Slip Slidin' Away

Helen was taking a shower in da bathroom and I heard a thud and den a groan and I ran ta da door and knocked and den went in and der was da Hellkat lying on da floor out cold. I didn't know whedder she slipped on da floor or somethin else happen so I called da 911 fer da ambulance. Da boys from da ambulance were surprised dat da call was not fer me.
Da doctor told me later dat dere were no broken bones, just a bruise or two, but he said when dey did da scan dey noticed dat der was somethin wrong wid her pancreas and dat she would have ta stay until dey checked dat out.
So I went home and took da dog for a walk. You know that we have a dog named Dugger. Dugger is a real character.
Whenever Helen and I had company come for a weekend visit we would warn
da friends to not leave their luggage open because Dugger would help
himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably, someone would forget and
something would come up missing.

Helen or I would go to Dugger's toy box in the basement and there the
treasure would be, amid all of Dugger's other favorite toys. Dugger always
stashed his finds in his toy box and he was very particular that his toys
stay in the box.

The pancreas ting was harder on Helen than her doctors had anticipated
and Helen was hospitalized for over two weeks. I took Dugger for his evening
walk faithfully, but the little dog just drooped, whining and miserable.

Finally the day came for Helen to leave the hospital. When she arrived home,
Helen was so exhausted she couldn't even make it up the steps to her bedroom.
I made da Hellcat comfortable on the couch and left her to nap.

Dugger stood watching Helen but he didn't come to her when she called. It made
Helen sad but sleep soon overcame her and she dozed. When Helen woke for a
second she couldn't understand what was wrong. She couldn't move her head
and her body felt heavy and hot. But panic soon gave way to laughter when
Helen realized the problem. She was covered, literally blanketed, with every
treasure Dugger owned! While she had slept, the sorrowing dog had made trip
after trip to the basement bringing his beloved mistress all his favorite
things in life . He had covered her with his love.

Helen forgot about da pancreas. Instead she and Dugger began living again, walking
further and further together every day.

I got da estimate fer fixin da bath room ta slip proof it. It was 2 thow. We'll be putin dat off fer a while.

Play list for February 12, 2009

Dr. T. and Teatime Lincoln City, Indiana

Indiana, and the rest of America, will honor Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday (February 12, 2009) with a bicentennial celebration that kicked off in February 2008 and continues through 2010. The Hoosier state has many reasons to celebrate President Lincoln and the bicentennial of his birth.

Abraham Lincoln spent 14 of his most formative years-from age 7 to 21-in Southern Indiana. Today, Indiana's Lincoln attractions include his boyhood home and some of the most extensive collections found anywhere in the world. In addition, communities statewide are planning special bicentennial events and projects.

The Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission was formed in 2006 to commemorate America's greatest president and showcase his Hoosier roots. Of Indiana Abraham Lincoln said, "We reached our new home about the time the State came into the Union. It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up."

From these humble beginnings, Abraham Lincoln rose to become the 16th president of the United States. The honesty, leadership, and determination that shaped his legacy were formed during his youth in the Hoosier state.
Abe Lyman & His Californians Ain't Misbehavin'
Eddie Condon & His Orchestra Down Among the Sheltering Palms by Abe Olman and James Brockman
Abe Lyman's California Orch Just One More Chance (1931) BRUNSWICK 6125
Fats Waller And His Rhythm Abercrombie Had A Zombie (1940) BLUEBIRD 10967
Hugo And Luigi With Their Family Singers Young Abe Lincoln (1955) Mercury 70721
Bill Kirchen Hot Rod Lincoln
Abe Lyman & His Californians Keep Young & Beautiful (1933) BRUNSWICK 6698
Society Night Club Orchestra Cheerie-cheerie-be (1927) Lincoln 2699
Abbey Lincoln Down Here Below A Turtle's Dream Verve/Gitanes
Opera Babes There's a Place
Copland, Aaron
Lincoln, Abraham, lyricist(s)
Lincoln Portrait
Scott, Barry, narrator
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Slatkin, Leonard, Conductor on Naxos
Abbey Lincoln Hey Lordy Mama A Turtle's Dream Verve/Gitanes
Gould, Morton
Lincoln Legend
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Slatkin, Leonard, Conductor on Naxos
Abbey Lincoln Somos Novios Over the Years Verve
Charlie Barnet Leapin' At Lincoln Gardens RCA 20-2540
Abe Lyman & His Californians Help Me
Bunny Berigan & His Orch Never Felt Better, Never Had Less (1938) by Abel Baer-Cliff Hess VICTOR 25858B
Dexter Gordon Chromatic Aberation
Vic Damone War and Peace (1956)
Abbey Lincoln Who Used to Dance Gitanes/Verve

Buffalo Wings

Bobby and his brother Bart Biskupski tried ta talk me inta helpin' dem start a business venture. Dey wanted me ta sink some a da Hell Kat and me's hard-earned retirement savings into their new product which was called Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath line of hot sauce products. I said ta Bob dat in deese troubled times it don't look like I should be doin' any risky investing. I lost a lotta money back when der was da BetaMax boom. I still cherish my copy of Ishtar on Beta, but I ain't got any machine ta play it on. Well, I just learned dat da Biskupski Boys are really expandin' --no,no, not der girts--der line a products, such as Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath Jerk Sauce, Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath Marinade, Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath Margarita and Bloody Mary Mix, Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath BBQ Sauce, Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath NBQ Sauce (a joke for Leo Schott) Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath Steak Marinade, Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath Beef Jerky, Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath Death Row Potato Chips (a favorite with arsonists because they burn for twenty minutes widdout leavin' a chemical residue), Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath Microwave Popcorn (with safety warning) , Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath Artichoke Dip (I don't know what dey got against Artie), Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath DJ Laryngitis Cure.
Da udder night da Hell Kat made one a her batches a chili but liddle did I know dat she added some a da Buffalo Bob's Bison Breath Super Hot Chili Mix. Dat night I had dis MissTickle vision.nightmare. I was about ta be trampled ta death by dis herd a buffalo/bison when suddenly a group a guys and gals on horseback intervened and drove da stampede away from me. Dey were all wearing cowboy hats. One a da guys had a name tag dat said Richardson. He was da first ta fall off his horse and be trampled ta death by da herd. Den some cowgirl suffered da same fate. Her looks were somethin ta kill fer. Da third cowboy was speeding and dashing along when he fell off. What a dream! Den da credits rolled at da end a da dream and it said End of Part 1 Intermission Part 2.