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Conjoined twins walk into a bar in Canada and park themselves on a  barstool.  One of them says to the bartender, "Don't mind us; we're joined at the  hip.  I'm John, he's Jim.  Two Molson Canadian beers, draft please."  The bartender, feeling slightly awkward, tries to make polite  conversation while pouring the beers. "Been on holiday yet, lads?"  "Off to England next month," says John.  "We go to England every year, rent a car and drive for miles.  Don't we, Jim?"  Jim agrees.   
"Ah,  England!" says the bartender.  "Wonderful country... the  history, the beer, the culture..."  

"Nah, we don't like that British crap," says John. 

"Hamburgers and  Molson's beer, that's us, eh Jim? And we can't stand the English -  they're so arrogant and rude."  "So why keep going to England?" asks the bartender. 
"gives Jim a chance to drive."

George Bush, Angela Merkel, and Vladimir Putin all die and go to hell. While there, they spot a red phone and ask what the phone is for.  The devil tells them it is for calling back to Earth. Putin asks to call Russia and talks for 5 minutes. When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is a million dollars, so Putin writes him a check. Next Angela Merkel calls Germany and talks for 30 minutes. When she is finished the devil informs her that the cost is 6 million dollars, so she writes him a check.  Finally George Bush gets his turn and talks for 4 hours. When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is $5.00. When Putin hears this he goes ballistic and asks the devil why Bush got to call the USA so cheaply.
The devil smiles and replies, "Since Trump became PRESIDENT, the country has gone to hell, so it's a local call."

Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of AARP.                                                                           Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Cadillacs and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,

Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favorite things. When the pipes leak, When the bones creak, When the knees go bad, I simply remember my favorite things, And then I don't feel so bad. Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions, No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,These are a few of my favorite things. Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinning, Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinning, And we won't mention our short shrunken frames, When we remember our favorite things. When the joints ache, When the hips break, When the eyes grow dim, Then I remember the great life I've had, And then I don't feel so bad.

When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first, the shed, the boat, making root beer.. Always something more important to me. Finally, she thought of a clever way to make her point.
When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass, busily snipping away with a tiny pair of sewing scissors. I watched silently for a short time and then went into the house. I was gone only a minute, and when I came out again I handed her a toothbrush. I said, "When you finish cutting the grass, you might as well sweep the driveway." The doctors say I will walk again, but I will always have a limp. ………………………………

The bartender fills the mug and slides it down the bar.

It hits the blonde woman's boobs and splashes all over them.
The bartender goes over, retrieves the mug and licks the beer off her boobs.
Each time the blonde calls for another beer this happens.
So after the third beer, a guy decides to help the bartender out.
The next time the bartender hit her boobs, the man jumps up and starts to lick her breasts.
She decks him!
He is lying on the floor moaning, 'Jeez, lady...
Why do you let the bartender do it and not me?'
"Halloos"
says the blonde….'He has a liquor license!'

Sarah was in the fertilized egg business.    She had several hundred young pullets and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. She kept records and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced. 

This took a lot of time, so she bought some tiny bells and attached them to her roosters. Each bell had a different tone, so she could tell from a distance which rooster was performing. Now, she could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report by just listening to the bells. 

Sarah's favourite rooster, old Butch, was a very fine specimen but, this morning she noticed old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all! When she went to investigate, she saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing, but the pullets hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover.
To Sarah's amazement, old Butch had his bell in his beak, so it couldn't ring.    He'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job, and walk on to the next one.
Sarah was so proud of old Butch, she entered him in a Show and he became an overnight sensation among the judges. The result was the judges not only awarded old Butch the "No Bell Peace Prize" they also awarded him the "Pulletsurprise" as well. Clearly old Butch was a politician in the making.  Who else but a politician could figure out how to win two of the most coveted awards on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the unsuspecting populace and screwing them when they weren't paying attention? Vote carefully in the next election. You can't always hear the bells.

A University of Michigan freshman opened a box
of animal crackers and spread them all over her desk.
"What are you doing?" her room-mate asked. "Well it says you can't eat them
if the seal is broken," she explained. "So, I'm looking for the seal."

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between grandmothers and grandfathers? Well, here it is: There was this loving grandfather who always made a special effort to spend time with his son's family on weekends. Every Saturday morning he would, take his 5-year-old granddaughter out for a drive in the car for some quality time -- pancakes, ice cream, candy? Just him and his granddaughter. One particular Saturday, however, he had a terrible cold

and could not get out of bed. He knew his granddaughter always looked forward to their drives and would be very disappointed. Luckily, his wife came to the rescue and said that she would take their granddaughter for her weekly drive and breakfast. When they returned, the little girl anxiously ran upstairs to see her grandfather who was still in bed. "Well, did you enjoy your ride with grandma?" he asked." “Not really, Papa, it was boring. We didn't see a single asshole, piece of shit, horse's ass, socialist left wing Obama lover, dip shit, or son of a bitch anywhere we went! We just drove around and Grandma smiled at everyone she saw. I really didn't have any fun."
Almost brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it?

A RIDE IN THE TAXI

A woman and her twelve-year-old son were riding in a taxi in Plymouth.   It was raining and all the prostitutes were standing under awnings. "Mum," said the boy, "what are all those women doing?" "They’re waiting for their husbands to get off work," she replied. The taxi driver turns around and says, "Geez lady, why don’t you tell him the truth?   They’re hookers, boy! They have sex with men for money." The little boy’s eyes get wide and he says, "Is that true Mum?" His mother, glaring hard at the driver, answers in the affirmative. After a few minutes, the kid asks, "Mum, if those women have babies, what happens to them?" "Most of them become taxi drivers," she said.

FROM THE FARM::::

Only a farm kid would see it this way! When you're from the farm, your perception is a little bit different. A farmer drove to a neighbor's farmhouse and knocked at the door. A boy, about 9, opened the door. "Is your dad or mom home?" said the farmer. "No, they went to town."
"How about your brother, Howard? Is he here?" "No, he went with Mom and Dad."
The farmer stood there for a few minutes, shifting from one foot to the other, mumbling to himself, when the young boy says, "I know where all the tools are, if you want to borrow one, or I can give Dad a message." "Well," said the farmer uncomfortably. "No, I really want to talk to your Dad, about your brother Howard getting my daughter Suzy pregnant." The boy thought for a moment, then says, "You'll have to talk to my Dad about that. I know he charges $500 for the bulls and $150 for the pigs, but I have no idea how much he charges for Howard."

A  bakery owner hires a young female shop assistant who liked to wear very short  skirts and thong panties. One  day a young man enters the store, glances at the shop assistant and at the  loaves of bread behind the counter. 

Noticing  her short skirt and the location of the raisin bread, he has a brilliant  idea. 

"I'd  like some raisin bread please," the man says. The  shop assistant nods and climbs up a ladder to reach the raisin bread located on  the very top shelf. 

The  man standing almost directly beneath her is provided with an excellent view,  just as he thought. When  she descends the ladder, he decides that he had better get two loaves. As  the shop assistant retrieves the second loaf of bread, one of the other male  customers notices what's going on and requests his own loaf of raisin  bread. After  many trips she is tired and irritated and begins to wonder, "why the unusual  interest in the raisin bread?" Atop  the ladder one more time, she looks down and glares at the men standing below. Then,  she notices an elderly man standing amongst the crowd. Thinking  that she can save herself another trip, she yells at the elderly man, "Is it  raisin for you too?"

"No,"  stammers the old man, "but it's quivering a little.."

A guy named David received a parrot for his birthday. The parrot was fully grown, with a bad attitude and worse vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive. Those that weren’t expletives were, to say the least, rude. David tried hard to change the bird’s attitude and was constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, anything he could think of to try and set a good example. Nothing worked. He yelled at the bird and the bird yelled back. He shook the bird and the bird just got more angry and rude. Finally, in a moment of desperation, David put the parrot in the freezer. For a few moments he heard the bird

squawk and kick and scream. Then suddenly there was quiet. Not a sound for half a minute. David was frightened that he might have hurt the bird and quickly opened the freezer door. The parrot calmly stepped out onto David’s extended arm and said, “I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I will endeavor at once to correct my behavior. I really am truly sorry and beg your forgiveness.” David was astonished at the bird’s change in attitude and was about to ask what had made such a dramatic change when the parrot continued, “May I ask what the chicken did?”

Celibacy can be a choice in life, or a condition imposed by circumstances. While attending a Marriage Weekend, My wife and I, listened to the instructor declare, ‘it is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other.." He then addressed the men, ‘can you name and describe your wife's favourite flower?' I leaned over, touched my wife's hand gently, And whispered, 'Robin Hood All-Purpose, isn't it?' And thus began my life of celibacy..........

Hope everyone has a great day………… NO JOKE………………..

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Boost Your Mental Health by Visiting National Parks!

Today we have a guest post sent in by Sally Duke… Thank you Sally.. Photos are by Joe Todd from my western trip to The Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park,  and Zion National Park. A My Quality Time Post

The United States is home to an impressive number of national parks – 58, to be precise, many of which have been deemed veritable oases of immense beauty. There are many reasons why visitors from all the world plan exciting trips our parks: the chance to de-stress, to get up close to stunning flora and fauna, and to have a different kind of holiday in which adventure and the great outdoors reign supreme. There is another, less touted reason why a holiday in which parks and natural spaces play a starring role, can be of benefit. Research has shown that time spent in nature benefits our health and the environment in many ways. In this post, we name just a few of the most fascinating recent findings:

Grand Canyon South Rim: Desert View Watchtower, also known as the Indian Watchtower at Desert View………………………………………………………….

1. Outdoor exercise beats gym workouts: Research by scientists at The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry has shown that there are physical and mental benefits to be obtained from exercising in a natural environment. Walking or running amidst verdant surrounds, or enjoying a swim in a serene lake brings us stronger feelings of vitality, greater energy and a sense of positive engagement, while it decreases feelings of anger, stress, confusion and even depression. Those who enjoy an energetic day out also report greater enjoyment than those who exercise indoors, and say that they are more likely to repeat the experience in the future.

Mesa Verde National Park is the only American national park that protects man-made structures, as opposed to natural features………………………………………………..

2. National parks help us understand why environmental sustainability is so important: Nature expert and author, Richard Louv, is perhaps best known for coining the phrase, ‘nature deficit disorder’. The latter refers to the fragile relationship between human beings and nature. Some children spend less than an hour a day in the great outdoors and around 97 per cent of American children aged less than four use mobile devices daily. By the age of four, about 75 per cent of children have their own devices and half have their own television. Louv warns that excessive indoor time has dire consequences; the dangers of global warming become a distant threat, since children fail to value the importance nature actually has in their day to day existence. To encourage them to fight to make the world a better, greener place, he says, it is vital for them to enjoy nature daily. Our national parks have various Junior Ranger programs, which encourage kids to be more active and come into closer contact with the environment. In these programs, participants are taught about issues such as pollution and carry out practical work, such as analyzing soil samples.

A foggy morning at Bryce Canyon National Park.

3. Park visits provide an opportunity to bond with your family: Many national parks offer guided trip to relatively unexplored parts of parks, which bring families closer as they enjoy the sense of embarking on a true adventure holiday. Seasoned guides will be able to cater activities to the ages of your kids and to different fitness levels, by ensuring that fun is always the primary objective!

Top photos from left to right: Joe Todd, Linda (my better half) Larry H. (brother-in-law) and finally my sister Sara..  Bottom photos Larry and I behind bars.

4. Time in natural surrounds battles a host of mental conditions: Anxiety and depression are two conditions affecting millions of people on a global scale. These conditions know no ages or backgrounds, and can be very difficult to battle. If, in the past, health care professionals were quick to prescribe medications to treat symptoms, new research shows that a natural approach can often substitute or complement traditional therapies. The ability of nature escapes to lower stress hormone levels and enhance mood make this type of holiday ideal for those recovering from addiction and eating disorders, whose symptoms can be exacerbated by tension. From an early age, it is vital to enlighten children on the powerful mental benefits that nature can bestow and the best and most varied type of natural landscape is undoubtedly a national park.

Riverside Walk accesses the notorious narrows north of Zion Canyon, making it one of the most popular trails in Zion National Park………………………………..

5. National parks provide a host of fun sporting opportunities: All national parks offer package-style adventures which include hiking, mountain biking, kayaking and many more activities based on the natural surrounds. Often, dedicated adventure guides will enable you to make the most of every day of your visit. Unlike the case of typical holidays in which sightseeing and dining are the main activities, a visit to a national park is a great way to increase your physical fitness while enjoying fun experiences that make it all seem effortless!

One last view from the South Rim Of The Grand Canyon. Thank you Sally for this very informative post. Our National Parks are a real treasure.

Have a “Quality Time” Day and thanks for stopping by.

 

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Today we have a guest post sent in by Sally Duke… Thank you Sally.. Photos are by Joe Todd from my western trip to The Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park,  and Zion National Park. A My Quality Time Post