Topsy Turvy at week 3

Three weeks in and the plants are still alive. Plenty of blooms and a few new tomatoes are showing up, and the bell peppers are doing good too.

joke of the week from TBS...

A pregnant woman was involved in a car accident and fell into a deep coma. After nearly six months, she woke up and saw that she was no longer pregnant and frantically asked the doctor about her baby.

"Ma'am, you had twins!" the doctor said. "A boy and a girl. Your uncle came in and named them."

"Oh, no, not my uncle! He's an idiot," the woman lamented. "What are their names?"

"Well, the girl's name is Denise," the doctor replied.

"Wow, that's not bad! I like it," the woman said. "What about the boy?"


and the punchline is ...

"Denephew," the doctor said.

Topsy Turvy at week 2

The tomatoes have some blooms and everything looks good.

Topsy Turvy after one week...

The three tomato plants are still alive and growing after one week and a few pepper plants have been added to the planter too...

Topsy Turvy Tomato Tree - As Seen on TV

I bought my mom one of those Topsy Turvy Tomato Trees - As Seen on TV, for Mother's Day. I found it at Walgreens, this model being able to hold 3 plants and having a 5 foot tall steel stand to support it. This one was considerably more($49.99) than the single bag version($9.99) most often seen.

Of course it didn't come with either tomato plants or potting soil, so I bought three different types of tomato plants(cherry, hybrid, beefsteak) and organic soil mix at Walmart($20). There's still spaces available to add three herb type plants too.

It should get plenty of sun on the back patio. Hopefully it'll be productive. I figure with what I spent, it needs to put out 30+ pounds of tomatos, which one plant alone should do...

A few 9-1-1 calls...

Received this in an email, good for a laugh or two...


Dispatcher : 9-1-1 What is your emergency?
Caller: I heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the brown house on the corner.
Dispatcher: Do you have an address?
Caller: No, I have on a blouse and slacks, why?


Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is your emergency?
Caller : Someone broke into my house and took a bite out of my ham and cheese sandwich .
Dispatcher : Excuse me?
Caller : I made a ham and cheese sandwich and left it on the kitchen table and when I came back from the bathroom, someone had taken a bite out of it.
Dispatcher : Was anything else taken?
Caller : No, but this has happened to me before and I'm sick and tired of it!


Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is the nature of your emergency?
Caller: I' m trying to reach nine eleven but my phone doesn't have an eleven on it.
Dispatcher: This is nine eleven.
Caller: I thought you just said it was nine-one-one
Dispatcher: Yes, ma'am nine-one-one and nine-eleven are the same thing.
Caller: Honey, I may be old, but I'm not stupid.

My Personal Favorite!!!
Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What's the nature of your emergency?
Caller: My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart
Dispatcher: Is this her first child?
Caller: No, you idiot! This is her husband!
And the winner is............

Dispatcher: 9-1-1
Caller: Yeah, I'm having trouble breathing. I'm all out of breath... Darn......I think I'm going to pass out.
Dispatcher: Sir, where are you calling from?
Caller: I'm at a pay phone. North and Foster.
Dispatcher: ! Sir, an ambulance is on the way. Are you an asthmatic?
Caller: No
Dispatcher: What were you doing before you started having trouble breathing?
Caller: Running from the Police