into town took a detour through the Twilight Zone.  I hope you had a more sane day and that today will be a great one for you all.

Wondering about some pictures from my son.

 The other day my son emailed me some pictures that he took of me with his smart phone.  I don't have a smart phone, just an old style small flip phone.  It takes pictures, too, but not good ones and I don't have any way of getting pictures off my cell since I had the texting service turned off.  I guess that I should update my phone someday, but I like this phone because it is small and why replace something that still works?

My son collects Stihl chain saws.  I thought that he had given me a picture of his collection, but I was wrong.  Anyway, he brought up two of them to help me take a tree down that made me have to back the RV up a couple of times to make the turn into my house.  It is also the tree that reached out and bent my power awning when I first brought home my Dutch Star RV because it leaned a little over the driveway on the inside of a sharp turn.  He ran the big saw that had at least a three foot bar and he let me cut with the small one.  The small one was hard enough on my back, glad I wasn't running the big monster one.

Anyway, here is a picture he took of me trying to look busy: 

 

One day a few weeks ago, I was down at his place and sat down on his Harley.  He took a picture of that, too:

I had a Harley way back when I first got married.  It was a small racing model made in Italy.  Yes, they made that style Harley in Italy.  Hard to believe that the so called American bike company had one made in Italy.  It wasn't a huge hog, but it was set up as a circle racing bike.  It had the gearshift foot lever and the brake on the opposite side as a normal bike had.  That meant you had to remember which bike you were riding at the time you had to make an emergency stop.  I found a picture of a similar one on the internet:

Yes, it was a one banger but it sure had torque.  I think it would be able to climb a tree.  When my boys were young they sat in front of me.

I see were a lot of the bloggers that I follow who live in Texas have had some snow.  It got down in the mid 40's here last night, so no snow.  No rain, either.  Now, you all have a great Friday, you hear?

Wondering how my big change will work out.

I finally got fed up enough to go and do it!!!  Old Ben Woods used to keep telling me to do it, but I wasn't having any trouble at the time and figured if it's not broken, don't fix it.  Then I got upset and went and saw an expert and he told me to do it, too.  In fact, he said go home and "Do It".

What am I talking about?  No!!! Not that!!!  I have been having problems with this lap top that I use to write my blog.  It works just fine writing and posting my blogs but when I go to answer comments or make comments on other blogs, I have to go fire up my tablet and comment with it.  It is like this.  I am able to type in my comment with no problem.  Then when I hit the button to post the comment, it all goes away.  Now that gets to be a drag using a computer to read and a tablet to comment and, well you get the idea.  So, yesterday, my wife wanted to go into town and go to Hobby Lobby and Michaels and since there was a computer fix-it shop in the next block, I took my laptop with me.  I dropped my wife off and went to the computer guy.  Carried in my computer and ask him if there was a setting that needed changed so that I could comment on blogs.  I explained my problem.  He asked me what program I was using to get on the internet.  I told him I was using Chrome.  He said go home, download Firefox, instal it, and my problems should go away.  I did, and they did. . . I down loaded Firefox and my problems went away.  Now why didn't I listen to Old Ben a few years back?  Well, it finally caught up with me and I bet Ole Ben is looking down and laughing at me.`

What internet access programs do you all use?  Have any of you had this problem?  Next time I have my desk-top turned on, I will have to check and see what internet program is on it?  Probably an oldie but goodie.  Now you all have a problem free day today, you hear? 

Wondering how bright it will get.

No, I am not talking about me getting any bright ideas. . .  But, there will be a comet visiting us near the end of this year (2013) and some are predicting that it will be the brightest comet anyone alive today has seen.  Well, we will see.  Mother Nature has a way of screwing up mans' predictions just to prove that she can. (I first told you about this comet back on my blog http://dizzydick.blogspot.com/2012/11/wondering-about-christmas-comet.html )  I remember some past comets that didn't live up to their predictions, but I did at least get to see a good view of Kohoutek when it came around the sun.  It did have nice tails.  Yes, I said tails, plural.  Comets have a dust trail that lays directly behind them, opposite their direction of travel.  They also have an ionized tail that lays along a line pointing out from the center of the sun.  When they are out in deep space, they are just a ball of ice and rock.  It is the sun that brings them to life.

Back in the old days, people believed that they were omens of something bad to come.  Well, they have given me a stiff neck from looking up for long periods of time, but they could do a lot of damage if one hit the Earth.  Unless something drastically changes its trajectory, this one, comet ISON (C/2012 S1) will not come close to us unlike asteroid Apophis, which passed between the Earth and the moon.  It, however, should give us a great show.  I am sure as the date of its arrival gets close, I will remind you again.  Now, you all  have a great day today, you hear?

Wondering if it will be a happy new year.

I definitely want to wish you and yours a very happy and joyous 2013.  I hope I get to put some miles on the motor-home this year.  Didn't put very many on it in 2013, the longest trip was to Inks Lake State Park.  See these three old blog postings for that outing:

http://dizzydick.blogspot.com/2012/10/wandering-to-inks-lake-state-park.html

http://dizzydick.blogspot.com/2012/10/wandering-around-inks-lake-state-park.html

http://dizzydick.blogspot.com/2012/10/wandering-home-yesterday.html

I tried to go to bed at 22:30 last night, but the fireworks in the neighborhood and the shaking dog kept me awake, so I turned on the TV and watched the celebration going on in Houston.  Even though it rained a couple hours earlier, there was an enormous crowd there and they also had a parade of art cars.  They were really neat.  Some people have quite the imagination.

It quieted down around 00:30 so I tried to get some sleep.  Had thoughts of maybe sleeping in some this morning but my dogs stayed on their schedule and got up before 07:00.  So, since I was up already, I started my new year out with a big breakfast.  I had a large bowl of oatmeal with almond butter, butter, plain yogurt and sweetened with agave.  Now I am so full I can hardly move.  Well, at least I didn't make any new years resolution so I don't have any to break this year.  Even if I did, at my age, I wouldn't remember them anyway.  Now, I insist that you all have a great day and an even greater year, you hear!!!