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 "Will you still need me, Will you still feed me

When I'm Sixty-Four"

The guy who co-wrote and recorded that song back in 1967 is having another birthday today.

The former Beatle, Paul McCartney, turned 80 today.

NOW do you feel old?

THE FRIDAY FUNNIES

 Yes, it's early.

But it's cooler this time of day.

Well, it is when I'm writing this but who knows what it is when you're reading it.

All I can say is "I tried".

Or, if you're in a climate like mine, "I'm fried!"

However, if you like popcorn, there's a benefit to this type of weather.

I know, I know, you're alphabetizing your fingers.

So that, my friends, is this week's edition of The Friday Funnies.

And now that you've had your chuckles and chortles, let's see if you can do the rest for yourself.

In other words, have yourself a happy, fun-filled weekend.

And always remember to keep laughing!

Here, kitty-kitty . . .

THE NEW "OLD WEST"

 A few Arizona scenes from my photo bank as the locals try to keep the "Good Old Days" alive.

A GATHERING

 Once again a few of "the old boys" got together yesterday for lunch and to solve, or at least to bemoan, the problems of the world.

Lew - "The Investigator"

Wally - "The Thinker"

Steve - "The Birthday Boy"

(His 73rd candle is burning in a clutch of fries)

 Does he have a portrait in his attic or not!)

Karl - "aka Doc"

The senior member of our gaggle of old-timers

Oh and I was there too but stayed behind the camera.

It's been a few years since the last meeting of the minds, what with the pandemic.

But except for a bit of aging, nothing much had changed.

The same reminiscing about "the good old days" and about former colleagues who had gone on to brighter futures or who had succumbed to the undertaker.

On this particular day, it felt good to be among "the Survivors."

WHAT A DAY!

 

It's another day to put out the flag here in the United States of America.

But that's not all.

It's a double birthday day.

So send good wishes to my longtime pal, Baseball Steve.

But also to someone I grew up with in North Dakota.

Say hello also to Sensational Sharon!

I have a soft spot for her because she married the son of a small town doctor who saved my life when I was 12 years old.

So happy birthdays, you two!

And happy Flag Day!

DOG DAYS?

 

From Wikipedia:

The dog days or dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck. They are now taken to be the hottest, most uncomfortable part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Well, I guess the calendar tells us we're not there yet but it sure feels like it.

89 degrees here as I'm writing this and Phoenix hit a record 113 yesterday.

It's a great time to hover inside in a house with air conditioning and ice cubes in the refrigerator.

But, as the wise men say "This, too, shall pass."

BTW, the doggie in the picture belongs to The BRD.

ROCK 'N' ROLL

 It's not what you think.

It's a picture I just ran across in my photo file while I was doing some editing.

It was taken in the Granite Dells area of Prescott at Watson Lake.

Frankly, I don't think I'd want to be rock climbing or boating anywhere beneath that.