Too Old to Play with Dinosaurs

There is a dinosaur in my house.
















I've been working with it for years. It never really bothered me because I don't know that much about dinosaurs anyway. The only problem is, that whenever I wanted to play with the dinosaur, someone else was already doing it. Even when I was the only one around, my dinosaur was very stubborn and would just sit, refusing to allow me to play.









My neighbor had an old dinosaur that she no longer played with, so she gave it to me. Well, that was wonderful until "Alberquando" took it over. He knows more about dinosaurs than just about any one I know. Unfortunately, he fed the dinosaur so much food that the dinosaur got fat. It got so fat that his skin didn't even fit.










"Alberquando" didn't mind, but whenever I went to play, I guess this newer dinosaur was so full that it refused to do anything for me.

Well, times are hard. Even though I wanted a pet of my own, I knew I couldn't get anything other than another dinosaur. SO I got my very own BABY dinosaur. Baby dinosaurs are worse than adult ones. They are just as stubborn. This one had barely learned to walk and it would take him 20 minutes just to walk across the room. It was SO S-L-O-W!!











Not only that, but his scales started to fall off!!













And his tail was so long that it was always in the way!












I gave up. Maybe it just wasn't meant to be. I stopped playing with the dinosaur almost completely. I felt like "Little Jackie Paper". I loved the dinosaur but I just didn't have time to play with him. Then it actually stopped working altogether. "Puff that mighty dragon, ceased his mighty roar." (ok, dragons- dinosaurs....close enough)

Luckily "Alberquando" coaxed Puff out of his cave. That is great for them. But I was over it.

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Sometimes a person has to break down and do something for themselves. I can't remember the last time I bought something NEW for myself. Oh yes I can! It was just this week.




















"Painted wings and giant rings. Make
way for other toys..."

But don't worry about our dinosaur. "Alberquando" still loves him. He's even taught him a new language. It's called Lenux. Believe me, I got out just in time!

Have a great day!!

And HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

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Today Is Tuesday. You Know What That Means...

Today is Tuesday.
You know what that means.
We're gonna have a special guest!!

Did you forget to buy a special gift for someone this year? Don't worry. It isn't too late!!

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Twas the MORN After Christmas

Twas the MORN after Christmas.
I lay in my bed.
I smiled as I thought of the day up ahead.

Christmas Day had been grand.
Of that there's no doubt.
But busy with tidings and running about.

I thought of my calendar
Hung on the wall.
Not a single thing on it
Nothing at all.

I went from my bed
to my family room first.
It looked like a giant
pinata had burst!

The previous days beauty
Had somehow slipped out
There was barely a spot
for me to walk about.

The lights on my tree
that had been oh so bright
Looked crooked and sagged
A sad looking sight.

The room had looked lovely
But not any more
I looked but could not find
A clear spot on the floor.

The snow out the window
had now turned to rain.
My dog lay there chewing
on a wrapped candy cane.

I trudged in the kitchen.
By now no surprise.
Yesterdays dishes
All greeted my eyes.

My thoughts went from resting
to cleaning this mess
But where to get started
I couldn't process.

A game plan was needed.
I was on a mission.
To get this place clean
Would take a magician.

But I couldn't get started.
Overwhelmed I just stared.
I stared and I stared
And I stared and I stared.

But then it just hit me.
And once and for all.
I knew why my doctor
prescribed Adderall.

I then took my meds,
Diet Coke was my drink.
Eventually my brain
was able to think.

I started to clean.
But still no desire.
I went and sat down
with a book by the fire.

I couldn't get settled.
Was edgy at most.
So I sat at my computer.
And wrote out this post.

Now that I'm finished.
The meds have kicked in.
I'll conquer the clutter.
It's time to begin!!

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas Everybody!!!

A Surprise in the Mailbox......For ME!!

So I go outside and there sitting on the grill is yet another package from the post office.













I order many of the gifts I give on-line so this was no surprise. I barely looked at it and was about to put it in the chest with all the others, to wrap at a later date...but wait! I recognize the return name and address. This is for ME!! EXCITING!!










I rush into the house and begin to open it.















Exciting! And beautifully wrapped!!















What a beautiful card AND bookmark!















It is a handmade original Rich Gift!























But WAIT!! There's more! How Cool Is THAT!! A fire engine Christmas tree ornament! I LOVE IT!!















I decided to hang it right on the front of the tree. Do you see it?


















Zoom in......There! That's better.....Actually, it's
Perfect!












Thank you so much Edie.
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!

Encore! Encore!! Christmas Canon

Although this is the same orchestra as yesterday's post, this song is much calmer. I think it is just beautiful. The talent these people have is unbelievable. This is a very popular song that is played on the radio very frequently for Christmas.
I love this song.
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Today is Tuesday. You Know What That Means

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Today is Tuesday.

You know what that means.

We're gonna have a Special Guest!

Every year at Christmastime my kids and I go to this concert. (except this year as it came much earlier than usual and we missed it).

The Transiberian Orchestra is a 60 piece orchestra that combines rock, metal and classical music along with an awesome light show.

In 2007, one of their members, Mark Wood (a graduate of Juilliard), came to our county and combined the orchestra members of all of the counties elementary, middle and high schools and put together a concert that is still talked about today. The schools had been individually practicing the pieces for 2 months. The idea was to teach kids that "Orchestra Rocks".

Afterwards he signed autographs and posed with each kid for a picture. "Alberquando" was in the 5th grade and played the cello

Anyway, this is the Transiberian Orchestra. The title of the song is Christmas Eve/Sarajevo, Carol of The Bells.

The Superior Writing of 8thGradeADHDMe

I am just sure that many of you must wonder how I ended up with such incredible writing skills. After all, this type of writing isn't taught in schools...thank goodness.

Well, I believe I have had this gift most of my life. I ran across a poem that I wrote in 8th grade. Sadly, I believe 8th great was my acme. I will say that my writing "finesse" hasn't changed one bit.

Before I show my poem, I'm going to write out a few of the lines from some of the poems that were written by other kids in the class,( the teacher had put a book together of everyone's work). Reading these also will make it obvious I was never really in a group of my peers.

They all wanted to be so deep or so serious.....

"Show yourself, I won't laugh. I scarce remember how..."

"They sway to the slow music of the wind, as if dancing to a waltz....."

"Short people are the same as, anywhere we go. They even wrote a song about us. I may be the shortest everywhere I go, but I'm the tallest in my mind...."


Pretty deep stuff for a bunch of 8th graders.



OK, That was a short sample of a few clips from a few of the other students poems.



Here's Mine

While walking around a store one day,
A person I happened to see.
I knew who she was. But wasn't quite sure.
Oh, who could that cute person be?

As I stared at that person in wonder,
One thing I noticed of she.
That person was making fun!
That person was mimicking me!

And then I saw the frame.
I laughed right out in glee.
I looked in that mirror and said.
"That cute little person is ME!"

The End....I got an A+

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Today Is Tuesday. You Know What That Means!!

Today is Tuesday. You know what that means. We're gonna have a special guest!! Last weeks Special Guest was the Heat Miser and the Cold Miser. NOW, back by popular demand..... Today's Special Guest is Chatty Kelly's and My version of the Heat Miser and the Cold Miser. Make sure you watch both clips. You may remember we did it last year for 2nd Cup of Coffee's I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. Believe me, it takes A LOT more courage to show this than to step into any burning building!! Have a great day!

A Day In The Twilight Zone

Do you ever get that feeling like you are living in the Twilight Zone? Yesterday was definitely one of those days. It started off normal enough. Well, normal for me anyway. I got up, got "Alberquando" on the school bus and started to clean the kitchen. I hadn't slept very well the night before and decided to lay down on the sofa for 15 minutes. I had a doctor's appointment at 11:00 and it was about 8:30 so I had plenty of time. I set the timer, laid down, and was out like a rock. (Out like a rock? I don't know. That's what people say.) Anyway, the timer probably went off. I wonder how long it rang before it just gave up. I woke up at 10:00. It takes 30 minutes to get to the doctor's office. That gave me 30 minutes to change from "just woke up and look like something the cat dragged in...or the dog since we don't have a cat" to someone that at least wouldn't scare off the entire medical community.

Somehow I got ready on time...whew.

So I'm rushing to put the dog on her cable before I walk out the door. I double check the calendar and my appointment wasn't until11:30! (shoot, I could have slept longer!)

Since I had some extra time I sat down at the computer. Just 5 minutes. How did 5 minutes turn into 30 so quickly!!

After the doctor's appointment I stopped at Fas Mart, a convenience store, to get gas for the car. I went inside to pay. The clerk had a cigarette burning in the ashtray and as I was getting out the money, he had inadvertently rested his arm over the cigarette and the next thing you knew his arm was on fire! He started screaming and running around. I tried to stop him...HELLO!....STOP, DROP and ROLL! He wouldn't stop and ran out the door. A policeman was out there. The man went running towards the policeman. He was screaming and waving his arms. Finally the policeman and I got to him, threw him down and got the fire extinguished. The policeman went to his car and made a call on his radio. I expected the ambulance to be arriving any moment but instead, the policeman grabbed the man by his good arm, put him in the back of the police car and arrested him!!

The charges???? Waving a Fire Arm at a Police Officer.....

Have a great day! ; )

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Today is Tuesday. You Know What That Means!!

Today is Tuesday.
You know what that means.
We're gonna have a special guest!!

I can't let the month of December go by without playing my favorite animated Christmas song.
So today's guest star is an encore from last December.

Cause Tuesday is Guest Star Day!!!!!!!!

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A Day Of Infamy. December 7, 1941

Lest we forget....

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Hug an Honest Mechanic

November was the month that JM, 18, had to get his car inspected (must be done yearly in Virginia). It was his first experience at this. You may remember that he totaled his first car before it needed inspecting and he totaled his 2nd car before it needed its 2nd tank of gas.

Being the typical responsible teenager that he is, he promptly took his car in on the 30th of November.

Now even if you are older or if you drive a newer car, you still NEVER take your car to an "unknown" for ANYTHING! Especially an inspection. Ah, life's lessons. But if you are 18 AND driving a 1989 New Yorker (Mary Kay PINK-haha), you should be especially careful.

SO, he drives into the crooked car dealer...I won't mention their name....TUFFY'S........and asks for an inspection. He had known ahead of time that it needed a tire, so he had already taken care of that. So, he thought he was going to pay the $16.00 fee and be done with it.

He called to see if he could pick it up.

Tuffy's-"Well, we did find a few problems but we were able to find the parts needed and can gladly repair them for you"......."Did We mention how difficult it is to find parts for your car?"

JM- "What does it need?"

Tuffy's-

"1.The steering column is cracked. This is normal in older cars because people don't know how to get in and out of the car properly. I can get you one for $250. and install it for another $150.

2. There are 2 separate seals that are leaking in the fuel tank. They will be hard to find but we think we can. (NOTE-We replaced the fuel tank a few months ago!!!!)

3. The front brake hoses need replacing.

4. The rear brake wheel cylinders are leaking and need replacing.

5. The rear brake shoes are soaked due to the leaky cylinders and they need replacing."

JM-"I'll call you back".

He hangs up the phone and looks just MISERABLE!!

Mom takes over.

I called Tuffy's and told them not to fix ANYTHING. (By the way, the total estimated estimate was $800-$1,000.)

I talked to JM and told him that taking your car to a trusted mechanic is somewhere in the top 5 of important life lessons. I told him that I have a great place....hhmmm, the same place I had recommended to him originally.

He told me that he did know of another place where he knew the people and had also heard good things about them. He had gone to Tuffy's because it was at a convenient location.

SO, he picked up his car (with the REJECTION sticker screaming at every police car in town) and took it to the other place.

Note: He can legally drive for 14 days with a Rejection Sticker, but when you are 18 and are driving a pink New Yorker, you are already standing out just a wee bit.











Bottom Line- The other place inspected it. I need to ask him what their name was so I can give them praise.

TOTAL COST -$16.00 for inspection sticker. It passed!
Life Lesson- Outstanding!!
Mom to the rescue- PRICELESS!!

Today is Tuesday. You Know What That means!!

Today is Tuesday.
You know what that means.
We're Gonna have a Special Guest!!

In 1969, the slogan for Coca Cola was "Things go better with Coke". In 1971 Bill Backer, the creative director for Coke, was sitting in an airport. He was watching a group of people sitting around drinking Coke while they chatted. he grabbed a paper napkin and wrote "I'd like to buy the world a Coke and keep it company."

That was the beginning of what Campaign Magazine, in 2007, called, "One of the most loved and most influential ads in tv history".

Sung by the Hillside Singers and also by The New Seekers, this ad was so loved that it was expanded to 3 verses, dropped the brand name reference and released as an album that sold 96,000 copies in one day and eventually selling 12 million copies. The Coca Cola Company waived all royalties for the album and instead donated $80,000 in payments to UNICEF.

And yes......I have a copy of the album....lol...really.

Here is a clip from the Christmas Version,
Cause Tuesday is Guest Star Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Another Typical Day

Thursday night my niece and nephew spent the night at my house. We had a nice evening. The next morning, all was going well. They were playing in the next room as I was diligently cleaning the kitchen..

translation-I was either playing on the computer or reading.

Suddenly My nephew calls out, "Sydney (my dog) bit off my ear!" (actually, they had been playing and she ran by as he was bending over to pet her and her tooth clipped his ear)...ha, that sounds like an alibi from Judge Judy. "No, Your Honor, My dog didn't bite him. His ear got in the way as she was running by..."

Being the concerned aunt that I am, I yelled back, "Well, pick it up and put it back on!".

I glance up from my book...er....I mean the dishes I was washing and saw he was holding the side of his head. hhmmmm.

I told him to go in the bathroom and I would bring him a cloth for it.

translation-Don't drip blood on my carpet.

I follow him to the bathroom and handed him a clean cloth....He said, "That's a SOCK" Yes, it was a sock, but it was a sock with a hole in it which changes it from a sock to a cloth......it was clean.
So I cleaned off the blood as well as I could and took a look.

"Hhhmmm" I said.

translation-EEKKKKK! Someone call 911!

Oh shoot. I'm 911.

Calmly I told him to keep some pressure on it.

translation-WOW! That's a LOT of blood!

I sat him in the recliner, tilted it back, made sure he was firmly holding the sock...er...cloth on it and took a second to decide what to do. It was one of those things that was right in the middle of whether or not to get stitches.

I called my neighbor, a nurse.....I didn't call her a nurse, she actually is a nurse. Anyway, so I called her and told her what had happened and asked if she would come take a look. I hadn't called my nephew's mom (ET) yet. I wanted to decide what I thought it needed first, then I would call her and see what she wanted to do.

translation- I REALLY dreaded calling and telling her.

My neighbor said she had just stepped out of the shower and to please give her 3 minutes to throw something on and she would be right over. I told her to take her time.

translation-STAT!!

She and I both thought it probably needed stitches. She said they might use glue. Shoot, if I had known they sometimes used glue, I wouldn't have even bothered calling. I have some super glue in the drawer....ok, bad idea.

I called ET to tell her what happened. Don't you just love those conversations that start off with, "Don't worry. It isn't an emergency but...."

translation-Which ER should I meet you at?

Oh, and poor, sweet little Alberquando! His empathy almost put me over the edge. "Does this mean we aren't going to get to spend the night at their house?".

As it turned out, his Primary Care Doctor was able to handle it. They did use glue. They said it probably would have needed 2 stitches but the glue made a much cleaner scar. They did a great job too. I doubt anyone will even be able to see where it happened after it heals.

ANYWAY, just another typical day.

P.S. oh yeah, He never even shed a tear.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Today is Tuesday. You Know What That Means!!!!

Today is Tuesday.
You know what that means.
What it means is that I am doing my best to get this ancient laptop to work for me. I hope to have my real computer back this week.

SO
WHERE WERE WE??

What's going on here?

Thank you to all the funny monkeys that filled in for me. Especially Chatty Monkey who did her best to keep my blog alive.

Now
Today is Tuesday
You know what that means
We're gonna have a special guest.

SO.....Welcome Back Everyone! Welcome Back to me. Welcome back to my faithful followers. Welcome back to my followers that may have given up on me. Welcome back to the poor souls who have not even had a chance to come and visit even just once. Well, don't wait. Hop on the bandwagon....um....er...well....you wouldn't happen to have a horse would you?

It's just that we are stuck in this mud bog and our bandwagon won't roll.
We're having problems.
There we were rolling happily along when Charlie Daniels decided he wanted to go fishing in the Esther Williams aquarium!!
You should just see the lovely souveniers! LOOK! an Ester Williams Beach Towel with her SIGNATURE ON IT. ONLY $124.99!! I must have 2!

Oh WOw.

Here we go again.

MONKEYS are FUNNY.

GOOD TO BE BACK!!!!

Cause Tuesday Is GUEST STAR DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The Story

Chatty Kelly here. As you know, My ADHD Me's computer is down. So I thought we'd have some fun to keep this blog from getting stale until her computer is fixed (in about 2 weeks or so).

Here is the game. I am going to write a couple of lines of a story. The first commenter should add a few lines to continue it, then the next commenter add to the first commenters story line, and so on, and so on. Come back often to write more. Just don't write something so limited the story has no where to go. Leave an open ending for the next writer. When My ADHD Me comes back, she should have some real entertainment. So please join in the fun. Here is the story beginning, and yes it is plagiarism. But I thought it would be a fun start.

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the best of times because....

Veteran's Day

Veteran's Day couldn't pass with My ADHD Me doing a tribute for our veterans. Except her computer is broken. So Chatty Kelly is here on her behalf posting this.

Here is the Battle Hymn of the Republic in tribute to our Veterans. Thank you for serving our country.

Today Is Tuesday. You Know What That means...

Today is Tuesday.
You Know what that means.
We're Gonna Have A Special Guest!!

I used to listen to my mom's old 45 of this song over and over and over.
I know they don't refer to teen idols this way any more, but the only word I can think of to describe Ricky Nelson....Dreamy!

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Today Is Tuesday. You know what that means.

Today Is Tuesday.
You Know What That means.
We're Gonna Have A Special Guest!!

Chatty Kelly heard this on the radio the other day and asked me to play it for her. No problem as this is an awesome song. Spinning Wheel----Whirling Dervish------Of course I like it. The only problem is.....well, be sure to notice the guy at around 18 seconds into the clip. He's doing a good job, but face it, We Need More Cowbell!!!

Those trumpets are incredible too.

(there is a better version of the song but I looked for almost an hour...well spent time (note: NOT "good" spent time).....trying to find a video of it. All I could find was the long version without the video, so I went with this one anyway)

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Post #300. Dig That Snappy Title!!!

Well, re: the Tuesday post, if you have to explain it....hhmmmm, I was going to write if you have to explain it, then it won't be funny. But when I didn't explain it you STILL didn't get the humor.
OK, we'll mark that one up to a dud. What do you expect when I only had a week to decide....hhmmm....bad excuse.

SO....before I start off here, I need to say thank you for the phone call (which I sadly have not returned) to Edie. Emails, phone calls, pretty much any human contact....well, it's hard to deflect when you have contact.....MAYBE, just MAYBE deflection isn't the answer. Hhhmmm. I'll have to think about that.

Anyway, yes, I haven't been around the blog world lately. I wanted to. REALLY. You see, remember that time I was washing my hair by leaning over the bathtub and it got caught in the drain and I almost drown? Well, that didn't happen again.

Remember that time that I was attacked by a June Bug and it got lost in my hair and thoroughly traumatized me? Well, that didn't happen again either.

How about this, remember when I was house sitting and there was a mole caught in the homeowners trap and it was half dead and screaming and I had to get JM to kill it. (blech). OK, that didn't happen again either.

You see, there I was, sitting at the computer all ready to write this incredibly funny (or even half way light hearted, post and absolutely nothing came. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!

I even went and washed my hair over the bathtub and tried to get it tangled in the drain just so I could write about it. That darn new conditioner works too good, er too well, or is it good? I always get mixed up on those things. I just asked JM. He said it should be "working well". ANYWAY, even Roseanne Rosanna Danna couldn't have gotten her hair tangled if she had been using it.

I went outside with the sweet smelling conditioner in my hair to lure the June Bugs....well, this is October....nuff said about that!

SO, I came back and sat down and thought and thought. Then I went in the other room and sat in the rocking chair. I rocked and I rocked. As I rocked I began to sing....
I'll love you forever.
I'll like you for always.
As long as I'm living,
My baby you'll be....

AAARRRRGGGGGGGGGG!!!!
We are NOT going back THERE again.

Anyway, the reason I've been gone is really quite simple. It really was no miracle what happened was just this. The wind began to swich, the house to pitch. And suddenly the hinges started to unhitch. Just then, the witch, to satisfy an itch, went flying on her broom stick thumbing for a hitch.

Hhmmmm....maybe I'm not quite ready to be back here. WAIT, yes I am. This post was written in my true ADHD form after all.

Now where were we?

Oh yeah, now I need to come visit you all. SOON...VERY VERY SOON!!
Yes, it has been a while.

SO, I'm off...yeah I know....you already knew that!

Have a great day!

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Groundhog Day? Today is Tuesday. You Know What That Means.

Now how can today be Tuesday?
According to my blog, yesterday was Tuesday.

Accountability--Something you get when you have a weekly post with the day of the week written on it.

I think I'm doing a little better. I have a post in mind that I keep meaning to write but haven't gotten around to doing. It has the "real" reason I haven't been around lately.

"Real"--A Euphemism for the incredible story I will make up to explain why I've been gone.

Deflection--A reason for the Euphemism.

SO, Today (once again) is Tuesday.
Since we all know what that means.
We're gonna have a special guest!

Today's special guest has one and only one purpose.
That purpose is to make you laugh.
It is only about 10 seconds long.
You MUST watch it 3 or more times.

Must-- A word that means I hope you do because obviously I can't make you do it from here.

Anyway, the first time you watch it, you will probably just sit there with a befuddled look on your face. The second time, you may smirk at it, but the third time it will make you laugh out loud, (well, YOU meaning ME, because I couldn't help but laugh).

SO, in the words of NIKE, "Just Do It"

Have a great day!

P.S. To those of you (and you know who you are), for thoughts, words,prayers, and Dr Seuss quotes...Thank you. Really.

And now, per Alberquando's request, The Haitian Weather Man...

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Today Is Tuesday. You Know What That Means...

Today is Tuesday (ok, it is an almost halfway over Tuesday....but it is still Tuesday.
You know what that means.
We're gonna have a Special Guest!!

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Welcome to Virginia

Yesterday Alberquando told me that this year his chorus class is going to do a Christmas concert at The Bass Pro Shop.

I wonder if Jeff Foxworthy pays rolalties.....
"You know you're a redneck when your child's chorus class sings their Christmas concert at The Bass Pro Shop".

(slowly getting back into the mode.....baby steps...baby steps.....baby steps.......Yes, 2Thinks, I remember Bob.)

Something to Ponder

Yes, I know I'm a little behind on my posts.
On the other hand, better that, than to be a big behind on my posts.