"ITS A BIRD!!----ITS A PLANE!!---NO, NOOOO, ITS just me "

I read someplace that the SEO Spiders like catchy post titles---but hey what does this old dude know---I mean like---what the hell is an SEO, and spiders have never really been high up on my list of fun things. Okayyy yeah, so the title of this blog is a total lie, and has nothing to do with birds or planes---not even sure it has anything to do with me either---oooh my gawd!!! what we got here is an "orphan" post, looking for adoption. (you don't see to many of those around---and they sure don't get the kinda "press" they should get---considering how many bloggers are staring at their pages in quiet desperation on what to post next).
I was up at some predawn moment and before I was really awake, found myself back home, having already completed the weekly "Fluff n Fold" operation without any incident. Have read the local rag of a newspaper---same bat station, same bat channel as the radio and TV use---boring.---so here I am blinking hopefully at the screen waiting for the wild thrill of inspiration to run up my spine-----as the little engine said, ---"I think I can,----I think I can"----who am I kidding, what the boy really needs is a cold beer-----THEN we can get serious---(lol)

300

WOW, here it is people----POST No. 300------enjoy.

Here in California where we are overly in love with anything that smacks of a healthier life style, I read an interesting article in my Local newspaper, "The Daily News". The topic was titled, "Boxed vino can reduce wine's footprint". I am not a snob by any means---well maybe I am but I will deny it in public.---but hello, nobody that's anybody drinks Wine sold in boxes. At least that has been my understanding since back in College where I first developed my sense of sophistication. (Why is the LP sitting over there laughing himself sick at me??)
The article went on to explain that the vast bulk of American wine production is here on the West coast, whereas the bulk of the wind drinkers are East of the Mississippi. To meet the demand a lot of wine bottles are trucked to the east coast. The carbon-dioxide emissions created trucking the wine across country is calculated to be 5.2 POUNDS per 750 milliliter bottle. (That's a lot of soot people). Whereas if the Wine was packaged in boxes, (the newspaper story mentions 3 liter boxes in the study, that's an equivalent of (4 ) 750ml bottles) the carbon-dioxide emissions) would be about 2.6 pounds .
In summary if 97 percent of all the wine made to be consumed within a year, were shipped in those 3 liter boxes, it would eliminate about 2 MILLION TONS of greenhouse gas emissions per year, or the equivalent of retiring 400,000 cars from the road.
I guess its a fact that the United States has now surpassed Italy in our total consumption of wine, and is closing in on France. (Talking total volume, not per person consumption, we are waaaay behind on that statistic). I neglected to mention that the article did make reference to the fact that Italy's Agriculture Ministry has recently announced that some wines that receive the government's quality assurance label may now be shipped in boxes.
It would seem that this trend to go to boxes is ultimately going to be the "green" thing to do, but I kinda have to ask myself----we already have with the problem of what to do with the zillions of plastic bags----has anyone thought about the tons of empty wine boxes we will have??

IT's Saturday, the Place is Empty----(to many bloggers have lives)

I'm an older dude, pretty much in control of my life---but like most people, sometimes life pummels me pretty good around the head and shoulders---whats the expression, ohh yeah, no pain no gain??--There are probabely other expressions but I digress.

I blog , I post more frequently than most---its like writing in my diary---only I'm aware that there are a few adventurous souls that read over my shoulder---so what I Post here is not exactly a total secret, nor is it meant to be---actually I am kinda laughing as I am also flashing on the lyric of a pop song some years back, the chorus going ---"you can't rollerskate in a buffalo herd---" who sang that--??---guessing Roger Miller? No doubt somebody will google it and call me out on that---so don't bet the name of your first born on what I guess.

Here's the question---does YOUR opinion count for anything---about anything??  The answer with most sane people, is ---your fucking right it counts!!---and I say, hoisting my beer in your direction, you fucking right it does.

     So here I am on a saturday, pretty much all alone, (just listening to the echos is kinda spooky in here)--and its gonna be this way til Monday when the kids come back and are at work and are bored-----.  Nobody will pay any attention to my new "button"---I'm one of those old people you smile at, try not to inconvience, and otherwise ignore-----.  Yeah, well don't come crying to ME about having a hangnail, and not gettng any sympathy----will talk to ya when ya get back----don't give me another thought.

Monday Monday

Dear King of the Bloggers:
I am posting to you today to ask for advice. I have a good close friend and relative who is albeit a novice at blogging, and as such she has not posted very much and posts infrequently. I want to tell her she needs to post more often and on a regular schedule---even if their posts are short and frivolous. So your highness, do you have any advice on how to tell my close friend and relative this without offending them and hurting their feelings?

Signed , "old dude"