Laying back and licking my stress and anxiety wounds, as we are doing this weekend, is not what the formerly(G)OP candidates should be doing, as the reported poll results are worse for ups and downs than the stock market. I HONESTLY don't think any of the candidates are going to win, but STILL I believe that Romney is the only one that is electable. Given his waffling on many issues, it is difficult to believe that he is ready.
More on my daughter's adventure in Rome: She says that her room (in the former convent) is about 5x5, with a single bed and her own bathroom. The bathroom is too small to comb her hair in. The whole bathroom is also her shower, running through a drain in the center of the bathroom floor. She has to wedge herself between toilet and sink to access the shower head, and barely has enough room to turn around. It is SAFE to say that EVERYTHING in the bathroom gets wet when she showers. Funny! Also, it goes without saying, that there are no electric outlets in the bathroom. This makes getting ready INTERESTING. I can honestly understand NOW why European women have the reputation for not shaving often, if at all.
They sent my Tax Return back! AGAIN!!!
In response to the question: "List all dependents?" I replied -
"12 million illegal immigrants;
"3 million crack heads;
"42 million unemployable people on food stamps,
"2 million people in over 243 prisons;
"Half of Mexico ; and
"535 fools in the U.S. House and Senate."
Apparently, this was NOT an acceptable answer.
Dog Letters To God
Dear God,
How come people love to smell flowers, but seldom smell one
another? Where are their priorities?
Dear God,
When we get to Heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it the
same old story?
Dear God,
Excuse me, but why are there cars named after the jaguar, the
cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but
not one named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding
around? We dogs love a nice ride! I know every breed cannot have
its own model, but it would be easy to rename the Chrysler Eagle
the Chrysler Beagle!
Dear God,
If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him,
is he still a bad dog?
Dear God,
Is it true that in Heaven, dining room tables have onramps?
Dear God,
More meatballs, less spaghetti, please.
Dear God,
When we get to the Pearly Gates, do we have to shake hands to get
in?
Dear God,
We dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals,
whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, scent IDs, electromagnetic
energy fields, and Frisbee flight paths. What do humans
understand?
Dear God,
Are there dogs on other planets or are we alone? I have been
howling at the moon and stars for a long time, but all I ever
hear back is the beagle across the street!
Dear God,
Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to
apologize?
Dear God,
Is it true that dogs are not allowed in restaurants because we
can't make up our minds what NOT to order? Or is it the carpets
thing, again?
Dear God,
May I have my testicles back?
There are 3 good arguments that Jesus was Black:
· He called everyone "brother"
· He liked Gospel
· He couldn't get a fair trial.
But there are 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Jewish
· He went into His Father's business.
· He lived at home until he was 33.
· He was sure his Mother was a virgin and his mother was sure he was God.
But there are 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Italian:
· He talked with his hands.
· He had wine with every meal.
· He used olive oil.
But there are 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was a
Californian:
· He never cut his hair.
· He walked around barefoot all the time.
· He started a new religion.
But there are 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Irish:
· He never got married.
· He was always telling stories.
· He loved green pastures.
But the most compelling evidence of all - 3 proofs that Jesus was a woman:
· He had to feed a crowd at a moment's notice when there was no
food.
· He kept trying to get a message across to a bunch of men who just didn't get it.
· Even when he was dead, he had to get up because there was more work for him to do.
AS PROMISED: "The lighter side..." and free erudite opinions (and whines and gripes, that may not be politically correct), hyperboles and advice (on current events as well as topics for the digerati), and even some temporary(?) insanities too (daily risibility exercises)!... And the Picture-Of-The-Week:
Picoftheweek
My Statement
"Let me emphatically say that I am not anti-Facebook (Fleecebook), anti-smart phone, anti-Microsoft, anti-Apple, anti-Google or anti-Internet. I do believe, though, that the consumer is being ripped off of his privacy, identity and purchase history. We are being herded into a Facebook corner where what we "Like" and where we go physically and on the net will be scrutinized and sold numerous times to actually corrode and erode our culture while tempting us only with convenience, high tech and flashing video screens. The unsuspecting consumers need to be aware..." - Gary Lapman
Quote of Note
“If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.”-W.C. Fields
"For the strength of the Wolf is in the Pack, and the strength of the Pack is in the Wolf." - Rudyard Kipling
"For the strength of the Wolf is in the Pack, and the strength of the Pack is in the Wolf." - Rudyard Kipling
“Fame is vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing, but only character endures.” - Matthew McConaughey
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him"
"Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason" - Jerry Seinfeld
"Fleecebook is free, you (and your identity) is the product!" - Gary Lapman
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves." - Eric Sevareid
"'Smart' phones are only smart for the cell phone providers!" - Gary Lapman
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." -- Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.” -Albert Einstein
"Technology creates the illusion of companionship without the intimacy of friendship." - unknown
"No worry, there's an app for that..." - Gary Lapman
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