TRY TO SEE THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF YOUR FOIBLES

 IT'S NOT OFTEN I SEE FREE-RANGE CHICKENS ANYMORE, BUT BY GOLLY, HERE ARE TWO AT A NEIGHBORING FARM

Rain came in the night and stayed for most of the day.  I had a light hanging project going on outside, and between drizzles, I decided to move one of the front yard night lights from one side of a Basswood tree to the other side.  Hauled out my long ladder and got right at it.  Weaving the extension power cord through and around the branches, I soon had the light hanging in the right place and working fine.  And then I made a mistake.  I decided, while having the ladder out, I'd take the time to cut some dead branches out of the tree.  Can you see where I going with this??:(( With my cutters, I soon had dead branches coming down with a sharp snip here, a solid cut there, then all of a sudden I had a 'Pop n Sparks' there!!  What!!!!  Yup, I had cut right through the power cord I had just strung through the branches for the night light.  !!#%&$@!!  I spent the next twenty minutes resplicing and retaping that break.  Painstakingly stringing the power cord through the branches, I had the light working once more.  Then, my short-term memory, of course, let me down again as I proceeded to make my second mistake, and oh yes, you are already shaking your head, knowing full well what my second mistake was.  I decided to finish up cutting down the last of the dead branches. It wasn't long before it was 'Snap-Crackle and Pop' all over again as I cut through the power cord for a second time!!!! #@%&$!!!!  And both those cuts were only about twelve inches apart.  And yes, I actually did this to myself today!!  I spent another twenty minutes resplicing and retaping the power cord, and I can tell you that it wasn't only the night light bulb that was blue, but the air all around me had a heavy tinge of blue to it as well !! I know the question for some readers now is, "Why would he write about doing something so carelessly stupid?  Well, I know many readers have probably made the same kinds of silly and careless mistakes as well so I'm just saying, no matter what seemingly dumb thing you did, and no matter how upset you were with yourself at the time, give yourself a break and try to see the humorous side of your foibles.  I'm sure others do:))

YOU CAN KINDA SEE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE POWER CORD WHERE I HAD TO FIX IT

Memories Music Box:: Us And Them by Pink Floyd.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A man walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan officer. He says he's going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000. The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for the loan, so the man hands over the keys to a new Rolls-Royce. The car is parked on the street in front of the bank; he has the title and everything checks out. The bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. The bank's president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the man for using a $250,000 Rolls as collateral against a $5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then proceeds to drive the Rolls into the bank's underground garage and parks it there. Two weeks later, the man returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41. The loan officer says, "Skr, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?" The man replies, "Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for only $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return?"'

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Q: What's the difference between the government and the Mafia?

A: One of them is organized.

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A newly ordained priest, nervous about hearing confessions, finally asks an older priest to observe how he does and give some tips. After listening in on the second confession, the older priest suggested that the younger man fold his arms, maybe rub his chin with one hand while saying phrases like "I see" or "I understand" or "Yes, my child. Go on". The young priest puts the suggestions into practice and later tells the older priest how much it has helped in getting more information from his flock.
"You've done well," said the older man. "Isn't that much better than slapping your knee and saying, 'No way! What happened next?'"
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IT WAS A CHILLY RIDE

 SUNSET AT BAYFIELD'S PIONEER PARK

It was a cool evening when we saddled up our E-bikes and rode out of the driveway with the destination being Bayfield.  It's about a fifteen-minute ride, and luckily we don't have to make that journey and back on any busy highways.  Our first stop was Bayfield's beach and south pier.  A beautiful evening with no wind.  Most of the people on the pier were fishing and it didn't look like anybody was having much luck.  From the pier and beach area, we swung back up the hill and into the tiny village of Bayfield.  By the time we made it to Rosies's Ice Cream Shoppe darkness was soon upon us.  Finishing up our cones (Woodsie's treat) on a bench across from Rosie's, we soon mounted up and pointed our bikes' bright headlights for home.  It was a chilly ride, but for the most part, we had wisely dressed for it and a good time was had by all.

 BY GOLLY, IT'S WOODSY HER VERY SELF

 A BOAT HEADS OUT FOR AN EVENING CRUISE

 MOST PEOPLE ON THE PIER WERE FISHERMAN

 MAYBE HE'S ASLEEP, AND NO, THOSE ARE NOT SHARK FINS IN THE WATER; THEY ARE A COUPLE OF SEAGULLS FLYING BY

 HEADING INTO THE HARBOR AT THE END OF THE DAY

 WOODSY (LORRAINE) CHECKS HER iPHONE SUNSET PICTURES

 WAITING FOR THE SUNSET AT BAYFIELD'S BEACH

 BAYFIELD'S PIONEER PARK

Memories Music Box:: Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money and he wanted to be able to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him. An angel hears his plea and appears to him. "Sorry, but you can't take your wealth with you." The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules. The man continues to pray that his wealth could follow him. The angel reappears and informs the man that God has decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him. Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase and fills it with pure gold bars and places it beside his bed. Soon afterward, the man dies and shows up at the Gates of Heaven to greet St. Peter.  St. Peter, seeing the suitcase, says, "Hold on, you can't bring that in here!" But the man explains to St. Peter that he has permission and asks him to verify his story with the Lord. Sure enough, St. Peter checks and comes back saying, "You're right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before letting it through." St. Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaims, "You brought pavement?!!!"

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Why did the author write his novel in the basement? He wanted to write a best cellar.

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A man got really drunk one night in his local pub. The barman refused to serve him any more alcohol and told him he should be heading home. The man thought this was a good idea so he stood up to leave but fell over straight away. He tried to stand up again but only fell over again. He thought if only he could get outside and get some fresh air he'd be grand. So he crawled outside then tried to stand up and fell over again. In the end after falling over lots more he decided to crawl home. When he got back to his house he pulled himself up using the door handle but as soon as he let go he fell over again. He had to crawl up the stairs and managed to fall over onto the bed and fell asleep. When he finally woke up the next morning his wife asked him what he was doing at the pub last night. He denied it but she said, "I know you were there..." he maintained his innocence until "...the barman rang to say you forgot your wheelchair again....

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