If an apple a day keeps the doctor away,

what brings him around?

Money would be my guess.

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Getting ready to go out for my daily walk.

Today it is cloudy, but around 50 degrees.

Tomorrow, Rain and 32 degrees.

I'm taking a longer walk today, because I don't want to get soaking wet tomorrow.

Another perk of being retired:

Avoiding inclement weather.

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In a world where everyone wants whatever they're wanting right NOW, the United States Postal Service has long had the moniker of

'snail mail'.

Growing up, everyone had to wait on the mail.

Growing up, it was a pleasure to order something in the mail, because of the anticipation you felt as those few days would drag by before your package arrived.

As I grow older, I rather like waiting on something due to arrive in the mail -

it brings back that long ago anticipation I miss from my youth.

Today I got to see the USPS in action in a different way:

The letter carrier on my route had his vehicle break down right in front of my house.

I suppose it was either the battery or the starter, but the engine just wouldn't turn over.

Thinking it might be a while before he received help, I quit watching and went ahead and showered and shaved.

Much to my surprise, 15 minutes later the whole scene had changed.

A USPS wrecker had arrived with another vehicle to replace the one broken down.

The driver unloaded the replacement and was loading up the old one while the postal carrier transferred mail to the newer vehicle.

All of this was done in around 35-40 minutes.

Kudos to the USPS for keeping the mail going.

As I walked into my kitchen to start my coffee, I wondered:

If that had been UPS or FedEx, how long would the wait have been?

You've got to admire a company that's prepared...

Snail mail indeed!

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I bought some frozen orange juice at the grocery the other day.

It was much cheaper than what I normally buy.

It said on the label: 100% juice.

After I put it in a container and added water, it didn't look right.

It didn't taste right, either.

I read the label and was informed it contains 10% apple juice.

I see that you really do get what you pay for.

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Had a lie in today, then got up and had donuts with chocolate milk to eat while watching old Warner Brothers cartoons on t.v.,

followed by a Three Stooges short.

Your youth never completely deserts you if you don't want it to.

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I almost forgot to post something today.

Aren't you happy it's something profound?

I used to mess around with pitching with both hands as a kid. I tried switch hitting, too, but never on a team for either one in a game.

I am naturally left handed, but broke my left arm when I was 6, so I learned to play baseball left handed.

That's the reason I toyed around with the idea of trying 'lefty'.

I could actually hit the ball farther batting left handed than right handed, but would miss too many pitches, so I abandoned the idea.

I couldn't throw hard enough left handed and it hurt my shoulder after a few pitches, so I gave that up as well.

Little did I know that someone would actually make it to the Major Leagues who was actually ambidextrous.


Maybe I should have stuck with it.

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Something that most people don't even think about today:

Pop-up ads.

I received my first pc as a Christmas present over 20 years ago.

It was a Compaq and I had lots of trouble with it the 2 years I had it.

I am being serious when I tell you that pop up ads were so bad at that time that your screen would literally fill up with pop up ads and cause your computer to crash.

I don't know who invented the pop up blocker, but that person should have been given some sort of hero's medal, for they saved many, many people lots of money in computer related repair bills.

So the next time you go to surf the 'net, take a second to thank the mysterious, anonymous person who saved us all

by inventing the pop up blocker.

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Sometimes...


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I was watching the pro football game Monday night when tragedy occurred.

I saw Damar Hamlin make the tackle, stand up and then fall face down on the field.

By now, everyone knows he suffered a heart attack and is in the hospital in intensive care.

My prayers go out to him and his family.

As events were unfolding, I remembered another tragedy I watched on my television in 1971.

The team I root for, the Chicago Bears, were playing the Detroit Lions at Tiger Stadium in Detroit one October Sunday afternoon.

Late in the game, with Chicago leading 28-23, Detroit had the ball and was moving down the field.

Chuck Hughes, a wide receiver, had caught a 32 yard pass. Two plays later, he collapsed on his way back to the huddle.

He was rushed to the hospital, but died within the hour of a heart attack.

I thought of all of this while watching Hamlin being attended to on the field and eventually being carried away by ambulance.

One more thought struck me as I watched events unfold:

In 1971, after Hughes was carried away, the game resumed.

Today, the game was suspended indefinitely.

I hope we have transcended from a 'business as usual' society to one who realizes that some things are more important than a game.

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