Still Remnants of Winter Out There

It's getting REALLY cold outside, but then we are spoiled with Spring weather here.  New England is getting flooded out with rain and more rain.  We went to take the dog for a walk and it felt like winter.  Tomorrow it is supposed to rain here.  Aren't we supposed to be getting warm rain in the Spring ?


I noticed that there are over 1100 cities and towns vying for Google's attention.  Goleta missed its chance, if it ever had one.  I sent the new with a link to Edhat, but for some reason this must be OLD NEWS so they didn't publish it.


I am getting a return chance at fighting a cold, and it is starting with a runny nose and aches.

I noticed in the news that Geely of China is in the process of buying Volvo.  I wonder what that means for Sweden and Volvo.  Will it continue to be made in Sweden with their high costs of manufacture, or be farmed out to China and then shipped back to Sweden.  Either way, it will be interesting.  I'm still waiting for Chrysler dealers to begin selling Fiats, if they can.

The Meaning of Service

At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the word "service."

"It's the act of doing things for other people." Then I heard these terms which reference the word service:

Internal Revenue Service
Postal Service
Telephone Service
Civil Service
City & County Public Service
Customer Service
Service Stations

Then I became confused about the word "service." This is not what I thought "service" meant.

So today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them said he had hired a bull to "service" a few of his cows. Suddenly, it all came into perspective. Now I understand what all those "service" agencies are all about.

I hope you now are as enlightened as I am.

my Dog

This morning I went to sign my Dog up for welfare.

At first the lady said, "Dogs are not eligible to draw welfare".

So I explained to her that my Dog is a mix in color, unemployed, lazy, can't speak English and has no frigging clue who his Daddy is.

He expects me to feed him, provide him with housing and medical care,and feel guilty because he is a dog.

So she looked in her policy book to see what it takes to qualify.

My Dog gets his first check Friday.

Damn this is a great country.

All the things my mother taught me:

My mom taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE -
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside - I just finished cleaning!"

My mother taught me RELIGION -
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL:
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC:
"Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT -
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

My mother taught me IRONY -
"Keep laughing and I'll *give* you something to cry out."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS -
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper!"

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM -
"Will you *look* at the dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA -
"You'll sit there 'til all that spinach is finished."

My mother taught me about WEATHER -
"It looks as if a tornado swept through your room."

My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS -
"If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you; would you listen then?"

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY -
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times - don't exaggerate!!!"

My mother taught me THE CIRCLE OF LIFE -
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION -
Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY -
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do!"