Happy Days

Friday, February 5, 2010

Lessons of Songbirds

This power point presentation has beautiful birds:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/qkg9mi

Miniatures - Models

This guy has created models so realistic...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/sets/72157604247242338/show/with/2346008881/

Sven and Olaf worked together in a Minnesota factory and both were laid off.

So dey went to the Unemployment Office togedder.

Asked his occupation, Olaf said, 'Panty Stitcher'.

I sew da elastic on to da ladies cotton panties.'

The clerk looked up Panty Stitcher. Finding it classified as

unskilled labor, she gave Olaf $300 a week in unemployment compensation.

Sven, when asked his occupation replied, 'Diesel Fitter'.

The clerk looked up Diesel Fitter...and it was classified as a skilled job

So, the clerk gave Sven $600 a week in unemployment compensation.

When Olaf found this out, he was furious! He stormed back into the
office to find out why his friend and co-worker was collecting double his benefits.

The clerk explained, 'Panty Stitchers are unskilled labor and Diesel
Fitters are skilled labor.'

'Vat skill? yelled Olaf. 'I sew da elastic on da panties. Olaf puts
dem over his head and says,

'Yah, ------------- DIESEL FITTER'.

The sky before Katrina hit...

The Sky Before Katrina Struck... And whoever said Katrina was 'awesome and terrifying' is telling the truth. Wow, take a look at this ..... These pictures were made by a man in Magee , MS where the eye of the storm passed through what an experience. Magee is 150 miles North of Waveland, Mississippi where the hurricane made landfall. The dance with Katrina, part of her beauty as she left destruction on her exit. They are remarkably dramatic...

The following picture was taken from the third story balcony of Saint Stanislaus College located next door to Our Lady of the Gulf church in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi on the morning of August 29th, 2005. This is believed to be the initial tidal wave from Hurricane Katrina. The tidal wave was approximately 35 to 40 feet high. When it slammed into the beach front communities of Bay Saint Louis and Waveland , Mississippi to completely destroy 99% of every structure along the beach for 9 miles and over a mile inland. The destruction only started there. The flooding that continued inland destroyed the contents of all but 35 homes in these two communities of approximately 14,000 people.

The Visitor

An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard. I could tell from his collar;and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of.

He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep.

An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out. The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour.

This continued off and on for several weeks. Curious I pinned a note to his collar: 'I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.'

The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar:
'He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3 - he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?