OTW JANUARY 31, 2012

Johnny Kanal takes a spin on the Ole Hobie

Chinese New Year

Gong Hey Fat Choy - Gong Xi Fat Cai- Kung Hee Fat Boy

Year of the Water Dragon.

Fa Cai (發財) is to become rich or to make money.

Thus, Gong Xi Fa Cai means wishing you to be prosperous in the coming year.

A fun way to respond to someone who greets you with Gong Xi Fa Cai is Hong Bao Na Lai, "Red envelope please!"

BLOGGING

Blogging is easy. Blah, Blah, Blagh, Blah. Respect THE CAT!

MENTAL HEALTH AWARNESS WEEK

Depression, anxiety and panic attacks ARE signs of weakness.
They ARE signs of not trying hard for way, way too long.
JUST GET OVER IT.
Post this for one day.
It will make you STRONGER.

STRUGGLE is just a part of LIFE.

You are not ALONE.

MOVE ON!

Just trying to help the needy in my small way.

BLACK WEDNESDAY from DOVEPEDIA

Help raise awareness about PIPA & SOPA Two bills are currently being considered in the U.S. Congress: PIPA the “Protect IP Act” and SOPA the “Stop Online Piracy Act” Both are designed to address a legitimate problem – foreign-based websites that are engaging in digital piracy and trafficking in counterfeit goods. Unfortunately, we and many others believe that these bills miss the mark. These bills have the potential to stifle innovation, require censorship of search results, impose monitoring obligations, and change the way information is distributed on the web. Government regulation of online activities is a slippery slope and these proposed bills fall down that slope without truly addressing the issues that ignited this debate.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF A FREE INTERNET. JUST SAYING.
SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING TODAY YOU WILL NEED TO SEARCH IT ON, DoveOnVirtuallyEverything.

Zooey Deschanel

It's her birthday, January 17, 1980.

ZOEY

FRIDAY THE 13TH

Can't help but think of my DAD and POGO.

CHINK AND CHINKLETTE

Pekin Community High School District 303 includes Pekin and some nearby areas. The district's high school is Pekin Community High School. The school teams were known as the Pekin Chinks from the 1930s until 1980 when the school administration changed the nickname to the Dragons.[14] The team mascots were a male and female student dressed as Chinese persons wearing traditional Chinese attire. An earlier attempt was made by a visit of Chinese American groups to change the name from Chinks during the 1974–1975 school year; this was voted down by the student body. The event received national attention. Pekin "Chinks"......WHAT???? Well this post is a sort of "fess up" message which also contains more truth than most would like...Particularly my liberal friends. I am a graduate of Pekin Community High School.....Pekin, Illinois....proud Class of 1961! The fun part is that Pekin High's sports teams and thus their students are today known as "Dragons", actually a rather natural name given the name "Pekin" which supposedly was short for "Peking", the Chinese city which was supposed to be half way round the Earth from Pekin. In 1961....and for many years prior to that and until 1967 or so.....we were the Pekin Chinks. No lie!......Our radio program broadcast by students, including Moi, five days weekly, was Inside Chinkland, and we wrote, produced and spoke the words of the 15 minute daily show on a local station. (eventually led to my 8 year radio-TV newsman stint!) Each year we elected the Chink and Chinklette who appeared at sporting events and welcomed the other team.....in their Chinese costumes and coolie hats! I look back today, in this time of "political correctness" and am amazed we did it..... We interpreted Chink to be a term meaning "worker", and we were proud "workers" for Pekin High. I still have the glasses, letter sweater, etc. proclaiming our heritage. Know what? Inspite of the renaming of the team, and the era of political correctness.....we are still Pekin Chinks and shall be forever........ In fact, in the right small shirt shop in Pekin, in a back room to which access is controlled, you can still purchase bright red tee shirts that proclaim Pekin Chinks; and, of course, I have one! Next year, 2006, I plan to attend our 45th year reunion in Pekin, and join my fellow Chinks as we enjoy our heritage. At the Friday night social we'll all be wearing memorabilia from PCHS! Duke of DeLand.......A Chink Forever! If I find a picture of Chink and Chinklette I'll post it.

Oh, yeah I do have one of Chink. Just don't have Chinklette.

TO LATE TO THE SHOW

All I can do now is try and copy. It's been done and they are manufacturing it. I kind of like it because I am partial to the Concept 2 monitor for information. What I have is just a simple way of using my ERG for Stand Up Paddle workouts. Oh well.

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." MOTHER TERESA OK, I'M KINDA HAPPY FOR SEAN AND ROSE ON THE NEW CHAPTER.

SEAN THE THINKER

SEAN AND ROSE

When does the snow fall

We have roughly 2.5 months to make our average 40 inches of snow fall. Referring back to my seasonal calendar posted in August 2011 it looks like my prediction might be it is all coming at the end of January and into February. Just saying.

SNORE?

I think I only snore when I'm drunk or fat. Just saying.

HELLO NEW YEAR-Said Goodbye to Last Year

Said Goodbye to Last Year with Melancholia, Raccoons, and A Year Without Sex. "Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits." Well said.

I once was a Prince. Now I am a Pauper King.

LOVE YOU GUYS!