I’m starting a new weekly feature here on ‘The Major’s Life Blog’. In the grande tradition of the ‘Life Pointe Church Sunday Morning Tossed Salad’, the ‘Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts’, and the ‘Friday Night Blogroll Review’ I now present to you the ‘Thursday Night Internet Hoax Hall-Of-Shame’.
It’s where I take a current (and recurring) internet [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Thursday Night Internet Hoax Hall-Of-Shame
Posted in Hoaxes, Internet on 01/31/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Funny Restaurant Name Files: Time For Thai
Posted in Food on 01/31/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some actual Thai restaurant names all across God’s Great Earth:
Beau Thai
High Thai
Just One Thai
Love Me Thai
Mai Thai
Mr. Thai
Old School Thai
Once Upon A Thai
Silk Thai
Tasty Thai
Thai Away Home
Thai A Yellow Ribbon
Thai-Inn
Thai Me Up
Thai One On
Thai Phoon
Thai Pinn
Thai Poon
Thai Rack
Thai-Rrific
Thai Soon
Thai Speed
Thai Stick
Thai Tanic
Thai The Knot
Thai This
That’s Thai
The Friendly Thai
The King & Thai
Tongue Thai
Try My Thai
Get Ready Homestead – The ’80s Are Back !
Posted in Weather on 01/30/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Over the past 11 days we’ve only hit the 80°F mark once – last Thursday. We came close today – 78°F officially at Homestead ARB at 4 PM.
Get ready for an extended period of tranquil South Florida weather as we put the month of January to bed and usher in the month of February. For [...]
The Chris Day Club
Posted in Internet, People on 01/30/2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is not me; however, if I ever feel the need to register a trademark with the United States Patent & Trademark Office then I can’t think of a better lawyer to represent me than one who has the same name as me.
I once thought about registering ‘MASSIVESMASH.COM‘, ‘Major Hitwaves’, and ‘The Major’ back when [...]
Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts
Posted in Blogging on 01/29/2008 | 1 Comment »
Everyone’s waiting for Tuesday night here on my blog to see what’s on my mind this week, so here we go. Fasten your seatbelts. Hold on to the railings. Don’t look down.
1. For those of you who think that you can’t train a cat you quite obviously never met my beloved Boots (1995-2007) – the [...]
The Fortune Cookie Message Of The Week Club
Posted in God, Philosophy on 01/28/2008 | 8 Comments »
OK club members – It’s that time again to mull over another interesting message that I received within my fortune cookie as part of my delicious Chinese Food Lunch today … but first if it’s Sunday it is “Meet The Press”.
‘You will take a chance on something in the near future.’
Let me tell you something here. [...]
Life Pointe Church Sunday Morning Tossed Salad
Posted in God on 01/27/2008 | 2 Comments »
1. For the 2ND Sunday morning in a row we had showers during the two services as a cold front blew through. This is a powerful cold front. Temperatures could bottom out in the mid-to-upper-40s here in Homestead tomorrow and Tuesday morning with wind chills approaching the upper-30s ! BUNDLE UP !
2. The Information & [...]
Cross Reference Faith & Family Expo
Posted in Driving, God, Holidays, Travel on 01/26/2008 | Leave a Comment »
What ? – Fun & Fellowship
When ? – Presidents Day, Monday February 18TH 2008, 10 AM – 6 PM
Where ? – Germain Arena, Estero Florida (between Naples & Fort Myers on I-75)
Free Admission ! Free Parking !
More Information
I WILL BE THERE !
The Major’s Walk-A-Thon: Special On-Location Edition – Monkey Jungle
Posted in Animals on 01/26/2008 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY I visited Monkey Jungle for the first time in nearly two years. I spent a good 2½-hours there walking around amongst the wildlife.
My thoughts:
1. Monkeys are just like humans. They love to eat. They love to beg for food. They love to play. They love to jump around and have some fun. They tend [...]
Those Crisp Cool Homestead Nights Of January
Posted in Weather on 01/25/2008 | 3 Comments »
Are you ready for some cooler nights aqui en Homestead ?
Fri. PM / Sat. AM – Lows in the upper-50s
Sat. PM / Sun. AM – Lows in the upper-50s
Sun. PM / Mon. AM – Lows in the lower-50s. Wind chills in the 40s.
Mon. PM / Tue. AM – Lows in the mid-50s
Tue. PM / Wed. AM – Lows in the upper-50s
Friday Night Blogroll Review
Posted in Blogging on 01/25/2008 | 1 Comment »
If it’s Friday night then it must be time for my weekly round-up of what’s goin’ on at some of my favourite blogs:
Travis is wondering if Homestead is about to embark on a second population boom.
Jesse has finished designing his tattoo.
Kelly’s daughters Kourtney and McKenna love to eat food.
Ritz amused himself by playing a practical [...]
Telemarketer Of The Day Hit List
Posted in Annoyances on 01/24/2008 | Leave a Comment »
703-378-7296 - HERNDON VIRGINIA
I’m not alone. Check out this long list of complaints or this long list of complaints regarding calls from this specific telephone number.
The Road Rage Files – Chapter 19
Posted in Annoyances, Driving on 01/24/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Get ready for the ‘triple-trifecta’ of Homestead’s worst drivers – caught on tape memory !
INCIDENT # 1
YESTERDAY afternoon while driving southbound on Homestead’s Speedway Boulevard between Mowry Drive and North Canal Drive I was driving peacefully in the right-hand lane when I saw a vehicle in my rear-view mirror rapidly approaching me from the rear. [...]
Superplay U.S.A. – In Homestead ?
Posted in Food, Sports on 01/23/2008 | Leave a Comment »
City Of Homestead Mayor Bell announced at last night’s City Council Meeting that a place just like this one up the road in Port St. Lucie could soon be coming to Homestead in the former location of the Homestead Bowling Center / Sports Page Pub. The owners would purchase and then completely renovate the existing location [...]
The Chris Day Club
Posted in People on 01/23/2008 | 1 Comment »
This is not me.