Friday, February 20, 2009

Patrick Swayze

To the best of my knowledge, I have never met Patrick Swayze, and may never meet the man. I like his movies. The point of this blog posting, is to ask all of you who read my blog, and who are into praying, to pray for Patrick to recover from his pancreatic cancer.





Like I said, I have never met the man, but my brother in Arizona, John, has. From all the sources I have at my disposal, I have gathered that Patrick Swayze is a very good man. Someone who is given to doing for others. His difficulties are very relative to me. I have beaten cancer twice, once in my prostate, again in my left kidney. Cancer hurts, it is a painful disease. It is also deadly.






I took all tracking mechanisms off this blog. Actually, off my old blog. I am not in a popularity contest. I do believe I have comparable numbers this time around, but, the main thing is that if you are reading this, and if you feel so inclined, pray for Mr. Swayze to regain his health. I am also going to pray that the pain abates, and he is able to rest. I personally would like him to be around for years to come, and to make some more movies for me to enjoy. But mostly, mostly I want his family to have him around. So in closing, Patrick, if by any chance you end up reading this blog, our prayers are there for you buddy.



PEACE AND PRAYERS!!!!

The Books.....

Several individuals have pestered me to the point that I have caved in....


Above is the first book in the series Waaaay Out There. It's title is Diggertown, Oklahoma. It has everything in it but the kitchen sink.


The second book in the ten book series is Waaaay Out There! Arbuckle Treasure Hunt. The book is a continuation of the first, as are the following eight books yet to be published. These books, are and will be published, by Dandelion Books. I have a link to the publishing company in my links column.


This is my first book published by Trilogus Publishing. There will be more books at a later date. This book is basically about the end times of our planet. It is a work of fiction, and my friend who published it said it best on the intro. You will find the link to Trilogus in my links column.


My son wrote this book and it was published by Trilogus this past year. This is the premier Vampyre book of all Vampyre books. It is a very good read.
Well guys, this is the best I can do for the time being, I am very busy right now and will post more in the following days.
PEACE!




Thursday, February 19, 2009

Funeral Notice......

Many fans, friends, and a few family members have emailed me asking why I have not kept the blog active and fun. Well folks, I have been more busy than you would believe. We begin filming a new television series this coming Sunday. But most importantly, one of my favorite people in the whole world died last week. It still brings tears to my eyes to think about it.


This photograph is of a much, much younger Marie Price. Marie was my mother's sister, and died at the young age of 81 years. She went to Heaven in her sleep, painlessly. Marie, or Ain't Ree as I called her, was my second mother. All of the really important wisdom I learned in life, I learned from the ladies in my family. My mother, grandmothers, aunts, all these women made an indelible impression on a very open and fresh young mind. Marie was one of the hardest working human beings you would ever meet. When I looked down at her, as she lay in her coffin, she looked so tiny, so sweet. Her surviving husband, Emmett Price, looked old and withered at the funeral. He too has been a great influence for good in my life. Gentle, kind folks these. Hard working ranching family, always there to help others. I miss my aunt and intend to get over and visit my uncle a bunch more in the future.
Well kids, this is why I have not been posting. I will probably be away from the keyboard a bit more, but will try to post as I can.
PEACE!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

My Being Absent......

As many of my readers, and especially readers of my old blog know....


Three of my thirteen grandchildren live on a large ranch about two miles away from me.....

The large area they have to run and play is excellent, best childhood a kid could have....


Their living situation affords Cheyenne and Aurora the opportunity to run and play, and just enjoy being children....


Normally, they would have an unlimited amount of freedom to do just that, run and play....




They would be running and playing with Spot, the horse who thinks he is a dog, or their dog, Vertigo, who thinks she is the boss of the world, or their numerous cats, who know they are the bosses of the world.
However, I felt that in my own way, I would explain to the kids who email me and read this blog, I have been away due to a very bad tornado having hit a town near where we live. I have several good friends and relatives who have lost homes and other belongings. I am not trying to put a downward slant on this blog, I just felt a need to explain on here, so all you guys could read it at once, instead of me having to send out a boatload of emails. Nobody in my immediate family got hurt, but there is debri spread all over the countryside here. So, I have been tending to friends and such, and have not had the time to post for the last few days. I will try to do better in the next few days, but I am still busy. The folks in Lone Grove, Oklahoma, seriously need your prayers right now.
PEACE!




Monday, February 9, 2009

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND.......

I am joking when I post this photo of me in various stages of playing an instrument... It is kind of my idea of me being a one man band......



The man below goes by the name PROFESSOR GIZMO, and he is fabulous...





Click on the following link (URL) and enjoy the show....
PEACE OUT Y'ALL!!!

To 12 year old Sariah in Kansas City.........

Actually, this posting is for Chucky, Abigail, Amanda, Bibi, Lawrence, Taylor, Jimmy, Jimmie, Curtis, Sariah, Sharon, Cheryl, and Tina....

This will answer a few questions.....


Yes Sariah, I did have a dog named Max. My family inherited Max from a local person who died in a car accident. We had a choice of adopting Max, or the man's father was going to have Max put to sleep. Max lived an extra twelve years and we never regretted taking him in.


My two grandkids who live the closest to me, played with Max regularly. He loved to have them pet him......

There are many dogs who chase cars, Max did not chase cars, he raced them. Many times he would outrun the car, when racing it for one block.



The above photo is of a black lab, similar to what Max looked like. He was a lab/pitbull cross. Half and half. He was the most loyal, gentle, and affectionate dog we have had. Max died this past December. He just could not run any longer. Now for the other three questions......
Yes kids, my old blog got struck down. I made a certain individual angry, and he sabotaged my blog, then, he hacked into the blog with professional software, and then he deleted the blog. He is in serious trouble right now.
Yes, I decided to have a totally child friendly blog. My reason for this, is there are precious few blogs out there which are actually kid friendly. There is no need for profanity, lewd subject matter, or stupidity. I want this blog to be so you and your friends can visit it any time you want.
Final answer, I took the hit counter off the blog due to there not actually being any need for one. I am not in a popularity contest with anyone else in the bloggersphere, I am doing this for fun, and no other reason. Yes, there is an add to sell my books, but that is just an aside to what is the real reason for the blog. The real reason? You kids! I want to have a place that is fun, while the rest of the world is in the process of worrying itself to death.
PEACE KIDZ!


To Our Long Suffering Tax Lady, Melissa.......

Everyone in my family considers turning me loose with a camera, akin to giving a loaded handgun to a Chimp....








I promise my readers, Melissa is much, much prettier than the photo above. I am death on cameras.....




There are quite a few things I am good at.......



Using a camera is not one of the things I am good at......



Having my son and I walk into your office, sit down, and make the other customers nervous.... Well? That is just the HillBilly way, I guess......



However, for what it is worth, you did a very professional job in dealing with my son and myself today. Give this URL to your boss, let the boss know you are doing a good job of taking care of things. Next time, I will take time to let someone else use the camera.
PEACE OUT Y'ALL!!!




Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Chris the Lizard King.....

What appears to be snow in the following two photos, is actually ice, sleet if you will....

It has been fairly chilly here abouts, but not to be outdone.......


My buddy from Florida, Chris Kimball, says it has been so cold in Florida, that the Iquanas are falling out of the trees......




Now just who does Chris think he is kidding? I know darn good and well, that lizard is one of many he keeps out in his freezer, he eats 'em. Nothing like a good ol' lizard pop!
PEACE OUT CHRIS, AND DO NOT CHEW WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN!!!!

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

To Sandy, Chris, and Jeff..........

Lady, and Gentlemen, I robbed your likenesses from your individual blogs, and posted them on here. I also robbed your URL's and now have them posted in the links columns. Though your blogs are different in nature, they all have important things to say. To my readers, I will place the name of the culprit under their image.



The above photograph is of Cassandra Frost, investigative reporter.....

The above photograph is of Chris Kimball, Florida Park Ranger and Historian....


The above photograph is of the world famous Bigfoot Researcher, Jeffrey Teagle....

All their blogs are worthy of visiting.

PEACE OUT Y'ALL!




To Ten Year Old Chucky, in Natchitoches, Louisiana....

Dear Chucky, I know you were being humorous when you asked if I had ever seen a pig fly. Well, no I haven't, but a picture is worth a thousand words. At least that is what I have always been told.....




I did have a good friend named Troy that threw a pig one time. It sure looked like the pig was flying. The pig got out of it's pen, and was chewing on one of Troy's favorite saddles.

The piglet above is attempting to take off and fly. I think maybe it just has not developed it's wings fully yet......


I guess this is as close as I can get to a photo of a flying porker. Chucky, I hope this helped...
PEACE!

Do's and Don't on This BLOG....

I am taking time from an extremely busy schedule to reformat, and re-establish my blog. The old blog is gone, the hacker did a superb job of making sure it will not re-appear.


If Aurora cannot view it.....


If Cheyenne cannot view it.....

If their dog Vertigo cannot view it......



Then all the different me's won't post it on here. Okay, now seriously, I am going to keep this new blog so any child reading it can enjoy it, and not be offended.
Things I will not be posting on here..... I will not post anything depressing or political. I will not allow profanity to be posted on here. I will not post articles about our bad economy, kids just do not need to be reminded of that debacle right now. I think their mother's and father's already have enough to worry about. There will be nothing sexual, of any nature, posted on this blog. I will not put a hit counter on the blog. This is suppposed to be fun, not a popularity contest.
Things I will be posting on here.... I will post funny stuff, humorous that is. I will post things I find interesting on here. I will post pictures I find funny, or interesting, or uplifting.
I tried to be prudent on my old blog, but I got entangled in some really heated discussions on the internet due to my posting my email address on here. The address I wish the general public to use to contact me is at: tuklonashoba@gmail.com I do have different addresses, but those are reserved for friends and family, as are my telephone numbers. I will try to post at least every other day, or every day.
PEACE OUT Y'ALL!