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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

HAPPY JULY!

My ol' friend, Chuck Blankenship, was born 50 years ago today. Fifty years. That's mind boggling to me. Both that he'd have been the big 5-0 and that he's not here to boost a Bud and celebrate with us.

I used to think it was silly when people said things like, "If he'd have lived, he'd be 102 today" or whatever. But then I grew up & learned to appreciate the time we have, the people we have to share it with and the harsh reality of having it cut short long before we're ready.

So ... as we welcome in a new month & ride the roller coaster of life, let's all take a minute to boost a Bud (OK, so I'm boosting coffee, since it's 6 a.m.) & toast this life we're still blessed enough to find ourselves actively participating in.

Live a little. Dangle a preposition or two. Go commando!

58 comments:

Anonymous said...

hey Rose you reckon we should call a truce through the 4th or fight right on through?

Anonymous said...

In his twi'light years and still playing with his putter!

ROSE said...

No need to call a truce. In fact, how 'bout instead of fighting, we just send 'em all our cash & deed 'em all our land & give 'em all our cows & be done with it altogether?

Anonymous said...

sorry, I was thinking of the clay co fights. the fights in Iraq won't end till the rich can't milk any more out of it.

ROSE said...

A truce amongst the Clay County fighters? Egads, man!

Here's a thing about the war in Iraq. As long as they continue to fight us, we'll continue to fund their schools, educate their children, build up their infrastructure, rebuild their homes, feed their people & pour money into their economy.

I have no idea how big Iraq is or how much ground the actual "battlefield" covers, but we're everywhere there, building & protecting & educating & feeding. If they get all peaceful & we pack up & leave, they're on their own again. Iraqis are a lot of things, but stupid obviously isn't one of them.

ROSE said...

Oh. Wait. I neglected to mention the weapons arsenal we're building for them, the ammo we're giving them & the training we're providing for them to become better at using it all to their own advantage.

U.S.A. - Sugar Daddy to the World.

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Anonymous said...

see you've been given a job of president[pro tempore] of a new forming org. ms Rose.
an org. dedicated to a more silent, greener and peaceful co. your first task is to give us a name. can't elect a president without a name. anyone a name please don't say greenpeace cause we're part of the brownfields section of WV. contamination, Ivydale and Clay dumps.

ROSE said...

The B.R.O.W.N.ers - Burley's Respecters Of Wasting Nothing.

Brown Bombers, Inc.

A.S.S.es of Clay County - Antagonizers Speaking Softly. (This would make a great t-shirt, too - I'M A CLAY COUNTY A.S.S. & PROUD OF IT!)

Keepers of the Brownpeace.

Almost Green in Almost Heaven.

I haven't really had enough caffeine to be at my creative best today ... LOL

Anonymous said...

well we gots plenty time. you gots all that money you make good leader. how bout the 4 Gs GREAT GUMMINES GREEN GOPHERS. tomarrs payday gonna rest over the 4th.

Anonymous said...

Betty Sue sure is a charming example of love'li-ness up to CRJ!

Anonymous said...

Burleys shirt this week at go mart looked like a brownsfield project. There were substances on there that were toxic -- smelled to.

Anonymous said...

Now that was just plain uncalled for!

ROSE said...

One almost has to assume that Burley's fan here is the same one over on George's blog ... that level of interest borders on freakish. What was everybody else wearing? Is there some fashion trend I'm missing? Can I join the Burley Fan Club, too?

Anonymous said...

burley wasn't in Go-marts last week. take it from there.

ROSE said...

I missed Betty Sue @ CRJ, but it looks like SCRJ welcomed in quite a few immigrants. I wonder, when they arrest a buttload of Mexicans like that, if they pack them all in the same cell so they'll feel more at home?

Anonymous said...

LOL! Good one! I just hope an intake like that doesn't impact the service the service at my favorite mexican eatery!

Anonymous said...

The guards will shift inmates around to different cell blocks so a group like that can all be together!

Anonymous said...

Have you ever noticed that when there is an immigration issue, there's always "no information available" for that person, especially the Mexicans.

Anonymous said...

i expect these are just overnight transportation prisoners headed for oklahoma. there is a jet in the air 5 days a week transporting prisoners from one place to another.

ROSE said...

HAPPY 4th OF JULY!

Picnics, reunions, fireworks, hoopla ... rain.

Anonymous said...

And winter is just around the corner!

Anonymous said...

Which means only 177 days 16 hours 19 minutes till Christmas. But who's counting?

Anonymous said...

hey Ms Rose, anyone, does a hunting club that leases property take on the legal responsiilities of that property?
Must a hunting club that charges for membership have a business license?
Must a hunting club register as a non-profit organization?
truce is off

ROSE said...

teeheeheee Truces are so BOR-ING!

Anonymous said...

have you considered what a hunting club is. it's a group of people dedicated to killing. animals, fish or birds. and by leasing and barring other people from the woodlands they take peoples right to enjoy nature as it is. without killing. DOWN WITH HUNTING CLUBS!!!!!!!!!!!
help form an opposing organization.
with hikeing trails and nature study. see Ms Rose or Ms Lupardus
Down with gun clubs[killing] and noisy vehicles[public nuisances].

ROSE said...

Whoa! Hold on a minute! LOL

People who join hunt clubs will tell you it's because they don't have any place else to hunt. What they really mean is that they're sissy boys who don't have what it takes to actually go out & hunt. They need somebody to make it all easy for them & plant something for them to easily kill so they can feel all manly & such.

Now, I know a lot of people who go on hunts in other states & even other countries. They'll tell you it's not easy. They'll tell you it's *hunting*. They'll tell you it's loads of fun.

The guy who owns the land they're hunting & the club that arranges it all will tell you it's a million dollar market & there's a sucker with a dollar born every minute.

What I don't understand is why hunt clubs can't be for hunting during regular hunting seasons & hiking & whatnot the rest of the time.

If anybody wants to hike my woods, they're more than welcome. But let me know first or we'll shoot you for trespassing (if the dogs don't eat you first). teeheehee

Anonymous said...

you're right in some ways IMO. But the hunting clubs want paid if youtrespass on their property, paid that is prior to your trespass by paying a fee. Ms Lupardus seems to be learning the hard way that the upper class in Clay co. are not to be trusted. Her parking lot and club house are now white elephants. Roger Nutter ows the tram. Bill BRIGHT OWNS THE RAILROAD. THE HUNTING CLUB LEASES THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. THE TOURISTS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE RAILROAD AND SUBJECT TO WHAT EVER PRICE THEY DECIDE TO CHARGE.

Anonymous said...

left out some details, the Big Knob hunting club leases 11,000 acres from swandale park to wider according to their ads in the Clayberry web page. Critter Gritter hunting club controls unit #1 of thw widen group according toan article in the Free press. Let the public know. more details would be appreciated.

Anonymous said...

Just to add fire to this furnace, The hunting clubs in clay county own over 50% of the land in clay county. The hunting clubs are the results of coal barrons like bill bright and consol that own land and have it listed at the Assessors office as managed timberlands so they do not have to pay but about 1/3 of the taxes that everyone else does then they lease it to individuals for hunting clubs to pay these taxes and the hunting clubs keep the insurance on the property. I believe once it is leased to a hunting club it is rental property or business property and shoulc be taxed as that. This is the facts talked to Arlene Tucker in assessors office for facts. There has been 3 bills in the house of delegates to have this changed to when it is leased it cannot be considered managed timberlands but it has failed because many of our delegates and senators are members or owners of hunting clubs.

Anonymous said...

And we call them dumasses?

Anonymous said...

and after all that , it leaves us. the left outs, to pay their taxes.

not all things are bad though, David Pearson contributes a lot of help tp county, BOE, projects. you might say that he actually pais Mr. Gillippsies bonus last yr. or in other words he paid the BOE KICKBACK FEE, DON'T KNOW YET, THE details for this yr.

understand that when RT and other commissioners wanted to know what was in a judges sealed order about an individual they just went and looked. contrary to popular belief, a sealed order is not sealed, it is just handled as others, except. it not supposed to be entered unless the mentioned individual is present.

ROSE said...

I wonder if you talked to people in Boone County or Calhoun or Braxton, if you'd hear the same complaints we have here in Clay. I'm guessing yes. Small town living at its "police yourself" best.

Ya know what's even creepier than politicians? Waking up & finding a tick stuck to your head & knowing he wasn't there when you went to bed.

Anonymous said...

Better than finding head lice.

Anonymous said...

Kinda like dreaming about fishing, and waking up with the CRABS! I guess

ROSE said...

LOL Um ... I don't concur. One little flick of the tweezers & that little tick was on his way to a nice swim in the septic tank! LOL

ROSE said...

Normally, when I'm home & an 800 # shows up on Caller ID, I ignore it. I'm under no obligation whatsoever to answer my telephone. Today, I'm feeling feisty, so I picked up. Here's why that's never a good idea:

"Mr. Cantrell, please."
"He's not here, may I take a message?"
"Would this be Mrs. Cantrell?"
"Sure, I'll be Mrs. Cantrell."
"Mrs. Cantrell, this is Chase Bank calling to offer you a great deal on refinancing your mortgage! May I transfer you to a mortage consultant?"
"Thank you, Mr. Bank, but we're not interested."
"But, Mrs. Cantrell, you may not be aware of all of your available options! May I transfer you to a mortgage consultant?"
"Thank you, Chase, but we're not interested."
"But, Mrs. Cantrell, I'm sure you've heard about all the mortgage problems in the news these days! So many people simply don't know their options! May I transfer you to a mortgage consultant?!"
"No, thank you. We're not interested."
"But, Mrs. Cantrell ....!"
"Mr. Bank, I said we're not interested. Thanks for calling, though!"
"But, Mrs Cantrell! Mrs. Cantrell? Hello? Mrs. Cantrell? Are you still there?"
[click]

Anonymous said...

Anyone got a cool drink of water?

ROSE said...

First the tick in my head, then a copperhead curled up on my porch table, then the insurance adjuster telling me not 1 but 2 vehicles are totalled & now there's a spider in the bathtub.

Water?? You want WATER?? Fire water, maybe ... LOL

Anonymous said...

Ms Rose have you paid your taxes, your tithes, your hunting club 300 dollars, your campaign donations your ins. your taxes, did I mention that before, your railroad fee, maybe I should take the curse off you and suggest someone else as president. it was only temporary.

Anonymous said...

wonder how Ms Lupardus is doing. it doesn't pay to fool around with me, go with the organized blood suckers.

Anonymous said...

it seems people with a lot of hair are descended from sasquatch and werewolves. people without hair are descended from snakes and serpents. poor people who have scales are descended from seafarers. baldheaded men are cat lovers. high class people like to put on the dog. many people are partial to goats others are merely sheep. my stray thoughts for the night.

ROSE said...

LOL Once again, I've lost track of what's going on.

LS, I must have paid all that stuff - where else would all my money have gone?? I just can't believe you'd put a curse on me. That's so rude!! You lift it right this instant or ... or ... um ... I'm powerless against curses. That certainly explains a lot of my life ... LOL

Anonymous said...

Ms Rose i DIDN'T DO IT BUT IT WAS DONE BECAUSE OF ME. THEM FREEMASON GOATSUCKERS DONE it. THEY GET DOWN THERE IN THEIR LODGE AND DO THEIR BUNNY HOP AROUND THEIR TOTEM POLE, QUOTING "so mote it be" ,sorry bout the shouting, d--n computer don't always cooperate, anyways they quote so mote it be and with no one opposing them but me well you can understand but things are gonna change, you'll see. hang in there now.

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ROSE said...

Wow. Have you ever Googled "How to undo a curse" ?? I wonder if Krogers carries all those roots & herbs?

Anonymous said...

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ROSE said...

Actually, I've been the victim of a curse before. A universal, age-old curse that requires no herbs, no chanting, no full moon. It can't be reversed, undone or altered in any way. Sometimes, it may even be uttered in haste by someone who has no idea what the far-reaching consequences might be.

You know what I'm talking about. You may even be a victim yourself. Or maybe you married a victim & had no idea what you were getting into. Millions of us are walking around with this curse over our heads, completely unaware of it until the day it smacks us right between the eyes & irrevocably changes our lives forever.

I was cursed at a very young age & despite knowing full well what I was dooming my children to, I have already passed the curse on to them. Truth be known, I curse them gleefully and often.

It's simply a matter of saying, (with deep feeling), ... "I hope someday, you have a kid just like YOU!"

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA LOL

Anonymous said...

its a long story. them goatsies like to curse someone without their knowledge, someone to pick on, they chose me back in about "82" and they've been cursing ever since. seems that i'm not as stupid as I look, to everones surprise. hahahaheheheeeeeeeeeee cause I'm getting their goat.

Anonymous said...

From MSNBC: Dog meat off the menu during Beijing Olympics.

Dang, and I really wanted to go just for that!

Anonymous said...

Ls is a flipin comedian?

Anonymous said...

Cat must got his tongue,no smart remarks?

Anonymous said...

i have just now got around to reading the comments about hunting clubs on this site and i think some of you have a miss guided opinion. i am president of the big knob hunting club and since we have taken over our lease we have almost stoped illeagal hunting on our lease, we are working with other clubs in the area on game managment practices and are open for any law enforcement or individual help.we welcome any local members we can get. but thanks to liberal law suites this is the way it has to be now.as far as paying to suport the county, our club has a large number of out of area members that spend a considerable amount of money in the county each year. we are the ones that mowed and cleaned swandale park this summer. if local people do not take and keep these leases then someone eles will, probably some out of stater that would not blink at leaseing these properties and telling locals to stay off. i do not like paying to hunt anymore than anyone else but times are changeing, thats the way other states have been for years. if anyone has any comments, questions or ideas feel free to contact me about it but not as anonymous. 587-2924 mitch

Anonymous said...

by the way, the big knob hunting club is lisenced and listed as a non profit organization. mitch

ROSE said...

Hey, Mitch - we've moved on to a new post, so nobody's really reading this one anymore. I copied your comments on to the new thread. Feel free to join us there!

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