Jogelen

For those of you who spent last night juggling figures for Uncle Sam, I've found a couple of other fellows who were juggling. The first video is a juggling finale by Chris Bliss. I've had it for about a year now and have not tired of it yet. The second video shows a fellow "juggling" billiard balls.

For more information visit the International Jugglers' Association.

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Tuber Time or Perhaps Ramblin' Tater

It is interesting the way things change with time. Wheat has been known as the staff of life. Keeping company with wheat is corn and rice. Altogether these crops help to give sustenance to the worlds population. Now we are turning to these same crops to help break our dependence on oil. Thanks to this and increased development in China and India the price of these staples have skyrocketed. In turn, we have witnessed double digit inflation in grocery prices recently.

Enter the potato. I read an article on Reuters about potatoes last night. It seems that people are rediscovering the benefits of potatoes, but thus far speculators in the market have not "bitten" the potato yet. Read the article here, it is interesting.

Potatoes are native to Peru and will grow anywhere from the frigid slopes of the Andes to the flat lands of tropical Asia. Not only that, but potatoes will yield more per acre that rice or wheat. Potatoes also yield a flour that can be used in baking bread. It has been used in donuts for some time. There used to be a Spudnuts Donuts shop in Waco a long time ago. It seems that it was on 25th Street, just across the street from O & H Rare Foods. (You could by chocolate covered ants at O & H by the way.) But that was long ago. It seems that I recall my brother working there for a time delivering for them. But, that too was a long time ago.

There still seem to be some Spudnut shops around, but I am not sure they are related to the one Waco had. Here is another article about Spudnuts that is very interesting. Need a recipe so you can try the Spudnut donut? Here ya go.

How I ended up on a donut recipe I'm not sure. I guess that's what happens when you don't have a GPS unit to give you direction in life.

I don't know if any of you care, but I used to buy some pretty good sandwiches and O & H. I seem to remember pastrami on rye and other good deli sandwiches. I didn't get the ants though. Another place that had good sandwiches was Antone's in Houston. I reckon I should change that to "still has good sandwiches." When I lived in Houston I loved them. Check 'em out here.

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Every Teachers Nightmare!

Every teacher has those nightmares that they pray will never happen in their classroom.This has got to be one of them.

'Nuff said!

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Picture Monday. April 14, 2008

I read my brother's latest post on his blog HORST ONLINE a few days ago. He wrote about my weekly picture feature so I thought he would appreciate the following pictures. Perhaps he can fill in some of the lapses in my memory.

This is a picture of some childhood friends. From left to right we have Gail Harkin holding her younger brother Kenneth Harkin; Mike Harkin; and Lance Horst holding his baby brother, me.

Above on the left is a picture of Michal Ann and Lance.

No this is not Eddy Haskell. This is another picture of my brother Lance. My brother was never like Eddy Haskell but one of his friends was. I remember the time when his friend Don pushed me into a puddle of water at the house. I can't remember why he did it. I'm certain that I was blameless though. Yeah right.

This is a snap of my brother with his wife Pam. I am not sure of the occasion. Perhaps he will write in and enlighten me and I can add that to the blog.

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AWSOME! Just The Black Notes

I came across this video this morning and thought it was awsome and wanted to share it with all of you.

I found it on the blog Already Not Yet. Check it out.

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And Now, For Something Completely Different!

Thanks HEMA for a great time.

HEMA is a department store group in Europe with stores in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. Now I have never been to the stores but I have visited their website. The best I can tell they only carry products that are their own brand and have been developed by them. I can tell by looking at the website that they offer quality merchandise and truly place the customer first.

How do I know this?

Simple! Read this statement from their website:
a real HEMA product
All products are developed at Headquarters. Safety always comes first at HEMA, which is why all products are tested in HEMA’s test laboratory. Nothing goes on sale before it meets strict HEMA requirements. Likewise, much attention is paid to the quality of the products. If a product fails to please the customer, the motto ‘Not satisfied - money back’ applies. The customer is refunded. That is the real HEMA.

HEMA also likes to have a good time.

How do I know this?

Witness this Flash Demo page featuring products from their store. It is great fun to watch; and remember to turn up the sound on your computer to get the full effect. HEMA producten page.

I hope you enjoy this light diversion on this wonderful weekend. PS. Look at the name of the boom box on the first line of products.

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