NORTH DAKOTA FARM KID

Dear Ma and Pa,
I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled.
I was restless at first because you get to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m. But I am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot, and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing.

Men got to shave but it is not so bad, there’s warm water.
Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie and other regular food, but tell Walt and Elmer you can always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee. Their food, plus yours, holds you until noon when you get fed again. It’s no wonder these city boys can’t walk much.
We go on ‘route marches,’ which the platoon sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it’s not my place to tell him different. A ‘route march’ is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in trucks.
The sergeant is like a school teacher. He nags a lot. The Captain is like the school board. Majors and colonels just ride around and frown. They don’t bother you none.
This next will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting. I don’t know why. The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk head and don’t move, and it ain’t shooting at you like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don’t even load your own cartridges. They come in boxes.
Then we have what they call hand-to-hand combat training. You get to wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they break real easy. It ain’t like fighting with that ole bull at home. I’m about the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake. I only beat him once. He joined up the same time as me, but I’m only 5’6″ and 130 pounds and he’s 6’8″ and near 300 pounds dry.
Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers get onto this setup and come stampeding in.

Your loving daughter,
Alice

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Grandma goes to Court

Your chuckle for the day folks…….a short story… if this actually happened, I would have loved to have been in the courtroom!

Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they aren’t prepared for the answer.

In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, ‘Mrs. Jones, do you know me?’ She responded, ‘Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I’ve known you since you were a boy, and frankly, you’ve been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you’re a big shot when you haven’t the brains to realize you’ll never amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you.”

The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, ‘Mrs. Jones, do you know the defence attorney?’

She again replied, ‘Why yes, I do. I’ve known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He’s lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can’t build a normal relationship with anyone, and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women and one of them was your wife. Yes, I know him.”

The defence attorney nearly died when this came out.

The judge immediately asked both counsellors to approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice, said,
“If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I’ll send you both to the electric chair.”

And singers. How can you not like them or the song….s Enjoy!

Canadians that live here in Canada are told to stay home, don’t travel. Visitors from other countries is another story, with our government saying ,,,, come on in.

And we wonder why a lot of people here in Canada are upset with the rules that are in place today.

It doesn’t make sense to me.

What we need to do, is look after our own people first. If we do that, we get better. Then we can help others!!

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THE BAGPIPER

Lay down whatever is bothering you, breathe in the fresh air and LISTEN to this story.

Time is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life.

As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper’s cemetery in the Nova Scotia back country.

As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical man, I didn’t stop for directions.

I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight.

There were only the diggers and crew left, and they were eating lunch. I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late.

I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn’t know what else to do, so I started to play.

The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I’ve never played before for this homeless man.

And as I played “Amazing Grace”, the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together.
When I finished, I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head was hung low, my heart was full.

As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say,
“I have never seen anything like that before, and I’ve been putting in septic tanks for twenty years.”

Apparently, I’m still lost … it’s a man thing.

One day a florist in Ottawa went to a barber for a haircut. After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, ‘I cannot accept money from you, I’m doing community service this week’ The florist was pleased and left the shop.

When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a ‘thank you’ card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.

Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, the barber again replies, ‘I cannot accept money from you, I’m doing community service this week.’ The cop was happy and left the shop.

The next morning when the barber went to open up, there was a ‘thank you’ card and a dozen Tim Horton donuts waiting for him at his door.

Then an MP came in for a haircut, and when he went to pay his bill, the barber again replied, ‘I cannot accept money from you. I’m doing community service this week.’ The MP was very happy and left the shop.

The next morning, when the barber went to open up, there were a dozen MP’s lined up waiting for a free haircut.

And that, my friends, illustrates the fundamental difference between the citizens of our country and the politicians who run it.

As Ronald Reagan said: “Both politicians and diapers need to be  changed often and for the same reason.”

Here is a great song sent to me by my Cousin John. I think it is a song that everyone should listen to. Especially with what is going on in the world today. Listen closely, especially the ending. It is sung by Mike Denver. Thanks, John.

Why I quit Facebook

1. It Allows You to Waste Time
2. It Can Decrease Motivation
3. You Use Energy on People You Don’t Care About
4. They Feed You Useless Information
5. It Damages Your Communication Skills
6. You Get Manipulated
7. It Takes Over Your Life
8. They collect huge amounts of data on you
9. They track you as you browse other apps and websites
10. And the worst of the worst, it allows these conspiracy thinking people to manipulate your thoughts.
    Bottom line … I think it is a good place to stay away from.
    But … Hey! It’s your life.

I kind of think this says it all. At least for me!

My Cousin John sent me this, and I am thinking, that with this virus among us, it’s feeling about that long.

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It takes all kinds in this old world of ours. I don’t think it is too far fetched in today’s world. LOL

I would have to agree with this old feller!!

Here is a video that a friend of mine sent me. Watching it will give you an idea of what the town looked like years ago … where I was raised. The folks that raised me were Reg and Laura Potter. They owned a dairy farm just a short distance from town. Great folks, and I miss them dearly. The town is Coldwater Ontario, Canada. Sure brought back a lot of memories for me.

My Sister Barb sent me this one. Kind of makes a feller realize, that it doesn’t really take a trained singer to sing all songs. Thanks Sis! Good One.

Ontario government says it has been incorrectly reporting some COVID-19 vaccine data.
“As a result, the number of people who have been fully vaccinated is half of what is currently listed,” a statement from the Ministry of Health said.

Hmm, And these are the folks we put our faith in to help us. Makes me shake my head.

I am sure there are some that will remember some of these. Well … at least if you’re near my age. So why not take a trip back in time!! Thanks Sis. Good One.