AH a redy made post!!

 I was just rummaging around the inards of my blog and I came across this story already saved as a draft... now even I can summon up enough energy to change the date and hit publish!!!



The only cow in a small town in Ireland stopped giving milk.
Then the town folk found they could buy a cow in Scotland quite
cheaply.
So, they brought the cow over from Scotland.
It was absolutely wonderful,
it produced lots of milk every day and everyone was happy.

        They bought a bull to mate with the cow to get more cows,
so they'd never have to worry about their milk supply again.
They put the bull in the pasture with the cow but
whenever the bull tried to mount the cow,
the cow would move away.
No matter what approach the bull tried,
the cow would move away from the bull,
and he was never able to do the deed.

The people were very upset and decided to go to
the Vet, who was very wise, tell him what was happening and
ask his advice.
"Whenever the bull tries to mount our cow, she moves away.

If he approaches from the back, she moves forward.
When he approaches her from the front, she backs off.
If he attempts it from the one side, she walks away to the other side."

The Vet rubbed his chin thoughtfully and pondered this
before asking,

"Did you by chance, buy this cow in Scotland?"

The people were dumbfounded, since no one had ever mentioned
that they had brought the cow over from Scotland.

"You are truly a wise Vet," they said.
"How did you know we got the cow from Scotland?

The Vet replied with a distant look in his eye:

"My wife is from Scotland"

Valentines dreams

Valentines day is approaching and I dream of a beautiful lady offering me her heart.... What's that you say? "women don't have hearts"...  You just need to know where to find them............Just let me dream on please

Anyone who wants a free alarm clock please contact me..... just like at Christmas time.... things were just getting interesting.... OFF WENT THAT *%##*!&** ALARM CLOCK!!!!!

Follow up to ??? post.

Hi folks, My ??? post brought a smile to my face, personal contact with people I consider to be friends, sad to say there was nothing from some others I put in the same category, such is the price we pay for progress be it from changing attitudes, life or facebook!!!!
I have a facebook account which I opened when I found that such a lot of my family and friends were going there, I believe that I gave it a fair trial but found it was not for me.
I think that my very first commenter Cliff summed it up beautifully, not the first time he has done this by the way,
"I think blogging is like running some 'set' lines down in the river. You go check them every morning and every night just to see if you've had a bite but if you don't bait the hook, don't expect much.
I'm not good at baiting the hook." Cliff.
For any of you who are not familiar with Cliff's home spun philosophy do yourself a favour and go visit, I'll be surprised if you don't make regular visits, don't believe the part of his comment that said  he didn't bait his hooks well !!!

From WT, I learned that it was Dean Martin who used the sign off "Keep those cards and letters coming" also that Dean had borrowed it from a radio show... nothings new is it??

In Australia, and in other countries too I'm sure, we had a very popular radio show called "The Amateur Hour" which used to plead with us to "Keep those votes coming" for the acts that we enjoyed now at this time I was a very naive young lad aged probably about 6 or 7 and I was totally amazed to hear that act 3 had got 183 votes, knowing nothing of the electoral process, thus no idea what a "vote" was my brain?? heard Boats instead of Votes and I used to wonder what on earth anyone would do with that many Boats... Ah the blissful ignorance of youth.

From Walker I learned that "life" rather than Facebook that was getting in the way of blogging and that's a fair comment, but not an excuse I can use.

Judy, one of my first readers, thank you for your loyalty, and Jack both have said that Sacebook had become more their thing than blogging, I respect the rights of anyone who makes this choice.

Joy and Pamela (two of my favourite ladies in the world) probably came closest to where I'm at,as previously indicated its certainly not Facebbook or any of its copies that have distracted me, nor can I use the excuse of being too busy.... I have nothing but time!!! I'm not prepared tp call it laziness... although I will admit to being just a tad lazy, I also hesitate to calling it "writers block" as for this to apply you need to be a writer... I just scribble.

All of this to say thanks to all who visit and especially those who comment, Ill be around for a while yet.

My ??? post

Hi to all who read this,
I find that I am visiting my friends blogsites less often and commenting even less often, I am certainly posting much less often and the quality of the posts I do make is often pretty weak, But.... this has in no way affected my anticipation as I continue my morning ritual of turning the computer on and checking my email.
I am often saddened to find there is nothing more than the usual spam or offers to sell me software, medications, cheap air fares to places I have no interest in visiting etc etc.... You must know the type of junk mail of which I speak... I can't be the only one lucky enough to receive it.
In reality my disappointment is that there are so few personal messages to gladden my heart, I am realist enough to know that if I'm not "putting out" the "incoming" will soon taper off but this doesn't stop the sadness of the moment when I am busy hitting the delete button to get rid of the daily dose of unwanted emails and longing for more "personal" stuff.
I now face the task of giving this post a title???? and selecting a label for it???? Was it the old Bob Hope show where we were entreated to "keep those cards and letters coming in"??? if it wasn't Bob it was someone of the same era!!!!

Did you get all your Christmas cards??

Some things are simply irresistible, here's a couple of examples. 

I knew thet were cutting too many trees down!

I've just been through my Christmas cards and I'm pretty sure this applied to me too.

Places to visit

This was sent to me by a friend and I thought it was worth a post... specially when my posts have been so infrequent.  Subject:Cahoots Cahoots - I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots.   Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.  I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.  I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my friends, family and work.  I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore.  I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often.  I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.    Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older.  One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli I can get!  I may have been in Continent, and I don't remember what country I was in. It's an age thing.  So laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly! From one unstable person to another... I hope everyone is happy in your head - we're all doing pretty good in mine!

I'm a great grandfather again.

Some of you will be aware, because we share some readers, that my Sister Merle has been very sick and has been hospitalized for a little over 6 weeks.
I am very pleased to report that she seems to have turned the corner and is feeling very much better, she has resumed her rehab exercises this time with much less pain, she has a crushed vertebrae in her lower back.
It is quite surprising to find just how much her illness affected me, while we are quite close I'm not usually a very emotional type, but I guess I got found out this time!!!
Enough...

Spent a pretty quiet New Years Eve with my good friend Warren, no trouble seeing the midnight hour as we are both night owls, so after 4 days I'm just starting to catch up on my beauty sleep (much needed).




These are my 3 great grand children, Phoenix, Ezra, & Scarlet, my oldest grandson Matthew and his wife Rhianna are the proud parents, Vicki & Rex are the proud grandparents.

Here's a start for 2012

Puns for those with a higher IQ :

  Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine.

  A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.

  Dijon vu - the same mustard as before.

  Practice safe eating - always use condiments.

  Shotgun wedding - A case of wife or death.

  A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.

  A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

  Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play.

  Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

  Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion.

  Reading while sunbathing makes you well red.

  When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.

  A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired.

  What's the definition of a will? (It's a dead give away.)

  Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

  In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes.

  She was engaged to a boyfriend with a wooden leg but broke it off.

  A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

  If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed

  With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.

  The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.

  You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.

  Local Area Network in Australia - the LAN down under.

  Every calendar's days are numbered.

  A lot of money is tainted -  Taint yours and taint mine.

  A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.

  He had a photographic memory that was never developed.

  A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large.

  Once you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall.

  Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis.

  Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses.

  Acupuncture is a jab well done.

Santa Baby

Look what I found under my Christmas tree.... She had gone by the time I woke up I'm sad to say.

Foreign Objects.

This is a photo of a toilet on board the Indian Pacific train that I recently crossed the continent on.

With regard the lower sign... I got quite a strange look from a group of Italians on the train when I asked if they were experiencing any difficulty with blockages after use?????