What in the world! This would scare the bejeebers outta me!

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HOW or WHY does this work?

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I am ashamed to admit that this video made me laugh.

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Elton John, CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT

There's a calm surrender to the RUSH of day
When the heat of a rolling wind can be turned away
An enchanted moment, and it sees me through
It's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you

Can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we've got this far

And can you feel the love tonight?
How it's laid to rest?
Oh, it's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

There's a time for everyone if they only learn
That the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours

Can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we've got this far

Can you feel the love tonight?
How it's laid to rest?
Oh, it's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

Oh, it's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

The word for Tuesday, December 2, RUSH

You’re a good man, dgraff!

So was turkey served? I like sweet potatoes however I’m good with just a bit of butter and seasoned with salt and pepper. Why are freaking marshmallows necessary? Marshmallows are ONLY FOR CAMPFIRES!

This was the time of year I loved as a child and had a love/hate relationship with during my working years. Yes, as a working adult I LOVED the amount of paid time off we received yet I DESPISED the amount of stress created due to fewer work days and this being the end of the fiscal year. I LOVED that folks were generally in good spirits yet DESPISED that this time of year because I went to work in the dark and came home in the dark. Holidays, you either love ‘em or not but you can’t deny, during this time of year we serve and consume some great food and drink.

This question is asked after Thanksgiving but prior to Christmas and New Year, what is the “traditional” meal served in your household?

Thanksgiving is easy for me to describe, it was turkey with stuffing, yes, seasoned bread stuffed into the turkey cavity which included some prunes, mashed potatoes, green beans, my mother would make a side dish using canned yams that she “doctored up” with brown sugar, cinnamon and various spices. I NEVER UNDERSTOOD why this dish was always included because it was so WRONG! There were buttery rolls and because it was the holiday, butter not margarine was on the table. Cranberry sauce, I preferred the cranberry sauce with the berries rather than just the plain gel and for dessert, pumpkin pie with whipped cream and mincemeat pie. As a child my ears and eyes made no sense out of something that was called “mincemeat” but truth be told, it didn’t taste “that bad”, it just looked like a hot mess.

So what is or was a traditional holiday meal in your home?

The Police, EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

EVERY breath you take
And EVERY move you make
EVERY bond you break
EVERY step you take
I'll be watching you
EVERY single day
And EVERY word you say
EVERY game you play
EVERY night you stay
I'll be watching you

Oh, can't you see you belong to me?
How my poor heart aches with EVERY step you take

EVERY move you make
And EVERY vow you break
EVERY smile you fake
EVERY claim you stake
I'll be watching you

Since you've gone, I've been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around, but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold, and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby, please

Mm, mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm

Oh, can't you see you belong to me?
How my poor heart aches with EVERY step you take

Every move you make
And every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you
Every move you make
Every step you take
I'll be watching you

I'll be watching you

(Every breath you take)
(Every move you make)
(Every bond you break)
(Every step you take)
I'll be watching you

(Every single day)
(Every word you say)
(Every game you play)
(Every night you stay)
I'll be watching you

(Every move you make)
(Every vow you break)
(Every smile you fake)
(Every claim you stake)
I'll be watching you

(Every single day)
(Every word you say)
(Every game you play)
(Every night you stay)
I'll be watching you

(Every breath you take)
(Every move you make)
(Every bond you break)
(Every step you take)
I'll be watching you

(Every single day)
(Every word you say)
(Every game you play)
(Every night you stay)
I'll be watching you

(Every move you make)
(Every vow you break)
(Every smile you fake)
(Every claim you stake)
I'll be watching you

(Every single day)
(Every word you say)
(Every game you play)
(Every night you stay)
I'll be watching you

The Police, EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC

Though I've tried before to tell her
Of the feelings I have for her in my heart
EVERY time that I come near her
I just lose my nerve, as I've done from the start

EVERY little thing she does is magic
Everything she does just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on

Do I have to tell the story
Of a thousand rainy days since we first met
It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me that ends up getting wet

EVERY little thing she does is magic
Everything she does just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on

I resolved to call her up
A thousand times a day
And ask her if she'll marry me
In some old-fashioned way
But my silent fears have gripped me
Long before I reach the phone
Long before my tongue has tripped me
Must I always be alone?

EVERY little thing she does is magic
Everything she does just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on

EVERY little thing she does is magic
Everything she does just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on

EVERY little thing, EVERY little thing
EVERY, EVERY little thing
EVERY little, EVERY little, EVERY little
EVERY little thing she does
EVERY little thing she does
EVERY little thing she does
EVERY little thing she does
That she does is magic
Eee oh, oh, eee oh, oh
Eee oh, oh, eee oh, oh
Eee oh, oh, eee oh, oh
Eee oh, oh, eee oh, oh
Eee oh, oh, eee oh, oh
Eee oh, oh, eee oh, oh
Eee oh, oh, eee oh, oh
Eee oh, oh, eee oh, oh
EVERY little thing
EVERY little thing
EVERY little thing
She does is magic, magic, magic
Magic, magic, magic
Ey oh, yo oh
Eee oh oh oh oh oh

Do I have to tell the story
Of a thousand rainy days since we first met
It's a big enough umbrella, but it's always me
That ends up getting wet

The word for Monday, December 1, EVERY

Ever wonder whether Play Doh could stop a bullet? Wonder no more!

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Heck, NO!

The Walton’s got nothing on you! Wouldn’t it be nice if during the 2025/2026 winter season for you to update and post more photos of snowfall taken on Graff’s Mountain? Just sayin’………

You couldn’t do for even one million bucks?

Tom Petty, I WONT BACK DOWN

Well, I won't back down
No, I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down

No, I'll stand my GROUND
Won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my GROUND
And I won't back down

(I won't back down) Hey, baby
There ain't no easy way out
(I won't back down) Hey, I
Will stand my ground
And I won't back down

Well, I know what's right
I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
But I'll stand my GROUND
And I won't back down

(I won't back down) Hey, baby
There ain't no easy way out
(I won't back down) Hey, I
Will stand my GROUND
(I won't back down) And I won't back down

(I won't back down) Hey, baby
There ain't no easy way out
(I won't back down) Hey, I
Won't back down

(I won't back down) Hey, baby
There ain't no easy way out
(I won't back down) Hey, I
Will stand my GROUND
(I won't back down) And I won't back down
(I won't back down) No, I won't back down

I can’t believe that you pinched another one of my songs AGAIN!

There was a video on YouTube where primarily women asked their spouse/partner this; would you punch “me” in the face for 1 million dollars.

So I’m asking YOU whether you would punch your spouse, partner or significant other in the face for 1 million dollars?

Okay, I can understand the “thrill” in being seen but being seen by my parental figure, mom or dad, seems really odd.

That’s a good one!

Gee, so Alexa listens to my conversations in my home so I should want to dash out and get behind the wheel of a vehicle that watches what I do? OH HELL NO!

Are you a salesman?

Don’t be distracted by the content presenter hamming it up at the top of the screen, the joke is funny!

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This momma is upset! Her little angel didn’t deserve to be “assaulted” by an adult at school, a place where her little angel should feel safe. DAMMIT, don’t the teachers “deserve to feel safe”, too?

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My apology for my “delayed reaction”…..

Okay, so in Florida the driver must be seated in the driver’s seat and the Tesla is equipped with cameras that monitors the the person in the driver’s seat to sure they’re not on their phone, sleeping, reading a book, engaged in amorous activities, etc……. WHY BOTHER CHOOSING SELF DRIVING/AUTO PILOT?

Tom Petty, FREE FALLIN’

She's a good girl, loves her mama
Loves Jesus and America too
She's a good girl, who's crazy 'bout Elvis
Loves horses and her boyfriend too

And it's a long day, livin' in Reseda
There's a freeway, runnin' through the yard
And I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart

And I'm free, free FALLIN'
Yeah I'm free, free FALLIN'

All the vampires, walkin' through the valley
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
And the good girls are home with broken hearts

And I'm free, I'm free FALLIN'
Yeah I'm free, free FALLIN'

Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a

I wanna glide down over Mulholland
I wanna write her name in the sky
I'm gonna free FALL out into nothin'
Gonna leave this world for a while

Now I'm free, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)

(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
Oh!

(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
Free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)
And I'm free, oh, free fallin'
(Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a
Free fallin', I'm-a free fallin', I'm-a)

I haven’t heard it in ages, either. Glad you enjoyed my selection!

Little Anthony and The Imperials

Well, I think I'm going out of my HEAD
Yes, I think I'm going out of my HEAD
Over you
Over you

I want you to want me
I need you so badly
I can't think of anything but you

And I think I'm going out of my HEAD
'Cause I can't explain the tears that I shed
Over you
Over you

I see you each morning
But you just walk past me
You don't even know that I exist

Goin' out of my HEAD over you
Out of my head over you
Out of my head day and night
Night and day and night
Wrong or right

I must think of a way
Into your heart
Oh, there's no reason why
My being shy should keep us apart

And I think I'm going out of my HEAD
Yes, I think I'm going out of my HEAD

Goin' out of my HEAD over you
Out of my HEAD over you
Out of my HEAD day and night
Night and day and night
Wrong or right
Night and day and night
Wrong or right

Argent, HOLD YOUR HEAD UP

And if it's bad
Don't let it get you down
You can take it
And if it hurts
Don't let them see you cry
You can make it

Hold your HEAD up, woman
Hold your HEAD up, woman
Hold your HEAD up, woman
Hold your HEAD high
Hold your HEAD up, woman
Hold your HEAD up, woman
Hold your HEAD up, woman
Hold your HEAD high

And if they stare
Just let them burn their eyes
On you moving
And if they shout
Don't let it change a thing
That you're doing

Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head high
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head high

Hold your head up
Hold your head up
Hold your head up
Hold your head up
Hold your head up
Hold your head up
Hold your head up
Hold your head up
Hold your head up
Hold your head up
Hold your head up
Hold your head up
Hold your head up

Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head high
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head high

And if they stare
Just let them burn their eyes
On you moving
And if they shout
Don't let it change a thing
That you're doing

Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman
Hold your head up, woman

❤️ this tune!

Good tune!

Oh!? And that was the first song that popped into your mind when Andthisisme chose the word HEAD?

Some off color jokes……

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Here’s something to think about……🤔

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Chicago, HARD FOR ME TO SAY I’M SORRY

"Everybody needs a little time away"
I heard her say, from each other
Even lovers need a HOLIDAY
Far away, from each other

Hold me now
It's hard for me to say I'm sorry
I just want you to stay

After all that we've been through
I will make it up to you, I promise to
And after all that's been said and done
You're just the part of me I can't let go

Couldn't stand to be kept away
Just for the day, from your body
Wouldn't want to be swept away
Far away, from the one that I love

Hold me now
It's hard for me to say I'm sorry
I just want you to know
Hold me now
I really want to tell you I'm sorry
I could never let you go

After all that we've been through
I will make it up to you, I promise to
And after all that's been said and done
You're just the part of me I can't let go
After all that we've been through
I will make it up to you, I promise to
You're going to be the lucky one

The word for Thursday, November 27, HOLIDAY (because it’s Thanksgiving)

I am having dinner with a group of friends. Last I heard, there was 22 invited .

Rolling Stones, MOTHER’s LITTLE HELPER

What a drag it is getting old

"Kids are different today"
I hear ev'ry MOTHER say
MOTHER needs something today to calm her down
And though she's not really ill
There's a little yellow pill
She goes running for the shelter of a MOTHER’s little helper
And it helps her on her way
Gets her through her busy day

"Things are different today"
I hear ev'ry MOTHER say
Cooking fresh food for a husband's just a drag
So she buys an instant cake
And she burns a frozen steak
And goes running for the shelter of a MOTHER’s little helper
And two help her on her way
Get her through her busy day

Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old

"Men just aren't the same today"
I hear ev'ry MOTHER say
They just don't appreciate that you get tired
They're so hard to satisfy
You could tranquilize your mind
So go running for the shelter of a MOTHER’s little helper
And four help you through the night
Help to minimize your plight

Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old

"Life's just much too hard today"
I hear ev'ry MOTHER say
The pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
And if you take more of those
You will get an overdose
No more running for the shelter of a MOTHER's little helper
They just helped you on your way
Through your busy dying day

Hey!

I visited the ATM at the local bank yesterday to grab some much needed cash. The nearest Bank of America is probably 27 miles away so I use this out of network bank that is less than 2 miles. Because I’m out of network there’s a $5.00 service fee but that’s okay, my bank reimburses me.

A friend, in Michigan has an upcoming birthday and shopping for the “perfect gift” is too stressful so as you may have guessed, I send cash. This ATM only dispenses 100’s, 20’s, 5’s and 1’s but I’m sending 50. On special occasions my paternal grandmother would sometimes gift my sisters and me money and that currency would ALWAYS BE crisp paper bills. This tradition has been imprinted in me for a hundred years and I need a $50.00 bill. I trot into the bank, stand in line, the teller motions when it’s my turn and when I get to her window, I explain that I want a $50 bill in exchange for these random bills dispensed from THEIR ATM. She asks whether I have an account with them, and I don’t, they are unable to accommodate my request. I explain that I just charged a $5.00 service fee at their ATM…..After a bit of conversation, she reaches out to her superior who after touching and visually inspecting the cash, approves the “transaction”.

Can anyone explain why something so seemingly minor is such a major production?


I trot into the difficult to buy for so I send her money

Kansas, POINT OF KNOW* RETURN

I heard the men saying something
The captains tell they pay you well
And they say they need sailing men to
Show the way, and leave today
Was it you that said, "How long, how long?"

They say the sea turns so dark that
You know it's time, you see the sign
They say the POINT demons guard is
An ocean grave, for all the brave,
Was it you that said, "How long, how long,
How long to the POINT of know return?"

Your father, he said he needs you
Your mother, she says she loves you
Your brothers, they echo your words:
"How far to the POINT of know return?"
"Well, how long?"

Today I found a message floating
In the sea from you to me
It said that when you could see it
You cried with fear, the POINT was near
Was it you that said, "How long, how long
To the POINT of Know Return?

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* I had no idea that the name of the song was Point of KNOW Return, I assumed it was Point of NO Return. Oi! The things you learn!

Bump1

Hey, by accident, I found THIS song today!


Bob Seger, NIGHT MOVES

I was a little too tall
Could've used a few pounds
Tight pants points hardly renown
She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes
And points all her own sitting way up high
Way up firm and high

Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy
Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy
Workin' on mysteries without any clues
Workin' on our night moves
Tryin' to make some front page drive-in news
Workin' on our night moves
In the summertime
In the sweet summertime

We weren't in love, oh no, far from it
We weren't searchin' for some pie in the sky summit
We were just young and restless and bored
Livin' by the SWORD
And we'd steal away every chance we could
To the backroom, to the alley or the trusty woods
I used her, she used me
But neither one cared
We were gettin' our share
Workin' on our night moves
Tryin' to lose the awkward teenage blues
Workin' on our night moves
And it was summertime
Sweet summertime summertime

And oh the wonder
We felt the lightning
And we waited on the thunder
Waited on the thunder

I awoke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered
Started humming a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closing in

Bob Seger, NIGHT MOVES

I was a little too tall
Could've used a few pounds
Tight pants points hardly renown
She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes
And POINTS all her own sitting way up high
Way up firm and high

Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy
Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy
Workin' on mysteries without any clues
Workin' on our night moves
Tryin' to make some front page drive-in news
Workin' on our night moves
In the summertime
In the sweet summertime

We weren't in love, oh no, far from it
We weren't searchin' for some pie in the sky summit
We were just young and restless and bored
Livin' by the sword
And we'd steal away every chance we could
To the backroom, to the alley or the trusty woods
I used her, she used me
But neither one cared
We were gettin' our share
Workin' on our night moves
Tryin' to lose the awkward teenage blues
Workin' on our night moves
And it was summertime
Sweet summertime summertime

And oh the wonder
We felt the lightning
And we waited on the thunder
Waited on the thunder

I awoke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered
Started humming a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closing in

Thank you, that’s very interesting! I’m a “snowbird” and have been in Florida since October 9. Based on the amount of traffic and cars, driving in and around Fort Myers is super stressful for me and having a driverless vehicle behind me or next to me would scare the ever lovin’ crap outta me!

Generally, do you consider yourself to be lucky? Think of it this way, you saved yourself $7.00!

I hear ya!

The word for Tuesday, November 25, POINT


Gentlemen, you did an excellent job with yesterday’s theme! Have I told you lately……YOU ROCK!

Bryan Adams, CUTS LIKE A KNIFE

Drivin' home this evening
I coulda sworn we had it all worked out
You had this boy believin'
Way beyond the shadow of a doubt

Then I heard it on the street
I heard you mighta found somebody new
Well who is he baby - who is he
And tell me what he means to you

I took it all for granted
But how was I to know
That you'd be letting go

Now it cuts like a KNIFE
But it feels so right
It cuts like a KNIFE
But it feels so right

There's times I've 'bin mistaken
There's times I thought I'd 'bin misunderstood
So wait a minute darlin'
Can't you see we did the best we could

This wouldn't be the first time
Things have gone astray
Now you've thrown it all away

Now it cuts like a KNIFE
But It feels so right
It cuts like a KNIFE
But it feels so right

Good job! I guess Blondie tunes aren’t “violent”.

You were on fire today!

Missiles and spears, you really thought about you choice! Good job!

NICE CHOICE!