AN OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL

 NOT TOO SMART I'D SAY

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A man was driving down the road. He passed a traffic camera and saw it flash.  Astounded that he had been caught speeding when he was under the speed limit, he turned around and, going even slower, he passed by the camera.  Again, he saw it flash. He couldn't believe it! So he turned and, going at a snail's pace, he passed the camera.  AGAIN, he saw the camera flash. He guessed it must have a fault, and home he went.  Four weeks later he received 3 traffic fines in the mail, all for not wearing a seatbelt.

ANOTHER DAY

Ellen's Groove:)) About 35 seconds into this video Ellen really gets her bass guitar rolling.  Again, watch her slick fingerwork on the guitar's fretboard on March On Fire.  Also, staying with the music theme, check out Geoff Castellucci's Sixteen Tons which was a Tennessee Ernie Ford song from the fifties.  Geoff Castellucci is the same fella who did a great job with Ghost Riders In The Sky.  You might get a kick out of his The Headless Horseman Needs A Head.  Geoff is a member of the Cappella group, Voice Play

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GROANER'S CORNER:((  A magician was working on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The audience would be different each week, so the magician allowed himself to do the same tricks over and over again. There was only one problem: The captain's parrot saw the shows every week and began to understand what the magician does in every trick.  Once he understood that, he started shouting in the middle of the show: Look, it's not the same hat. Look, he is hiding the flowers under the table! Hey, why are all the cards the Ace of Spades?  The magician was furious but couldn't do anything, it was the captain's parrot after all. One day the ship had an accident and sank. The magician found himself on a piece of wood, in the middle of the ocean, with the parrot of course. They stared at each other with hate but did not utter a word. This went on for a day, and another, and another.  After a week the parrot finally said: OK. I give up. What'd you do with the boat?

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A FEBRUARY 2010 MEMORY ON ANOTHER COLD JANUARY 2023 RAINY GRAY DAY

 STOPPING FOR A REST IN CALIFORNIA'S BLAIR VALLEY

Another in a seemingly endless series of cold and gray rainy wet days.  My inspiration for photos and words is basically nonexistent.  However, reading Ivan's blog this morning I saw he had a few pictures of California's Blair Valley and that sparked a memory.  Kelly and I have driven through Blair Valley a number of times in our RVing years while on our way to and from Marshall South's Ghost Mountain.  Ivan's photos reminded me of a morning in Blair Valley near Ghost Mountain when Kelly and I hiked down a long sandy wash to find a historic narrow passage once used by many pioneers, their wagons, and Butterfield Overland stagecoaches, making their way west in the 1800s.  Many of those people were heading for California's Gold Rush.  Histories Narrow Passage. Click on any of my post's photos to enlarge them.  You can find Ivan's blog on my sidebar or at Roadtrip 2022.   Anyone interested in my Marshall South posts over the years can simply type his name into my search bar to the right. 

GROANER'S CORNER:((   Mr. Johnson was overweight, so his doctor put him on a diet.  He said I want you to eat regularly for two days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for two weeks. The next time I see you, you should have lost at least five pounds.  When Mr. Johnson returned, he shocked the doctor by having dropped almost twenty pounds.  Why that's amazing! the doctor told him. You did this just by following my instructions?  The slimmed-down Mr. Johnson nodded. I'll tell you, though, I thought I was going to drop dead that third day.  From hunger, you mean.  No, replied Mr. Johnson, from skipping.

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A FEW RV MEMORIES

I didn't get around to taking any photos again today and didn't feel much like writing anything so I will leave you with a Facebook Memory from a dozen years ago about now.  We were ranch/security sitting north of Elfrida Arizona.  And Before I knew What Happened.....I was in a J.C. Penny Store.  The following day we were in the Jeep heading west, took a wrong turn and came nose to nose with the Mexican border out in the boondocks.  Destination....Parker Canyon Lake.  Following that.....Wily Coyote Kelly Outfoxes Me Again.

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GROANER'S CORNER:(( "Mr. Wilson, I'm afraid I have bad news," the doctor told his anxious patient. "You only have six months to live."  The man sat in stunned silence for the next several minutes. Regaining his composure, he apologetically told his physician that he had no medical insurance. "I can't possibly pay you in that time."  "Okay," the doctor said, "let's make it nine months."

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COULDN'T SEEM TO PULL IT TOGETHER

Just couldn't seem to pull it together today folks............

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GROANER'S CORNER:(( 

Q: How many politicians does it take to change a light bulb?
A: We don't know. They're still arguing about it.

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SO HERE WE ARE ON THE FIRST DAY OF ANOTHER YEAR

 A SHORELINE DOGGY WALK AT GODERICH'S ROTARY COVE THIS MORNING

Our gloriously orange sunrise only lasted about fifteen minutes before it was replaced by a standard slate-gray sky.  With a slight drizzle in the air, Pheebs and I headed back to Goderich again.  I was hoping to find a replacement hanging light-type socket.  I've had trouble with the light socket in the shade that hangs over our sunroom computer desk for a few years now so it was time to replace it.  Of course, it being the day after New Year all the stores were closed.  I hadn't thought about that.  Oh well, down to the harbor we went and because it wasn't too bad of a morning and winds were calm, we decided to take a walk in the doggy walking area at Rotary Cove.

WHEN I SAW THAT CONCRETE THING I KNEW THE LAKE HURON WATER LEVEL WAS LOW BECAUSE I HAD NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.....IT IS NORMALLY UNDERWATER

 A CLOSER LOOK

 I DON'T KNOW IF SOMETHING IS BURIED HERE OR IF IT IS SOME KIND OF MEMORIAL

Restoration of the eroding bank along the shoreline is still a work in progress although halted for the winter it will likely resume in the Spring.  Despite the water level being covered in ice and snow, I could plainly see how low the level of the lake is compared to the high water levels that did all the damage along the shoreline a couple years ago.

 THESE LARGE BOULDERS BROUGHT IN LAST YEAR WILL BE USED IN THE ONGOING BANK RESTORATION

THIS IS WHERE RESTORATION WORK HALTED UNTIL IT RESUMES AND CONTINUES DOWN THE COAST

 BY NEXT YEAR AT THIS TIME THAT SNOWY SPACE AT THE BOTTOM LEFT WILL BE FILLED IN WITH ROCKS AND BOULDERS

It felt good to get my legs moving again and we walked a little farther than we usually do in that area.  Of course, by the time we arrived back at the Jeep my right leg was giving me trouble again.  If this keeps up I'm going to have to go down to the Corner Leg Store and get me a new one. 

 HAPPY TO SAY THE BIG MARBLE BOULDER IS STLL AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE DOG WALKING AREA

 NOT MANY PEOPLE ON THE BOARDWALK THIS MORNING

 IT LOOKED LIKE THE GOOD FOLKS AT HURON AND AREA SEARCH AND RESCUE MAY HAVE HAD AN INFORMATION TENT SET UP HERE

 AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS GODERICH RESIDENT IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE MILD JANUARY WEATHER AND GETTING A JUMP START ON THE SPRING CLEAN-UP

So, here we are on the first day of another New Year.  No great plans, no resolutions, and no unrealistic hopes, dreams, or immediate zany speculations.  Just our usual one-day-at-a-time thing putting one foot in front of the other and doing the best we can for another day.  So bring it on 2023 and chase us like the wind all the way to 2024. 

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A drunken Irishman gets on a train and asks the conductor how long the trip is between Limerick to Cork.  "About two hours," says the conductor.  "Okay," says the drunkard, "then how long is the trip between Cork to Limerick?"  The irate conductor says to the drunk, "It's still about two hours, laddie. Why'd ya think there'd be a difference?"  "Well," says the drunk, "it's only a week between Christmas and New Year's, but it's a helluva long time between New Year's and Christmas!"

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Sign on company bulletin board: “This firm requires no physical-fitness program. Everyone gets enough exercise jumping to conclusions, flying off the handle, running down the boss, flogging dead horses, knifing friends in the back, dodging responsibility, and pushing their luck.”

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