THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY

The peace and tranquility of Thoughtful Thursday could only be compared to a sweet scented Calgon bath, guaranteed to "take you away!"

However, putting on a strip tease for the neighbors can be equally relaxing, if you're relieving your body of stinging ants.

Maybe you might want to kill a snake, invite a bee to sting you, or kiss a frog?

This sounds too crazy and unbelievable you say?!

It's all true, and really happened to my friend Cheryl! Except for kissing the frog! Click on the link below and see:

http://mimcherylanne.blogspot.com/2013/09/adventures-in-my-back-yard-scary-story.html?spref=fb

I told you so!

Isn't she funny?!

Back to total relaxation and soothing, mellow thoughts that make you physically tingle from the tips of your toes to the top of your punkin' hade.

You see, that is why I created Thoughtful Thursday to begin with.

To help folks get away from the stress and worry of their difficult lives, and mentally float off to a place of euphoria and Peoria.

Why not Peoria? It's a pretty nice town.

Better than East St. Louis, I'll tell you that much!

The Cardinals are losing 1 to 0 to the Brewers?!!

How can that be?

The Cards just swept the Pirates 3 games, and now they're losing to the COCK-A-DOODIE BREWERS!!!

Oh..uh...excuse me...I got away from the calm, healing message of Thoughtful Thursday. My bad.

If you really, really want to calm your whole spirit and soul, make friends with the wonderful Cheryl Merritt, who has the ability to calm the savage best...including me!

Here is a link to her YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/avarismimi

You have already clicked on the link for her blog. Right? Riiiight?!!!

You better had, or I'll give you "wet fur!"

Darn it, I did it again!

Think peace, Danny, think tranquility, think flowing waters...I need to pee!

911

The best description of a nuclear bomb I ever heard was a "demon inspired" nuclear bomb.

The weapons that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan that killed men, women and children were beyond my level of understanding, as a human being.

What dark powers helped scientists to develop such an unimaginable, horrifying weapon, and then the military and government be so soulless as to annihilate little innocent babies, pregnant mothers, and the elderly in an excruciating horrific way.

I can understand warrior against warrior to protect freedom and homeland, but the slaughter of innocent people is far beyond my comprehension.

That is why I believe the unthinkable, cowardly act of the murder of harmless people on Sept. 11, 2001 was put in to the hearts of these crazed religious zealots by unseen forces that have directed weak gullible people for centuries.

There is a plague of "madmen" who tell us a "voice" told them to murder innocent people, and they obey this invisible mentor by carrying out his orders.

My point is, we try to make air travel safer, turn our schools in to guarded compounds, spy on our neighbors like the NSA, carry concealed handguns...but most importantly, we need to wait on our Lord to get to the root of the problem and eliminate the wicked one and his minions.

And the devil, who deceived them, was 

thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, 

where the beast and the false prophet had 

been thrown. They will be tormented day 

and night for ever and ever. Rev: 20:10


He makes wars to cease to the end of the 

earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the 

spear in two; He burns the

 chariots with fire. "Cease striving and 

know that I am God; I will be exalted 

among the nations, I will be

 exalted in the earth. Psalms 46:9,10.

In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together; the 

leopard will lie down with the baby goat. The calf and the 

yearling will be safe with the lion, and a little child will lead 

them all. Isaiah 11:6.

TRAVELIN' TUESDAY

AMABO 6

This planet really sucked cosmic wind! 

Why would they send us to such a dry, desolate, God forsaken place in the  remotest part of the universe.

What was even worse, Amabo 6 was doomed to be destroyed by a giant asteroid in just a few days!

Major Cronin understood he was not the most beloved member of the Inter-Galactic Force, after he emulsified the Royal Ambassador of Delkron for trying to eat his personal shuttlecraft, but this was ridiculous!

Cronin's 7 person crew were getting restless, and kept asking about the mission.

"Why are we here?" "Is this a punishment?" "When are we going home?"

The  crew looked up to Cronin, and he didn't have the heart to tell them that he had not been told anything himself!

General Gieselman just smiled, put his hand on Cronin's shoulder, and said, "Bill , the mission will be obvious after you get there," as Cronin boarded the gigantic, silver cargo vessel 11 months ago for Amabo 6.

Obvious?! Obvious?!! Nothing was obvious!! 

They had been there for 3 weeks now, and absolutely nothing had happened, or been discovered, or made a noise, or even moved, except for the asteroid, that moved closer each minute!

This hell hole had no vegetation, no water, no life forms, and no saloons!

A nice, ice cold beer would be perfect right now, Cronin thought to himself, as he shuffled through the hot sand of the pitiful planet.

All of a sudden, Major Cronin hears a slight pop sound, and a bottle of Xanpus beer (Cronin's favorite), pops out of the sand!

Cronin bends over and touches the bottle in amazement...It's ice cold!!

When the thirsty crew see what just happened, they begin thinking about beer, and ice cold bottles of their favorite beers start popping up in the sand!

"Eureka," cries Major Cronin! "We've found it!" 

It was now obvious to Cronin that their mission was to load the massive cargo vessel with beer and bring it back to earth, to end to the "great beer shortage"...this needed to be accomplished before Amabo 6 was destroyed!

So, feverishly, they had to think about beer, the beer would pop out of the sand, and then it had to be quickly loaded on the immense cargo vessel before the asteroid strike!

After toiling for what seemed like forever, but was actually 97 hours and 14 minutes, the vessel was filled with beer.

"Done," Cronin said with pride, but with just minutes to spare.

Everyone was loaded on the vessel.

It would have to be a super light speed take off to avoid the destructive force of the asteroid, and the debris that would be exploding up from the shattered planet of Amabo 6.

There is no way to stop the countdown and launch now...10..9..8..7..

Cronin looks out of the porthole at the doomed planet, and thinks about how proud his deceased Dad would have been right now...

6..5..

At that moment, Cronin sees something coming out of the sand and standing up...

4..3..2..1 BLASTOFF! 

It is his Father!!

MANESS MUSIC MONDAY

My friend, Ryan Aurand, taught me this song many years ago.

Ryan passed away last year, but he had told me this song was written by an English teacher he had met in Virginia named Jim Farrow or Jim Farrell...I can't remember after over 40 years.

So Jim, if you're out there, I think this is one of the most amazing songs I've ever heard, and I do not want to infringe on your absolute rights to this fantastic song!

I hope you like my simple rendition of this wonderful song:

SORRY SUNDAY

I'm sorry I didn't use my natural ability to play sports to get a higher education.

I'm sorry I didn't pursue my dream of becoming an entertainer 40 years ago.

I'm sorry I didn't maintain a healthy weight and maybe avoid diabetes.

I'm sorry I didn't treat my sister better in high school.

I'm sorry I still lose my temper and upset my family.

I'm sorry I didn't come to the rescue of that bear at the St. Louis Zoo, that some cruel guys were throwing lit cigarettes at, but I was too high on "acid" to help the poor thing.

I'm sorry I never made enough money to help my family in St. Louis.

I'm sorry I never went to Vietnam with my buddies.

I'm sorry I've spent money foolishly over the years instead of saving. 

I'm sorry I didn't visit my mom more.

I'm sorry I didn't show more respect and appreciation for my dad.

I'm sorry I've hurt those closest to me, and don't know how to fix it.

I'm sorry I introduced people to drugs in the past, and it caused them and their families misery and pain.

I'm sorry that I still have angry, immoral, selfish, covetous thoughts, even though I am a Christian.

God please forgive me!

SILLY SATURDAY

THE LOEBLY ROBE TO GANDISLOT AND GILDERSTAT

Trabling on the loebly robe to Gandislot And Glilderstat,

What da heg i sea,

Uh multimouth beeogascream,

Looging bog at me.

Twas rarely nog to sea one,

On a the 40th of Juleen,

I never scene one twize before,

On a yallow soobmarine.

My wog woud brang me vorward,

To da provinz of Quartoom,

Where da gelefonts vould high 5,

Wid da snarlies on Damoon.

Da feed dat wer beneed my lags,

Wer so tierrd me cud kry,

I thunked and thunked,

Wid all my hard,

Thus I pecan to phly.

I phlyd dacross da uniburst,

And mended up ridehear,

To tall dis tellin' tory,

Fer all franes for-n-near.

Dis ebic pome wone hormya,

Nor vill id maag u fat,

ONDA loebly robe to ,

Gandislot and Glilderstat!

By Danny Maness

DISCLAIMER: NO DRUGZ R ALGOHUAL  WER YOUSED INDA CREE ASIAN OB DIS POMB!

My Thoughts On Ken Zurski

FAN FRIDAY   FAN FRIDAY

FAN FRIDAY   FAN FRIDAY

FAN FRIDAY    FAN FRIDAY

I am a big fan of Ken Zurski!

Ken Zurski is the brilliant author of one of the most intriguing books I've ever read! The title is "The Wreck Of The Columbia."

http://www.amazon.com/The-Wreck-Columbia-Steamboat-Illinois/dp/193748405X

However, I'm not going to talk about that aspect of his life.

He also does the traffic reports on WMBD radio in Peoria, Illinois. He does an awesome job, but I'm not going to talk about that either.

All I want to talk about is his ultra nice personality, and his love for his beautiful family.

His posts on Facebook prove what a devoted Dad and husband he is, since the focus is seldom on himself, but mostly on his family.

He takes the time to frequently photograph his adorable children, and he shares the pictures proudly with his friends all of the time. 

The things he writes about his lovely wife and children are so refreshing in this mad world of bitter anger between so many married couples, and total dysfunction in thousands of families.

I stood in a long line at one of his book signings, and I was genuinely impressed by the time he took with each individual, old and young.

Surprisingly, he remembered ME from some of the silly bits I had done on The Greg and Dan Radio Show, where he does the traffic report and ads to the fun of the show. Especially when he does his "dead on" impression of Jimmy Stewart!

Ken is a tremendous writer and historian, and a great radio guy, but most of all, he is a real gentleman in every since of the word!

I just have to put in a little plug for his wonderful book! It is so heartbreaking, filled with heroism, and utterly suspenseful it should be made into a blockbuster movie one day, like the Titanic! 

I know I promised not to talk about it, but I could not help myself! It's so fantastic!

Remember, "The Wreck Of The Columbia": http://www.amazon.com/The-Wreck-Columbia-Steamboat-Illinois/dp/193748405X

THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY

A bridge, some whistling,

A classic finish,

William Holden and Alec Guinness.

A one eyed Marshall,
Who had true grit,
"Fill your hands you son-of-a-bit..!"

Christmas memories,
this story brings,
"Every time a bell rings,
An Angel gets his wings."

A little girl,

 And her dog Toto,

Took us somewhere over the rainbow.

"A Field Of Dreams,"

Brings a tear of sad,

Cause I always think about my Dad.

OUT OF THIS WORLD WEDNESDAY

Billions of Glirkazoids were calling it a miracle!

Our little hero, Gary, had completed ALL FIVE TESTS of the Gruesome Glirkazoid Gauntlet, and gained the honor of standing before the Supreme Glirkheads in the High Chamber.

Gary did not know why the ancient Glirkheads had summoned him to the High Chamber, but he was anxious to get there.

Yellow Rose was accompanying Gary, because she was such a tremendous key to Gary's success!

A lifetime pass to the High Chamber had already been given to Yellow Rose centuries ago, because she had come to the aid of a multitude of helpless, pitiful Glirkazoids with no concern for her own health and safety. What a gal!

Walking through the blue mist that covers the surface of their planet, Glirka, they both wondered what the Supreme Glirkheads would have them do.

Maybe save the inhabitants of Glysidian from the giant "night crawlers" again.

Not the kind you go fishin' with!

These worms are one thousand feet long and have sharp teeth!

It could be they wanted Gary and Yellow Rose to search for strange new worlds, to boldly go where no Glirkazoid had gone before, seek out new life forms...no...that would be Star Trek, wouldn't it?

As they were pondering over these things, they saw in the distance, the most gorgeous sight they had ever seen in all their born days!

THE ENTRANCE TO THE HIGH CHAMBER!!!!!

Gary took hold of the hand of Yellow Rose, as they walked closer and closer to the magnificent High Chamber.

They had to squint their eyes from the brilliant shining of the gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, emeralds, and rubies that filled the walls and ceiling of the Chamber.

To add to the wonderment and joy of the experience, Coldplay music was eternally piped into the mysteriously beautiful Chamber.

You are probably wondering how Coldplay music could be played since Chris Martin wouldn't even be born for another 100 billion years.

HA HA HA! Lest we not forget, the Glirkazoids are masters of time travel!

Suddenly, the Supreme Glirkheads appear before them, sitting behind their huge mahogany judges desk!

Gary is so startled he starts talking real fast to them about the tests he went through, and how Yellow Rose helped him, the pink bike on the tightrope, Glirkzilla, the swamp of death, Gliderspider...and he keeps rambling on and on and on until he hears from the Head Glirkhead...

"SHUT UP AND KISS HER!!"

Gary says..."what?"

The head Glirkhead, with a frustrated look on his face, says it slowly this tom:

"SHUT...UP...AND...KISS...HER!!!"

Gary says, "You mean, that's what you called me here for?"

"Right on," says the H. G.

"How can we have a happy ending without you kissing Yellow Rose?!"

At that, Gary looks into the beautiful eyes of Yellow Rose with his awesome long stemmed eyes, gently takes her in his arms, and gives Yellow Rose the most wonderful, and longest kiss that has ever been recorded in the known universe...and fireworks start going off in the background, doves start flying around, a gospel choir pops up and begins singing, and then Gary and Yellow Rose hop on a magnificent white horse and ride into the sunset!

THE END!