IT'S MUCH, MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT

 STAYED HOME AND SHOVELED SNOW THIS MORNING

Blue skies, sunshine, snowflurries, and a gray cloud cover made for an early February day.  Yes, I shoveled more snow, spent time on the exercise bike, checked the news headlines periodically, bonked around on my computer, got some reading done, took care of a few domestic chores, and somewhere in there had a shower and partook of a few peanut butter snacks.  Despite all those exciting things, I managed to stay calm and let the day slide on by.  I might even do it all over again tomorrow.........but with a couple of differences thrown in.

 IF WE DON'T GET A THAW SOON, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM GOING TO PUT ALL THE SNOW

I ALWAYS TAKE MY SHOVEL FOR A WALK ACROSS THE ROAD OVER TO MONICAS

 IT'S A SNOWY YARD AT THE BAYFIELD BUNCH HOUSE

 I WONDER WHEN I'LL GET TO USE MY GARDEN HOSE AGAIN

I am currently reading Afterlife Preview by author Stephen Hawley Martin.  A fascinating read, and only one of the many books I have read on this subject these past five years.  Not a subject of interest for everyone, but looking back over my sometimes rocky life, I can understand now why my mind has finally been opened and why I have been led here.  And it's why I have become so interested in the final stages of life here on Earth and a new beginning on the other side.  I don't come at this from a traditional religious point of view.  It is much, much bigger than that.

 AFTER SHOVELING THE DRIVEWAY AND FRONT YARD PATHS, I SLIPPED AROUND TO THE BACK YARD

 THERE WILL BE A LOT OF WEIGHT ON THOSE TWO ROOFS WHEN  TEMPEERATURES FINALLY RISE ABOVE FREEZING AGAIN SOME DAY

Al's Music Box:: Old Cape Cod by Patti Page.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A customer at Green's Gourmet Grocery marveled at the proprietor's quick wit and intelligence. "Tell me, Green, what makes you so smart?" "I wouldn't share my secret with just anyone," Green replies, lowering his voice so the other shoppers won't hear. "But since you're a good and faithful customer, I'll let you in on it. Fish heads. You eat enough of them, you'll be positively brilliant." "You sell them here?" the customer asks. "Only $4 apiece," says Green. The customer buys three. A week later, he's back in the store complaining that the fish heads were disgusting, and he isn't any smarter. "You didn't eat enough," says Green. The customer goes home with 20 more fish heads. Two weeks later, he's back, and this time he's really angry. "Hey, Green," he says, "You're selling me fish heads for $4 apiece when I can buy the whole fish for $2. You're ripping me off!" "You see?" says Green. "You're getting smarter already!"

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Teacher: "Which book has helped you the most in your life?"
Student: "My father's checkbook!"

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I'm at my boss's funeral, kneeling and whispering at the coffin..."Who's thinking outside the box now, Gary?"

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Driving to work, a gentleman had to swerve to avoid a box that fell out of a truck in front of him. Seconds later, a policeman pulled him over for reckless driving. Fortunately, another officer had seen the carton in the road. The policemen stopped traffic and recovered the box. It was found to contain large upholstery tacks. "I'm sorry sir," the first trooper told the driver, "but I am still going to have to write you a ticket." Amazed, the driver asked for what. The trooper replied, "Tacks evasion."

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Al's Doggy World

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Al's Art Gallery

IT CERTAINLY IS AN UPHILL BATTLE

 THIS PLACE IS FOR SALE NEARBY, JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM OUR PARK....NOW IF I COULD JUST WIN A LOTTERY

I guess in a psychological way, my mind was trying to hurry the winter along today by telling me it was Wednesday, when in fact it was Tuesday.  But how did I know it was Tuesday?  Easy, I heard the garbage truck come rumbling down the road early this morning.  However, five minutes after the garbage truck was gone, my mind, ever looking after me as best it can, convinced me all over again that it was Wednesday.  I'm glad tomorrow is Saturday!! 

A CHUNK OF SNOW  HANGING AROUND ON THE BACK DECK

 IT'S A GOOD THING WE HAD AN EARLY JANUARY THAW OR THE SNOW LOAD ON THIS SHED ROOF WOULD HAVE BEEN TWICE AS DEEP

 A FEW PICS ALONG OLD BAYFIELD ROAD ON MY WAY BACK FROM BAYFIELD A COUPLE DAYS AGO

 ONE OF SEVERAL NICE HOMES ALONG THE WAY

 THESE FOLKS HAVE A LONG DRIVEWAY

It had been a few days since I last shoveled any snow.  Not wanting to seize up from inactivity, I grabbed my shovel and took it for a walk around outside, moving an accumulated couple of inches of the white stuff.  Back inside, I was again on the exercise bike, working at getting the cobwebs out of my legs.  It certainly is an uphill battle.

 iIT'S REALLY NEAT THAT I CAN READ MY KINDLE WHILE PEDALLING

INSTEAD OF HOLDING ONTO THE HANDLE BARS, I PREFER TO GRIP MY HANDS ON THE BARS ON EACH SIDE OF THE SEAT

THE SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT KNOB.....OKAY OKAY SO I WAS REALLY SHORT ON PHOTOS TODAY...SORRY

And it was 66 years ago today that the phrase, The Day The Music Died' was coined.  Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper died in a wintery corn field plane crash in the State of Iowa. 

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Al's Music Box:(( Think It Over by Buddy Holly.

 A NICE HOUSE AND PROPERTY IN BAYFIELD

GROANER'S CORNER:(( In light of the rising frequency of human - grizzly bear conflicts, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert of bears while in the field. They advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. They also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear dung. Black bear dung is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear dung has little bells in it and smells like pepper.

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How do you make sure you always remember your wife’s birthday?  Forget it just once!!

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An explorer walked into a clearing and was surprised to see a pigmy standing beside a huge dead elephant. "Did you kill that?" he asked. The pigmy answered: "Yes". "How could a little bloke like you kill something as huge as that?" "I killed it with my club," replied the pigmy. "That's amazing," said the explorer. "How big's your club?" The pigmy replied: "There's about 150 of us."
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