Bit of a "Cool Spell" in the Valley

62º here in La Feria as I start this at 10:45 am Sunday.  Was 55º when got up.  Last night, as predicted, a "cold" front came through with high winds from the north - dropped from 78º to 74º! in about an hour.  Then a little cooler overnight.  Predicted high for today is 69º and we have 25MPH winds right now.

Been a bit since I mentioned the different reading I am doing, so here goes:

Lee's years after the Civil war.
He was quite a gentleman.

Almost done with this abbreviated version 

of Mr. Franklin's life.

Red this last year, but picked it up and
read it again.  Fine book about living
in British Columbia 200 miles north
of Vancouver in the 1930's to 1960's

In the middle of this one now.  Gives a
different slant than many books - 
written from the "far left" 
in today's thoughts.

Just started on this fine book of the western
cattle industry; given to me by Cam's this
summer.  Gives earliest history of the cattle
industry in the US, works up through
the various cattle trails from Texas
to Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, etc.

Quite an in-depth look at Jefferson
Davis' life.  Interesting.

Just working on this book.  Gives a
little different slant than his biography.

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GROANER’S CORNER:((  Two Irishmen, Patrick & Michael, were adrift in a lifeboat following a dramatic escape from a burning freighter. While rummaging through the boat's provisions, Patrick stumbled across an old lamp. Secretly hoping that a genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously. To the amazement of Patrick, a genie came forth. This particular genie, however, stated that he could only deliver one wish, not the standard three. Without giving much thought to the matter, Patrick blurted out, "Make the entire ocean into Guinness!" The genie clapped his hands with a deafening crash, and immediately the entire sea turned into the finest brew ever sampled by mortals. Simultaneously, the genie vanished.  Only the gentle lapping of Guinness on the hull broke the stillness as the two men considered their circumstances. Michael looked disgustedly at Patrick whose wish had been granted. After a long, tension-filled moment, he spoke:  "Nice going Patrick! Now we're going to have to pee in the boat."
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A local priest and a pastor were fishing on the side of the road. They thoughtfully made a sign saying, "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it's too late!" and showed it to each passing car. One driver who drove by didn't appreciate the sign and shouted at them, "Leave us alone, you religious nuts!"  All of a sudden they heard a big splash, looked at each other, and the priest said to the pastor, "You think maybe we should have just said 'Bridge Out' instead?"
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Sometime later, Lynn