Easter…….EGGS!

Easter time is very sacred  for Christians. We Christians usually go to church Christmas and Easter if we do not go any other time. I respect that, and this entry in no way disparages that.

From my prospective as a child, I LOVED Easter. This boy loved boiled eggs. I also loved hunting them.  I believe it is a SIN to use plastic eggs, no bunny ever laid plastic eggs (LOL).  You ever try to salt one of them dudes and eat it, no way. 

I never believed bunnies laid eggs real or plastic, I never saw the correlation between the two.  I spent a little time in the country growing up and knew beyond a shadow of a doubt, Chickens ‘laid them eggs’!

At Easter mama seldom cracked an egg boiling them, but when she did, little Jackie got that egg and immediately went for the salt shaker. My mama had a ‘second sense’, she always boiled enough for someone who did not have any Easter Eggs. We never had fancy baskets, any basket was good.

Did you color eggs? We did, that was fun. I loved the little magic crayon, you could draw or write on the egg before it was dyed, and when dyed your art came out.

Deciding color schemes was fun.  Then later  some little transfer figures came with the dye that you could add to the egg, it was all fun. BUT the most fun was the Egg Hunt! I loved that.  We got to keep the eggs we found, what we didn’t eat, was taken home for deviled egg sandwiches. I got mad at the eggs that didn’t peel easy!

Deviled Egg sandwich, now was that a contradiction? We celebrated Jesus coming out of the Tomb with the egg, which symbolized ‘New Life’, then made ‘deviled egg sandwiches’ out of the eggs.  I really don’t think Jesus cared, it just seemed funny to me.  Maybe that was OK because we mashed the egg up really bad.  Maybe that was why I was so mischievous, I ate too many deviled eggs!!!

Thanks for coming by the log, and Have a great Easter Seaosn.

Nite Shipslog

PS:   A child’s point of view:

Jesus  had twelve opossums.
The worst one was Judas Asparagus. Judas was so evil that they named a terrible vegetable after him.

Jesus was a great man. He healed many leopards and even preached to some Germans on the Mount.

But the Democrats and all those guys put Jesus on trial before Pontius the Pilot. Pilot didn't stick up for Jesus. He just washed his hands instead.

Anyways, Jesus died for our sins, then came back to life again. He went up to Heaven but will be back at the end of the Aluminum.

His return is foretold in the book of Revolution.

(Thanks Shirl)

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But you have to admit this is one heavenly car

Home for a week, S.C. Low Country

We drove in to South Carolina after a lot of road beating in Georgia. Highway engineers in Georgia were the same ones that put the bridges in in Mississippi. Bump on and bump off. We are 33 miles into SC at the Oaks RV Resort.

The entrance road has flags, and of course the main one is the USMC (Parris Island is near by)

WE set the RV  up waiting for Don & Evelyn to show up. Notice how brave I am, That is my USN flag proudly flying.

Any other Branch would be unforgiving, but the ‘Jar Heads’ know, ‘Once a Marine always a Marine.’  Don and Evelyn came in and we went for dinner together. Don and I tried to talk and the girls played the card game Golf. We had breakfast together this morning and we said good by as they pulled out of the park.  Sherry and I took our walk.

Yeah they have gators in the low country.

They have three nice ponds here I only spotted one little gator, about 6 feet.

Plenty of Marines around here. This park is pretty isolated, the only town near is Yemassee, very small.  But at one time someone had big plans for developing.
On the road into ‘The Oaks’ I am always puzzled by these paved roads. Roads are not paved for the fun of it, road installation is a very expensive project. But someone had a dream, either a park like The Oaks or a housing development. It was years ago.

This is the next intersection on the road showing two more roads paved but unused. Yep, as a builder I wonder, did someone not count the cost?  Did the original developer die? Sounds like our Cowgirl friend, Paula, digging up a mystery!
I forgot about the mosquitos in the Low Country, they are here!!!
More later…..Thanks for coming by the log.
Nite Shipslog
PS:
Children Are Quick
TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago. WINNIE: Me!
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These Gas pumps you  pumped the gas up into the glass top by hand pump, then let it drain into your car. More elec pumps came into use in the late 1040’s.

This Rolls just might have gotten gas there!!!!

You have a problem? WE can solve it!

That is the human way.  It is easy for us to solve other folks problems, but ours?  Oh, that is different. MY Problems are much more complicated than YOU, a mere mortal, can understand. Ha!

Remember the term, ‘Monday Morning Quarterback’? The guy who sat on the couch, snacking and maybe drinking a beer, who could have won that game, he cannot believe that stupid coach! (This said by a guy who earns $10-$20 an hour about a man who gets paid hundreds of thousands to make an educated call!).

It has taken me a few years, and I do slip up many times, but I have learned I cannot solve my own problems very well, why should I try to solve anyone else’s unless they specifically ask.

Parents and children, I got a kick out of my Son’s admission to me the other day. One of his sons was doing something dad did not really approve of.  He says to his son (who is out on his own), ‘Son, I know it is none of my business but…”

Grand Son, “Dad, you are right as always, it is none of your business.”  That one cut the conversation short. LOL. (I smiled!)

Now to be honest, I would never have said that to my dad, but these kids have a great relationship with their dad.  One that would be the envy of most. I enjoyed hearing the bit of information.

Do children ever grow up? I don’t know, I am sure I never did in my dad’s eyes. (Of course I never gave him much call to think I would settle down, moving from one career to another, LOL).

I have often wanted dad to see me today, or a few years ago at the peak of my construction days. I would have been so thrilled to build mom & Dad a house.  But being the baby of the family, they reached their time of death before I reached my prime in life.  I still miss them.

But back to my subject, YOU got a problem? YOU can bet someone else has the perfect answer.

I have also found that each human problem is unique, and not one answer fits all.

Thanks for coming by the log.

Nite Shipslog

PS:

Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.  (from Glenda!)

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You had to be there in the 50’s to experience the emergence of the paint jobs. The standard was broke forever, Now there was decorative paint.

Tomorrow, South Cackalackie, Low Country.

Going North

There is a stretch of US301 above Ocala, Florida and I-10 that is known as Ticket alley.  Some folk from here take the long way around just to avoid it. I remember counting the speed limit signs once and it averaged one about every mile or two. The main towns along the alley are: Hawthorne, Waldo, Starke and Lawtey.

(The warnings are on bill board size signs!)

We have friends who have gotten tickets in Waldo.  We have never been stopped, mainly because I am not a fast driver. If you spend about 4 years on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where the max speed limit is 25, you learn to drive slower. LOL.  So I am not by nature a fast driver.

I like that part of our travels because it is good country and really is enjoyable. US301 was to Florida, what US-66 was to the USA, many years ago. I like the drive and I never fuss at a sign that says ‘SPEED LIMITS STRICKLY ENFORCED’, when you  get a ticket there you  ain’t paying attention. Some folk consider those speed traps, I cannot do that when the speed limits are posted.  The main problem is from years ago when I think they were actually speed traps.  Now they are ‘Strictly Enforced’.  That should tell you something.

Anyway I like the drive and we will take that route. I think Sherry, who has commented on the Shipslog, lives in that area. We will blow the horn in Lawtey and yell hello Sherry, as we pass thru.

Every year this is sort of a bitter sweet experience leaving, Florida has been our home for a few years. We were residents of Key West for a few years and then Tavares, besides all the winters we have spent in the Sunshine State.

But winter is past, and we head north to follow spring. See you in South Carolina.

Nite Shipslog

PS:

Let me tell you about my doctor:

Another guy told the doctor that he thought he was a deck of cards. The doctor simply said, "Go sit over there. I'll deal with you later."

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When I told my doctor I broke my leg in two places, He told me to stop going to those places.

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You know, doctors can be so frustrating. You wait a month and a half for an appointment, Then he says ,"I wish you had come to me sooner."

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Me with the MG Hill climber

Shil and Sherry trying to decide which to get me for Christmas!!!

LUCY, BREAKING NEWS, (Good)

Hi, This is from Ron, Lucy’s son…. This is a Lucy UPDATE

(I suggest any comments be directed to Lucy’s last blog entry, and she will not miss them.

http://whatlifeisabout-lucy.blogspot.com/  )

Mother’s online friends mean so important to her, she speaks highly of you all. I tried to get into her blog but couldn’t for some reason. As an Update, if you could pass this along on your blog it would be very helpful.

Mom did fall on the way to the car to go to the hospital. Didn’t do any damage, luck has it.

She came through surgery well. They had he walking the same day. She spent the first three days in the hospital and now is in a rehab nursing home type estab, she will be there about another week. I talked to her yesterday (Wed) and she sounded good. She Joked about Joe could be colored blind with the pick of her clothing. Spunky and Joe are doing good but can’t wait for her to be home. Joe says that Spunky goes and waits for Mom to get out of the car. Sad to say he will have to wait a couple more days.

Again, thanks so much for the card, you made her and my day. I am going to visit her again in the morning as I have a dental appointment there in Lincoln. Take care and bless you all for your care, prayers and thoughtfulness to mom.

Ron P.

There we have it, Lucy has a new wheel and is doing well! (Watch out Joe!!) LOL

April’s Fool day…

Yep, I am getting old. I forgot to say that Juanita did find her purse, all there. I can remember when April first was one of the best days of the year for fun.  Then Like today, after April’s Fool day, some one would try a joke and get the standard, “April Fool’s has past, you are the biggest fool at last!”

The only one I can remember that Sherry tells, was when Lennie (her older sister) was visiting us when we were stationed in Norfolk. I was probably out on a short cruise. Lennie was washing dishes and said, “Oh Sherry, come and see this giant pink rabbit!”  Sherry said she bought it hook, line and sinker, went quickly to the window and Lennie said ‘April Fool!’.

I  know it was a lot of fun at school on April first.

Some of the biggest ones were:

Burger King once announced it would produce the Left-Handed Whopper on April first.

Taco Bell announced they had bought the Liberty Bell and it was going to be renamed The Taco Liberty Bell. It got too much coverage and at a press conference, when asked about it, the press Sec. said, ‘Oh yes, and we can use the money, so Ford has offered to buy the Lincoln Memorial and rename it Ford Lincoln and Mercury Monument.’

Someone made an announcement after Nixon resigned that He was going to run for president again, with the slogan “I have done nothing wrong and I promise not to do it again!”  It went well with Rich little doing the voice impersonations.

There was a nation wide joke in Sweden. The Technical Advisors announced that Sweden would get Color TV 2yrs ahead of schedule. But to receive it on April first, you had to stretch a nylon stocking over the picture tube.  This was done on national TV with a demo of how to install the stocking.  Thousands fell for the ruse.

Of course the biggies I researched on the net, but what about you? Do you remember any?

Thanks for reading this stuff.

Nite Shipslog

PS:

My sweet sister Kat, answered the phone once to the following message. “This is the phone company maintenance, your line has too much static and we have been ordered to ‘blow the lines out’, so please put you receiver in a paper bag to keep the dust from spreading. we will commence in one minute, thank you!”

Yes, this was about 1947 she was 16 and newly married, she did it. But that girl could take a joke, she laughed with the folks who pulled the stunt.

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I ran across this Chenard and Walcker 1919, one I had never heard of, but I did find it was a French company and they built cars until 1946.

This is one of their 1913 autos, pretty little sucker ain’t it!.

May I Misdirect your attention?

This is for you kids who haven’t had the thrill of turning 70,71,72,73  etc. If you live long enough my friends you will enjoy the thrill at looking in the mirror and finally admitting, “Dang, I look too good to be dead!” (today’s pictures say it all!)

You have read the stuff sent in mass across the net about getting old; you have laughed at a lot of folks. I have several good friends who love to send that cr-- to me.(Hinting that I am old) LOL

Misdirection is a great thing in the life of a magician, he gets you intentionally looking at his right hand when his left hand is doing the dirty. BUT, misdirection is not always good in your life. Today was a good example. We took our ‘OLD’ pastor and his young wife out for a farewell lunch today. We visited and talked for a good while, then we went our separate ways.

Sherry got a call, ‘Have you seen my purse?’ Juanita asked, ‘If you don't have it, I must have left it at the Restaurant.’

Being a magician, right away, I said, ‘She was carrying the left overs and talking, the little box of left overs, satisfied her subconscious mind,  her mind knew she always carried something (doesn’t every woman?), and the box satisfied her subconscious that she had what she came in with.

Before you jump on the sweet Juanita, I have a few things to say. I am younger than she and I am about to admit to something's that most RV’ers would never admit to. First, one back ground incident. When we first started RV’ing I was looking directly  at a coach when he drove off with everything still hooked up, water, sewer and electric. What a mess; sparks flying, water shooting in the air and sh— all over the ground.. Down inside I smiled, thinking, that old man needs to quit driving and go home.

(Misdirection?)

Well over the last 15 years I have done it all, thank goodness not at one time, but I have moved the coach with some connection still hooked, and that because my mind was misdirected by another action. Even young drivers will take off with their steps out or the TV antennae still up.  We get side tracked or misdirected.  Ok, sometimes I get plain confused. LOL!

(Same size, but not us,Driver was misdirected)

(I was thinking of our dear friend Paula, John got her mind misdirected then jumped in the cab of the truck carrying a live kicking, sh—ing calf.  Everyone got a laugh out of that ‘cept Pauline!)

(Did I take a wrong turn, where are the tracks? I shoulda had the 2nd cup of coffee!)

(This is leaving a Higgins boat much too soon!)

Thanks for reading this junk.

Nite Shipslog

PS:

Let me tell you about my doctor:

One patient came in and said, "Doctor, I have a serious memory problem." The doctor asked, "When did it start?" The man replied, "When did what start?"

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Louis  is an expert on auto’s of the past. He is a Packard man! This is a 1958 Packard. I don’t think I ever saw one in real life. It looks a lot like the Desoto, methinks.

Little things mean a lot

Oh, I know only the older folk would remember that song by Kitty Kallen:

Blow me a kiss from across the room

Say I look nice when I'm not

Touch my hair as you pass my chair

Little things mean a lot

Give me your arm as we cross the street

Call me at six on the dot

A line a day when you're far away

Little things mean a lot

Don't have to buy me diamonds or pearls Champagne, sables, and such

I never cared much for diamonds and pearls

'cause honestly, honey, they just cost money

Give me a hand when I've lost the way

Give me your shoulder to cry on

Whether the day is bright or gray

Give me your heart to rely on

Send me the warmth of a secret smile

To show me you haven't forgot

For now and forever, that's always and ever

Honey, little things mean a lot
Copied from MetroLyrics.com

That was one of our love songs when we were dating. Kitty sang this in 1954. It was #1 in the UK.

But it is so true little things mean a lot in this life. Folks you have known that just gave a word of encouragement;  a pat on the back or just a smile. We humans thrive off the little things. Even on an internet Blog, you can get a kick out of little things.

So thanks for the notes, e-mails etc. we have received in the last couple days. This is not a major thing, but being off line, is not normal for me. Now this is my major form of communications. Typing and reading.

Thanks and also thanks for taking the time to read much of my nonsense.

Nite Shipslog

PS:

Let me tell you about my doctor:

He gave a patient six months to live. At the end of the six months, the patient hadn't paid his bill, so, the doctor gave him another six months.

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While he was talking to me, his nurse came in and said, "Doctor, there is a man here who thinks he's invisible." The doctor said, "Tell him I can't see him."

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1947 Bentley, what a beauty from the UK