OUT OF THIS WORLD WEDNESDAY

In the last episode of OOTWW we found Gary the Glirkazoid down in the dumps because of the miserable, depressing, 500 year long winter on his home planet of Glirka!

Gary knew he could come up with a brilliant plan, but he thought he would consult with his sidekick, Yellow Rose, to get her input.

Gary, on the glirkaphone - Yo! Yellow Rose! Whazzup?

Yellow Rose - My IQ.

Gary - Ha Ha Ha! You are so witty, YR!
You know how bad this long winter has been, right? Uh...I'm trying to figure...um..out what to do to make it stop! Ya got any ideas, my faithful friend? 

Yellow Rose - Sure I do, but I will give you a couple of riddles, and you can figure it out yourself.

Gary - Why do you always do that, Rosie? Why can't you just tell me the answer?!

Y. R. - It's more fun doing it this way, Gary! Ha Ha Ha! I love making you use your seldom used brain cells once in a while.

Gary - What?!! SELDOM USED BRAIN CELLS?! I want you to know I finished 2nd in my class at the Academy!

Yellow Rose - Gary! There were only 2 cadets in your class! 

Gary - Well...I...okay...never mind, just tell me the first riddle...please!

Y.R. - When you know the direction the invader doth enter, you may find a way to eliminate winter!

Gary - Wha...wha...WHAT?

Y.R. - When you figure out the first riddle, I'll give you the second one.

Gary - But, Yellow Rose, I don't know nothin' about directions, invaders, and doth's! How can you expect me to...

Y.R. Stop whining, Gary, and start riddling, before this winter goes on another 500 years!

Gary - #&)@+****^%$###! (Not suitable for translation)

Lord Byron

I really need to start writing my blog again, every day, whether people read it or not.

When I don't express my joys, fears, questions, and  things that weigh on my heart and mind, I get extra cranky, anxious, impatient, and just plain mean at times!

I don't want to be mean, because it would be real sad if only one or two people attended my funeral, or came to my funeral just to make sure the old S.O.B. was really dead!

Keeping my sanity is a high priority for me, because I have LOST it mucho numero times!

To prove the point, as I'm writing at this very moment, I'm not thinking about my arthritis, my overdue bills, Obamacare, Windows XP, Olympic  gold medals, or any of that stuff!

Okay, well, I did think about that stuff as I wrote them down, but now, as I write about spring, the Beatles, the Coldplay song, "Yellow," my great YouTube friends, my wife getting surprised on Valentines day, Richie Havens, Joni Mitchell...I have completely forgotton about all that bad crap! 

This is wonderful therapy for me!

So, don't feel sorry for me if I only get one comment on my blog, I need to write it every single day...or I'll go more nuts than I already am!

Arrivabirdie!

Danny B. Maness

SATURDAY SILLY SONGS

Here are a few of the silly songs I have written...I hope they make you smile!

Did ya listen to 'em?

Wow! Thanks!

What did you think?

That BAD, huh?

They DID make you laugh?

Good! Then I accomplished my goal! 

LOL!

HOSTS OF THE TONIGHT SHOW

Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno.

Here is how I rate them:

1. Johnny Carson...Funniest...brought out the best in his guests.

2. Steve Allen...Wacky...multi-talented.

3. Jack Paar...Intelligent...emotional...
good interviewer.

4. Jay Leno...Down to earth...nice guy.

5. Conan O'Brien...Like my mom always told me..."If you can't say something nice about someone, don't say anything at all!"

Watching the tonight show over the years always gave me a sense of security, like, "all's right with the world."

The Tonight Show has been there my whole life, no matter what bad things were happening in the world, or in my life. Like a faithful friend who would tell me, "It's okay, I'm here to cheer you up a bit, buddy."

Jimmy Fallon will do great! He is kind of like a combination of all the past hosts. Funny, multi-talented, intelligent, and a nice guy.

I see no evidence of Conan O'Brien in him...that's a plus!

I hope the Tonight Show goes on forever...or at least until I'm "pushin' up daisies!" 

THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY

WARMER DAYS

Playing baseball on a dusty field,

Block the sun, your hand's a shield,

On warmer days.

Walking on the rough hot rocks,

To dive in the river, so cold it shocks,

On warmer days.

Driving with the car top down,

Listening to that Elvis sound,

On warmer days.

Picnic in the park,

Drive-in movie after dark,

Being happy as a lark,

In a hundred different ways,

On warmer days.

Fishing on the river bank,

On warmer days,

Play a harmless little prank,

On warmer days.

Like sneaking up for your attack,

And putting ice cubes down her back,

Although you know you'll get a smack,

On warmer days.

Today the temp is 7 below,

And we have about a foot of snow,

That's when my thoughts begin to flow,

To times of sun born rays,

On warmer days.

By Danny Maness

OUT OF THIS WORLD WEDNESDAY

It was the coldest, worst, stinking winter in the history of the planet Glirka!

Even though the winters of Glirka are only 500 years long, it was still causing a bit of "cabin fever" in Gary. (Although, there are no such things as cabins on Glirka.)

It was even frigid in the, normally, warmer regions of the planet, like Glexus and Glalabama! 

Being a national hero, and legend to his fellow Glirkazoids, Gary felt like he needed to do something about the miserable, lousy, snowy, ice-covered planetary deep freeze situation. 

It was so bad that Glirkazoid spaceships were freezing up, crashing in to other spaceships and smashing on the ground!

Glirkazoid lovers were having their lips stick together!

The snow was piled up higher than a glirkasaurus...on stilts!

"Enough is enough," Gary exclaimed, "this winter crap has GOT TO STOP!" 

What can Gary do to cancel this horrible, chilled to the bones, winter weather?

We will have to wait until next week for "OUT OF THIS WORLD WEDNESDAY" to find out!!

Sigh-uh- nar-uh!

Maddy Moo

Going To Church In About 3o Minutes

I have to make this quick, because I will be heading out to church soon.

They will be taking up a love offering for the two families that lost their precious ones recently. 

One age 4, and the other 20 years old. Way too young for both of these beautiful children.

I  am very, very thankful for the outpouring of love from friends and family for Breanna and the Heeren family!

When I realize what heartbreaking tragedies have befallen the members of our church, I thank God that Breanna is still able to go to church with us, go to school, and play, in spite of her serious illness.

God, please comfort those who lost their dear sweet ones, and may your wonderful love fill our hearts until overflowing to show love to our brothers and sisters in mourning. 

Praise to your glorious name!

In Jesus name, we pray,

Amen!

GREG BATTON BIRTHDAY BOY

WMBD, man of glee,

Always been right good to me,

Voice as smooth as velvet mist,

Batton's on my top 10 list!

Greg don't need no stinking script,

He's extemporaneous...shoots from the hip,

With his sidekick...Dirty Dan,

He sends my mind to la la land!

With wacky, silly, goofy shows,

That's why his audience grows and grows,

His heart is big, my yes it is,

Gave me my first break in showbiz!

So on this birthday, I wish you well,

Mornings without you would be pure hell,

So have a happy birthday, Greg,

Give thanks you're not as old as "Peg!"

Happy Birthday ya big lug!

Well, God has proved me to be a fool once again. 

Right when I told everybody I was losing faith in my fellow man, and woman, you wonderful people came out in support of Breanna. 

Why am I so foolish? God has ALWAYS  answered my prayers when I needed him most, and I'm STILL lacking faith!

I was also lacking faith in my friends!

Even though I know all about their kindness, love and thoughtfulness, I questioned their willingness to help Breanna!

My dear friends, and family, please pray for me to be more patient, thankful and trusting of those who have shown such love and support for me and my family!

The one thing I never want to do is sound ungrateful to my loving family and friends, due to my being anxious and impatient about Breanna's medical needs.

 Brooklin (in photo below with Breanna) is Breanna's older sister. She is beautiful, funny, and cares deeply about Breanna!

Brooklin has autism, and definitely feels the pain of others very deeply, and especially when Breanna is not doing well.

Let's face it, I don't have very much to give these precious ones, but TOGETHER, family and friends, we have already raised $1,175 dollars for Breanna's medical needs! Thank you!

There are 17 days left for Breanna's Fundraiser and God bless you for your donations, love, and prayers for our sweet granddaughter!

Click on link below to read about Breanna and donate, if your heart moves you to help! 

Our deepest appreciation!

https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/ffq3/breanna-heeren-cystic-fibrosis-fund?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=fb_share_stream.share&utm_campaign=BA_FBshare&og_action=hug&t=3&fb_ref=1760379

I know that God loves our granddaughter Breanna with more love than we could ever imagine.

We have been praying, and praying and praying that our friends and family would donate $5 dollars, 10 dollars, ANYTHING to raise the the $5000,00 for her medical needs, and I'm starting to believe that it must not be His will, because few hearts have been moved to donate.

That is the mystery to me. 

I just don't understand how they can ignore Breanna, when this is so serious.

There have been a number of people that have given verbal support for her, but never sent even one dollar.

This doesn't make me angry as much as it makes me confused and downhearted.

I guess this is God's way of saying He has a better plan, but my faith in my fellow man is at an all time low.

Doesn't God's word say...By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13:35

If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? James 2:16.

Like I said, it may not be God's will that Breanna gets help through this fundraiser, but He knows we didn't give up until the end! 23 days to go!

https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/ffq3/breanna-heeren-cystic-fibrosis-fund?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=fb_share_stream.share&utm_campaign=BA_FBshare&og_action=hug&t=3&fb_ref=1749576