Thursday, March 22, 2007
DINNER AT NOONSKI'S
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE, BOB, GAIL, MOE AND NOONSKI BROKE BREAD TOGETHER. IT WAS A PLEASANT EVENING, AND ONE WE WISH TO REPEAT IN THE FUTURE. ONE OF MOE'S SPECIALTIES, STEW, WAS THE MAIN COURSE, AND IT WAS ITS USUAL OUTSTANDING DINNER.
BOB STEELE, LEGEND
BOB STEELE HOSTED A MORNING SHOW ON WTIC RADIO FOR SOMETHING LIKE 36 YEARS. HE WAS WITH THE STATION FOR 60 YEARS. HE BECAME LEGENDARY FOR HIS JOKES, AND HIS UNCANNY ABILITY TO PICK LOSERS IN SPORTS EVENTS. IN ALL THOSE YEARS, HE NEVER USED A VULGARITY, OR SUGGESTIVE SEXUAL REFERENCE, AND HE WAS ON SIX DAYS A WEEK. ONE OF HIS FEATURES WAS THE WORD FOR THE DAY WHICH WAS BROUGHT TOGETHER IN A BOOK BY THAT NAME IN 2002. HIS FUNNY STUFF IS JUST AS FUNNY TODAY, AND A FEW THINGS ARE ILLUSTRATED HERE.
BOB USED THE FOLLOWING EXPLANTION FOR THE WORD ABACUS: "THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO USE AN ABACUS, BUT IF THINK DOGS CAN'T COUNT, JUST LET FIDO SEE YOU PUT THREE BISCUITS IN YOUR POCKET, AND THEN TRY TO GIVE HIM TWO."
OR, "WHEN I WAS A KID IN KANSAS CITY I HAD TWO DOGS. THEIR NAMES WERE FAIL, A GERMAN SHEPARD, AND FURTHER ADO, A POODLE......". HE SAYS HIS AUNT WHO DID NOT LIKE DOGS WOULD INVITE HIM TO VISIT, BUT TELL HIM, "NOW PLEASE COME DOWN NEXT WEEKEND WITHOUT FAIL AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO."
ONE MORE: "ATHLETIC ABILITY IS ONLY ONE PART OF SUCCESS IN SPORTS. IRON NERVE IS IMPORTANT, TOO. FOR EXAMPLE, IN GOLF, LOOKING AN OPPONENT IN THE EYE AND SAYING, "THAT WAS A PRACTICE SWING."
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS TO MARY
MARY RECENTLY COMPLETED HER LPN PROGRAM, A VERY CHALLENGING AND DEMANDING ONE. THE PROGRAM, WHICH JUST COMPLETED ITS 61ST YEAR OF EXISTENCE, REQUIRED FIFTEEN MONTHS. IT WAS A TOUGH 15 MONTHS, BUT SHE DID IT. CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER.
"YA GOTTA STOT OFF EACH DAY WIT' A SONG
EVEN WHEN TINGS GO WRONG." GOOD ADVICE FROM JIMMY DURANTE....GOOD ENOUGH FOR BOB'S COMPANY NEWSPAPER TO ECHO ITS SENTIMENT. ADVICE IS ALWAYS EASY TO GIVE, AND SOMETIMES TOUGH TO TAKE, BUT SOME BRIGHT PEOPLE TELL US IT IS AN ADVANTAGE TO BE POSITIVE.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
THE SCHNOZZ OF DOGDOM
NOW THERE'S A SCHNOZZ (NOSE) FOR YOU. IT'S JOE DOG, RITA'S POOCH. A BETTER NAME FOR HIM WOULD HAVE BEEN JIMMY DURANTE.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
OLD BOB'S HAT
BOB'S LATEST UCONN HAT HAS PROVEN TO BE A VALUABLE CONVERSATION STARTER. YESTERDAY, BOB WAS AT THE CANCER CENTER FOR HIS CHECK-UP. WHEN WAITING IN THE RECEPTION AREA, OLD BOB WAS CONFRONTED BY A WOMAN WHO LOOKED AT THE HAT AT SAID:"I LIKE THAT HAT!" SELDOM AT A LOSS FOR WORDS, BOB REPLIED:"FIFTY BUCKS TAKES IT HOME AND ME TOO."
IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING
THE FIRST SIGN OF SPRING---THE CROCUSES HAVE REAPPEARED OUT SIDE THE CELLAR WINDOW ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THESE PLANTS WITHSTOOD THE BITTER COLD IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. IT ONLY TOOK A WARM DAY OR TWO FOR THEM TO BLOSSOM. MAYBE REBIRTH IS A REAL THING.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
BOB THE WEATHERMAN
BOB HAS BEEN HERE ABOUT A WEEK. HE CAME FROM THE SUNNY SOUTHLAND. IN THE LAST WEEK, WE HAVE HAD TWO SNOWSTORMS, AN ICE STORM AND THE COLDEST MARCH 6TH IN 100 YEARS. USUALLY, HE ONLY GETS THE COLDEST DAY OF THE WINTER. HERE'S BOB LEAVING FOR WORK AT 7:00 A.M. YOU WILL NOTE THAT BOB IS WEARING MOE'S JUVE (JUVENTUS)CAP, THAT IS HOW COLD IT IS. THE TEMPERATURE AT THIS HOUR STANDS AT 10 DEGREES WHICH IS UP FROM 2 DEGREES AT SIX A.M.
