Took a little extra time at lunch yesterday and drove over to Kenova to check on the progress of Ric Griffith's pumpkin house.

I talked to the guy on the right for a while, and he said they started early Saturday morning and had about 1/3 of the pumpkins up. Plans are to finish up on Thursday afternoon so it can be on display over the Halloween weekend.

Theyre trying to beat last years record of 3071.

Each pumpkin is intricately hand carved and wired for lights.

The ones on this 16' X 16' wall of shelves will be lighted and synchronized to classical music!

This, when it's finished,  is something that you really should see if you're anywhere near the Tri-State area on Halloween!

The link to my post on last years Pumpkin House is here.

Ric Griffith also has an equally impressive 50's style sodashop and pharmacy. The link is here.

Saadia's new book "Words Gone Wild" is available now for pre-order at Amazon.com.

I pre-ordered mine today!

You can order yours here!

It's scheduled for release on Oct. 29th.

Estimated delivery day for pre-orders is Nov. 4th

Reviews:

Saadia Aschemann is one of the best things to hit the poetry world in years. She s not merely a poet her writing is that of the true artist, of a composer who feels her craft and creates a masterpiece in each poem. Like many greats of her craft, however, she also writes with a simple magnetism that can draw even the greatest skeptic into an appreciation of poetry. An unforgettable treat, this is one book you don t dare miss. --Andrew F. O'Hara - Author of, The Swan, Tales of the Sacramento Valley

Saadia blends ancient rhyme schemes with contemporary themes to create an extraordinary poetic voice. She has an unerring ear for poetry. --Jeff Markowitz

When it comes to sonnet, she's totally on it. Breathless prose keeps you on your toes Saadia is the solution to word pollution. --Ed Katz -Asbury Park Press

Would like to share with you what Saadia wrote in my signed copy of

lavish lines/luscious lies

Eat your heart out, Randy!hahaha

Edit.

Saadia's new book arrived today from Amazon.com. Over a week early!

Good job, Amazon! Everyone that pre-ordered should be getting their copy soon.

Enjoy, people. I am!

Once upon a time in a village, a man
appeared and announced to the
villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10
each.

The villagers seeing that there were many
monkeys around, went out to the
forest, and started catching them.

The man bought thousands at $10 and as
supply started to diminish, the
villagers stopped their effort. He further
announced that he would now buy
at $20.


This renewed the efforts of the villagers
and they started catching
monkeys again.

Soon the supply diminished even further and
people started going back to
their farms.

The offer increased to $25 each and the
supply of monkeys became so little
that it was an effort to even see a monkey,
let alone catch it!

The man now announced that he would buy
monkeys at $50!
However, since he had to go to the city on
some business, his assistant
would now buy on his behalf.


In the absence of the man, the assistant
told the villagers, look at all
these monkeys in the big cage that the man
has collected. I will sell them
to you at $35 and when the man returns from
the city, you can sell them to
him for $50 each.'

The villagers rounded up their savings and
bought all the monkeys.
Then they never saw the man nor his
assistant ever again, only monkeys
everywhere!

Now you have a better understanding of how
the stock market works.

I was born very early on a Friday morning, but I know the feeling.

Ahhh, come on, let's work together...

Canned Heat - Let's Work Together

Together we'll stand
Divided we'll fall
Come on now people
Let's get on the ball
And work together
Come on, come on
Let's work together
(Now now people)
Because together we will stand
Every boy, every girl and man
People, when things go wrong
As they sometimes will
And the road you travel
It stays all uphill
Let's work together
Come on, come on
Let's work together
You know together we will stand
Every boy, girl, woman and man
Oh well now, two or three minutes
Two or three hours
What does it matter now
In this life of ours
Let's work together
Come on, come on
Let's work together
(Now now people)
Because together we will stand
Every boy, every woman and man
Ahhh, come on now...
Ahhh, come on, let's work together...
Well now, make someone happy
Make someone smile
Let's all work together
And make life worthwhile
Let's work together
Come on, come on
Let's work together
(Now now people)
Because together we will stand
Every boy, girl, woman and man
Oh well now, come on you people
Walk hand in hand
Let's make this world of ours
A good place to stand
And work together
Come on, come on
Let's work together
(Now now people)
Because together we will stand
Every boy, girl, woman and man
Well now together we will stand
Every boy, girl, woman and man

The Man Rules
At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down

FINALLY, the guys' side of the story.
(I must admit, it's pretty good.)
We always hear 'The Rules'
From the female side.

Now here are the rules from the male side.

These are our rules!
Please note.. these are all numbered '1 '
ON PURPOSE!

1. Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat.
You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.
We need it up, you need it down.
You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon,
or the changing of the tides.
Let it be.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for..


1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.


1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.
Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one!

1. You can either ask us to do something
Or tell us how you want it done.
Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials..

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit.
We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will be scratched.
We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say 'nothing,' we will act like nothing's wrong.
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to,
expect an answer you don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine...Really.

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball
OR FOOTBALL!! .

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

1. Thank you for reading this.

Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;


But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.

Cute, aren't they.

They say they're only gonna be here for a couple of weeks!

At least they don't eat much.

And they're quiet.

(and, no, I never did paint the damn porch, Angi. I am pathetic)

Settling down to watch the Kentucky-Arkansas game on ESPNU. Just opened a couple of beers, one for me and one for Bricker. I doubt he shows up so I'll probably drink his, too.

As Cindy said to me earlier, life is good.

Be even better if Kentucky wins!

Johnny Cash PSA: We are all Americans - Vote on Nov. 4th!