Boobtober

 

Do the right thing girls & pay as much attention to your boobs as the guys do!

 

 

Nothing But Time

I was looking at upcoming concerts in my area last night. Just surfing around the net, drinking my drink. I began to make a mental list of folks I've seen in concert. I thought I'd put my list here just in case I forget all together:

Rod Stewart - Biloxi(my first concert)
Dwight Yoakum w/David Ball - Mobile
Dwight Yoakum - Bayfest
Loverboy - Bayfest
Dave Matthews - Mobile
Third Eye Blind w/ Eve 6 & Our Lady Peace - Mobile
George Straight - Pensacola
Brooks & Dunn w/ Terri Clark & Tracy Byrd- Pensacola
George Strait Music Fest - New Orleans
- Asleep @ the Wheel
- Dixie Chicks
- Faith Hill
- Tim McGraw
- Brad Paisley
George Straight Music Fest - New Orleans
- Asleep @ the Wheel
- Sara Evans
- Brad Paisley
(I can't remember any others in the line up)
George Straight Music Fest - Nashville
- Asleep @ the Wheel
- Tim McGraw
- Tracy Byrd
- Kenny Chesney
- Martina McBride
- Alan Jackson (stopped in to sing one song - Murder on Music Row)
Pat Green - Mobile
Robert Earl Keen - Mobile
Carlos Mencia - Mobile
David Lee Roth - Mobile
Blake Shelton - Mobile
John Michael Montgomery - Mobile
Molly Hatchet - Mobile
Mickey Gilley (don't you dare laugh & it was in the past 3 years too!) - Biloxi
Motley Crue w/ Hinder & Theory of a Dead Man - New Orleans
Lynrd Skynrd - Atmore
Doobie Brothers - Atmore

I will be adding Zac Brown, Def Leppard, Heart, Motley Crue (again) & Poison in the next few months.

Go on be jealous, you know you can't help it.

The Eagles

I've been watching & re-watching the Eagles documentary The History of the Eagles on Showtime over the past several weeks.  I've always been an Eagles fan.  My first taste of their music was given to me by my parents.  When I was a young kid (think late 70's, early 80's) my mom & dad went go out for dinner on Friday nights at the Airway & I was usually in tow.  There was a juke box in the place & mom would chose Take It To the Limit every time. 

"So put me on a highway
And show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time"

The History of the Eagles shows all of the members, then & now, who came & went, who were the leaders, who were the followers, who were the creative ones, the angry ones, the drunk ones.  Obviously I am on the outside looking in but I see a band that was so dynamic, so harmoniously awesome, who had it all & never seemed happy.  Maybe the director chose for them to be perceived in that way. 

I've read several comments from viewers regarding the documentary & some seem to think they Glenn & Don were the bullies in the band.  I didn't see it that way.  Every band has a leader & that is what they did - they led.  Obviously, their leadership skills were on mark...they are still touring in 2013. 

"You got your demons, you got desires
Well, I got a few of my own"

When I hear an Eagles song, not all of them, but a greater portion than not, their music, lyrics makes me want to run.  They make me want to be a drifter.  Sound cheesey?  Yeah, I'll agree.

"I remember what you told me before you went out on your own:
"Sometimes to keep it together, we got to leave it alone."
So you can get on with your search, baby, and I can get on with mine
And maybe someday we will find , that it wasn't really wasted time"

"But every morning'
I wake up and worry
What's gonna happen today.
You see it your way,
And I see it mine,
But we both see it slippin' away"


"Well we're scared but we ain't shakin',
Kinda bent but we ain't breakin'
In the long run.
Ooh I want to tell you it's a long run."

From L to R: Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Don Felder

Their 70's look?  Nailed it.

Sing Along Time

There are many things I love about Texas -  blue bonnets, Bevo, Fort Davis, George Strait, brisket, the Brazos River, Big Bend National Park, Circle E Candles, cowboys dressed like cowboys, Tommy Lee Jones & Texas country music.

 And so I share with you a little Texas country music...

One Thing I Know

Woke up today and things had changed.
The man I’ve become just ain’t the same.
Wanted to run but there was just nowhere to go.
Living in a dream world, praying it don’t show.

Cause who I am, is who you want me to be
But I’m having a hard time, finding me.
Well take my hand darling, won’t you let me go
Gotta do this by myself, that’s one thing I know.

Living my life on low-fuel,
Telling myself that I’m a damn fool.
All of my friends up in Fort Worth tell me how I’m brave,
Little do you know I almost lost it yesterday.

Cause who I am, is who they want me to be
But I’m having a hard time, finding me.
Well take my hand darling, won’t you let me go
Gotta do this by myself, that’s one thing I know.

I’ve got these demons on my trail.
Crazy and messed up, but no one else can tell…

Cause who I am, is who you want me to be
But I’m having a hard time, finding me.
Well take my hand darling, won’t you let me go
Gotta do this by myself, that’s one thing I know.

Gotta do this all alone, that’s one thing I know.
~~ Randy Rogers Band

Say What?

Why is it easier to ask forgiveness than to ask for permission?

What if what is good for the goose isn't good for the gander but is really bad for it?

Why do we say things suck when things are bad?  What makes it suck when in life we do lots of things that involve sucking that brings about much pleasure such as sucking on a lollipop, sucking on a straw & do I need to mention blow jobs?  We all know that there is no blowing involved but it certainly is a job. 

What up wid all dat?

1000 Faces In The Crowd

I was in New Orleans over the weekend walking through Jackson Square & I saw this fella.  He was playing his guitar in the square and he had a tip jar in front of him.  I gave him some money & then asked to take his picture.  He did smile & I snapped the shot.  I asked him his name & he said "Joe".

Conversations With a 10 Year Old

While sitting in the drive-thru at Starbucks during my lunch hour which was being spent with my manfriend's 10 year old boy & soon to be my co-child, I pulled my make up bag from my hand bag & applied powder to my face & lipstick to my lips. 

The 10 year old says: "So this is what you do?"
Me: "Do what?"
The 10 year old: "Put on make up at lunch."
Me: "I am just re-applying."
The 10 year old: "You don't look bad without make up."
M e: "Thank you."
The 10 year old: "Except when you have a bad hair day."

Sign I Might Be Boarding the Crazy Train

I like to multi-task & its part of my self diagnosed ADD, so while brushing my teeth this morning I was also putting away a couple of dishes I hand washed last night, feeding & watering my pets, completing a set of leg squats and checking my eBay account.  After successfully finishing all of the above I finished the morning by getting ready for work.  While driving to work I fished around in my handbag looking for lipstick & I found my toothbrush (straight face).  I put my toothbrush in my handbag! 

I have been known to put my bra in the freezer after witnessing the high karate of David Lee Roth while passing on a hit of marijuana (I said pass) & swilling Budweiser but I have never, even on my worse day put my toothbrush in my purse! 

"All aboard!  Ha ha ha!  Crazy, hey that's how it goes...."

I Can't Stop This Train

"Luck is for losers & winners don't complain"....

If you are single, why are you? Are you better or worse because of it?

If you are part of a duo, what makes it work?

I am in a relationship. I can accurately say that it is not a great relationship. History repeats for me as in I tend to believe the best is yet to be with the person I am with. Pretty sure the problem is me...as it always has been. I expect too much & receive to little. Therefore, I am the faulty switch.

Any advice? (If any of you tell me to pack it up, then I expect you to be part of
the packing savior wagon). Speak carefully !!!!!

Things That Make you Hmm, Hmmm, Hmmmm

The wee hours of the morning are wee because?  An hour is 60 minutes no matter what time zone you're in...so why are morning hours wee & the rest are just _________________?

Why do you drive on a parkway & park on a driveway? (its just fun to say)

Why are area rugs so expensive?  You can carpet an entire room sometimes for what a 9x9 rug costs.

What snaps in a person to make them become so obsessive with things?  Like doll collectors, cat collectors, NASCAR fans, beer drinkers or comic book freaks?  I love lots of things & there are things that I am more passionate about than others such as dogs but I don't wear pictures of dogs on my clothes or any other accessory.  I don't have dog knick knacks & what not's around the house.  I love Nikki Sixx but I don't have his picture by my bed or his dead body in the freezer. I know when to draw the line.

And finally throw pillows  Why in the hell are those things so expensive? 

Words of Wisdom

"Always have two ways out of everything". ~~ Mrs. Shambo

Older But None The Wiser

Today I am 38 years old young. I struck through old because I don't feel old I just know that I am older.  I can't believe I am knocking on 40's door.  Truthfully, it freaks me the fuck out.  40.  Forty. Four-tee! In 22 years I will be 60 which is even more freaky. 

I just got a new car.  A car that I've wanted for the better part of 10 years & now I have it.  Now what?  I have a home, bonus children, 3 dogs, 2 cats (that I didn't want), a close family, an extended family, 4 best friends, many other acquaintances, a job I like, all my teeth, my hair, about 1,001 freckles, a 401 (k) & I am engaged to my man friend. Some might say I am as a rich as I could be in so many ways, others might say that I am bragging & then some will say that I live beyond my means. After you acquire so many things, achieve goals, make your own history, then what?  Wait for the reaper?

I watch older couples when I am out & about.  They sit across from each other as they eat.  Not speaking or smacking or smiling, like wrinkled robots.  I wonder - is this what my man friend & I will become?  Just ambling through the day, biding our time until our real time is up? I want to celebrate life now, enjoy it & when my time is near I want to go out swinging!  But, I find it hard to not worry & to be in the moment when I am worrying about stuff that hasn't even happened & may never happen. 

Sometimes I wonder how I will die.  If the ways I have abused my body will be my demise.  I read an article about the secrets of living to be 100 years old from centenarians themselves:

"I eat bacon every day".
"A little scotch goes a long way".
"Two pounds of chocolate a week".
"I do what I love".
"When I go to a party, I'm going to have a highball".
"Riding your bike 'til your 100, then quitting smoking at 117".
"I read 3 newspapers every day & watch C-Span to keep my mind sharp".

Alcohol & smoking is a secret to longer living? That goes against everything we're told!  Lets look at George Burns who smoked cigars & fathered children until he died at 100. 

And...

Lemmy Kilmister isn't really near 100, only 67. but he smokes, swills Jack Daniels & uses speed & coke - lives like a true rock star, indestructible. 

Or what about...

My great-grandfather, Oliver Cooper, fished, hunted, gardened, was an active Mason, church deacon, never drank alcohol, never smoked, ate fried meat & bread everyday, drank whole milk, black coffee & sweet tea, was a volunteer fireman and loved only one woman until he died at 97. 

And then there was...

Hank Williams, Sr. died at 29 from complications of the usage of alcohol.

And how can he not be mentioned...

Ozzy Osbourne, no words are needed. 

I don't know what the secret of longevity is.  I suppose its a different secret to everyone. Harmony, wisdom, power, courage, generosity, success, spirituality, chocolate, alcohol & fried chicken = a long & healthy life?  I guess we'll have to wait & see.

Bayerische Motoren Werke

 

Also known as Bavarian Motor Works or most commonly as BMW & sometimes as a Beemer.  

 

 

 

 

My new wheels...anyone up for a road trip?

A Country Legend

When I was younger, much younger I thought the music my parents listened to was so "out of style".  I listen to that same music now.



Thank you for the memoies.

George Jones

1931 - 2013

The Breakfast of Fabulous People

Here we have a feast fit for a fabulous person:

The menu includes:

1 - Starbucks Raspberry Pomegranate Refresher beverage; 60 calories
1 - 9 oz. Energizer Trail Mix; 140 calories
1 - Darkside of the Rainbow Skittles pack; 230 calories

Extremely glorious, fabulous & healthy, right?

I Need An Epipen - Stat!

I had an allergic reaction yesterday evening. Let's access the situation: 

Did I have breathing issues?  No.

Was there an aggressive need to claw my skin to shreds?  No.

Did my tongue swell?  No.

Was I bitten by a bug, spider, a flying something?  Not that I could tell.

Was my skin hot?  Yes.

Did I eat something that might have triggered this?  Maybe, 2 Girl Scout Cookies - Caramel Delights.

I checked my blood pressure - 130/84.

I checked my blood sugar - 81. 

Did the rash affect any other parts of my body? No.

Are those flecks of brown part of the reaction? No.

Did I find my man friend entwined with another woman?  No.

Did I discover my nostrils are uneven?  Hell yes.  Damn it.  If I didn't worry enough about everything else already -- I had to discover my uneven nostrils.  Not a surprise really since I dislike my nose.  Only now, I dislike it even more & I can't believe that is even possible.

Am I back to normal this morning?  Define normal.

See for yourself.  Sorry for the sideways effect:


 

 

 





I Can Name That Tune in 4 Notes

 

Ok, you got me...its not a tune & there are no musical notes - instead ---- Name That Dude! 

 

 

Awful Weather...

Gave way to an awesome night!  My ticket to ride was for a concert at the Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach, Alabama.  The stars that were shinning were Kacey Musgraves, The Eli Young Band & Kenny Chesney. Around the 4th song of Kenny Chesney's, Grace Potter appeard & sang with him You & Tequila.  Near the end of the show...a special guest stepped onto the stage ----- Sammy Hagar.  Thas right, the Red Rocker himself!  He sang I Can't Drive 55 & Finish What Ya Started.  I get starry eyed easily...but what an awesome thing!  Emeril Lagasse popped up on stage & "BAM" he was gone!

My super duper magical iPhone wasn't doing anything that resembled a magic truck for taking pictures.  When Sammy appeared I snuck & weaved around the best I could to get as close as I could to get a picture.  To my dismay one of the Wharf's armed guards told me what I was doing was a fire hazard.  Um, the seats are metal, the ground is concrete & its an amphitheater that was just drenched by torrential rains 2 hours before hand.  The only fire hazard I could see was the heat rising in my face for her interfering with my paparazzi like stealth  to get on near the stage. 

As I was making my way back to my seat from crawling around the front of the stage, a guy stopped me & said "Van Hagar woooo!" "I bet Van Halen is coming up next"...I tried to focus & will them out on stage & while what I wanted what this weirdo was saying to come true I knew it wasn't. 

Again, it was awesome!

Things My Parents & Grandparents Told Me

Funny how some of the things my parents & grandparents told me as I was growing up still stay with me & of course there is all the other stuff I've never thought about again.

Here are a few of those words of remembrance:

You can't hold the puppies/kittens too much or they'll get sick ~~ Mom

Don't stand on your head like that, your liver will turn over ~~ Mama Cooper

If you lose a tooth & you don't stick your tongue in where it came out, a silver tooth will come back in its place ~~ Granny

Don't swallow your gum it will make your insides stick together ~~ Mom

Don't roll your stomach like that you'll get worms ~~ Granny

Don't sit so close to the TV, it'll ruin your eyes ~~ Everyone

If you are going to do it, do it right ~~ Mama Cooper (she said this to me when we were making her bed)

Always eat a little breakfast.  It will make your day so much better ~~ Mama Ruth

Always smile, it makes people wonder what you are up to ~~ Mama Ruth

Honey, I love anything that is a V-neck, 3 quarter length and multi-colored ~~ Mama Ruth

When you buy something pleated, make sure the pleats turn in, not out ~~ Mama Ruth

When you put on a shoe you can always tell a designer shoe from a cheap shoe ~~ Mama Ruth

"Why are you dragging your feet?" "Because I am lazy?" "No, because you're fat." ~~ Dad

If that frog pees on you, you'll get a wart ~~ Mom, Nannie, Granny

I swannie ~~ Nannie

In the reckly ~~ Nannie (her response to someone asking what time someone would be coming to pick them up)

Woooooo! ~~ Nannie (her response to you calling her name if she wasn't in the same room with you)



Another thing I think about is their names.  I remember when I asked Mama Cooper what her name was & I just couldn't believe what she told me: Lucy.  Her name was Lucy!  Lucy was the name she gave every doll of mine.

I've mentioned before that I was beyond blessed to have so many parental units in my life:

My Parents ~~ Estil Jr. & Marsha
My Parents today ~~ Estil Jr. & Louise, Marsha & Bob

Grandparents ~~
Roy & Dorothy
Estil & Ruth

Great Grandparents ~~
Jack & Helen
Oliver & Lucy
Annaleigh
George & Wilma

Great Great Grandparents ~~
Mildred

So I took a stroll down memory lane on a Friday afternoon while at work...I could be doing so much worse!

The World Is Being Ran By Lizard People

Do you believe this?  4 percent of Americans do.  Shape shifting lizard people are controlling the government? Uncanny that it is a shape shifting reptile theory when most politicians are thought to be snakes anyway, right?

Are you concerned about the North Korea missile crisis?  Is it a crisis?  I mean, what can I do to prepare?  I can't build an underground nuclear fallout bunker in a few days.  Hell, even if I could I doubt I have the financing to do so.  Really, what can I do about it?  Reading about it makes me worry & worrying has never solved any of my problems.

A whopping 13% of Americans believe that Barack Obama is the anti-christ.  The anti-christ is supposed to be a healer of nations, handsome, well-spoken.  I do know from my own eyes & ears that President Obama isn't two of these.  Some believe that Tom Cruise is the anti-christ.  I'll buy that but I will still watch his movies, new & old.

What about diseases?  Do you believe that government manufacturers diseases?  We do have biological warfare, right, or is it bio-terrorism?  Small pox is a form of  _____________ ?  Anthrax is _____________?

See what happens when my sleep pattern is disturbed?  Or in other words, see what happens due to my lack of sleep?  I am basically destroying the world!