One of my favorite movies, which I first watched with my Dad (because it was one of his favorites), is the African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. I was very excited in May 2010 when it was finally released on DVD.
http://en.bloguru.com/13princessbeach/108176/the-african-queen
In 1982, the boat was sitting in a horse pasture on Ocala, Florida when Jim Hendricks, Sr., bought it and then sailed it around the world. Ownership then passed to his son, Jim Hendricks, Jr., who now leases it to Lance and Suzanne Holmquist in Key Largo, Florida. The Holmquists have spent over $75,000 to lovingly restore the African Queen to its original state.
The African Queen was built in 1912 and was used to transport missionaries, mercenaries and cargo in the Belgian Condo on Lake Victoria. It was then used during the filming of the movie in 1951.
The Holmquists now offer daily rides on the African Queen through the canals of Key Largo .
If I am ever in the Key Largo area, I will be sure and make plans to take a ride on the African Queen. I would love to hear the boat whistle and think of watching the movie with my Dad.
"Out of the dark comes the light".
When I first saw the picture of this woman, I thought it was a joke…
You may have heard today’s story of the woman in New Jersey who was recently arrested for taking her 5 year old daughter to tan with her at a tanning salon.
But before I go any further, I just have to say, why is the Mother’s state of mind in regard to her own health not being questioned. This woman is 44 and looks about 90. I honestly can’t believe she is living and walking around looking like this. I wonder if all of the tanning has done any damage to her internal organs and possibly her brain…
Furthermore, I have to wonder what kind of an establishment would allow a customer to go to this extreme. I think as a business owner, one would feel some responsibility to stop someone who obviously can’t or won’t stop themselves from excessive tanning. I am also curious if they ever thought the mom was letting the little girl tan and didn’t say anything to either her or the authorities. However,
Anyway, the mom says the daughter just sat in the room with her at the tanning salon she has been going to for 10 years. She says the sunburn that was reported by school officials was actually from her daughter being out on the sun helping her doing gardening.
I am from the South where by the time March rolls around, we have already been in the tanning beds and are ready to go for the annual spring stripping off of the pantyhose. However, in all of my years, I have never seen anyone who has done such “Extreme Tanning”.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2138197/New-Jersey-mother-Patricia-Krentcil-arrested-daughter-5-burned-tanning-booth.html
Instead of lighting up to celebrate, the Alaska Distillery wants you to have a drink of Purgatory instead.
In honor of 420 (also known as 4:20 & 4/20), the Alaska Distillery in Wasilla, AK, introduced their newest flavor of vodka. Called Purgatory it is the first hemp seed vodka to be produced.
According to the press release, the hemp seeds are sterile and are supposed to give a nutty flavor to the vodka.
Two years ago, Alaska Distillery introduced their salmon flavored vodka and let me tell you from personal experience, it is delicious. It is great in Bloody Mary’s but I like it straight up as well.
So, for the sake of journalistic integrity, I will have to try Purgatory out for myself.
Hopefully, I won't bogart the bottle...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/alaska-company-unveils-hemp-seed-vodka-this-420/2012/04/20/gIQAircwUT_story.html
Yesterday was the 17th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City which killed 168 people. Prior to the 9/11 bombing of the World Trade Center, this was the worst act of domestic terrorism committed.
I lived in Tulsa at the time but had grown up in Oklahoma City and like so many Oklahoman’s, this is a date I will never forget.
http://en.bloguru.com/13princessbeach/108163/oklahoma-city-bombing-anniversary
I thought it was very sad and even appalling that I didn’t hear one thing mentioned about this anniversary date in the national media yesterday.
In this age of instant media, have we become so desensitized by the bombardment of tragic stories and images that the atrocities of the past no longer seem relevant for us?
I hope not…
"If a gentleman is lost, he admits it. He readily asks for directions".
How to be a Gentleman
A Timeless Guide to Timeless Manners
2012 Calendar
I realize that this is a not true of all Generation Y'ers but there does seem to be a high percentage of those who do fit this definition...
People born before 1946 were called
"The Silent Generation"
People born between 1946 and 1964 are called
"The Baby Boomers"
People born between 1965 and 1979 are called
"Generation X"
People born between 1980 and the present are called
"Generation Y"
Why is the last group called "Generation Y"?
Y should I get a job?
Y should I leave home and find my own place?
Y should I get a car when I can borrow yours?
Y should I clean my room?
Y should I wash and iron my own clothes?
Y should I buy any food?
The picture above is what a cartoonist very eloquently drew to define Generation Y.
"If a gentleman is in need of a toothpick, he uses it, but only as quickly and deftly as possible. He does not chew on it, once its work is done".
How to be a Gentleman
A Timeless Guide to Timeless Manners
2012 Calendar
On Saturday, 04/07/12, Anchorage broke a 57 year record for the most snowfall in a season. The 3.4 inches we got brought the 2011-2012 seasons snowfall total to 133.6 inches.
That is a lot of snow, folks!
The amount of snow we have received would almost fill the Superdome in New Orleans. Snow crews have worked around the clock to clear away over 2.5 million cubic yards and Anchorage’s six snow dumps are almost over capacity.
The amount of snow plowed in the streets not only made them narrower but in some spots made big walls of snow you couldn’t see over or around which made driving interesting. In some neighborhoods, there was so much snow they were down to only one lane. There were multiple cases of roofs collapsing under the weight of the snow. Where I live, one of the carports did collapse which spurred a major project to clear the snow from the others before they collapsed as well.
The snow we got on Saturday is already gone except in the spots where the snow had not already melted. It was in the 30’s so it was almost like a big fluffy rain. We might see more snow before the end of the month but we probably will not get any significant amounts.
Probably…
The Anchorage record breaking snow record made news around the world and was even reported by the UK’s Daily Mail (one of my favorite news websites).
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2126879/Late-snowfall-breaks-Anchorage-record-set-60-YEARS-ago.html
Photo:
Collapsed Carport
Anchorage
January 2012
Happy, Happy 52nd Birthday to my brother, Matt Baldridge!!
Matt is my younger brother (by 13 months) and has been living in Germany for 34 years but in 2009 he came to Seattle to visit for my 50th birthday in 2009.
We had such a great visit and got to reminisce about growing up. It really is true that people don’t change much as he is basically the same person I remember, very mellow and laid back (the opposite of me).
He speaks fluent German and it was funny because he would forget the English words sometimes for what he was trying to say. For instance, in Germany they call their cell phones their “Handy”.
However, almost immediately after seeing him at the airport, I was perturbed - lol… He was exactly the SAME size he was in high school. Seriously! Apparently, the Baldridge men were blessed with a gene that allows them to stay the same size.
I hope to see Matt sometime in the near future as he is thinking about moving back to the US.
I wish him the best of birthday wishes and hope he has a most excellent day!
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One of my favorite movies, which I first watched with my Dad (because it was one of his favorites), is the African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. I was very excited in May 2010 when it was finally released on DVD. http://en.bloguru.com/13princessbeach/108176/the-african-queen
