It is the Vetern May 22, 2009 3:30 pm 670 Views It is the VETERAN not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble. It is the VETERAN not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the VETERAN not the politician, who has given us the right to vote. It s the VETERAN who salutes the Flag, It is the veteran who serves under the Flag, We can be very proud of our young men and women in the service no matter where they serve. God Bless them all!!! 0 Comments

MEN!! BEWARE OF UNDERWEAR DUST!!!!!! May 22, 2009 3:26 pm 664 Views One evening a Husband, thinking he was being funny, said to his wife, 'Perhaps we should start washing your clothes in 'Slim Fast'. Maybe it would take a few inches off of your butt!' His wife was not amused, and decided that she simply couldn't let such a comment go unrewarded. The next morning the husband took a pair of underwear out of his drawer. 'What the Hell is this?' he said to himself as a little 'dust' cloud appeared when he shook them out. 'April', he hollered into the bathroom, 'Why did you put Talcum Powder in my underwear?' She replied with a snicker. 'It's not talcum powder; it's 'Miracle Grow'!!!!! ! You guys just never learn, NEVER MESS WITH A WOMAN! 0 Comments

Goofy May 18, 2009 4:32 pm Mood: grieving, 840 Views On Saturday, May 14th 2009, sometime between 1PM and 3PM, my Goofy left this world. He had been slipping for several days. He went peacefully and was in no pain. I don't really know how old he was, as he was an adult when he came to me. The vet guessed he was about 18 months old, but that is what they say when they don't really know. Goofy could have been as old as 4 years. I had him 10 years. He had been abused before coming to me and it took several of those years for him to learn that not everyone was going to hurt him and that his food dish would be filled regularly. The people before forgot to feed him, as he was malnurished when I got him. So for 10 years, he was fed and loved, and he was happy. He is buried in the shade of a rose bush my grandmother planted in memory of my mother when she died in 2003. Plus we planted a purple blooming cactus. I spent the rest of day in tears grieving. Then yesterday, after I cleaned up Goofy's stuff, Cleo (a cat my gramma had adopted from the shelter a few years ago) showed up at my door. So I let her in. And she is still there, enjoying the indoor cat life (Gramma had her as an outdoor cat and the poor thing had to contend with the dog,and other cats). The crazy thing is, Cleo had been missing for about a week and showed up the day before Goofy died. Gramma thinks it was a sign that Cleo should be my cat, and was going to bring her down to me yesterday anyway. Cleo beat her to it. While Goofy was a "Garfield", Cleo is delicate, and a callico. They booth were/are talkers, but Cleo is softer (and more chatty). I still grieve for Goofy, and will for awhile, Cleo is making it easier. 2 Comments

To my strange-minded friends:This is weird, but interesting! May 14, 2009 1:44 pm 951 Views fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.The phaonmneal pweor of th e hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are,the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef,but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuot slpeling was ipmorantt! 6 Comments

CDC Warning May 8, 2009 12:23 pm Mood: shocked & amused, 685 Views The center for Disease Control has issued a medical alert about a highly contagious, potentially dangerous virus that is transmitted orally, by hand and even electronically. This virus is called Weekly Overload Recreational Killer (WORK). If you receive WORK from your boss, any of your colleagues or any one else via any means whatsoever - DO NOT TOUCH IT!!! This virus will wipe out your private life entirely. If you should come in contact with WORK you should immediately leave the premises to avoid further harm to your health. Immediately, take two good friends to the nearest grocery store and purchase one or both of these antidotes - Work Isolating Neutralizer Extract (WINE) and/or Bothersome Employer Elimination Rebooter (BEER). Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has completely been eliminated from your system. You should immediately forward this medical alert to five friends. If you do not have five friends, you have already been infected and WORK is controlling your life. 0 Comments

'FENDER SKIRTS' Apr 29, 2009 1:49 pm 614 Views This was sent to me by an older relative. I came across this phrase yesterday 'FENDER SKIRTS'. A term I haven't heard in a long time and thinking about 'fender skirts' started me thinking about other words thatquietly disappear from our language with hardly a notice like 'curb feelers' And 'steering knobs.' (AKA) suicide knob. Since I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that direction first. Any kids will probably have to find some elderly person over 50 to explain some of these terms to you. Remember 'Continental kits?' They were rear bumper extenders and spare tire covers that were supposed to make any car as cool as a Lincoln Continental. When did we quit calling them 'emergency brakes?' At some point 'parking brake' became the proper term. But I miss the hint of drama that went with 'emergency brake.' I'm sad, too, that almost all the old folks are gone who would call the accelerator the 'foot feed.' Didn't you ever wait at the street for your daddy to come home, so you could ride the 'running board' up to the house? Here's a phrase I heard all the time in my youth but never anymore - 'store-bought.' Of course, just about everything is store-bought these days. But once it was bragging material to have a store-bought dress or a store-bought bag of candy. 'Coast to coast' is a phrase that once held all sorts of excitement and now means almost nothing. Now we take the term 'world wide' for granted. This floors me. On a smaller scale, 'wall-to-wall' was once a magical term in our homes. In the '50s, everyone covered the hardwood floors with, WOW, wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces their wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. Go figure . When did you last hear the quaint phrase 'in a family way?' It's hard to imagine that the word 'pregnant' was once considered a little too graphic, a little too clinical for use in polite company We had all that talk about stork visits and 'being in a family way' or simply'expecting.' Apparently 'brassiere' is a word no longer in usage. I said it the other day and my daughter cracked up. I guess it's just 'bra' now. 'Unmentionables' probably wouldn't be understood at all I always loved going to the 'picture show,' but I considered 'movie' an affectation. Most of these words go back to the '50s, but here's a pure-'60s word I came across the other day - 'rat fink.' Ooh, what a nasty put-down! Here's a word I miss - 'percolator.' That was just a fun word to say. And what was it replaced with? 'Coffee maker.' How dull. Mr. Coffee, I blame you for this. I miss those made-up marketing words that were meant to sound so modern and now sound so retro. Words like 'DynaFlow' and 'Electrolux.' Introducing the 1963 Admiral TV, now with 'SpectraVision!' Food for thought - Was there a telethon that wiped out lumbago? Nobody complains of that anymore. Maybe that's what castor oil cured, because I never hear mothers threatening kids with castor oil anymore either. Some words aren't gone, but are definitely on the endangered list. The one that grieves me most 'supper.' Now everybody says 'dinner.' Save a great word. Invite someone to supper. Discuss fender skirts. I thought some of us of a 'certain age' would remember most of these. Just for fun, Pass it along to others of 'a certain age'! 0 Comments

The Difference Between Girls and Women Apr 24, 2009 2:39 pm 544 Views Girls want to control the man in their life. A woman knows that if he's truly hers, he doesn't need controlling. Girls check you for not calling them. A woman is too busy to realize you hadn't. Girls are afraid to be alone. A woman revels in it, using it as a time for personal growth. Girls ignore the good guys. A woman ignores the bad guys. Girls make you come home. A woman makes you want to come home. Girls leave their schedules wide-open and wait for a guy to call and make plans. A woman makes her own plans and nicely tells the guy to get in where he fits. Girls worry about not being pretty and/or good enough for their man. A woman knows that she is pretty and/or good enough for any man. Girls try to monopolize all their man's time (i.e., don't want him hanging with his friends). A woman realizes that a lil' bit of space makes the 'together time' even more special, and goes to kick it with her own friends. Girls think a guy crying is weak. A woman offers her shoulder and a tissue. Girls want to be spoiled and 'tell' their man so. A woman 'shows' him and make him comfortable enough to reciprocate without fear of losing his 'manhood'. Girls get hurt by one man and make all men pay for it. A woman knows that was just one man. Girls fall in love and chase aimlessly after the object of their affection, ignoring all 'signs'. A woman knows that sometimes the one you love doesn't always love you back and moves on, without bitterness. Girls will read this and get an attitude. A WOMAN will read this and pass it on to other MATURE WOMEN and her intelligent male friends. 0 Comments

Jury Duty Scam Apr 17, 2009 3:22 pm 619 Views Always be wary of unsolicited calls asking for your personal info - DON'T DO IT This has been verified by the FBI. Please pass this on your friends. It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call. Most of us take those summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of fraud has surfaced. The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this information and bingo; your identity was just stolen. The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma, Illinois, and Colorado. This (swindle) is particularly insidious becausethey use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system. The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud. 0 Comments

Word of the Day Mar 26, 2009 1:08 pm 838 Views supererogatory Definition:going beyond what is required or expected mellifluous Definition:flowing sweetly or smoothly zeitgeist Definition:the spirit of the time cap-a-pie Definition:from head to foot 0 Comments

RETARDED GRANDPARENTS Mar 20, 2009 1:19 pm 774 Views For the mid Winter break, I assigned my 4th grade class to write about how they spent their holidays away from school. One child wrote the following: We always used to spend the holidays with Grandma and Grandpa. They used to live in a big brick house but Grandpa got retarded and they moved to Florida. Now they live in a tin box and have rocks painted green to look like grass. They ride around on their bicycles and wear name tags because they don't know who they are anymore. They go to a building called a wrecked center, but they must have got it fixed because it is all okay now, they do exercises there, but they don't do them very well. There is a swimming pool too, but they all jump up and down in it with hats on. At their gate, there is a doll house with a little old man sitting in it. He watches all day so nobody can escape. Sometimes they sneak out, and go cruising in their golf carts. Nobody there cooks, they just eat out. And, they eat the same thing every night --- early birds. Some of the people can't get out past the man in the doll house. The ones who do get out; bring food back to the wrecked center for pot luck. My Grandma says that Grandpa worked all his life to earn his retardment and says I should work hard so I can be retarded someday too. When I earn my retardment, I want to be the man in the doll house. Then I will let people out, so they can visit their grandchildren. 0 Comments

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