Well, Christmas 2008 is behind us, but I certainly hope the spirit of Christmas continues throughout the New Year.
Our Christmas was nice, as usual. But because the weather was so nice for a change, I chose the opportunity to shovel off all the roofs - the house, the workshop, the garage, and two sheds. In the summer, I am thinking of wiring the roofs and hooking them up to small solar panels, to melt the snow and ice in the winter. Or maybe a heated antifreeze system, powered by a small pump and solar heater. I'll give it more thought, but at my age and with my lungs I can't keep shoveling roofs.
Right now, the girls are out taking advantage of the post-Christmas sales. No need to worry about the economy - I'm sure they will spend enough to stimulate it.
In a few days it will be 2009. Wow! Seems like just last year that I was ringing in 2008. My, how time flies.
May the New Year bring prosperity and good health to you all.
Bill, Robin & Criss
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The Moped
An elderly man on a Moped,
looking about 100 years old,
pulls up next to a doctor at a street light.
The old man looks over at the sleek shiny car and asks, "What kind of car ya got
there, sonny?"
The doctor replies, "A Ferrari GTO.
It cost half a million dollars!"
"That's a lot of money," says the old man.
"Why does it cost so much?"
"Because this car can do up to 320 miles an hour!" states the doctor proudly.
The Moped driver asks, "Mind if I take a look inside?"
"No problem," replies the doctor.
So the old man pokes his head in the window and looks around.
Then, sitting back on his Moped, the old man says, "That's a pretty nice car,
all right...
But I'll stick with my Moped!
Just then the light changes,
so the doctor decides to show
the old man just what his car can do.
He floors it, and within 30 seconds
the speedometer reads 160 mph.
Suddenly, he notices a dot in his rear view mirror. It seems to be getting closer!
He slows down to see what it could be
and suddenly... WHOOOOSSSHHH!
Something whips by him going much faster!
"What on earth could be going faster than my Ferrari?" the doctor asks himself.
He presses harder on the accelerator
and takes the Ferrari up to 250 mph.
Then, up ahead of him, he sees that it's the old man on the Moped!
Amazed that the Moped could pass his Ferrari, he gives it more gas. He's feeling
pretty good until he looks in his mirror and sees the old man gaining on him
AGAIN!
Astounded by the speed of this old guy,
he floors the gas pedal and takes the Ferrari
all the way up to 320 mph.
Not ten seconds later, he sees the Moped bearing down o n him again !
The Ferrari is flat out, and there's nothing he can do !
Suddenly, the Moped plows into the back of his Ferrari, demolishing the rear
end.
The doctor stops and jumps out and, unbelievably, the old man is still alive.
He runs up to the banged-up old guy and says, "I'm a doctor.... Is there
anything I can do for you?"
The old man whispers,
"Unhook my suspenders from your side mirror."
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