I made a wood duck house several years ago and this is the first year I saw it being used. Yesterday, my wife noticed a duck sitting on a limb. I went to look at it and noticed one sitting on the roof of the duck house then flutter a bit and went in. Later we saw the little ducklings swimming. Wow. They can move fast.

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Get well old man!

good idea. will put in next revision.

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Wished the doctor's office knew about this. In the early 90's my 42 year old wife was having issues where her fingers or arm would be unresponsive. Went to doctors and they did tests, nothing found. Several weeks later her arm again was unresponsive. Called the doctor's office - they said to bring her in on Friday!!!!

Several weeks later she had a stroke. Left her paralyzed on the left leg and arm. Almost 90% back when two years later she had another stroke. She walks with a limp and has no use in the left arm. Luckily she is coherent and can speak. Some others aren't as lucky.

Since then I have found out that it isn't just "Old Folks" who have strokes. Pay attention and stay healthy.

Beautiful dog. Our son had a golden lab named Huey. It was a working dog and trained to sniff out explosives. He brought it home every day and when the dog got older it was retired but our son got to keep the dog. The grandkids could roll all over the dog and the dog would just lay there and let them do it. Very gentle. Over time, our son had three labs for work and was able to keep all of them at home. Huey was the most gentle. Sadly he had to go to doggy heaven last December.

The problem with using worms, is that you have to keep them in your mouth to keep them warm!

Nice trout. Never caught one that size. Where were you fishing?

We spent 5 days near Ocean Shores last week. I dug 160 clams. 1st day I dug 40 clams in a little over an hour. My wife has a handicap so I have a companion card that lets me dig her clams. What a workout. Clams were showing good all days. After 1st day, I bought a fancy clam gun that is supposed to make diggin easier, but didn't help much. While we were digging, there was very little wind and a raindrop or two.

Very nice poem about living your life.
https://hellopoetry.com/poem/1184764/the-dash-poem-by-linda-ellis/

We camped there in a tent quite a few years ago. Fished off the dock by the park and got our limits. I swear that every tree had a "Beware of Bears" sign on it.

Olaf and Archie were laid off from the garment factory. They went into the unemployment office and applied for unemployment.

Olaf goes up to the counter first. The lady asked him what he did at the factory. He said that he was a Diesel Fitter. So, she said that he would get $500 a week.

Archie goes up to the counter. The lady asked him what he did at the factory. He said that he sewed women’s underwear. So, she said that he would get $100 a week.

Later, Olaf and Archie wee comparing their unemployment income. When Olaf told Archie what he was getting, Archie got mad because of the difference in what they were getting.

So, Archie went back to the counter and asked the lady why Olaf would get a lot more than himself. She said that it was because Olaf was a diesel fitter and you sewed clothes. Archie said that isn’t fair. I sew the garments and Olaf holds the finished garment up and says “Yep, dees will fit her".


Little Johnny’s mother took him to the Psychiatrist. She told the doctor that all that Johnny thinks about is boobies. The doctor talked to Johnny a little bit then decided to do some tests.

The doctor held up a ball and asked Johnny what it was. Johnny said it was a boobie. Hmm, the doctor thought well, the ball is round so I can see why he said boobie.
The doctor held up a lemon and asked Johnny what it was. Johnny said it was a boobie.
The doctor held up a picture of an egg in the frying pan and asked Johnny what it was. Johnny said it was a boobie.
The doctor held up a picture of a jelly doughnut and asked Johnny what it was. Johnny said it was a boobie.

The doctor was getting frustrated. He looked around and found a picture of a windshield wiper. He asked Johnny what it was. Johnny said it was a boobie. The doctor says how can you say the windshield wiper looks like a boobie?

Johnny moves his head to the left and he makes a kissing noise. Then he moves his head to the right and he makes a kissing noise. He repeats this several times.

Last model Corvette - License "Was His"

Years ago, Joe enrolled at Ohio State University.
He didn’t have a scholarship but wanted to play football, so he went and talked to Woody Hayes who was the football coach at that time.
Woody: Where did you go to high school and how much football experience do you have?
Joe: I went to a high school in Washington State. And I made All American twice.
Woody: Your kinda big, how much do you weigh.
Joe: I’m 6’3” and weigh 250 #’s.
Woody: You must have been a linesman. What position did you play?
Joe: Actually, I was a Wide Receiver.
Woody: Your pretty big, how fast are you?
Joe: I do the 40 in 4.5 Seconds.
Woody: Wow. What kind of grades did you get?
Joe: I got mostly A’s. I was the Valedictorian.
Woody: Do you drink or take drugs?
Joe: No.
Woody: Are you a religious person?
Joe: Yes, I taught bible study.
Woody: Geeze, welcome to the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. One more question, do you have any faults at all.
Joe: Well, yes. I do tend to lie a little bit.

On another note, back in the 70's one of my co-workers was in his 60's, over weight and because of health issues, he could not move very well. There was a little picture cube on his desk that had pictures of him at the Football Hall of Fame. I asked him when he visited there. He said it was in 1969 when he was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame. Since I didn't know him when he was healthy, it was hard to imagine him playing football.

His name is Turk Edwards. He was a tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire career for the Washington Redskins, starting with their first six seasons in Boston, and later became the head coach. Edwards was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969. He passed way in 1973.

This just goes to show you that you can't always determine what someone might have done in their earlier life based on what they look like now.

Used to have fun with this. Nothing has changed - the detained still don't do what you ask them to do!!!

Reminds me of something that happened years ago. Some friends from work were scuba divers. I took them in my boat to Useless Bay near Everett WA. One of them brought his two 4 & 6 year old sons. After they guys did some scuba diving off of Possession Point we went to Useless Bay which was close by. While they guys diving again, I got the fishing pole out for the boys. They caught some dog fish (type of shark) that were about 2' long. They had a blast. Both of them held the pole at the same time and reeled the fish in. I told them when they get home, put the fish in the freezer. Then when they had company, put the fish on the coffee table as a conversation piece. When their dad came back, they told him what I had told them. He said that wasn't going to work because the captain was going to keep the fish!

On another note, when we got to Possession Point, I used my depth sounder to locate where there was a supposedly a sunken ferry boat and dropped my anchor. When they were finished diving I tried to pull the anchor up and it wouldn't budge. One of the guys said that the anchor had gone down into the superstructure of the wreck. He had to dive again to get the anchor.