BIG GAMES THIS SATURDAY

Most of those colleges have folded up their tents and gone home, but there are still a few big games on the horizon. The guys have given us these choices for this Saturday.

My neighbor, with 6 or more games set to be recorded this Saturday, says the following teams are our winners: Gators eat well trying to make a statement again. The other two will be LSU & BAMA, BAMA, BAMA. So he thinks.

The Jersey guy, who thinks he is the Viking Warrior, states these three will win: Our Miami Hurricanes over North Carolina; Texas A& M in a squeaker over Texas; and the rout of he week will be Sooners over Oklahoma State.

HAPPY THANSGIVING TO ALL NORTH & SOUTH

It is that time of the year again. Thanksgiving !

My lady friend has a nice size turkey. She is letting me come over to enjoy some food with her Kid number five, and the 2.07 grandchildren. V.W. Resident is looking forward to the event.

The little boy was in charge of getting the "bird" because he is a skilled hunter. If he delivers we should have something really nice on the cutting board today. It should be a good time with plenty of white meat, stuffing, cranberries and my favorite black olives. The kids like them too. I'll have to grab them quick. The day should be perfect, especially if I can get to a TV for football game.

The bottom line: Everyone have a good Thanksgiving. Enjoy the day.

PS - My Lady forgot the Black Olives.

MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK

Every Monday after the game someone has an opinion to offer that would have changed the outcome of the game "if" they were Q-back




If your a Dolphin's Fan it is simple: Score more points. On the other side of the coin the Patriots Fans just want to hold their hands up with the victory sign.


Sunday's trip was to the game was one good time. Monday morning Quarterbacking not needed on that point.

The little guy (Darn Patriot's fan) had a great time. He got to sit in the drivers seat of the bus, and had plenty of pictures taken to remember the day. The lucky kid also got plenty of "high Fives" from the cute girl sitting next to him. V.W. Resident wanted to change seats, but Zachary wasn't moving.

This was a great day and a lot of fun for those in attendance. The Monday Morning call from this desk is: Lets do it again, soon.

SIXTY FIVE

V.W.Resident hit that magic age a few hours ago! He is now a true Senior Citizen !

This entitles this "Old Guy," as his kids called him when he was young, to use that red white and blue medicare card, demand the senior discount, and enjoy the day with "his queen."

The picture was taken a couple of weeks ago in Animal Kingdom. Maybe another trip there will happen soon.

SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL

Another week has gone by and it is time for the sports guys to tell us their three picks for Saturday. V.W. Resident knows they are experts, but doesn't think they could make a living on picking winners. None the less here is what they say.

Viking Warrior, in the cold mountains of Jersey says: Oklahoma without the points over Texas Tech in the best game of the weekend. His other choices are: Bama, and Florida.

Our local contributor always seems to favor any Florida team but has left them out this week. He is trying to annoy me by picking Wake Forrest over Boston College. In his other picks he is taking Oklahoma over Texas Tech in a tight game; and Virgina over Clemson in the 'who cares league."

What ever happened to Wallkill Valley Football?

SEVENTEEN

Ouch, this kid was just a baby seventeen years ago. She was the first grandchild that my lady friend had.

Today she is eligible for a NJ drivers license, and will soon be "paying for her own insurance." In Jersey that will make you an adult real quick.

She always liked horses and I bet her first car will be a Mustang. Why not. At least have a dream of it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

A DAY ON MARCO

Tuesday was a good day. V. W. Resident took his lady friend (minus all her grand kids) back to Marco Island. The weather was just great.

We visited with old friends an cruised the waters that make up the Bays, River, and Gulf for a few hours. The water was flat and visability great.

Dolphins were spotted in three different areas. On the river the came right up to the boat. Down by Pier 81 we saw one with a fin that apparently was injured. It 'kinda' folded over, but had no impact on the animals diving and swimming. This was great but my old Kodak 127 died so no pictures.

The day ended with coffee and pistachio pie. Life is good.

DANCE WAS A GOOD MIXER

Saturday Night was "Date Night" in Verona Walk, and the best deal in town was the seven dollar dance at Town Center.

As usual neighbors brought their own drinks and snack food. Then they joined their friends or met new one's. V.W. Resident enjoyed the night and even got up to dance.

In between enjoying the fine wine, and snacks there was time to get a couple of pictures of our friends. They look pretty good, but I don't think these pictures will appear on Vogue Magazine in the near future.

WEEKEND FOOT BALL

Hard to believe that most teams have played 10 games already, and the BCS rankings are the topic of the day. Its hard to figure who is number 1, but our prognosticators know who will win this weekend.

From the Northland are these three from the Viking Warrior: Boston College with family pressure will sneak by the Seminoles. The other winners are Michigan, and Alabama

From the South are these three from our local guy:Florida State over Boston College in a tight one, BYU out flies Ayr Force, and way out West, it will be Oregon over California.

PANTHER DISCUSSION AT TOWN CENTER

Our Town Center will host a presentation by Florida Division of Fish and Wildlife on Nov. 17th at 6:00 pm. Reservations for free seminar are needed by the 14th.

This should be a very interesting topic as we are surrounded by a green space that has many animals. Unfortunately the Panther, as a species, is vanishing. The cat above is actually a Lion, and is not residing in our woods. She actually lives in Animal Kingdom and does get her share of love and respect.

Hopefully we can learn how to be aware of the animals that live around us, and share the same environment with them in a respectful manner.

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VETERAN'S DAY

Today is Veteran's Day.

Lets take a minute to remember those who served. Lets remember that they fought for us. Keep them in our hearts and prayers.

SEVEN DOLLAR DANCE - SATURDAY NOV. 15th

Chuck Petersen will provide music for November's seven dollar dance at Town Center.

These events have always been a lot of fun, and that should continue this season. It's time to sign up and select your table.

INJURY REPORT

My lady friend is up in the "Garden State" helping one of her daughters care for the latest grand child. She left instructions with her daughter here in Naples, that if their were any problems or injuries, to call this V.W. Resident for help. Well sure enough there was a major injury.

It was roughly 7:00 PM when the door opened and the little boy was milking the most of his latest disaster. He apparently got struck with a DVD disc right smack in the middle of his head. He cried: "People are going to make fun of the bump on my head." Thank God he is letting his hair grow, as it covered the "major cut" he suffered. Poor boy.

Because he is my "pal" he pulled his hair aside in order to get this picture. Can you see the wound? It is deep and so wide he must have lost a quart of blood, but one wonders why is there no sign of stitches or a band aid?

TAX BILL IS IN YOUR MAILBOX

V.W. Resident knew they were due, so that is why he stayed away from the mailbox until now. It was satisfying to ignore the news for a few days, but sooner or latter you have to face the music.

The good news is if paid by the end of the month the savings is close to $180 on this bill. That's good. I remember when the savings was only $40 -$50 . Maybe I am getting old too remember those numbers. That's life.

ON THE BABY FRONT

Just in from New Jersey. Baby pictures from the Lady friend I have.

The little boy, Connor, is now 24 days old (plus or minus). He can actually hold his head up, and close his eyes for a short snooze. V.W. can do that too. So what is the big deal?

The girl on the right is the big sister. She is working on talking, but already is up to the task of watching baby brother. V. W. Resident thinks she is a doll.

NOVEMBERS FIRST WEEK OF FOOTBALL

Here they are again. Neither of the prognosticators has given up the love of football and their ability to call the games.

The Jerkey VIKING Warrior says: "Who cares about the college picks. Look at my boy run." Forced to give three winners the Norseman said Minnesota roasts Michigan State, Taxas trounces Baylor, and in a close call Nebraska in a squeeker.

In a very confident manner the local guy living here in "The Walk" has given these picks for us: Boston College (How did they sneak in there?) over Notre Dame. He also picks North Carolina over Ga. Tech, and Daddy Bowden smacks his boy (Clemson).

VETERANS DAY "PASTA DINNER"

A V.W. Neighbor advised that the Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a "Veterans Day Pasta Dinner. The organization did something similar last year and it was a good event.

Carrabba's will do the catering, and they do an excellent job.

The date is Nov. 11 at 5:30. Tickets required.

ANOTHER FOOTBALL WEEKEND AHEAD

Here we go again. That last week just flew by.

The man from "The Walk" has sent the following: Texas Tech again showing they are great, followed by LSU and his favorite Ohio State winning impressively.

The Viking Warrior didn't notice "jersey" was spelled wrong in last wek's post and therefore has graced again with these three:

Whatever happened to Wallkill, and the report from our BC correspondent?

HOUSING, THE ECONOMY, AND THE LOTTERY

Sales up! Sales down! Short sales. Foreclosures at record levels. Bail outs. Buy outs. What does it all mean?

V.W. Resident knows the economy is bad, bad, bad. He read recently a couple of articles regarding housing. One stated Lee County, to the North of us, is ranked number three in the country for foreclosures. South West Florida, in general, is doing poorly. That is not good news at all.

In another article it was suggested that sales are up in Naples, but the homes that were selling were high end. That is not us, so this news is not the greatest for our home values here in "The Walk." On another page it stated Mr. Pulte was forced to sell over 700,000 shares of his stock on a margin call.

A third story also suggested sales were up in the home market across the board as foreigners were scooping up bargains. I guess that is good for them. It might be good for us as they can't homestead, as they are our only tourists not residents.

I don't know what to make of all this. Will I be worse off in a few months? Maybe I'll just become a foreigner after the Country is purchased by Japan, Germany, or China. Who Knows, but it just might be a good idea to buy some foreign language books and start learning another language. A lottery ticket might even be better.

CERT MEETING

Hey all CERT Graduates there is a meeting Monday, Nov 3, 2008 at 7:00.

Location is Town Center.

HAVE A LAUGH

While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies.

His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.

'Welcome to heaven,' says St. Peter. 'Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you.'

'No problem, just let me in,' says the man.

'Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose
where to spend eternity.'

'Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,' says the senator.

'I'm sorry, but we have our rules.'

And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.

Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, Shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.

They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.

Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go.

Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises...

The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.

'Now it's time to visit heaven.'

So, 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a
good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.

'Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity.'

The senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: 'Well, I would Never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.'

So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.

Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.

He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.

The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. 'I don't understand,' stammers the senator. 'Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a
wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?'

The devil looks at him, smiles and says: YESTERDAY WE WERE CAMPAIGNIN, TODAY YOU VOTED