tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post5545704159221718502..comments2024-03-29T06:42:02.108-04:00Comments on I Think; Therefore, I Yam: Pass the Chips, PleaseSusan Flett Swiderskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-30167765391180797722012-09-30T08:33:07.171-04:002012-09-30T08:33:07.171-04:00Manzie- Hi-ya! It's good to hear from you agai...Manzie- Hi-ya! It's good to hear from you again, lady. I hope all is well in your little corner of the world, and you feel inspired to write a post again sometime soon. I've thought of you, too, and wondered if you're all settled in now, and how your greenhouse is, and how those cats are doing. Keep dancing, kiddo, and take care.<br /><br />Pixel Peeper- HA! I know what you mean. Spoken like a true mother. <br /><br />Lily- On the plus side, with THIS kind of travel, no car or gasoline is required. Thanks for stopping by.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-12175050850043984982012-09-30T06:51:02.675-04:002012-09-30T06:51:02.675-04:00I feel quite tired after all that travel! Immensel...I feel quite tired after all that travel! Immensely entertaining :-) Lisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-3706895345129209372012-09-29T22:42:05.694-04:002012-09-29T22:42:05.694-04:00I sure hope people have a chance to wash their han...I sure hope people have a chance to wash their hands after they get done in the cow chip tossing contest, before they head over to the barbeque lunch...Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-36566756257723738072012-09-29T22:11:18.631-04:002012-09-29T22:11:18.631-04:00Well dang, woman..... this is one information-fill...Well dang, woman..... this is one information-filled post.<br /><br />The Dirt Rangers have a honky-tonk sound like all the Montana saloons.<br /><br />I wouldn't mind the oil-changing-Granni's car at all. <br /><br />Don't think the summer's gone by and I haven't been thinking of you. Whenever I read something about radios you pop into my mind. That was such an interesting A-Z.<br />I wish you well....ManziManzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-27902102902392729512012-09-29T15:40:34.475-04:002012-09-29T15:40:34.475-04:00Hilary- Hi-ya. The branches kinda look like barbed...Hilary- Hi-ya. The branches kinda look like barbed wire to Skippy & me, too. And Ms. Dunning is pretty darned amazing. I'd love to sit down and have a conversation with her... mostly to hear what she has to say about things. Cheers to you, too.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-6778202131482537322012-09-29T12:27:57.098-04:002012-09-29T12:27:57.098-04:00Hi Susan .. the gymnastics photo - looks as though...Hi Susan .. the gymnastics photo - looks as though they're behind barbed wire!! That's what I thought anyway ...<br /><br />Love Margaret Dunning .. amazing lady.<br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-18261480046737830032012-09-29T11:16:41.261-04:002012-09-29T11:16:41.261-04:00Janie- Speaking as someone who's always lived ...Janie- Speaking as someone who's always lived on the east coast, isn't living in Kansas almost the same thing as living in Oklahoma? (Just kidding!) <br /><br />Dianne- My best guess is that landlocked states may have passed anti-whaling laws as a means of taking a moral stance opposing the practice in general, kinda like if Pennsylvania passed legislation against killing baby seals.<br /><br />Jimmy- Wow, I can only imagine what an emotional experience it must be to see the memorial in person. Reading about it and looking at pictures of it allows a little bit of "distance", but when you're standing right next to the memorial, it kinda hits you right between the eyes. Kinda like it is for us every time we've visited the Vietnam Memorial in D.C.<br /><br />Arleen- HA! You could be right. Men have been know to do some mighty strange things at bachelor parties. <br /><br />Julie- That 102-year old lady could very well pass us both on the road. In one of the clips I watched about her, she admitted to having a lead foot, and said she's gotten lots of speeding tickets over the years. She said policemen always seem to feel about giving her the ticket... but she "doesn't mind."<br /><br />Skippy- Sorry. I knew it was a true groan-worthy pun, but I simply couldn't resist. No, you aren't the only one who thought the branches beside the tumbling children looked like barbed wire. I did, too, at first. Take care, kiddo. 12:34Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-15455739946143307982012-09-29T04:14:56.831-04:002012-09-29T04:14:56.831-04:00I can't believe, even YOU, said "Czech th...I can't believe, even YOU, said "Czech them out!" ::laying my head on my keyboard and groaning::<br /> <br />THAT is bad, really bad. giggle<br /><br />And is it just me or did anyone else think those children [the gymnastic statues] were tumbling through a barbed wire fence? It is just the way the pic' was taken, but the twigs look like barbed wire at first glance.<br /> <br />Ah well...maybe the fact that it is way after 12:34 [closer to 4:56] that I may be seeing things.SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-5960285147404111372012-09-29T03:39:03.481-04:002012-09-29T03:39:03.481-04:00Love the World Championship Cow Chip Throw! Cute s...Love the World Championship Cow Chip Throw! Cute story about the 102 year old driver. Although I really wouldn't want to be out on the road when she was behind the wheel! It would be really embarrassing if she passed me up! JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-60897607139652619282012-09-29T00:10:58.128-04:002012-09-29T00:10:58.128-04:00One has to wonder why people would have to pass a ...One has to wonder why people would have to pass a law preventing a bar owner from allowing a patron to pretend to have sex with a buffalo. Someone must have had quite a bachelor party at one time. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-21943412309472582862012-09-28T22:57:09.282-04:002012-09-28T22:57:09.282-04:00We have actually been to the National Memorial in ...We have actually been to the National Memorial in Oklahoma City twice, once shortly after the tragedy, at that time there was a chain link fence surrounding the area with flowers, messages, and stuffed animals covering it, the surrounding buildings had windows blown out and the emotions that you felt deep in your chest brought tears to your eyes immediately,<br /><br />Our last visit was to view the completed memorial, it is really beautiful and standing there looking at the chairs brings out those exact same emotions.<br /><br />Excellent Post SusanJimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-36275947296084912492012-09-28T18:51:02.072-04:002012-09-28T18:51:02.072-04:00What is it with these landlocked states passing la...What is it with these landlocked states passing laws against whaling? How big a problem can it be????Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-62200238375513796242012-09-28T17:17:57.890-04:002012-09-28T17:17:57.890-04:00I THINK I've been to Oklahoma. I MUST have bee...I THINK I've been to Oklahoma. I MUST have been to Oklahoma. I believe we drove through Oklahoma more than once when I was a kid; I just can't remember it. But since I was from Kansas, I don't know how we could have avoided Oklahoma.<br /><br />Love,<br />Janie<br /><br />P.S. Your comments are always hilarious and leave me laughing and smiling.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-33920185326589955712012-09-28T14:21:19.875-04:002012-09-28T14:21:19.875-04:00Laura- Well, I may have outdone myself in writing ...Laura- Well, I may have outdone myself in writing the LONGEST post, anyway. HA! Glad you liked it. That Red Dirt music really IS catchy, isn't it? As for the peanut, maybe it's a ridiculous way to define an establishment by serving some kind of FOOD to prove it's more than a gin mill.<br /><br />Inger- Thanks for mentioning the research. I do a ridiculous amount of it to write these state posts. We do have tornadoes here in Georgia, but I don't want to live in the heart of tornado alley, either.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-71184924362946372472012-09-28T13:30:03.033-04:002012-09-28T13:30:03.033-04:00Wow, a lot of information here. I've been ther...Wow, a lot of information here. I've been there a couple of times, but I would be too chicken to live in tornado country. Great post though and thanks for taking the time for all that research.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-78277677942172699422012-09-28T13:22:17.167-04:002012-09-28T13:22:17.167-04:00Susan, you've totally outdone yourself. And I ...Susan, you've totally outdone yourself. And I really, really like Red Dirt music. That's the old fashioned country music I loved when I was little. Thanks for that. And the freakin tornado, what were they thinkin??!! And the 46 statues- those I gotta see. Yes, Oklahoma's on the list. I'd like to know why the peanut, too...Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-45079003995256867342012-09-28T11:28:22.432-04:002012-09-28T11:28:22.432-04:00Sylvia- HA! You may be right.
Donna- Yeah, it was...Sylvia- HA! You may be right.<br /><br />Donna- Yeah, it was actually kinda OVER-packed this time. Sometimes I get a little carried away.<br /><br />Geo- Cool. I'm glad you were able to relate to some of the stuff on a personal level.<br /><br />Jon- I know what you mean. (Only I kept wanting to sing "OH-klahoma, where the wind...") I think tornadoes are terrifying, too. They have a way of making you realize you aren't REALLY in control of your destiny.<br /><br />Suze- Nope, sorry, but I don't make this stuff up; these laws are supposedly still on the books. Not enforced, (one can only hope) but still there. I think there's an unofficial competition between states over who has the most cockamamie law. "Blown away by the experience..." Good one. You have a super weekend, too.<br /><br />Mr. C- I love that you so often contribute additional info. Thanks!<br /><br />Cro- Good call. There'd be a fairly good chance that she wouldn't run for a second term, though.<br /><br />L.G.- It's funny how many of the landlocked states have anti-whaling laws, isn't it? In their defense, though, it could be that the laws were meant to be social statements against the practice in general. Kinda like the state plastering a giant "Save the Whales" sticker on their proverbial bumper.<br /><br />Linda- I was surprised about the derivation of the term "Sooner", too. Glad ya liked it.<br /><br />Delores- Easy. I'm weird.<br /><br />Liza- That's some meal. Sounds like they didn't want to offend anyone by leaving something out when they were devising that menu.<br /><br />Carrie- Glad the grand-popsicle made you laugh. (Not too irreverent, I hope.) I dunno how helpful gymnastics would be during a tornado... especially if your forte is the balance beam. <br />Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-6939853208659010592012-09-28T10:34:38.428-04:002012-09-28T10:34:38.428-04:00I'm thinking the gymnastics would come in hand...I'm thinking the gymnastics would come in handy for getting away from those tornados. Wow, and they call Chicago the windy city! That's nuttin'. <br /><br />Popsicle grandpa. LOLOLOL!CarrieBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760105674950918729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-48431838549593862562012-09-28T09:41:46.847-04:002012-09-28T09:41:46.847-04:00Sign me up for an Oklahoma state meal, but I'm...Sign me up for an Oklahoma state meal, but I'm skipping the tornadoes!<br />What a wealth of fun in this post!Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-43809916851224676702012-09-28T09:09:28.091-04:002012-09-28T09:09:28.091-04:00So much weirdness in one blog...how DO you do it?So much weirdness in one blog...how DO you do it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-46445387343275919782012-09-28T08:53:40.014-04:002012-09-28T08:53:40.014-04:00Thank you for the explanation behind the state nic...Thank you for the explanation behind the state nickname! Sooner indeed. <br /><br />Love all the state trivia, too. Especially the laws--those always tickle me.Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-81448627890912635072012-09-28T08:40:25.905-04:002012-09-28T08:40:25.905-04:00Glad to hear whaling in Oklahoma is restricted. Th...Glad to hear whaling in Oklahoma is restricted. Things could really get out of hand. <br /><br />And I'll always remember where I was when the Oklahoma City bombing happened. Such a tragedy. I can still see the images in my mind from the television that day. Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-63868898395296687842012-09-28T08:16:16.886-04:002012-09-28T08:16:16.886-04:00Ms Dunning for President!Ms Dunning for President!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-11076514118171809892012-09-28T08:04:26.898-04:002012-09-28T08:04:26.898-04:00Sooners... a celebration of cheating the Indians o...Sooners... a celebration of cheating the Indians out of the land they were forced to move to. Disgusted, the Seminoles, encouraged by the Black Seminoles who were being picked off by slavers, picked up and moved to Mexico.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-12879402110656758132012-09-28T06:54:36.880-04:002012-09-28T06:54:36.880-04:00'It's illegal for a bar owner to permit an...'It's illegal for a bar owner to permit anyone in his bar to pretend to have sex with a buffalo.'<br /><br />Sus, please tell me you are making this stuff up.<br /><br />As for the couple in your opener, I'd really like to have seen the looks on their faces after the fact. Or perhaps they were so blown away by the experience, they just looked at one another and offered to refresh each other's coffee.<br /><br />Have a great weekend. :)Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.com