We are under a freeze warning tonight. We are getting up at 2 AM to light kerosene heaters and charcoal grills in an attempt to keep our cherry and apple crops from becoming Popsicles.

This is what will awaken us so that we can play with fire in the dark and bleary eyed.

If Irish Woman beats me for this, at least I can go back to bed.

While at the 2015 NRAAM in Nashville, I was fortunate to see a presentation given by singer Colt Ford and retired Navy SEAL and author Marcus Luttrell.  Ford has pledged that the proceeds from sales of his single “Workin On” will go to Luttrell’s Lone Survivor Foundation.  In addition, Remington donated $10,000 to Lone Survivor at the NRAAM.

The Lone Survivor Foundation works to assist veterans and their families heal from the invisible scars of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  On their main page, they remind us that 20% of the men and women who have deployed in the last six years have come home with PTSD in one form or another.  That comes to thousands of men and women, and the wives, husbands, and children who are impacted by things that happened far in the past and thousands of miles away.  Any organization that works to help them deserves our help.

I urge you to support our veterans and their families, either by purchasing “Workin On” at the iTunes store, or by making a donation to the Lone Survivor Foundation, or by just reaching out to someone in need and being there for them.

For those of you who are going to be locked in an airplane or a car to travel today, this one should be good for about 18 hours of pinging around inside your skull.  For the rest of you, results may vary.  If this makes your ears bleed, mind boil, nerves frazzle, or if you’re still hearing it in your head 24 hours from now, consult a physician.

Irish Woman saw this commercial the other night and it set her to laughing until she had a stitch in her side.

She says it looks like something we would do.  I told her she’d never get that much air.  My opinion is that she’d hit me like a line backer trying to knock Troy Aikman out of a playoff game.

I’m limping in the rain,
Just limping in the rain.
Arthritis sucks
I’m grumpy again!