MY 'NDE' BOOK LIST.....AND MY BIG FROG CATCHING BUCKET IS NOW HALF FULL OF CORN

 ANOTHER NICE SUNNY NOVEMBER MORNING FOR A DRIVE THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE

Under semi-sunny Sunday skies, Pheebs and I headed out again to see if we could find us some corn spills.  Due to strong winds, our 41F temps had a windchill factor of 32F so needless to say, there was no country road walk this morning.  Our morning travels took us on a slow roll southeast of Bayfield.  Even without leaves on the trees, it is still a pretty countryside.  On the last leg of our drive about to head home cornless, I suddenly spotted something ahead on the gravel road.  'Bingo' we scored ourselves a corn spill.  I wasn't long in getting my bucket and shovel out of the Jeep and in a few minutes I had our big frog-catching bucket half full of corn.  If we can find one or two more spills like that our front yard birds and squirrels will be all set for the Winter.  Me too.   

 BEAUTIFUL SKIES THIS MORNING

 AND HERE IS OUR BONANZA CORN SPILL FIND

 A SUNDAY MORNING FARMER OUT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE GOOD WEATHER

 HARDLY A COLORFUL LEAF TO BE SEEN ALONG THIS WEST-FACING BUSH LINE

 STILL SOME COLOR ALONG THIS EAST-FACING BUSH LINE

I often wonder why it is that I (and countless others) wake up some mornings feeling sorta okay and other mornings wake up feeling like an old lump of coal.  Sometimes it's both a mental and physical feeling going on and other times it's one or the other although either one of those two things directly affects the other.  Oh, so many of life's little mysteries happening out here all the time eh.

With some reader interest expressed in the blog comment section recently about the NDE (Near Death Experience) books I have read, I have compiled a list of those books.  But first, let me set this up by telling you how and what I use to do my reading.  I don't know what it is with my eyes but even with prescription glasses, it's hard for me to read printed matter like books, newspapers, flyers, magazines, etc.  Everything I read now is on my Kindle E-Reader.  The library I use for all my books is Amazon Kindle Books.  With Kindle Unlimited I get many, of my books for free.  Okay, so that gives you an idea about what I use to do my reading with.  Now for a list of books about NDE's a blog reader has requested by asking,  'Many scientists now admit there are things we do not know but that there is a LOT happening after brain death.  I would love to look at your book list'....... So here are the 25 books I have read on this subject so far.  I have a feeling I may have missed a couple..........

- Awakenings From The Light by Nancy Rynes

- The Light Beyond by Raymond Moody MD

*Life After Life by Raymond Moody MD

- Light and Death by Michael Sabom

- On Death and Dying by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

- Journey Of Souls by Michael Newton PHD

- 24 Minutes On The Other Side by Tessa Romero

- Evidence Of The Afterlife by Jeffrey Long

- The Self Does Not Die by Titas Rivas

- The Crossover Experience by DJ Kadagian-

- Near Death Experiences by Wayne Purdin

- Afterlife, The Whole Truth by Stephn Hawley Martin

* After by Bruce Greyson MD

*Proof Of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey by Eben Alexander

- Near Death Experiences: 101 Experiences by Randy Kay

- Near Death Experiences: 365 People Who Died by BCG

- Near Death Experiences As Evidence by J Steve Miller

- Near Death Experiences True Stories by Rachel Hopkins

- Showing Us The Way Home by Joanne Coyle MD

- The Joy Of Moving On by Joanne Coyle MD

- God Took My Clothes by David Suich

- Life After Life by Francesco Cherico MD

*Near Death In The ICU by Laurin BellG MD

- Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

- Life At Death by Kenneth Ring

With each book, I come away with an overall feeling that I am moving in the right direction in my quest for some sense of reason regarding this subject.  A subject, like many people, I didn't have an interest in until about a year ago.  Isn't it amazing how our interests change over the years.........     

IF THE VIDEO BELOW WORKS IT IS KELLY'S GRANDDAUGHTER ELLA IN SPAIN RIDING A WILD BULL

Al's Music Box:)) Holding Back The Years by Simply Red was a single release in 1966.  Simply Red is fronted by singer-songwriter Mick Hucknall. Hucknall's mom, Maureen Taylor, walked out on him and his barber father, Reg, when he was three. The pain caused by not having a mother inspired him to write this song.  Hucknall wrote it in his bedroom at his father's house when he was 17. The inspiration for the song came from a teacher at the Manchester School of Art, where Hucknall studied fine art. The instructor suggested that the best paintings are created when the artist is in a state of unconscious creation, and Hucknall attempted to use this approach in his songwriting. "I wanted to do music, not art, so started writing lyrics that way," he told The Guardian. "The first song I wrote was called 'Ice Cream and Wafers.' The next was 'Holding Back the Years.'" Hucknall didn't realize what the song was about until he'd finished it. "It's about that moment where you know you have to leave home and make your mark, but the outside world is scary," he explained. "So you're holding back the years."

 BOTH PHEEBS AND I LOVE OUR SUNNY MORNING JEEP RIDES

GROANER'S CORNER:((   The Silver Years::

My doctor asked if anyone in my family suffered from mental illness and I said, "No, we all seem to enjoy it."
 
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say, Close enough."
 
I'm a multitasker. I can listen, ignore, and forget all at the same time!
 
Retirement to-do list: Wake up.
 
People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable.
 
I don't have grey hair. I have wisdom highlights.
 
Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.
 
I don't trip, I do random gravity checks.
 
One minute you're young and fun. Next, you're turning down the car stereo to see better.
 
Common sense is not a gift.
It's a punishment because you must deal with everyone who doesn't have it.
 
I came. I saw. I forgot what I was doing. Retraced my steps. Got lost on the way back.
 
If you can't think of a word, say "I forgot the English word for it." That way people will think you're bilingual instead of an idiot.
 
I'm at a place in my life where errands are starting to count as going out.
 
I don't always go the extra mile, but when I do it's because I missed my exit.
 
I may not be that funny or athletic or good looking or smart or talented…..... I forgot where I was going with this.
 
Having plans sounds like a good idea until you have to put on clothes and leave the house.
 
It's weird being the same age as old people.
 
When I was a kid, I wanted to be older. This is not what I expected.
 
Life is like a helicopter. I don't know how to operate a helicopter either.
 
It's probably my age that tricks people into thinking I'm an adult.
 
Never sing in the shower! Singing leads to dancing, dancing leads to slipping, and slipping leads to paramedics seeing you naked.
 
I see people my age mountain climbing.
I feel good just getting my leg through my underwear without losing my balance.
 
We all get heavier as we get older, because there's a lot more information in our heads.

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