Saturday, September 06, 2025

THREE YEARS AGO TODAY WE BROUGHT THE SUBARU HOME...AND, 'THE ROCK'

 IT 3 YEARS AGO TODAY THAT WE BROUGHT OUR SUBARU HOME AFTER BUYING IT IN WINGHAM, ONTAIRO
Short on words again tonight, I am going to re-post something I wrote on March 1st, 2013.  It's a bit lengthy, but it is a true story about a rock I encountered early in my life.  The story begins sometime in the late 1940's, and ends in 2003.  The Rock

 IN WINGHAM AT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HOUSE, KELLY HANDLES THE PAPER WORK 

 CHANGING LICENSE PLATES 
 DRIVING SUBIE HOME THAT DAY
KELLY CALMLY STUDIES THE NEW TO US ELECTRONICS WHILE I'M IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, HAVING A BIG BLUSTER BECAUSE I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET MY MUSIC GOING
 KELLY ON THE PHONE TO SIRIUS XM RADIO TO SEE HOW TO ACTIVATE OUR ACCOUNT FOR THE SUBARU
PHEEBS AND I HEAD OUT FOR OUR FIRST EVER RIDE IN THE SUBARU
Al's Music Box:)) Wildfire by Michael Martin Murphy.

 I LIKE THIS CAR DAD:)))))
GROANER'S CORNER:(( Things Not To Say During Childbirth::

- Gosh, you're lucky. I sure wish men could experience the miracle of childbirth.
-- Do you think the baby will come before Monday Night Football starts?
-- I hope you're ready. The Glamour Shot photographer will be here in fifteen minutes.
-- If you think this hurts, I should tell you about the time I twisted my ankle playing basketball.
-- That was the kids on the phone. Did you have anything planned for dinner?
-- When you lay on your back, you look like a python that swallowed a wild boar.
-- You don't need an epidural. Just relax and enjoy the moment.
-- This whole experience kind of reminds me of an episode from I Love Lucy.
-- Oops! Which cord was I supposed to cut?
-- Stop your swearing and just breathe.
-- Remember what we learned in Lamaze class! HEE HEE HOO HOO. You're not using the right words.
-- Your stomach still looks like there's another one in there
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Through the pitch-black night, the captain of a large ship sees a light dead ahead on a collision course with his ship. He sends a signal:  “Change your course 10 degrees east.”  The light signals back:  “Change yours, 10 degrees west. ” Angry, the captain sends:  “I’m a navy captain! Change your course, sir!” "I’m a seaman, second class,” comes the reply. “Change your course, sir.” Now the captain is furious. “I’m a battleship! I’m not changing course!” There is one last reply. “I’m a lighthouse. Your call.”

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Religion as Baseball::
Calvinists believe the game is fixed.
Lutherans believe they can't win, but trust the Scorekeeper.
Quakers won't swing.
Unitarians can catch anything.
Amish walk a lot.
Pagans sacrifice.
Jehovah's Witnesses are thrown out often.
Televangelists get caught stealing.
Episcopalians pass the plate.
Evangelicals make effective pitches.
Fundamentalists balk.
Adventists have a seventh-inning stretch.
Atheists refuse to have an Umpire.
Baptists want to play hardball.
Premillennialists expect the game to be called soon on account of darkness.
The Pope claims never to have committed an error.

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8 comments:

  1. The third picture of the cute little scowling dog looking angry made me laugh :)

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  2. Yes, you can tell that Pheebs loves the new car. What a great photo!
    Barb M.

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  3. Love your post tonight! -Annette

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  4. The story of the rock was just the best, Al. The kind of story Stuart McLean would tell on the vinyl cafe. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Just finished reading your long ago post about the saga of "The Rock" - such a wonderful and heartfelt true story of your younger days. It made me smile ! Thanks Al - you should write a book of true stories - I would read every one :)

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  6. LOL to the music in the new-to-you vehicle - always Bill's first priority!

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  7. Sobriety sure does "ROCK"... (DOS: 9/3/82)

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  8. (Kawartha Gal)
    Al, you are a fantastic story teller! What a great story, so glad I got to read it.

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