Just the other day!
July 4th, 2010 @ 13:19Posted by: John Whipple Sr.
Archive for July, 2010
Twenty Seven Years Ago Today
July 4th, 2010 @ 09:04Posted by: Jimmie
John & Jimmie Whipple welcomed their first child into this world. And it has never been the same. Thanks, Casey for being our daughter. We are so proud of the woman you have become.
for Taylor
July 4th, 2010 @ 09:00Posted by: John
Taylor loves cats and loves to eat everything, even breakfast cereal, with chopsticks. So this has two of his favorite things.
stop motion
July 4th, 2010 @ 08:41Posted by: John
ok, this isn’t all brilliant but don’t bail on it until you see the dancing clothes. It’s at about 1:20 if you want to skip ahead. That’s brilliant for sure. There’s also a dancing clothes scene at the end. A series of thousands of single photographs played as a movie. Thought I’d DJ a little French music to help Mitch get ready for his trip over there this month. And Evan is a fan of stop motion video.
Casey’s party today is at 6:00!
July 3rd, 2010 @ 11:56Posted by: John
Gas Station TV
July 3rd, 2010 @ 10:32Posted by: Jimmie
Have any of you encountered TV at the pump? I generally find it intrusive and hit the mute button with amazing speed (and no small amount of violence). But that’s just me.
I stopped to fill up at HEB after work a few days ago and was struck by the contrast of how gas stations have changed in my lifetime. When I was a girl a woman never got out of the car, but was waited on by her husband or an attendant. On this very busy day, every pump was manned (ha) by a woman stopping on her way home from work to fill up. Every one.
I don’t remember anyone asking me if I was OK with this change. It seems like it just happened.
Like the TV thing.
Fireworks 2010
July 3rd, 2010 @ 10:21Posted by: John
Which way is Afghanistan, we’ll straighten that thing out. Bill Steagall, Evan and I went to the indoor Fireworks Super Megaplex last night. Boy, were they glad to see us. We literally filled a shopping cart. Evan was in heaven. Bill and I have always been big into fireworks and this year we want to to do the best show we’ve ever done. I can tell you that, unless the canoe sinks, this is going to be badass. You’ll either get hilarious or badass, you can’t lose. Over the years, if you’ve seen the really nice over the river fireworks show we’ve done before, the bottom line is that we have three times the grand finale type fireworks we’ve ever had before. Maybe five times, depends on how much Bill wants to save for his sneak attack fireworks show for the Woodzie next year. But Bill and I will be on the water with enough ammo so that, for the first time, we can both launch shells at the same time. Some of them are four explosion shells. At some points we should have eight huge flowers exploding over our heads at the same time. Don’t you have to go see fireworks somewhere for the fourth? You could do a lot worse than this highly synchronized and sure to be carefully choreographed show. During the fireworks ban of the last several years we’ve been the only ones popping (Whippleworld does not recognize the fireworks ban of other sovereignties) but this year there’s no ban and so our show will dovetail with everything they do next door at the park. And it all sparkles on the river and echos off the cliffs. If you’re not planning to come by after hearing all that there’s no hope for you. Swimming party starts Sunday at 3:00 and fireworks right after dark at 1565 Edwards in New Braunfels. Bill is cooking 120 hot dogs. Bring your swimsuit and your guitar.
we’re talking this kind of pro looking stuff only better because we’ll have several in
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I Sure do miss Russell!
July 3rd, 2010 @ 09:25Posted by: John Whipple Sr.
Artists are Crazy!
July 2nd, 2010 @ 18:25Posted by: Jimmie
Don’t forget to wind up the clock and put out the cat and pay your gas and lights and Thank Fred Whipple for figuring out the Stars!
July 2nd, 2010 @ 04:19Posted by: John Whipple Sr.
doings this weekend
July 1st, 2010 @ 10:38Posted by: John
Party for Casey’s birthday is at her house on Saturday the 3rd. We’re really looking forward to it. This is just a reminder, the invites have been going around. She usually likes to start her things at 3:00. Casey’s house has turned into grand central station for the family. It’s so nice to have her throwing a lot of the family stuff. I guess this is one of the phases in the process of Jimmie and I getting older. I hope Casey eventually gets us each a rocking chair. And I don’t want mine within six feet of Jimmie’s….. specially if she has a cane by then. Her grandmother used to poke me with a cane so I’m expecting it runs in the family.
On Sunday the 4th, family and friends are invited to the swimming fest and fireworks over the river show on the Guadalupe that we enjoy each year with our friends Bill and Linda Steagall. It involves stuff like canoes and duct tape. And usually beer but I’m not drinking so Bill will have to drink my beer. I wouldn’t miss it if I were you. I’m sitting here right now waiting for Bill to come pick me up to go to the Super Fireworks Megaplex. It’s the size of a small grocery store. Has an ATM machine.
But anyway, the afternoon swimming bar-b-que and night time fireworks party will be at 1565 Edwards. Here’s a map. It will also start in the afternoon at 3:00 but you can wander in anytime. We’ll have the grill going, bring stuff to put on it. Bring your guitar.
another map from another year….
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The Fourth of July
July 1st, 2010 @ 10:12Posted by: Charlie Whipple
When I was a lad
Fireworks were to be had
On the 4th of July.
Zebras and Black Cats, Cherry Bombs and Devil Chasers, Torpedoes and Pinwheels, Fountains and Sparklers, Roman Candles and Bottle Rockets in the sky.
When I was a dad
Here’s what we had
On the 4th of July
Hamburgers and hot dogs, potato salad and slaw, beans and tomatoes, iced tea and sodas, home made ice cream and even blackberry pie.
Now I am glad
Of all that we had
On the 4th of July
But now I may nap on the couch — and not even open an eye.
ZZZZZZZ
