hurricanes

Hi Bears,

Being angered by my spate of bad luck,bad vision , and the anti-environmental policies of the present administration and the MKKKAne/Palin to follow, I decided to use my extraordinary jinx powers to bring hurricanes into the gulf of Mexico to ruin Rush Limbaugh's mansions and to wreck havok on the oil platforms and cowboyBush's state of Texas.  First I brought in Hanna to soak West Palm Beach (I gave fair warning to the mayor to evacuate innocent citizens.  Then I rooted Ike and Josephine across the Atlantic.  As long as there are disbelievers in global warming in our government  and land dispoilers selling out to oil interests, my jinx will continue. 

facebook

My niece Beth Ann came by-She's considering buying my house on Ridgewood and we got to talking about old students and I said how I miss them and wish I could get in touch with them.  That's when she told me about facebook and took me in as a friend.  since then I been reacquainted with about a dozen former students and have exchanged emails with them.

Obama's response to MKKKane's ads

Youthfulness

Hi Bears,

Everyone wants to know how I maintain my youthful appearance despite my health problems.  The number one key is denial; don't ever admit you 're aging.  Do all the things you did as a kid:rest when you're tired, run when you're not.  Drink when you're thirsty ,and eat when you're starved.  Spread out the sunshine, never burn.  Wash your face with Wal-Mart's antiacne soap and use their astringent, too.  It will burn, but it's a good burn.

Billy bear

Tony Snow

The Goebbels of the KKKarl Rove administration died of cancer.  How dare he die of the disease that killed my beloved parents.  He didn't deserve to die of cancer.  Like the other liars and war criminals , he should have been disgraced by dying at a public hanging following a water-boarding that he defended as nontorture for the monsters that have run our government for the last 8 years.  Unlike the media cowards and greedy politicians, I can say what I want in America, at least for the time being.  Of course if Bush-Lite(mKKKane) gets elected and KKKarl gets 8more years to do his evil deeds with the support of the cowards in congress and our Australian media dictator, who knows how much more of the Constitution will be shredded?

D.C. Mall

Hi Bears,

I saw the Sunday Morning segment this morning on the horrible condition of our nation's mall in Washington D.C..  The grounds, reflecting pond, the memorials themselves are in disrepair and already appear to be in the third-world shape that the neo-cons want to take us to.  The guy appointed to improve the situation said it would take 1/2 Billion dollars to fix. His Solution:? get donations from private donations  .  The Iraqi adventure spends $8 biilion a week.  We can't take 1/2  a day off from giving Halliburton and the fat cats money to kill American young people?  We could be employing the same kids to rebuild our country, yet W and Dick would rather play army since they never did it when they were young. 

Deliver us from Evil

Hi Bears,

   In my trip through the cable stations today, remote in hand and cat on lap, I went from a history special on the racism of American neo-Nazis to the mindless propaganda ofLaura Ingram on Fox to the Salem witch trials in the movie"The Crucible" on HBO.  What was striking was the seamless transitions.

   Hatred flows through our history like the wind blowing through the false patriotism of the stars and stripes standing on poles in yards and pinned on the lapels of evil men who do evil deeds in the name of god and country.  The only solution is for good men to stand, one foot forward facing the storm, in defiance of wrong-doing, no matter what the cost. 

Still Blind

Hi Bears,

I got my new glasses today.  They were supposed to correct my long vision, but they didn't.  I can still make baskets: 15 feet seems to be my focal distance.  Obviously I can see the computer screen if I hold my laptop up close(same with my Kindle or the newspaper).  I need a 15-foot golf tee and for cars to stay 15 feet ahead of me.  A good friend (Bud Flugan) has been finding my golf balls for me but breaking 100 is difficult for me which is like saying that dunking is difficult for LeBron or that being retarded is difficult for George W.  The good news is that it looks like I'm getting paid for second semester-I'll be able to pay for my latest glasses!

papa Bear

Rove is an evil genius

Hi Bears,

The right-wingers have figured out that their policies are hated by the majority of Americans but they don't want to waste their 24-hour a day propaganda machine(fox network).  realizing that Bush's 28% popularity failed administration means defeat forever for the thugs, Karl Rove came up with the brilliant idea of blaming all of his mistakes on the Democrats.  If enriching his oil buddies makes people mad, we'll just say it's the liberal environmentalist's fault.  If Americans get tired of war, we'll say they're unpatriotic cowards.  If there's global warming, we'll say it's Al Gore's fault for watching too much TV.  All that matters is that Republicans can lie as much as they want, as long as they repeat them often enough (Goebbel's theory of propaganda).  And if W can win this summer's SPECIAL OLYMPICS (bullshitting event), maybe we can get his face on Mt. Rushmore before the next cocaine expose' comes out.

old fartness

Despite my background in computer programming, my current tech literacy is sadly lacking.   I think that eventually I could get used to some devices and maybe even learn my cell-phone number.  But a simple thing that still alarms me is when I'm in a store and someone starts shouting at me.  I'll look to see if a friend has noticed me and wants to gab or if I've knocked over a display and a worker wants me to pick up the latest two-piece swimsuits.  Invariably however, it's someone, usually a woman(sorry about the misogyny,ladies) talking loudly on a cell phone.  It's usually an emergency,a mother at Wal-Mart who needs to know how many boxes of Rice Krispies are left in the kitchen cabinet or a girl at the drugstore who wants to know what size condoms to get.  But sometimes it's just a frivolous   call.  Regardless, the tone of voice is not just loud, but full of urgency.  Even though this occurs every time I go shopping, you'd think I'd eventually  get accustomed to it, but just as when I bought a gun to shoot every mountain lion that attacked me in the back yard, it looks like I'll need to take more drastic action in response to this situation because I just don't seem able to adjust to the modern world.  A visit to south L.A. should provide me with the appropriate solution for under $100.00. 

blind golf

although Tiger is undeniably the greatest golfer of all time, his wincing irritated me somewhat in that my knee surgery is the least of my physical ailments.  Besides my stroke and heart problems, I've played with a broken left hand and was blind the past two weeks.  If you're a golfer, try hitting a ball with your eyes closed sometime (or running as fast as you can on wet ground for that matter).

     On the nike commercial, Tiger's dad says that he will never meet someone as mentally tough as he is.  Well, better stay away  from me.  And I don't get paid $44 million from Nike. 

NOT RUINED GENERATIONS

Hi bears,

Too hot to golf so I spent most of the day watching PBS.  First I watched a show where they played the music of the greatest generation (Glenn Miller).  A little corny but all recognizable and great musicianship.  Then after a long walk in the hot sun, I came home and cranked up RAIN (a beatles impersonation group.  Even though I can't sing, I had to try to hit the McCartney high notes of "Let it Be"  We were the generation that was going to save the world but the bad guys got control again, at least for a while.  Unfortunately, this time the bad guys may have screwed things up so bad that we won't be able to fix it.  Gallows in the Rose Garden!

a ruined generation

Hi bears,

I watched "the 300" on HBO the other night and it struck me that in its grisly realistic depiction of war as it was for 100's of years, one on one, personal murder with disembowelment, stabbing,decapitation,gory and bloody, it was much more honorable than the cold-blooded bombing and automatic weapon killing of today.  Our cousins the chimps are more civilized in their murderous mayhem of one another for territory and food.  Last year 113 US servicemen from the war in Iraq committed suicide after 100 the year before. Obviously killing, particularly of civilians takes its toll on our young people.  past experience shows that it will get worse with time and return to home.  Besides the horrible loss of 1000's of lives and the mangled bodies of tens of 1000's more, there will be the mental anguish and disabilities of a generation of young people all because rich old white men wanted to get richer and play army with other people's lives.

Stock tips

Hi bears,

I hate to promote fossil fuel companies when it will lead to our demise but if you want to get in on the ground floor of some oil sands companies, surge (SRGG) and Deep Well (DWOG) are some cheapies (8 cents and 68 cents a share).  Be prepared to lose all your investment because these companies can go bankrupt or hit it big.  They take oil-caked sand out of the ground in Canada and try to figure out how to get the oil out cheaply.  I'm also looking at Vespa and Scwinn (They make scooters) to try to make money out of the high price of gasoline.

losing a daughter but gaining a cub

Hi bears,

Jan and I went to Cindybear Vickers' daughter Hannah's wedding reception Saturday.  Boy cubs were all in attendance as well, although not a rope or ten-gallon was in sight.   Hannah, like mom, a palindrome, also didn't fall far from the tree in the brains or beauty department.  I do have to report that it appeared one of the boy cubs has made someone a grandmabear.  grillmaster Brett and his lovely wife were there and may join in the summer reading fun.   We agreed on a couple items of importance: "looking is okay" and as former(current?) nerds, we have an obligation to help young geeks  figure out how to find and attract one of those opposite sex type people.  The survival of the species is at stake.

Lolly-byes

I got good news at the doctor today (elbow's probably not broken).  I came home to a chilly morning and a warm kitty who wanted to nap.  Boris lay on my chest and I sang him a lullaby.  For those of you with young children or grandchildren or pets, I recommend the  following:cover yourself with one of those soft fleecy throws to protect yourself from fur,hair,or drool.  Position co-napper beside or on chest, choose a melody you actually know and just sing affirmming nonsense "Boris is a good,good boy" over and over, making sure to repeat the name often.  before you know it, a good nap will be had by all and your co-napper will get straight A's in school.

Giada brunch

Jan went to a nephew's graduation party in Toledo today so I took Giada to brunch in Santa Fe.  Afterwards we took a trail in the mountains so that she could continue to pretend that eating all that food doesn't cause any weight gain .  We also went to a sculpture garden where they cast bronze pieces right on site.  She loved them so i made an offer I sometimes do with Jan-pick one out,anyone you want!  Giada broke the rules, she took me up on it:$175,000.00.  Oh well, she left the tip at brunch.  And the ta-ta's are real.

Polar Party

Hi Bears,

In case some of you are confused by my previous  blogs and emails, the first book club/birthday meeting is Wed. the 28th at 1595 Raywood.  Mathies, we'll have some company this year at our yearend blowout.  I doubt if Bret shows up but that's okay, the grill is on the fritz so we'll be fixing our own sandwiches.  Come whenever you feel like it and stay until you're chilled.  Stay away from Renee's mobile home or you may end up in Daytona or Talledega.  The neighbor's a board member so please use our bathroom and not their yard.Bocce, cornhole, and basketball will be available outside.  Pool, pinball,Golden Tee, and Playstation inside.  Also TV for NBA fans. and a spa if you have a swimmy suit. Food, books, and mates welcome but not  required.  Pretend there's not another week of school. If you're from California or Florida, there isn't.

Polar Bill 

scary night

hi bears,

shortly after going to bed last night,  woke up with a strong pain and a tremor in my left hand.  It was flopping back and forth against my right arm but there was no feeling in either appendage.  Scared, I woke up Jan who got me an ambulance ride to the hospital.  I woke up with an IV in my arm, apparently the victim of another seizure.  two beautiful sights appeared, Jan in her bright blue sweater and brother Terry in a Notre Dame sweatshirt, both very reassuring.  Before long, I was off to home for more comfort from Jan and the kitties.  Coincidentally, I have read recently a neurology book bout the high historical incidence of creative talent among epileptics, autistics, and people with brain damage .  It theorizes that when the connections between the brain hemispheres is disturbed,it allows special talents to become exposed and concentrated on.  I know that I had a feeling of awakening when I suffered my stroke.  Concentration, spelling and grammar suffered, but  writing and social skills improved with the subsequent loss of inhibition. Now if I can only survive the physical part.

book progress and silly survey

hi bears,

First a report that the book club has reached 29 books.  I gave out a few certificates and beads today to good response.  More tomorrow.  I have a delusion that we can save the school district by reaching our 500 book goal by the and of the year, especially if we can spread it to the children.My survey concerns  silly advertisement.  Jan and I passed one of those air propelled waving figures on the way to Canton this morning(it looks like the apple throwing trees in the wizard of Oz.  A little further down 62 is a fake police car and occasionally a man in a gorilla suit or a man in a chicken suit.  My question is :" although we've all seen these attention getting gimmicks many times in many places, have any of you ever pulled in and bought something due to having seen them"?    If so, what?

we're endangered!

Hi Bears,

This is one of those bad news, worse news things.  It's a slight recognition that global warming is real and it's going to wipe us bears out in the next three generations (36 polar bear years).  But the real motive is preventing lawsuits against oil companies that will wipe out all life this century.  So what it comes down to is that the oil miners are not allowed to shoot the canary, just starve it.  Maybe we should start eating humans.  Eventually they would pass a law making it mandatoryfor us to use SUV's to chase them. 

good day!

Hi Bears,

I did Movie Monday a day late or 6 days early( It seemed like 6 days of trailers. I woke up in time for the movie "What happens in Vegas"  It didn't have the greatest story line, but CAMERON DIAZ!! and for you ladies, Ashton Krutcher is similar to Leatherhead jim Kaminsky in his ah shucks cuteness.  The best line is the TV line Dick Banger! that will give us joke material all weekend and of course there's also the peeing in the sink scene when Jack can't get into the bathroom because CAMERON DIAZ!! is doing her hair.So, maybe should have gone to Iron man but no Cameron Diaz! in that one.   As far as the trailers, Anne Hathaway edged Uma Thurma. I also got a haircut along with the prequisite tip flirts and ate lunch with Jan at BW3's (cheated a little on the diet).  Went to Target and found out why Jackson does so much better on test scores than we do.  They make all their disruptive kids go to Target, or the movies, giving the other kids a chance to learn.  When I first started teaching(1904), Ron Peeling used to give Blake Kirksey a quarter everyday to buy an ice cream cone so Ron could teach the rest of the class. Now we give the good kids treats so the bad kids can act up.  I got me a guitar at Target (hopefully a midlife crisis: that would give me 60 more years).  Polar Bill

introduction to my blog

Hi Bears,

Since many of you have sent me emails in which it seems you want me to share information, links, and pictures with the rest of the club, I have decided to start a blog so that anyone can post comments and others can decide whether or not they wish to read your contributions and I don't have to make difficult decisions.

Be sure to bookmark this website and visit it often. Be sure to click on "Comments" and read what your fellow bears have to say. And be sure to add your own comments. Check for quizzes, links, pictures and other nonsense. I have plenty of time to fool around with this site. Could get controversial!

Polar Bill