Come Enjoy the Dick Waters

I’m from a small town.  People there know each other’s names, recognize each other’s vehicles, and spend time in the Dick Waters.

Well actually when I was growing up I was either swimming in a lake, a pond, or a backyard pool, but I have just recently learned a little more about the public swimming pool in the biggest town in our county.  It’s called the Dick Waters’ Pool, named after the late teacher Mr. Richard Waters.  I can’t make this up.  I mean I could, but it would be really wrong because The Dick Waters is actually located at the elementary school. 

The pool has been closed since 2009, due to reported budget constraints.  The town must be ecstatic, because no one has gotten to play in Dick Waters for years!  Talk about a drought!  It’s estimated that the pool will cost the town nearly $60,000 to run it for the summer.  As we all know,  it costs a lot to get women to come out and play in the Dick Waters.  So if you’re ever in Michigan, come out and play in the Dick Waters.  But please, keep your lips closed.  No one needs a mouth full of the Dick Waters. 

If only it were shaped like this, it would be a legend.  Well you know...if it were a little bigger. 

 

Source: Tosh.ComedyCentral.com

 

 

Our Founding Fathers

I have been posting a lot about gingers lately. You could say I have ginger on the brain, but I had to share this ginger-tastic factoid with you!

 

I’m about to blow your ginger-lovin’ mind. There is so much disagreement pertaining to our current president and how he is doing. There is also much debate about the direction that the country is headed. One thing that can’t be debated is that America is one feisty mother.

 

You may know that America was founded by determined men who had a vision of a better life for themselves and countrymen, but what you may not know is that two of our founding fathers, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, were extra feisty. That’s because they were red heads!  Covered up by wigs and white hair powder (used to control grease and odor), these two men were full-fledged gingers!

Thomas Jefferson

Source: Time Magazine

 

George Washington

Source: redhairfacts.com

 

 

So next time you hate on a ginger, you’re hating on our founding fathers. Your mother would be so disappointed!

Note:  Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight Eisenhower, Calvin Coolidge, and Martin Van Buren were also red heads.

 

 

 

 

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Gingers in the '90s

My bestie Colleen sent me a link to buzzfeed showing why Gingers were cooler in the '90s and how they paved the way for gingers of today...as you can see above.  So that got me thinking...I was a ginger in the '90s!  So I want to share some ginger awesomeness with you, from the '90s!


Here I am with my ginger dog...

My ginger horses...

And of course, my ginger cow. 

I also had a ginger mother, and a Reba collection (not pictured). 

http://www.buzzfeed.com/h2/fbsp/virginmobilelive/reasons-gingers-were-cooler-in-the-90s