I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING MAJOR ACCOMPLISHED

The first stop for Pheebs and I on our way to Goderich this morning was at Richard and Gayles house to see if they needed anything from town.  Richard just got home yesterday from spending 22 days in two of London's hospitals.  Only needing some coffee cream, Pheebs and I were soon our way.  McD's coffee to go, and down to the harbor for a few photos.  From there it was off to Walmart for the usual sundries.  Stopped at Richard and Gayles on the way back for a visit.  He sure is glad to be home because it was touch and go in the hospital when he was first admitted three weeks ago.  He's going to let me know if he feels strong enough for a coffee and muffins tour later in the week.  From there, it was straight home.  I didn't get anything major accomplished this afternoon with most of my time spent puttering around in the kitchen area.  Pheebs is still doing good:))

 A STOP FOR PHEEBS TO HAVE A PEE

 GODERICH'S BEACH STREET STATION IN THE BACKGROUND

THE TUGBOAT OCEAN A. SIMARD KEEPING A CLEAR PASSAGE THROUGH THE ICE FROM LAKE HURON TO GODERICH'S INNER HARBOR

 THE SIMARD HAS ITS WORK CUT OUT FOR IT IN THIS THICKENING ICE

 PHEEBS DOESN'T LIKE WINTER ANY MORE THAN I DO

Al's Music Box:)) The Hustle is a disco song by songwriter/writer/arranger Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. It went to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts during the summer of 1975. It would eventually sell over one million copies. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance early in 1976 for songs recorded in 1975.  While in New York City to make an album, McCoy composed the song after his music partner, Charles Kipps, watched patrons do a dance known as "the Hustle" in the nightclub "Adam's Apple." The sessions were done at New York's Mediasound Studios with pianist McCoy, bassist Gordon Edwards, drummer Steve Gadd, keyboardist Richard Tee, guitarists Eric Gale and John Tropea, and orchestra leader Gene Orloff. Producer Hugo Peretti contracted multi-woodwind player Phil Bodner to play the piccolo lead melody.  On the week of May 16, 1975, "The Hustle" entered the Radio & Records Trend chart at no. 38 Trend chart at no. 38.  The following week, "The Hustle" entered the Radio & Records Pop/30 chart at no. 30.  "The Hustle" was the #1 song for the year 1975, after spending five weeks in the top spot on WABC's weekly charts.  According to producers Hugo & Luigi, who owned the Avco record label that originally released "The Hustle", McCoy met with them shortly before his death in 1979. He wanted to discuss ideas for a new, longer version of the song, in order to appease Avco's UK and German affiliates who were clamoring for a 12" disco single release. The new version, clocking in at just under six and a half minutes, was assembled posthumously as a remix, using parts of the original recording plus new parts, including drum, Syndrum, and a "little" Moog synthesizer. It was credited to Van McCoy alone or with an unnamed orchestra, mixed by "The Mix Masters", identity unknown.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband.  Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen.  "Careful," he said, "CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my GOD!  You're cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my GOD! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful! CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them.  Use the salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!"  The wife stared at him. "What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?"  The husband calmly replied, "I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I'm driving."

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Q: What happens when a Buddhist becomes totally absorbed with the computer he is working with?

A: He enters Nerdvana.

- A book fell on my head.  I can only blame my shelf.

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Two Cows are talking through a fence. One cow says to the other, "You know, I'm really worried about this Mad Cow Disease." The other cow says to him, "I wouldn't be too worried about it. It can't affect us chickens."

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Wanda!
Wanda who?
Wanda buy some Girl Scout cookies!

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Wannetta!
Wannetta who?
Wannetta time please!

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One evening I was in a bar talking to my friend.
"Last night, while I was out drinking, a burglar broke into my house.."  "Did he get anything?" asked my friend.  "Yes," I said.  "A broken jaw, six teeth knocked out, and a pair of broken ribs. My wife thought it was me coming home drunk!!

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Kelly's Corner

 ELLA, KELLY, AND KELLY'S DAUGHTER, REBECCA

 CONTEMPLATING BUYING A DOGGY BED AT CHRISTMAS CIRCLE BORREGO SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

 ON ANOTHER OF OUR MORNING HIKES

Al's Art Gallery

I THINK I AM BEGINNING TO GET A WEE BIT EXCITED

It was a good day for Pheebs and she was back to her normal happy little self for the second day in a row.   She ate all her breakfast and supper with a few special treats in between.  Although we didn't make it out of the house for a car ride this morning, it was an okay day.  We'll definitely be out and about tomorrow and maybe head to Goderich to pick up some stuff....Slightly above freezing today so some snow slid off our roof.......I'm making some progress on my iPhone 15.  With the help of a nice lady at the Bell Telephone store in Goderich, I was able to cancel my 'flip-phone' account and I now understand how to use the iPhone as an actual phone.  I have it set up in my name now and with the same number Kelly had.  And here's a nice little bonus, I can hear Kelly's voice when she says about 'leaving a message'.  And hey, I even know how to put it on speaker phone and when my good buddy Richard phoned me a couple days ago I was able to talk to him while drinking my coffee without having to hold the phone up to my ear.  I am also excited to have an Astronomy App on the phone that allows me to point it toward the sky and it will tell me the stars, planets, and constellations wherever I point the phone.  And, here's the kicker.....I don't even have to be outside.  I can sit here in my recliner and point it up right through the ceiling and roof.  I also have a Bird App now that will identify birds I point it at and tell me what they are.  And here's the kicker for this one....If I hear a bird song and can't see the bird, the program will tell me what that bird is just by its chirping.  Another App identifies plants, trees, shrubs and flowers.  Well, at least I think it does...haven't tried it yet.  I want an App for the International Space Station now so I know when it's in our area and going over. (does anyone have a good App suggestion for this)  Oh, and how groovy is this....I just speak the name of a song into the phone's Google Search Engine and the song begins playing and has all the info about it.  I think I am beginning to get a wee bit excited by all this new stuff:)))))))

Al's Music Box:)) Dreamin' is a song written by Barry De Vorzon and Ted Ellis and performed by Johnny Burnette. The song appeared on his 1960 album, Dreamin, and was produced by Snuff Garrett.  The personnel on the original recording included Howard Roberts and Vincent Terri on guitar, and Jerry Allison on drums.  

GROANER'S CORNER:(( In light of the rising frequency of human-grizzly bear conflicts, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert of bears while in the field. They advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. They also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear dung. Black bear dung is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear dung has little bells in it and smells like pepper.

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- There's a Labrador by my front door shouting 'Buy!' and 'Sell!' into a mobile phone...I'm sick of dogs doing their business outside my house.

- An unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys.
- Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

- Everyone has a photographic memory; it's just that some of us are out of film.
How much deeper would the oceans be without sponges?
- If quitters never win and winners never quit, what fool came up with, "Quit while your ahead"?!
- If a deaf kid swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?
- If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?

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Knock Knock.
Who's there?
Norma Lee.
Norma Lee who?
Norma Lee I don't eat this much!

Knock Knock.
Who's there?
Tamara.
Tamara who? Tamara we'll have turkey leftovers!

- Why do pilgrims’ pants always fall down?
Because they wear their belt buckles on their hats!

- Why did the turkey cross the road twice?  To prove he wasn't chicken.

- If Pilgrims were alive today, what would they be known for?  Their age!

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A woman phones up her husband at work for a chat.  

HIM "I'm sorry dear but I'm up to my neck in work today."

HER "But I've got some good news and some bad news for you dear."  

HIM "OK darling, but as I've got no time now, just give me the good news."

HER "Well, the air bag works."

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Kelly's Corner

 HERE'S KELLY WITH A MIGHTY BIG BOOK IN HER HANDS AT THE BISBEE ARIZONA LIBRARY

KELLY, HER SISTER IN LAW LESLIE FROM WEBSTER NEW YORK AND YOURS TRULY ON A MORNING HIKE IN THE DESERT BEHIND OUR CONGRESS ARIZONA HOUSE....PHOTO BY PETER KNAPP, LESLIE'S HUSBAND AND KELLY'S BROTHER

 KELLY, PHEEBS AND I IN OUR FRONT YARD NEAR BAYFIELD ONTARIO

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