NODDING OFF HERE AND THERE DREAMING OF WARMER SUNNY DAYS AHEAD

Snow began slowly falling around 8 a.m., and it wasn't long before Old Man Winter was at it again.  Soon, local road closure warnings were in effect.  I did slip out shortly after noon and shoveled the driveway and paths, figuring it was easier to move a couple of inches of snow then, rather than seven or eight inches of snow later.....and maybe in the dark if it was bad enough.  I've never had to do that, but there is always a first time.  The rest of the day didn't amount to much and I spent the majority of my time in my recliner, reading, bonking around on my laptop computer, and watching a few snippets of television.  And maybe nodding off here and there dreaming of warmer sunny days ahead.  Woodsy kept herself busy bustling about in the kitchen as well as working on a hand knitting project.

 WOODSY, WITH HER iPHONE, CANDIDLY CAUGHT ME IN MY USUAL MORNING STATE OF FRAZZLE

Al's Music Box::  The Boll Weevil Song by Brook Benton.

 YUP, THIS ONE PICTURE PRETTY WELL SUMS UP MY LIFE ON THESE COLD AND BLEAK WINTER DAYS ALRIGHT

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Bubba had shingles. Those of us who spend much time in a doctor's office should appreciate this! Doesn't it seem more and more that physicians are running their practices like an assembly line? Here's what happened to Bubba:  Bubba walked into a doctor's office, and the receptionist asked him what he had. Bubba said, 'Shingles.' So she wrote down his name, address, and medical insurance number and told him to have a seat. Fifteen minutes later, a nurse's aide came out and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, 'Shingles.' So she wrote down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told Bubba to wait in the examining room. A half hour later, a nurse came in and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, 'Shingles...' So the nurse gave Bubba a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told Bubba to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor. An hour later, the doctor came in and found Bubba sitting patiently in the nude and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, 'Shingles.' The doctor asked, 'Where?' Bubba said, 'Outside on the truck. Where do you want me to unload 'em??'

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One night at the dinner table, the wife commented, "When we were first married, you took the small piece of steak and gave me the larger. Now you take the large one and leave me the smaller piece; You don't love me anymore..." "Nonsense, darling," replied the husband, "you just cook better now."

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A man enters a barbershop for a shave. While the barber is foaming him up, he mentions the problems he has getting a close shave around the cheeks. "I have just the thing," says the barber, taking a small wooden ball from a nearby drawer. "Just place this between your cheek and gum." The client places the ball in his mouth, and the barber proceeds with the closest shave the man has ever experienced. After a few strokes, the client asks in garbled speech, "And what if I swallow it?" "No problem," says the barber. "Just bring it back tomorrow like everyone else does."

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