IF YOU DON'T HEAR FROM ME

 A FEW PICS FROM OUR SHADY BACKYARD THIS AFTERNOON

With 44F on our morning thermometer and a brisk northeast wind blowing I figure we were in the mid to high 30's somewhere for our walk.  But it was okay because we had lots of sunshine overhead and a good heater in the Jeep.  Frost warnings for tonight and if that is the case, our leaves will finally begin changing color.  We again came home after our walk whereupon I did another batch of little things needing done.  I find Winter into Spring and Summer into Fall are always enjoyably busy times for me.

LOOKS LIKE THIS FARMER IS DOING SOME SUNDAY MORNING PLANTING

 I HAVE DECIDED TO STORE THE CORN COBS IN THE JEEP

I had put some dry corn cobs in a galvanized garbage can yesterday and when I checked on them today I found moisture inside the can.  Those darn corn cobs must be alive and breathing H2O' to cause condensation like that.  I re-dried those damp cobs and I now have all the corn cobs in the back of the Jeep under lock and key.  It is the only place I have that is squirrel-proof except for in the house and Kelly doesn't want a bunch of messy corn cobs running around inside the house.

With all the work going on around here to get ready to go away for four days I can't imagine how we did it when we used to go away for four, five, and 6 months for all those RV years of ours.  Some things are just unfathomable and for me that is one of them.

Thanks to all my readers again for your continuing support, kind words,  comments, concerns, and understanding.  It's not easy being me some days but at least you give me the space I need.   

I finished Neil deGrasse Tyson's book Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization.  No doubt a very well-written book but I had a little trouble getting through some chapters.  I did make it to the end though and I'm glad I stuck with it.  Be sure to read the reviews and that should tell you if this book is for you or not.  It wasn't quite what I expected but I think in the end it was probably better than I had expected.  I just need time to think about it I guess.  Some days I just have trouble understanding stuff.  Seems to be my nature at times.

If you don't hear from me Monday night it probably just means we've maybe encountered a temporary computer glitch with Collingwood's WiFi.  Things like that do happen you know.......

GROANER'S CORNER:(( While proudly showing off his new fraternity house to friends, a college student led the way into the den. "What is the big brass gong and hammer for?" one of his friends asked.  "That's the talking clock", the man replied, with a grin. "Let me show you how it works!" And with that, he gave the gong an ear-shattering pound with the hammer.  Suddenly someone screamed from the other side of the wall, "KNOCK IT OFF, YOU IDIOT! IT'S 2 AM!"

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"What's that piece of cord tied around your finger for?"  "My wife put it there to remind me to take a letter to the Post Office."  "And did you mail it?"  "No, she forgot to give me the letter."

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