With the government shutdown here in the U.S., has anyone thought of how we are setting ourselves up for some sort of terrorist attack?

You can't have the military alone protecting us.

?

8 degrees two days ago, 46 today and 14 by Friday.

I'm feeling like a yo-yo!

... it was cold this morning! I've got one of those in the bones chills going now. It won't go away until I'm at work, either.

Brrrr!

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Earth-shaking moments in my life:

At age eleven, President Kennedy is assassinated.

The next year, My favorite cousin and a friend of the family who was like an older brother to me both died in car wrecks.

The year I turned 16, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy.

At age 22, I should have died myself in a car crash from falling asleep at the wheel on Easter morning.

Age 25, I lose the love of my life.

When I was 41, my Dad died of cancer. Seven years later, my Mom died of cancer as well.

Ten years ago, my favorite Aunt died in the hospital from complications after breaking her hip. Six years ago her oldest daughter fell in her apartment and died from cranial bleeding. Four years ago her youngest daughter died from ALS. One year ago her son from kidney failure.

In the last five years I have had several classmates from school and friends pass away.

We don't get out of this life alive. The best we can do is to live our lives as happily as possible.

As the English are fond of saying: Keep a stiff upper lip and soldier on.

Just a few realistic meanderings on a cold winter's night.

Carry on mates.

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Another 5 to 7 inches of snow coming today until early am Tomorrow.

What the weather people failed to mention until this morning was that there would be freezing rain before the snow.

I didn't realize that, while I was scraping about an inch of ice off of my car windshield and windows (for about an hour), my drunk neighbor would keep trying to help me by offering me the use of her expensive ice scraper and trying to give me the keys to her jeep (repeatedly) in case I needed to go somewhere.

I finally got her to go back inside before she got hypothermia. Took my car for a short drive to see how the roads were, then came back inside for a hot (two) cup of coffee.

My place is fully stocked with food, so no more reason to go out until Sunday, when I will probably have to dig out.

Gotta love winter in Indiana.

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Just because, that's why:


;p

It was a gassy day, but I went to the grocery anyway.

I tried to only let them out on aisles where there weren't any other customers.

On a crowded aisle, I knew a big one was coming... couldn't help it.

I decided to let 'er rip and keep moving. Fortunately for me, it was a SBD (silent but deadly).

I briskly walked to the end of the aisle, but had to glance back.

The sight of several people almost gagging and looking at each other was priceless.

It's these little moments that keep me amused in public.

8.3" of snow last weekend.

Just saw the prediction for this coming Saturday: another 9" maybe.

I'm all stocked up with food and booze, just need to spray a little WD-40 on the snow shovel and I'm ready.

The scout's motto: BE PREPARED!

In the winter:

Around the house - Long johns, sweats and a robe.

Outdoors - Long johns, jeans, hoodie, winter coat (wool lined), baseball cap, boots and gloves.

Bedroom - Flannel sheets, 3 blankets, comforter, afghan. Sleep in flannel p.j.'s.

All bases covered.