I found this cuckoo clock online and decided to add it to my sidebar, at least for a little while. It reminds me of my dad. He was always an entrepreneur. Together with mom, they owned a mom and pop grocery store when they were newlyweds. Then, a hydraulics manufacturing factory with 3 other men. And years later, a motel in Miami, Florida. Their last venture together was an antique shop just north of Miami. Dad was fascinated with clocks. He bought them, often not working, then repaired and restored them. The walls of the shop were lined with clocks of every size and shape, most with their pendulums swinging. You could hear ticking clocks throughout the shop. One of my favorites was the cuckoo clock. Some were rather plain wood and stained a shade of brown. Others were very ornate, with leaves, birds and people. The weights always looked like pine cones and dangled from long chains. To wind the clock, you raised the weights.
Stick around for the hour or any quarter hour and you’ll hear this cuckoo clock chime.
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There are SO many reasons to quit smoking … And NO good reasons to continue. I ran across this video on Doctor Oz’s website that illustrates what happens in your lungs when you breathe in cigarette smoke . . .
STOP CALLING ME! I want to scream! I’m interrupted several times a day by telemarketers. Even if I don’t answer the phone, thanks to caller ID, I still have to take the time to see who’s calling. I’ve gotten 223 calls this year from 877-698-6905. It’s AT&T calling to offer me their TV, Internet, VOIP phone and cell phone services. And that’s just ONE of the telemarketers who call.
