The Name of the Day

From the mailbag:

Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for
delivery on May 5th in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was

Fame is fleeting.   Barack Obama reign as the world’s number one celebrity is over, Brendan O’Neill, Spiked:

Susan Boyle has become a megastar. Her rendition of ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ from Les Misérables has, at the time of writing,

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House.
One is from Chicago , another is from Tennessee , and the third is from
Minnesota .

All three go with a White House official

As of 07:44 ET today, spring is among us.

I can’t think of any better way to honor the arrival of the end of winter than to pass along this grand old tune.

Making the rounds on email just now:

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to
Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate,

From the mailbag:

An airline captain was breaking in a very pretty new blonde stewardess. The route they were flying had a stay-over in another city, so upon their arrival, the captain showed the stewardess the best place for airline

From the mailbag:

Last weekend I saw something at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest… The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie.

What I came

This is some of  what hit us yesterday  and we have  got another storm due in Sunday.   Hamlin (Where this pic was taken)  has a nice state park.   I’ve hiked and skied it and Bit may have camped there.

Hat

Having found a meme on Sara’s place, I’ll jump in:

You just won the mega powerball jackpot to the tune of 150 million dollars…

1. What would be the very first thing you would do?

Faint.

2. Where would

From the mail bag:

Looking for something for the man in your life? Here are some simple rules to insure you get the perfect gift for him!

Rule #1: When in doubt – buy him a cordless drill. It does

Greet news, Arthur J. Shawcross is dead, WHEC-TV:

Arthur Shawcross, the notorious serial killer who murdered 11 local women is dead. Most of his victims were prostitutes, but Shawcross struck fear into the entire community for two years.

It

A little dated, but what the hell.

An elementary school class started a class project to make planters to take home to their parents.

They wanted to have a plant in it that was easy to take care of, so they decided to use cactus plants.

The