Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Ladies night tonight, with wine and girlfriends.

Hi everyone ... Hot Chocolate and donuts will be great for dinner tonight

have a wonderful evening!

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Have a lovely day everyone.

Sunny and cold today. A good friend has her 70th birthday on St. Patrick's Day, so we have put together a float for the parade in our little town tonight. I imagine there will be a green beer or two consumed afterwards! Have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day, everyone!

I wore my green boots to celebrate (they're nicer than they sound).

It was quite cold and windy for the parade, but for the most part the sun stayed out. It was only about 10 blocks of walking and passing out candy to all the little kids on the sidewalks and turned out the be quite fun! I was very glad to get into the warm bar and sit down with a cold beer with hubby though! This little historic bar was packed to the gills and VERY loud and noisy, so we left with some friends and went down to the MUCH quieter American Legion Post. Stayed out much later than normal for us - anything past 8:00 pm!

Making my corned beef and cabbage tomorrow.

Good Morning and Happy Saturday! Hot drinks are ready...strong coffee and tea and dark hot chocolate for everyone. I made corned beef and cabbage yesterday for St. patty's day...it was delicious...best one I've made!

Enjoy your weekend!

Gerry

Good morning Gerry, Draclvr, Hagatha, Connie, OldBroad, TaintedFury, SpaceQuestFan, Lex, Mad and anyone else who gets the chance to pop in

Weekends are goodness and my favorite time of the week. Thanks for the coffee Gerry, I'll check back for a bagel or two from Connie.

I've got my normal weekend chores and projects to tackle today...I'm off to get them completed to enjoy some R&R also

Have a great day!

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Working the kitchen for our St. Patrick's Day dinner at the Eagles tonight, trivia to follow.

Goodmorning Everyone 🙍‍♀️

G'day Soot Hopefully you get your chores & projects done this weekend 🫡

Hiya Kaki's Sister That coffee and cornbeef with cabbage sounds absolutely yummy 😋

Happy Gaming Boomers 🦚

Back for more coffee and a cinnamon crunch bagel

Hey Ho Connie and TaintedFury .. it's good to see you both. No problem-O TaintedFury, chores are a snap...sleep well and catch you on the morrow. Have fun at dinner tonight Connie...trivia sounds fun.

I'm off to chores shortly and also headed to grandson's baseball game today

Happy Saturday!

Hi soot, Connie, Taintedfury and everyone. Soot enjoy your grandson's baseball game! Connie have fun with trivia game. Taintedfury hope you are enjoy nice weather this weekend.

Off to watch A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks!

Have a Super Saturday!

Gerry

I've been tackling the garage lately -- getting rid of all the stuff that we've accumulated over the years. I must have taken 15 boxes of extra household stuff to the Salvation Army thrift store, and at least 10 small boxes of leftover electronics and spare TV cables and assorted wires of various types for the recycling depot. It feels like it will never end, but I know I've made a huge dent.

I found something rather touching today, and I wish was all worth keeping, but alas most of it it is not. About 38 years ago, John bought me a fly-tying kit; for those of you who don't know what that is, it is a kit for making feather and fur lures for fishing, especially for fly fishing for trout, which we used to do way back then. I used it extensively for about 5 years and we caught a lot of fish on my lures. I invested quite heavily in buying materials for my flies too. It never occurred to me that John kept it for all these years. I was looking for things to donate today and I found an unfamiliar tool box at the back of a shelf. In it was a little metal case full of the flies and underneath was all of my old fly-tying material; threads, and fur and feathers and Mylar and so on. Unfortunately the moths had gotten in there at some point and it was all destroyed and not worth keeping, but I am going to keep the little metal case full of my old flies that I made 35 years ago.

Ah, that made me get a little tear, hagatha. What a wonderful find... For many years, I would find some small item that would bring back memories of my second husband. They were such treasures! It's been 25 years now and I don't find them any more. Bittersweet for you too, I'm sure!

Good Morning hagatha, Draclvr and everyone. Hagatha that little metal box will will keep those wonderful memories of John close to your heart. Draclvr those fond memories of your 2nd husband will always be there when you hear stories like hagatha's.

The usual Sunday strong brew, tea, and hot chocolate are ready to enjoy.

Have a peaceful day!

Gerry

Howdy folks: I hope you are all enjoying the weekend.

Hagatha, that was a lovely reminiscence.

I am not sure whether it will all pass the censor, but here is a bit of diner-style humour:

MANAGEMENT LESSONS
Lesson 1
. A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings.
The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs.
When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbour.
Before she says a word, Bob says, 'I'll give you $800 to drop that towel.'
After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob, after a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves.
The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.
When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, 'Who was that?'
'It was Bob the next door neighbour,' she replies.
'Great,' the husband says, 'did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?'
 
 
Moral of the story
If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.
 
 
 


Lesson 2
. A priest offered a Nun a lift.
She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg.
The priest nearly had an accident.
After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg.
The nun said, 'Father, remember Psalm 129?'
The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again.
The nun once again said, 'Father, remember Psalm 129?'
The priest apologized 'Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.'
Arriving at the convent, the nun sighed heavily and went on her way.
On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, 'Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.'


Moral of the story
If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.
 
 
 


Lesson 3
. A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.
They rub it and a Genie comes out.
The Genie says, 'I'll give each of you just o wish.'
'Me first! Me first!' says the admin clerk. 'I want to be in the Bahamas , driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.'
Puff! She's gone.
'Me next! Me next!' says the sales rep. 'I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.'
Puff! He's gone.
'OK, you're up,' the Genie says to the manager.
The manager says, 'I want those two back in the office after lunch.'

Moral of the story
Always let your boss have the first say.
 


Lesson 4. 
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing.
A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, 'Can I also sit like you and do nothing?'
The eagle answered: 'Sure, why not.'
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.


Moral of the story
To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.
 


 


Lesson 5. 
A turkey was chatting with a bull.
'I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree' sighed the turkey, 'but I haven't got the energy.'
'Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?' replied the bull. They're packed with nutrients.'
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.
The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.
Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.
He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.


Moral of the story:
Bull Shit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there..
 




Lesson 6. 
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.
While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.
As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.
The dung was actually thawing him out!
 He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.
 
Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.




Morals of the story
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.

(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your
 friend
(3) When you're in deep shit, it's best to keep
 your mouth shut!





 
 

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Lex,thanks for the chuckles this morning. We are having a Birthday party here for 3 of us that had recent Birthdays. Enjoy your Sunday everyone.

Lex.

Hey Ho Good Morning everyone

Gerry, strong brew will be enjoyed all morning...did you enjoy "A Man Called Otto?"
Enjoy the party Connie ... danish and bagels will be marvelous this morning with coffee. What a wonderful story Hagatha...memories are the stuff of life. Lex ... marvelous humor Lex ... thanks for sharing We'll be playing D&D this afternoon ... in the meantime, Happy Sunday y'all

Good Morning Lex, Connie, hagatha, soot, Draclvr and everyone. Lex love the funnies...especially lesson 5 the "turkey" one! Soot I did enjoy the movie...it was a mix of emotions…heartwarming, heartbreaking, funny, sweet, sad, brought tears to my eyes. How was the party Connie?

As usual the coffee and tea are strong, the hot chocolate is dark and just waiting for you all!

Have a Great First Day of Spring!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Meeting at the Eagles tonight.

Good morning all.

I was all set to do my recycle/dump/donation rounds this morning and then remembered that it's Monday and almost nothing is open on Mondays here. So I'll continue to sift through the last of the stuff and start packing books and cd's.

Somehow my cats are no longer friends. Not sure what happened but they're back where they started. Too bad. It was so much fun.

Good afternoon Boomers. One down four to go.

Good Moring Everyone

G' Day Soot That's a very good attitude to have when setting out to accomplish a task good on you See you here next time..

Hiya kaki's Sister we had a few nice days of weather but now it's changed a miserable rain that seems to rain on & off...though sometimes I wish it snowed here as I've never seem snow..

Hagatha Thanks for sharing in a earlier post about you finding your flies.....it was so beautiful to read. Hubby & I used to love going fishing years ago in King Island, Tasmania....memories like that you can't replace as they're so happy & precious..

Take care & Happy Gaming Boomers

Good morning Taintedfury and everyone. Taintedfury snow can be beautiful and fun to experience...as long as it doesn't turn into a blizzard. I love to curly up in front of the fire with a good book and watch it snow...silent and peaceful.

As usual strong coffee and tea along with dark hot chocolate await you all.

Have a Super Tuesday!

Gerry