Year: 2008

  • Good advice

    Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven’t thought about it, don’t have it on their schedule, didn’t know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.I got to thinking one day about all those people on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner…

  • Useful parenting tip

    A useful tool for keeping children from asking, “Are we there yet?” is to give them each a roll of quarters.  They are not allowed to spend these quarters, and must surrender one quarter every time they ask the dreaded question, “Are we there yet?”  When the trip is completed, then they get to keep…

  • Palin might make a great president!

    Michael Palin for Presidentvia email from Duane McDowell, Tue, 9 Sep 2008 16:21:15 -0700

  • Delusion

    Anyone who uses the phrase ‘easy as taking candy from a baby’ has never tried taking candy from a baby.Unknown

  • Zen Teachings

    Sex is like air.  It’s not important unless you aren’t getting any.This item was not contained in the list: Zen sarcasm.  This new list via email from John Treworgy, Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:13:04 -0700

  • Anti-marketing

    If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.Henry Ford

  • Top 10 Olympic Comments

    Here are the top 10 comments made by NBC sports commentators during the Summer Olympics that they would like to take back but, alas…Weightlifting commentator: “This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria.  I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.”Dressage commentator: “This is really a lovely horse and I speak from…