Leaving Colorado for a loop trip......away we go!

Our summer work camping job ended Sept 19th. We left following Donna & Scott as we convoyed to Gary & Carol's in Piedmont, SD. When we are not pressed for time the interstate is the place to avoid. You see so much more of the country on the "back roads." We decided to drive up Highway 71 for most of the day. What did we see? Bunches of antelope, wide open space and alot of not much. Driving the route we chose we did not have to drive thru Colorado Springs or Denver or Cheyenne. There were wind farms everywhere. We have seen the individual blades traveling down the roads and they are huge! We were rewarded at the end of our drive by the happy faces of Gary & Carol. It was so nice to see them again. They opened their home and their hearts for our visit. Cody, their dog had some surgery done so they did not want to leave him home alone so they tag team as our travel agents. Carol took us to Crazy Horse in the morning and Gary took us to Sturgis, The Knuckle Saloon and to several neat waterfalls.


CRAZY HORSE.........(The hole under his arm is 10 stories high!)

Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Crazy Horse Memorial is the world's largest mountain carving. Designed as a memorial to Native American heroes, the sculpture depicts Crazy Horse, a 19th century Lakota leader, astride a horse.

Statistics
• Under current design plans, the memorial is expected to be 641 feet long and 563 feet tall. The head of Crazy Horse is over 87 feet tall. The memorial is a non-profit organization, garnering funds through public donations and admission fees from visitors.

sunday joke

DARWIN AWARDS

AND THE WINNER...

1. Based on a bet by the other members of his threesome,
Everitt Sanchez tried to wash his own "balls" in a ball washer at the local golf course. Proving once again that beer and testosterone are a bad mix, Sanchez managed to straddle the ball washer and dangle his scrotum in the machine. Much to his dismay, one of his buddies upped the ante by spinning the crank on the machine with Sanchez's scrotum in place, thus wedging them solidly in the mechanism.

Sanchez, who immediately passed his threshold of pain, collapsed and tumbled from his perch. Unfortunately for Sanchez, the height of the ball washer was more than a foot higher off the ground than his testicles are in a normal stance, and the scrotum was the weakest link. Sanchez's scrotum was ripped open during the fall, and one testicle was plucked from him forever and remained in the ball washer, while the other testicle was compressed and flattened as it was pulled between the housing of the washer, and the rotating machinery inside. To add insult to injury, Sanchez broke a new $300.00 driver that he had just purchased from the pro shop, and was using to balance himself. Sanchez was rushed to the hospital for surgery, and the remaining threesome was asked to leave the course.

They made me do it!

Do what? Play GOLF. I actually had fun. That means that I did ok.

What's commonly known today as Pike's Peak was originally named "Shining Mountain" by the Ute Indians because of how brightly the sun reflected off of the snow. Minutes from the Idyllic town of Woodland Park, Colorado; Shining Mountain is sure to be considered a jewel in the Rocky Mountain state. Woodland Park is nestled amongst the pines of the Pike National Forest and with over 300 days of sunshine, we enjoy comfortable summers and mild winters. Located at nearly 8500 ft above sea level, we're not exactly heaven, but you can see it from here!

Linda and Phil, I'm ready to join the league at T or C? How much is it Newell?


My sister Donna and her husband Scott are here. We all take off tomorrow for South Dakota, Iowa. Then Dave & I head for WY, CO and south to EB. See ya all soon!

Sunday joke.

A man was walking down the street when he was approached by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a couple of dollars for dinner.

The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked, "If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?"

"No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless man replied.

"Will you use it to go fishing instead of buying food?" the man asked.

"No, I don't waste time fishing," the homeless man said. "I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive."

"Will you spend this on greens fees at a golf course instead of food?" the man asked.

"Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless man. "I haven't played golf in 20 years!"

"Will you spend the money on a woman in the red light district instead of food?" the man asked.

"What disease would I get for ten lousy bucks?" exclaimed the homeless man.

"Well," said the man, "I'm not going to give you the money. Instead, I'm going to take you home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife."

The homeless man was astounded. "Won't your wife be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting."

The man replied, "That's okay. It's important for her to see what a man looks like after he has given up beer, fishing, golf, and sex."

Sunday funnies.

Dear Yahoo,
I've never heard anyone say, "I don't know, let's Yahoo! it.", just saying...
Sincerely,
Google


Dear 2010,
So I hear the best rapper is white and the president is black?
WTF happened!?!
Sincerely,
1985


Dear Windshield Wipers,
Can't touch this.
Sincerely,
That Little Triangle


Dear girls who have been dumped, there are plenty of fish in the sea... just kidding!
They're all dead.
Sincerely,
BP

Dear Icebergs,
Sorry to hear about the global warming. Karma's a bitch.
Sincerely,
The Titanic


Dear jfldsfa/kvsmmklnn,
Please lknvfdmvxvn.
Sincerely,
Stevie Wonder

Dear Skin-Colored Band Aids,
Please make one for every skin color.
Sincerely,
Black people

Dear Ugly People,
You're welcome.
Sincerely,
Alcohol


Dear Global Warming,
You're the best imaginary friend ever!
Sincerely,
Al Gore


Dear Man,
It's cute, but can you pick up peanuts with it?
Sincerely,
Elephant

They left today....:-(

Ken & Phil left this morning. They came frazzled and left rested and normal. Normal, what is normal? Nah, just kidding. It was great having them around. It made me sooo ready to roll out of here to get to all the good friends in EB. It was hard to let them recoup instead of yelling....let's go here, here and here. But we did it. They needed some peace so bad.

Happy Birthday to You!

Happy Birthday a day late and 2 days late. Yup, I seem to be late these days.
Aunt Lucy was 84 on Monday. Maxine, brother in law's Mom, was 90 yesterday. Kathy was 50 something yesterday too! I hope you all had a great special day!

Sunday joke.

Mrs. Bacacalupe comes to visit her son, John, for dinner. He lives with a female roommate, Takoush.
During the course of the meal, his mother couldn't help but notice how pretty John's roommate is.

Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between John and his roommate than met the eye.

Reading his mom's thoughts, John volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking but I assure you, Takoush and I are just roommates.''

About a week later, Takoush came to John saying, "Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the silver sugar bowl. You don't suppose she took it, do you?"

"Well, I doubt it, but I'll email her, just to be sure". So he sat down and wrote an email:

Dear Ma,

I'm not saying that you "did" take the sugar bowl from my house; I'm not saying that you "did not" take it. But the fact remains that it has been missing ever since you were here for dinner.
Love, John


Several days later, John received a response email from his mother which read:

Son,

I'm not saying that you "do" sleep with Takoush and I'm not saying that you "do not" sleep with her. But the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her OWN bed, she would have found the sugar bowl by now.

Love,
Ma

Moral: Never lie to your mother