[Engine-Ear]

That reads like clean living, if you asked me. Thanks for sharing today's memories, ponyakr. Happy mother's day to your mom from me. Be well.

[ponyakr]

TJ got her degree in commercial art & was workin in an ad design studio long before graduation. as students, they were told 2 keep records of their work 2 use in case they ever needed them for a job interview or just 2 give prospective clients ideas 2 help in the design of something for themselves. she was lookin thru 1 of her albums of old art work & found these that she thought mite be of interest 2 some. of course, with the popularity of the duck dynasty tv show, her most famous creation is the duck commander logo & decal which she said she thought was 1st used on the early duck calls in the mid 1970's, maybe around '75. by the way, her brother sees the boys on a regular basis, as they live in the same town & they catch charter flights out of the co where he instructs & does some of the charter flying. the car with the "good grief" tires & "lunatic" cams decal was for a brochure, printed for the JK on the license plate, who was the minister at our wedding. TJ's neighbor from childhood started our local car club. so he ask TJ 2 design a logo for them. here's what she came up with in 1996 & they still use it today. by the way, this man was a die hard ford man. if you go 2 the cemetary where he's buried you won't have any trouble spotting his tombstone--its got the unmistakable figure of an early mustang on it! that imediately made me want a BIG pontiac arrowhead on mine--when that time comes(if it does--i may fly instead of die--the Bible promises that many will!) nowdays this guys son & grandson are carrying on the ford tradition--they buy, restore, show & sell early mustangs.

[ponyakr]

pokey has a loyal following of feathered friends. at least 2 of the small ones are by his side(or rather, around his mouth) just about every day. sometimes they are so close it looks like he could chomp down on 1 if he wanted 2. the larger white birds, i thank, are called cattle egrets, tho that may not be their proper name. we call em cow birds. they tend 2 congregate wherever there are cows. many times you can see em actually sittin on a cows back & pickin off the flys & other insects that may lite on the cow. they also love 2 follow tractors & hay baling equipment around & pounce on the crickets & grasshoppers they stir up. crows also like 2 hang around cows & tractors. they are frequent visitors 2 our horse lot, they love 2 peck around thru the horse pill piles 2 see what tasty treats they can dig up, but they are a lot more cautious than some birds, so its hard 2 get close up pics of them. as i was mowing with the tractor a couple of days ago, i had 3 cow birds & 1 crow follerin me around, harvesting the tasty morsels.

[ponyakr]

she found this 1 in the newspaper office where she worked. it had managed 2 get in thru the attic somehow. they had squirrels get in occasionally 2. you think this little feller is smiling for the camera or wanting 2 bite somebody?

[ponyakr]

I recently got a real nice PM from a member who shall remain anonymous. He said that he had enjoyed following my story, but also had some good suggestions. The main thing was the abbreviations, especially the number 2, instead of the word to. He said that it sounded like teenagers texting each other. Everyone who has followed my story, knows, by now, that i'm a country boy who was raised on a farm. If you had a conversation with me, you would never hear me say the word "think". Instead, i would use the word "thank". Well, you get the idea. If you want to hear how i talk, just tune in to "Duck Dynasty" and listen to "Uncle Si". That reminds me. If you don't already have a copy, go to Wal-Mart or Amazon or somewhere and buy a copy of the "Duck Dynasty" book entitled "Happy Happy Happy" TJ is reading it now and says she gives it two redneck "Thumbs Up"! Now concerning the abbreviations, when i first started using the computer, some three years or so back, i started seeing all the abbreviations like TMI, FYI, LOL, IMO, FWIW, etc. I didn't have a clue what any of these meant. I had to ask TJ. So i thought you were supposed to abbreviate. I also noticed that there is no capitalization in any website address. So, i suppose thats where i got the idea to use mostly lower case letters. Also, i had a severe round of arthritis a few years back. My typing is reduced to no more than two finger "hunt and peck", with the index fingers. It's a slow process and abbreviations just seem to speed the process along.
However, i have now been shocked into reality! I now realize that i am not sharing my story for my benefit, but for the enjoyment of others. So, anything i can do to make it more enjoyable or easier to read will make it better for all who read it.
So first, please accept my sincere apology for anything & everything i've said & the way i've said it, that may have been distasteful to anyone. If i could go back and make corrections, i would begin tonight. But i was told that i have only about an hour to edit or make corrections to a post. After that, it's history.
So, what i CAN do is promise to try and correct all these things, in order to make my posts more presentable and easier to read and understand.
Again i say "THANKS" to all those who have given me encouragement and kind words since i have been a member here.
PS: I may have to get TJ to proofread my posts and correct my errors. I've been talking this way for so long, it's hard to remember what i learned in my high school english classes.