“If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”

– Abraham Lincoln ~
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Why did the M&M go to school?

It wanted to be a Smartie.
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Why do bees have sticky hair?

Because they use honeycombs.
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How does a rabbi make his coffee?

Hebrews it.
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I got my daughter a fridge for her birthday.

I can’t wait to see her face light up when she opens it.
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I poured root beer in a square glass.

Now I just have beer.
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Why aren’t koalas actual bears?

They don’t meet the koalafications.
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Rest in peace to boiling water.

You will be mist.
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What do you call a rooster staring at a pile of lettuce?

A chicken sees a salad.
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Why did the nurse need a red pen at work?

In case she needed to draw blood.
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How do you throw a space party?

You planet.
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The numbers 19 and 20 got into a fight.

21.
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Why did it get so hot in the baseball stadium after the game?

All of the fans left.

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What do you call a train carrying bubblegum?

A chew-chew train.

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Why did the math textbook visit the guidance counselor?

It needed help figuring out its problems.

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Why can’t male ants sink?

They’re buoy-ant.
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Hey everybody how's it going today.


This is the first of July, woo hoo! Working our way through the hot months.


Oh yeah. That's the first diner of July.


Soot the fireworks last night were so bad, some of them were so loud they vibrated my bed, and scared the poo out of me. Needless to say Missy was deep under the covers.


Today I pulled out everything under my kitchen sink. to clean it, and I wanted to either paint it or put some flooring over it. Well when I pulled everything out I discovered a leaky faucet. I took the faucet apart and discovered o-rings that needed replacing, so I went to Lowe's and got some replacements and put them on and put it back together. Then I cleaned it and installed some flooring under the cabinet and put everything back.


I may not resume my outdoor projects until October or November.


Being very optimistic that covid 19 is not going to get me.


Have a great week everyone and stay safe, please.


joe

watching court shows.

Joe, lucky that you found the leak and were able to fix it! Way to go! We've been in a heat wave here too. I don't mind a bit except no one wants to do anything with me outside.

Have a great week all! I'm enjoying my two kitty boarders and weimaraner pup. It's been a full weekend!

Ana

Hi Joe Very lucky you were able to find & repair the leak before it got worse, Yes I reckon that's a good decision to leave outdoor project's till later this year hehe


Hi family It's good when chores around the home are finished - now time to watch Tv


Hi Ana It sounds like a busy & rewarding job you have - they all sound cute

Good Morning Joe, family, Ana Taintedfury and everyone. Joe thanks for opening the Diner for the summer. Glad you fixed the leak too. Family enjoy your shows. Ana nice you get to take care of sweet furry friends. Taintedfury how are you doing? Recovering well i hope. Coffee and tea are ready.

Stay safe everyone and enjoy your day!

Joe, why did the pilgrims' pants always fall down? Well done on finding the leak!! Seems like more and more "large" fireworks are sold over the counter now. Delaying projects until October-November is a very good decision. The Oxen are slow but the Earth is patient.

Family, enjoy your shows.

Ana, have fun with your boarders!

TaintedFury ... hope your day was one of rest and recuperation ... yes, I look forward to the day when we the virus situation is behind us

Gerry ... it's great to see you I'll have a tall dark roast please!

L4L

Have a delightful day Joe Ana Family SpaceQuestFan Gerry Connie L4L manXman ButterFlyBabe Trail_Mystic Mary TaintedFury and anyone else who pops in to say hi

Good morning, it's beautiful in Cape Coral The house we are staying in is out of this world. Danish, Eggs, Grits, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage, and Toast in the NC.

Soot why did the pilgrims pants fall down? Because they were full of Plymouth Rocks?
Did you finish your garage project?

Good morning everyboomie. I think it's still morning.

We are very overcast outside, with some rumbling going on. We may just get some rain today and tomorrow.

After my coffee I took Missy parking. The rest of my day is open.

Actually I really need to catch up on some housekeeping.

I also really need to get back into my exercising. It's been a couple of weeks.

Connie thanks for going through the time to put out a great spread for us while you are in Cape Coral. Enjoy your time there.

Gerry it's good to see you always.

Ana I love the pics you post. You have some adorable pets to care for, and they are lucky to have you caring for them .

TaintedFury how is your hand? How is your tummy? I hope you're on the mend from all of that.

Have a super day Soot, Ana, Family, SpaceQuestFan, Gerry, Connie, L4L, ManXman, ButterFlyBabe, Trail_Mystic, Mary, TaintedFury, MaG and everyone.


joe

Back from my walk/run/jalk It was hot but not horrible. We have rain in the forecast for the next week, but I finished before it found me.

The garage project is 1/2 finished. A 20 yard construction dumpster is full. Now we need to mail boxes to kids who no longer live with us and get shelves up so we can better organize what we actually want in our garage. Also Soot has to pare down his memorabilia...I was ruthless, so 99% of mine is gone. But that is a project that will take awhile. We can at least walk in our garage now, so progress has been made.

I'm going to start a new mystery with my sister after lunch, so time to go find food. Ya'll have a great day

Hot and humid; better than ice snow, but both make me want to stay inside and let the rest of the world go by

Butterflybabe, I feel ya. I want to live somewhere the temps are between 60 and 70 and the humidity is never above 25%.

watching couurt shows.

Hi Kaki's Sister Very good thanking you, the Specialist is very happy how my right hand is going and the operation for the left hand is in November.

Hi looney Lovely day to you, hope you get some nicer weather your way.

Hiya Butterflybabe and connie wishing you both a beautiful day.

Hi Soot Unfortuately hubby and i had to go out and grab some coffee for my father n' law...then we had to go back again because we forgot to get milk hehe - so tomorrow while my clothes are spinning around in the front loader, I'm going to sit down and rest with a coffee...Happy gaming Soot.

Hi Joe sore tummy gone finally and everyday my right hand improves, I already told my Specialist that she did a terrific job...thankyou Joe happy gaming to you. Ps good luck with your excerises.

Good morning, enjoy the day. Danish, Eggs, Grits, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage, and Toast in the NC.

Good morning all.

Joe, have finished a major portion of the garage project; 75% of the clutter is (almost) gone (the 20 yard dumpster due for pick-up this morning) I still have boxes to sort thru...no worries, L4L will keep me on task. [Pilgrims pants: because they wear their buckle on their hat] Yes, Joe, keep up the daily exercise...it's important!

Stay cool ButterFlyBabe!

Family, enjoy your shows.

Stay safe while you're out n' about TaintedFury ... grin, I've made 'return' trips to the store when we discover a missing ingredient that we thought we had but discover we don't

Hey Ho Connie and good morning to you ... I'm up for grits, eggs, sausage and toast with a cup of Gerry's java in the NC!

L4L

Have an enjoyable day Joe Ana Family SpaceQuestFan Gerry Connie L4L manXman ButterFlyBabe Trail_Mystic Mary TaintedFury and anyone else who pops in to say hi

watching court shows.

Hi Soot Yes as best we can - but no matter what, there's always something we need - that's life...just gotta remember to smile and be happy that's the best.

Good morning Family and TaintedFury

Hoping to finish garage project by end of week

Enjoy your shows Family

Get a good night's rest TaintedFury

L4L

Happy Hump day Joe Ana Family SpaceQuestFan Gerry Connie L4L manXman ButterFlyBabe Trail_Mystic Mary TaintedFury and anyone else who pops in to say hi

Good morning from sunny Cape Coral. Danish, Eggs, Grits, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage, and Toast in the NC.

Wonderful Wednesday ya'll

No run for me yet as I have to take Soot to the vet this morning. I don't like to run on an empty tummy, so by the time I got breakfasted, there is not enough time to get my run in and get cleaned up. So I'll go when I get back, if it's not raining. It will be 9th circle of hell out there by then, but puppy has to come first. He is still upchucking on a regular basis, but thankfully, no blood.

If I survive the run, I hope to work on my deadbolt mystery for a bit before time to cook dinner.

Have a great day ya'll

watching court shows.

Good Morning Joe, Connie, soot, L4L, family, Taintedfury, Ana, butterflybabe and everyone. it's going to be extremely hot and humid here today. Will be staying inside but that's nothing new with the COVID-19 threat out there! Thankfully we can gather here at Joe's diner and enjoy the comfort of GB friends. Coffee and tea are ready. Stay safe and enjoy your day.

Oh and wear your mask!

Hi Soot Thankyou and I hope you do to.....


Hi Kaki's Sister Goodmorning and a fabulous day to you & keep cool.


Hi Looney wishing good luck with Soot at the vet, hopefully after that's all done you might be able squeeze a run in and get back too your deadbolt mystery.


Hiya family and connie beautiful to you both and be safe.

Good morning, enjoy your day. Going to the Marina today, to watch the boats. Danish, Eggs, Grits, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage, and Toast in the NC.

Happy Thump Day everyone

Our cable provider pushed new software and it had features (bugs) with our old equipment; so was given instructions on "resetting" modem and router to get patches and updates...

the router died in the process

no internet

Have a good day ... I'm off to pickup a replacement router



----EDIT----

There be internet at the homestead again

Hello everybody.

I hope you're all well.

I think I am, despite the gods conspiring to squash my spirit.

I was in the middle of doing laundry yesterday when my washing machine died on me. The thing is 12 to 15 years old, I'm not even sure. I know we bought them for mom right after I went to work for Lowe's. Anyway I decided that my best option was to buy a new one. It's next to impossible to get repairmen for appliances . This is where the great conspiracy begins. I toodle on in to my friendly neighborhood Lowe's to see what they had in washing machines. It was a short trip. They have no washing machines. Zero....Zip.....Nada! They couldn't even say when they expected to receive any. I worked for Lowe's for 9 years and never once saw a time when they were completely out of washing machines. Covid 19.

So I drove down town to the local independent furniture/appliance store. He didn't have many either, but at least he had a few. Everybody is running out of them. I had to pay more. This guy wouldn't even match Lowe's 10% veteran discount. Of course not. He had me over a barrel. I made the purchase for a nice Whirlpool, which they just delivered.

Still haven't got to the good part.

Last night I pulled the old washer out, turned the water off, disconnected the hoses. Everything I could to be ready for the new delivery.

Fast forward to this morning and I'm getting out of bed. I put my feet on the floor, and the floor feels very cold.....and wet, and I can hear water running. My entire bedroom was under at least an inch of water, my bathroom and laundry room a good inch and a half deep.

Water was pouring out of the wall behind the washing machine. I had to get a wrench and run out to the street and shut off my water. Collect my thoughts for a minute. Numeral uno get a plumber. I called a plumber and he was out here in like an hour or less. Number two, go to Lowe's and rent a carpet cleaner. Yep, did that and spent the rest of the day trying to vacuum all the water out of my bedroom carpet.

I have a fan on it, but it's still pretty wet. I'm hoping most of it dries overnight and I don't have to pull the carpet out of there. What a day!

If I had to find a silver lining, I say absolutely I am so happy the laundry room and my bedroom and bathroom are on a lower elevation than the rest of the house, so I had no water in my kitchen, living room, or the other two rooms.

Also my bedroom carpet is missing about 10lbs of dog hair and bird down that it had been hiding from me, and is probably cleaner now than it has been for the last 4 years.

It also forced me to do some cleaning that I probably would not have done for a while longer. Did y'all know the if you clean your house absolutely spotless, and not even a speck of dust can be found (I've never had anything that clean), that you will still have to clean it again most likely before you die?

I didn't know that......being the dirty, lazy, procrastinating bachelor that I am. What can I say?

So at 68 I'm still learning I'm sorry to say. No wait!

I'm pretty tired now. Tomorrow before I take that carpet cleaner back I want to clean my living room carpet.

Have a super day tomorrow everyone.


joe


Edit: Oh yeah, also I chipped a tooth while chewing on a nut cluster.

Oh Joe! Sounds like a good day to just stay in bed! I am so sorry you had such a horrible start to your day! Indoor swimming pools are all the rage now I hear! You deserve a cold beer and a good nights rest!

soot, glad you are connected again! Technology can be a blessing and a pain!

Connie, I hope you enjoyed your day. Sounds like a great vacation!

Taintedfury, have a great day!

Gerry, so nice to see you here!

family, enjoy!

L4L, you have been quite motivated lately! Woohoo! How is Little soot doing?

Friday tomorrow! Woohoo!

watching court shows.

Good morning Boomer's

HI Ana thankyou - I hope you have a great day as well Plus nugget to..

Hi Soot good luck with getting that router


Hi family and connie be safe and be healthy - Take care & happy gaming

Hi Joe thanks and good luck with your living room carpet Super day to you as well

Good morning everyone

Oh my goodness Joe ... flooding and a chipped tooth ... I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers while you get everything back in order

Yes Ana, technology is great when it's working

Family, enjoy your shows

Hey Ho TaintedFury ... stay out of trees!

The garage project is proceeding on schedule and it's time for me to get back to it

L4L

Have a winning day Joe Ana Family SpaceQuestFan Gerry Connie L4L manXman ButterFlyBabe Trail_Mystic Mary TaintedFury and anyone else who pops in to say hi

Good morning, have a Lovely day. We will be heading for home tomorrow. Danish, Eggs, Grits, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage, and Toast in the NC.

laundry and chores, my hubby has a catheter in him.

Connie ... there's no place like home ... hope you had fun! ... headed to the NC for eggs, grits and toast!

Me too Family, first chore done for the day ... now it's back to my garage project ... I still have my boxes to sort through, it's getting easier

Are you feeling better TaintedFury?

Working hard this weekend Ana?

How's the house drying proceeding Joe?

L4L

Have a likeable Saturday Joe Ana Family SpaceQuestFan Gerry Connie L4L manXman ButterFlyBabe Trail_Mystic Mary TaintedFury and anyone else who pops in to say hi

Hello everyone.

I hope you're all enjoying a great weekend.

Well my bedroom carpet is still wet, but it is drying out. I've had two fans and the ceiling fan blowing in there for over 50 hours. I'm getting there.

I got all of my wet rugs washed yesterday, and all of the wet towels that I put down, and I washed my comforter and sheets yesterday too, so I broke that new washer in good.

I cleaned my living room carpet yesterday morning. My ceiling fan was on, and my thermostat was set on 70, and I still had sweat pouring from me as if I was one of those wet towels. That's how bad the humidity is right now. I walk outside and my glasses fog over.

It's all clean and dry though, and I'm sleeping like a baby.

We are in the 100s now for a while, so I expect to be in hibernation mode for a while. I'll take Missy for her walks. but other than that and buying groceries I don't expect to get out much at all.

Connie have a safe trip home. Is it far?

Soot those reorganization and cleanup projects are always a chore, but it sure feels better when they are done.

Ana do you have any down time this weekend? I hope you're enjoying your little charges and not working too hard.

TaintedFury I hope your doing well this weekend.

Have a great day everyone.


joe

I'm back to Home Sweet Home. Joe, it's about a three and a half hour trip. It's on the Gulf side and I'm in the Central part of Florida. Becky and the cats were happy to see me.

Joe, I'm glad you got your house back to normal. I hope your heat wave breaks so you can enjoy at least part of the day outdoors.
I have a regular Friday evening and Saturday late morning client now so I always work part of the weekend.

soot, Always! If I stay on track, I have tomorrow all to myself! Glad your garage project is getting there!

Hope your Saturday was great all!

chores.

Good morning, have a Lovely day. Grocery shopping later today. Danish, Eggs, Grits, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage, Waffles, and Toast in the NC.

Joe glad your house is drying ... we are hitting triple digits too

Ana, glad you get some time off on the weekends

Family hope the chores are quick

Stay safe while you're out Connie ... I'll get a Danish from the NC

Need a little roof work completed today in addition to the ongoiing garage project

Have a great day everyone!

watching court showws.

chores are all done, since,, my hubby has a catheter inside of him, i am stuck doing his.

family, best wishes for your husband!

Good morning Family and Ana

Family, hope you knocked out the chores quickly yesterday

Hey Ho Ana ... busy schedule today?

Hope all is well down under TaintedFury

The weekend was all work for me ... have been "spring cleaning" my garage for the last 1 and 1/2 weeks ... took vacation time from work to git er done! and this past weekend was my last 'big' push ... I'm at 85+ % mark so feeling good about the project ... garage is back to a functional state

It's time to get back to work ... teleworking that is

L4L

Have a diverting day Joe Ana Family SpaceQuestFan Gerry Connie L4L manXman ButterFlyBabe Trail_Mystic Mary TaintedFury and anyone else who pops in to say hi

he got another week with the catheter, weak bladder, and thank you very much..

Good morning, enjoy your day. Danish, Eggs, Grits, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage, and Toast in the NC.

Keeping you both in my thoughts and prayers Family

Hey Ho good morning Connie ... eggs, grits, bacon and toast in the NC sounds wonderful

Hi Soot Most definately hehe