Month: October 2004
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Never a good word
Stan and Marcia were 85 years old, and had been married for sixty years. Though they were far from rich, they managed to get by because they watched their pennies. Though not young, they were both in very good health, largely due to the wife’s insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the last decade.…
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A Hopi Elder Said
“You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh hour, now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour. And there are things to be considered: Where are you living? What are you doing? What are your relationships? Are you in right relation? Where is your water? Know…
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The politburo in session
A recovering alcoholic is shipwrecked miles out to sea. He winds up on an uncharted, deserted island and has to make the best of it. Five years later, he finally spots a ship out on the horizon and stokes up his bonfire to get its attention.The captain of the ship, another recovering alcoholic, sees the…
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Skeletons
If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you’d best teach it to dance.George Bernard Shaw
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Zactly
Today I am not going to smoke. When I talked to my friend Tommy, he said that he was thinking about trying to kick chew. We both agreed that we were thinking about it mostly because tobacco really gives you a bad case of the zactlies.The zactlies were explained to me by the Controller of…