WALK OVER HERE, WALK OVER THERE, TWIST & BEND:))

AUTUMN HAS TOUCHED A FEW TREES

It’s a quiet & cool Sunday morning as I sit here in my recliner beside an opened patio door.  The hush of Autumn is upon the land now & the air outside is still.  Gone are the squeaky cricket sounds, peeping frogs & twittering birds in the pine trees heralding the dawn of a new day.  The Canada Geese aren’t practicing their southern flight patterns yet but soon the air will be filled with honking trial runs as they lift off local ponds & circle overhead through the crisp Autumn air before landing again.  And then one morning they will lift off the still pond waters & make a honking great wide turn to the south & they will be gone.  It is the way of the Canada Geese.

      

As the weeks & days begin to count down to our departure date in just under 5 weeks I am definitely getting myself into the Snow Bird groove.  We generally don’t tell the furry guys about our plans ahead of time & save that for the morning we actually leave.  But, in that final week & few days before leaving I’m sure the little Monkeys know something is up as we hustle about loading things into the rig.  And then one morning comes along that is different than the rest for the gang.  Mom & Dad are up earlier than usual & instead of heading out on our morning walk we all pile into the big white house on wheels & away we go off on another 5 month adventure.  Max assumes his position on the fold down bed in the living room, Checkers sacks out on the floor between & behind the passenger & driver’s seats while the little Motormouse is soon curled up & off to dreamland in Kelly’s lap.  The looooooong wait is over & the long journey ahead has just begun for the Bayfield Bunch:))  Finally!!

But, I’m getting a bit ahead of myself here so it’s back to the business of the day.  A quick blog check this morning tells me JB & BRENDA are also planning on a late October departure if the cold Alberta weather doesn’t drive them south sooner.  RETIRED ROD over there in Kansas is winterizing his Motor Home & hoping for a December take-off.  JUDY & EMMA are packing their bags for a cross country trip from Princeton Oregon to near Houston Texas & GYPSY is still deciding on her upcoming winter plans. BRUCE & MARGIE have already made the trip from Tumwater, Washington to San Luis Obispo, which is about 10 miles north of Pismo Beach in California.  RICK & PAULETTE out there on Canada’s Vancouver Island are patiently counting down the days to a late December departure for California.  Yep, some of the RV Snow Birds are beginning to stir & flex their wings a bit alright.

 

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN SHADE IS UP....GOT THESE IN QUARTZSITE A COUPLE YEARS AGO & THEY SURE BEAT THOSE SMALL PLASTIC VISORS

 

PASSENGER SIDE READY TO GO UP

Happy to say I am finally making some progress with Win7 as I’m gradually familiarizing myself with things.  I had been avoiding Live Writer’s new updated version on our newer laptop but yesterday I decided I had better ‘make nice’ with it before we get on the road next month.  I’m still not impressed with the new format but surprisingly enough things are beginning to fall into place as I finally began to make some sense of where they had moved everything.  Kind of like going into a familiar grocery store only to find out they did a renovation overnight & moved everything.  Same products on the shelves but it just takes time to find everything again & become familiar with the new layout.  That is until the store decides on changing everything again!!

KAREN commented on one of my RV roof photos a couple days ago & suggested a good waterproof roof product for sealing along the cap ends called ETERNABOND.  Just wondered if anyone else out there has used this.  A bit pricey but if it's as good as it says it is for stopping leaks then it might be a handy product for RV'ers to have on board.  And RICK had a post last Tuesday about a new feature in Picasa 3.8 called Picnik.  This will take photo buffs like myself a little further into the mysterious & magical world of photo editing.  I had a look at it, found it a bit confusing of course but then again I find a plate of spaghetti confusing these days so that's nothing new for me.   I went ahead & ordered the Premium version just like Rick did so now that I have a few dollars invested (less than $25) I'm sure I will overcome my confusion right quick!!

 

STARTED GATHERING UP SUMMER'S LAWN ORNAMENTS TODAY

The majority of my day was spent cleaning the Motor Home.  All exterior windows washed plus the bottom half of the rig all way round.  Didn't see dirt guys on the top half so I left it alone.  What a great feeling it is to be getting some physical exercise again.  My tired legs today again tell me they are getting stronger.  Up & down the ladder, walk over here, walk over there, twist & bend.  Got to get those legs in shape if I'm going to run up & down them there Chiricahua Mountains in southeast Arizona in a couple months...............:))

SUMAC SHADOWS ON THE MOTOR HOME

GROANER'S CORNER:((  And now for a few words from the classroom.....................

TEACHER:  Maria, go to the map and find North America .
MARIA:   Here it is.
TEACHER:  Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?
CLASS:  Maria.
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TEACHER:   John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN:  You told me to do it without using tables.
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TEACHER:  Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN:  K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER:  No, that's wrong
GLENN:  Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
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TEACHER:  Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD:  H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD:  Yesterday you said it's H to O.
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TEACHER:   Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
WINNIE:   Me!
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TEACHER:   Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
Glen:   Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER:   Millie, give me a sentence starting with 'I.'
MILLIE:   I is...
TEACHER:   No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE:   All right...  'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
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TEACHER:   George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry   tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS:   Because George still had the ax in his hand.
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TEACHER:  Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON:   No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
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TEACHER:   Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's.   Did you copy his?
CLYDE :   No, teacher, it's the same dog.
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TEACHER:  Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD:   A teacher

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The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right now...... AL.

ANY EXCUSE WILL DO:))

SEPTEMBER BIKE RIDE

First, let me say that it was my fault the CTR+ enlarging feature on my Win 7 didn't appear to work early Friday morning.  It was 6 a.m. & in the dim light I was missing the CTR button. & probably pressing the one next to it.  I'm adjusting to our new Toshiba laptop & although the keys are basically in the same place as other keyboards I was confused with the layout I guess, plus I was in a huff over that Win 7 magnifier annoyance.  Thanks for people's Win 7 comments saying their CTR+ worked fine or I might not have gone back for a second look-see.

BESIDES OUR 2 LOUNGERS WE DO CARRY A COUPLE EXTRA CHAIRS JUST IN CASE WE HAVE................'VISITORS'

I am one of those people who do not voluntarily go back & read any of my previous posts.  I have done that in the past & it serves no purpose but to leave me with beet red skin over some of the posts I have embarrassed myself with.  My head begins to sway back & forth as the words, "why did I write that" echo through my brain chambers.  Yes, I know there are bloggers out there who will not be able to identify with this of course because in their minds they are convinced they always write 'perfectly positive posts.'  All nicey nicey stuff & I'm sure they are the type of people who see themselves as of course.....making no mistakes.  Well, you will not find any of those people on my blog list!!  And, if you are one of those people & you are on my blog list, just let me know I will be more than happy to take you off:))

WORKING AT CLEANING OFF SOME BLACK STREAKS

Now, having said all that about my, "why did I write that," I will admit I do regret my wording & phraseology at times, but generally I am usually pretty darn close with my opinions despite my clumsy way of getting them across.  I may not say it as well as others but the gist of what I am trying to say is there.  

But, sometimes I just have to go back into my post's & change things I am not comfortable with.   Maybe a few words here or a whole paragraph there.  I've never scrapped a whole blog yet.  A simple example of going back to change things is a post I did a couple weeks ago about boondocking in the Ajo Highlands of Arizona.  Under one of our solitary boondocking pics I kind of made fun of RV Parks & all their social perks.  That caption was in direct response to a comment on my blog by a good blogging buddy of mine.  We sometimes take good natured shots at each other in regards to the RV Park lifestyle vs the Boon Docking lifestyle.  He had sent a little well intentioned zinger my way in the form of a comment so I sent one back in the form of a caption.  Well, my caption under the photo bothered me so much I finally had to go back & change it.  Not that I said anything wrong but sometimes the line between good natured humor & sarcastic humor gets a little blurred.  I prefer to stick with the good natured stuff so on occasion I have had to back up, rethink & redo things.  My feathers get a little ruffled sometimes too ya know:))

GUESS WHERE I FOUND YESTERDAY'S MISPLACED BUCKET OF SOAPY WATER TODAY

What the heck is everybody yabbling about anyway!!  JERRY left a comment on yesterday's blog about people texting on their cell phones.  Coincidentally this morning I sat in a Wal-Mart McDonalds (egg McMuffin & small coffee) & watched as 3 separate people in the counter line up had their cell phones in hand furiously texting, schmexting or ka-blexting their brains out.  First fella was a middle aged Wal-Mart employee manager looking guy.  Took the young girl three "Excuse me's" to get his attention to order while he held up everyone behind him.  Second person was a young Mother & small child.  The child could have wondered off to Africa's deepest darkest Swahili Land & the totally tunnel visioned text head Mother would never even have known the kid was gone.  The third Yabbler must have had two broken thumbs because he was yapping away into the cell phone about last night's booze party & I don't think he was talking to the local Sherriff either!!  Made me want to go over to the Toy department & get myself one of those loud Oooga Oooga horns & just come up behind these people & give em a big blast....Aaa-Oooooooga!!!!

CAN'T FORGET TO LOAD UP MY CUSTOM MADE DUCT TAPE ENABLED FLAG POLE

I'm always looking for a good excuse to take the Jeep out for a spin & if I can't find a good excuse I take it out for a spin anyway.  I was into the town of Goderich Friday to pick up some things but of course forgot some stuff which in turn gave me another excuse to go back to town today.  Not too smart on my part but then again driving a tiny little bumpity vehicle that's awkward to get in & out of,(definitely not for ladies with tight skirts) has limited interior space & less than steller gas mileage due in part to it's un-aerodynamical shape isn't too smart either.  But, sometimes ya just got to up & throw your smarts right out the door.  I often get tired of trying to put a logical sticker on everything I do & say.  Sometimes I gots to go do something that is just totally illogical......& fun to boot:))  And you know what.....that just seems to make a whole lot more darn sense to me these days now that I am about to enter the latter half of my aging 60's thing.

<<< I THINK THIS OLD SALT'S HAT IS IN NEED OF REPAIR

GROANER'S CORNER  Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.  Ralph and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital.  One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Ralph suddenly jumped into the deep end.
He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there.
Edna promptly jumped in to save him.  She swam to the bottom and pulled him out.  When the Head Nurse Director became aware of Edna's heroic act she immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital, as she now considered her to be mentally stable.
When she went to tell Edna the news she said, 'Edna, I have good news and bad news.  The good news is you're being discharged, since you were able to rationally respond to a crisis by jumping in and saving the life of the person you love.  I have concluded that your act displays sound mindedness.
'The bad news is, Ralph hung himself in the bathroom with his bathrobe belt right after you saved him.  I am so sorry, but he's dead.'
Edna replied, 'He didn't hang himself. I put him there to dry....  How soon can I go home?'

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Tourists see the world, travelers experience it.

Until one has loved an Animal, part of their soul remains un-awakened.

OUR BLOGGER WEBSITE http://thebayfieldbunch.com/

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AL'S SMUG MUG PHOTO GALLERY http://stargeezer.smugmug.com/

It is not the concept of God I have a problem with.....it's his fan club that causes me grievous concern:((

The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right now...... AL.

WASHING THE MOTOR HOME ROOF

OUR DIGS AS SEEN FROM ATOP THE MOTOR HOME...big roof at right is our 2 vehicle carport.

It was one of those perfect September weather days with sunny sky’s & temps in the low 60’s.  Just the kind of day that energizes us older fellas, so with energy levels peaking I was able to get the rigs roof scrubbed today.  I had gone up on the roof to WD40 the working parts of the rig’s Winegard TV antennae when I noticed how dirty the roof had become over the summer.

DISCOVERED A PRETTY DIRTY ROOF ONCE I GOT UP HERE

Our Motor Home sits in the shade of tall pine trees & a green/black mold had set in.  It took me a couple hours of scrubbing & hosing down the roof & then hosing down the whole Motor Home.  I even had enough energy left over to get a little waxing done on the rig’s front end too.  These sure are different days from just a short month ago when I was fighting a daily battle against a miserable virus bug.

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLEAN & DIRTY

AND DON'T FORGET TO CLEAN UNDER THE SOLAR PANELS!!

After reading Jedsmom's comment in our Shout Box this morning I realized just how far behind the times I have slipped.  I thought that cell phone thing in classrooms was a new problem here in Ontario but if you read Jedsmom’s comment you will see it seems to be common place in schools now.  Even 5th graders are packing cell phones into school rooms.  Well, there is a lot more I could say about all this but what’s the point.  I might just as well join the masses & go bury my head in the sand & give my head a break.  Nothing I can do about the decline & decay of our society anyway........it’s already to late!!

VIEWS OF OUR PLACE FROM ATOP THE MOTOR HOME

Someone asked if the picture of me sitting on the ground working on some outside speakers a few days ago was taken by Kelly.  No, I usually take those pics myself using the camera’s self timer.  Most of my photos do not have people in them & since I don’t care to have a lot of people hanging around in my world I sometimes use myself to give photos perspective.

I’m trying very hard to get along with Windows 7 but we sure are having our differences.  Got myself into a real schmozzle with that magnifier thingy this morning.  I much prefer the simplicity of XP’s CTR+ for enlarging things but hey, I'm the kid who failed grade one so what do I know!!

SHARING:))

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A college class was told they had to write a short story in as few words as possible.  The instructions were:  The short story had to contain the following 3 things.  Religion, Sexuality & Mystery.  Only one short story received an A+ in the entire class.  It read........"Good God, I'm pregnant; I wonder who did it."

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Tourists see the world, travelers experience it.

Until one has loved an Animal, part of their soul remains un-awakened.

OUR BLOGGER WEBSITE http://thebayfieldbunch.com/

OUR PHOTO ALBUMS http://picasaweb.google.com/stargeezerguy/

AL'S SMUG MUG PHOTO GALLERY http://stargeezer.smugmug.com/

It is not the concept of God I have a problem with.....it's his fan club that causes me grievous concern:((

The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right now...... AL.

JEEP BABY GETS NEW BOOTY'S

                 

OLD & NEW TIRE.....NEW TIRES HAVE A MORE AGGRESSIVE TREAD DESIGN

I was at the Huron Tire shop fifteen minutes early this morning for my 8 a.m. appointment.  It was a cool mid 50's rain soaked start to the day.  By 8:04 they had the Jeep in the garage & Al in the waiting room leafing through horribly boring magazines for what seemed an eternity.  "Your all done," boomed the voice from behind a counter & 5 minutes later at 9:10 I backed the Jeep out of the bay & I was on my way.....new tires & all:))

 

LOTS OF BUZZARDS ON THE BARN ROOF THIS RAINY THURSDAY MORNING

Noticed right away the ride had smoothed out a bit.  Decided to treat myself to a mess of bacon & eggs not too far down the road at a place called Kate's Station.  Doesn't look like a station & I ain't never seen no sign of Kate either.  It's the first time in memory that I declined a coffee with a hardy breakfast.  And guess what, I didn't flop out of my seat in convulsions, the waitress never had a heart attack & the world never turned dark & ended.  Kept an $1.50 in my pocket and an ounce of cream out of my blood stream to boot.  I'm home now, it's 11:30 in the morning & I am drinking my second & last cup of coffee for the day:)) 

BACKYARD SHOWING PART OF A WOODEN SHED I BUILT & OUR BURNING BARREL FOR BURNABLE WASTE

Oh ya & despite a recent comment on my blog.....I had a Tim Horton's decaffeinated coffee this past Monday morning & guess what.......it did not taste like dishwater.  It totally tasted like a regular coffee to me.  I do the lions share of dishes here at home so I know what dishwater tastes like!!  I am soooooo glad I am not a food & drink connoisseur because I'm sure it would make mine & Kelly's life more difficult.  I'm what you might call, 'a low maintenance kind of guy:))  Well, in fact, we're kind of an all round low maintenance couple if you haven't already guessed.  And we love it that way...............10-4!!

OUR OLD RAIN BARREL >>>

One of the main reasons for putting that 'bra' (silly word for something on the front of an automobile I'd say) on the front of the Jeep was to gain protection for the radiator.  Those Jeep radiators are totally exposed to bugs, rocks, birds or anything that wants to come through the grill & nail it.  The bra has a tough finely woven mesh that covers the whole grill area.  The bra also protects the paint job from stones & grit flying up from the rig's tires plus the small air deflector on top creates an updraft channeling small bugs up & over the windshield.  It almost channeled me out the back window yesterday!!

THIS AGED WOODEN BARREL HOLDS ROCKS BROUGHT BACK FROM THE SOUTHWEST....I need to blow off the pine needles!!

I was browsing through some old stuff on the computer this afternoon & came across an old blog site of mine on Microsoft’s My Space.  I had all but forgotten that I originally started out on this blogging road as far back as January of 06.  It was quite a find & I got quite a kick out of those very early posts.  So, looks like my blogging roots go back nearly 5 years now instead of the 3 years I had previously thought.

TOO WET FOR A CAMPFIRE TODAY

Saw something on the news last night that just left both Kelly & I standing here shaking our heads.  The idiot tail is wagging the befuddled dog again.  School kids are telling the Ontario School Board they want cell phones allowed in class rooms.  This has got to be totally beyond stupid.  It angers me to no end when I see what is becoming of our society but here’s the kicker.  The Premier of Ontario has come out on the issue saying he thinks it’s a good idea because in this day & age communication is important.  #*!!%^*# Cell phones in class rooms.....are ya totally nuts McGinty!!   I’ve got to use the STUPID word here again.  In fact, SUPER STUPID!!!!  Ok, SUPER SUPER STUPID!!  Can you imagine being a teacher these days & the days leading up to these days over these last bunch of years.  Teeny boppers in educational class rooms being allowed to sit & play on their stupid little twinkle toes cell phones!!!!  Will the madness ever stop!!  Well guess what folks........it’s going to get a lot worse & that is just the simple reality of today's society.  And anyone thinking it isn’t has quite successfully buried their head in the sand at the beach of positive thinking.  Kelly & I often remark about how fortunate we are to be at this end of the life cycle & not just starting out at the other end. 

I HAVE PLANTED NUMEROUS SUMAC AROUND OUR PLACE

Our day turned out to be cloudy & cool so it was perfect for staying inside & getting caught up on computer stuff.  I still have a list of people here I have been meaning to email.  I remember a few years ago before I got into this blogging thing I was very fast & efficient with my email correspondence but since starting the blog I find it really hogs my computer time & folks I should be in touch with, I'm not:((  I think I am waaaaaay overdo for a long stint in the Blogger's Re-Hab home out there somewhere in southern California!!

GROANER'S CORNER:((  And never underestimate the importance of walking!!

Walking can add minutes to your life.  This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $10,000 per month.

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My grandpa started walking five miles a day when he was 60.  Now he's 97 years old and we don't know where the hell he is.

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I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

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The only reason I would take up walking is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.

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I have to walk early in the morning, before my brain figures out what I'm doing.

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I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to go there.

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Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise,' I wash my mouth out with chocolate.

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I do have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.

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The advantage of exercising every day is so when you die, they'll say, 'Well, he looks good, doesn't he?'

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If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.

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I know I got a lot of exercise the last few years - just getting over the hill.

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We all get heavier as we get older, because there's a lot more information in our heads. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

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Every time I start thinking too much about how I look, I just find a Happy Hour and by the time I leave, I look just fine.

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Tourists see the world, travelers experience it.

Until one has loved an Animal, part of their soul remains un-awakened.

OUR BLOGGER WEBSITE http://thebayfieldbunch.com/

OUR PHOTO ALBUMS http://picasaweb.google.com/stargeezerguy/

AL'S SMUG MUG PHOTO GALLERY http://stargeezer.smugmug.com/

It is not the concept of God I have a problem with.....it's his fan club that causes me grievous concern:((

The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right now...... AL.

ENERGY LEVELS ARE COMING UP.....SOON I WILL BE LEAPING TALL BUILDINGS IN A SINGLE BOUND AGAIN:))

HEADING HOME THROUGH RURAL ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON

Over the past couple of weeks I successfully reduced my coffee intake from 4 cups a day to no cups a day.  I was able to do this by slowly introducing decaffeinated coffee into my regular stuff.  By choosing this route I was able to avoid the headache & scratchy eye withdrawal grunge & all was well for a couple days.  The decision was now totally mine if I wanted to stay off coffee or not.  Noticed I had 3 really draggy days going on so wondered if that could be coffee related.  Brewed myself up a cup & noticed my energy level immediately picked up.  Following day, same thing.  So after 4 coffee’s a day at 4 predetermined times in the day for the past 10 years I have settled on a new coffee routine.  One coffee first thing in the morning & a second coffee sometime before noon.  No coffee after 12 anymore & if I feel the need for a coffee I will drink decaf.  I have had 6 good nights sleep in a row & I am directly attributing that to my new coffee routine.  Thanks to my Nurse Practitioner for strongly suggesting I do that.  See, men aren't always too old to listen and learn new stuff!!

AFTERNOON BACKYARD CAMPFIRE

Took the Motor Home to HURON TIRE in Clinton this morning to have the rig’s tires assessed.   It was recommended both front tires be replaced so that is what we will do.  Haven’t felt comfortable with the Jeep’s tires either so took it to the same place this afternoon & made the decision to replace them as well.  I have to be at the tire shop first thing in the morning.  Kelly was in touch with Ron at FOUR SEASON PERFORMANCE in Grand Bend this morning & we’ll be taking the rig in next week to have our malfunctioning hydraulic levelers looked at.   They have been busticated for over a year now.  Four Seasons Performance is where we bought the rig in April of 07.

HOOKING UP SOME EXTERNAL SPEAKERS

Since returning from the Southwest at the end of March I have been in the habit of using our older laptop & desktop computers which both are running Windows XP.  I have become a creature of habit in the past few years & simply find it easier for myself to use things I am comfortable & familiar with.  Makes my life magically easier.  That’s a lot different from a few years ago when I was into downloading this, upgrading that & just generally bombing around the internet trying out all kinds of new stuff.  Of course we had a lot more computer problems in those days too, thanks to my adventurous curiosity.  I would carelessly get myself into a jam & Kelly would patiently get me out.  I'm good at taking the garbage out.  We're a good team:)) 

ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE LOTS OF WATER JUGS ALONG FOR BOONDOCKING

Just seems to make a little more sense to me these days in computer land to to stick with what is tried & true.  Now, after saying all that, I have pulled out our newer Toshiba Laptop loaded with Windows 7.  This will be our main computer on the road so I had better suck it up & get on with Microsoft’s new operating system.  I can’t get Live Writer’s old format back with Win 7 so I have no choice but to come to grips with figuring out their new format.......regardless of what I think of it.  The format that is, not the program.  I happen to love Microsoft's Live Writer program itself.

 

SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO....FARM COUNTRY AS SEEN FROM THE RIG:))

 

THIS IS THE ROAD WE LIVE ON.....TOP LEFT PIC SHOWS THE FOREST WE LIVE IN ON THE LEFT....OUR PLACE IS LOCATED JUST A FEW HUNDRED YARDS INTO THE FOREST IN SECOND PIC AT EXTREME LEFT.....THIRD PIC SHOWS THE '5 SEASONS SIGN & TURN IN ON THE LEFT (click pics to enlarge)

           

WE ENJOY THE PRIVACY OF OUR JUNGLE LIKE BACK YARD

It is so nice to finally feel the momentum building for our southwest journey this winter.  Have had 2 good energy days in a row & I think that is a direct result of both my mental & physical well being coming back into line after a difficult month.  For a guy who was a bit cocky about never getting sick I sure got knocked on my ass pretty quick!!

HEY, IT'S CAPTAIN HYLINER BRINGING AL A FRESH BOATLOAD OF FISH STICKS:))   >>>

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Let me share a little bit of what I have learned in life...................

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in...

I've learned that one good turn gets most of the blankets.

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just Jackasses.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are more screwed up than you think.

I've learned that depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

I've learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think you're finished.

I've learned to not sweat the petty things, and not pet the sweaty things.

I've learned age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

I've learned that artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and
all the less important ones just never go away.  And the real pains in the ass are permanent............. (Authors Unknown:))

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Tourists see the world, travelers experience it.

Until one has loved an Animal, part of their soul remains un-awakened.

OUR BLOGGER WEBSITE http://thebayfieldbunch.com/

OUR PHOTO ALBUMS http://picasaweb.google.com/stargeezerguy/

AL'S SMUG MUG PHOTO GALLERY http://stargeezer.smugmug.com/

It is not the concept of God I have a problem with.....it's his fan club that causes me grievous concern:((

The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right now...... AL.

IS IT UPSIDE DOWN OR DOWNSIDE UP!!

OHHHHH, I'M NOT LOOKING SO SWELL

I felt compelled to look up the word 'Miracle' this morning.  Mr. Oxford defines a miracle as, 'a remarkable & welcome event that seems impossible to explain by means of the known laws of nature & which is therefore attributed to a supernatural agency.'  We had ordered a spare tire cover & a front end 'bra' for the Jeep a couple months ago.  Monday it arrived & this morning with no hope whatsoever of figuring out how to install it, I hesitantly thought I would at least give it a half hearted try.  This is when the 'Miracle' occurred.

A JEEPSPERT WOULD KNOW RIGHT AWAY WHAT I AM DOING WRONG HERE

I was actually successful, after a frustrating half hour, in getting the two piece leather bra actually installed on the front end of the Jeep.  But, for awhile I was convinced QUADRATEC had sent us the wrong bra.  It just would not line up right despite my best efforts of pulling & stretching.  I even took some pictures to email the company showing them they had sent the wrong bra.  But, all of a sudden as I was standing there looking at the 'wrong' bra I had a light bulb moment.   I had the bra upside down!!!!!!!  As soon as I got it turned around things began to take shape.  Magically the headlights & blinkers all lined up, clips & straps began to make more sense.   When I was finished I stood back & immediately attributed that to a Miracle's supernatural agency alright, & that set a positive pace for the rest of the day.  Even got the spare tire cover on without breaking my fingers off.

WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH A LOGO FOR THE TIRE COVER  

 

AMAZING HOW WELL EVERYTHING FIT TOGETHER ONCE I GOT IT RIGHT SIDE UP

Managed to cut a piece of carpet the right size to fit atop a box thingy in the back of the Jeep.  Even got it screwed down in place without drilling a hole in the interior somewhere.  Touched up a wall in the Motor home with some paint, hooked up some speaker wires & took care of a half dozen other little things I've been putting off for quite awhile.  These kinds of days are rare for me & I sure do appreciate them when they occasionally come along.

EVEN MY CARPET INSTALLATION WENT REASONABLY WELL.....NO CUTS, SCRAPES, LACERATIONS, CONTUSIONS OR ABRASIONS FROM USING A SHARP EXACTA KNIFE

Took the Jeep for a quick spin this afternoon to see if the front end bra was going to stay with the Jeep or not.  It did & that was just a nice little chunk of icing on my Jeep cake for the day:))

I TOT I TAA A PUDDY TAT:))

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Question:
What is the truest definition of Globalization?Answer: Princess Diana's death.
Question: How come?
Answer : An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, riding in a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk on Scottish whisky, (check the bottle before you change the spelling), followed closely by Italian Paparazzi on Japanese motorcycles, treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medicines.

This was put in Groaner's Corner tonight by a Canadian, using American Bill Gates' technology, and you're probably reading
this on your computer, that uses Taiwanese chips, and a Korean monitor, assembled by Bangladeshi workers in a Singapore plant, transported by Indian truck drivers, hijacked
by Indonesians, unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen, and trucked to you by Mexican illegals.....

That, my friends,
is Globalization!!

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