Sunday snicker

A man is struck by a bus on a busy street in New York City. He lies dying on the sidewalk as a crowd of spectators gathers around. “A priest! Somebody get me a priest!” the man gasps. A policeman checks the crowd but finds no priest, no minister, no man of God of any kind.

“A PRIEST, PLEASE!” the dying man says again. Then out of the crowd steps a little old Jewish man of at least eighty years of age.”Mr. Policeman,” says the man, “I’m not a priest. I’m not even a Catholic. But for fifty years now I’m living behind St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Third Avenue, and every night I’m listening to the Catholic litany. Maybe I can be of some comfort to this man.”

The policeman agrees and brings the octogenarian over to the dying man. He kneels down, leans over the injured and intones in a solemn voice: “B – 4, I – 19, N – 38, G – 54,. . . “

Sometimes…

While at the store yesterday I found an employee I thought young enough and asked why the store only the rear chicken legs as I really like the front ones better. He said he would find out. I was almost done shopping before the employee found me and told me he didn’t think I was very funny.

And my Gold Star I.D./ Driver’s License came in the mail today so I can now get on airplanes. If you’ve ever been in a Lockheed C-130 you may know why I don’t care much for flying anymore. I’d rather drive because I know my car can’t fall out of the sky. Although, there were a few close moments during my ‘hold my beer’ stage.

Finally, I get told I should grow up sometimes. I also read somewhere that if don’t mature by 70, you don’t have to. I say this because of what happened a little later yesterday. The phone rang and when I picked it up I said, ‘Grampa’s Garage, everything here is old, but it still works’. My banker on the other end of the phone didn’t appreciate my comedic flair. He’ll get over it. Enjoy our Saturday.

Picture day

Some plants were blooming and I’m not sure if they are weeds are not, just thought they looked interesting. That little dot in the background is just a spider who was hamming it up for the camera.

You can always tell when it warms up as the pesky flies come out. Not sure why these guys are green, but thought I’d share the picture anyway.

This sparrow was up on the phone lines and was nice enough to pose for this shot. Not sure what was going on, besides some incoming rain, but the birds were out the other day.

These European starlings are colorful birds that quickly become pests. They are considered an invasive species, and they are. We’ve had a few other birds stick around since the starlings showed up, but mor left than stayed.

One of the young feral cats watched me taking the pictures and gave his opinion of my efforts. Needless to say, I don’t think he was impressed. Enjoy our Friday.

Almost…

Since yesterday was such a nice day, I spent most the day outside. Because of that I got a few pictures and will share them after they are uploaded. It was one of those days that just whispered, come out and play. Even some of the feral cats were wanting to get petted or played with. I saw the wildlife out enjoying the day also.

I even saw a baby squirrel bouncing between three feral cats who watched him but didn’t bother to attack. It could be I feed them well enough they don’t have to hunt, but I choose to believe they were too busy enjoying the day. It was overcast yet just enough sun got through the clouds to make it perfect. At least that’s what I was thinking. All the critters seem to agree. It was a Kodak moment all day.

Today is supposed to be cooler and possibly wet, but hey, if I wake up breathing it’s already a good day. I’m going to do something about the cable TV today as it’s been out since Friday. I’m not sure if I’m going to call and cancel it, or get it fixed since I’ve become friends with my radio again. Whatever I decide, I’ll know it when I do it. Enjoy our Thursday.

Something different

I tried something from Brew Pub Pizza, just not the product above. The only reason I included the picture is to show the logo and colors. I tried one of their sausage & pepperoni Pizza Bowl last night and was impressed. What I usually look for first when choosing frozen meals is how much protein it has. This one hit it out of the park with 44G protein and 650 calories.

At first, I thought this pizza bowl was like a deep-dish pizza and was surprised to find it was not. Filled with pepperoni, sausage, cheese and sauce it was a filling meal. I don’t remember the price yet after eating one it’s worth whatever they were asking. The sauce was a little spicy, the meat was good, and the cheese among the stringiest I’ve ever had. I’ll definitely be getting this bowl again.

Today is the first day of May, and the rest of our lives. Lets all have a great May and many more. Enjoy our Wednesday.

Memory Lane

The youngest sent a picture along with the words ‘Joe’s Crab Shack is gone!’ I had to look over the photo and think a bit since the name of place has changed. Then I remembered, it was in Boise, Idaho along the Boise River. When we ate there, we went to the open-air dining section that overlooked the Boise River. Below is a picture of the building with new signage.

Behind the eatery the river ran between the building and the tree line seen in the right portion of the picture. Then I started laughing as I remembered the wife’s reaction to a sign painted on the front of the building.

The wife got upset and said, ‘we should have come tomorrow’. Our son, our daughter-in-law, and I were confused. So, I asked her why we should wait a day to eat at Joe’s. She pointed to a sign painted on the front of the building that said, ‘Free clams tomorrow’. The three of us laughed so hard there were tears running down our faces.

I tried to explain it was gimmick and the wife just didn’t get it. After everyone got settled down, we went in to eat. Sitting beside the Boise River I enjoyed a great cheeseburger while the wife got her clams. Oh yeah, the second picture is of the wife and I taken many moons ago. Enjoy our Tuesday.

New week

After a weekend filled with heavy rain, high winds, and various severe weather warnings, we are now beginning a new week. The neighbor gave me some spaghetti and meatballs over the weekend and said his wife had made too much. I’m happy to say it’s all gone, and it tasted great. It’s been a while since I’ve had the homemade version.

I may get more pictures taken this week, if the weather cooperates. In that department it’s been Las Vegas East around here lately. I don’t believe even compulsive gamblers would bet on this weather. It even has the TV weather guessers stumped. This is going to be a short one as I’m tongue tied and my eye tooth can’t see the keyboard. Enjoy our Monday.

Sunday snicker

 Jesus was wandering the desert, when he met an old man.

“What brings you to the desert?” asked Jesus.

“I’m looking for my son. I lost him many years ago.”

“How did you lose him? What happened?”

“I had one son- not by birth, by a heavenly miracle. He had tremendous struggles with temptation. At one point, he even died, and came back to life!”

Jesus couldn’t believe it. Could this really be his father?

“One last question: Are you by any chance a carpenter?”

“I am!”

Jesus rushed forward and embraced the old man.

“Father, it is I! I’ve missed you!”

The old man smiled.

“I’ve missed you too, Pinochio!”

Rainy days

It’s starting out to be a good weekend for ducks and geese. I didn’t get wet when I cruised to and from the grocery store, but when I went to the hospital later to get my CTI scan, I got soaked. The whole weekend is supposed to wet with the most severe storms tomorrow along with higher temperatures. Once home from the store, with groceries unloaded I had to wonder.

Last week bottled water was $3.49 a case and I refused to buy any. Yesterday the same bottled water was $2.99 a case, and I bought 2 cases! Good thing the price wasn’t lower, or I may have filled the cart with just water. Even so I had the cheapest total at the register in recent memory. Next time I’ll just forget the extras and save some more.

At the hospital one of the volunteers asked me if I knew where I was going for the scan. When I said no she offered to take me. At first, I thought what a nice little old lady. Thinking on it later, I wondered if she was even as old as I was. Enjoy our Saturday.

Outside the box

By now we’ve all heard some version of Biden’s slip up during a speech. This has a lot of people asking questions about the incident, which I feel are the wrong ones to ask. The mantra seems to be ‘who do you believe, the government or your lying ears?’. I have a different question in mind and will share it.

Knowing the Republicans in Congress aren’t going to do anything like impeach our feeble minded, lying, incompetent president, I veer off the beaten path. I would like to know who is paying those in the crowd shouting four more years? If the Biden campaign is paying the bill, I have no problem. However, if we taxpayers are paying the phony crowd to shout, I do have a problem.

I just can’t wrap my brain around the idea of anyone wanting four more years of destruction. Inflation is rampant, taxes are high, gas prices are rising again, and our border policy is a disaster. The only thing booming is the money sent to other countries. I can’t even watch one of Biden’s speeches as I start laughing at his resemblance to Jeff Dunham’s puppet Walter! Enjoy our Friday.