Got a chance to get out of the deep snow and sub-zero temps of northern Michigan for almost three weeks and just returned home last night. Spent a few days in Pigeon Forge, TN on the way south and was able to catch up with Pokynojoe for dinner one evening. It was the first time we have met in person and he was every bit as nice of a gentleman as you could hope to meet. If I get the chance to spend some more time down that way, look forward to catching up with him again.

I'm quite sure everyone down there was very happy to have me go home since the cold seemed to follow me, with it being 5 degrees in Pigeon Forge when I left and in Kissimmee temps were down to 40 with rain, not to mention the big ice storm in Atlanta behind me. Hopefully winter will be easier on everyone down south now that I'm back home, of course they are predicting -20 here tonight again.

starting to return to me. With sunshine and no wind it feels just great!

enjoying the pleasant above average temps we've been having. The sunshine will raise the temperatures during the day tomorrow though. We're only a few weeks away from the end these frigid temperatures for the season!

it was Hoot Gibson, pulling our leg...like Terry Murback and "Wes Dakota", Skeeter Skelton and Jug Johnson & Mike Barranti and "Fermin Garza." All Cleverly crafted alter egos...

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

I can assure you both are real, not the same person, and some of the finest people you could hope to meet.

Hoot/Pokynojoe is/are clever enough to pull something like that off

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

So, in an effort not to disappoint her, I always dressed alike and never went anywhere without myself.

The pleasure has been all mine.

as pleased, of course she wanted a daughter.

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

I am Joe.

I am Joe,
in a box;
I am Joe,
in a pair of socks;
I am Joe,
riding in the car;
I am Joe,
drinking in a bar;
I am Joe,
in a suit;
I am Joe,
I am not Hoot!
I am Joe,
riding on bike;
I am Joe,
I am not Mike!
I am Joe,
riding on a ferry;
I am Joe,
I am not Terry!
I am Joe,
I'm not psychotic! (I know this because my mother had me tested)

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But cash is always acceptable. Of course, the pleasure could not possibly have been all yours, thought it was all mine, guess it will have to be shared.