The dye carmine (also crimson) is made from what???

Comments on the rules are in. I think the fun is in the information you find looking for the answers and the answers I get to read. In

the end we are on the honor system. SO, AS THE decider, I HAVE DECIDED ” WHAT EVER”. And I must stand by it.

Yes, Herr Quizzenmiester, I got the hardware. Some of you slackers aren’t participating in the educational quiz. Look what you’re missing out on ! I’m going to have to build a freaking trophy case.

I’m a bit slow on getting this posted, but, J.J.’s weather compliant made me think it was time….. If you remember my North to Alaska (Almost) post, I stated that I did bring an official Oklahoma Thunderstorm to Seattle…… Check-out this picture that was taken that day!……. That IS the Space Needle on the right….. Thanks go out to Anon and komotv.com for the pic…….

What is the significance of the Greek “Battle of

Frogs And Mice”?

Great Performances on PBS Monday evening the Crossroads Guitar festival, Looks like a good one. Check it out.

Forgive me If I am a little off on the time line:
MR, I hope you enjoyed all the winter weather the last few weeks. Lets see, You went to MR Central, NW Division you got rain and snow. You got back to MR Central, you got Ice and Snow.
Meanwhile, I Got snowed in in Illnois for 2 days, Messed up all my runs for the next 2 weeks, They closed the state offices for 2 days so Mrs.JJ could not go to work Losing Pay. The van would not start so she had to borrow the landlords car and had an typical Okie no driving Looby hit her. Lets see this weather has cost me unknown amounts at this time. And It is not even winter yet!!!!. I HATE COLD WEATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Bring on the sunshine, I love droughts!.

If you are a “Politically Correct” kind of person, then read no further!….. As of today (December 7th), it’s been 65 years since the Japanese brutally and savagely pulled-off their unprovoked infamous “sneak attack” against The United States at Pearl Harbor in 1941….. To me, the Japanese were far more fanatical and “Pure Evil” than the Nazi’s ever where….. Their atrocities during WWII were unmatched by any of the other Axis power countries….. Their total unwillingness to surrender – fight to the last man, forced the Allied powers (yes, other countries were in on the decision) to drop, not one, but two atomic bombs on the home island of Japan before they would surrender, which saved millions of Allied soldiers lives if we would have been forced to invade the island of Japan….. Of course, in the eyes of the bleeding heart society of today, we are the “Evil Ones” that dropped bombs on civilian populations for no reason….. People these days refuse to research history as it really happened….. That’s why we keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again….. A worker here at the shop thought Pearl Harbor happened in 1948 or ’49!…… God help us!…… At the end of WWII, Japan was denied to ever have an Army or Navy again….. Who do you think is providing and paying for the protection of Japan?….. You, the American taxpayer….. Add to that furnishing them an endless viable consumer market, allowing them to buy and own American soil, etc., etc…… Don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe the Japanese of today are of the same mindset as those of the WWII period, but, we do seem to give a “privileged status” to any and all previous enemies of our country….. I just don’t know how much longer our infrastructure can maintain without collapsing in on itself….. Oh, yeah, tax time is just around the corner again…..

A couple of weeks ago, Tarn and I hosted a Jones Holiday Soda tasting party.  We had two soda packages from Jones: The 2005 Regional Pack and The 2006 Holiday Pack (9 sodas total), and we paired them with the real dishes.

We also captured the tasting notes of various attendees.  Here they are for your enjoyment:

If

bears “growl”, asses “bray”, bulls “bellow”, what sound does a beetle make?

You all know what “bar time”

is but, what is an “Alibi Clock”. You’ll have to dig for this one. It comes from 1887.

I’m settin here on the group W Bench checkin’ out Van Morrison on Austin City Limits on PBS and I must say Phenomenal!!! Doin some old blues, Country, And Big band stuff. Playin Sax and singin’ St. James Infirmary. Definitely some Great Ear Candy. I can’t remember the last time I saw or heard someone use a Pedal Steel Guitar and Country Fiddle in a Rockabilly setting. Anybody know Did Van Put out an album of such things?

Happy Thanxgivvin’ all my friends And remember ” You Can Get Anything You Want At Alice’s Restaurant” Did everyone listen and or watch the movie today? Hard to believe that KRXO still sticks to the tradition and plays it. So I’m just sittin here on the group W bench playin’ with the pencils.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone……. To borrow a phrase from Hendrix, It is still raining, but, there’s a strong Oklahoma wind mixed in with it……. I’m actually getting what I came for – rain and clouds…… Nice change from Oklahoma’s Sun, Sun, Sun….. Again, Happy T-Day…… Enjoy!……..

…Still alive and well….. Taj does a week or so every Thanksgiving at The Jazz Alley in Seattle….. It’s become, what The Jazz Alley calls a “Thanksgiving Tradition”……. The last time we saw him in 2001 or 03 (not sure which year), he did a solo set , alternating between piano and guitar stuff….. It was great, but, in a trio setting, he really shines….. He hasn’t lost his voice or his licks….. He still does a lot of finger-picking and he has those huge Jimi Hendrix hands….. His thumb is longer than my index finger!…. No joke!……. If you don’t know who he is, then you’re not into Blues…… Been around since before Woodstock, which he played….. His original guitar player was Jesse Ed Davis from Oklahoma City….. You’ll also see Davis on The Bangla Desh Concert with George and the boys…… I’ll give Jek and Anon a chance to comment on him, the bassist, and the drummer…… If they don’t, then I’ll get back on and comment some more….. Great close to 2-hour show…..