Karbon Kounty Moos

Will be performing this Friday,
30 September 2005
at Fort Rockvale.

If we ever get out of here . . .

We’ll see you for supper at 7 P.M.

I had just sat down this morning. I had a cup of coffee, two rice cakes and the paper. The telephone rang. I went into the dining room to answer it. I wasn’t on the phone for two minutes. Came back to this:

At least she didn’t have her head in my coffee this time.

Right after lunch I realized that Sugar wasn’t underfoot. Uh oh. She wasn’t making a sound with the pork chops. I had fried all of them and planned to have the rest for a second meal. There were seven boneless sirloin chops on the plate cooling. Two are left.

Born to run. . .
Time to run to Powell, Wyoming for parts.
Time to run to Billings for parts.
Time to run the parts back to the field or the shop.
Time to run.

Finishing Field One

Starting Field Two

Have a wonderful day, year and many more.
Happy Birthday to my brother John -
who shared his birthday with John, our Dad.

The weather is changing.
You can view the photo larger by clicking on it.

Post Cards Published 1949 by L.H. “Dude” Larsen.
Illustrated by “Hoke” Denetsosie

The corn chopper is down for the second time today. I just returned from Powell, Wyoming on a parts run. I don’t take any photos when it’s a rush job. Come to think of it - it’s always a rush job. The card above shows the type of driving I had to do. I couldn’t believe all the tankers and tourists on the gravel road. The card below? Well, just because. . .

I liked this idea suggested by A Fire Fly:

But nobody is getting my eggplant. I think that sugarbeets would be much more effective. Apparently, the game warden caught someone poaching on the place Saturday. At least that’s what three other hunters reported. We haven’t heard from FWP. I would imagine that the poachers were trespassing when they got their elk. But what do I know? I just live here.

Now for the serious business. I have been craving waffles and can’t find my waffle iron. For ten years I have put it in the buffet after using it. For the last few weeks I keep checking the buffet and it still isn’t there. It is not in the kitchen. It is not in the dining room. I’ve surveyed the basement. My fingers are crossed that it isn’t down there. That will take weeks to investigate. No one has ever made me waffles with it. No one has ever cleaned it but me. So I don’t think that anyone else put it away. Or stole it. I bought it for a couple of bucks - still in the box - at a yard sale in Fromberg. I suppose I need to go get a new one.

I know that I said that I wouldn’t, but my assistance was requested on a mechanical issue. Which the girl from New York solved in under five minutes. Sometimes, the answer to a problem is a new set of eyes. Once that was settled, I went back to food preparations. Which will be occupying most of my time for a while.

Signing off to fry the rest of the eggplant. . .

We are not yet chopping corn. You know that if we had been - there surely would have been photos. I do not want to take photos of tired and cranky old farmers banging on iron. I do not want to be in the vicinity of them.
Sorry. . .

I’ve been eating bonbons and watching soap operas. Swatting flies. Canning relish. Feeding the birds. Mowing the meadow - I mean lawn. Wrangling dogs, cat and cattle. Keeping everyone fed, full and fat. Washing filthy farmer clothes. Doing not quite as cruddy other laundry. Entertaining hunters. Yesterday morning a plane circled right over the corn next to the house for about ten minutes. It didn’t bother the elk as much as it upset me and the dogs. I should have thrown rocks. Or come out with a crossbow. . .
If I end up in Deer Lodge or Warm Springs - send bonbons - and cigarettes, please.

I need to get back to the garden. The eggplant needs to be picked, washed, peeled, sliced, salted, dried, egged, breaded, fried, drained, cooled, placed in freezer bags and froze. I only have four plants - with prolific fruit (vegetables?). I’m the only one who eats it. Lucky me. I didn’t know if the freezing would work. I tried it a couple of years ago - and was amazed at the result. Eggplant Parmagiana was never so quick and easy before.

I also need to straighten up the place.
I’ll go get the D4 and a scoop shovel.

It’s a go - there will be a band at Fort Rockvale.
Friday, September 30th, 2005 - we’ll meet there for supper at 7 P.M.

If you don’t show - he’ll be looking for you.

Still on the subject of music, I recently saw this musical meme at a couple of blogs - notably Pandora’s and Sam’s. You can find the top 100 Hits of the years 1960 through 2001 at the Music Outfitters site. Scroll all the way down.

Here are my thoughts on the hits of 1975 - the year I escaped High School. The songs that I like(d) are bold. The red songs I could have lived without. Those in blue I never heard, don’t remember - or have blocked from my mind. The ones that I’m neutral about have been left alone.

1. Love Will Keep Us Together, The Captain and Tennille - WHAT?! #1 - that’s disgusting.
2. Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell - I did like this song when the strolling Italian guitarist at Ponte’s would play it. As a matter of fact, I requested it all the time. But there was alcohol involved.
3. Philadelphia Freedom, Elton John
4. Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Freddy Fender - please . . .
5. My Eyes Adored You, Frankie Valli - where are the 4 Seasons?
6. Shining Star, Earth, Wind and Fire
7. Fame, David Bowie
8. Laughter In The Rain, Neil Sedaka - please go way, Neil
9. One Of These Nights, Eagles
10. Thank God I’m A Country Boy, John Denver - oh yeehaw!
11. Jive Talkin’, Bee Gees
12. Best Of My Love, Eagles
13. Lovin’ You, Minnie Riperton - I really needed to be reminded of this classic.
14. Kung Fu Fighting, Carl Douglas - oh yeah, 1975 was a great year.
15. Black Water, Doobie Brothers
16. Ballroom Blitz, Sweet
17. (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, B.J. Thomas
18. He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You), Tony Orlando and Dawn
19. At Seventeen, Janis Ian
20. Pick Up The Pieces, Average White Band
21. The Hustle, Van McCoy and The Soul City Symphony - Nooooo - make it stop.
22. Lady Marmalade, Labelle
23. Why Can’t We Be Friends?, War
24. Love Wont Let Me Wait, Major Harris
25. Boogie On Reggae Woman, Stevie Wonder
26. Wasted Days And Wasted Nights, Freddy Fender
27. Fight The Power, Pt. 1, Isley Brothers
28. Angie Baby, Helen Reddy - I may have to scream.
29. Jackie Blue, Ozark Mountain Daredevils
30. Fire, Ohio Players
31. Magic, Pilot
32. Please Mr. Postman, Carpenters
33. Sister Golden Hair, America
34. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Elton John
35. Mandy, Barry Manilow
36. Have You Never Been Mellow, Olivia Newton-John - only yellow with Donovan.
37. Could It Be Magic, Barry Manilow
38. Cat’s In The Cradle, Harry Chapin
39. Wildfire Michael Murphy
40. I’m Not Lisa, Jessi Colter
41. Listen To What The Man Said, Paul Mccartney and Wings
42. I’m Not In Love, 10cc
43. I Can Help, Billy Swan
44. Fallin’ In Love, Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
45. Feelings, Morris Albert - whoah oh oh oh no.
46. Chevy Van, Sammy Johns
47. When Will I Be Loved, Linda Ronstadt
48. You’re The First, The Last, My Everthing, Barry White
49. Please Mr Please, Olivia Newton-John - Please make it stop.
50. You’re No Good, Linda Ronstadt
51. Dynomite, Bazuka - Huh?
52. Walking In Rhythm, Blackbyrds
53. The Way We Were / Try To Remember, Gladys Knight and The Pips
54. Midnight Blue, Melissa Manchester
55. Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You, Sugarloaf
56. Poetry Man, Phoebe Snow
57. How Long, Ace
58. Express, B.T. Express
59. That’s The Way Of The World, Earth, Wind and Fire
60. Lady, Styx
61. Bad Time, Grand Funk
62. Only Women Bleed, Alice Cooper
63. Doctor’s Orders, Carol Douglas
64. Get Down Tonight, K.C. and The Sunshine Band
65. You Are So Beautiful / It’s A Sin When You Love Somebody, Joe Cocker
66. One Man Woman-One Woman Man, Paul Anka and Odia Coates
67. Feel Like Makin’ Love, Bad Company
68. How Sweet It Is, James Taylor
69. Dance With Me, Orleans
70. Cut The Cake, Average White Band
71. Never Can Say Goodbye, Gloria Gaynor
72. I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone, Paul Anka
73. Morning Side Of The Mountain, Donny and Marie Osmond - how did I luck out and miss this one?
74. Some Kind Of Wonderful, Grand Funk
75. When Will I See You Again, Three Degrees
76. Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor), Joe Simon
77. I’m Sorry / Calypso, John Denver - not as sorry as I am.
78. Killer Queen, Queen
79. Shoeshine Boy, Eddie Kendricks
80. Do It (Til You’re Satisfied), B.T. Express
81. Can’t Get It Out Of My Head, Electric Light Orchestra
82. Sha-La-La (Makes Me Happy), Al Green
83. Lonely People, America
84. You Got The Love, Rufus
85. The Rockford Files, Mike Pos - if this is the theme - I’m still humming it.
86. It Only Takes A Minute, Tavares
87. No No Song / Snookeroo, Ringo Starr
88. Junior’s Farm / Sally G, Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Bungle In The Jungle, Jethro Tull
90. Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance), Leo Sayer
91. Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Elton John
92. Misty, Ray Stevens
93. Bad Blood, Neil Sedaka
94. Only Yesterday, Carpenters
95. I’m On Fire, Dwight Twilley Band
96. Only You, Ringo Starr
97. Third Rate Romance, Amazing Rhythm Aces
98. You Aint Seen Nothin’ Yet / Free Wheelin’, Bachman-Turner Overdrive Porky Pig song
99. Swearin’ To God, Frankie Valli
100. Get Dancin’, Disco Tex and The Sex-O-lettes

I didn’t realize that I was such a negative person. I also don’t know why Paul Anka, Neil Sedaka and Frankie Valli all chose that year for comebacks. As if disco wasn’t bad enough.