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Steve And Muffin’s Monday Smiles. #13
Hi everyone on this cool Monday morning! Are you ready for some laughs? Giggles perhaps? Maybe a smile? Well, we hope you get at least one from today’s selection, so let’s get smiling…
A heavy snowstorm closed the schools in one town.
When the children returned to school a few days later, one grade school teacher asked her students whether they had used the time away from school constructively.
“I sure did, teacher,” one little girl replied. “I prayed for more snow.”
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A boy asks his father to explain the differences among irritation, aggravation, and frustration. Dad takes out his cell phone and dials a number at random.
When the phone is answered he asks, “Can I speak to Roger, please?”
“No! There’s no one called Roger here.”
The person hangs up.
“That’s irritation,” says the dad.
He picks up the phone again, dials the same number and asks for Roger a second time. “No, there’s no one here called Roger. Go away. Don’t call again.”
“That’s aggravation,” says Dad.
“Then what’s frustration?” asks his son.
The father picks up his phone and dials a third time: “Hello, this is Roger. Have I received any phone calls?”
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Why must I prove I am me when I call to pay my bill? Do strangers call to pay my bills? If so, why don’t you let them?
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Your shadow is confirmation that light has traveled nearly 93 million miles unobstructed, only to be deprived of reaching the ground in the last few feet thanks to you.
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I had a job offer from a large company and they offered to fly me out to the interview on business class.
During the return flight we were given gourmet brownies and cookies. Not hungry, I decided to save them for later, so I placed them in an airsickness courtesy bag.
After the plane landed, I got up to leave and a flight attendant approached me if I wanted her to dispose of the bag.
I said, “No thanks, I’m saving it for my kids.”
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That’s it for today everyone, we hope you have a marvelous Monday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2021 Steve McLeod.
Sunday’s Sunshine. #33
Good morning everyone! It is a beautiful, cloudy and rather cool morning here today. And we are expecting another inch of snow today as well. Not really anything to get excited about, just a little extra to add to what we have already. Chickadees were here first again this morning, followed by the blue jays. One of my white-breasted nuthatches showed up yesterday for a short visit, it was nice to see it was still around. I hope the others are as well. The nuthatches add a little extra fun at the feeders during the winter. The red-breasted nuthatches were here yesterday as well. And, amazingly, there were 4 robins here yesterday in the cherry tree next door.
I went out to get a picture of them but they flew as soon as they saw me. Sigh. Hopefully they will head south quickly while the weather is still nice, and not get stuck here for the winter. There were 6 deer here yesterday as well, one young buck, 3 does, and two fawns. One of those fawns was the one that was hit by the car a while back and tossed into the air. He seems to be doing very well and full of energy, which is certainly nice to see. The chickadees and nuthatches have been enjoying the suet I made for them. Oddly, the woodpecker has not tried it out yet, instead she is going after the sunflower seeds like she normally does.
Guess it is not cold enough yet to go after the suet. Well, there has not been any bear activity since our snowstorm so I hope that means they have gone into hibernation. Usually snowstorms will do that for the bears. I think they could sense that storm coming which is why they were so active around here those last few nights before the storm. Now I’m waiting for them to get the trail to the river open so I can get back to some real walking again. I am certainly looking forward to getting back down there to enjoy the bird activity along the river, and hopefully meet up with Scramble again, my friendly squirrel along the way. It is always nice to add some different winter activity to the list. Well, I hope you all have a sunny Sunday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2021 Steve McLeod.
