My 2009 Halloween: Scary jack-o-lantern and throw in some Miley Cyrus

Above is the jack-o-lantern I carved for this Halloween.  I thought it turned out pretty well.  I made it easier on myself than the previous two years.  A good decision.

We only had 6 trick-or-treaters this year.  At first I thought it was because of my scarier than scary jack-o-lantern.  Not really.  I didn't find out the real reason of our trick-or-treater deficit this year until a Princess, a girl dresssed as a Princess anyway, said "Miley Cyrus has a concert here tonight; that's why many aren't out tonight".  Ahh Haa!  It's Miley's fault.  Now I have a boatload of candy because of her.  Thank you, daughter of 'Achy-Breaky'.

Miley made the most of her trip to Louisville, apparently.  After entertaining the tweens of the 'Ville, she entertained herself at one of our local watering holes.  Yikes!!  A portion of her evening is below.


Miley Cyrus - I Love Rock N' Roll - Phoenix Hill Tavern Bar (Louisville, KY) - Oct. 31, 2009



Which is scarier: My jack-o-lantern or Miley Cyrus on stage in Louisville?

My visit to Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky

Ah, Waverly Hills Sanatorium. The hospital that housed tens of thousands of tuberculosis patients for decades (1920s-1960s). Reportedly over 60,000 patients died here. I have always wanted to visit this place. I live less than an hour away. I was excited that I was finally going to go see the place in person. I do have to say that my flashlight went dead after only three minutes in the main building. I later checked the batteries and they were fine. It is the flashlight itself that no longer works. [enter scary music]

Outside Room 502 where a nurse hung herself or was hung back in the 1930s. Also another nurse jumped or was pushed from the window in Room 502 to her death. There are supposedly incidences of people now getting sick after being in this room. Definitely one of the most popular sites on the property.

There is a lot of graffiti on every floor. I wish these white spots on some of my photos were orbs, but alas they are not. They are just dust. Unfortunately, we didn't see anything paranormal.

The above photo is of "The Death Tunnel". This is right outside the main building where the corpses were taken from the building to the awaiting hearses at the bottom of the hill. A ramp on one side and stairs on the other. The stairs were for the employees and the ramp was for the deceased.

I was so glad to be able to go. it is a shame that no one saw or heard anything really unique. I would like to go again soon. Especially before it is turned into a hotel.

Below is the video of The Ghost Hunters when they traveled to Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky a few years ago when they found something strange.

For all of the pics, go to here

2008 Ryder Cup Practice Round at Valhalla

I was fortunate enough to go to the Thursday practice round day at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky. It's nice having the Ryder Cup a few miles from my house. I did take a lot of pictures. There isn't that much golf to see with only 24 players at most out on the course at a time. There is no Tiger Woods, but it is great for us to be able to root on two Kentuckians in Kenny Perry and J.B. Holmes.





Go USA!!

the frisky little The Island green on the 13th hole and Phil Mickelson takes a little drink
















the view from the top of the tee on the 18th hole and some showing their GO USA spirit

Hurricane Ike Takes Bite Out of Louisville, Kentucky

"I Don't Like Ike!!"

Even though Louisville, Kentucky is hundreds of miles away from Texas and where Hurricane Ike made landfall in the United States it took a huge hit. Kentucky has experienced tornadoes before and Ike ended up knocking out more power in Kentucky than ever before. Just after the storm there were over 500,000 households without power. I was one of them. I finally got power on the third day. As I'm typing this on the fifth day after Ike, there are still over 100,000 households in the Louisville area without power.

Luckily, I didn't have too much in the way of bad of trees in my yard, but I did see some powerlines down. In the photo above this tree snapped a powerline. They say that it may be another week before everyone in the Louisville area has their power back. I hope you weren't in Ike's path.

Waverly Hills Sanatorium into a Hotel?

Waverly Hills Sanatorium is the famous former tuberculosis hospital located in south Louisville, Kentucky where an estimated 60,000 people have died. For the past few years it has been mainly visited by ghost hunters, even The Ghost Hunters from the Sci-Fi channel made a visit last Halloween.

Now there is talk of creating a fancy hotel out of the mammoth building. Construction may begin soon and Charlie Mattingly, the owner, thinks construction could finish in 2010. It will indeed be a massive undertaking.

I have never been to the former sanatorium, but I sure would like to take one of their tours. It is such a creepy place due to its enormous size and the death tunnel. You can go the Waverly Hills Sanatorium website for its history and other information.

Mr. Papa John's Calls Internet "Silly Stuff"

It takes a lot to ruffle my feathers, but I had to write this concerning a recent interview I saw of John Schnatter, Mr. Papa John himself. It aired on our local Fox affiliate WDRB here in Louisville.
Mr. Schnatter revealed that he has never seen or been on the internet. I would understand if his reasoning was that he is not a fan of technology or he would would rather use the phone as opposed to using emails.
However, his comments about the internet surprised me. “I’ve never been on the Internet,” he said. “No computers, No Noise. No Anything. I don’t like being bogged down with silly stuff.” But he did say that "the second wife" does get on the internet. That's a relief.
But seriously, why bash something that you have never seen or used? Also, why state on a TV interview that 90% of your customers partake in silly stuff? So I guess it wasn't his idea to be able to order Papa John pizza online.
Wow, I must really like the internet if I'm being so defensive. It just struck a chord in me. I just had to get it out. Sorry Mr. Papa John for being critical of you . . . Oh, that's right not to worry, you won't be reading this anyway.

You can see the TV interview here.http://www.fox41.com/article/view/16666/?tf=wdrbarticleview.tpl