I’m a [honorary] Kentucky Colonel!

Thanks to my cousin, Louis Cornelius, I’m an honorary Kentucky Colonel with business cards to prove it!

A couple of months ago, he and I were exchanging messages on Facebook and he asked me if I would be interested. I said I would be interested and thought nothing more of it. A few weeks later I received an 11 x 14 certificate from the governor and a couple of weeks ago received an ID card and business cards!

According to their website, “…being a Kentucky Colonel is much more than having an impressive certificate to hang on the wall. The Governor's order creating the commission states that the commission carries with it a responsibility to be ‘Kentucky's ambassador of good will and fellowship around the world.’"

Part of the reason for joining the organization is social in nature (the Kentucky Derby, for example) , but a large part is generosity and doing good works. Hopefully I can be worthy of this honorary title.

There’s an event scheduled at Churchill Downs on November 13th. I would like to be there if I can.

I’m proud to join this group and to be (in a small way) associated with these famous colonels – past and present:

• Ann Margret
• Ashley Judd
• Barry Manilow
• Betty White
• Bill Clinton
• Billy Ray Cyrus
• Bing Crosby
• Bob Barker
• Bob Hope
• Carol Channing
• Crystal Gayle
• Dale Evans
• Danny Sullivan
• Dick Smothers
• Dwight Yoakam
• Edgar G. Robinson
• Elvis Presley
• Foster Brooks
• George Bush
• Glenn Frey
• Harlan Sanders
• Hugh O’Brien
• Jeff Foxworthy
• Jeff Gordon
• Jimmy Durante
• Johnny Depp
• Jose Ferrer
• Lloyd Bridges
• Louise Mandrell
• Mae West
• Marie Osmond
• Mario Andretti
• Mel Tillis
• Muhammad Ali
• Naomi Judd
• Norm Crosby
• Norman Schwarzkopf
• Omar Bradley
• Pat Day
• Peter Graves
• Phyllis Diller
• Pope John Paul II
• Richard Petty
• Richard Thomas
• Ronald Reagan
• Rosemary Clooney
• Roy Rogers
• Shirley Temple Black
• Tiger Woods
• Tom Smothers
• Tom T. Hall
• Wayne Gretzky
• Wayne Newton
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Winston Churchill
• Wynonna Judd

Thanks once again to Cousin Louis for making this all work!

New Blogger themes

I have used Blogger since 2004. Hard to believe it has been that long since I set up this family weblog! I chose the Blogger platform initially because of its ease-of-us and the fact that it supported custom themes. In fact, it was the themes that first drew me to Blogger.

Since then, theme support has been non-existent and other blogging platforms (most notably WordPress) have added to the variety of themes offered.

Today, I logged into Blogger and discovered and wide variety of new themes that were offered. I was hesitant at first to change my theme, but I changed it to this theme and the change was very, very easy. As easy, in fact, as Posterous is to change their themes.

Ironically, my original blog had a black background and I’m glad to return it to its original color. I like the change and think it has reinvigorated my blog!