Lobo Landing resort - Excellent place

It is always fun to find a quick retreat from real life that is close to home. That is what I found recently in a Family outing to the Little Red River just outside of Heber Springs.

I found a cabin at Lobo Landing Resort and chose to stay in a cabin with river front view. The cabin is up and off the river but the river is accessible by just walking down a slope to the river.

I had no clue about the fishing but my son-in-law and daughter love to fish and got into it really well. Son-in-law did some fly fishing and wading. I waded and fished with rod and reel first evening.

Second day we took a boat out for half a day and really enjoyed the river. Son-in-law caught three and the rest of us caught none. Is he lucky or is he good.

Later that night he caught two more from the dock.

All of this is to say that Lobo Landing is a great get away for a short trip from the realty of life. I will be going back soon.

Nothing better than a cool fog on the River - even at midday in July.

Arkansas State Parks

This is a beautiful time to visit Arkansas. Yes, the daytime temperatures get a little hot and muggy but the sites are beautiful.

One of the great things in Arkansas is the State Park system. Take a look at the Parks in Arkansas and come visit this year. You will be glad that you did.

Just as the waterfall to the right streams over the site of the hills so will your appreciation for what Arkansas has to offer. This is just one of the many wonderful sites that you can see that will make you want to come back year after year.

Visit Arkansas and find out what you have been missing.

Evian Water Commercial - good Stuff!

Read about this commercial on several sites and thought it was worth reposting. Evian Water has put this together. Pretty good stuff. Enjoy.

Amazing Hummingbirds!

Hummingbirds are one of the most fascinating creatures I have ever seen. They fly at amazing speeds, they hover in one position easily and they seem very curious.

The best way to observe these marvelous creatures is to attract them to your back yard and even to your very own back porch. The way to do that is to find out where to get the best hummingbird feeders you can find.

I have had feeders in my yard for several years now and look forward to the annual migration to have the birds show up and start feasting on the feeders that I have in my yard. Most of my feeders are placed just off of the back porch so that I can stand in the window and watch the birds without being seen.

However, some years I make it a habit to stand real close to the feeders and let the birds get used to me being around. This allows me sometimes to get great views of the birds from a close distance. Again, the only thing that I can say is - fascinating. This is a marvelous creature that everyone should be viewing if they have the opportunity.

4th of July

The Fourth of July is a fun Holiday with all of the fireworks, cookouts and swimming and boating.

However, in Arkansas the fourth of July is also a dangerous holiday. There are always fireworks accidents that could be avoided with parental supervision.

There are swimming and boating accidents that are rooted many times in the abuse of alcohol. Don't drink and drive a boat or car. Don't drink and swim -- you do dumb stuff.

Take care and have a happy fourth of July holiday.

Cash4Gold - Wants U S to sell the federal gold reserves

Will the United States sell the federal gold reserves? Who knows but to know the rest of the story everyone should read the news as it broke in this press release recently. At that press release the world was informed that the United States may be looking at selling its gold reserve to help the economic problems of the country.

After that press conference Cash4Gold, America's #1 buyer of precious metals direct from the general public, announced an offer to purchase the U.S. national gold reserve for $240 billion! How wild is that the treasury said that they felt the intrinsic value of the gold reserves was worth about $2oo million. Then comes the offer for $240 million. Of course the value the government put on the gold is the simple market price for gold times the number of ounces of gold in inventory.

Cash4Gold sounds like they know how to make money from this. Just imagine that they take the gold and put artistic value to the gold and - wow - it is worth a ton of money. Sounds like they know how to do what can be done with gold.

What is even more interesting is that right now for a limited time they are offering to buy individual's gold for 20% added if received before the 4th. Not much time left. You must hurry! I am sure you have that unused gold just waiting to turn into cash.

Get in on the deal as quick as you can. Everyone is doing it. It is hot as fire.

Conway Movie Theatre

Conway Arkansas is a town busting out of about 55,000 people. It has two movie theaters. Both are dated about 30 years.

The city keeps working to get a new state of the art theater. People keep talking about it and most would support it.

Until then - I go to the movies to see the occasional chick flick with my wife and friends and then out to eat. Theater not that good but food and friends and wife are fun.

Even find myself getting closer to the softer side by kind of enjoying a chick flick. "The Proposal"


Pretty good movie and Betty White is great.

My thoughts for now.

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Played in a golf tournament Sunday sponsored by a Church group. Preacher's prayer before the tounament started was short and to the point:

Dear Lord - help us to day because it is very hot out here. However, it is not near as hot as where some of these men will go if they don't change there ways.

Give us a good day.

Amen.

Arkansas - Hot - Fun -

Arkansas can get hot in the Summer but it can be hot and fun.

Golf and outdoor activities are fun in the spring and Summer. However, the weather outside today is going to be about 97 with heat index of around 105. This may make the golf tournament today a little challenging.

However, yesterday I went to the Dive Shop to work on my Scuba diving. This was a lot cooler in the indoor pool and some fun. Hopefully in a few weeks when it is this hot I can go to the lake and check out under the water - Cooler there.

Hot and Fun - that is what it is about.

Dog Itch - Lets fix! - Dinovite

We are lovers of Weimeraners. Big dogs that love attention. We are on our third one and these dogs stay in the house as house pets. We had originally thought that because they were short haired dogs that they would not shed. Wrong!

Our current dog sheds considerably and keeps the house a mess with dog hair. She also itches constantly. We often wonder if this is a problem. Well, tonight heard about Dinovite . I went to their solutions center and found out things that I did not know.

I found out that healthy dogs, no matter their breed, DON'T SHED year 'round? After owning the dogs I have I just assumed they all did shed all of the time.

I did not know that dogs should not stink, itch and scratch all day and all night? I had come accustomed to the itching and scratching and often a stink. You mean this is not normal?

This solution center website gave me reasons why so many dogs shed, stink and itch?

Their statement is that commercial dog food is cooked at extremely high temperatures and this destroys many of the delicate nutrients that a dog needs to be healthy. Basically, our pets walk around in a slight state of malnourishment, missing things like delicate vitamins, minerals, digestive enzymes, beneficial bacteria, essential fatty acids. Excessive shedding, itchy skin and stink are usually signs of a nutritional deficiency.

Well the next question is how do I know. What do I do to fill in this gap, solve the problem.

Well, the website for Dinovite helped me with my solutions. You can go to their website and they will have you answer a few questions to help you find the Dinovite solution to your problems.

This is very neat and informative and can greatly help you decide how to solve your dogs unique problems in this area. If you are a dog owner you should check out this information.

You could help your dog be happy and carefree as mine above.

Hogs Win - I Sleep

ok - I blog last night about how the Hogs are finally ahead in the late innings.

I get ready to watch the remaining in bed. I watch the hogs go ahead in the 12th inning expecting that they will get in trouble again - expecting Virginia to get a couple of runs and win the game.

Sure nuff the Hogs get in trouble in the twelfth. Next thing I know I am waking up the game has been over for an hour and I have to wait till morning to see who won.

Old men cant stand the excitement.

Hogs are rolling -

Don't look now but the hogs baseball team are rolling - game is not over when this post is being made however, just started 10th inning.

I had given up on them in 8th and looked up in the 9th and they were on the move.

We will see - can they win.

Razorbacks

Everyone root for the Razorbacks - in the college world series.

Also noticed today that Keith Williams from Arkansas won the FLW tournament.

Good things are happening in Arkansas which is a great place to live.

My thoughts for now.

Arkansas - A Great Place to Live

If a person does not believe that Arkansas is a great place to live they should have checked out the last two days.

Cool mornings turned into moderate temperature in the afternoons with low humidity. Weather is gorgeous - scenery is gorgeous - and today I skipped work.

Arkansas is a great place to live.

Queen Wilhelmenia Lodge

I was born and raised a Texan.

I have been in Arkansas about 20 years now - I am still a Texan.

Arkansas has some of the most beautiful places in the country.

Visited Queen Wilhelmina State Park this last week. At the right time of the year this place would be beautiful.

Just one of the many places to see in Arkansas.

Winthrop Rockefeller Institute: - Petit Jean Mountain

Winthrop Rockefeller Institute: -

Discovered this place over the weekend. It is several hundred acres donated by the Rockefeller Family to the University of Arkansas for the ongoing learning institute that was established by the Rockefellers some time ago.

The place was very nice, had a nice restaurant, great views and great facilities for overnight stays and meetings.

Check it out - Arkansas is a great place to live!

American Idol - Kris Allen - Stoby's Cheese Dip!

Well, I shouldn't admit but some mornings when my wife is going in late to work she will talk me into doing the same. We will take the extra time to eat out at breakfast, something we rarely do.

We often chose Stobys restaurant which is a little hole in the wall sandwich shop. They have one of the best breakfasts going. Again, a little pricey but very good.

Biscuits and Gravy for the wife. Eggs over easy, hash browns, biscuit gravy and jelly for me. Very good.

Also, the place Kris Allen of American Idol - mentioned - he ate there when he came home for a visit. They gave him cheese dip for life.

If you have never eaten Stoby's Cheese dip - you are missing it. Ask Kris Allen.


8 out of 10 Stars.

Web Hosting Geeks - or Guru's?

Everyone should check out webhostinggeeks.com to see if it might truly be the best web hosting informational site out there.

Well, I have checked it out and find that not only does this site tell you about the best web hosting sites out on the internet, it also tells you about where and how you can get free domain names. How great is that.

Well the real truth is that their is a host of all kinds of information on this web site. It states that it has been giving Web Hosting Reviews, Rating and Awards since 2004! Can you believe that? Well, that makes this an site that is very valuable if a person is looking for a host that can handle multiple sites with ease or looking for multiple other things that are available.

The answer to all questions is to look no more. This site has about all of the information that one would want to find out about web hosting. This site can lead you in the right direction to get the best hosting for what your needs are.

One interesting article was the one below that I found very interesting. Go there and check it out and all of the other great information.

Web Hosting Security at Risk: Are you?

Check out webhostinggeeks.com to see if it might truly be the best web hosting site out there.

Thank You!

To those who are serving, have served or will serve - Thank You.

To those who have lost loved ones serving to preserve our freedom - Thank you!

We are the land of the free because of these.

Rain Gone?

We have finally had two beautiful spring/summer days in Arkansas. It is a great time to get outdoors and enjoy the beautiful state.

Great to be golfing - Great to be fishing - even ok to be mowing the yard.

Hope the rain stays away a while - Until August.

Those are my thoughts for now.