Month: August 2005
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Day of rest
I was a slug today and did little else other than make cookies and watch the last two installments and the special features of “Band of Brothers.”The last special feature was an advertisement for Jeep touting their support for the mini-series. I found it ironic that the ubiquitous symbol of the American soldier’s transportation was…
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Vision
Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel across the country without seeing anything.Charles Kuralt
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New evening classes for Men
ALL ARE WELCOME — OPEN TO MEN ONLYNote: due to the complexity and level of difficulty, each course will accept a maximum of eight participants.The course covers two days, and topics covered in this course include:DAY ONEHOW TO FILL ICE CUBE TRAYSStep by step guide with slide presentationTOILET ROLLS – DO THEY GROW ON THE…
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Revenge is sweet, no matter how subtle
Mildred, the church gossip, and self-appointed monitor of the church’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. Several members did not approve of her extra curricular activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence.She made a mistake, however, when she accused George, a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw…
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Privileges and obligations
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.G.K. Chesterton
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Beer
Every night, Frank would go down to the liquor store, get a six pack, bring it home, and drink it while he watched TV. One night, as he finished his last beer, the doorbell rang. He stumbled to the door and found a six-foot cockroach standing there. The bug grabbed him by the collar and…