Monthly Archives: December 2021
What A Country!
Sunday December 5th
Catching up on our recent Branson visit.
Well, we made it to Branson this afternoon by about two o’clock pm. Nice, smooth trip up from Texarkana.
We first went by and picked up our tickets that we bought online from one of the many discount places. and then had a lunch special at Famous Dave’s, one of our favorite barbecue places.
By the time we were done it was three o’clock and we could check into the hotel.
We were going to be staying at the Twelve Oaks Inn right off the west end of the US 76 Loop, and convenient to everything.
Turned out to be a very nice privately-owned place with nice rooms and friendly people.
After resting up for a couple of hours we headed out for the first show of our week in Branson, Yakov Smirnoff.
Unlike most other theaters, Yakov’s is not on the main Strip, but up north of town.
Besides seeing Yakov in Galveston this past July, we also saw him when we last visited Branson in November 2011, so we definitely wanted to see him again.
Having lived in the Soviet Union until he was 26 when he and his parents managed to get out. There he was an art teacher, as well as a ‘licensed’ comedian.
Yes, in Russia all comedians have to be licensed. And all their jokes have to be approved by a committee. No wonder he wanted out of there.
Besides talking about humor, laughter, and relationships, his act is overtly patriotic.
As Yakov says, “What A Country!”
A really great show!
Thought For The Day:
Life is too short to worry about stupid things or stupid people. Have fun, regret nothing, and don’t let people bring you down.
As Far As The Eye Can See . . .
Jan and I were out the door this morning about 9:15, earlier than I like, but for a good cause. We were meeting friend’s Debi and Ed Hurlburt, up art Vernon’s Kountry Katfish in Conroe.
We used to eat here quite often when were regularly staying at the Lake Conroe Thousand Trails, but according to the blog we haven’t eaten there since January 2016. So it was good to get a chance to try it again.
Jan got the Combo Platter, with Fried Catfish, Fried Shrimp, and Fried Oysters, along Sweet Potato Fries and Fried Okra.
Plenty left to take home.
I went old-school and had the Small Catfish Plate, along with a cup of their Seafood Gumbo.
And as is usual in our previous get-togethers, we spent over 3 hours before we all headed home.
Always great to see Debi and Ed, and we’ve already scheduled for next month.
And now there’s this.
Dr. Anthony Fauci sat down with “Meta” CEO Mark Zuckerberg and finally said out loud what many people have been warning for over a year about the rushed mRNA vaccines: They may actually make the Covid pandemic worse.
“This would not be the first time, if it happened, that a vaccine that looked good in initial safety actually made people worse,” Fauci said. “There was the history of the Respiratory Syncitial Virus vaccine in children, which paradoxically made the children worse.”
And it’s Jabs as far as the eye can see.
Ugur Sahin, the CEO of BioNTech, declared that a new vaccine designed to tackle the Omicron variant would need to be given in three doses, after taking the initial vaccine and booster shots.
And, is there anything it can’t do.
Taking Viagra cuts the risk of Alzheimer’s by up to 69 percent
Taking Viagra slashes Alzheimer’s risk by two-thirds, research suggests.
Scientists claim the love drug may help boost brain health and cut levels of toxic proteins that trigger dementia.
Experts analyzed data on 7.2 million US adults and found regular users had a 69 percent lower chance of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s over the next six years.
Medics say the findings, published in the journal Nature Aging, suggest the little blue pill could soon be prescribed to tackle dementia.
They are planning a fresh study to test the benefits of sildenafil — the generic version of Viagra — in early Alzheimer’s patients
Thought For The Day:
Think the recent tornados are because of ‘climate change’?
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