In commemoration of the big 4-0, here is a place for all of us to ruminate, iterate, initiate....our thoughts and memories about Michael. But don't hesitate, time is short.







Friday, February 26, 2010

WORD SEARCH

Here is a word search created in honor of Michael.

Click on the image below and it should open in a larger window for printing.

Enjoy.



Internet Search

If you happen to have the time (as I apparently do), try searching the internet for Michael Trum.

Use whichever search engine you want (yahoo, google, bing, ask, dogpile, altavista, lycos, webcrawler, metacrawler, etc.).



Decline the offer to correct your search for Michael Trump. That is not him (see above) and continue.

Click on images and/or pictures.

The results are interesting to say the least. I have included a few below. Others I could not see as the computer I was using determined them to be inappropriate and would not allow them to be visualized.

from: ask.com

from: google and bing


from: yahoo, webcrawler, metacrawler

To quote Alice, "Curiouser and curiouser."














Thursday, February 25, 2010

Let's Get Ready to JUMBLE!

As promised, here is a JUMBLE about Michael.

Unscramble each word. Save the appropriately designated letters for a 3 word final jumble.

CHAMEIL - once solved, use 1st and 5th letters for final jumble
DKOVA - once solved, use 2nd and last letters for final jumble
KHCPETU - once solved, use 2nd and 5th letters for final jumble
EUCRIS - once solved, use 2nd and 5th letters for final jumble
OONCDCR - once solved, use 6th letter for final jumble
NEISDY - once solved, use 4th and 5th letters for final jumble
TWSIEBE - once solved, use 1st and 5th letters for final jumble

FINAL JUMBLE: (5 letters), (4 letters) (4 letters)!. Michael says this a lot!

For you super competitive types (yes I am looking at you) out there, don't post the answers quite yet. Wait 24 hours. Sleep on it. Make sure you have them all and give the slow witted people in the bunch (yes I am looking at you) a chance to play.

Good luck to you and yours.

Michael's green thumb!

Michael digging in the dirt (or a pot). The plant died, but all else is alive and well on the Concord.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Where were you on 4/24/70?

I was 11 months old. I was probably at home, reading the encyclopedia or potty training myself according to my mother. However, I don't really know.

I do know where Bruce Springsteen was. He was in a band called Steel Mill playing in NJ. Sad but true.



Where were you?



M.I.C.H.A.E.L. ANAGRAM

GAME: Create as many 2-7 letter words out of the letters M.I.C.H.A.E.L. as you can.

Time Limit: none

Education Level Required: none

Language: English only, (sorry, no Ys in MICHAEL so no Pig latin), no Ebonics

Rated: E for everyone

FYI: I came up with 28 in my "spare/your taxpayer time."

Post your list in the comments section at your discretion.

*Caution, more than 1 Blystone may look at your list and claim credit.*

NEXT UP: Word Search, Jumble, Crossword

Coming Soon: The Michael Trum Birthday App for your smartphone/iPhone/iTouch.

Top 10 Reasons I Wish Michael Was HERE!


As some of you know and most of you don't care, I am spending the week in Nashville at the AF Environmental Symposium. It is exactly as exciting as it sounds. I am inside a beigy-yellow room and will be here for 28 hours this week. That is about 27 hours too many. The good news is that I have CANDY! Alas, the bad news also is I have CANDY!

I am on my third day stuck inside the biosphere known as the Gaylord Opryland hotel and I haven't seen the light of day since arriving on Sunday. Several times a day (curiously, mostly in the evening), I have thought to myself, "I sure wish Michael was here!" In honor of Michael's rapidly increasing age, I present to you "The Top 10 Reasons I Wish Michael was in Nashville With ME!"

#10. Findley's Irish Pub - need I say more? I have been so validated by the southern-boy of a bartender who let me know it is okay to order lime juice in my Harp... apparently it is called a Lime & Lager.

#9. Rusty's Sports Bar & Grill - not as fun as Findley's, but they serve cocktails and that is always fun!

#8. FUSE - apparently there is a nightclub here and I would go but a)I don't dance and b) I can't dance... I would love to go to watch Michael dance, though!

#7. THERE IS A BOAT RIDE THROUGH THE LOBBY! - Shall I repeat that???? THERE is a BOAT RIDE through the lobby. And we all know that Michael loves to cruise.

#6. My room has a mini-bar.

#5. Good climbing trees in the atrium. (I will admit- this is filler)

#4. The Grand Old Opry is nearby, and I make my debut there tonight. I am nervous and I know Michael would help to ease the tension.

#3. I have always wanted a brother. Wait a minute... that doesn't sound right. I have always wanted a YOUNGER brother. 1 month and 1 day younger to be exact!

#2. Not enough diversity here. Michael's African-American, you know... Ask Kelly!

#1. I LOVE MICHAEL and he is one of the most fun people I know!