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The carousel at the House on the Rock, located in Spring Green, Wisconsin, is claimed to be "the world's largest indoor carousel".The carousel features 269 carousel animals, 182 chandeliers, over 20,000 lights, and hundreds of mannequin angels hanging from the ceiling.

Before you read my blog post, please click on the secret

 link at the top of the page, just move your cursor above

 the photo of the carousel, and it will appear... you 

can thank me later!

Go ahead! You are not permitted one step farther until 

you do!!  Please? You'll REALLY like it!!!

It was by the carousel above that I totally surprised 

my lovely Donna Dee, and proposed to her.

First I sang  "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You," got 

down on one knee and "popped the question!"

I was nowhere near as good as Elvis, or as "hot!"

Ain't I a romantic devil?

This carousel has no horses...take a look!

By the way, Donna said, YES!

The House On The Rock is the most magical place I've ever been! Some of the "artifacts" are genuine and some are replicas, but it does not make a difference to me!

It is grand, magnificent, filled with music from giant music machines, fascinating, glowing with beautiful colored lights, quaint, nostalgic, and like a lovely dream!

I am not going to waste time telling you all about it, click on the links and videos, and the pictures will flood your imagination with the the truly unique experience!

I did this blog post for you, Baby Angel!!!

I LOVE YOU!

MANESS MUSIC MONDAY

I'm sorry I'm late with my song today, but I wrote the worms last night and didn't put them to music until this morning.

I made a wideo and thought it turned out pretty funny! (He said so humbly)

Sooo, once again, another messterpiece by the late, great Danny Madness, who is me!

Who IS me, anyway?!!!

Sorry Sunday

When I was a sophomore in high school I was kind of popular, and a few girls wanted me to dance with them at Teen Town, take them to school activities, and they thought I was funny, interesting, and cute!

I was on the football and wrestling team, and in perfect shape.

During summer vacation I gained 50 pounds!

When I returned to school, I was no longer funny, interesting, or cute to these girls.

In fact, they wouldn't even talk to me, or stand next to me!

I was the same guy as before, only larger!

It taught me a lot about human behavior.

Just like the dude says in the Sonic commercial, "It's what's outside that counts!"

Studies have shown that people will treat a pretty waitress far better than an ugly one.

People with deformities will be stared at, and considered less intelligent by some people.

Beautiful celebrities will be adored by millions of people, even if they are rude, crude, and always in a bad mood!

The greatest, sweetest, most wonderful people I've known were not much for looks!

However, they were beautiful to me!

I don't mean they were beautiful in a symbolic sense, I'm saying they REALLY  became beautiful to my eyes!

Just as if they were  pretty celebrities.

I know, I'm weird, but I see the people I love with my heart, not my eyes!

My grandmas were beautiful, my fat friends, my bald buddies, and every baby I've seen!

This does not make me extra kind, compassionate, or special.

It's just the way I see things, and I can't change that.

On the other hand, some of the prettiest people I have seen, are ugly to the eyes of my heart.

Casey Marie Anthony

Did that episode of the girls rejecting me in high school make me insecure, feeling sorry for myself, and cause me to suffer from life long depression?

Get serious.

HECK YES, IT DID!!!!!!!!

SILLY SATURDAY

This is part 2 of my 5 part tutorial on how to avoid making BAD videos!

Just to make sure my stepson Josh doesn't kick my keester, here is the way he looks now, as opposed to how he looked in the video:

Not that he looked bad back then..oh, no...he's always been a good looking guy, but just to show he's lost a few pounds since then.

So here is my amazing, breathtaking, stupendous, mesmerizing, part two of "How To Avoid Making Bad Comedy And Music Videos!" (Oscar winning performance by my wife, Donna, on the phone!)

FAN FRIDAY

I am a fan of baby animals. 

When I see baby animals it makes me so happy!

In fact, I don't understand people who do not love baby animals like I do.

It's like somebody not loving the Cardinal's baseball team! 

Unimaginable!

Or not loving White Castle hamburgers! Ha ha ha ha...can you even imagine that?!

Usually when I walk our Yorkie, Benji, down the sidewalk people go awww, and want to pet him. 

However, there are times when folks completely ignore him, and that's just not right!

What has happened to the soul of a person that doesn't love a cute little Yorkie, or baby kittens and pandas.

I have heard that there are a few people that don't like that harmless little fluffball, Rush Limbaugh! Really!!

What's not to love, huh?

He's handsome, charming, funny, fat, like Santa  Claus, from Missouri, says things about the government the way I would say it, if I were, uh, let's see, Rush Limbaugh...or maybe  even Glenn Beck...another universally loved, comical character, who wrote "The Christmas Sweater."

I think I'm like the wreck of the old 97...

getting a little off track! 

Baby animals! That's it! Adorable, frolicking, balls of fluff (like Rush) that God created to make our hearts melt at the first sight of their little faces..or is that feces?

Speaking of doggy doo, I am so glad we have a small doggie who makes tiny poop that's easy to pick up!

I have seen big dog poop along the walking path that is bigger than human poop!

No wonder their owners don't pick it up! They would need a wheelbarrow!

Well, I hope it's big dog poop and not...let's not go there. 

Did you catch the play on worms?

Let's not GO there?

Anyway, if you didn't get it, you shouldn't be reading my blog anyway!

Did I just use anyway twice in a sentence?

Sorry!

Anyway, I think God put love for baby animals in our hearts so we wouldn't kill them and eat them.

Kind of like a protection thingy for them.

Maybe it's the same thing with human babies. Nooo, I don't mean people would eat them if they were ugly, but it sure makes it easier to change their di-tees, clean up their projectile vomit, and wake up all hours of the night to stop their crying when they are so unbelievably cute!

So, for all of you out there who do not love baby animals, human babies, Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, White Castle hamburgers, the Cardinals and Yorkies...there is a special kind of H-E- double hockey sticks waiting for you! 

Just kidding! Lighten up gang!

For those of you like me, who loves the same stuff as I do...meet you in doggie heaven, by the White Castle!

THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY

Breanna was just admitted into the  hospital again today, due to complications from her cystic fibrosis.
It could be for a month, they don't know for sure.

It is always a hard time, but it is kind of heartwarming to see how Bre Bre has become a little celebrity at the Children's Hospital Of Illinois.

Someone suggested they put her name on her room because she's been there so many times.

Although she does not like going there, it has become a second home to her, and she knows the "ropes" of hospital living very well.

Everyone adores the tiny "pipsqueak," and she has them wrapped around her little finger. 

She has people coming in to visit her from all over the hospital, and from all over the Peoria area!

We talked to a neighbor of  Matt and Ashley (Breanna's dad and mom) today, and she told us how she, and other people we don't know, make it a point to visit Breanna every time she's in the hospital.

Breanna's warm, loving, FUNNY personality, in spite of her breathing problems, draws folks to her...bringing gifts most of the time!

Her room becomes FILLED with so many balloons, stuffed animals, toys, books, and various gifts, that we almost need a U-Haul trailer to bring them home!

I know all of these things don't make up for the fact that she has a life threatening disease, but it builds my faith in the good heartedness of most people.

I honestly do not believe I could be as strong as Matt and Ashley have been these past few years.

With their oldest daughter, Brooklin, suffering from autism, and Breanna's cystic fibrosis, they have had so much to deal with.

They keep getting "knocked down for the count," and get back up, over and over again!

As for our little hero Breanna, we hardly ever see her without a smile on her face, laughing, singing, and even dancing, in spite of her breathing difficulties!

God bless all of you who have shown such precious love, and prayed for Breanna and the Heeren family!

I was in tears yesterday when I heard about Bre Bre having to go back in the hospital. She must have found out I was upset, and she sent me a message through her mommy.

She said, "It's okay."

OUT OF THIS WORLD WEDNESDAY

On Glirka barned neath cabbage leaf,
Beautificus and zuger sweedt,
A loovly babe, with loots a smarts,
No saprize she had two hearts.

Dis tiny dainty Glirka grlll,
Had love on a gynormous scale,
She had two hearts to hold da love,
A glift God sint her from above.

Her mum un datty trained her well,
Although one tom thar was a spell,
When she vandered off to ancient ones,
To larn thar segrets, powrs, and tungs.

The ancient Glirkhead's work was dun, 
Day knew she was a "chosen one,"
Who'd help her peeble from the start,
Strong n brave & pure in heart.

She'd use her powrs jus fer good,
Like a Glirkazoiden Robin Hood,
And help da weak in need of aid,
Like wen dare sik an almos dade.

Gary is a wunderboy,
Mighty, true, and fulled wit joy,
But, lejund shews witout a dowt,
Dis Glirka-amazon wins out.

Grater still in every way,
Here to com & save da day,
Helpin' Gary like a brudder,
Like this grlll dare is no udder,

Safing planets, stomping evil,
Zapping creatures like boweavels,
Her xploits stack up hi to heven,
Her nom iz Glrrrl((()))##++yowow77.

With all my heart,

This is what I pray,

That you are happy,

 and healthy,

TODAY!

AMEN!