I'LL BE ALRIGHT, IT JUST TAKES TIME

With a number of stops in Goderich this morning I decided to leave Pheebs at home.  I didn't like the thought of her having to wait and wait in the cold car.  I had a 10:30 appointment at the TD Bank and that took a little longer than expected.  Things went well and although we didn't have any assets there we didn't owe any money either.  I was surprised to find out that I still have a handsome line of credit at that bank.  I'm not sure if I ever did use it and it's been valid since around 2004 I think.  From the bank, I headed a few streets over to what is now called 'Service Ontario'.  The Subaru ownership is in both mine and Kelly's name and I have to get that changed to my name only before our Auto Insurance company can make the necessary changes to our policy.  But, upon entering Service Ontario I saw a line of people waiting and more seated.  I have no patience for line-ups and quickly exited the building.  There's no hurry to get this ownership changed so I'll try again next week, and maybe the next week, and maybe the next week.  Following my aborted trip to Service Ontario, it was up to the Goderich Hospital I went to pay the ambulance bills but the administration office was closed due to the holidays.  I'll do that next week but it was when I entered the hospital that an unexpected wave of sadness came over me.  It was the medical smell of the hospital itself that triggered the memory of Kelly's last days there nearly a month ago before being moved to Hospice.  On the way to the administration office, I looked down the hallway to where ICU is located.  Kelly had been there and then moved to a room across the hall.  I felt tears in my eyes....... I steeled myself for my next stop and headed off to Walmart to pick up a few things.  Imagine my surprise when I found Walmart not to be packed with Walmartians scurrying around all over the place.  Got my stuff and got out of there.  Grabbed a decaf coffee to go at Tim Hortons and then an A&W double buddy burger.  Best burger for the buck.  Subie was an absolute mess so from A&W I headed for the carwash and gave her a good wash job.  How nice to have a clean-looking car again.  I was back home shortly after noon still feeling a little down about the hospital experience earlier.  It stuck with me for the rest of the afternoon and I couldn't seem to shake it.  I'll be alright, it just takes time.  I sure wish the Sun would come out.........

Al's Music Box:)) Let Em In is a song by Wings from their 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and reached the top 3 in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. It was a No. 2 hit in the UK; in the U.S. it was a No. 3 pop hit and No. 1 easy listening hit.  In Canada, the song was No. 3 for three weeks on the pop chart and No. 1 for three weeks on the MOR chart of RPM magazine. The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over one million copies.  It can also be found on McCartney's 1987 compilation album, All the Best!  A demo of the song, featuring Denny Laine on lead vocal, was included as a bonus track on the Archive Collection Reissue of Wings at the Speed of Sound.  The song starts with the sound of a V. & E. Friedland Maestro Westminster Chime doorbell, an electro-mechanical doorbell with a unique "vibrato resonating" feature before the rhythm begins. The lyric namechecks several famous people, between friends and relatives of McCartney who, without a justified reason, knock on the door or ring the bell of his house and he exclaims "Let 'Em In". They include McCartney's paternal aunt Gin, his brother Michael, and Linda McCartney's brother John. Phil and Don of the Everly Brothers are named (the duo had a hit with "Keep A Knockin'"), along with Martin Luther, who famously hung his "95 Theses" on a church door. An Uncle Ernie is also named, being the character Ringo Starr sang in the London Symphony Orchestra's recording of the Who's rock operal Tommy.  "Let 'Em In" is also notable for the false fade out, which, however, becomes loud for the last two notes of the song. The song makes use of the piano, drums, and brass, including a trombone solo, and wind instruments, featuring flutes, as well as backup vocals from Linda and other members of Wings. Cash Box said that it was a "better, more substantial tune [than 'Silly Love Songs' and that "McCartney's voice is at its best, and the rhythm of this one is dangerously addictive." Record World said that "with a loping beat and a brisk military drum sound, this should be another chapter in McCartney's success story."

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A man was watching TV and enjoying a beer. "Don't go," he yelled at the screen. "Do not enter that building. Walk away. Argh, you stupid man!"  His wife called from the kitchen, "What on earth are you watching?"  "Our wedding video."

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I opened my birthday card and loads of rice fell out.  I knew right away who sent it... It was my Uncle Ben.

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WIFE: "There's trouble with the car. It has water in the carburetor."

HUSBAND: "Water in the carburetor? That's ridiculous."

WIFE: "I tell you the car has water in the carburetor."

HUSBAND: "You don't even know what a carburetor is. I'll check it out. Where's the car?"
WIFE: "In the pool."

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Some Yoga Knowledge::

1. Why do vegetable lovers love practicing yoga regularly?  They always want to find their inner peas.

2. How did my instructor know I was serious about yoga?  I told her I would be as flexible as possible.
3. I didn't believe yoga would fix my posture…But I stand corrected.
4. What did the instructor say when her yoga student couldn't touch her toes?
She said, "Yoga-to try harder tomorrow".
5. Why did the bagel struggle in yoga class?
It couldn't find its center.
6. I've been practicing yoga for decades.
Yep, it's been a pretty long stretch.
7. What do you call a bagel that has mastered yoga?  A pretzel.
8. What is the most romantic yoga pose?
Pro-pose.
9. Why does everyone love yoga teachers?
They bend over backward for you.
10. What do you say at the end of a squirrel yoga class?  Nutmaste.
11. What do a cow walking backward and a yogi have in common?  They both say oooooom.
12. How does the yogi order a pizza?
Make me one with everything!
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Kelly's Corner

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