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I should add that I like the comparison to Woodie Guthrie. And while it is sort of a stretch his music and mannerism also reminds me of Will Rogers who used his rope as his stage instrument as he told jokes and offer all kinds of bits of wisdom. Will Rogers was our American Folk Hero.

I like Country Folk and even Bluegrass and thoroughly enjoyed the Hockey Song to which I linked. On rare occasions his songs were played on Willie Nelsons station on SiriusXM.

Not sure many state-siders will know who he was but he was an iconic figure in country music. America would have been proud to have him as our own. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21706649

The boss walked into the office one morning not knowing his zipper was down and his fly area wide open. His assistant walked up to him and said, 'This morning when you left your house, did you close your garage door?' The boss told her he knew he'd closed the garage door, and walked into his office puzzled by the question As he finished his paperwork, he suddenly noticed his fly was open, and zipped it up. He then understood his assistant's question about his 'garage door.' He headed out for a cup of coffee and paused by her desk to ask, 'When my garage door was open, did you see my Hummer parked in there?' She smiled and said, 'No, I didn't. All I saw was an old mini van with two flat tires.. An elderly gentleman.... Had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100% The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, 'Your hearing is perfect.. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again..' The gentleman replied, 'Oh, I haven't told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times!' Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turns to the other and says: 'Slim, I'm 83 years old now and I'm just full of aches and pains. I know you're about my age. How do you feel?' Slim says, 'I feel just like a newborn baby.' 'Really!? Like a newborn baby!?' 'Yep. No hair, no teeth, and I think I just wet my pants.' An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen.. The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, 'Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great.. I would recommend it very highly.' The other man said, 'What is the name of the restaurant?' The first man thought and thought and finally said, 'What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love? You know.... The one that's red and has thorns.' 'Do you mean a rose?' 'Yes, that's the one,' replied the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, 'Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?' Hospital regulations require a wheel chair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet, who insisted he didn't need my help to leave the hospital. After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator. On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him. 'I don't know,' he said. 'She's still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown.' Couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember.. Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. 'Want anything while I'm in the kitchen?' he asks. 'Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?' 'Sure..' 'Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?' she asks. 'No, I can remember it.' 'Well, I'd like some strawberries on top, too. Maybe you should write it down, so as not to forget it? He says, 'I can remember that. You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries.' 'I'd also like whipped cream. I'm certain you'll forget that, write it down?' she asks. Irritated, he says, 'I don't need to write it down, I can remember it! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream - I got it, for goodness sake!' Then he toddles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes,The old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs.. She stares at the plate for a moment. 'Where's my toast ?' Three old guys XI members are out walking. First one says, 'Windy, isn't it?' Second one says, 'No, it's Thursday!' Third one says, 'So am I. Let's go get a beer..' A man was telling his neighbor, 'I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art.. It's perfect.' 'Really,' answered the neighbor . 'What kind is it?' 'Twelve thirty.' Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm. A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Morris and said, 'You're really doing great, aren't you?' Morris replied, 'Just doing what you said, Doc: 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.'' The doctor said, 'I didn't say that.. I said, 'You've got a heart murmur; be careful.' A little old man shuffled slowly into an ice cream parlor and pulled himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool.. After catching his breath, he ordered a banana split. The waitress asked kindly, 'Crushed nuts?' 'No,' he replied, 'Arthritis.'

To be honest I have not gamed much lately because my PC turning off is annoying. Especially in FT when you crash, reboot, and then auto assign and wind up on another team and players, not XI, bust your balls for switching teams. My temper with such matters is not conducive to good health or blood pressure. The power supply has been replaced but no help. Next week, while I am out on the road, my son is going to refresh the heat sink material on the CPU. Hopefully that helps. I understand an old friend, Seven, has been gaming. I recommended XI to her and now she shows up and I don't, oh well. She is from Greece......be nice to her, she is a good gamer and addition as a guest. She essentially admined my old group.

I do not know how many of you have older wireless routers by my Linksys router was at least 5 years old. I was having download speed issues and after working with Comcast, who was very helpful, it was determined that my router was the problem. I replaced the old Linksys with a NetGear N900 Dual Band Gigabit Router and, Bingo, problem solved. With the Linksys my down load speed was 14.37 Mb/s. With the new NetGear I am now downloading at 50.73 Mb/s from Philly to Chicago. Not much difference in upload speed, both a little over 10 Mb/s. With Comcast the service depends greatly on the tech who answers your call. I got the good one on my second call, the first was borderline brain dead and blamed my PC. When I told her I got the same speeds on 3 laptops and my PC she continued to blame the PC. She said she would try to tweak the service and call me back in five minutes. That was I guess a polite brush off because she never called back. I eventually made another call and got a good tech who patiently worked through the issue with me and hit the nail on the head as to the problem. Gotta love 50.73 Mb/s downloads.

Do not know how the pic disappeared in my lead post. And now it's back :question: Maybe because I was logged out of PhotoBucket?

Did you watch the Chrysler ad?

http://extramustard.si.com/2013/02/08/kate-upton-2013-swimsuit-cove/?sct=hp_t2_a2

Sweet! Lots of hours of fun and relaxation to be had.

All I can do is wish you the best of luck and hope all goes well for you.

I tried to catch some Fog. I mist. When chemists die, they barium. Jokes about German sausage are the wurst. A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran. I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time. How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it. I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Than it dawned on me. This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club, but I'd never met herbivore. I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I can't put it down. I did a theatrical performance about puns . It was a play on words. They told me I had type A blood, but it was a Type- O. A dyslexic man walks into a bra. PMS jokes aren't funny, period. Why were the Indians here first? They had reservations. Class trip to the Coca-Cola factory. I hope there's no pop quiz. Energizer bunny arrested. Charged with battery. I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me. How do you make holy water? Boil the hell out of it! Did you hear about the cross eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils? When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble. What does a clock do when it's hungry? It goes back four seconds. I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me! Broken pencils are pointless. What do you call a dinosaur with a extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus. England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool . I used to be a banker, but then I lost interest. I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx. All the toilets in New York 's police stations have been stolen. Police have nothing to go on. I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough. Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes. Velcro - what a rip off! Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy. Venison for dinner? Oh deer! Earthquake in Washington obviously government's fault. I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.

I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone. I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there. I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my XI friends, family and work. I even met HXTR there. I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore. I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often. I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm. Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older. One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli I can get! I may have been in Continent, but I don't remember what country I was in. It's an age thing.

Please take this with the humor intended http://www.aol.com/video/rogers-arkansas-bar-wants-patrons-to-drink-not-debate/517655228/?ncid=webmail36

Too often the ads are better than the game.

Well my favorite of the past is not rated #1 but being the dog lover I am it is still my favorite. Others and their rank ca be found at the below link. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/01/26/admeter-countdown-pepsi-mcdonald-winner-super-bowl/1862001/ My fav:

I can have some understanding for you because a very dear family member endured a similar situation. Her husband remained married and with her as long as it was convenient. As soon as she was not needed for legal reasons he was gone. To make things worse he even told her she was only a tool to be used. I do not claim to know all the details but but can say this was on the Irish side of the family, my wife's relatives. So there needs to be concern for more than just the "poor" countries. It can happen anywhere for green cards or citizenship. It can be heartbreaking.

Life was good, perhaps the 50's were one of the best decades to grow up in. LOL, I still listen to the oldies channels on Sirius. Often stirs the memory bank and never a bad memory.

Not for this old man.

Sometimes gaming, like a drug, can get in the way of life. It becomes addictive and time consuming taking time from more important things. Get your life issues under control first and foremost. Gaming is for recreation once the real work is done.

Not really much any of us can say since the majority of us have never faced such a trial. All I can do in wish you and your father the strength to carry on. I do hope you find the communications in the XI forums as helpful. I assure you they are meant to be.

that sure is a lot of water guns. I did not see a Hello Kitty Bubble Gun. Is that in another collection? No Hello Kitty Bubble GUn but I have a Welcome Hxtr Gun readily available. It shoots wads of bull shit.

I will have you know I have a unused upright freezer in my basement that I use for ammo and other such stuff. I'll have to take a picture of it.

@ I have ordered the one in the below link. If I like it I will probably get another. I have two homes where they could find use. With Grand kids about I do not like any loaded firearm where they have even a remote possibility of gaining access. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000O8VUR0/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00