It's been awhile since I've posted a love song to my beloved. She doesn't read Rocket Jones, but word gets back to her.

Dust On The Bottle
(David Lee Murphy/Jimbeau Hinson)

Creole Williams lived down a dirt road
Made homemade wine like nobody I know
Dropped by one Friday night and said can you help me Creole
Got a little girl waitin' on me and I wanna treat her right

I got what you need son, it's sittin down in the cellar
He reached through the cobwebs as he turned on the light and said

There might be a little dust on the bottle
But don't let it fool ya about what's inside
There might be a little dust on the bottle
It's one of those things that gets sweeter with time

She was sittin in the porch swing as I pulled up the driveway
My ole heart was racing as she climbed inside
She slid over real close and drove down to the lake road
Watched the sun fade in that big red sky

I reached under the front seat and said, now here's something special
It's just been waiting for a night like tonight

There might be a little dust on the bottle
But don't let it fool ya about what's inside
There might be a little dust on the bottle
It's one of those things that gets sweeter with time

You're still with me, and we've made some memories
After all these years theres one thing I've found
Some say good love, well it's like a fine wine
It keeps getting better as the days go by

There might be a little dust on the bottle
But don't let it fool ya about what's inside
There might be a little dust on the bottle
It's one of those things that gets sweeter with time

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1 Great song!

I'd like to have someone to sing/post a song like that to. You must be a lucky guy.

Posted by: GEBIV at August 12, 2004 08:39 PM (/xqbY)

2 What GEBIV said.

Posted by: Tuning Spork at August 12, 2004 11:30 PM (8Chfh)

3 I am lucky, and I know it.

Posted by: Ted at August 13, 2004 11:45 AM (blNMI)

4 yea...dust on the bottle is an awesome song, makes me think of my special someone everytime

Posted by: justin at June 20, 2005 07:22 AM (1mnTr)

5 I love that song. It used to be my boyfriends song to me before we went our seperate ways.

Posted by: Kayla at August 02, 2005 12:49 PM (Yl0BJ)

6 I've loved that song ever since I was little!!!It jus amases me that someone could write something that awsome.

Posted by: Yama at August 29, 2005 06:29 PM (EhjnY)

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Denmark has forbidden Kellogg's from adding vitamins and minerals to the breakfast cereals sold in that country.

They claim the additions result in "toxic doses" which could harm children and unborn children. Kellogg's additions include 17% of the US recommended daily requirements calcium and iron, and 25% of vitamins B6 and folic acid. Denmark does not have recommended daily allowances of nutrients.

Rather than turn this into some dark anti-American conspiracy, I'll believe the simpler explanation. The Danish government are idiots. Probably not enough vitamins in their diet growing up.

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Yesterday I had a complete physical because I'll be 45 years old soon. My last checkup happened when I turned 40, and isn't what the title of this post is about. According to the official doctor scale, I am now under 300 pounds and have lost 40 pounds since the first of the year. I'd hit that plateau and hadn't lost anything for a while, but just kept up the diet and it looks like I'm dropping the pounds again. The doctor agreed with me when I said my goal is 220, which is higher than the 'recommended' but reasonable for my build.

As for my condition, I am disgustingly healthy despite myself, with good blood pressure. Blood work will be done saturday at the lab, mainly for a diabetes check, count the cholesterol (should be fine), and whatever else they look for (mad cow?).

Here's a tip for you Bill: find a pretty lady doctor with small hands. That part of the exam isn't any more fun than before, but you can pretend it's foreplay.

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Everyone, and I mean both sides, claim the media is biased against them. Gee, I wonder whatever could they mean?

Check out this headline from the AP:

AP: U.S. Didn't Warn Las Vegas of Threats

Wow. Reading on:

When the Justice Department obtained two videos suggesting terrorists had cased Las Vegas casinos, the discussions didn't center on public alerts or heightened security. Rather, authorities worried about the effects on tourism and the casinos' legal liabilities, internal memos show.

There's more!

Though the FBI offered, most local law enforcement and casino security officers declined an invitation to view the footage after it was obtained in 2002

One document obtained by The Associated Press quotes a federal prosecutor in Las Vegas as saying the city's mayor was concerned about the "deleterious effect on the Las Vegas tourism industry" if the evidence became public. The mayor said Monday he was never told of the footage.

Another memo states the casinos didn't want to see the footage for fear it would make them more likely to be held liable in civil court if an attack occurred.

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1 Woo Hoo, a fisking from Ted!!

Tourism vs Safety is a hard wire to walk when things aren't all that clear. I'm not sure I'd come down so hard on the, basically, foggy. Then again, y' don't wanna look like Larry Vaughn: Mayor of Shark City.

(Yeah, yeah, all my worldview is filtered through the shootimg script of JAWS, I know...)

Posted by: Tuning Spork at August 10, 2004 10:42 PM (LaDCa)

2 I'm not much of a fisker. My first attempt (long long ago) was pretty embarrassing. This one just pissed me off because it was so blatent.

Posted by: Ted at August 11, 2004 06:24 AM (blNMI)

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Passed on peacefully at age 96. She made over 100 movies in her career, but was most famous for her role in King Kong, where the mighty ape carried her to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City.

In tribute, the lights on the spire of the Empire State Building will be dimmed tonight.

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I'm still dragging tail-feathers after the last week, but last night I made a list of things I needed to take care of today.

This morning as I was stripping the beds to wash the linens, I found that one of the dogs (and I know exactly which one) peed on my pillow sometime after I'd gotten up. I assume he's showing his displeasure with me about the long hours of being left alone all week. The family is out of town, and I've been leaving early and coming home late during the rocket launch.

So I grabbed the dog and rubbed his face in it, then tossed him outside. Downstairs in the pantry was another puddle, so I had to do it again. At one point, I walked into the kitchen to check something off of my to-do list and stepped in another wet spot.

That did it, stronger measures were called for. One of the things on my list was to change the water in the dog bowl, but what I actually wrote was "water dogs". What a wonderful idea.

So I grabbed both dogs, took them out front and turned the hose on 'em, which they hate. Soaked 'em both really good, then left them to sit outside and think about it.

An hour later I let them back in one at a time, meeting them at the door with a towel and another stern talking-to. They've been on their best behavior since.

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Very. Toon.

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PeopleSoft is the product that put me out of my last job. You could say that I'm amused by this news: PeopleSoft profits down 70% last quarter.

But, we were told it would solve all of our problems! And after using their worthless crappola software products, I would rather have a vinegar and ground glass enema can't imagine why people aren't lined up to be bent over like we were to use their systems.

Of course they know exactly what the problem is. It's someone else's fault!

...weak demand that the business software maker blamed on distractions caused by rival OracleÂ’s $7.7bn takeover bid.

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Two more inbred mouth-breathers left comments on this post about Michael Moore. The DNC must have the extremists all stirred up, and I can just imagine them wrapping extra tin foil around their heads to ward off the deadly rays while they tax their googling skills.

Just to find Rocket Jones and leave comments like that.

Maybe I'm being too subtle for these nitwits, because they're sure taking it seriously.

[cheap shot at the Kennedy family removed]

On the other hand, Paul probably finds those comments refreshing. Ahhhh, balance is restored.

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It's bad enough when someone remakes a song and screws it up, but to do it to yourself...

Seals & Crofts have redone Summer Breeze, and call it Summer Breeze 2004. It's heavy on the synth and electro bass beat, and sounds like a bad garage dub. They must need the money.

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"Contrariwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic."
-- Lewis Carroll

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I received an email asking why only the ladies were invited to join the Hot Jets cheerleaders, and all I could do was grunt, scratch and ponder.

Ok guys, there's your invitation. Wanna be a cheerleader for the Blogger Bowl 2004 team with the bestest lady cheerleaders? Just email me (address on the right bar) and you're all set. See how easy that is? Just because the ladies went through an excruciatingly detailed personal history questionaire - Susie fogged up my glasses twice - which was followed by an extensive background check (and secret photos too! but I'm not sharing those). Y'all are just guys, you just have to sign up.

I'm not at the same level as Bill, but can I milk a concept or what?

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1 Boys, eh? Well, they're going to have to shave their legs before they can wear the mini-skirt!

Posted by: Lynn at July 25, 2004 02:39 PM (eAcba)

2 So who's the girlie-man?

Posted by: Victor at July 25, 2004 04:42 PM (etHvD)

3 Shave? We have to shave? Ah, man...
oh... legs. Okay then.

Posted by: LeeAnn at July 25, 2004 06:15 PM (HxCeX)

4 I'll just cheer from bleachers...

Posted by: Tuning Spork at July 25, 2004 07:38 PM (ogmnA)

5 What sport was all this about again?

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at July 25, 2004 08:21 PM (4819r)

6 What does it matter, there are cheerleaders to watch! Where's that beer vendor?

Posted by: Ted at July 28, 2004 04:46 AM (ZjSa7)

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"The enemy is not just 'terrorism'. It is the threat posed specifically by Islamic terrorism."

-- Final Report of the 9/11 Commission, as reported by the Wall Street Journal

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I found a spam in my email this morning that tickled my funny bone. The subject was:

Qcute Teen Girl Sexed Up Inertially

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In Ted's Universe, when the ladies are walking to work and they're wearing a nice skirt, and instead of heels or strappy shoes they're wearing white sneakers and socks (for comfort I guess), well, I like that.

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I had Vietnamese food yesterday for lunch, which was a first. Remember that scene in the original Carrie where Piper Laurie is telling Sissy Spacek about sinful, evil sex with her drunken husband? She got that creepy wild smile and said, "and I liked it!" Yep, that was my reaction.

No momma, please. Not the closet...

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A lot of people don't have contact email addresses on their blogs. Lots of folks who do, have outdated or broken ones. Just something I've noticed lately.

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1 I used to have my email address throughout my blog, but thanks to the evil spam lords, no more.

Posted by: cindy at July 21, 2004 08:35 PM (rCeQ1)

2 too much effort to update it. heh. And mines not out of date, I just can remember the password

Posted by: Mookie at July 21, 2004 08:50 PM (ZjSa7)

3 Mine is right there on my right sidebar.

I guess you didn't want to e-mail ME, though. *pout*

Heh. Kidding. Sorta.

Posted by: Emma at July 21, 2004 09:52 PM (NOZuy)

4 Email and alternate URL present and accounted for!

Posted by: Ghost of a flea at July 21, 2004 11:48 PM (Y5gTE)

5 I'm protecting mine from the spam-bots. My thinking is that anyone with a brain can figure it out - and it they can't - I don't want to hear from them anyway!

Posted by: Clancy at July 22, 2004 09:27 AM (EGVPL)

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So I'm in the recliner after dinner, having told my wife that I'm going to close my eyes for an hour, when the Martha Stewart news comes on the TV.

I startled the wife and both dogs as I came flying out of my chair when Martha Stewart actually compared herself to Nelson Mandella.

I'm trying to maintain some perspective, but it's hard when that condescending and sanctimonious bitch whines about how she's being treated.

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Now you can get and cure the clap, all in one easy pill.

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