Football and Spooks

Saturday in Iowa and football and making
preparations for Halloween. The Hawks
won with a rookie QB, we are not too happy
with Mediacom Cable TV, if we had not
just purchased the college sports package,
we would not have been able to watch the
Iowa game. When I get to Texas, I am
hooking up Direct Satellite TV because
next summer the Big 10 is starting their
own TV station. The weather people are
on a roll, they predict 72 for Sunday, a
perfect temp for the last chili dip golf
outing at Honey Creek. The chili might be
too hot! Wonder if they have chocolate
malts available?

For Halloween, I bought microwave packs
of popcorn to give out. We have about a
dozen spooks come to the door and three
of them will be the former neighbors, Leah,4,
Austin 2, and Ella almost 1. I always give
them stuffed animals as an extra treat. They
just moved and made a sweet deal on their
home, which means our taxes will go up!

Watch our for black cats and ladders over
the next few days, its spooky out there!

Baby it's cold outside

This is the reason we bought the property in Texas
about 22 years ago, "today's temp is 32 with a
wind chill of a plus 16 degrees!" It is funny listening
to people talk about how cold it is, this is NOT
cold. 1983, Christmas Eve was cold. It was actual
temp of a minus 25 and wind chill made it a minus
100! We didn't deliver mail, but six of us went out to
deliver late Christmas presents, we could only get
three trucks to start. This is NOT cold!
We have a battle of the Bulldogs on Nov 4 at the
Knapp Center in Des Moines. Our long times favorites,
the Drake Bulldog men will host my Truman St Univ
Bulldogs in an exhibition game. Our local alumni
group will have a tailgate, at the Drake Diner. They
have door prizes from Truman, the usual stuff, tee
shirts, hats, pens. Two weeks ago we had a wine and
cheese tasting event in Des Moines. The medical
society reported today that we need to drink at least
three glasses of red wine per week, it helps prevent
colon cancer. Party on.

Put on your long johns, hats and mittens, dig out the
boots and zoot suits, shovels and snow blowers, get
ready because Baby, it is going to get cold outside,
soon....

PACKING

Another job done, I ordered the hitch and a ramp to hook onto the back
of the Jimmy for the trip to Texas. It is 23" by 60", so I bought a couple
plastic boxes. I hope I have enough room on the top to hook up the
bicycle. Guess that is the reason I see cars with only one wheel on their
bikes, not enough room!

Computer is still in the shop. Why should it take two weeks to get a
new coffee cup holder?

I am rooting for the Mets to win tonight over the Cards. I think
Detroit is too hot and will win the series. Drat those National League
Teams. Maybe my new man, Sweet Lou, will really pull those Cubs
out of their hole so they can play in October, 2007.

One month from today is the target, let's play some more golf in
Iowa......

PACKING

Another job done, I ordered the hitch and a ramp to hook onto the back
of the Jimmy for the trip to Texas. It is 23" by 60", so I bought a couple
plastic boxes. I hope I have enough room on the top to hook up the
bicycle. Guess that is the reason I see cars with only one wheel on their
bikes, not enough room!

Computer is still in the shop. Why should it take two weeks to get a
new coffee cup holder?

I am rooting for the Mets to win tonight over the Cards. I think
Detroit is too hot and will win the series. Drat those National League
Teams. Maybe my new man, Sweet Lou, will really pull those Cubs
out of their hole so they can play in October, 2007.

One month from today is the target, let's play some more golf in
Iowa......

One Day Closer to Texas

I am at the library using one of their computers. My coffee cup holder is
broken. It has been a week, they must have had to order parts. I get about
a half hour on the computer, free, I am my 2nd sign in time. I can't log into
my bank through this computer! Bummer. The days are getting X-ed out on
the calendar, about 34 days until I drive away for the winter. Every day there
is a new project to get done, I just have to DO THE JOB!

I went to Iowa city last week to attend the Hawkeye Women's BB press day.
Our tallest player is 6'7" tall, a sophomore who had a lot of valuable playing
time last season when the starting center tore her ACL. Lisa Bluder will have
a great line up of tall women on her team, with experience. Let's hope they
can beat Ohio State and Mich St and PURDUE! The Big 10 is a tough league.

Last week end's chili dipper golf event was great. We shot a 67, had too many
15-20 foot putts. NO bogey's and the winner shot a 56! That is this year's
record for the four person events at Honey Creek. This week ends weather
is supposed to be cold, about 40, so we are on hold, probably not playing.
We were tied for the top of the first flight, 17 teams, so we won $30 each!

Better get out the long johns and boots. I hope to be gone before it gets too
ugly on the roads. Hope I can be home to watch IWBB, etc., thru the Iowa
tournament, but if it snows too much, I will be gone asaicptc........As Soon As
I Can Pack The Car!

TexasHawks

I have not moved for 35 years, where do I start?
The essentials, cloths. What do I use everyday in
Iowa that I don't want to haul and are cheap to
replace? Stereo receiver? Take with. Printer?
Buy new. Golf clubs are the easiest, irons are in
Texas, do I need the hybrid only? Learn to use
an old putter? Last blog was nop published, "Life
is all about balls".......go figure

Life Is All About Balls

Golf Balls, Bowling Balls, Base Balls, Foot balls. That is most of
my entertainment in retirement. This week's golf took my fellow
retiree, Marla, and I to Honey Creek in Boone. The trees are such
a beautiful palet of colors. Co worker Debe and I walked nine at
Woodside aka Woodland Hills. Next week? Back to Honey for a
four person Chili Dip on Sunday. Bowling is going OK after being
off the team for one year. I have my average up to 160 and we
are starting to plan our trip to nationals next spring, North Carolina.
Baseball finds me cheering for the National League again, the
Dodgers vs Oakland would be fine with me. Footballs.........
HAWKS WIN vs. Purdue today at homecoming and my new
home's team is ahead of Oklahoma and Bobby Stoops right now,
that TEXAS LONGHORNS. That's why this color!
The new computer is coming along. I have nearly all of my 20 thou
photos transferred to CD's. After I burn, I check the results. Now
the laptop drawer is jammed again. !#$%^ Cuss Words. Aaron is
entertaining me with the Problem with the Bit##%^es. I am
making some success in packing for the south. Next week I am working
on clothes, 20 tee shirts, golf shirts,a couple dress up outfits, walking
shoes books, DVD's a long list. Better get that trailer hitch put on
the Jimmy..........C