Tonight when I was doing the dishes, Blips came in the kitchen and said,

“Your deal-e-bob is toast”

I said, “What?”

He repeated it a little louder….but the volume was not the problem.I had no clue what he was talking about and I am FROM here!He was speaking Minnesotan and/or American English.

To what do you think he was referring?

Trader Joe’s has some nice new dark mint chocolates that melt in yourmouthfor the one who gets the closest to the deal-e-bob.

Last week Blips was given tickets to a cruise down the Mississippi River.The day before, somebody decided to make it a Hawaiian shirt competition.Well, I work with a woman from Hawaii, so I called her up and asked her to dress me.She just had a new baby and all her Hawaiian shirts were dirty but she did bring me an original Hawaiian flower for my hair.It was a very busy day for both of us but we managed to meet up and she put the flower in my hair just as they wear them in Hawaii.Here I am with my friend, Kailua.I did get voted most authentic  flower at our table.The winner of the shirt contest wore a brown shirt with yellow pineapple slices (like the Dole can) all over it.He did deserve to win.It was awful.

The cruise was relaxing and so was the strawberry margarita that I was drinking.We had free drink tickets and left about 8 tickets on the table.We had to drive home and work the next day, so just a social drink for us.

My younger brother David retired.His first party was in a bar with all his friends and co-workers.

The second one was at the Casino in Hinkley, Mn in the amphitheater at a George Thorogood concert with Blips and me.We ate at the buffet which was wonderful.Chicken, pot roast, prime rib, b-b-q ribs, spaghetti, baked cod(only I ate that), salads, tons of veggies including the greenbean casserole, corn muffins, garlic breads….. There was a section for pizzas and for Chiniese and European Foods(lots of creams sauces over pasta.They must be thinking France) Then there were the deserts.Let’s see….Blips had pumpkin pie with whip cream, cheesecake, pecan pie(he had not yet found the whip cream).I had an oatmeal/peanutbutter bar topped with chocolate and blueberry pie with whip cream.David had the hot peach cobbler.Then after a great cup of coffee….we went to the outdoor concert.

David and I are fans of George Thorogood and went to a concert about 15 years ago.He was great then and great still.He and the Destroyers are the best party band ever.Blips is a new fan of George Thorogood. Every single seat was sold.Do we looked stuffed?

All I can say is……Get a haircut and get a real job!

Bad to the Bone: (you will recognize this one)

Taildragger: (great sound to see why he is the greatest rock&roll party band EVER)

http://www.georgethorogood.com/

Get a Haircut: (good thing his parents told him to get a real job)

I Drink Alone

McDonald’scorporation has more than 32,000 restaurants in 118 countries.That is a powerful brand name with global exposure.HOWEVER, 34% of revenue came from the US, and 42% came from Europe, and 18% from Asia, the Pacific region and the Middle East.

I am just plain surprised that Europe eats more of that junk than America does.

Any ideas of how that is happening?(I dont’ have an answer, just ran across the statistic and was surprised)