One of the performances at the Festival of the Arts was belly dancing.  Since I had never seen belly dancing, I decided to check it out.

I had expected to see a group of Barbara Eden types.  But, instead, I saw a bunch of middle aged women with, well, bellies!

And, while they were good, those muffin tops just spoiled the dance.

Last weekend was Festival of the Arts in down town Grand Rapids.  And, the church band, that I am in, was selected to play for the event.  That is me in the orange playing the electric bace.

I have three 20lb propane tanks for my gas grill: one on the grill and two spare.  And, I fill them about once a year.

Well, since I was down to 2 empty tanks with a full one on the grill, I decided to refill the 2 spare tanks.  After all, there is nothing worse than running out of gas in the middle of grilling.

Now, Lowell has three places that will fill propane tanks. So, I headed for the nearest.

Of my two tanks, they were able to fill one but the other needed to be re certified.  So, I was referred to the bulk propane plant down the road for re certification.

When I arrived at the propane plant, there was no one around.  No cars in the parking lot and not even a sound.  When I looked in the window, I saw that the office was empty.  A sign on the door gave a number to call for service.  So, plan B.

I headed for the other propane plant in town.  That operation looked more promising.  There were cars in the parking lot and big trucks moving out behind.  When I told them what I needed, they said to drive around back and they would fix me right up.  10 minutes later, I was re certified and filled.  What a difference between the two operations.  I wonder if the other is going out of business.

A health food store is now selling breast milk ice cream.  At $22 a serving, it is expensive, but it is sold out regularly.

I don’t know which is worse, the person who gives the milk, the person who makes the ice cream or the person who buys it.  I don’t even want to go there.

I have always loved the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon series.  While it was a cartoon for kids, the story line often  contained a lot of satire aimed at adults.

Since I was a big fan of the show, I missed it when it was no longer on TV.  But, the other day, it occurred to me that it might be available on DVD.  So, I checked with Amazon.com and sure enough, the complete 5 season set was available.

Since my Discover Card points are available on Amazon, I ordered it last weekend and it arrived today.   I now look forward to watching 59 hours of Rocky and the gang!

Fecal implants are intended to introduce healthy colon bacteria into a colon that needs healthy bacteria.  But, the FDA is questioning the use of fecal implants and so, most doctors will not perform the procedure.  Therefore, you are on your own.

In one instance, a woman, whose daughter was suffering from severe diarrhea, implanted her healthy fecal matter in to the colon of her daughter.  Within a matter of hours, the daughter showed vast improvement and was completely cured in a few days.

I guess this is a different twist on homeopathy.

This is the intersection of 2 one way streets in downtown Lansing.  While the detour signs seem to suggest that you can go in either directions, the street is one way going to the right.  Going to the left can be done if you have a whole lot of determination.

But more to the point, the detour sign pointing to the left is for pedestrians only.  Unfortunately,  most drivers do not pick up on that little bit of subtlety.

I sent this picture to a friend of mine in the highway department.  They changed the signage later that day.

Quy, my co-worker, approached me today and asked me if I wanted to go shopping with her at lunch time.  She had two “$50 off” coupons for Younkers that were going to expire on Saturday and wanted to use them.  Since I was looking for pajamas and since I had not yet checked Younkers, I said “yes!”

Now, pajama sets are not really popular right now, so, about the only manufacturer that I like that makes them is Nautica.  And, while many stores carry that brand, most stores have a very limited selection.  So, I was impressed that Younkers carried a good selection.  And so, I found a matching top, bottom and robe that fit.  YES!!

But, when I went to the check out and presented my $50 off coupon, the clerk announced that the coupon was not good for Nautica sleep wear.  He asked  if I still wanted the sleep wear and I told him that I did.  After all, this was the only store that carried the sleep wear that I wanted in the size that I needed.

I should be good until winter.

The other day, when  I was in a furniture store, I noticed that they had finished slabs of wood for sale.  There were Oak, Walnut, Pine and Mahogany slabs and each was selling for several thousand dollars.   Since they still had the bark attached, they took on a rustic appearance.

I wondered what they were used for and concluded that maybe they were used for custom counter tops.   Given the price tag, they were much more expensive than granite.  But, they were  definitely different so I guess they were worth the money.

The other morning for breakfast, I had bacon, eggs, a cherry turnover, milk, OJ and coffee.  My girlfriend had Greek yoghourt with granola, fruit and coffee.

She glared at my bacon.  I glared at her yoghourt.  It was healthy vs tasty.

I was full for the morning.  Two hours later, she had a scone.

Well, OK.