Wondering, odd or even?

OK, I want you all to pick a number from one to ten.  Why, you may ask.  Well, I have a pet theory that I have never been able to test completely nor prove, and probably never will.  My theory is that the most number picked will be an odd one, not an even one.  If you had the numbers picked by random, it would seem to me that half of the numbers picked would be odd and the other half even.  It just never seems to work out that way.  OK, tell me, what was the first number that popped into your mind after you read that first sentence?

I wrote a blog back on December 9th about randomness that may tie into what I am trying to say today.  You may want to go back and check it out: http://dizzydick.blogspot.com/2012/12/wondering-about-randomness.html

I asked my wife to pick a number between one and ten and she picked an odd one.  I believe I would have, also.  What about you?  Randomness is suppose to be predictable in science but it isn't.  Why, because it deals with random things. (grin)  I read where someone said that if you gave a million typewriters to a million monkeys that they could produce a novel or reproduce one of the old masterpieces.  Yeah, right!!!  I also read where someone tried an experiment where they put a bunch of typewriters together with a bunch of monkeys and all the monkeys did was throw them around and use them as toilets.  Of course some of the novels written today fit in nicely with toilets.  So don't monkey around, but just have one heck of a great day today, you hear?
 

Rain, rain, rain, and then a little more rain.

We need rain.  We have been below normal rainfall for a few years now.  So, a good soaking would be welcome, but they are predicting a lot of rain in such a short time that it will not be able to soak in.  The latest prediction is over eight inches in the next day or two.  It started around 04:00 last night with a thunder storm but right now it is just a light drizzle, but there are a lot more waves to come.  I bet my swamp will be full to over flowing by the time it is over.  Who knows for sure, the weather forecasters have been wrong before.

How is the weather at your place?  This country has some of the most diverse weather going on at the same time in different places.  If you don't like the weather where you are, just head off to some other place where it more suits you.  Well, most of us can't do that but the full time RVers sure can.  That is one advantage of life on wheels.  I follow a lot of bloggers who are or have been full timers.  Others, like me, are part timers.  One of the bloggers I follow just sold his house and purchased an RV and is getting ready to hit the road.  See: Michael Ultra at RV0777.

OK, got a few small (indoor) projects to do today, if I can get up off the couch, so you all keep your powder dry and have a great day, you hear? 

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?