nov 30th 2012

grey morning to greet us..back in 1979 we had a bit of snowy one going with about 20 cms of snow in the Midland and Orillia areas...in 1983 gas was 45.9 cents and Gold was selling for 400 an ounce...prime at the banks was way up at 11%. Today is National Mousseless Day, a day to just let your hair do its own thing. 1958: Coed Records released "16 Candles" by the Crests.....1982: Michael Jackson's "Thriller," one of the most popular albums of all time, was released. 2002: A shoplifter who stuffed a frozen chicken drumstick down his underpants was caught because he couldn't stop hopping around at a supermarket in Saronno, Italy. A cashier spotted the 25-year-old man "bouncing about and adjusting himself" repeatedly. A security guard held the man for police, with the evidence in his pants...it was the first instance of Chicken on a BUM. Jonathan Swift was born on this date in 1667. He wrote Gilligan's Travels. Or was it Gulliver's Island? I sometimes get my great literature confused. Sir Winston Churchill was born on this date in 1874. In 1953 he won the Nobel Prize for cigar smoking. have a great day...

Thursday Nov 29, 2012

morning folks...not a bad morning so far although the sky to the north looks iffy. No new snow to speak of...thank goodness. Ken TREWSHUS SAY...Man generally feels better after a few winks...especially if she winks back! 88 Years ago...The first nhl hockey game was played at the Montreal forum as the habs beat the leafs 7 to 1. 90 years ago a fabulous treasure was found in King tut's Tomb in the Boney-Parts retreat. 1959: Bobby Darin won two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Record of the Year for his hit single "Mack the Knife." 1975: Bill Gates chose the name Microsoft for the company he and Paul Allen had formed to write the BASIC computer language for the Altair, a microcomputer design based on the Intel 8080A processor unit. don't remember this: 1961: Enos the chimpanzee was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas Five spacecraft. Enos orbited earth twice before returning...we always remember Leika...but here's to ENOS! and finally History's oldest cat died on this day in 1939. His name was Puss and he was 36 years old. He attributed his long life to not smoking, not drinking, and not cattin' around. have a great day...

Wednesday Nov 28th, 2012

Cloudy but nice morning this morning and about minus 4 and it's finally stopped snowing...the nhl strike is still on...The leafs were last in 1984 in 22 games with 4 wins, 15 losses and 3 ties..about the same record in 1990. On this date in 1989 Rickey Henderson signed a record $3-million per year contract with the Oakland A's -- making him the highest priced ballpark HOT DOG ever. On this day in 1985 Errol Bird of Northern Ireland set a world record with 26 hours of continuous yodeling. He would have yodeled even longer, but to shut him up a Kamikaze canary flew down his throat. Canadian Paul Shaffer was born on this day in 1949. He's best known as David Letterman's band leader, and someone whose hairline not only receded, but HAS left the building... TODAY IS Republic Day in Chad...APPARENTLY JEREMY LEFT CHAD. A THOUGHT...has anyone tired to sell TWINKIES on eBay yet. have a great day.

TUESDAY NOV. 27TH,2012

Mornin' everybody...Lots more snow...another 10 cm or so....total must be about 1 foot 6 inches total in the last 4 days...30 yrs ago...cold drizzly day..no snow. On this date in . . .1582: William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway....we saw her cottage this past summer..gorgeous place. I forget the name of the HAMLET it was in. 1957: Brunswick Records released The Chirping Crickets, an album that contained the Crickets' hits "That'll Be the Day," "Maybe Baby," and "Not Fade Away." It was the only Buddy Holly album released during his lifetime. 1983: Stores nationwide were being besieged by shoppers searching for Cabbage Patch Kids, stuffed dolls with computer-generated faces. The pneumatic chicken gun was unveiled on this date in 1967. This marvelous weapon fires dead chickens at speeds up to 600 miles an hour. Honest. It's used by the Canadian National Research Council to test airplane parts likely to be struck by high-flying birds. So on your next flight, you can feel secure in the knowledge that even the flimsiest parts of your aircraft have withstood the Air farce of a 600-mile-an-hour dead Canadian chicken...I miss Air Farce a lot. Speaking of an AIR force...do you know how they cleaned the Enterprize from Star trek..they used Scotties little softies and SPOCK and Span. have a great day...

MONDAY NOV 26TH, 2012

Good morning...as of 9am...another 5 inches of snow leading to a MEADOW-morphosis of the fields..getting close to a foot of snow on the ground over the last 3 days here at Orr Lake....it takes at least 3 coffees for my snow-blower to start. Glad to see at least one Toronto team (argos) can win something> Good for them. A lot of people don't care anymore as the Americanization of Canada continues. Today is Cyber Monday, traditional beginning of the online Christmas shopping season. Today is National Don't Utter A Word Day, a reminder to talkers that listeners usually get tired of listening long before talkers get tired of talking....1864: Oxford University math instructor Charles Dodgson sent an early Christmas message to the daughter of a friend, 12-year-old Alice Liddell. It was a handwritten story entitled "Alices Adventures Underground." We know the story as "Alice In Wonderland" and the author by his pen-name, Lewis Carroll. In 1989...United Way workers in Prince George, British Columbia, assembled the world's largest jigsaw puzzle. The 9,739-square-foot puzzle had 1,085 pieces... Rocker Tina Turner turns 74 today. If you're not familiar with Tina's delivery, just imagine Aretha Franklin strapped to a paint shaker...they may do a movie on her called...MUTINY ON THE BOOTY. THIS is the first SNOW JOB in weeks that hasn't come from the Government Have a great day...mornin' everybody. .

November 23rd 2012

November 23rd 2012 Kind of a dull morning after 3 glorious days....Back in 1984 a couple of local ski resorts opened their ski seasons...on this date. "GREY CUP WEEK-END...WHY WAS IT CALLED THE GREY CUP: 1...to correspond with the colour of the sky in late November 2...named for Earl Grey..so fans could have hot tea to keep them from freezing 3....Stanley was taken..as was the Tim Horton's Cup 4....the original trophy was a colourless jock strap 5....The Blue cup would remind people of what colour their lips might be in the cold... Swine Time is this week in Climax, Georgia. This is a big pig show. In fact, they've invited Miss Piggy and Kevin Bacon...although Miss Piggy declined because of a PULLED HAM STRING. it's Black Friday in the U.S....if they arrived at the mall early this morning, they may be able find a parking space by Christmas Eve....meanwhile Cyber MONDAY IS COMING UP ON TUESDAY (JUST KIDDING).

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Another lovely morning...low near zero...sunshine all around. JFK was assassinated in 1963 at 12:31 in Dallas Texas..today is Thanksgiving in the U.S... a day to count your blessings and show your gratitude by eating everything in sight. IN OUR BIRTHDAY FILE...actor Robert Vaughn is 80 (the Man From Uncle which also featured DR. Waverley)....History's biggest drunken binge began on this day in 1922 at Port Huron, when a steamship spilled 30,000 fifths of whiskey into Lake Erie. People got pretty excited when the whiskey began washing ashore. They stashed bottles in their attics, their barns, their septic tanks..well maybe not. the NHL was formed in 1917...WITH 5 TEAMS.. : Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Quebec Bulldogs, and Ottawa Senators..and in honour of that it's day 68 of the strike..They had planned to celebrate with a big birthday cake but it was CALLED BACK FOR ICING. have a great day..mornin everybody.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21 21012

Wednesday..foggy but lovely morning..about minus 2..with frost...most days on this date from 1980 to 1991 had no snow on the ground...the worst was 84 with snow up to 12 inches in the Creemore Singhampton areas. 1877: Thomas Edison announced he had invented the phonograph. 1980: Having been cliff-hung for five months, an estimated 82-million Americans, 80% of all viewers, tuned in to see "Who Shot J.R.?" It was Sue Ellen's sister, the jilted mistress Kristin Shepard who was the "SHOT DISTURBER" This is day 67 or the NHL STRIKE...in 1983 Wayne Gretzky had 65 points in 21 games.Edmonton was first with 35 points in 21 games...The Leafs were back at 20 points in 21 games. Today is World Hello Day. Say hello to ten people you've never spoken to before. Chances are they'll think you are either A NICE PERSON OR A Hot Water Heater Salesman 1944: "The Roy Rogers Show" premiered on the Mutual Broadcasting System. The "King of the Cowboys" sang with the Whippoorwills and the Sons of the Pioneers. happy trails to you...until we meet again.... ken

November 20, 2012

NOVEMBER 20TH 2012 Nice morning with frost about -2 for the overnight low...in 1981 we had quite a storm with freezing rain, snow and wind..about 4 inches in the Midland Barrie areas and up to 1 foot in the Blue Mountain Creemore areas...it cause lots of driving problems and even CKBB went off for a few hours...MUCH the same in 1984. 1947: Britain's future Queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, at London's Westminster Abbey. The world listened on radio...the Wedding Sounded great but the RECEPTION was not that great... Sir Wilford Laurier was born on this date in 1841..Mark Twain (no relation to Shania) in 1835 and Foster Hewitt was born in 1902..."the original OLD YELLER'...Loved him! Canadian Tommy Ryan died on this date in 1961. He was the the one who invented and introduced "5 Pin Bowling" to the world above a jewellry store on Yonge in Toronto. (of course he also bought your jewellry:) Actress Bo Derek turns 56 today. She was the blonde beauty in the movie "10." If you can't remember her, just imagine a blond Angelina Jolie with her hair done up in macrame. KEN TREWHSUS SAY you know you are getting old when a fortune teller asks if she can Read your FACE. have a great day.

november 19th

Canada's one-millionth patent was issued on this date in 1976 to Professor James Guillet for "ecolyte," a plastic that self-destructs when exposed to light

NOVEMBER 15TH 2012 30 YEARS AGO (1982) WE HAD OUR 2ND TASTE OF WINTER WITH 3-4 CMS OF SNOW AND A HIGH OF ONLY 0 DEGREES AND A LOW OF MINUS 7...IN 1981...VERY VERY WARM WITH A HIGH OF 18..A BEAUTIFUL DAY...1982 GAS WAS 44.8 AND GOLD JUST OVER $400 A GOOD TIME TO BUY GOLD i GUESS WITH IT NOW ABOUT 1700 PER OUNCE. 1492: In history's first written reference to a new discovery, Christopher Columbus made notes in his journal about the use by New World Indians of tobacco...CHRIS WAS AHEAD OF HIS TIME...The only place you could smoke on board was the CROWS NEST. William Lyon Mackenzie King retired as Prime Minister of Canada on this day in 1948. He had held the post 21 years because he possessed a unique political ability. He could speak English out of one side of his mouth while speaking French out of the other OR MAYBE THAT WAS CHRETIEN. On this day in 1877 the Northwest Territories Council passed the Buffalo Conservation Act. Which decreed that anybody caught GOING TO BUFFALO COULD BE SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS OF WATCHING IRV WINESTEIN. ED ASNER IS 83 AND Singer Petula Clark turns 80 today. She had a '60s hit called "DOWNTOWN" WHICH MUST NOW BE CHANGED TO "UPTOWN" IN BARRIE. MORNIN' EVERYBODY..HAVE A GREAT ONE.

NOVEMBER 14TH 2012 NICE MORNING AT ORR LAKE BUT KIND OF DULL. I HAD TO CHASE A FEW CANADA GEESE AWAY FROM OUR SHORELINE...i HOPE YOU ARE DOING THE SAME ON "LITTLE LAKE"..IN 1981 WE HAD A HIGH OF 19 C ON AN INDIAN SUMMER TYPE DAY..IN 83 WE HAD ABOUT 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND..AND SEAN CONNERY WAS AT THE CINEMA WITH "NEVER SAY NEVER"....3 YRS LATER IN 1986 WE HAD 4 INCHES OR 5 INCHES IN OUR FIRST SNOWSTORM OF THE SEASON. THE CANADARM WAS SUCCESSFULLY TESTED IN 1981 ON THIS DATE..SIR FREDERICK BANTING WAS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1891 AND PRINCE CHARLES THE HEIR TO THE THRONE IS 64 ALTHOUGH I THINK THE "AIR MIGHT BE COMING OUT OF THAT THRONE. Legend says President Teddy Roosevelt spared the life of a bear cub while on a 1902 big game hunt in Mississippi. Political cartoonist Clifford Berryman drew the incident and the "TEDDY" Bear was born. 1954: Bill Haley’s first hit record peaked at #7 on U.S. music charts. It was "Shake, Rattle, & Roll." 1995: A survey reported in George magazine indicated 75% of Americans believed the U.S. government was involved in conspiracies; 50% believed there was life on other planets; 70% believed in angels; and 10% believed Elvis was still alive. The inventor of the steamboat, Robert Fulton, was born on this date in 1765. Thanks to Fulton's steamboat, for the first time in history, everybody could go UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE. HAVE A GREAT DAY...MORNIN EVERYBODY.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13TH 2012. ITS A FAIRLY COLD ONE THIS A.M. AT ORR LAKE...MINUS 2 WITH A FEW FLURRIES...AFTER YESTERDAYS MORNINGS LOW OF PLUS 14...IN 86 WE HAD A BIT OF A SNOWSTORM...WITH HIGH WINDS ESPECIALLY OVER AROUND CRAIGLEITH UP TO 60 KPH AND UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AROUND COOKSTOWN. ON THIS DATE IN 1958...JAMES BROWN'S "I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)ENTERED THE CHARTS...HOPE YOU FEEL GOOD TOO. I HEAR MITT ROMNEY SPENT THE WEEK-END ON THE RIVERIA...HIS WIFE ANNE TOLD HIM.."YOU'D BETTER GET THE SNOW TIRES ON." ON THIS DATE IN 1789: In a letter to a friend, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." TODAY IS World Kindness Day, a time to be blatantly nice to everyone, even total strangers. Unless, of course, they're totally strange total strangers, then you might want to blatantly smile and be totally careful...MAYBE YOU COULD PAY THE CAR FOLLOWING YOU IN THE TIMMIES LINE-UP. The first space death occurred on this date in 1957 when Laika's oxygen supply gave out aboard Russia's Sputnik-2 satellite. Laika was a dog. She'd been blasted into space November 3rd with a 10-day supply of oxygen and Kibbles & Bitschov. IN CLOSING...YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE "SINCERE" EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T MEAN IT. MORNIN EVERYBODY..

NOVEMBER 12 2012... A VERY WARM MORNING WITH PLUS 14 AT 7 AM...WARM 30 YRS AGO AS WELL WITH A LOW OF 2 AND A HIGH OF 13 A CLOUDY DAY..."LADY IN RED" WAS THE BIG TUNE...IN 1982...20 YEARS AGO NO SNOW ON THE GROUND EITHER..THE FIRST T-BIRD ROLLED OFF THE LINE ON THIS DATE IN 1954 TWO FAMOUS CANUCKS BORN ON THIS DATE...NEIL YOUNG 67 AND actor Ryan Gosling 32. On this date in 1933 the first known photo of the alleged Loch Ness monster was taken. in the words of Will Shakespeare...WE WILL NOT LOOK UPON HIS LOCH NESS AGAIN. Calgary became a city on this day in 1884. Of course, back then Calgary was just a one-horse town. The stampede began when the horse struck oil. Cabbage Patch Dolls went on sale on this date in 1983. They were homely, overstuffed playthings that were very popular for a while—sort of like miniature DON CHERRY. ENJOY THE WEATHER TODAY...CAUSE IT'S GOING TO COLDER TOMORROW... MORNIN EVERYBODY

NOVEMBER THE 8TH 2012 COLDEST MORNING so far this winter season...with a -8 to greet us in Orr Lake.You can tell the weather is getting colder. Yesterday Madonna put all her brass bras in storage. IN 1623 Shakespeares collected works were published in "the First Folio: including words like "in one LEER and out the other"...I'd like to lease a TUDOR PORTIA...FOR HE'S A Jolly OTHELLO, PARKING is such sweet sorrow and "we will not look upon his LOCH NESS AGAIN. Pierre Elliot Trudeau first won a seat in the house of Commons in 1965..one of the top songs of the day in 1985 was the duo WHAM'S "WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO" which is pretty darn good advice... "60 Minutes" reporter Morley Safer was born on this day in 1931. So let's all give a hearty cheer for Morley's mom. After all, she did make the world a little Safer...Mary Hart is 62 today..Happy 88th birthday to t one of the most beloved #Leafs player of all time: JOHNNY BOWER HAVE A FUN DAY KEN

NOVEMBER 7TH 2012 2 states legalized recreational marijuana...it'll take all 50 states to go that way to be Happy at the end of the next 4 years. Today is 4 Term Day IN THE U.S, marking election day in 1944 when Frankin Roosevelt became the first and only person elected to a 4th term as U.S. president. President Roosevelt died only 53 days into his 4th term, and Vice-President Harry Truman assumed the Presidency. 1965: The Pillsbury Dough Boy debuted in television commercials....I think his name was "poppin Fresh Pete"....don't tickle his Tummy Jeanette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress on this date in 1916. They put in a special ladies room for her, but she never used it because she didn't have anybody to go with her.....I always thought there was a teeter toter in the womens. This day in 1885 was a great day for Canada when the CPR RAIL line was completed. Before that, it took forever to take a train across Canada. And it was really bumpy. The Great Revolution began in Russia on this date in 1917.IF IT HADN'T BEEN SUCH A BLOODY TIME THEY COULD HAVE DUBBED IT PLEASE DON'T SQUEEZE THE CZAR-MEN. and finally...The Dow Jones Industrial Average sold off heavily Wednesday morning, falling by as much as 369 points before closing down 312.95 points, or 2.36 per cent. I GUESS THAT IS GEORGE BUSH'S FAULT MR. PRESIDENT.

it's NOVEMBER 6TH 2012 The very first Thanksgiving celebration in North America took place in Canada when Martin Frobisher, an explorer from England, arrived in Newfoundland in 1578. He wanted to give thanks for his safe arrival to the New World. That means the first Thanksgiving in Canada was celebrated 43 years before the pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts! For a few hundred years, Thanksgiving was celebrated in either late October or early November, before it was declared a national holiday in 1879 on November 6th of that year... Canadian James Naismith was born on this day in 1861IN ALMONTE ONTARIO. He invented basketball, thank goodness. Otherwise, Shaquille O'Neal probably would be playing hockey. Can you imagine size-22 skates? Autumn is half over today. If gary bettman sees his shadow we'll get six more weeks of NO HOCKEY.

NOVEMBER 5TH 2012.. This Guy Fawkes Day in Britain...25 years ago snow fell for about an hour but it didn't stay ..it was the first real snow of that year...unemployment was a whopping 12.7%. Today is Roy Rogers Day. The "King of the Cowboys" was born Leonard Sly in Cincinnati on this date in 1912. He died in 1998....He of course had his horse stuffed....after Trigger-Mortis had set in. On this day in 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered corn in Cuba. And we might point out that at the time he was looking at my blog. it was Knock knock joke day a couple of days back...KNOCK KNOCK....WHO'S THERE...OBAMA OBAMA WHO?....OBAMA PARLIAMENT BUILDING IN BRITAIN AND WE'LL NAME A DAY AFTER YOU.

FOR NOVEMBER 4TH 2012...barrie ontario area. ‎30 years ago we had 9 inches of snow on the ground..the movie ET had been at the movies for 21 weeks, prime at the banks was 13 & 3/4 % ajnd we were singing along to "Turn on your Heartlight" by Neil Diamond. On this day in 1922 archeologists in Egypt found the tomb of King Tut. He'd been dead 3,000 years. They say he looked really relaxed. Tut was king for ten years and died when he was 19. When he would mis-behave...his mother would say......"TUT TUT now TUT! for our American friends....are you NIT-WITS OR OBAMA-WITS