How does this grab you? Otis Redding, 1965.
Fools Rush In
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. -- Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
Frankie and Slim

Happy New Year
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
WORDS FOR WEDNESDAY - 05-25-2022
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
HAPPY FUNNY TUESDAY -05-24-2022
"Money can't buy everything... but then again neither can no money."
"We were sooooooo poor... we would eat beans for breakfast, water for lunch, then we'd swell up for dinner."
"My parents were soooooo poor, they got married for the rice."
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Monday, May 23, 2022
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
HELP
HELP!! I am unable to comment on blogs. What can I do to fix this? Anyone else having the problem? I managed two comments posting today and then it stopped accepting.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
WORDS FOR WEDNESDAY - 05-18-2022
This month Wisewebwoman will again provide the prompts for May on her blog. She gave special thanks to Elephant's Child for hosting on her behalf the first two weeks' of May prompts.
withdrawal
pollution
embrace
prosecution
year
represent
cottage
overwhelm
MINER'S STORY by Granny Annie
My first day in the mines at age 14,I was overwhelmed with enthusiasm. Mom stood with me outside our cottage that year. She knew the withdrawal I would feel leaving my comfortable life for the mines. She was sad as she handed me my lunch pail and watched me skip away with glee. She knew I would never return again with the same joy.
It was exciting to embrace my first paying job. It filled me with pride to represent my family of miners. Grandfather, father, uncles, brothers all worked in the mines. I had heard their stories and was sure I knew what to expect.
The mine owners should have faced prosecution for the danger they put us in. Pollution , rock slides, equipment failures and other dangers overcame everyone. Fourteen year old lads were handed the most distasteful duties. They would only advance to easier positions and higher pay at age sixteen, though there were never really any easy positions.
I knew that first day that the end of the world had come.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
HAPPY FUNNY TUESDAY - 05-17-2022
My wife told me to stop impersonating a flamingo. I had to put my foot down.
I went to buy some camo pants but couldn’t find any.
I was wondering why the frisbee kept getting bigger and bigger, but then it hit me.
Don’t you hate it when someone answers their own questions? I do.
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Monday, May 16, 2022
Sunday, May 15, 2022
WESTERN ACEOs #3
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
WORDS FOR WEDNESDAY - 05-11-2022
This month Wisewebwoman was going to provide the prompts on her blog - but she is on a blog break and has sent the prompts to Elephant's Child . Essentially the prompts will be here for May.
This week's prompts were again provided by her and are:
white
painter
courtesy
recommendation
neighbour
disagree
traffic
ambition
conference
healthy
And/or
TRUST AND OBEY by Granny Annie
The girls begged to rent the lighthouse for their senior graduation part. The Board of Directors took the request under advisement.
The landmark lighthouse had recently been used for a conference and lots of work had been done to make it presentable. The painter did an amazing job. The Board did not have an idea how many shades of white could be shown for selection. Several members could only disagree until they finally gave in as a courtesy to the others. That was the best thing to do. The lighthouse was painted and cleaned up and was beautiful. The conference had been carried off without a hitch and the Board enjoyed the rent that was paid. This would help keep the lighthouse in repair for other events.
Now the board of directors needed to decide if the girls should be allowed to rent the facility. Arguments ensued once more as one recommendation after another was made as to the pros and cons.
How much parking would be required for the traffic. A neighbor of one of the girls stated that the child did not seem to have much ambition and wondered if she could be trusted with the responsibility.Many knew her parents and believed they were trustworthy individuals. Much discussion was finally followed by the decision to rent to the girls and give them an outline of the rules and regulations.
Should anyone have been shocked the morning after the girl's graduation party? Graffiti was painted all over the outside "SENIORS 2022". The inside was in shambles and the kitchen facility was smoke covered. Soda cans as well as beer cans were strewn everywhere. The “trustworthy” parents who had signed the contract for the rental, wrote out a healthy check to the lighthouse fund.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
HAPPY FUNNY TUESDAY - 05-10-2022
Monday, May 09, 2022
Sunday, May 08, 2022
WESTERN ACEOs #2
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
WORDS FOR WEDNESDAY - 05-04-2022
This week's prompts are provided by WiseWebWoman and Elephant's Child is posting them on her blog.
- Jewel
- Jigsaw
- Jerboa
- Jasmine
- Jerrican
- Jump
- Jumbo
- Jellyfish
- LETTER 10 by Granny Annie
- My sweet Jerboa Jerad had jumbo ears. He was the jewel of all my pets until one fateful day. My jigsaw puzzle was successfully completed but frisky Jerad decided to jump in the middle and scatter the pieces everywhere. Thankfully my new jerrican was empty and I was able to scoop all the puzzle pieces into it. I could insure they would stay dry, then shake them out and use them again. I glanced at my aquarium to see my jellyfish Jasmine who appeared to be laughing at this scene.
Jerboa Jerrican Jasmine Jellyfish laughing
Tuesday, May 03, 2022
HAPPY FUNNY TUESDAY - 05-03-2022
Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
A vulture carrying two dead raccoons boards an airplane. The stewardess looks at him and says,'I'm sorry, only one carrion allowed per passenger.'
Two fish swim into a concrete wall.One turns to the other and says, 'Dam!'
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Monday, May 02, 2022
Sunday, May 01, 2022
WESTERN ACEOs
Friday, April 29, 2022
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
Ron and I spent hundreds of dollars on guinea fowl. We bought grown birds, keets and eggs. We hatched the eggs under one of our broody hens and she would take care of them until they would blend with the rest of the guinea fowl. They were the favorite food of eagles, coyotes, owls and all predators. Little by little they would disappear. So, why attempt to raise them? They alerted us to intruders, they killed snakes, they ate tons of ticks and other bugs. These past few months I have been down to two guineas. Last week one of the two disappeared and I hoped it would return and so did the partner. It has not come home. Now the remaining one has not been quiet one single minute of the day crying for his partner. It is sad but it is also driving me CRAZY!!!
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
HAPPY FUNNY TUESDAY - 04-26-2022
A rubber-band pistol was confiscated from an algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption.
No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
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