Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Naked Yooper?

MANISTIQUE, Michigan (AP) -- Researchers will visit Michigan's Upper Peninsula next month to search for evidence of the legendary creature known as "Bigfoot" or "Sasquatch” and/or Jason Micheau

The expedition will focus on eastern Marquette County, said Matthew Moneymaker of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization.

"We'll be looking for evidence supporting a presence. ... We hope to meet local people who might have seen a Sasquatch or heard of someone else who had an encounter," Moneymaker told the Daily Press of Escanaba.

The legend of Bigfoot dates back centuries. But skeptics have challenged accounts of sightings, and practical jokers have staged hoaxes that have included grainy film footage of people dressed in costumes.

But Moneymaker said members of his organization have either glimpsed Bigfoot or gotten close enough to hear the creature in all but three of 30 expeditions in the United States and Canada.

The late Grover Krantz, a Washington State University professor who specialized in cryptozoology, the study of creatures that have not been proven to exist, believed Bigfoot was a "gigantopithecus," a branch of primitive man believed to have existed 3 million years ago.

Friday, June 22, 2007

Air Joey

Jet-setting Joey ready for his first flight. His ticket was more than mine. Joey’s ticket was $160 and mine was only $149.. He was a very good dog on the trip. However, he did fart on the way down.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

10 Years....


Here are just 10 cherished moments over the last 10 years.

10. My husband is the one out there dancing with our former math teachers w/o his pants on.
9. You know it’s meant to last when you wife barfs all over the soda isle in Miejers and you don’t walk away…
8. And years later when she barfs in the bushes on The Strip in Vegas at 8am you still stay by her side.
7. When your wife understands about how cool a drive-thu daiquiri stand is, and lets you go back…
6. So hon, you bought a dress, shoes, purse, and jewelry that you only intend on wearing once?
5. The wife understands and appreciates the cylinder index.
4. My understanding of “feeling” for the patella.
3. But sweetie, it’s a good “deal”… The Deal…
2. Lunch’ins that end with the words… “Mayo Clinic”
1. Everyday…

Happy Anniversary Sweetie…..

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Eli's First Birthday

Amy and I had a pretty full weekend right here in Minnesota. That’s right.. Amy made it to Rochester for the 2nd time since July..

I met Amy in Minnie on Friday and we visited with her family that had all made it in for our nephew Eli’s 1st birthday, which was Saturday. We did lots our driving to and from the cities but that’s why we got that
small commuter car….

It was great seeing everyone and it was good to have Amy home for a couple of days..

Friday, June 08, 2007

The Peoples Ear....

Joey went to the vet yesterday and got a clean bill of health. He weighed in @ 3.5lbs. I know Rudi and Jon really wanted to know…

When Joey gets older his ears will stick up. A couple of days ago his right ear decided that it was ready.. I think he looks like The Rock, you know “the peoples eyebrow”.

Rudi… Can you smell what The Joey’s got cook’n?

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Booz2Go?

These Dutch students may be a little off on the target market, but it’s a great idea non-the-less.. You could have a few of these little wonders on you at the bar and dash them on your Redbull and Vodka..

Dutch students have developed powdered alcohol which they say can be sold legally to minors.

The latest innovation in inebriation, called Booz2Go, is available in 20-gramme packets that cost 1-1.5 euros ($1.35-$2).

Top it up with water and you have a bubbly, lime-colored and -flavored drink with just 3 percent alcohol content.

"We are aiming for the youth market. They are really more into it because you can compare it with Bacardi-mixed drinks," 20-year-old Harm van Elderen told Reuters.

Van Elderen and four classmates at Helicon Vocational Institute, about an hour's drive from Amsterdam, came up with the idea as part of their final-year project.

"Because the alcohol is not in liquid form, we can sell it to people below 16," said project member Martyn van Nierop.

The legal age for drinking alcohol and smoking is 16 in the Netherlands.

In Germany, alcopops -- sweet drinks containing alcohol and in powder form -- caused quite a stir when launched on to the market. Alcohol powder, classified as a flavoring, was sold in the United States three years ago.

The students said companies interested in making the product commercially could avoid taxes because the alcohol was in powder form. A number of companies are interested, they said.

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Joey X

Joey is pretty fearless.. He has mastered the front steps. When he decides togo it’s all out. Almost like he’s skiing down a mogul (bumps) run..

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

What's your Pimp Name?

Want to pimp your name out? Click HERE, to use this high-tech Pimp Name Generator. Mine is Mack Master Rich Flex.

Sunday, June 03, 2007

The Hits Keep Coming


Thanks to my friend Jon, I started this blog on November 5th, 2005 and since then I’ve had 30,000 hits.

It’s actually pretty fun to do and it’s a good way to keep friends and family a breast of what’s going on in our lives.

I especially like monitoring my friends’ blogs to see how they are doing and best of all watching their children grow…

Thanks for visiting and stay tuned…..

Rich, Amy and LJ

Saturday, June 02, 2007

Little Joey


Meet the newest McIntosh, his name is Joey. He’s a 10 week old West Highland White Terrier.

General Appearance
The West Highland White Terrier is a small, game, well-balanced hardy looking terrier, exhibiting good showmanship, possessed with no small amount of self-esteem, strongly built, deep in chest and back ribs, with a straight back and powerful hindquarters on muscular legs, and exhibiting in marked degree a great combination of strength and activity. The coat is about two inches long, white in color, hard, with plenty of soft undercoat. The dog should be neatly presented, the longer coat on the back and sides, trimmed to blend into the shorter neck and shoulder coat. Considerable hair is left around the head to act as a frame for the face to yield a typical Westie expression.
Size, Proportion, Substance
The ideal size is eleven inches at the withers for dogs and ten inches for bitches. A slight deviation is acceptable. The Westie is a compact dog, with good balance and substance. The body between the withers and the root of the tail is slightly shorter than the height at the withers. Short-coupled and well boned. Faults--Over or under height limits. Fine boned.
Head Shaped to present a round appearance from the front. Should be in proportion to the body.
Expression--Piercing, inquisitive, pert. Eyes--Widely set apart, medium in size, almond shaped, dark brown in color, deep set, sharp and intelligent. Looking from under heavy eyebrows, they give a piercing look. Eye rims are black. Faults--Small, full or light colored eyes.
Ears--Small, carried tightly erect, set wide apart, on the top outer edge of the skull. They terminate in a sharp point, and must never be cropped. The hair on the ears is trimmed short and is smooth and velvety, free of fringe at the tips. Black skin pigmentation is preferred. Faults--Round-pointed, broad, large, ears set closely together, not held tightly erect, or placed too low on the side of the head.
Skull--Broad, slightly longer than the muzzle. not flat on top but slightly domed between the ears. It gradually tapers to the eyes. There is a defined stop, eyebrows are heavy. Faults--Long or narrow skull.
Muzzle--Blunt, slightly shorter than the skull, powerful and gradually tapering to the nose, which is large and black. The jaws are level and powerful. Lip pigment is black. Faults--Muzzle longer than skull. Nose color other than black.
Bite--The teeth are large for the size of the dog. There must be six incisor teeth between the canines of both lower and upper jaws. An occasional missing premolar is acceptable. A tight scissors bite with upper incisors slightly overlapping the lower incisors or level mouth is equally acceptable. Faults--Teeth defective or misaligned. Any incisors missing or several premolars missing. Teeth overshot or undershot.
Neck, Topline, Body
Neck--Muscular and well set on sloping shoulders. The length of neck should be in proportion to the remainder of the dog. Faults--Neck too long or too short. Topline--Flat and level, both standing and moving. Faults--High rear, any deviation from above. Body--Compact and of good substance. Ribs deep and well arched in the upper half of rib, extending at least to the elbows, and presenting a flattish side appearance. Back ribs of considerable depth, and distance from last rib to upper thigh as short as compatible with free movement of the body. Chest very deep and extending to the elbows, with breadth in proportion to the size of the dog. Loin short, broad and strong. Faults--Back weak, either too long or too short. Barrel ribs, ribs above elbows. Tail--Relatively short, with good substance, and shaped like a carrot. When standing erect it is never extended above the top of the skull. It is covered with hard hair without feather, as straight as possible, carried gaily but not curled over the back. The tail is set on high enough so that the spine does not slope down to it. The tail is never docked. Faults--Set too low, long, thin, carried at half-mast, or curled over back.
Forequarters
Angulation, Shoulders--Shoulder blades are well laid back and well knit at the backbone. The shoulder blade should attach to an upper arm of moderate length, and sufficient angle to allow for definite body overhang. Faults--Steep or loaded shoulders. Upper arm too short or too straight. Legs--Forelegs are muscular and well boned. relatively short, but with sufficient length to set the dog up so as not to be too close to the ground. The legs are reasonably straight, and thickly covered with short hard hair. They are set in under the shoulder blades with definite body overhang before them. Height from elbow to withers and elbow to ground should be approximately the same. Faults--Out at elbows. Light bone, fiddle-front. Feet--Forefeet are larger than the hind ones, are round, proportionate in size, strong, thickly padded; they may properly be turned out slightly. Dewclaws may be removed. Black pigmentation is most desirable on pads of all feet and nails, although nails may lose coloration in older dogs.
Hindquarters
Angulation--Thighs are very muscular, well angulated, not set wide apart, with hock well bent, short, and parallel when viewed from the rear. Legs--Rear legs are muscular and relatively short and sinewy. Faults-- Weak hocks, long hocks, lack of angulation. Cowhocks. Feet--Hind feet are smaller than front feet, and are thickly padded. Dewclaws may be removed.
Coat
Very important and seldom seen to perfection. Must be double-coated. The head is shaped by plucking the hair, to present the round appearance. The outer coat consists of straight hard white hair, about two inches long, with shorter coat on neck and shoulders, properly blended and trimmed to blend shorter areas into furnishings, which are longer on stomach and legs. The ideal coat is hard, straight and white, but a hard straight coat which may have some wheaten tipping is preferable to a white fluffy or soft coat. Furnishings may be somewhat softer and longer but should never give the appearance of fluff. Faults--Soft coat. Any silkiness or tendency to curl. Any open or single coat, or one which is too short.
Color
The color is white, as defined by the breed's name. Faults--Any coat color other than white. Heavy wheaten color.
Gait
Free, straight and easy all around. It is a distinctive gait, not stilted, but powerful, with reach and drive. In front the leg is freely extended forward by the shoulder. When seen from the front the legs do not move square, but tend to move toward the center of gravity. The hind movement is free, strong and fairly close. The hocks are freely flexed and drawn close under the body, so that when moving off the foot the body is thrown or pushed forward with some force. Overall ability to move is usually best evaluated from the side, and topline remains level. Faults--Lack of reach in front, and/or drive behind. Stiff, stilted or too wide movement.
Temperament
Alert, gay, courageous and self-reliant, but friendly. Faults--Excess timidity or excess pugnacity.

Currently, his favorite activity is napping on my shoulder while I blog in my barcalounger

Amy will be in Minnesota next weekend so she will get to see him soon.. And he’s small enough to fly with me. I’m sure you will all be seeing more of Joey in the future..