http://my.greasy.com/anniel/ anniel's Blog en-us © 21:43:29 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Tue, Feb 21:43:29 7 GMT 30 http://my.greasy.com/anniel/landline_magazine_pays_tribute_2.html <img src="http://my.greasy.com OOIDA life members: Jim Rodgers and his grandson, Chance Photo by Mark H. Reddig Chance Rodgers loses battle with cancer By Land Line staff A young man whose humor and courage captured the hearts of truckers will be fondly remembered. Chance Tobin Rodgers, 15, grandson of OOIDA Life Member Jim Rodgers, died July 9 at home in Klamath Falls, OR. He had fought bone cancer since he was 12. Chance Rodgers, also an OOIDA life member, was only 2 years old the first ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/landline_magazine_pays_tribute_2.html#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:18:31 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/landline_magazine_pays_tribute.html Chance Rodgers loses battle with cancer By Land Line staff A young man whose humor and courage captured the hearts of truckers will be fondly remembered. Chance Tobin Rodgers, 15, grandson of OOIDA Life Member Jim Rodgers, died July 9 at home in Klamath Falls, OR. He had fought bone cancer since he was 12. OOIDA life members: Jim Rodgers and his grandson, Chance <img src="http://my.greasy.com Photo by Mark H. Reddig Chance Rodgers, also an OOIDA life member, was only 2 years old the first ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/landline_magazine_pays_tribute.html#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:12:16 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/forever_hearts_chance_tobin_rodgers.html Chance Tobin Rodgers, our grandson, flew to heaven during the night. After fighting osteosarcoma cancer for 4 years, his pain and suffering is now over. During his fight, Chance endured many surgeries. First, the cancerous tumor was removed from his leg and he was given a donor bone. When the donor bone failed, he received a rotation plasty... a procedure in which the lower leg is removed and the bone is used for his upper leg. It is rotated so that his foot is turned backwards allowing hi ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/forever_hearts_chance_tobin_rodgers.html#comments Sat, 9 Jul 2011 21:57:13 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/friends_forever.html I see I haven't been here in months and months. My excuse.... Facebook. You know that being on Facebook is a full time job. But, I feel guilty that I haven't dropped in to at least say hello. Although, most of you are on FB with me and if you aren't... well you are missing out on life in the year 2010. Somethings have not changed since the last time I posted. JR and I still have 4 dogs and one bird. The dogs are a little older and the bird still hasn't learned to talk. JR is still trucking ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/friends_forever.html#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:11:13 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/sunshine_morning.html It is a gorgeous morning here in Southern Oregon. The grass is all frosty and the sun is very bright. There are diamonds everywhere sparkling with all the colors of the rainbow. I just love these mornings. The grass even has a slight tint of green. Annie dog, Sam-I-Am, and myself are up and ready for another day. On Sam's list of things to do is eating and chirping. Annie dog just had breakfast and will probably head back to bed. She is 13 years of age and so she sleeps most of her day awa ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/sunshine_morning.html#comments Fri, 9 Apr 2010 14:52:56 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/sam-i-am.html If you don't know.... Sam-I-Am is the main character in a Dr. Seuss book, "Green Eggs and Ham." Just this weekend, that book made the news again as President Obama read it to a group of children at the White House Easter festivities. Now you all know I don't care that much for the President, but I have to admit, he scored points with me on that one. If he would just give up this stupid health care thing and for that matter most of his pet projects and stick to reading Dr. Seuss, I would pr ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/sam-i-am.html#comments Tue, 6 Apr 2010 22:36:22 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/celebrating.html I love celebrating holidays, whether religious or not. It is fun decorating, fixing special food, EATING that food, and just the whole festive party family atmosphere is great !!!!! I have always kinda felt sorry for people who didn't celebrate holidays for one reason or another. I remember all my little kindergarten and 1st graders who were Jehovah Witness and didn't celebrate. They missed out while the other children were having fun. Their behavior often become undesirable during the hol ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/celebrating.html#comments Mon, 5 Apr 2010 06:46:09 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/happy_easter.html HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE All I need to know I learned from the Easter Bunny! Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Everyone needs a friend who is all ears. There's no such thing as too much candy. All work and no play can make you a basket case. A cute tail attracts a lot of attention. Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day. Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits. (My personal favorite) Some body parts should be floppy. Keep your paws off of other people's jelly beans. Good things come in ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/happy_easter.html#comments Sat, 3 Apr 2010 06:12:46 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/yep__live_oregon.html THIS IS WHAT JEFF FOXWORTHY HAS TO SAY ABOUT 'LIVING IN OREGON If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you live in Oregon. If you've worn shorts, sandals and a parka at the same time, you live in Oregon. If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed the wrong number, you live in Oregon. If you measure distance in hours, you live in Oregon. If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you live in Oregon. If ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/yep__live_oregon.html#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:13:26 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/long_long_time.html Wow... It really has been awhile since I've visited greasy. I almost forgot what a great blog page I had set up here. I love the music and the rock n' roll theme. Cool !!!!! Okay... so what have I been doing??? Well, I've been hangin' out on Facebook with some of you. Other than that, it is pretty much the same ole stuff. Can't seem to sleep at night. Spend my nights reading and on the computer and my days sleeping. Needless to say, nothin' much is getting done in my life. The mail is a fo ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/long_long_time.html#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:51:38 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/watching.html I am excited.... why? Because I have been studying the Bible and then listening to the news on TV and I am finding that the Bible has come to life. We are living in what appears to be the End of Days and the soon return of Jesus Christ to this planet. Yet, I am saddened by the lack of recognition that such an event could be so close at hand. The Bible says He is coming for those who are watching and waiting and yet.... I see many Christians around me who are too busy with other things and ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/watching.html#comments Sun, 4 Oct 2009 20:19:32 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/birthday_time__celebrate.html Hey... I'm a little late for the big birthday partay and for that I apologize.... but I also come bearing goodies and gifts and even some aaaahem... entertainment (sorta speak). First off, I forgot to order a cake ahead of time, so I had to take what was left at the bakery. Seems a cat named Sophie didn't get her cake, but I got it at a great discount. Soooo.... enjoy!!!!! And I went all out for this really cool cat condo. It is just what you all need for playing and for sleeping. I don't ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/birthday_time__celebrate.html#comments Sun, 6 Sep 2009 23:40:04 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/birthday_partay__wear.html I've gone through my closet about 10 times and just can't make up my mind on what to wear to the big birthday party that Hobbie is throwing. Decisions.... decisions... Okay, how about this outfit???? Nooooo.... too Southern Belle looking. Well... there is this one???? Nope.. not right, either. Tooooo exotic. Or now this might work???? Not bad. One can't go wrong with the basic little black dress. Always chic. And then... one last choice... This one would definitely be a more relaxed look. ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/birthday_partay__wear.html#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:13:25 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/democrat_republican_redneck.html Here is a little test that will help you decide. The answer can be found by posing the following question: You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, an Islamic Terrorist with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, praises Allah, raises the knife, and charges at you. You are carrying a Kimber 1911 cal. 45 ACP, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/democrat_republican_redneck.html#comments Thu, 6 Aug 2009 04:33:03 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/cowboy_funeral.html I know it has been awhile since I have written on greasy. I will admit, I've been hangin' out elsewhere on the internet and many of you know where. Don't tell Eddie. :o( Anyhow... I had to come by and tell ya all about the cowboy funeral I attended last Saturday. Now this is rather sad. A young cowboy named Jesse (age 31) died from a brain tumor he had been fighting for the last 5 years. Jesse had cowboyed on many ranches across the West and clear to Hawaii. After being struck by cancer, h ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/cowboy_funeral.html#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:33:40 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/voice_heard.html Does Advocacy Make a Difference? The answer is YES! To start from the beginning, check out our Advocacy Basics: What is Advocacy? section for more tips and tools! This page has tips to make the advocacy work you do the most effective. The Pecking Order: Staffers in Congress place varying degrees of importance to the communications they received based on how long it took the constituent to prepare it - the more thought that went into it, the more important the issue is to the constituent. W ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/voice_heard.html#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:05:36 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/bad__bad__bad_.html Aaaaaaugh!!!!!! More truck problems, today!!!! Still in negotiations with Volvo. Jim is in Idaho and is talking just coming home and delivering the truck to the dealership in Medford. No more repairing it... we are walking away. I can't pay the bills this month because we haven't been making enough with the economy down and also the truck repairs. Going to get some advice from a bankruptcy attorney this week. Daughter, Michele, and her whole family are down with a severe case of the flu. S ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/bad__bad__bad_.html#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:29:06 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/big_bail__happening.html All of you who were thinking that Obama would bail out Main Street... well.... it ain't happening!!!! The following news spells trouble for the economy and mainly small business. Lending giant CIT on brink after bailout talks fail By Rob Lever (AFP) – 3 days ago WASHINGTON — Business lending giant CIT Group has been left hurtling towards likely bankruptcy after the US government rejected its plea for a fresh bailout despite fears of repercussions for the overall economy. Shares in CIT ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/big_bail__happening.html#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:44:17 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/summer_grill_salmon.html GRILLED SALMON MARINADE: 2 tbsp. olive oil 1/4 c. onion, grated 1 tsp. freshly grated ginger 1 tsp. minced garlic 2 tbsp. Tamari soy sauce 1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1/2 tsp. paprika 2 tbsp. olive oil for grill 1 lb. salmon fillet or 2 sm. salmon steaks Combine marinade ingredients. Add salmon, turn to cover with marinade and stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Brush grill rack with oil. Drain fish; save marinade. Cook on uncovered grill, directly over medium coals for 7 mi ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/summer_grill_salmon.html#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:19:11 GMT http://my.greasy.com/anniel/ranch_cookin.html Here is a recipe you might want to try - Penis Stew 1 pound of penis, ram's or bull's 3 tbls. oil 1 large chopped onion 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped 1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed 1 tsp salt freshly ground black pepper Scald the penis, then drain and clean (doesn't say how you clean a penis. Not sure a guy would know since this penis is, well . . . never mind). Place the penis in a saucepan, cover with cold water, and bring to a boil. Remove any scum, then simmer for 10 minutes. Dra ... http://my.greasy.com/anniel/ranch_cookin.html#comments Thu, 9 Jul 2009 04:26:48 GMT