Willy and the Clock - Can time go back?

Even Willy gets a little sentimental every now and then.

This morning as Willy was taking a small nap, after breakfast and before getting ready for work, the old clock on the mantle seemed to struggle dinging off the 6 o'clock hour. The six chimes were slow and somewhat unmethodical.

Willy's mind wandered back to only a few years ago when the clock set on another mantle, far away in the Texas Panhandle. Yes, at that time it was a weekly ritual of my father to wind the old clock. Yes, a ritual that was very important in the week. Dad thought it needed to always be done at a certain time, not just anytime. That time was when he thought it needed it and it was not subject to anyone elses thoughts.

Yes, he would slowly (age had crept in to the tired old body) move over to the clock take out the winding key and methodically give it a certain number of winds on the two keys - one kept the clock running and the other kept the clock chiming. This was not something that he liked to entrust to anyone else, but occassionally someone else would wind it. But not without his explecit instructions.

Well, the old clock is setting on a different mantle now and gets wound at least once a week. Sometimes it is early sometimes it is late. Sometimes Willy forgets and the chime becomes slow and dismal as it was this morning.

As Willy winds the clock this morning, thinking back to the other mantle where it once set - Willy wishes he could wind back the clock a few years and just take a few more instructions on clock winding.

Just my thought for the day!

10-4 Willy

More Hillbilly?

In the last Blog I asked for three sentences describing your idea of a Hillbilly. Well Hillbillies are good folks but they do love a good time.



This cartoon still represents what 90% of America thinks of when they hear the word Hillbilly! Hope this funny doesn't offend anyone - but here goes!

What is a Hillbilly?

Just wondering what many of you out there consider a Hillbilly?

Give me three sentences or less in the comments on "What a Hillbilly is?


10-4 Willy

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Math Tutors - good ones that is are hard to find. Willy done knows cause he has a friend that needs one now and cant find a good one. But Willy done helped them find the on line site that helps them get Score Tutors.

Yes - Willy the great Hillbilly is concerned that others can count to 10 and add up numbers. This is important in life. Willy wants everyone that needs one to have great Math Tutors


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10-4 Willy

Cantina Visit and Hog Poll

It is time for Willy to go down to the local Hogs Breath - Road Kill - Possum Grit Cafe and Cantina and see what the pulse here is on the Arkansas Razorbacks. For you see here in Arkansas, the Razorbacks are much like a religion. There is great expectations for power and winning but often comes dissappointment and heart ache.

What about you Juanita - what do you think - Fire Houston Nutt - OK

What about you LeRoy Joe - Bring back Malahazan - get us some offense.

What about you Billy Bob - Lets try Bruce James - I believe he could coach us!

What about you Sammy Raye - Got any more BBQ - I'm Hungry - Gave up on the Hogs last year!

There you have it from the Cantina - All in Favor of doing something different.

10-4 Willy

Illegal Aliens - Illegal in more ways than one!

Received this through email - did not verify but thought it was interesting


Subject: INTERESTING STATISTICS


Interesting, and this is only one State

If this doesn't open your eyes... nothing will!


From the L.A. Times

1. 40% of all workers in L.A. County ( L.A. County has 10.2 million people) are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they are predominantly illegal immigrants working without a green card.

2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.

3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens

4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal , whose births were paid for by taxpayers.

5. Nearly 35% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.

6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.

7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border.

8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.

9. 21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish speaking.

10. In L.A. Coun ty 5.1 million people speak English, 3.9 million speak Spanish.
(There are 10.2 million people in L.A. County ).

(All of the above are from the Los Angeles Times)

Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops, but 29% are on welfare.

Over 70% of the United States ' annual population growth (and over 90% of California , Florida , and New York ) results from immigrat ion.

29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.


We are a bunch of fools for letting this continue.

WHY CAN'T WE SEND THEM HOME

UNITED WE STAND -
GOD BLESS AMERICA


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10-4 Willy