http://www.pleonast.com/user/hillabilly recent pleonast.com entries by user hillabilly en-us http://www.pleonast.com/user/hillabilly?l=5&entryID=604657 Haven't been out too much during the holiday season, but I have passed 2 gas stations selling gas for $1.49. Big feed here at the Andersons on Friday. Should of been here. Whew. Loosen the belt ... and pass the sweet potatoes and another slice of smoked turkey. Mmmmm ... baked turkey ... smoked turkey ... baked ham ... and the the fixins. Yum yum. Carson watched Barney. Alyssa watched Charley Brown. Brian, Derek, and myself watched Pitt whoop up on the Mountaineers - we'd have been better off watching Barney or Charley Brown. Enough said. Sore subject. Anyway, the Mountaineers have one more game left. South Florida ... and they have "owned" the Mountaineers for the past two seasons. Don't have any reason to suspect USF won't make it three in a row. Shame. The Mountaineers have so much talent ... but try so hard to conceal it. Go figure. Went to Chuck E Cheese's Saturday for Carson's and Derek's birthday. Carson had a good time ... so did Derek. There were two basketbal... 2008-11-30 http://www.pleonast.com/user/hillabilly?l=5&entryID=603110 Time for the annual stretching of the turkey's neck on the chopping block. Honestly, even though I grew up in the country, we always bought the Thanksgiving turkey. We raised and killed plenty of chickens for the freezer, but not turkeys. However, after Brian was born and about 3 or so, Mom and Dad got a hen and tom turkey. The tom was old and a lot of his feathers were missing, but he had a hen and was proud. Brian chased the hen across the yard, and ole tom took offense. When I saw tom come running to defend his sweetheart, I stepped between him and Brian. Tom would fake one way and try to run the other way to get around me, and vice-versa. It was apparent after a few moments he meant serious business and was going to flog Brian if he got a chance. After drop kicking ole tom over the fence around the yard, it helped him to settle down some and to realize that Brian really hadn't harmed his hen at all. However, with Brian safely tucked behind the front screen door, it was humorous to ... 2008-11-25 http://www.pleonast.com/user/hillabilly?l=5&entryID=601921 Two new e-mails. Another 3.7 million. Who ever said money doesn't grow on trees? Well, they were right. Evidently, it comes by e-mail. Brian and I are planning to go to the Marshall University versus Rice University football game tomorrow at Rice Stadium. With 3.7 million dollars in my pocket, I'll pay for the parking and buy the hot dogs and cokes. :) Got a memo from PC Security Shield. Their software detected a phishing virus on an incoming ebay alert scam. The virus was killed, and what remained of the memo was chunked into the ole electronic trash can. Yeah for anti-virus software!!! Score: Good Guys 1 Bad Guys 0 UPDATE: Been out and around this evening. Passed 4 stations selling gas for $1.62, passed 2 stations selling gas for $1.61, and passed 2 stations selling gas for $1.54. Bought some gas for $1.54. Went down real smooth. Very refreshing. Ahhhhhhhhh! 2008-11-21 http://www.pleonast.com/user/hillabilly?l=5&entryID=601172 Gasoline prices still seem to be dropping. The price at the local Walmart last night was $1.68. The Shell station I pass everyday going to and from work dropped its price to $1.69 this morning (which typically isn't one of the cheaper stations in this area). I noticed the Valero I also pass on the way to work dropped it price by 2 cents ($1.77 to $1.75). Overall, I take that as a good sign that prices in other parts of the country should continue to drop. Disappointed. It's been awhile since anybody has tried to give me or the Lord's church millions of dollars. I suppose the recession has limited folks' ability to "share" their wealth. Been waxing Joyce's car ... the Ford Five Hundred. Almost finished. It's black. A black vehicle is either clean and looks really good, or it is dirty and looks really yucky. Sadly, there is not much gray area for the line between clean and dirty. Anyhow, I first washed the car and wiped it down to get the water residue and deposits off. The... 2008-11-19 http://www.pleonast.com/user/hillabilly?l=5&entryID=600735 Seeing more new roofs in the area, but still seeing a lot of blue roofs (blue tarps on the roof) as the area continues to recover from Hurricane Ike. Also, seeing more new fences, but still seeing a lot of torn down and broken fences yet to be repaired. A lot of the roofs were patched with new shingles ... and they don't match worth a nickel (as the old saying goes). As soon as I could, I gathered up enough shingle remnants to patch the one section of my roof that needed repairs. The price was right, and the shingles matched. Can't beat that. However, I have to admit, the first trip up the roof was rather shocking. This was the most stress I'd put on the old tootsies since surgery on both feet back in June, and their numbness and weakness was never as apparent as it was then. But, at that point, my options were rather limited: continue up the roof, or stop where I was and see what happened. I let momentum decide the matter, and after awhile the puppies stopped barking and just laid t... 2008-11-18 http://www.pleonast.com/user/hillabilly?l=5&entryID=599588 Been running some shopping errands during the past two evenings. Passed ~9 gas stations selling gas for $1.79. The cheapest gas I've found during the past week was $1.74. Bought some new shoes. Had to find something more comfortable for Sunday-Go-To-Meeting. After looking at numerous places, finally found some comfortable semi-dress shoes at Dillards. Cool front is coming through tonight. Lows are supposed to be in the 40s during the next few nights. Brrrrr. Actually, I like the cooler weather. However, as I was leaving the plant this evening, a skeeter bite me. Guess she was trying to take advantage of the nice weather before the temperature drops. We've had some much needed rain this week. The fire ants sure liked it. I found 5 new mounds in the front yard this morning. Pssst (spray) ... pssst (spray)!! Score: Denny 5 Fire Ants 0. Yeah!!!!! 2008-11-15 http://www.pleonast.com/user/hillabilly?l=5&entryID=598986 Definition: The act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. The e-mail directs the user to visit a Web site where they are asked to update personal information, such as passwords and credit card, social security, and bank account numbers, that the legitimate organization already has. The Web site, however, is bogus and set up only to steal the user’s information. I get these from time-to-time on the home e-mail. The frequency has increased since my e-mail address has been posted on the church's website. Some contain a phishing virus. After a virus killed my last computer, I'm now running PCSecurityShield2008 on the new one. During the past 2 months, it has recognized about a dozen incoming viruses, destroyed them, and sent me a notification. Yeah!!! A typical phishing "invitation" will be about my PayPal account, wh... 2008-11-13 http://www.pleonast.com/user/hillabilly?l=5&entryID=597926 Even after a valiant rally by the EERS, the final result was a thorough mauling by the Cincinnati Bearcats. With less than two minutes to go, the Mounties were behind 20-7. Cincinnati took a deliberate safety (2 pts for W.Va.), and kicked to the EERS' non-existent offense. After a decent return by West Virginia, Cincinnati became confused and thought the game was over. So, they returned to the locker room thinking they had won. Without Cincinnati on the field, the Mountaineers offense finally got going. They scored in 8 plays. And, surprisingly, were able to score a 2-pt conversion. Score now is: Cincinnati 20 West Virginia 17. Once again, without Cincinnati on the field, the Mounties were able to recover the onside kick. A completed pass got them in field goal range, and on the last play of the game, W.Va. kicked a field goal and tied the game. About that time, Cincinnati realized the game wasn't over and came back out of the locker room to complete the slaughter. No doubt, when they ... 2008-11-10 http://www.pleonast.com/user/hillabilly?l=5&entryID=597119 Stopped at a Chevron station to buy gas for $1.88. Too many people in line. Left. Passed local Walmart. No-name gas was $1.72. Couldn't resist. Filled up with el cheapo gas. I know. Why worry about a few cents when folks from all over the world are trying to give me millions of dollars? Hard to break old habits. Have a nice weekend. 2008-11-08 http://www.pleonast.com/user/hillabilly?l=5&entryID=596896 Another e-mail. However, this person isn't dying, nor are they interested in the Lord's work. They had a friend who died and left 13 million dollars. However, that money is still in the friend's bank account. This person offers to "give" me half of it ... for transferring the money into my account, and then sending them the other half of the money. Here's my proposed response ... To: One Born Every Day Greetings. I would be glad to assist you. I could certainly use 6.5 million dollars. However, I am NOT a greedy man. Therefore, I think 1 million dollars is more than adequate to cover my assistance. That would leave 12 million dollars for you. So, please send the bank account information, and I will then have the money transferred into my account, and send 12 million to you. Signed: Not Born Yesterday 2008-11-07