Ready for Some Football.

Arkansas is beginning to get excited.  It is only a couple of weeks until the beginning of football season. 

Arkansas Razorbacks, John L Smith, Tyler Wilson, Knile Davis and the entire Hog Nation are ready to go.  Where are you Bobby Petrino.   If you just had not but that bike in the ditch or some other place.

That is my thoughts for now.

Back-to-School BOGO

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Famous Footwear for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

It’s back-to-school time and that means new shoes!  Yes, we wear shoes in Arkansas.   To get the shoes that you might need or want then you should shop Famous Footwear for great brands at a great price. They have hundreds of brand name shoes and thousands of styles.

Their stores are easy to shop in. Customers can get in and get out quickly because their stores are not overwhelming. They respect their customer’s times and know they have a lot of other errands to run. You can buy 3 pairs of shoes in 20 minutes at Famous Footwear. That's a VICTORY!

Finding the coolest styles your kids want at the prices you can afford. That’s a VICTORY!  How can you beat that.. two victories in a row!

To celebrate all this victory they are offering –
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+
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If the shoe a customer wants is not in store, they will get it for you through home delivery or on www.famous.com. Customer can also order shoes online at www.famous.com and have them shipped to their favorite store for pick-up at no charge.

So, I would like to encourage my millions of readers to do the following:

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• Discount offer just for signing up
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During this process you can take advantage of their back-to-school promotion and get their BOGO + 15% off Famous Footwear Coupon.  This can save you money and get you the shoes for you and the kids that you want and need.  So it makes sense for each of you to print the coupon and redeem in-store between 8/2-8/18

What more can a person want.  Shoes and school in Arkansas.  This is a great combination. 

How Hot is it in Arkansas

IT'S SO HOT in Arkansas .....the birds have to use potholders to pull the worms out of the ground….the trees are whistling for the dogs.
The best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance .....hot water comes from both taps…You can make sun tea instantly.
You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.
The temperature drops below 90 F and you feel a little chilly.
You discover that in July it only takes two fingers to steer your car (one on each hand).
You discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.
You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
You break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 5:30 A.M.
Your biggest motorcycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death"?
You realize that asphalt has a liquid stage.
The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out and add butter.
The cows are giving evaporated milk.
Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs.

IT'S SO DRY in Arkansas that the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling, the Methodists are using wet-wipes, the Presbyterians
are giving rain checks, and the Catholics are praying for the wine to turn back into water!

Arkansas Fun - Hot

Can an Arkansan have fun in the heat.  What do we have.  Water parks, fishing on the cool Red River, museums that are top notch, nature centers that entertain and educate about the outdoors and much more.

Are you doing something in Arkansas to have fun in the heat or are you just sitting on the couch like I am working on this stupid blog. 

Pleasant out

Who would have thought you could enjoy sitting on the back porch on July 15 in Arkansas.

Fairly pleasant out!

Thank you Lord!

On the creek on the fourth

No fireworks to shoot but time is fun

It's too hot and dry for the sparks to fly

So I decided some fishing is what I would try.

I caught only 1 but it was great fun

A grinnel it was and it was mean as it could be.

I put it back in the water to get it away from me.

That's the end of the fishing for this old slouch

Will probably spend the rest of the fourth sleeping on the couch.

And that's life in arkansas.

How hot is it!

It is june 27th in arkansas and it is hot!.  Everything looks as if it's mid august.

We are going into the summer hot and dry with no more moisture.

We have hot summers in arkansas but usually we have some wet weather before that!

What are we going to do!

The newest razorback!!

My grandson was born just a few days ago at 8 pounds 12 ounces.  He is a good looking sort of young man and I believe he will make a great razorback.

What do you think?

Idiots in Arkansas or are they just Dumb Hillbillies?

I live in a semi rural area in Arkansas
We recently had a new neighbor call the local county Administrative office to request

the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road.

The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars out here!
I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'

Farm family of the year

Next week I get to be a part of the team That judges regional farm family of the year.  This means I get to travel to ten counties in thee days and you their farming operation.

I think this will be fun and interesting but it may also be very taxing and tiring.

I will report back next week and tell everyone how this came about.

Those are my thoughts for now.

FW: New Texting Shortcuts for Seniors

 ot that any of us are CLOSE to being seniors, but just in case… when the time comes….

Texting for Seniors Since more and more Seniors are texting and tweeting there appears to be a need for a STC (Senior Texting Code). If you qualify for Senior Discounts this is the code for you. Please pass this on to your children and grandchildren so they can understand your texts. ATD: At The Doctor's BFF: Best Friend Fainted BTW: Bring The Wheelchair BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth CBM: Covered By Medicare CGU: Can't get up CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center DWI: Driving While Incontinent FWB: Friend With Beta Blockers FWIW: Forgot Where I Was FYI: Found Your Insulin GGPBL: Gotta Go Pacemaker Battery Low! GHA: Got Heartburn Again HGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On? LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out LOL: Living On Lipitor LWO: Lawrence Welk's On OMMR: On My Massage Recliner OMSG: Oh My! Sorry Gas. ROFL... CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing... And Can't Get Up TTYL: Talk To You Louder WAITT: Who Am I Talking To? WTFA: Wet The Furniture Again WTP: Where's The Prunes? WWNO: GGLKI: (Gotta Go Laxative Kicking In) ==============================================================================

Heber Springs and the Little Red River - Refreshing at Lindsey's Resort

I am  taking a long weekend to refresh and to refresh some blogging ideas.  I hopefully will be doing some blogging during the weekend but will surely be getting ideas for new stuff.

I am going to the Little Red River just outside Heber Springs, Arkansas.  I will be staying at Lindsey's Resort and greatly enjoying the water, the fishing, the cool breeze off the water and the simple relaxing and visiting with family.

What are you doing this weekend?

Petit Jean State Park

Petit Jean's Mather lodge is remodeled.  This is a great thing for the Park.  This is a beautiful area and is readily accessible to Central Arkansas.  If you have not been there, this is a great time of the year to go.  The weather is still pleasant, they have an excellent lodge now and the falls and all are breathtaking after a rain and the water is flowing.

Check out what they have to offer.  I have been there and it is great.

Beautiful arkansas

Arkansas is very beautiful this time of year all the trees are out and budding and the world is turning green. What can be wrong with that.
I can tell you what is wrong with that.  It is called humidity.  It is 85 degrees outside and it is muggy as all get out.  The sky is overcast and it looks like it could come a storm.
Other than that arkansas is beautiful this time of year.
That is my thoughts for today.

What the Cell Phone Sees

As I travel around the country and look at real estate it always amazes me what I see in different areas.

 

This was seen in the middle of a pasture.

 

A rooster and an old fence

 

And that was what the cell phone saw today.

Petrino replaces Petrino

This is what I think and I got this idea from Bruce James on 103.7 the Buzz on the Show with no name with Tommy Smith, David Bazzel and Roger Scott:

Give Paul Petrino $1 million with incentives for certain wins.  Tell him it is a one year deal.  Let the team proceed just like it would have been if Bobby Petrino was there coaching.

During the year - sit back and wait.  The great coaches will come out of the wood works to get this job and work for Jeff Long.

My thoughts today.

Deep Breath Arkansas - Life After Petrino

Arkansas Razorback Fans - take a deep breath.  The Bobby Petrino scandal is not the end of the world.

It may be the end of the Hogs taking off next year as we thought that they would but get real it is just a game.

Who believes that Petrino will be fired!

Crowd Control

It is that time of the year again when the summer time, fun time events take place that draws the great crowds in Arkansas and many other places around the world.  Yes, there is the need for crowd control at the wonderful water park that I will soon be taking the grand kids to.  It is there that they use  stanchions to keep the kids and the adults in the lines to get on the water slides and rides.   

Then there is the great plays at the local dinner theater that I like to attend.  These are a little more formal than the water park but there is still a need to keep the crowd moving smoothly as we wait to get into the theater to eat and then enjoy the great show.  Since it is a little more formal they now use the old red carpet feel and use a  velvet rope to keep us in line.  This makes me feel like the wait is ok since I am in a elegant atmosphere.

Then there is the lines as fall rolls around at the great local college and high school football games.  For some reason we all gather early to get the best seats and here we go again with the need for the crowd control.  You guessed it here there are things more like  barricades  rather than stanchions at the water park or the velvet rope at the dinner theater.  

With all of that you still get the idea that there are many ways to keep people in line and under control.   What way would you use to keep the lines moving and the people happy?

What is it!

It is Yellow and is on the car.

It is Yellow and it washes down the street in the rain.

It makes grown men cry.

What is it.

POLLEN

Arkansas and Dancing

Arkansas men are not playing.

Arkansas Women are still in it in second round.  They are behind right now.

UALR - out first round murdered. 

What does next year hold.