Monday, December 21, 2009

Santa's New Wheels!

I found the following picture of a new design for Santa's sleigh...



As for me, I prefer his better known transport...



Merry Christmas Everyone!

Friday, November 27, 2009

Downtown Redo...

I see in the paper today that a proposal to make some big changes in the downtown area of Cambridge was submitted to city council. Since we don't live in town, I'm not going to comment about the proposal, but I invite you to make you voice heard by leaving a comment.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Blame Game


How the world seems to work lately...

If a man cuts his finger off while slicing salami at work, he blames the restaurant.

If you smoke three packs a day For 40 years and die of lung cancer, your family blames the tobacco company.

If your neighbor crashes into a tree while driving home drunk, he blames the bartender.

If your grandchildren are brats without manners, you blame television.

If your friend is shot by a deranged madman, you blame the gun manufacturer..

And if a crazed person breaks Into the cockpit and tries to kill the pilot at 35,000 feet, and the passengers kill him instead, the mother of the crazed deceased blames the airline.

I must have lived too long to understand the world as it is anymore.

So, if I die while my tired old butt is parked in front of this computer, I want all of you to blame Bill Gates.

Have a nice day!

Friday, November 20, 2009

Introductions

Howdy!

Please allow us to introduce ourselves. We're Brian & Margie Hoag. Some of you already know us around town and through church, most of you likely don't as we don't live in town, but out in the country 4 miles north. Brian is a retired engineer, and Margie got laid off work 8 years ago in the Denver area that was our home. Shortly after Margie lost her job, we decided to do what any rational person would do... sell the house and everything in it, move into a big RV, and travel full time.

We traveled and looked for a place to live throughout the west that whole 5 years. What we found was unlimited growth and sprawl near population centers. Places that just a few years ago would have really excited us with scenic beauty has drawn so many people that property values are through the roof.

What we were looking for was a small piece of land out by ourselves with a nice view. WOW! Who knew we'd find it right here in Nebraska! We've discovered we have great neighbors willing to take us under their wing so to speak, a town with a lot going for it, and the peace and quiet of the country we sought but never found in our property search until that fateful day when Brian found the Internet ad that led us here.

Exactly two years ago, we made an offer and it was accepted to buy the old O'Brien place. It seemed too good to be true to us. Sitting on top of a hill, a view of the Republican and Medicine Creek valleys, surrounded by farm land, and nearest neighbor we can see is a mile away. We never found any property anywhere like this at any price. Granted, the place needed a bit of work and frankly the barn looked like it was a candidate for a fire department training exercise to start with, but we've managed to save the barn so far, knocked down most of the weeds with a lot of help from my neighbor, and we couldn't be happier with our little slice of heaven in Furnas county!

When we made our offer to purchase, we didn't know anyone in the area, and we've been asked several times why we picked Cambridge to retire to. Well, if you really want to find out, you will have to follow along with this blog as I will be telling our story some, mixing some fun stuff in now and then, and generally trying to promote the Cambridge Clarion's web site through this blog as well as the town.

I hope you will make comments to blog posts, add your 2 cents worth, share your experiences, and generally turn the Clarion's blog area into a community forum where opinions can be expressed and ideas put forward. You have a rather unique opportunity to voice your opinions without having to let people know who you are if you so desire, and let city leaders and your fellow citizens know about your concerns, ideas, and opinions.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

New blog at the Cambridge Clarion

The weather has been pretty great for November but wouldn't it be great to see some snow so the kids can go sledding?