Friday, January 11, 2019

Busy


62º here in La Feria, TX at 6:53 am Friday with predicted high of 78º today.
I am heading to McAllen, TX for Men of A Chord barbershop chorus practice today.

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Played shuffleboard Tuesday, managed to loose both games

We got our vests Tuesday - first show next week.

Gathered in a circle for practice.

This group sings 50's and 60's songs

Wednesday I, and Dick & Deanne Messer went with Phyllis to the Showcase in Harlingen where entertainers have 9 minutes to sell themselves to the Activity Directors who then sign up shows for their parks.  Phyllis is clear in to 2021 for entertainment.  There was a new group or individual every 10 minutes from 9 am till 12 noon and again from 1 pm until 3:30 pm.
The Cody Norris show - we have seen them many times
and will be with them on the cruise in a few weeks.

A family group
Group picture before we got on the bus Monday

Monday we went to Edinburg on bus with 50 other people
to supper and a basketball game
Eating at "Peppers"







One of our neighbors from Minnesota brought a 1950 something Chevy pickup down in a cargo van and takes it to various shows of classic cars/vehicles.



Thursday had quite a load when returning the fabric material from the Rec Hall to the little storage shed.

Pat Smith made it in from Arkansas so can now play
the piano for Choir.

At Choir Practice Thursday afternoon

List of all the insane things government DOES FUND.
‣ $3,000,000 for World of Warcraft: tax $ funded UC Irvine researchers' screen time
‣ $800,000 on studying significance of genital-washing
‣ $2,500,000 on a Super Bowl commercial that was so terribly produced that it was banned after it aired
‣ $1,000,000 on Zoo Poetry: "increasing environmental awareness" by creating poetry in four different zoos
‣ $175,000,000 on buildings that have been vacant for years
‣ $765,828 on pancakes: tax dollars subsidized an IHOP in an "under-served" area of DC
‣ $442,340 studying behavior of male prostitutes in Vietnam
‣ $168,766 studying monkeys who throw their poop
‣ $914,000 studying romance novels: topics included "Team Edward or Jacob?"
‣ $5,000,000 studying the drinking habits of college students on game days
‣ $5,000,000 on hipster parties with the goal of ending smoking
‣ $2,000,000 for the... l
‣ $3,000,000 for World of Warcraft: tax $ funded UC Irvine researchers' screen time
‣ $800,000 on studying...
     $4.9M to dress kids up in fruit costumes

Probably more later, Lynn

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