Month: March 2006

  • We’re getting old…

    The other day (specifically, on March 14th), I heard that one of the famous people born on March 14th was actor Michael Caine, and that he was…73.  I figured that had to be wrong, so I looked it up, and, of course, it is absolutely correct.  Along the way, I found birthdays and, more to…

  • Touché

    After a heated argument on some trivial matter, Nancy [Astor] shouted, “If I were your wife I would put poison in your coffee!”  Whereupon Winston [Churchill] answered, “And if I were your husband I would drink it.”John Fellows Akers

  • Texas Barbecue Season is Coming!

    After 4 long months of cold and winter, we are finally coming up to summer and BBQ season.  Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking as it’s the only type of cooking a real man will do, probably because there is an element of danger involved.When…

  • Spring

    Welcome to Spring, the Vernal Equinox is at 12:26 +0600 today; although you couldn’t tell it by looking out the window in Saint Paul, as there is still six inches of snow on the ground, and ruts in the road.

  • Genius

    Nobody in the game of football should be called a genius.  A genius is somebody like Norman Einstein.Joe Theismann

  • Guess I had better start on my taxes

    Ralph arrived at his Internal Revenue Service audit accompanied by his attorney.Going over his records, the IRS official said, “Well, sir, it appears that you live at a much higher level than your reported employment income. How do you explain that?”Before the attorney could speak, Ralph replied, “I love to gamble and I usually win.”The…

  • Action

    Never confuse movement with action.Ernest Hemingway