"The real voyage of discovery consists not of seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."
Marcel Proust

I just came back inside.  They say the windchill is 3 below.  I believe it.

Sorry to hear of the passing of Texas playwright Larry L. King who gave us "THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS"

A photo of the sun taken by the NASA Solar Observatory.

AND, LET THERE BE LIGHT

The journal "Surgery" published a report, a few days ago, that says U. S. doctors leave towels, cotton balls, sponges and other surgical stuff in the bodies of patients about 39 times a week, on average.  Doctors also operate on the wrong body part or the wrong patient about 20 times a week.

But, don't worry, the good news is that they always seem to get the bill, they send you, absolutely right to the penny....and they won't charge you for all that junk they left in you....but I'll bet the would if they could.

Guess I'd better make a run over to Walgreens this morning.  20% off their house brands and 15% off on everything else, today only.

OUR COUNTRY NEEDS THIS RIGHT NOW



DONNIE AND HIS SHADOW

BEST END OF THE WORLD TWEET: "If the apocalypse doesn't happen tomorrow, don't worry.  It's not the end of the world."

Thomas Edison said it best.
"Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages."

This comes from Ron and it is just too funny.  It's in German but there's no translation needed.  The young lady is asking her Dad how he liked the new iPad he got for his birthday.

I make a quick trip to the Co-op this morning.  Although there's bright sunshine, it was a cold 19 DEGREES AT NOON WITH A WIND CHILL OF 5 ABOVE.  Believe me, it was a brisk walk.  But, you know what they say, it could be worse.

I could be living in Yakutsk, Siberia, a bustling city of 269,486 folks who are a lot hardier than I am.  Yakutsk is famous for being the COLDEST CITY ON EARTH.  Their average temperature during a very brief summer is 67 in July and the average temperature during a very long winter is 37 BELOW ZERO in January.  That's the Average!  Their temperature at noon today was 29 below with fog.

See?  I told you.  It could be worse.

Here's a site you might want to save if you're planning any air travel.  KNOWDELAY will give you a good idea of what the chances are that your flight might be delayed due to weather.

You'll also notice, on the home page, there's a look at possible delays at major airports for the next couple of days.  Check it out.

The poll on the La Crosse Tribune website, is asking "how far from home do you plan to go for Christmas".  So far, it looks like most folks, around here, are going to stay home and, you know what they say, there's no place like home for the holidays.

Did you see that they got 19.5 inches of snow on the north side of Madison yesterday?  I guess we're lucky we didn't get any more than we did.

At 5:12 (CST), this morning, Santa had to hang on to the North Pole because it was at its farthest tilt away from the sun.  The Arctic will see a dim sun, just on the horizon, for about two hours.  So, if you think it's a short day here, go north, young man!

Now, daylight will last longer, faster, the farther north you are and, as far as I'm concerned, the faster the better!

IT'S COMING BACK THIS WAY!!!!!

THIS IS THE DAY

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR

 

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Now I can start counting the days to spring.  I always think of Aunt Edna on this day.  It was her favorite day too.

I mentioned, the other day, that North Dakota is the fastest growing state in the USA.  CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF THE TOP 10 FAST GROWING STATES

I know that our readers will be interested to notice that South Dakota,Wyoming  Texas and Nevada made the top 10 list too.

Apparently, the old phrase, "Go West, Young Man" hasn't gone out of style.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

MERRY CHRISTMAS

FROM

LIBERACE



My arthritic spine and thumb were killing me all day yesterday.  I'm guessing it was the miserable weather.  Anyone with back problems knows how painful back pain can be!

I can't remember Dad being sick very much, and if he was he didn't complain about it, but he had back problems, too, and when that pain came it laid him low.