JSS About That Virus Thing: Commercials, Piano Dirges, Trying Times, Whole Milk

Just Some Stuff About These Days.

1.  COMMERCIALS--  Listening to the radio and watching TV, there seems to be a whole lot of commercials about how to get out of your time shares.  Sure glad we didn't buy one back in the days when we went to Myrtle Beach and were accosted often by these wonderful deals that were too good to pass up.

If it's not that, then it is lawsuits against nursing homes for elderly abuse.  You'd think these days the biggest worry about nursing homes would be the CV getting in.

2.  PIANO DIRGES--  I am getting to the point that I can't stand those slow, dirge pianos on commercials anymore.  Hope they don't destroy my love of piano.

3.  TRYING TIMES--  However, I have a new drinking game since I can't go into bars anymore right now.  Every time I hear a commercial with the words "Trying" Times or some variation of it, it is time to take a drink.  After awhile you forget about it all.

4.  WHOLE MILK--  Liz has been the one going to the store to buy stuff and she only gets whole milk (the Walgreens selection is limited), whereas I like 2% milk.  I remember the old days when my parents had milk delivered in those metal boxes which were handy places to store crickets, grass hoppers, frogs, toads and lizards we'd collect.

Now On Day 59 of Essentially Staying Home.

--RoadDog

LAUGHTER HELPS WITH THE "V":  Well, at least the fear of missing out (FOMO) isn't a thing anymore.

I'd Celebrate That!!! Feb. 11 to Feb. 14: Mardi Gras Season Begins Wesnesday

**   I'd Celebrate That.

FEBRUARY 11

CLEAN OUT YOUR COMPUTER DAY**  --  You're supposed to clean the outside and inside of your computer.  I can do the outside, but not going inside.  Too complicated.

NATIONAL DON'T CRY OVER SPILLED MILK DAY**--  If it's gone ot lost, get on with your life.

NATIONAL PEPPERMINT  PATTY DAY**   I sure love those.


FEBRUARY 12

LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY**  The 16th President.

NATIONAL LOST PENNY DAY**  --  What's the saying?  A penny saved is a penny _____.

PAUL BUNYAN DAY**  --   Always enjoyed that story when I was growing up.   That and Pecos Bill.


FEBRUARY 13

BEGINNING OF MARDI GRAS SEASON** --  Well, I do love my Mardi Gras for so many reasons.  Though it looks like we won't be having it down at Panama City and Panama City Beach this year.

INTERNATIONAL PANCAKE DAY**  --What's a Mardi Gras without pancakes?

WORLD RADIO DAY** --  I don't know anyone who likes radio better than me.  I'm listening to WBRF, 98.1 FM Classic Country out of Galax, Virginia, right now, one of my favorite stations.

PACZKI DAY**  --   What's a Mardi Gras without those  good ol' Polish paczkis.


FEBRUARY 14

ASH WEDNESDAY--

LIBRARY LOVERS DAY**  --  Few places I enjoy more than a library.

NATIONAL CREAM FILLED CHOCOLATE DAY**  Like a box of chocolates, right Forrest?

VALENTINE'S DAY--  One of the biggest worthless events anywhere.   You do this everyday.  But it does make the greeting car, candy and flower folks mighty rich.

Mr. Radio Guy--RoadRadio

I'd Celebrate That!! January 7 to 13: Today Is Bobblehead Day

JANUARY 7--  Bobblehead Day**  Hit it and it bounces.  Try to follow the bounce with your own head.

JANUARY 8--  Bubble Bath Day   Don't Think I've Ever Had One.  How do you get all those bubbles off?  Shower I reckon.

JANUARY 9--  Law Enforcement Appreciation**  Without them, we'd be in deep trouble.

JANUARY 10--  Save the Eagles Day**  Magnificent creatures.  We enjoy watching the eaglets on the internet.

JANUARY 11--  Milk Day**  Got it?

JANUARY 12--  Pharmacist Day**  need those pills.

JANUARY 13--  Rubber Ducky Day**  You're so fine, you make the bathtub so much fun.

--RoadDog

I'd Celebrate That!! September 24-Sept 30: Friday Is Drink Beer Day!!!

**  I'd Celebrate That.

SEPTEMBER 24, MONDAY--  Cherries Jubilee Day**  I don't think I've ever had any, but sounds good.  Punctuation Day**  : or ;,

SEPTEMBER 25, TUESDAY--  COMIC BOOK DAY**  I sure loved my comics growing up, especially "Sgt. Rock and Easy Company."    I wasn't much into the superheroes though.  ONE HIT WONDER DAY**  They make fun of them, but they sure had one more song hit than I did.  VOTER REGISTRATION DAY**  You should be registered and vote every election.

SEPTEMBER 26, WEDNESDAY--  Pancake Day**  Women's Health & Fitness Day**

SEPTEMBER 27, THURSDAY--  Chocolate Milk Day**   Love my chocolate milk.

SEPTEMBER 28, FRIDAY--  Drink Beer Day****  Hey, they're playing my song.  Strawberry Cream Pie**

SEPTEMBER 29, SATURDAY--  Coffee Day**  As I sit here a-typin' away with my two fingers and drinking my cup of coffee.   VFW Day**  Great organization, and at the McHenry, Illinois, post you can get rich playing Queen of Hearts.  The lady who won last week will get $2.5 million after taxes.

SEPTEMBER 30, SUNDAY--  Chewing Gum Day

RoadDog

REPORTED IN THE PAPER:  A man walked into a Topeka, Kansas, Kwik Shop and demanded all the money in the cash drawer.  Apparently the take was too small, so he tied up the store clerk and worked the counter himself until police showed up and grabbed him.

Indy 500 Winner Rossi Got 2% Milk-- Part 2: No Orange Juice for Me

All but two drivers have observed the milk tradition since 1936.  The most recent example of a broken tradition took place when Emerson Fittpaldi drank orange juice to promote the citrus industry in 1992.  This set off a huge public outrage.

According to the American Dairy Association Indiana, the milk for the Indy 500 winner was provided by Indiana dairy farmer Janet Dague of Kewanna.

This year, in addition, the first 100,000 race visitors got their own commemorative bottle of milk, so they too can raise a victory toast.

Some of my favorite racers choices:

Whole:  Ed Carpenter, James Hichcliffe, Juan Pablo Montoya and Will Power
2%:  Helio Castroneves, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Tony Kanaan.

Got Milk?  --RoadDog

YOU'RE OLD IF YOU REMEMBER:  When it was considered to be a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents.  And, you would never ever think of misbehaving.  Or else!!

Indy 500 Winner Rossi Got the 2% Milk-- Part 1: Louis Meyer Started It

From the May 27, 2016, Indianapolis Star "Thanks to Louis, drivers make milk choices" by Allison Carter.

"After you've been in a blazing hot car traveling in excess of 200 mph, there's nothing you want more than a glass of milk.  Or, at least that is so the venerable Indianapolis tradition goes.

"In 1936, Louis Meyer requested a glass of buttermilk after winning his third race and the rest is history.

"Buttermilk is no longer offered, but drivers do get to choose between whole, 2 percent and fat-free.  Every driver records their preference before the race in case they win, and the milk is kept on ice to be drunk (and often dumped on the driver's head) in victory lane.

"This year, whole milk led the way with 17 requests.  Next came 2 percent with 13 drivers opting for the lower-fat option. One of these was Alexander Rossi.   Just three drivers--  Charles Kimball, Pippa Mann and Spencer Pigot-- went fat-free.

I Could Think of Another Drink I'd Like In Case I Won the Indy 500.  --RoadDog

YOU'RE OLD IF YOU REMEMBER:  When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked and gas pumped without asking, for free, every time.And you got trading stamps and other things for free as well.

Sore Feet, Too Much Food, BUT, Didn't Buy Nothin'

A Day at the Wisconsin State Fair.

We did go to the fair on August 9th, and enjoyed ourselves despite the Chicago-level prices and light rain that we had early on. When the rain stopped and the sun came out, the heat became almost unbearable.

Met Rick and Chris at the Old Style Heartland Pavilion, our usual place to meet. We do some stuff together and others separately. If we get separated, we meet back here on the hour. However, now that we have cell phones, it's not such a problem anymore.

One place that still has reasonable prices is the Wisconsin Products Pavilion. They, of course, feature items made in Wisconsin and cheap prices as well as samplers. I had an ostrich stick, ice cream sundae, buffalo burrito. I also had three small cups of milk at Herb's Milk House which is sponsored by US Senator Herb Kohl. I like their different flavors like chocolate, mocha, and strawberry.

We saw several favorite bands like Hat Trick, the band that doesn't know where the stage is as they meander among the crowd and play Cajun and Buffett style music. Also saw the Rhythm Kings who play several summer dates a year out at Captain's Quarters on the Chain.

An Irish place by Old Style had a bagpiper and later a guy singing Irish songs- imagine that! Michael Drake had the crowd hopping at the Tropics.

My poor feet were very tired when we left, but I am happy to report that I didn't buy anything from any place out there, a first.

Well, Maybe I Will Go Back Despite the Chicago Prices.   --RoadDog

Prices...Ouch!!! : Now Milk

Just went shopping and was taken aback by the $3.50 a gallon for milk!!! Our dairy farmers must be getting like the good ol' boys in Big Oil. That $3.50 a gallon for milk is just about the same as a gallon of gas. However, I realize that the increased gas prices have sent the cost of everything up. Strangely, I don't hear much about inflation, but it is evidently here.

Went to Des Plaines today and saw gas in that area at $3.40. It is still at $3.30 (that's $3.29.9) around here. A friend I was driving with said that Mobil-Exxon had posted a whopping $500,000,000,000 in earnings this last quarter. He said something about that being the biggest earnings any US company had ever made. How can everybody be hurting as badly as we are, and some people are making profit off that hurt?

Who do these guys think they're fooling? I, for one, do not believe any of their excuses or reasons. How much longer must we endure this ridiculous situation?

Gettin' Burned at the Pump and at the Dairy Section!! --Poor Ol' RoadDog