I WONDER HOW MUCH A PIECE OF TOAST WEIGHS

 A FLOWER BOX IN OUR PARK THIS MORNING

Hadn't been out and about for a few evenings, and with the season's nice weather winding down, I figured I had better get out and enjoy as many nice evenings as I can.  So, with that thought in mind, I headed out to my walking road and beyond Wednesday night.  A later coffee to go at Hortons in Clinton, and from there to my starry night sky spot.  Clouds blocked out the sky to the east, but I was able to see the half Moon to the southwest, as well as the Planet Venus.  The Scorpious Constellation was partially visible, and I saw the Scorpion's heart, Antares.  Also, two high-flying jets that were probably inbound for Toronto's Pearson International Airport.  I also saw three satellites making their steady way across the sky, with each one going in a different direction.  The communication tower and small facility atop this hill belong to Eastlink Communications, and it is their driveway off the country road that I back into.  With the car facing south, I generally stand in front of the car and lean back against it, sometimes tipping back onto the engine hood if I'm looking straight up.  It's a special place for me, and luckily, I've never encountered another vehicle or person there at night.

 WEDNESDAY EVENINGS SUNSET SKY

 LAST NIGHT'S NEARLY HALF MOON

 FOREBODING CLOUD FINGERS REACHING FOR THE MOON

Morning's sunshine today didn't last long before being obscured by a widening cloud cover.  But that was okay because at least it wasn't raining or snowing.  After my walk, and with a few things to pick up in Goderich, I was soon on my way.

 I GOT THIS PHOTO OUT OF SEQUENCE....I ACTUALLY TOOK IT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, HEADING TO MY WALKING ROAD

 THIS IS OLD LONESOME'S PASTURE FIELD

 AND BY GOLLY, THERE IS OLD LONESOME HIMSELF :))

 I WONDER IF THAT IS THE RURAL VERSION OF AN 18-WHEELER

 FOR SOME FARMERS, THE BEAN HARVEST HAS BEGUN

WITH NO HUMANS PRESENT, IT WAS A NICE DAY FOR THE BIRDS TO SPEND SOME TIME AT THE BEACH

 SORRY MR. SEAGULL, I DON'T GOTS NO FRENCH FRIES

 SPOTTED THIS CTV NEWS CAR AT ROTARY COVE

 I THINK THAT IS SCOTT MILLER WHO COVERS LARGE AREA OF SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO AND I THINK HE MIGHT BE BASED OUT OF LONDON

 HERE, A PASSING WALKER STOPS TO GIVE SCOTT SOME HELPFUL ADVICE

 HE'S PROBABLY WORKING ON A NEWS PROJECT FOR CTV LONDON AND I NOTICED WHEN READING HIS BIO THAT HE WAS RAISED ON A FARM NEAR MY HOMETOWN OF TAVISTOCK, ONTARIO

 STOPPING FOR A REST ALONG THE BOARDWALK

 A NICE DAY FOR MOM, DAD, AND JUNIOR

 CANADA GEESE WINGING THEIR WAY OVER THE PLACID WATERS OF LAKE HURON

 OKAY BOYS AND GIRLS, SINGLE FILE NOW

I had a question roll through my mind recently that asked, 'How much does a piece of toast weigh?  And, here's why.... since April 27th, 1993, I have been keeping track of my weight on a couple of very old eight-and-a-quarter-by-fourteen-inch pieces of aging, yellowed paper.  It's been a habit of mind for so long that it has simply become a recurring habit.  I don't weigh myself every day, sometimes maybe not for two or three weeks or more.  But I do keep tabs on myself.  My weigh-in, whenever it is, always follows a morning shower.  I don't know; it just seems that I mysteriously gain weight as the day goes on, so I have learned to stay off the scale for the rest of the day.  If my weight were to register 175 pounds, that is what I write down.  If it's 175.1 or.2 or.3 or .4 I still consider it 175.  But if it comes in at 175.5 and up, I record that as 176.  Yes I know, I'm being a little hard on myself here, but I have to if I want to keep my weight down.  And it is here, in these in-between ounce numbers, where I get myself a little wonky because there are two contributing weight factors here.  I drink one cup of coffee before my shower, and that, of course, adds to the ounces.  And that is a given.  But what about my piece of toast? Do I have that piece of toast before or after my weigh-in?  It varies. So, the question becomes, 'how much does a piece of toast weigh'?  Well, when that thought first occurred to me, it got me a little obsessed.  After all, everything weighs something, right??  Okay, for obvious reasons, I can't weigh a piece of toast on my scale, and oh, the whole wheat bread I eat is called 'Weight Watchers' and a slice of this bread is about half the size of a normal piece of bread.  Anyway, how the heck can I figure out the correct weight of one WW thin slice of bread I asks meself.  Being the logical person I sometimes am, I figured if I bought ten loaves of bread and put them in a box that would fit on my scale, that weight would give me a starting point.  Let me see now, being the astute mathematician I never was, and never will be, if ten loaves of bread weigh 2 pounds, and there are 20 thin slices of bread in a loaf, that means 5 loaves of bread would weigh 1 pound, or 16 ounces, so one loaf of bread would weigh ???? and???? would weigh???? and if I don't stop this darn nonsense, I am going to drive myself doughy.  I will just make sure to eat my piece of morning toast after I weigh myself and not lie awake a moment longer wondering how much a piece of toast weighs, or even worse....try to figure it out!!  Geeeezzzzz. if I keep this up, I could end up needing therapy. By the way, on my weight chart, the heaviest I ever weighed was 216 pounds on November 6th, 2016, and my lowest weight was 164 on June 8th, 2025. (I  must have been sick with the plague or something)  My current weight as of today, September 17th, 2026 is 166 pounds.  So, my average weight over the past 33+ years has been 191 pounds.  Now, how's that for a whole bunch of information you really didn't need!!

MY TATTERED OLD WEIGHT CHARTS

Al's Music Box:(( Arthur's Theme by Christopher Cross.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A patient was waiting nervously in the examination room of a famous specialist. "So who did you see before coming to me?" asked the doctor. "My General Practitioner." "Your GP?" scoffed the doctor. "What a waste of time. Tell me, what sort of useless advice did he give you?" "He told me to come and see you."

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Q: How did the bishop make holy water?
A: He took some tap water and boiled the hell out of it.

- How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?

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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, and then He rested. Then God created man, and then they both rested. Then God created woman, and since then neither God nor man has ever rested.

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A man was driving home from work one evening when he suddenly realized that it was his daughter's birthday and he hadn't yet bought her a gift. So, the man rushed off to the nearest toy store and asked the sales clerk, "How much is that Barbie in the window?" The sales clerk replied in a condescending tone, "Which Barbie? We have Barbie Goes to the Gym for $19.95, Barbie Goes to the Ball for $19.95, Barbie Goes Shopping for $19.95, Barbie Goes to the Beach for $19.95, Barbie Goes Nightclubbing for $19.95, and Divorce Barbie for $265.00." The overwhelmed man asked, "Why is the Divorced Barbie $265.00 and all the others are only $19.95?" "That's obvious!" said the sales clerk. "Divorce Barbie comes with Ken's house, Ken's car, Ken's boat, Ken's furniture..."

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TWO DECKS DONE AND NONE TO GO

 CROCUS FLOWERS ARE USUALLY SEEN IN SPRING, BUT HERE ARE A FEW IN MY FRONT FLOWER BED

I finally finished my power washing project this afternoon.  Two decks done and none to go.

 COMING DOWN THE HOME STRETCH ON MY POWER WASH PROJECT

It's just about time for my annual frog round-up and I think I'm going to have it easier this year with not as many of the little fellas in the front yard frog pond as in the last few years.  In fact, I think I may only have three, maybe four.  My pond isn't deep enough for the frogs to spend the winter, so each year, with my frog net, I gently catch the guys and put them in a bucket.  And, with my wheelbarrow, I chauffeur them over to the Park's pond and ease them into the water where they can burrow deep into the pond's muddy bottom and safely spend the winter.  And, in the Spring, they come hopping back to my front yard again:))

 HOSTA FLOWERS ARE STILL IN BLOOM

Al's Music Box:: Midnight Train To Georgia by Gladys Knight and the Pips.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A guy found a penguin and showed him to a policeman. The policeman said, "Take that penguin to the zoo, now." Next day the policeman sees the man with the penguin again. The policeman stops the guy and says, I told you yesterday to take the penguin to the zoo. What on earth are you doing with the penguin in your truck again?" The guy says, Yesterday I took him to the zoo, and today I'm taking him to the movies."

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An older man once said, "The secret to a long marriage is that we take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music, and dancing. She goes on Tuesdays. I go on Fridays".

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Late one night, a mugger wearing a ski mask jumped into the path of a well-dressed man and stuck a gun in his ribs. "Give me your money," he demanded.
Indignant, the affluent man replied, "You can't do this - I'm a United States Congressman!" "In that case," replied the mugger, "give me MY money!"

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"I'm sorry," said the clerk in the flower shop, "we don't have potted geraniums. Could you use African violets instead?"
Replied the customer sadly, "No, it was geraniums my wife told me to water while she was away."

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When the company president learned that his employees were tanking up on no-trace vodka martinis during their lunch hours, he issued the following memo: To all employees: If you must drink during your lunch hours, please drink whiskey. It is better for our customers to know you're drunk than to think you're stupid.

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