The tale of the Twister….
So I come downstairs this morning after getting to sleep in a bit and I see this:
nomnomnom
Since I was so bleary-eyed from actually getting to SLEEP for a few hours, I couldn’t see what Ang’s cat Twister was messing with until he moved a little bit, and to me, it looked like he had a piece of chicken.
Hey....whatchoo lookin at, hoomin??
But I got down a little closer and I could see that it was a cookie. A peanut butter cookie, to be exact. Made with rapeseed oil-free peanut butter, which is considerably more expensive than the regular kind. And therefore not something for a cat to consume (not that chicken was a better alternative.) It appears that Ang’s cat Twister has become adept at un-lidding the cookie container and extracting one for himself.
The bottom part, it is cruncheeeee.....
He didn’t eat all of it. He just ate the bottom part off it and left a bunch of crumbs in his wake. The girls are refusing to clean it up. They say I should have grabbed that cookie away from him as soon as I saw it. I told them I thought it was chicken. They reminded me it’s been the better part of a week since we’ve had chicken, so how could it be chicken!?
Anyway, Twister departed the room as this exchange was going on, and as I went into the office so we could get to work on Ang’s book photos, I observed this:
Lalala....ohai, hoomin. Gotcher chair, don I? Heheheh....
The little monster.
So that’s how my day is going….we’re fighting with the scanner….we’ve lost some important photos, as in, lost in the move back in the spring; who knows where they are, can’t be reproduced, they are of dead people (well, they’re dead now.) So we’re trying to avoid a high-speed comeapart over these unforeseen things, trying to make it work….there’s not a lot of news happening right now, and we’re getting ready to go into writing week so what news there has been or will be will appear in the print version, on stands November 2. If you haven’t renewed and don’t think you have time to get your check or money order in, you can always hit the PayPal link here at the site; whatever you do, renew or subscribe, because our subscriptions are part of what keeps this little operation afloat, and we want to keep bringing you the REAL stories behind the stories in southern Illinois!
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on Oct 22 2011. Filed under Breaking, Richland.
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What is the book about, or is that a secret?
It’s about the Tri-State Tornado of 1925. She wrote it in 1999-2000. We had a horrible time with publishing it and gave up altogether when she got sick in 2003….& then you know what happened at about the same time…the paper. So we’ve put it off and put it off until now, Michael Kleen is publishing it. It’s a LOT more comprehensive than the other two out there about this tornado, so it should be well-received…we’ll see.
I hope you have the best of luck on this. I have considered writing a book about the corruption and obstacles that I ran into as sheriff in Lawrence County but I doubt that anyone would believe it.
I had ideas on similar topics but like you I fear after all the trouble no one would want to read it and especially wouldnt want to pay for it. Anyhow as Dennis says I do wish the Howsers well in getting this task accomplished and also for alot of readers who want to buy them.
Dennis, we’ve often thought we just need to get together and chronicle all the CRAP going on in Lawrence, and that has gone on since before Texaco left. I think it would have to be categorized as ‘fiction,’ though, because you’re right…no one would believe it was non-fiction.
I like reading local history. I’ve always been interested in the 1925 tornado and the 37 flood.
@Sundance: after Ang finished the tornado book, and before she got really sick with MS, we were beginning to research the 1937 flood for a book about it. We traveled to Ohio and West Virginia to do research, then discovered that it really began in Pennsylvania. So just as we were making plans for a trip back out that way, we got the diagnosis and spent the next several months seeking treatment (and starting the paper) and we just put the whole thing aside. So maybe that’d be a good follow -up. Ang is a great historian and an even better interviewer than most people who like to record accounts; she can get people to describe things in ways they wouldn’t ordinarily have thought of, so their accounts are REALLy interesting as opposed to dry history lessons….
…..and your cat’s name is Twister?
Yeah we named him that because he was handed to us like the day Michael got the contract to Ang in the mail, it was kinda weird that way…she had her other cat for 14 years, about a year and a half before she began writing the book, so we didn’t name any cats after the book because when we gave up on the idea of publishing it, Ang was like all avoiding the subject; she just didn’t want to hear about it. So when Michael agreed to publish it, we got all excited about it again, and when the old guy handed us the little fuzzy stripey kitten, we immediately began to think of tornado references for names. He’s a brat tho, I’m here to tell ya.
Kinda sounds like Twister is living up to his name if he knows how to get in the cookie jar! Did Twister put the lid back on the cookie jar?
The girls neglected to put the cookies in the jar; they put emt in a rubbermaid container and the little shit cat managed to peel up one corner of it, and that’s all he needed. I think that cookie’s still down there….
I sure hope you dont ever name a cat Mayhem…LOL! I suppose it was your fault for not picking it up off the floor?
Yes that was MY FAULT…it’s gone now, Idk who got it. Of course, it could just be under the chaise lounge, and Eugene and Alice could have just helped him clean up the crumbs…..And actually, Mayhem is a really good name for this cat. When he was handed to us, he looked so sweet and innocuous and underfed, and we were afraid we were going to have to deploy a bottle (we keep kitten/bunny/squirrel bottles around; we do love animals), but he was able to manage. It was touch and go for awhile, the old man who found him said he didn’t think he was going to live and said he couldn’t give the kitten the care it was going to need, so of course we volunteered…now he’s paying us back in his own little kitten way.
Well I can attest to loving animals as well, although I don’t have all the bottles and other stuff to really help with an animal in a situation such as you described Twister. I have found injured animals and sometimes finding their owners and other times not, but it is good when you can hear of a success story of saving an animal from premature death. Animals are a lot like kids…sometimes they just get into everything and they are smarter than you think. Twister is just proving this point, although I always say dogs are smarter, that doesn’t mean a cat is stupid, they are just more like a woman and sneaky about what they do.
HHHUUMMM, Haven’t been many juicy, suspense filled, dirty politician, wife cheatin,husband beatin, baby stealin, meth cookin, stories in the Disclosure in the last few days and I have been BORED. :p But I am sure you guys will unearth something absolutely crazy-good very soon! OH and good luck with the book and I want a copy S.A.P
Actually, we just learned something interesting about our favorite legal tard, Bryan Drew. We’ll look into it tomorrow and probably get something on about it…& if we finish the photos on time, we may even have a podcast….otherwise there’s not been a lot of news this week. We’ve even had people emailing and texting, telling us it’s been ‘EERILY quiet’ in tha burg & surrounds. That tells me all hell is about to break loose.
Oh maybe he got Haven and his favorite Kristen Craig together, since he took all that money and didnt give much sizzle!
RussellNY we need a song about Drew…and whats a pedophile to do. I think that would be an awesome song. Mention some of his clients in it to, that would just put some icing on the cake. Then get me some music and a Mic and look out.
…Well Old Fart, still a little groggy from havin’ to stay up late to watch them Cardinals, so this one will have to hold you over until I can find a suitable male vocalist offering to “Russellize” for ya: So without further delay, and for all you Disclosure readers shower singing pleasure, I quickly and humbly offer up the following:
“What’s a Pedophile To Do”
(sung to the tune of Crystal Gayle’s hit “Don’t it Make My Brown Eyes Blue”)
I don’t know why, they hired that dipshit Drew…
Ambulance chasin’ is all he’s fit to do…
Brian’s 0 for 2…
And what’s a Pedophile to do?
Todd and Haven, we’re glad that you’re gone…
Your predatory preferences, well they’re simply wrong…
How much did you pay Drew?….
And what’s a pedophile to do?
You told him your secrets, you told him some lies.
Predatory Policeman, and a mullet cut Dyke…
Some rallied around you, and then jumped both your ships…
Not hard to imagine, where you’ll be puttin’ your lips…
Drew really wanted, the judges to be swayed…
but he was preoccupied, bangin’ Christin Craig…
It’s I- D- O- C for you….
And what’s a pedophile to do?
Your attorney choice was as unwise,
As the lifestyle of you two “Guys”…
..but what’s a pedophile to do?
Russell, you are a heckuva songwriter! Have you considered taking your talent down Nashville way?
…well I will be “touring” southern illinois over the thanksgiving holidays….we should all descend on some randomly picked local establishment and have us a sing-a-long (been known to sing a little too…lol)
sounds good to me oldiusfartius@gmail.com is my addy! Iffins ya dont want to announce it on here that is.
Yes Russell Thank you for the song…even if it is better for Ang to perform…I hear she loves singing and especially loves to sing about the Pedophile protector so maybe she can do this one…unless you can find one for a male vocalist…then maybe I can get Jack to do a back up vocal with me.
@ Old Fart: Sorry it took a while, been busy up her NY way….How about this one…not my best work, but then again, the subject matter really sucks:
“NObama”
(sung to the tune of the Oak Ridge Boys “Elvira”)
NObama…NObama…our country don’t need more drama…
Eyes that look toward heaven,
(Or the teleprompter’s sign),
He’s sure enough spending this country boys very last dime…
I get a sickenin’ feelin’
Up and down my spine,
At the thought of him re-elected one more time.
So I’m screamin’
NOBama….NOBama…
Let’s hope we’ve tired of your drama.
Give it up
(You ain’t qualified to lead anyhow)
Give it up
(You lost us when as President you chose to bow)
Now, just slither away….
You’ve proven your inability
with the House and Senate to sway.
And we ain’t buyin’ this change any more than you
As American people holler
You keep devaluating the dollar
Enjoy this one term, you ain’t gonna get two…
We’re all screamin’
Nobama, NoBama,
We’ve all grown tired, of your personna…
Give it up,
(Your socialistic policies depress us)
Give it up
(It’s time for someone else to represent us)
Now just slither, away
Give it up
(Your words are never backed up by your actions)
Give it up
(Leadership means not appeasing each and every faction)
Your dogma, done had, it’s day….
Russell NY, Awesome job again!! You are very talented I must say… :aie:
GRRRR!!!! Ghost grabbed that one too, Russell NY..
…sent it to your email OF..and I see it now posted under Tale of the Twister… right after the one Ang can sing…
Yes I got that email. I sent you two replies I believe. Anyhow it was funny
Now all I need is a recording session and some accompaniment and I will be ready for making it a success. Might even be labeled a terrorist for doing so but I would love to record it.
@ RUSSELL NY, I forgot to say Thank You! So Thank You!