It's a Terry and Lorraine's Bowling League Monday on Blind Cafe
Julie Parker
Good Morning Members, It’s aTerry and Lorraine’s Bowling Legue Monday on Blind Café!!
*Thanks to all our hosts and hostesses who work very hard to entertain our members.
“We hope you enjoy your day on Blind Café”
Date:February 17th, 2014:
****On the Menu every day is for our new members as it has instructions on how to subscribe to our chat list and Menu. Also it gives a description of what can be found in a room by hitting F6. All other members can skip this section and go down to our Senior Menu to find a quick guide to today’s events. Our next section The Classic Menu gives a description of how our games are played. Finally our Dessert Menu is at the bottom of the page and is filled with articles from our members.
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*Mystery Theatre. Press F6 and listen to one of our very own produced mini who dun nit plays, starring our very own Blind Café Members.
*Press F6 in our Faith Chapel and listen to one of Pastor Jonathon or Pastor Volly Nelson’s Sermon’s.
*Press F6 in The Pirate’s Cove and sail away to the Islands with Jimmy Buffet.
*Press F6 in Laughing Leprechaun and enjoy the luck of the Irish!
*Gadget’s Tech Room. Hit F6 and hear instructions on how to use I Phone Ap’s.
*I didn’t know that learning Centre. Hit F6 and listen to our learning tutorials.
*Café Premier Events Room. Sit back, hit F6 and get ready to listen to our full length, hilariously funny 2012 Christmas play that our Blind Café members starred in. “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”
* Blind Café’s 2013, Murder in the Café Manor Halloween Horror Production by Julie P and Patti Woodworth
**Our 2013 Café Expresso Christmas Play, starring Willie and Jeannie Wilson as Santa and Mrs. Claus. See how our members turned into rogue toys and elves. Laugh along as poor Sweet P gets hit with the white stuff that she hates so much and last but not least, see how Lorraine runs Grandma over with the reindeer. For some reason Confetti and crew seem to have a hard time with getting Willie off the ground. Written and Produced by Julie Parker and Patti Woodworth, it’s definitely a must to listen to.
*T.V Land. Kick back, put your feet up, relax on one of our comfortable couches, hit f 6 and watch one of our old time classic T.V shows such as Alf
All in the family
Andy Griffith
Bonanza
Brady Bunch
Dragnet
Gilligan’s island
Green acres
Highway to Heaven
Jefferson’s
Leave it to beaver
Little house on the prairie
Mash
Mork and Mindy
Mr. Ed
The Munsters
The Walton’s
W.K.R.P in Cincinnati
We have more shows coming soon.
*The Café Comedy Lounge. Hit F6 and get ready for some great comedians like Jeff Dunham, Roy D Mercer, Bill Cosby, James Gregory, Rodney Carrington’s songs, Ron White, Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Cosby, Jeanne Roberson, He Haw episodes and our very own John Harris and Willie in the Copper Clapper! Enjoy a great laugh whenever you want to get happy!
*Movies, Movies, Movies:
We have over 600 described movies for your enjoyment. Come in to Willie’s cinema and watch the movie of your choice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Press F6 from the main room window, and choose the movie you would like to play. Happy movie watching, and don’t forget to bring the popcorn.
*BLIND CAFÉ Senior Menu:
*Congratulations to Jimbob and Matt, yesterday’s Texas Hold Em Winners!
*7 am Join Patti W in the Donut and Coffee Shop for our breakfast club get together. Start your week off in a state of confusion as that is where she puts me every week!
9:30am Join your host Bill in the Café Fitness Zone for a good morning wake up work out!
*2pm In the I didn’t know that learning center, Join your host Alan for Tips and Tricks for making living with blindness easier.
4 pm Join Matt for afternoon tea and chat in Senior moments.
8 pm Join your host Rick Rock, in Games R Us; for a challenging game of who wants to be a Millionaire? Rick has created a real life TV version of this game including Ask the Audience! Do the 50/50 Or Call a Friend. We will post our winners in the menu each week. Rick is a great host, so please come out and support him tonight.
9pm Blind Café’s Bowling League with Terry and Lorraine! Come by and join our bowling league! It’s so real that the beer, soda and hot dogs are on Terry! The $150 prize money is on the Café! Grab a partner, choose a name and come on out to bowling night every Monday night .
Shawn’s I doubt it has moved to Tuesday night at 10pm and Neva’s Farkle Tournament has moved to Wednesday nights at 10:30pm. Sorry for the changes folks but the Café is getting busy!
Midnight: Join Matt in Café after Dark for late night chat.
**BLIND CAFÉ’S New Events Menu:
New Event:
Blind Café’s Bake Sale!
If you like Lorraine’s home made fudge, Karen’s Raspberry and cream filled cakes, Kathy’s cookies and Sweet P’s English Sausage Rolls then come to our bake sale and help support the site. Saturday April 5th, at 2pm in our Café Premier Events Room.
****BLIND CAFE’S Classic Menu includes times and explanations of games, please read below. All times are Eastern Standard:
7 am The Donut and Coffee Shop opens:
Join our breakfast club and find out about world events and what the weather is like in each others neck of the woods. If you are an early riser you will find one of us lingering around our freshly brewed coffee. If you like to dunk your donut, you had better grab one quick before Willie eats them all!
Join your host Patti W for morning Chat and confusion today!
9:30am Café Fitness Zone:
Hi! This
is Bill!
Also known as Mister Fitness Here on the Blind Café!
Join me
every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning in the Café Fitness
Zone!
For
your morning
exercise
!
We're going to be working out!
We're going to be talking about
nutrition!
We're going to be talking about how to put together an exercise
program and
live a healthier better life!
The better you look, the better
you feel, the better you feel about
yourself.
So Come in, every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, at 9:30,
Right after the Donut shop,
And be ready to
sweat and have some fun!
So join me, Bill, Mister Fitness,
In the Café
Fitness Zone.
11:30 am the Bistro Opens Sponsored by Chris Spencer:
Join us for lunchtime chat and sandwiches, croissants or try one of our French pastries for dessert. Fresh on the Menu today: sent in by Shawn.
Mexican
Rice
1 cup uncooked minute rice
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 green
pepper, chopped
1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
Fry 3 tablespoons of the
uncooked rice until brown. Add onions and green pepper and saute. Add remaining
uncooked rice and can of tomatoes (add a little water if needed). Cover and
simmer 30 minutes.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
2 pm Tips and Tricks In the I didn’t know that learning Center:
Join your host Alan and learn tips and tricks on making living a blind life a little easier.
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4 pm Senior moments. Sponsored by our Vets: Join Willie, Alan, Patti or Julie for happy hour. Of course that’s if you can remember where the room is! If you have to hold the key down for an extra second because you can’t remember what you were going to say, don’t worry, you’re in the right room.
I think! Join our special host Matt for afternoon tea and chat.
8pm who wants to be a Millionaire in Games R Us. Sponsored by JB Heart:
Join your host Rick for this challenging game. Rick will include ask the audience, 50/50 and phone a friend. Rick is a great host so come on out and support his newest game. The highest winners will be posted in the menu.
9pm The Café’s Bowling League In The Dragon’s Strike Zone:
Join Terry and Lorraine for a great night of bowling! Our lanes are so real that the beer, soda, and hot dogs are on Terry! The game will keep our scores and the winner at the end of the league receives $150
Midnight: Café after Dark opens Sponsored by Terra Lee:
Join your host Matt. Anyone for late night chat? You are welcome to stay until the wee hours of the morning and then move down to the Donut and Coffee shop where our breakfast club meets everyday.
*****BLIND CAFÉ’S what’s for Dessert Members Corner Menu:
*Tiffany’s Interesting food facts for the day.
February
17th,
National Chocolate Cake Day
**Thought of the day.
Thanks Sharon for the thought of the day.
Life doesn’t get better by waiting for it to happen. You need to make it happen!
****Today’s Joke of the day:
This was
sent in by my friend Mike Tate.
Texting Codes for Seniors
Since more and more
seniors are texting and tweeting, there appears to be a need for a Senior
Texting Code:
ATD = At The Doctor’s
BTW = Bring The Wheelchair
BYOT =
Bring Your Own Teeth
CBM = Covered By Medicare
CUATSC = See You At The
Senior Center
DWI = Driving While Incontinent
FWB = Friend With Beta
Blockers
FWIW = Forgot Where I Was
FYI = Found Your Insulin
GGPBL –
Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low!
GHA = Got Heartburn Again
HGBM = Had Good
Bowel Movement
IMHO = Is My Hearing-Aid On?
LMDO = Laughing My Dentures
Out
LOL = Living On Lipitor
LWO = Lawrence Welk’s On
OMMR = On My
Massage Recliner
ROTFL - ACGU = Rolling On The Floor Laughing - And Can’t Get
Up
TTYL = Talk To You Louder
WAITT = Who Am I Talking To?
WTFA = Wet
The Furniture Again
WTP = Where’s The Prunes?
WWNO = Walker Wheels Need
Oil
?” Of course! Boom Boom! Hahahahahahahahaha Don’t forget to come out to Sham the man’s Comedy Lounge this Friday at midnight! Shamster is always a barrel of laughs.
****Yet another Credit card scam sent in by Alan. Thanks for letting us know Alan:
Dear Friends,
I received the below from a friend & thought it was worth passing along. It's probably been around before but, it's still a good reminder.
These criminals spend so much time on crime just think what they could accomplish if they worked! Joan Visa / MasterCard FRAUD Verified with Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/creditcard.asp This is a heads up for everyone regarding the latest in
Visa fraud. Royal Bank received this communication about the newest scam. This is happening in the Midwest right now and moving across the country. This one is slick, since they provide YOU with all the information,except the one piece they want. Note, the callers do not ask for your card number; they already have it. This information is worth reading. By understanding how the VISA & MasterCard telephone Credit Card Scam works, you'll be better prepared to protect yourself. One of our employees was called on Wednesday from 'VISA', and I was called on Thursday from 'MasterCard'. The scam works like this: Person calling: 'This is (name) and I'm calling from the Security and Fraud Department at VISA. My Badge number is 12460, your card has been flagged for an unusual purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify. this would be on your VISA card which was issued by (name of bank). Did you purchase an Anti-Telemarketing Device for $497.99 from a marketing company based in Arizona?' When you say 'No', the caller continues with, 'Then we will be issuing a credit to your account. This is a company we have been watching, and the charges range from $297 to $497, just under the $500 purchase pattern that flags most cards. Before your next statement, the credit will be sent to (gives you your address). Is that correct?' You say 'yes'. The caller continues - 'I will be starting a Fraud Investigation. If you have any questions, you should call the 1- 800 number listed on the back of your card (1-800-VISA) and ask for Security. You will need to refer to this Control Number. The caller then gives you a 6 digit number. 'Do you need me to read it again?' Here's the IMPORTANT part on how the scam works - The caller then says, 'I need to verify you are in possession of your card'. He'll ask you to 'turn your card over and look for some numbers'. There are 7 numbers; the first 4 are part of your card number, the last 3 are the Security Numbers that verify you are the possessor of the card. These are the numbers you sometimes use to make Internet purchases to prove you have the card. The caller will ask you to read the last 3 numbers to him. After you tell the caller the 3 numbers,he'll say, 'That is correct, I just needed to verify that the card has not been lost or stolen, and that you still have your card. Do you have any other questions?' After you say no, the caller then thanks you and states, 'Don't hesitate to call back if you do', and hangs up. You actually say very little, and they never ask for or tell you the card number. But after we were called on Wednesday, we called back within 20 minutes to ask a question. We were glad we did! The REAL VISA Security Department told us it was a scam and in the last 5 minutes a new purchase of $497.99 was charged to our card. We made a real fraud report and closed the VISA account. VISA is reissuing us a new number. What the Scammer wants is the 3-digit PIN number on the back of the card. Don't give it to them.Instead, tell them you'll call VISA or Master Card directly for verification of theirconversation. The real VISA told us that they will never ask for anything on the card, as they already know the information, since they issued the card! If you give the Scammer your 3 Digit PIN Number, you think you're receiving a credit. However, by the time you get your statement you'll see charges for purchases you didn't make,and by then it's almost too late and/or more difficult to actually file a fraud report. What makes this more remarkable is that on Thursday, I got a call from a 'Jason Richardson of MasterCard' with a word-for-word repeat of the VISA Scam. This time I didn't let him finish. I hung up! We filed a police report, as instructed by VISA. The police said they are taking several of these reports daily! They also urged us to tell everybody we know that this scam is happening. I dealt with a similar situation this morning, with the caller telling me that $3,097 had been charged to my account for plane tickets to Spain, and so on through the above routine. It appears that this is a very active scam, and evidently quite successful... Pass this on to all your family and friends.
****Today in history sent in by Alan Dicey:
TODAY IN
HISTORY, Today is Sunday, February 16, the 47th day of 2014. There
are
318 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On this
date February 16, in 1923 : Archaeologist opens tomb of King Tut
On this day
in 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter
enters the
sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King
Tutankhamen.
On
this date in 1778: during the Revolutionary War, John Adams prepares to
sail
for France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-adams-prepares-to-sail-for-france
On
this date in 1786: James Monroe marries Elizabeth Kortright
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-monroe-marries-elizabeth-kortright
On
this date February 16, 1804, Lieutenant Stephen Decatur led a successful
raid into Tripoli Harbor to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia,
which
had fallen into the hands of pirates during the First Barbary
War.
On this date in 1848: Chopin plays his final Paris
concert
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chopin-plays-his-final-paris-concert
On
this date, in 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee
ended
as some 12,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered; Union General Ulysses
S. Grant's victory earned him the nickname "Unconditional Surrender
Grant.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/capture-of-fort-donelson
On
this date in 1868, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was
organized
in New York City.
On this date in 1878: Silver dollars made legal in the
United States
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/silver-dollars-made-legal
On
this date in 1894: John Wesley Hardin is pardoned
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-wesley-hardin-is-pardoned
On
this date in 1923, the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen's recently
unearthed tomb was unsealed in Egypt by English archaeologist Howard
Carter.
On this date in 1933: David O. Selznick returns to
MGM
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/david-o-selznick-returns-to-mgm
On
this date in 1937, Dr. Wallace H. Carothers, a research chemist for
Du
Pont who'd invented nylon, received a patent for the synthetic
fiber.
On this date in 1944: Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford is
born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pulitzer-prize-winner-richard-ford-is-born
On
this date in 1945, during World War 2, American troops landed on the
island
of Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II. 1945: Bataan
recaptured
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bataan-recaptured
On
this date in 1951: Joseph Stalin attacks the United Nations
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-stalin-attacks-the-united-nations
On
this date in 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month and a-half
after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.
On this date in 1961, the
United States launched the Explorer 9 satellite.
On this date in 1968, the
nation's first 911 emergency telephone system was
inaugurated in Haleyville,
Alabama.
Also, on this date in 1968: during the Vietnam War, Tet Offensive
results in
many new refugees
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tet-offensive-results-in-many-new-refugees
On
this date in 1977, Janani Luwum, the Anglican archbishop of Uganda, and
two
other men were killed in what Ugandan authorities said was an automobile
accident.
On this date in 1983: Brush fires ravage South
Australia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brush-fires-ravage-south-australia
On
this date in 1984: Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympic
gold
in downhill skiing
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bill-johnson-becomes-first-american-to-win-olympic-gold-in-downhill-skiing
On
this date in 1988, seven people were shot to death during an office
rampage
in Sunnyvale, California, by a man obsessed with a co-worker who was
wounded
in the attack. (The gunman, Richard Farley, is on death row.)
On this
date in 1994, more than 200 people were killed when a powerful
earthquake
shook Indonesia's Sumatra Island.
On this date in 1997: Jeff Gordon becomes
youngest Daytona winner
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jeff-gordon-becomes-youngest-daytona-winner
On
this date in 1998, a China Airlines Airbus A300-600R trying to land in
fog
near Taipei, Taiwan, crashed, killing all 196 people on board, plus six
on
the ground.
Ten years ago:
A confident John Kerry launched a full-throttle
attack on President George
W. Bush's economic policies, mostly
ignoring his Democratic rivals on the
eve of the Wisconsin primary.
The
Walt Disney Corporation rejected a takeover bid by Comcast Corp.
Soul singer
Doris Troy, 67, died in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Five years ago:
Secretary of
State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Tokyo to begin her
first trip abroad
as President Barack Obama's chief diplomat.
The government of Pakistan agreed
to implement Islamic law in the
northwestern region of Malakand in an
attempt to pacify a spreading Taliban
insurgency.
In Stamford,
Connecticut, a 200-pound chimpanzee named Travis went berserk,
severely
mauling its owner's friend, Charla Nash; Travis was shot dead by
police.
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, South Korea's first Roman Catholic cardinal
and
advocate for democracy, died at age 86.
One year ago:
Gunmen
attacked a camp for a construction company in rural northern Nigeria,
killing a guard and kidnapping seven workers from Lebanon, Britain, Greece
and Italy; the kidnappers later claimed to have killed the
hostages.
Billy Hunter was ousted as executive director of the National
Basketball
Players Association by NBA players.
Tony Sheridan, 72, a
British singer who'd performed with The Beatles during
their early years in
Germany, died in Hamburg.
Deaths reported during the week ending February 15,
2014:
Friday, January 31
Christopher Jones, actor ("Ryan's Daughter"), of
cancer, 72.
Monday, February 3
Gloria Leonard, adult film
actress/publisher ("High Society"), follows a
stroke, 73.
Friday,
February 7
Doug Mohns, NHL hockey player (Boston Bruins), of myelodysplastic
syndrome
(a blood disorder), 80.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Shirley
Temple, actress ("Heidi"), of natural causes, 91.
Wednesday, February 12,
2014
Sid Caesar, actor and comedian ("Your Show of Shows"), after a brief
illness, 91.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Michele Savoia, fashion
designer, cause not reported, 55. His body was found
in a river on Sunday,
16 February. He was last seen on 13 February.
Ralph Waite, actor (John Walton
Sr. on "The Waltons"), 85.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Jim Fregosi,
major-league manager (Philadelphia Phillies), following a
stroke,
71.
Today's Birthdays:
Actor Jeremy Bulloch is 69.
Actor William Katt
is 63.
Rhythm-and-blues singer James Ingram is 62.
Actor LeVar Burton is
57.
Actor-rapper Ice-T is 56.
Actress Lisa Loring is 56.
International
Tennis Hall of Famer John McEnroe is 55.
Rock musician Andy Taylor is
53.
Rock musician Dave Lombardo (Slayer) is 49.
Actress Sarah Clarke is
43.
Rock musician Taylor Hawkins (Foofighters) is 42.
Olympic gold medal
runner Cathy Freeman is 41.
Singer Sam Salter is 39.
Electronic dance
music artist Bassnectar is 36.
Rapper Lupe Fiasco is 32.
Pop-rock singer
Ryan Follese (FAHL'-eh-say) (Hot Chelle (SHEL) Rae) is 27.
Rock musician
Danielle Haim (HYM) is 25.
Actress Elizabeth Olsen is 25.
Actor Mike
Weinberg is 21.
Thought for Today:
"There are two ways to slice easily
through life; to believe everything or
to doubt everything. Both ways
save us from thinking."
Alfred Korzybski, Polish-American linguist
(1879-1950).
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