Sunday Treasure Hunt 02/07/10
This Teasure Hunt will be all about my home state of Missouri. If you win, you will receive my brand new, shiny, deck of Farmall playing cards! The winner will be the FIRST on to put ALL the correct answers in ONE comment. If you think you missed one, put them ALL in another comment. I will announce the winner in a few days. One note, you will not be able to see anyone elses comments. So, eyes on your own paper and here we go!
- The Lyceum Theatre in Arrow Rock just released the 2010 schedule. What date will “Red, White, and Tuna” begin.
- According to Roadside America; What town in Missouri claims to be the home of sliced bread?
- The Pony Express started in St Joseph, Missouri and traveled to Sacramento, California. What anniversary does the Pony Express celebrate this year?
- By law, no building in downtown St. Louis may exceed the height of the Gateway Arch. How many feet is that?
- The 33rd President of the United States was a Missouri native. Name him, and the town he was born in.
- Mark Twain, from Hannibal Missouri, died a century ago this year. If he were still alive, how old would he be?
- When prohibition hit St. Louis, Budweiser beer production ceased. The company stayed afloat making bus bodies, refrigerated trucks, and a non-alcoholic beverage called____.
- List the state Insect, Animal, and Musical Instrument.
- Missouri is neighborly! How many states does Missouri border?
- The most powerful earthquake to hit the U.S. was in 1811 and was centered in what Missouri town?
Spot’s On My Windows
So far 2010 has been a real pain. Slick roads, broken tractors, and frozen waterers were just the start. If you add in the transmission going out of my wife’s car it gets worse. If you then figure in the loss 2 computers in a week, it starts to get a little frustrating!
The computer used for the radio shows and most of the blogging around here was slowing down. Since we were offered a free upgrade to Windows 7, we took it. A little word of advice… Do not load Windows 7 and then allow Norton Utilities to clean the registry. It comes out a little too clean! After a few trips to the computer store, a couple downloads, and some dents in the credit card, we finally had the required software to reload windows.
I have been too busy working to fix it myself. Lucky for us, Scout is a computer geek, and got the whole thing going again. I was quite impressed with his skills until I found he had deleted all audio, video, and photos from the last year. If he were working at a professional company, he would have been fired! I guess we can’t really fire him since he is just a dog. Besides, I have to admit, the Milk Bone screen saver he downloaded is pretty cool.
Treasure Hunt
It has taken a week, but I finally got one of the computers back online. Sorry, still no radio shows. Hopefully they will be back in 2 weeks. In the meantime I have devised a contest for all of my readers.
It will be like an open book test. The only problem you will have… where to find the answers. I will post questions and clues as to where the answers can be found. The fastest person with the closest answers will win. What am I giving away this week? My highly coveted, never opened deck of Farmall playing cards!
Your answers will have to be entered in the comments once I post the questions. All will be able to play including those in my blog roll. If you have never commented on this site, you will get a slight advantage by commenting on a post now. That way you will not have to log in once the questions show up.
The Treasure Hunt will begin Sunday the 7th of Feb. at 6 PM Central time. Make sure to refresh your browser if you don’t see the questions. Have fun,and Good Luck!
Red Power
Every year, Farmall and International Harvester owners gather at an event known as the the Red Power Roundup. While I do like my old tractors, I have niether the time or money to travel to most of these shows. In 2008 it was held right here in Missouri. Since it was within my reach, I could not miss the chance to go see hundreds of red tractors. I spent hours showing (dragging) my fiance (No! I didn’t propose there!)around all the sights. There were tractors
, pickups, and lots of vendors selling everything from decals and parts to manuals and hats. This blue pickup caught my attention as I have a run down one like it in the barn. A young man standing close to me remarked, “So that’s what they looked like new.” A little more experienced gentleman said,”They never looked that good new!” He was right, Ha Ha!
Last year the event was in Wisconsin This year will be the 21st show, and will be in Indiana.
Probably a little too far away for me to attend. My tractors aren’t quite as shiny as most of these show pieces. There are lots of rusted and for sale tractors at these shows too. Maybe if Red Power Roundup is close to my location in the near future, I will take a couple of “work” tractors to show off. I can dream of getting one painted up and on the trailer. In the meantime I will just be happy to keep one running long enough to mow the yard!
Is It Spring Yet?
Is It Always This Cold Here?
Time for hunkerin’ down again. Looks like more winter weather is on the way. All here on the farm are sure ready for some spring warmth. At least the water should continue to run this go ’round. While the temperatures are expected to get back down in the single digits, it will warm up to the 20’s during the day. We are anxiously awaiting Groundhog Day. I don’t know if Punxsutawney Phil is very accurate, but maybe he will give us some good news! Until then, the calves will keep their hooves crossed.
State Of The Blog Address
My fellow bloggers. I come to you tonight, not with good news, but with the news of hopefulness. Hopefulness built on the last year’s failures. Failures that have taught us the correct path for the future. (you lie!) I accept responsibility for some of these failures, but we have to face the fact, the guy before me didn’t even have a blog. Therefore, due to my careful watch this last year, this blog is in much better shape than it was under the previous administration.
Recently a software glitch, a virus if you will, took out my computer. I received a letter from a boy in Indiana who had the same problem. “Why”, he asked “Should I face the burden of replacing my computer alone?” I agree. I am advising Congress too pass a bill requiring those who don’t blog to pay into a fund to assist poor bloggers just trying to make a living. (cheer cheer)
Why, in this country of “hot spots” and wireless coffee shops, is a working man required to settle for air cards and dial up service? In my America, all rural bloggers will have high speed access to the internet via satellite. (cheer cheer)
In closing, let me say this… Future generations will have high speed internet access. Not just the urbanites, but all Americans. (cheer cheer) This will prove our internet superiority and spread our silly stories to the rest of the world. Thank you. May God bless you. God Bless America!
Answer Trivia Here
Update! Ha Ha! You guys are killin’ me! I got goozles, gozzles, and gozzies. I also had several national park answers! Click on the comments box to see your answers and the winners.
Looks like the radio show blew up good this time! Answer this one…
In Tippers vocabulary test, what does the term “Garden Sass” refer too?
Here’s another… What is the most visited park in the National Park System?
And lastly, Another one from the vocabulary tests… What is a “Goozle”?
Poor Scout
“Snip, Snip Snip!”, Joked Honey Bunches. “I don’t thinks that’s funny”, I told her. Since Scout the “Wonder Dog” had come from a shelter, the adoption fee covered him getting “fixed“. Being of the male persuasion, I was pretty sure he wasn’t “broke” in the first
I don't wanna talk about it! Let's Go Home!
place! When Scout got in any trouble, Honey Bunches would again say, “snip, snip, snip”. Scout was just glad she was talking to him and would dance in circles. With his 6 month deadline approaching, I had to take him aside and clue him in.
As I explained the “Snip, snip snip” procedure, his tail sank low, and his eyes opened extremely wide. When Honey Bunches came home, her first question was, “Where’s Scout?” “I think he is in the bathroom”, I replied. She looked in the door and said, “He’s behind the claw foot tub licking himself!” “Sounds about right”, said I.
Scout made his appointment and is none the worse for wear. He sure was glad to make it home. While he was at the vet he also got a rabies shot. I leaned down and attached the rabies tag to his collar. “At least they gave me a medal for it”, Whispered Scout!
Follow Up To The Trivia Show
As some of you may have noticed, technical issues forced us to stop the trivia questions on the radio show last week. So here’s the deal. Tune in here this Sunday, the 24th, at 6:30 PM Central. I will be doing a short radio show and asking the trivia questions we missed last week. The questions will be about the Blind Pig And The Acorn web site. Here is the trick… Pay Attention heh heh!!! I will not be taking phone calls on the radio show. You will have to enter the answers in the comment sections of this post. (see the little number in a box up and to the right?), The first one to get an answer in will win a prize for each question.
Sorry if this causes any confusion. My remote location and limited access to the web caused issues with all the calls coming in last week. Listen to the radio show this Sunday and get some stuff!
This Week…
As you can tell by the picture, Scout wants a ride on the new addition to the Salt Creek miniature tractor collection! The little Farmall needs a new carb, but I was happy to find it did fit in my little storage shed as I had hoped. It runs fine with the choke on full. Scout said I should replace the carb so it will run better. He is such a perfectionist considering we don’t even know what breeds he is a mix of.
After a week of fighting the cold, frozen waterers, and slick roads, the calves made it to market and sold today. They brought pretty good money, but not what they were bringing a couple years ago. Sometimes breaking even is a blessing!
I did an interview with Tipper from Blind Pig And The Acorn. It was a real battle. The phones and music files had issues. I stuck with it and luckily for me, Tipper did too. She is truly a patient woman. I have tried to fix the flubs in the show with little success. You can hear the interview by clicking the Salt Creek Radio link. There is a large section of white noise about 2 minutes in, but if you can get past that part, the last 35 minutes were great. Since the phone issues kept us from doing all the trivia questions, I am working on a plan to put a few here on my site. Stay tuned.
