Big Top by Rob Harrell for July 04, 2010

4Th Of July Red, White, And Blue Spectacular Breakfast Menu:

Why not start your day off with a sizzling snap crackle and pop in your step?

Burgers and Sandwiches: (Comes with a side order of fries or onion rings)

Angus burger Deluxe Mushroom burger All - American hamburger (Think you can handle this big boy) Philly cheese steak burger Hickory smoked bacon cheese burger Classic BLT Patty melt sandwich Tuna melt sandwich Roast beef sandwich Ham and cheese sandwich Double decker club sandwich Any foot long sub sandwiches by request

Side Dishes:

Spicy teriyaki buffalo wings or chicken tenders Hot dogs or corndogs Cocktail wieners or shrimp Mac & cheese Cole slaw, fruit salad Potato salad or pasta salad Watermelon,or cantaloupe Vegetable platter (Tomatoes, cucumbers, Broccoli, cauliflower, carrot sticks, celery sticks, artichokes, and asparagus (Also with cheese,Ritz Crackers, and salami. Also including Deviled eggs.)

Desserts:

Special Holiday decorated cake cupcakes with red white and blue frosting complete with sprinkles Assorted cookies on a platter Cherry pie, lemon meringue pie, apple pie, and Banana cream pie Hot fudge sundae

Beverages: Alcohol

(Make sure you have a designated driver) Firecrackers (Tequila) * Star Spangled Jello Shooters* Hair raiser (Use shot glass) 4TH Of July lemonade Independance Day Punch ** With permission - Possibly, Johanan Rakkav’s most Delicious Cocoa Mocha (With

alcohol and other ingrediance added for an extra kick for this special holiday)

Beverages (Non-Alcoholic)

Doc T’s Worlds Famous Nuclear Coffee Johanan Rakkav’s most Delicious Cocoa Mocha milk or chocolate milk (Regular or in milkshake form) * Pepsi, Cocoa Cola Mt. Dew, Dr. Pepper, root beer, cream soda Etc.* Koolaid, Pink Lemonade, tropical fruit punch, slurpee

Please Enjoy your meal and drinks and have a safe and fun Happy 4TH Of July Holiday.

The heck with SpongeBob give me the rings.

Weenie Hut?

It takes a confident manly man to wear SpongeBob and make it work for them.

Happy Fourth Of July Dance!

Hi Big Sister. Did you have fun?

Good Evening Little Sister

That is an impressive Holiday Menu! May I have a Classic BLT, made less classic with the addition of cream cheese? And I will just help myself to some of these vegetables.

You know this lemon meringue pie looks a little close to the edge, I will just move it to a safe place (that way I don’t have to share)

Here you go, I hope you enjoy it.

LOL!

Hi Little Sister It was okay. My grandma did not find the image of a two story outhouse with the top floor occupied with a person who was having intestinal problems. Go figure.

Thank you for the breakfast. Oh! This is very good.

I have to wonder though, no one ever seems to want me to make breakfast.

I had fun with my grandma today. We got our hair done, got manicures, went to a classy restaurant and had Mexican food, talked about stuff for awhile, and then went shopping at the mall.

Then you should offer, and of course I would help out if you wanted me too.

I’m sure that together we could come up with an explosive breakfast that would knock their socks off. ;-)

It sure is unusually quiet tonight.

Do you happen to havea recipe for jalepeno & pineapple fritters? It is served with a chocolate dipping sauce.

That does sound like fun. Did you inspire her to buy you anything?

Of course not. I don’t want to appear like a needy brat to her. That is my cousins job.

Yes, it is quiet. Everyone must be sleeping. Do you suppose the fireworks are dry yet?

I don’t think I have a recipe for that.

It’s only morning after all.

By the way who will do Breakfast for tomorrow’s turnover. I will not be home.

I think the fireworks are fine. Just pour some nuclear coffee on them and they’re good to go.

How’s Kitty? He’s not afraid of the fireworks is he?

I will be happy to make breakfast tomorrow. If I can’t find the recipe, I will improvise. I am also curious about the recipes that involve lime jello and assorted vegetables.

Maybe if we start a fire we can put the fireworks beside it to dry out faster?

And roast marshmallows at the same time and have s’mores.

The fireworks are still damp from the last Nuclear Coffee soak. I think Kitty will probably be hiding until after the excitement is over. He is not found of fireworks. (He’s a fraidy cat, but if I say so it will hurt his feeelings)

My Chica will probably try to bury herself under kitty.

Well put a little bit of gasoline on the fuse. The fireworks should work just fine when they are lit.

That’s a good idea , bu I think I wil lwait. I am falling asleep. Have a Happy Fourth of July Little Sister Good Night.

Good night Big Sister See you in the morning….probably.

LADYWOLF I admit that I didn’t get up till dawn, but your menu makes me think I slept till noon. This old man wakes up thinking of poached egg on milk soaked toast (with the edges cut off) and a cup of weak tea.Instead I get the WAKE UP AMERICA, IT’S THE FORTH OF JULY! menu. To heck with SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED! I’ll proudly be belching by noon. We could use a little fireworks in my house.

Morning TRIBE! I consider myself fortunate to have been born here. Please pretend you don’t see the tears in my eyes tonight.

Hey! Whose ^$@%^ do ya gotta kiss to get a cup of DOC’S FINEST in this place?

Good Morning Tribesters!

Good Morning, Doc.

Have a safe day everyone!

Doc, I am doing fireworks with James here at the house. One bottle rocket in your name will head skyward!

Doc - No, I’ve had these in a hiding place where no one could find them.

Could be fun lighting those, Doc.

The popular vote in this house today is to head to the big flea market. I guess that’s where we are headed! I catch you all later this afternoon.

P&L

Good morningTRIBE

Hi Doc. I am looking forward to tonight.

Good morning TRIBE

Happy Fourth of July to all of my great American friends.

I finally got my computer to connecty to the internet. I don’t know how long I can stay or if I can get backon. TWO DAYS of no comics.

AAAAAAAUUUUUUUURRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!

Two days of no comics. Now that’s just torture. I’m glad that you pulled through with flying colors, serenasakitty.

Doc! What are you doing awake? Go To Bed!

Good Morning Little Sister & Serenasakitty

Good Night Doc, Pleasant Dreams

Hi Big Sister I’m looking forward to a great day.

That’s cool Little Sister!

Hey, what happened to the fireworks? Where did they go? I thought maybe some people were going to set them off throughout the day.

Doc, are you going to be establishing a new bedtime and what is that bedtime?

I thought for sure Quaby, Serenasakitty & Little Sister, could safely set off some of the fireworks.

I wouldn’t trust Bmonk & Grog though. They can be trouble makers.

Good luck with that Doc.

We’ll try to keep the noise down.

Okay, new bedtime for Doc is 10am?

Little Sister have a great day! I have to get some stuff done here today.

Whiiiiiiiiiiizzzzzzzzzzz KaBlooooey!!!

Good afternoon, everyone!

Back from the flea market. 90° and it is steaming! In the a/c now and lovin’ it!

Let me set off the fireworks. Everything I do is ala *home improvement” style anyways. lol

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY as we clebrate our indepence. Rainy day here. We don’t know if we will go anywhere.

And what is 4th of July without ice cream, though will melt, so enjoy all.

Hi, Kab. Thanks for the ice cream!

Beautiful picture too!

Happy Independence Day to you also!

Kab Buch nothing wrong with staying home and snuggling up with the one you love.

I got to get read to go out, so I’ll see you all later.

Hi & Bye, Ladywolf.

It’s 5:30 in Red Sox Nation. Do the fireworks start when we beat the Orioles tonight. More important, if I take a patriotic nap now, will I be awake for both?

For love of my country and national security, the local police have limited me to one match. hmmmm?

Lawreader I don’t live in your area but I would imagine fireworks would be after the game. They want people to stick around. Here In Wichita, KS there is suppose to be a baseball game with fireworks after. I don’t care for sports and it’s been raining most of the day here. I’m glad everyone enjoyed the desert. And I crashed last night I haven’t been able to sleep very good for a week. Off work tomorrow. Hey all remember NO MAIL OR BANKING Monday considered a holiday.

Grog if you see this we are getting the rainy weather you had. I wonder if that nighmare of oil will ever end for those towns folks.

I hope the rainy weather is not too bad for you, Kab.

Hello, Lewreader.

Lonewolf I finally got rmom picture on photob took some time beautiful pictures of Grand Canyon. I forgot to tell here there are people men and women who do community service instead of jail time and go in groups to clean the HWY with no authority on horseback. I don’t know who watches them.

Lonewolf not as bad as what Grog had. I’m so glad Ladywolf had a nice time with her grandma. She will remember that and it’s nice her grandma is young enough to have fun with her granddaughter.

Yes, Kab, those are beautiful pictures from Rmom.

Kab, I am glad you don’t have the very bad weather like Grog. I was also happy to hear that Ladywolf had such a good time with her Grandma. My Grandma was very old and somewhat incapacitated by the time I was old enough to remember her. We didn’t get to do much together by then.

I had to ask Rmom about it to make sure since so many have different names. I’m not sure do you have a photob too? I think I saw yours not sure? For me my sign in name is a little different then on gocomics. For different areas on internet from looking for full time jobs, gocomics and now photob I am trying to stay a little closer. For past jobs sites I used a different username and threw myself as I forgot what it was.

Lonewolf sounds like my grandparents. I go by this saying when people marry in their 30’s the parents of the 30 something are older and when children enter the picture they loose out. My mom’s mom I don’t have a pleasant memories of her. My dad’s grandma she also was getting cripled, she used to walk without crutches then as she got older did. None of the grandparents ever did with the grandkids what Ladywolf did with her.

Thanks, Kab - I’m glad you enjoyed my pictures. Do you think it is wet enough here that we dare let them aim those fireworks here? Shouldn’t set off any fires, but I’m not too sure what the nuclear coffee will do with all the puddles of water.

Hi, (((Rmom))). I haven’t been here the same times as you lately. :^(

Lonewolf I forgot do you have more pool matches to go to. My son when he was young would go to this small resturant club and bar there was a pool table there and he and others would have to put .25 in to play pool just for fun. I think there where times they would play for sport but for small money. Not sure of that mostly just for fun. He is 27 and goes no where and I’m trying to get him to at least ride his bike. Wish I could buy I’m too stiff and back to stiff and miss it sadly.

Yes, Kab, I do have a Photobucket account. it is

lonewolfseven

Kab - Yes, I play pool 2-3 times per week. Now it costs 1.00 per game except during the pool league. It only costs us a quarter for those games.

I was watching a baby in church today getting passed around. Mom & Dad were there, but Aunt, Grandma & Great-Grandma all held him for a bit. One of my grandmas had died before I was born, the other had so many grandkids, that being 15th meant I didn’t get any one-on-one time that I remember. (Both grandpas died when I was a baby.) My great-grandparents were long gone by the time I came along.

Rmom this is so cool more to talk with. Wichita is suppose to have it. I thought about going to Haysville or Garden Plain or Goddard but grass is way too wet. Last two years we went to Newton where my sister and hubby live had barbeque then walked the cancel and watch sitting on chairs. Not this year. My brother-in-law had a medical scare with his dad and had to go to Hillsboro to spend the night there. I know anyone can read this so here comes a commercial not a spammer. They make a homemade mustard called Grannie’s mustard with different flavors Monday. Just heard on the news the above towns I mentioned cancelled their fireworks with the exception of Wichita due to all that rain.

Good to see you too, Terry! Not sure how long I can stay vertical, but hopefully for a few more hours.

Kab - Neighbors started shooting off here the other night. I guess they just do some whenever there is a break between the rains. We frequently have guests for the holiday, but I just wasn’t up to doing all the work to get ready this year. With the rains, it is just as well. We’ve got some leftover fireworks from last year, so our youngest will shoot them off - I think.

Rmom news just announced Wichita will have fireworks but not baseball. Derby canceled and a couple more. Don’t know about Newton, they are having a festival today. Here neighbors started shooting fireworks since last week. I think once last month.

My mom doesn’t do anything with her older grandkids. She doesn’t spend money. Anything said about money she goes in a tail spin. Weather rain goes until Tues. Mowing time again. Our neighbors are shoting fireworks now and I can imagine how nosy it will be for Monday.

Hi again. It is pretty quiet here today. Canada celebrated on July 1, but since I was working that night, I didn’t get a chance to see any fireworks.

Shortly after we moved here, and the trees were shorter and fewer, we could sit in our hot tub on our deck and watch the fireworks in Wichita. We knew we were seeing Wichita, because it was River Festival. On the 4th, we could watch Mulvane, Udall and lots of the neighbors. That is one disadvantage of planting trees - now we can’t watch the fireworks as easily. But it is still better than fighting crowds & traffic, paying admission, and standing in line to use the bathroom.

serenasakitty I hope you are enjoying my quiter ones on the comment section because out here it’s nosy will be hard to sleep by. Rmom you may not know this Riverfestival has been moved to 3rd of June. I wish we had more trees here for shade. Would help with keeping the place cooler.

Kab - I saw it was moved to June. Since we quit going years ago, I didn’t make note of exactly when. My mom didn’t spend much money on my kids, but she would play Scrabble, dominoes, and other games with them. They’d sit on her lap and watch “Wheel of Fortune” with her. She sewed them quilts - custom made to their requests. If I ever become a grandma, I want to spend time with and pay attention to my grandkids. Not that spending a little money is a bad thing, but I’d rather be loved for me, not my bank account.

Doc - At least you don’t work on commission. My husband was saying this would be a bad weekend to be a bread salesman. He would go around before the 4th and stock shelves with lots of buns. Then if it rained, he had to go around and pick it all back up, AND deduct those commissions from his pay.

Rmom my mom does not spend time or money with her only two grandkids. My sister has a female dog and she gives the dog treats. I don’t mean money is everything but it’s one word I should never use around her. Our dad’s request to her long before he passed on was to spend the money. She thinks she does until that comes when Uncle Sam wants his share. When the kids where babies to a little older they would spend time with both grandparents. Our son would play dominios with me his sister or anyone. As adults they get bored at her house. She has no computer and just regular tv.

Doc - My mom wasn’t adverse to spending a little money, but it was usually my sister who took my sons to play minature golf.

Kab - My Dad was the tightwad, and since he died first, Mom could spend money without him getting upset about it. Although, she was never a spendthrift, so she didn’t get into financial troubles. They were generous to their church, missionaries, and kids on mission fields that they “adopted” through the church’s relief program. So at least when tax time rolled around, they usually had enough deductions to not have a big tax bill. When I was scanning pictures for Mom’s funeral, I found pictures of her & Dad posing with their “adopted” child on the mission field. The little girl was wearing a dress that my mother sewed for her. They didn’t just give money, they gave their time & talents.

Good evening from here Doctor Toon I can’t remember how late you worked. I miss having chocolate ice cream but I would gain too much weight and I’m somewhat allergic to the stuff loss of sleep part. I guess I finally get to read some of my book.

Kab - My sons got pretty bored at my mom’s, once she moved in town. That’s one reason when we move, I’d like to have a “recreational room” with at least a pool table. Gives them something more active to do, without getting too rowdy - usually. My folks had a ping pong table in their basement, so that helped, but it is really hard to play solitare ping pong.

Rmom thats great of your grandparents. I don’t know if my dad would spend money but I know my mom won’t. And if any big bill or car expense comes up we all hear about it.

Rmom and anybody else my kids would have like that. But there sorta a very small basement. The house my mom has is two bedroom. It’s just my adult kids get bored there. I’m honestly not trying to hog the comment section. Please anyone jump in.

Kab - Those were my parents. Once Dad died, I handled Mom’s finances. Until her stroke, she used her SS money for groceries & normal household expenses. I balanced her checkbook each month and handled their investment money, so if there were any big bills, I wrote the checks, so she didn’t complain. Dad worked hard with rental properties and the farm, in addition to working at Boeing. So at least they had more than SS when he retired, and the house & car were paid off.

Kab - I wouldn’t worry about “hogging” the comments. I’m sure they’ll pop in if they have something to say. Doc - Maybe you won’t have to work quite as hard restocking the shelves when you return to work, if it is cooler. Of course, there are some people (even in my family) who don’t care what the outside temperatures are, they’ll eat ice cream year round. I like ice cream, but for the sake of my waist line, I try to eat it in moderation, because I’d rather have a little of the good stuff, than a lot of the “diet” stuff.

Rmom I was referring to my parents. My dad handled all money manners treated mom like she didn’t know anything. Long after his death, and he knew it was coming, mom always wished he would continue taking care of those bills she does it and gets with the bank officers to make sure she is right. We always knew when something big was coming she wouldn’t like it. My mom is very much alive and at 85. My dad worked at Boeing he thought that was the only place going. He retired from Boeing with only 12 years missed 20 years due to layoffs and had to leave Wichita for other jobs. That was back in 1999 months before I graduated from WATC in June of 2000. What type of job did your dad have? Mine did jig building where he also got hurt on the job and his falt he admitted. I think Jig building got outsourced ages ago.

With what Doctor Toon was saying about stocking shelves this puzzles me, I always thought once stores shelves where stocked whatever the product stayed until sold?

Dagnabit, I missed you again, Doc!! I’ll catch you in the AM, sir!

James and I were getting ready for the fireworks tonight and it just started raining. James is not a happy camper right now.

Lonewolf a lot of small towns cancelled there fireworks but Wichita, and I know you live elsewhere, is having there’s but instead of baseball a movie. Right now along our street neighbors are shotting fireworks. With not being dark yet not effective.

Kab - Many neighbors here(Chicago suburb) are also doing fireworks, but it’s too light out. You’re right, not effective!

While the permission is being given a little late, other latecomers may order CocoMocha spiked with whatever spirits they wish, from Kahlua to peppermint schnapps to Bailey’s Irish Creme to…whatever.

Sorry for the miscommunication - this is what I was referring to:

Kab Buch said, about 1 hour ago:

“Rmom thats great of your grandparents.”

I probably should have made it more clear that I was talking about my parents, not my grandparents.

Welcome back, Terry & Johanan!

Hi, Rmom &…………………………..

JOHANAN!

I think I will sleep in the wood shed. Boston got beat by Baltimore who the Cubs could beat. To add insult to injury, SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED is throwing a damned Yankee victory in my face. Whats that song about drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log, I thought this was supposed to be a holiday. There is no joy in Mudville—-

I can only hope tomorrow that Winky will put a smile below my tear reddened eyes and your cheery posts will get me through the realization that that damned overpaid team from hell is going to beat us again.

FIREWORKS IN 25 MINS! OOH! AHH!

Oh look, a kitty cat.

Terry - I’m sure James is disappointed. At least the rain right now is hitting other parts of KS, so we’ll be able to shoot some at our house. I think all of ours are the night kind, so no point getting in a hurry just yet. Lew - There’s no fighting/gloating, etc. in our house about sports. Neither one of us even watches or follows them. This bothers my brothers (all single & childless) immensely that we didn’t indoctrinate our sons into sports. Oh, one son will play soccer or basketball if there’s a chance, but no spectators. We’re about as knowledgeable about sports as Doctor Toon.

Chill, Lewreader. Easy bud!

Rmom - - The rain has subsided, so we’re hoping it holds off long enough for the village fireworks and some of ours, too.

If it’s possible to have negative knowledge about sports, I may well qualify.

A few years ago, and out of sheer necessity (plus they were on sale), I had to buy a good number of Texas Longhorns T-shirts on a trip (I’d forgotten all the ones I owned at home), and now way too many passersby think I’m a Texans fan. In fact what little I know about them is probably misinformation, which makes my knowledge of them “negative”.

Terry - As long as James can shoot off some himself, he won’t be too deprived. I think kids have more fun shooting them off than us older folks, plus they can run faster after they light them!

LOL - You have that right, Rmom!

Need to start the grill. Be back in a bit.

Will someone please go back through and flag the spammers? They just started showing up this evening. I’m at FBOW and my filter won’t let me read the comments on that strip, Foxtrot & Garfield, and I think it has something to do with the spam. (Haven’t looked farther than that.) Of course, with my luck the mods took the evening off.

Don’t worry, I love the smell of burning spam in the morning (or at any other time), and I’m hitting them whenever I see them.

Johanan - Sometimes I like to throw the rabid sports fans and ask questions during playoffs like: “what season is it?”, “Where are the _ from?” I’m too honest to do the ones like “how many innings are in basketball?” and since my Dad liked baseball, and two brothers are wrestling & football fans, I’m not as ignorant as that.

Thanks, Johanan! Guess I’ll read what I can, and then if I have any time left over, go back later to see if I can get in.

Well all I am not a sports fan myself. I stepped outside for awhile neighbors getting active on fireworks. So I went where it’s firecracker to works nosy to read a little of my book. The rain has stopped for a while here but according to the weatherman still have more coming. I am going to sign off for now and listen to either what’s on tv or outside then get ready for bed. Nice sleeping sound for a change instead of being up all week. Rmom sorry I was not aware that was your parents thank you for clearing that up. But I was for myself talking about my mom. All my grandparents are gone. Last one passed on in 1975 I think lived to be 92.

Rmom - - Don’t be making fun of us sports enthusiasts? :^)

Bamp!

No time to stay; just call me Shika…

Good Evening, Tribe!

and

Happy Independence Day to all youse Americans! Bamf!

Thank you, Bmonk and the same back at ya, sir!

Good Evening Everyone!

It is not raining. Nah-Nah!

Good Evening, LuvH8.

Hi all. I’m just in and out as I have to get ready for [ugh] work.

Hi Lonewolf!

Not making fun of you, Terry! Just saying what fun I can have with you sports nuts. Hi, Luv, bmonk & serena! It is getting that time for me to think about bed. Good night!

Hello Serenasakitty!

Here is some nice Holiday Music to help celebrate

Hello & Good Night Rmom!

Hmmm…… I’ll just take this lovely lemon meringue pie with me.

Good Night Everyone!

Hi & G’Night, Serena.

Good Night, Rmom. Sleep well, lady!

Good Night, LuvH8

Good Independence Day Evening to those who are still here!

Kab, I loved your picture.

Oddly enough we had a great day weatherwise in my neck of the woods….I’m not sure about Pasadena and I don’t care right about now….at least until Tuesday. Rain chances increase again as the week goes on. Oh Joy!

Kab I also have photos of the Grand Canyon. They are taken from the south rim. My user account is Grogs_Photos

Good Evening, Grog.

I hope you also had a great day!

A little frustrating on one end. (I hate wasting my days on puter problems) But at least I got out of the house this morning. It was a beautiful day here for a change.

I hear you about the ‘puter problems.

The flea market was fun today, although it was 90° plus!