Sunday Morning Letter

    It is Sunday morning again, I am eating, checking the news on my computer, reading the local Sunday paper and listening to Texas Exile Radio (www.texas-exile.org/) on the computer. Too Strange for Sisterdale's "Out Again" is playing right now. Ms Hilda is still asleep and enjoying her Sunday. I am going to write on the BLOG in a few minutes. I'll probably post a few pics also.
   The couple whose wedding we attended two weeks ago have a thing on You Tube ... about their lives prior to the wedding and Rob's proposal. You can see it at Rob and Lizette 2010 on You Tube or simply click (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT9qHQKtELE). It was (is) a pretty cute thing that Rob did up. She is such a beautiful and personable young lady ... he struck oil with her.
   I found out why my arm has been constantly sore since the injury a couple of weeks ago. They are fairly certain that I tore my rotator cuff. They're going to schedule me for an MRI and see if a shoulder operation is in my future. They gave me some pain pills, so that I can finally get some sleep. The pain is still there 24/7 though.
   Hilda and I played our Saturday Shuffleboard at the Legion yesterday. I was lucky enough to win, so we doubled our entry fee of $10 ($5 each). The winners get $20 ... which is 4 times your entry fee. That helped defray the day's expenses ... beer, lunch (from The Hogie House, across the street from the Legion. Great sandwiches!). But win or lose, we look forward to Saturday with our friends at the Legion.
   Today is the 29th of August ... September starts on Wednesday, so I assume that Christmas Trees and other sundry decorations will start appearing in big box stores any time now. It gets earlier every year. Here in Arizona we are winding down the latest in the season Monsoons that I can ever remember. Generally our rains start between June 24th (The Feast Day of San Juan) and July 4th. The majority of our accumulation is in July, with the season dying off in early August. This year (at least in our neck of the woods here at ZIP 85711) the season started in mid August and we have just received another couple of storms in the past 3 days, a good one last evening.

Today's history headlines from the Desert Dude:
   In 1533, Atahualpa, last of the Inca rulers, was strangled under orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro. The Inca Empire really ceased to exist with his passing..
   In 2005, downgraded to a Category 4 Storm, but packing high storm surges and sustained winds of more than 140 miles an hour, Hurricane Katrina slammed ashore on the Gulf Coast, its eye crossing northeast Louisiana, just east of New Orleans, inflicting severe damage in New Orleans and along coastlines of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, with high winds and killer floods, becoming the costliest storm in history with reports of more than $125 billion in damage and more than 1,800 killed.

Birthdays:
1] Actress Ingrid Bergman in 1915 ... great actress; although best known for Casablanca with Bogart, She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and the Tony Award for Best Actress. Also known as the mother of actress/model Isabella Rossellini (who has a twin sister).
2] Jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker in 1920, probably the greatest Sax player EVER
3] Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. in 1936 (age 74), whom I just voted against ... in vain I might add
4] Actor Elliott Gould in 1938 (age 72), once married to Barbra Streisand. His only 'good' movie, in my estimation, was M*A*S*H
5] TV personality Robin Leach ( Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ) in 1941 (age 69) ... he is on MY list of "All Time Wastes and Over-rated Twats", perhaps that list deserves a letter of it's own. Hmmm, I'll think about it.
6] Pop singer, and former black boy/white man, Michael Jackson in 1958 ... he made my list also (see above)
7] Actress Rebecca De Mornay in 1962 (age 48), she was the hooker who seduced a high school student played by Tom Cruise in Risky Business.

   Well, I must go and post some stuff on the Blog (this letter among other things) and check out MY favorite Blog to follow ...
http://happysnappy09.blogspot.com/. It is a treat, but the only "posts" are Sunday mornings and consist of two pictures. the premise of the Blog is Two friends far apart, a Finn ... Jaanain ... living in her native Finland and an Italian expat ... Kia ... living in Scotland, sharing glimpses of their life by a previously chosen theme ... one word. Each Sunday they post their one photo each "on the theme" without discussing about them beforehand. I wish that I could find a friend here in the states or overseas to do the same thing ... what a blast it would be. If you get a chance, check out their efforts.
   Have a great week and we (Ms Hilda and I) do ... as always ... wish you all: