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40 Years of Guts & Glory     The Angola Rodeo , the longest running prison rodeo in the nation, got its start in 1965.  The first arena was small, built by a handful of dedicated inmates and personnel.  It wasn't much in those days, and the rodeo was stages just for the entertainment of prisoners and employees.  But it was fun.    The 1967 rodeo was opened to the general public on a limited basis.  There were no stands.  Spectators had to sit on apple crates and the hoods of their cars to watch the performance.    The success on the 1967 and 1968 rodeos prompted constructions of a 4,500 seat arena for the 1969 rodeo.  A near disaster occurred when the bleachers collapsed during one of the shows.  Spectators weren't alarmed, most didn't even get up.  They sat on the collapsed structure and continued to watch.  The 1971 rodeo was the wettest in history, but the show went on. ...

Today is  The Secret Recipe Club  reveal. This month I was assigned a fabulous blog called  The Weekend Gourmet . I was thrilled to get Wendy’s blog. We also belong to Sunday Supper together so I was thrilled to see her name in my inbox. I just knew I was going to find tons of cool recipes to pull from. I mean she is a powerhouse in the kitchen. She cooks up meals and snacks and ice cream. I was really drawn to her  Wolf’s Wonderful Peanut Butter Brownie Fudge Sundaes  but there’s not enough of us peanut butter lovers in the house right now. So I’m saving that until Christmas time. I want to make it for my brother when he comes over. He’s a peanut butter nut. After looking at tons of recipes and making myself seriously hungry I saw that she had a popcorn category. Naturally I went to take a look see. I knew immediately  the s’mores  had to be made. Such a cool idea. You know me and popcorn. It’s a huge love of mine. Like stalker kind of lov...

   There is a holiday for every day in April.  For some days, there are even two.  Here is how you can celebrate at least one every day in the month of April. April 1st, National Fun Day -It's also April Fools Day, which is why it is such a fun day. April 2nd, Reconciliation Day -This day doesn't sound like much fun, but who knows...you could end up with a new-old friend. April 3rd, Tangible Karma Day -Have you ever watched "My Name is Earl ?"  Make a list of all the bad things you have done and fix them or Karma will make bad things happen to you. April 4th, Victims of Violence Wholly Day -Befriend a victim of violence and do something nice for that person. April 5th, National Deep Dish Pizza Day -Sounds like a delicious holiday.  I bet Domino's will be busy on this day. April 6th, Drowsy Driver Awareness Day -If you are a drowsy driver, make everyone aware of the fact.  You wouldn't want to hurt anyone. April 7th,...