Memo to folks sensitive about discussion of health issues: maybe skip on by this one. Hi Olychick, I'm wondering whether to send that message to the headquarters of a nationwide Canadian mid-range coffee house chain that carries the name of a well known hockey player of about 60 years ago. Although I've never been troubled by diarrhea, in recent years I've needed tò maķe bathroom visits more often than earlier. It became more so following my radiation for the prostate cancer a couple of years ago and sometimes I get only minimal warning. When the catheter that I've needed prior to a reem job on the prostate blocks on occasion, it causes the need to evacuate the personal portable solid waste disposal system to get more enthusiastic/urgent. When it did so a month ago, I felt it wise to make the 15 mile trip to Emerg. by country roads and streets rather than via the freeway, in case of a need for pit stop(s) en route - and I took an emergency kit including underwear and toilet paper. Just after entering the city, I thought it advisable to make a pit stop, so went into the coffee shop, leaving the emergency kit in the car. Although only a minimal deposit was required - there was NO toilet paper (and a blow-dry after cleanup) ... and, although I asked Artful Aunt Audrey the other day whether she was on a roll ... the roll that I'd brought with me was relaxing in the car Prior to my departure, I notified one of the associates making the coffee of the deficiency in the bathroom. (the original fourth word prior to this was "efficiency" - is there a possibility that I may be at risk of losing my marbles, ya figger?) Arrived shortly after at the Emerg - their bathroom had more paper than I needed - and as I was dealing with substantial and building pressured discomfort ... they didn't keep me waiting for 3 or 4 hours Ah, the wonder of almost instant return to a comfort zone!! (As for the TURP (trans urethral resection of the prostatel) ... ... they tell me that there's about an 80% prospect of success ... ... but without it, it's catheter throughout my remaining days of life. That said, I don't find it too much of a nuisance ... but it'll require (no cost to me) replacement pretty well monthly till I make my departure ... from this dimension of life, that is. ole joyfuelled .

Found on Facebook: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU MOVE TO THE SOUTH 1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. 2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in the South. 3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in the South, plus a couple no one's seen before. 4. If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha. 5. Onced and Twiced are words. 6. It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy! 7. Jawl-P? means: Did you all go to the bathroom? 8. People actually grow, eat, and like okra. 9. Fixinto is one word. It means I'm going to do something. 10. There is no such thing as lunch. There is only dinner and then there's supper. 11. Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar. It is referred to as the Wine of the South. 12. Backwards and forwards means I know everything about you. 13. The word jeet is actually a question meaning, 'Did you eat?' 14. You don't have to wear a watch, because it doesn't matter what time it is, you work until you're done or it's too dark to see. 15. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH em. 16. Y'all is singular. All Y'all is plural. 17. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal. 18. You carry jumper cables in your car for your OWN car. 19. You only own five spices: salt, pepper, mustard, Tabasco, and ketchup. 20. The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local high school sports, motorsports, and gossip. 21. Everyone you meet is a Honey, Sugar, Miss (first name), or Mr (first name) 22. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday. 23. You know what a hissy fit is.. 24. Fried catfish is the other white meat. 25. We don't need no dang Driver's Ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive!!! 26. You understand these jokes and forward them to your Southern friends and those who just wish they were from the SOUTH. AND one more: 27. Why did the chicken cross the road? To show that stupid possum that it CAN be done! Rusty

Vince Giuraldi was a jazz pianist and wrote a lot of the music for the Peanuts animations. I always loved his music. You will probably recognize this too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAh4gYZdDUg

I don’t buy Worcestershire sauce as often as that, but I have had many bottles over the years. It’s a vital ingredient in my cottage pie, apart from anything else.