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So,, one of my Favorite shows is "The Deadliest Catch" ... I am a fan of Captain Sig Hansen, and the North Western,,,, I think His and My managment styles are similar,,,, this post however is about Captain Phil Harris of the Cornelia Marie,,, 

and I will just leave it for you to read,,,,,

Captain Phil Harris suffered a stroke yesterday at St. Paul Island in Alaska. He was medivacked to Anchorage and is currently at a hospital receiving treatment.

I didn’t say anything earlier, so family can learn from us instead of through the internet. I know anybody who is reading this also cares about Phil, so we thought you should know as well.
Phil is at a good hospital and receiving the best care possible. My mother, Cornelia Marie Devlin and Jake Harris are with him at the hospital. Josh is staying on the boat to help the new relief skipper who is flying out there today. The boat is in the harbor now, but needs to be able to leave in case the ice shifts and moves in.
Our engineer Steve found Capt. Phil on the floor of his stateroom Friday. He was immediately taken to the clinic in St. Paul – the same place he was treated when he had a blood clot two years ago.
As soon as we receive more information about Phil, we will pass it on to you.

3rd Time is the charm

Did I say plumbing SUCKS !!

Simple task - Move the holding tank to frm the room with the Sinks, and Washer dryer over into the Furnace room,,, it's the 1st part of a seeral part move to A) get more room in that little area B) move the big sink under the window, C) cover the mass of wirings / breaker box D) install doors on the room to "hide" it.. E) build a laundry "Chute" for the Blankets, and sheets that are used in the Cages, and Kennels.... Does not seem hard does it ??

Well  - Plumbing is Involved.....

Day #1 - last Thursday -- Moved Tank, and had ned Pressure wswitch assemble installed, and back on line in UNDER TWO HOURS !!  it was 6:20pm.... Caution.... Pressure switch will not turn off,,, gets to 50 PSI, and just chatters,,, on , off, on , off.... and  it seems to be increasing in speed the longer we let it go,... after discussion,, off to Home Depot to get SMALL tank to take the "slap" out of the line,, after all now the Switch is like 30 feet from the tank,,, HD guy says don't matter,,,, but  the pressure in the tank related to the low set pint on the switch must be off,,, sure enough he is right,,,, tank is at40 psi,,, switch is 30 psi,... tank needs to be 2 lbs BELOW the on set point,,, ok so now we got it !! We bleed the tank,, and VIOLA ! same Fing thing,.... ok now it's 8:30 .... back the DEPOT,, we make the call to moe the tank back,,, that takes till 10:30..... and except for NEW plumbing fixtures, and two leaks that we did not have Before we started ,, everything is back to SQUARE ONE !!

This Thursday....OK,,Let's try this  one more time,,, With additional Advice and Council from others, and the INTERWEB ,,, it is decided that the switch needs to be within 4 feet of the Tank,,, NOT 30 feet away,,, and that the line from the well to the tank should NOT be reduced we went from 1 inch to 3/4 inch lst time so we could use an existing line,,,,, NFG....  we go with our best shot.... move the tank, install a 1 inch pipe from the inlet of the  Well to the manifold at the tank,,, we install that in one shot no elbows in the over head... and VIOLA this time it works !!  a slight leak under the tank that can and will be repaired later,,,  its a thing of Beauty !!!

,,,,, Fast forward to Friday Morning,,,, sittin in Bread Alone,, sippin coffee and eating a perfectly toasted and buttered Everything Bagel...  I am thinkin,, geez its really cold out,,, and we ran that Pipe in the over head,,,, hope it dont' freeze.... "Hold that Thought"...   at almost exactly noon the call comes in,,, LINE FROZEN = NO WATER,,,  ONE MORE TIME,,,, WE haul out the "new line" .. we need to run this in just above the DROP ceiling,,,, but that means holes in 2 Concrete walls, 2 sheet rock walls, either up and oer or under existing I - Beams,,,,  ok,, let's do it,, we make a huge mess , and lotza noise that our Feline friends are not happy with,,, runnin that 1" Concrete hammer drill for am 1/2 hour is really noisy,,,, but it all only takes us 3 hours,,, and the water is back on !!!  Listen give us three shots at anything, and we will get it right !!!

NEXT week is covering up that nasty Electrical Breaker Panel (that panel in the second  Photo)  BEFORE we move the sink over next to it,,,, hummmm  Electric , and water,,,, how do they get along ????

Momma .....don't allow no hand clappin, foot stompin, knee slappin,,

Oh my,,,,

A Blues kinda day.......

it's a rainy rainy rainy rainy rainy rainy night in ,,,,Well not Georgia......  I am done cleaning the house,,, and am checkin out something called "Sound Revolution" on PBS.....  it's Morgan Freeman with the Intro to the blues,,, and the Electric guitar, Gatemouth Brown, BB King (thats Blues Boy King... I never Knew that) ,, and Clint Eastwood with the Piano blues.... Ray Charles, Fat's Dominio, and all,..

I am gonna get you both Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown... and Etta James,,,,,  and if you ain't tappin a foot or singin along,,,, ya might wanna call a Doctor,,, I think you passed away !


 


Gatemouth Brown,,,,


and BB......

A few Magic words for a Saturday

so this started out to be a TOP TEN kinda list ,, and As you can see things got carried away....

So,,Movie quotes

Then  Dave & Neil with a really old Hank Williams (1949) song...from  "Hope for Haiti"  

Nice Hat ,  wadda you trying to look like,,?  a Secret Agent?

You are either Drunk or I am Crazy ,,, ahhh  .. I'll be sober tomorrow , you'll be crazy for the rest of your life

The boy is off to start his career.... College ? ,,,, no carnival,,,, Last year he was the Pixie-Dust Spreader on the Tilt-A- Whrill, this year we figure thet he will either be Guessin weights  or barkin for the Yak woman.

You have something to add to our discussion Doctor Ryan ?

You are a Neo Maxi Zoomed Dweebie,, if you wern't out makin yourself a better citizen , you wouldn't know what the hell to do...

I gotta  eat , so I can take my Back pill

Hamburgers ! The cornerstone of Any Nutritious breakfast...

Didn't put enough dirt down,,, saw it right off,.....

I am Wind in his his hair,,,

I'll bet someone back east is going, "Now why don't he write?"

The white man the soldiers are looking for no longer exists. Now there is only a Sioux named Dances With Wolves.

I think this building should be condemned. There's serious metal fatigue in all the load-bearing members, the wiring is substandard, it's completely inadequate for our power needs, and the neighborhood is like a demilitarized zone.

I'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. What do you mean, "bad"?

Do you believe in UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis?

Nah - calling it your job don't make it right, Boss.

What we got here is... failure to communicate.

Surely you can't be serious. :  I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.

Captain, how soon can you land?   : I can't tell. : You can tell me. I'm a doctor.

Ooh, look at this. I have never seen one of these intact before. This is the famous Dead Sea Tupperware. Listen. Pbbtt! Ah, still fresh.

Tell me about it. I just hear that name and I shudder. : Mufasa! : Ooooh! Do it again! : Mufasa!

I though I heard,,,,, heard what? I thought I heard Singing sir. Singing ? , Yes  Sir...

Disney on ICE ???

POJO news acticle

Click the link to the Poughkeepsie Journal Article on the Disney Marathon !!

A little Zevon.... Renegade

I don't want to grow old gracefully
I don't want to go 'til it's too late

I'll be some old man in the road somewhere
Kneeling down in the dust by the side of the Interstate

“I have a dream this afternoon that the brotherhood of man will become a reality in this day.

Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.

I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today.

Goofy ,,, Race & a 1/2 Challenge,,,,,

Greeting,,,, So,, sorry this has been so long in coming,,,,just kinda busy after the race, but I want to document the 1/2 and Full Marathons, at Disney World,,, affectionatley called ,,, the "GOOFY Challenge"!

1st ,, Thanks, to my Wife - who has put up with this nonsense for over 20 years -  and Family that came down, stood in the freezin cold, and rain for hours to cheer me on,,, It means a lot more than you know ,,that there are folks waiting for me !

PreRace,,,, Package pick up went smoothly , once I figured out that the Goofy Packets were on the 2nd level of the Milk House at the Wide World of Sports ,,, I did get worried initially that they had no Name and number on their sheet for either race !  Ok, once upstairs, I go the Packet,,, 3 Long sleeve microfiber shirts, the Donald 1/2, the Mickey for the Full, and the Dark Blue one for the Goofy Challenge,,,, a bunch of sign-ups for other marathons, an Orange beaded necklace with Goofy on it,, and sneaker laces for the Marathon,,, ok, and they then affix a Silver wrist band on you that you need to exchange for a BLUE GOOFY Wristband at the end of the 1/2 Marathon. Bought a few pairs of Shorts, hey $10 each ,,,

Saturday, 1/2 Marathon day, 13.1 miles,, Weather a factor,, Major Cold front moved in,,, its Record low - 26 Degrees - and it starts to rain at about 4:30am,,, you need to be at EPCOT parking lot and walk - near 1/2 mile to the Start by the Start time of 5:40AM,,, - I am in Corral "C" - not a bad starting spot,, I can easliy see the stage, and the opening Ceremony, by race time its Sleeting, and SNOWING in Florida ! I am one of the few with shorts on,, and I have my 50 gallon size Heafty Bag to keep me out of the wind, and dry,,, I notice that the guy next to me in the Corral, has dropped a pair of Seriously large WINTER gloves - that I snatch up,,,I only have my light running gloves,, I kept these WINTER ones the entire 1/2, and at least ten miles into the Full Marathon on Sunday... with Cannon blasts, and fireworks, the 1/2 starts right at 5:40AM,,, I am feeling fine with the slow pace,, and actually have to force myself to slow down,,, I want to finish in 2hrs, 30 minutes,,, it rains and sleets, and snows essentially  the entire run. There are enough Bands, Chearleaders, water stops, and Characters to keep us entertained the whole run,,, It remains dark till after 7am,,, and by then we are out of the Magic Kingdom, and headed Back to EPCOT,, the 1/2 only goes to the 2 parks,,, It seems to me a real easy pace,,, and I am in good shape,, except being wet,, as I discarded the Heafty bag at 7 miles,,,I was starting to Sweat alot inside the bag & was concerned that I would be more cold,,Finished up in good shape at 2hrs, 29 minutes, and 56 Seconds ,, hows that for hittin the Target.. I see the Family right at the end cheering me on,,,very nice... I get my finishers medal and skip right by the long lines for photos, and Snacks, to get my Dry stuff that's in the baggage tent... I trade my silver wrist band for a blue one that I will trade tomorrow for my Goofy Medal !  My teeth are chattering , and limbs shaking at this point,, its cold and  wet !! I cannot wait to get on the Bus , and get warm,,,

Saturday post race is a nice Breakfast,, Bagel, Cereal, and , oh boy,, an ICE BATH for the LEGS !!

Sunday ,,, Pre-race is Same routine as Saturday,,, You can't - or I can't think of running 26 miles,,, its just to much,,, I mentally break it down to a 13,,,a 5 mile to get to 18, another 5 to 23,, and a 3 miler to finish,,

On the Bus and to EPCOT by 4:30am,. no rain,, but still cold,,, I am ready , with the Garbage bag, and Those Borrowed gloves,..  Corral "D" this time,,, even closer to the Start line,,, Musta drank tooooo Much coffee or somehting,,, as I have to stop about 4 times in the 1st tem miles,,, plus a run into the Mens room in Fantasy land to get warm for a second,,, The Full marathon is going great till mile 20 or so,, there are bands, and cheerleaders, and lots more people in Epoct, and MK,,, the Main street is Packed with folks,,, the MK is still near the 1/2 way point,, 'cept this time thats 12 miles,,, not 6,,, I am ahead of the Fam that tries to see me at mile 12,,, and i pass the 13.1 mile mark before they get there ! Warming up a bit and I discard my garbage bag at mile 8... nearly toss the hat and gloves, but i tuck them into the waist band,, good things, as we come out of the Animal Kingdom at mile 18 right into a cold wind,,, I put the hat and gloves back on !  I start to cramp my hip flexors, and Groin muscle about here, and end up really slow, and walking at some parts of 20, and 21,,, and there goes the 5 hour Marathon,,but by the end of 22 headed to 23, and Hollywood Studios,,, the muscle cramps end,,, I thought what ever tightened up must have torn,,, as I now feel better,,,  I can't wait to get to the Studios, and the Tables of chocolate bars, and Had Candy ! here I come for my sugar boost !!   There are just what seem like hundreds of people walking or pulling up at this point,,, at least I am passing them at my slow pace.... Thanks to the Oriental lady who rubbed the Bio Freeze gel on my Calves at mile 24 ,, she saw I could not bend over to do it !! Everyone around me can taste it now,, I am past the mental stage where you think maybe you can't make it,,, and know at 24,, its just 2.2 miles to go,,, across the bridge to the Beach Clab resort, down that path past the Yacht Club,,, in a service entrance to EPCOT near Canada, and England,, up over the bridge to France, Morrocco, then Japan, and you can see Space ship Earth off to the left ....  around World Showcase Lagoon, and remembering that I was here 5 or so hours ago !   make right and head right for the BALL.,... really close now,,, the park is open , and the course lined with Spectators,,, veer right behind Guest Services, and onto the Service road, it mile 26 ! and I can see my family straight ahead,,,, screaming....  I change side of the road so I can High FIVE ,,, Mickey, and Minne who are right before the finish line,,,, I cross, Marathon #6 done !

As predicted,,, Emotion central,, and I tear-up a bit,,, get my Medal,,, and heat blanket.... I head for the Goofy tent, and trade my Blue wrist band for my MEDAL ! then off to the Snack tent, and the Photo ops !!  A couple of pictures with Chip and Dale,,, and we are done,,, I actually feel great ! ,,,, and even after,,, I am not that fatigued,,,,

Thanks again for all the Volunteers, and the support for the Marathon, and a Half !

Pictures of you....

An old song,, that I was reminded of just recently,....
It's the CURE, with  Robert Smith,,,,

a Little Skynard .....................

Broken bones, broken hearts
Stripped down and torn apart
A little bit of rust - I'm still runnin'

Countin' miles, countin' tears
Twisted roads, shiftin' gears
Year after year - it's all or nothin'

But I'm not home, I'm not lost
Still holdin' on to what I got
Ain't much left
No there's so much that's been stolen
I guess I've lost everything I've had
But I'm not dead, at least not yet
Still alone, still alive, Still UNBROKEN

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A post from the ROAD - OKW Resort actually,,,

Greeting followers,,,,, hey,,, Just a few Pictures from the GOOFY MARATHON AND A HALF ,.....

Both of these are the end of the Marathon on Sunday,,,, Mickey Medal, and GOOFY Medal for finishing the 1/2 Saturday,, and the Full on Sunday !!  Oh yes,,, and my homies,,,, Chip and Dale,,, Can you tell which is which??

Much more ,,, including a race report (boring) to follow !

Every person has within them..................

So ,, is it odd to know when and where it began,, and when and where it will end.

I saw that Medal, and asked about it.,.. that was 364 days ago. IT started then and there...

The work started on  Jan 13th...innocent enough 4 miles from Wilderness lodge to Fort wilderness Campground, and back... in a day when the right Hamstring was so injured that it could not move the leg in front of the left leg,, and if I was not minful,,, it would drag the foot to the point that I would trip.

It is within Each person the ability to do Great Things - this Touchstone is the Challenge..

the Journey has gone over 360 days...  over 2000 Miles, heck , I could have run from Staatsburg, to Orlando !...  funny it will end less than 2 miles from where it started..

It was run in Many towns ,, Staatsburg, Hopewell, Lagrangeville, Pleasant Valley, Albany, Duck, Corolla,  Woodstock, Putnam Valley to name a few,...

in 5ooo meters to 20 mile chunks,,, in the rain, snow,,, from 9 degrees to 90 ...
Dozen of Pee breaks, ONE defecation,, 2 Pukes,... a dozen Toe nails, more then a FOOT full of blisters,
Gallons of Gatorade,,, Packets of GU,,, countless Power Bars... Leg Cramps , Abdominal stitches.   up hills , down hills, flat .,.. roads., sidewalks, trails, thru Streams, a few State parks,  Races from 16 miles, to 3 miles, funny I did not feel the need to race more... IT was done on days I felt grreat,. on days I felt like shit,, pumped up , tired, pissed..  in Shorts, Singlets, Sweatshirts, Lycra ,  gloves and Hats.. Hours upon hours of Music,,, one - only one,  thank god - Dog attack... 3 close calls with Cars....

It will end  in the parking lot Behind SpaceShip Earth , just outside EPCOT.. near a year after the Start , less than 2 miles from where I started it all,... it will end Sunday,, about noon,,, in Sweat, and I guarantee ,,, Tears ,, in an emotional rush that is like no other...I thank the Hat and Sun Glasses to hide from others at that Moment,.. hey - men are after all LIONS... It will end with hand shakes, and Hugs, pats on the back,,  Medals around the neck &  T-shirts that can then be worn proudly, as they are all the Reward that is given for ALL this  WORK.

It is a Challenge not taken Lightly,,, it is Hard WORK ,,,, There is a reason  Phidippides Died after running 26.2 Miles from Marathon to Athens ,  its Hard WORK....   SO,,, this Penguin like runner will be up to  that Challenge on SATURDAY and SUNDAY,..,.. after all the work is done,,, and the GOOFYness is just about  begun..

(This ) Every man has within him the ability to do GREAT things !

how about a little HEAD !!

From Stop Making Sense,,,, one of the Best Concert Videos...

The Band in heaven ,, they play my Favorite song!



This ain't no Mudd club ,, or CBGB's - ain't got time for that now,...

Magic Dick, and Lickin Stick

Please ,,, this is a PG rated Blog,,,, a Little Harp music,,,

The Master,,, Super Harp, and McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters)

Got My Mojo workin !!


And Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz with  WAMMER JAMMER !!

New pictures

Check out the NEW Bird Pictures !!!

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Fish Outta WATER .....

"When you feed a fish, never feed him a lot. So much and no more! Never more than a spot, or something may happen! You never know what!"

Many happy Returns

Ok,, so all those gifts that you lied about "Just Loving" are still where??? under the tree ? In their Boxes ?? Did you even try it on ??  Oh my,,,, this is the Story of the American Dream,,, thinking that we know just what gift to give a person,,,when that Person get's it , THEY LIE  , and say they "just  love it !",  but,, you never see it again... Yard Sales, and garage sales were the OLD fashion way to get rid of it ,,, Modern times call for Modern Measures aolutions,,E-Bay, and Craig's list  ! And don't wait in a Return Line ,, like this one !

Anyway,,, I think I have Better options,,, Next year ... suggest that you adopt a Family, ,,and give things to the people who have the least, or give money and supplies to your Local Animal shelter, go work at  a soup kitchen. Or Buy your own gifts , wrap 'em up ,, open them like you are surprised and VIOLA !! how did Santa Know I wanted that !!?? he is certainly a Smart Bastard , ain't he !

Put  a DIME in number 27....

So watchin the Honeymooners Marathon yesterday I thought about the Old Jackie Gleason show,,, and he did this routine as "Joe the Bartender"  a Comedy routine,,, and he would call this guy from the back "Crazy Guggenheim" he was really Frank Fontane,,, anyway,,, they would do the Jokes, and then Craz would sing,,, and Sing Frank Fontane can.

Here is an old clip if that show,,, with Joe, and Crazy,, You can Fast forward out to 5:20 to hear a Bit of HEART of My HEART,,,  real good stuff, and this clip is great cause you can see at the End of the song, Gleason applauding FOR REAL at Fontane's singing!.... 

Guess I am showing my 53+ years by remembering this,huh ??