Big Al Weekley

What side of the turkey has the most feathers?

There are 23. million Veterans 55+ yrs old in our  USA today!

An evening of talking to a grandson about current events with the shootings and computer age and general world happenings  it went ..."Well, let me think a minute... I was born, before television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen food, Xerox, contact lenses, frisbees.  There were no credit cards, laser beams or ball point pens.  Man had not invented pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes dryers, and man had yet to walk on the moon.  You married first and then lived together. Until I was 25,  I called every man older than I, "Sir"   We were before computer dating, dual careers, daycaares, and group therapy.  Time sharing was with the family dog.  We had no FM radio, Pizza Hut, McDonalds, CD's or instant coffee.  you actually bought things at the 5 & dime for a  5 and 10 cants, you could mail a letter for a nickel. and buy a Chevy Coupe for $600. and gas for 11 cents a gallon.  Coke was a cold drink and "rock music" was grandma's lullabye.  Software wasn't even a word.  We listend to Jack Benny and Big Bands and the presidential speeches on the radio. Our lives were governed  by the 10 commandments, Good judgement & common sense ?  We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong & stand up & take responsibility for our actions.

Serving Your Country Was a Privilage and Living In It was a Bigger Priviliage .

people now call us "old and confused"

How Old Do you Think I Am?  It's pretty scary and sad at the same time....
 I am 53 years old ....old enough to be one of our veterans still with us today! 
The changes we have seen in a few short years is amazing.

 Pointing  At a photo album picture...
This Lady is the only niece of the father
of the only cousin of the only uncle
of the only grandson
of the brother of my cousin's mother. 
Who Is She?                                                                                                                                    answer: sister 

Your family comes instantly silent when the weather comes on the news
You've never thrown away a 5 gallon bucket
You have used bailing wire to attach a license plate

More Next Sunday!

 Although I may not bow my head as often as I should.

I'm thankful for the life I lead, In this farming neighborhood.

I love the feel of warm spring shower and the soft green grass in May.

I say thanks when i feel bright sunshine, drying out the fresh mown hay.

I am thankful when I look upon a field of tasseled sorn.

and I love the sounds of harvest,  On a frost autumn morn.

It's such a good feeling at sunset When a long day's work is done.

 And I like the hours when I work hard-  But am working just for fun.

There are times in the life of a farmer,  When things don't go our way.

But although I may not boy my head,  I am thankful everyday. 

                   by Roger Kingsley 

  Outhouse accessories = hedge apples...keep all the insects away!

 God gave you the time today that you gave him yesterday?

                                                              A big city boy describes a cow something like this:

A cow is a completely automatic milk manufacturing machine.
 It is encased in untamed leather and mounted on four vertical, movable supports, one on each corner.     

     The front end contains the cutting and grinding mechanism,  as well as the headlights,
air inlet and exhaust, a bumper and foghorn.

     At the rear is a dispensing apparatus and an automatic fly swatter.

     The central portion houses a hydrochemical conversion plant.  
This consists of four fermentation and storage tanks connected in series by an intricate network of flexible plumbing.  
This section also contains the heating plant complere with automatic temperature controls,
pumping station and main ventilating system.  
  The waste disposal apparatus is located at the rear of the central section.

     I brief, the externally visible features are  two lookers, two hookers,  
four stand-uppers,  four hanger-downers and a swish-wishy.

There is a similar machine known as a bull, which should not be confused with a cow.
 It produces no milk,  but has other interesting uses.        Author Unknown    

•  Get Out the Chalk! The ants won't cross the chalk line
  
  Flag Folding-
  The first fold of our Flag is a symbol of life.
  The second fold is a symbol of our belief in Eternal Life.
  The third fold is made in honor and rememberance of the Veterans that died,  for the defense of our Country.
  The fourth fold represents our weaker nature and our belief in god. The fifth fold is a tribute to our Country.The sixth fold for this is where our hearts lie and it is with that we Pledge Allegiance.
  The seventh fold is a tribute  to our Armed Forces who protect us all. 
  The eighth fold is a tribute to our Mother's for whom it flies on Mother's Day.
  The ninth fold is a tribute to Father's for they also gave their Sons for the defense of our Country.
  The tenth fold is for the disabled Veterans,  they are not forgotten.
  The last fold is for the fifty States that make up our Great Nation.
  The order we fold from the stripes to the stars for where as the stripes reresent the thirteen Countries that founded our Republic,  and they are now embodied in the fifty States represented by the fifty stars.  After the Flag is completely folded and tucked in , it takes on a  appearance of a  cooked hat,  ever reminding us of the soldiers who served under Feneral Feorge Washington,  and the Sailors and Marines who served under Captain John Paul Jones and they followed by their comrades and shipmates in the armed forces of the United States,  have preserved for us the rights,  priviliages,  and freedom which we are enjoying today.
  
  

 Wisdom:Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
All of us could take a lesson from the weather...It pays no attention to criticism

What are the 2 smallest insects in the bible?
                    Widow's mite...Mark 12:42 and Wicked Flea...Proverbs 28:1
Mother's Day
There are 84 million Moms
There is only ONE pretty child in the world and Every MOM has it!
When your mother asks 'Do you want a piece of advise?" it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no! You're going to get it. The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers.  The original meal has never been found.

I want my children to have all the things I could'nt afford. Then I want to move in with them!
1 Corinthians 13:4-7  Mother's Verse
Love is patient , love is kind.  Love is not jealous; is  not proud; is not conceited; does not act foolishly; is not selfish; takes no pleasure in unrighteiousness, but rejoices in the truth; love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.