Ok, so here I sit in the middle of an early and brutal heat wave...the last several days the tem have wavered between 91 and 99 degrees, and my heat pump has died. So, it seems, has everyone else's, so I might see a service person by tomorrow.

It has to be over 100 degrees in this house, and I am concerned about my computer overheating, so until I get the AC restored, I'll be around intermittantly. I am having to unplug the computer, cable boxes, etc. completely so I don't end up having to replace those items too.

Meanwhile, I did hear a funny joke...

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DON'T MESS WITH FARM KIDS

A young boy comes down for breakfast. Since they live on a farm, his mother asks if he has done his chores.

'Not yet,' said the little boy.

His mother tells him no breakfast until he does his chores.

Well, he's a little ticked off so when he feeds the chickens,
he kicks a chicken. When he feeds the cows, he kicks a cow.

When he feeds the pigs, he kicks a pig.

He goes back in for breakfast and his mother
gives him a bowl of dry cereal.

'How come I don't get any eggs and bacon,
and why don't I have any milk in my cereal? ' he asks.

'Well,' his mother says, 'I saw you kick a chicken,
so you don't get any eggs for a week.

I saw you kick the pig, so you don't get any bacon for a week either. I saw you kick the cow so for a week
you aren't getting any milk.'

Just then, his father comes down for breakfast and
kicks the cat halfway across the kitchen.


The little boy looks up at his mother with a smile, and says,

"You gonna tell him, or should I?"