Well first day of spring here in Port Loring Ontario.  Great day to be alive. Well any day being alive is better than the alternative.  Sure doesn’t feel like it temperature wise though, as this morning it was down to 12 degrees old school.  But there is warmth in the sun, so that is a sure sign things are moving toward them lazy hazy days of summer.  Thought I would put together our holiday and vacation dates for ya.  Take A Look.

March 2009
8th Daylight Saving Time Begins
17th St. Patrick’s Day
20th First Day of Spring

April 2009
1st April Fools Day
5th Palm Sunday
10th Good Friday
12th Easter Sunday
20th Passover

May 2009
10th Mothers Day
18th Victoria Day
25th Memorial Day (US)

June 2009
21st Fathers Day
21st First Day of Summer

July 2009
1st Canada Day
4th Independence Day (US)

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Apparently, a self-important college freshman attending a recent football game took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen sitting next to him why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his generation.

‘You grew up in a different world, actually an almost primitive one’ the student said, loud enough for many of those nearby to hear. ‘The Young people of today grew up with television, jet planes, space travel, man walking on the moon. Our space probes have visited Mars. We have nuclear energy, ships and electric and hydrogen cars, cell phones. Computers with light-speed processing… And more.’

After a brief silence the senior citizen responded as follows:

‘You’re right, son. We didn’t have those things when we were young … so we invented them. Now, you arrogant little xx#*, what are you doing for the next generation?’

Well Maple Syrup is on hold for today as it stopped running being so cold out there. Down to 18 degrees here this morning with snow flurries.  It will be back in a day or so soon as the old sun makes its appearance.  Still got a bit more to boil down though so will finish that off this morning then get to pouring a bit over some pancakes.  Tea time here lookin’ out. Have a great day.

Well nice morning here. Sun is a shinnin’, maple syrup is running, so what could be better than that.  Just got the shop stove going so going to be a maple syrup day here in Port Loring. Now don’t get me wrong we don’t make it big time like some, we just make enough each year for ourselves.  We do up around three to five quarts which gives my wife and I a nice taste.  So………..tea time here then get at it. Talk Soon

Good Article.  Says a lot, little long but worth the read. Might get some folks thinking the right way.

A miracle is an event beyond human power to understand--so
much that most people will shove aside the thought as unreal.
Miracles happen every day to the most common of us and at any
hour. We tend to call them by a more acceptable name--coincidence.
But most of these supernatural events move in like
the dawn creeping across the land. It is so gradual it
seems that it has always been.
What triggers a miracle? It is not outward,
but something that throws a switch within. It is an
event over and above anything we can explain--
and why should we need to?

Patrol Officer Meets His Match

A patrol officer pulled over Jill for speeding.  Jill was a 65 year old lady from out of state.
The officer asked to see her licence.
‘Don’t have one’ Jill said.

‘Can I please see the Vehicle registration’ the officer asked firmly but politely.
‘Nope’ snapped Jill.
In that case I will have to take you into the Police station and charge you there.  When they arrived the arresting officer said, to the duty sergeant.  This lady has no licence and no vehicle registration.
‘Sure I do’ said Jill sweetly.  This officer has got it in for me, the next thing is he will be saying is that I was speeding.

Spring forward: Daylight Savings time begins Sunday.  So………don’t forget to set your clocks ahead before going to bed.

A young banker decided to get his first tailor made suit. So he went to the finest tailor in town and got measured for a suit. A week later he went in for his first fitting. He put on the suit and he looked stunning, he felt that in this suit he can do business.

As he was looking at himself in front of the mirror he reached down to put his hands in the pockets and to his surprise he noticed that there were no pockets. He mentioned this to the tailor who asked him, “Didn’t you tell me you were a banker?”

The young man answered, “Yes, I did.”

To this the tailor said, “Who ever heard of a banker with his hands in his own pockets?”

A man walks into a bank and says he wants to borrow $2,000 for three weeks. The loan officer asks him what kind of collateral he has. The man says “I’ve got a Rolls Royce — keep it until the loan is paid off — here are the keys.” The loan officer promptly has the car driven into the bank’s underground parking for safe keeping, and gives the man $2,000.

Three weeks later the man comes into the bank, pays back the $2,000 loan, plus $10 interest, and regains possession of the Rolls Royce. The loan officer asks him, “Sir, if I may ask, why would a man who drives a Rolls Royce need to borrow two thousand dollars?”

The man answers, “I had to go to Europe for three weeks, and where else could I store a Rolls Royce for that long for ten dollars?”

I’m not saying that the customer service in my bank is bad, but when I went in the other day and asked the clerk to check my balance … she leaned over and pushed me.

Did you hear about the terrorist
that hijacked a 747 full of lawyers?

The terrorist threatened to release one lawyer every hour
if his demands weren’t met.

See if you can outsmart your foot, bet you can’t. 1) While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. 2) Now, while doing this, draw the number “6” in the air with your right hand. 3) Your foot will change direction. I told you so. And, there’s nothing you can do about it! Go ahead: KEEP TRYING ALL YOU WANT. Have a great day.

Next fall when you see geese heading south for the winter flying along in a “V” formation, you might be interested in knowing what science has discovered about why they fly that way. It has been learned that as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in a “V” formation, the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. People who share common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier, because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.

When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the draft and resistance of trying to go it alone, and quickly gets into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front. If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those who are headed the same way we are going.

When the lead goose gets tired, he rotates back in the wing and another goose flies point. It pays to take turn doing hard jobs.

The geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed. An encouraging word goes a long way.

Finally, when a goose gets sick, or is wounded by a gun shot and falls out, two geese fall out of formation and follow him until he is either able to fly or until he is dead, then they launch out on their own or with another formation to catch up with the group. If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other like that.

Well almost March and sure lookin’ forward to spring.  Last night though the temperatures got down to minus 15 old scale.  So yep, had to keep the old wood furnace stoked up around three times through the night. I don’t mind though as when one gets a wee bit older seems he or she is up through the night anyways.  Sunshine here and enjoying a tea, then take the day as it comes. Pretty rough life huh? Talk Soon

1 quart 3 percent hydrogen peroxide
1/4 cup baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
1 teaspoon liquid soap
Wet the dog, and work the formula through their fur. Leave the mixture to et on the dog for four or five minutes, and then rinse thoroughly. Throw out any leftover remedy.

Inflation & deflation means that folks will no longer be playing the possession game and using their possessions as weapons against each other. Once they stop defining themselves by their possessions, they will be free to define themselves by their ideas, values and beliefs. When they no longer need to impress each other by what they own, they then can be impressive by who they are and what they can do. Families and communities may come together again instead of each person sitting alone as a consumer of the latest in electronic gadgetry. Conversation may become the norm again with more things springing up for the open discussion of ideas and debate.  If this happens, intellect and creativity will flourish.  So you see I kind of think that everything happens for a reason.  So make some changes in your life and move on.  Simple as that.  Talk Soon

A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street.
‘But officer, ‘the man began, ‘I can explain.’

‘Quiet!’ snapped the officer.’ I’m going to let you spend the night in jail until the chief gets back.’
‘But, officer, I just wanted to say, ‘

‘And I said be quiet! you’re going to jail!’

A few hours later the officer looked in on his prisoner and said, ‘Lucky for you, the chief’s at his daughter’s wedding. he’ll be in a good mood when he gets back.’

‘Don’t count on it, ‘answered the guy in the cell.’ I’m the groom.’

Signs that you've had TOO MUCH Computing
You try to enter your password on the microwave.

You email your son in his room to tell him that dinner is ready, and he emails you back, "What's for dinner dad?"