SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2024

 SUNDAY FUNDAY

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2024

WARM-UP

Following the weather, we will need a warm-up.  These are Georgetown Texas numbers. For those farther north, the temperatures will be cooler and last longer!!!

Sunday, January 14, forecast 33 high, 25 low;
Monday, January 15, high of 32, low of 12

You might want to drip your faucets to help keep your pipes from freezing. 

I moved my patio garden inside. (In reality some of the Swiss Chard plants are descendants of plants from last year)

A friend in Iowa sent me their weather forecast:  Expect 0 to 100 inches of snow, beginning on Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday.  We’re not sure  but think it could be a “big one”.

SOME DAD JOKES

• "I'm afraid for the calendar. Its days are numbered."

• "My wife said I should do lunges to stay in shape. That would be a big step forward."

• "Why do fathers take an extra pair of socks when they go golfing?" "In case they get a hole in one!"

• "Singing in the shower is fun until you get soap in your mouth. Then it's a soap opera."

• "What do a tick and the Eiffel Tower have in common?" "They're both Paris sites."

• "What do you call a fish wearing a bowtie?" "Sofishticated."

• "How do you follow Will Smith in the snow?" "You follow the fresh prints."

• "If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?" "Pilgrims."

• "I thought the dryer was shrinking my clothes. Turns out it was the refrigerator all along."

• "How does dry skin affect you at work?" "You don’t have any elbow grease to put into it."

• "What do you call a factory that makes okay products?" "A satisfactory."

• "Dear Math, grow up and solve your own problems."

• "What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet?" "Supplies!"

• "Have you heard about the chocolate record player? It sounds pretty sweet."

• "What did the ocean say to the beach?" "Nothing, it just waved."

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YES WE ARE GETTING OLD:

From a friend:

Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed baking soda for his wife, but the shop assistant simply said it was in ‘6’. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left all my groceries and took him where he needed to go. 

Today, I watched an elderly man struggle in the heat, who had obviously had a fall with a huge scrape and blood on his leg. He walked past people in the cafe, slowly reaching his car. Not one person stopped. Or looked. Or acknowledged him. I took him to his car and checked he was ok. He told me he had a fall and wasn’t sure how the air conditioning worked in his car so he just didn’t use it. I sat with him, until his air conditioner kicked in and heard him talk about the old frail body that he is in, that fails him now, every single day.

When you see an elderly person walking down the street, searching in the supermarket or struggling to their car, take a minute out of your busy schedule and ask them if they need a hand. Think about your grandparents and your parents and how pissed you would be if someone didn’t stop to help them. But more, think of them as you.

Once upon a time they were you. They were busy, they had work, they had children, they were able... Today, they are just in an older body that is not going as fast as it used to and this busy life is confusing. They deserve our utmost respect and consideration. One day it will be you, it will be us. I wish more people gave a sh*t about them and acknowledged them for their admirable existence and geez I hope someday, not that far away, someone does it for me.

MEMORIES:

THREE ONE HIT WONDERS OF THE 60S

In the Year 2525

Zager and Evans - Top hit #3 in 1969

A Scary Look at the Future

In the year 2525, if man is still alive

If woman can survive, they may find

In the year 3535

Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lie

Everything you think, do and say

Is in the pill you took today

In the year 4545

You ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes

You won't find a thing to chew

Nobody's gonna look at you

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Oh Happy Day 

Edwin Hawkins Singers - #9 Hit for 1969 - 

With a religious view

Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)

Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)

When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)

Oh, when He washed (When Jesus washed)

When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)

He washed my sins away (Oh, happy day)

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Polk Salad Annie

Tony Joe White

About poverty in Louisiana - a girl having to survive on salad greens 

Down in Louisiana, where the alligators grow so mean

Lived a girl that I swear to the world

Made the alligators look tame

Polk Salad Annie, gators got your granny

Everybody said it was a shame

Because her momma was a-workin' on the chain gang

A mean, vicious woman

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WRAP -UP

STAY WARM

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Love Wins

Karen White