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In memory of Mr. Common Sense

My parents told me about Mr. Common Sense early in my life
and told me I would do well to call on him when making decisions. It
seems he was always around in my early years but less and less as time
passed by. Today I read his obituary. Please join me in a moment of
silence in remembrance, for Common Sense had served us all so well for
so many generations.

Obituary Common Sense

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense,
who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he
was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable
lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird
gets the worm, life isn't always fair, and maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't
spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults,
not children are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well intentioned
but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a
six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a
classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after
lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only
worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for
doing the job they themselves failed to do in disciplining their
unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required
to get parental consent to administer Aspirin, sun lotion or a sticky
plaster to a student, but could not inform the parents when a student
became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments
became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received
better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when
you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the
burglar can sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman
failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled
a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and
Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his
son, Reason.
He is survived by three stepbrothers; I Know my Rights, Someone Else
is to Blame, and I'm a Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was
gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the
majority and do nothing.

Author unknown

I was thinking of my grandmother and mother and saw this and thought how true these words are

Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. She didn't move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands.

When I sat down beside her she didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if she was OK.

Finally, not really wanting to disturb her but wanting to check on her at the same time, I asked her if she was OK.
She raised her head and looked at me and smiled. "Yes, I'm fine, thank you for asking," she said in a clear voice strong.

"I didn't mean to disturb you, grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK," I explained to her.

"Have you ever looked at your hands," she asked. "I mean really looked at your hands?"

I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them over, palms up and then palms down. No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point she was making.

Grandma smiled and related this story:

"Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have, how they have served you well throughout your years. These hands, though wrinkled shriveled and weak have been the tools I have used all my life to reach out and grab and embrace life.

"They braced and caught my fall when as a toddler I crashed upon the floor.

They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. As a child, my mother taught me to fold them in prayer. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They held my husband and wiped my tears when he went off
to war.

"They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent. They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn son. Decorated with my wedding band they showed the world that I was married and loved someone special.

They wrote my letters to him and trembled and shook when I buried my parents and spouse.

"They have held my children and grandchildren, consoled neighbors, and shook in fists of anger when I didn't understand.

They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of my body. They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken,dried and raw. And to this day when not much of anything else of me works real well these hands hold me up, lay me down, and again continue to fold in prayer.

"These hands are the mark of where I've been and the ruggedness of life.

But more importantly it will be these hands that God will reach out and take when he leads me home. And with my hands He will lift me to His side and there I will use these hands to touch the face of Christ."

Went to work today and was let go an hour and half early. Was really glad as the sun was shining and wanted to get home and enjoy it. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I will be going to my daughter's. She is doing most of the cooking and there are quite a few people going to be there. I have my homemade noodles laid out to dry and will get up and cook them tomorrow. It will be nice. Of course, daughter isnt feeling to good. And we dont get the 4 day holiday we thought we would be getting. So I will go and work Friday but I will not work the weekend. I want to relax and enjoy a complete weekend for a change. Hope everyone has a good day

Two hunters went moose hunting every winter without success. Finally, they came up with a foolproof plan. They got a very authentic female moose costume and learned the mating call of a female moose. The plan was to hide in the costume, lure the bull, then come out of the costume and shoot the bull. They set themselves up on the edge of a clearing, donned their costume and began to give the moose love call. Before long, their call was answered as a bull came crashing out of the forest and into the clearing. When the bull was close enough, the guy in front said, "Okay, let's get out and get him." After a moment that seemed like an eternity, the guy in the back shouted, "The zipper is stuck! What are we going to do?" The guy in the front says, "Well, I'm going to start nibbling grass, but you'd better brace yourself."

>
> If you didn't see this on the Tonight show, I hope
> you're sitting down when
> you read it. This is probably the funniest date story ever,
> first date or
> not!!! We have all had bad dates but this takes the cake.
&g t;
>
> Jay Leno went into the audience to find the most
> embarrassing first date
> that a woman ever had. The winner described her worst first
> date experience.
>
> There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took
> the prize!
>
> She said it was midwinter...Snowing and quite cold... and
> the guy had taken
> her skiing in the mountains outside Salt Lake City , Utah .
>
> It was a day trip (no overnight). They were strangers,
> after all, and had
> never met before. The outing was fun but relatively
> uneventful until they
> were headed home late that afternoon.
>
> They were driving back down the mountain, when she
> gradually began to
> realize that she should not have had that extra latte. They
> were about an
> hour away from anywhere with a rest room and in the middle
> of nowhere! Her
> companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a
> while.
> Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going,
> there came a point
> where she told him that he had better stop and let her go
> beside the road,
> or it would be the front seat of his car
>
> They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car,<br>
> yanked her pants
> down and started. In the deep snow she didn't have good
> footing, so she let
> her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself.
> Her companion stood
> on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was
> a real gentleman
> and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was
> the relief she
> felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the
> situation.
>
> Upon finishing however, she soon became aware of another
> sensation. As she
> bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her
> buttocks were
> firmly glued against the car's fender. Thoughts of
> tongues frozen to poles
> immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her
> flesh from the
> icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand new
> problem, due to
> the extreme cold.
>
> Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor of the
> moment, she
> answered her date's concerns about' what is taking
> so long' with a reply
> that indeed, she was 'freezing her butt off' and in
> need of some assistance!
> He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with
> her sweater and
> then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out
> laughing She
> too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to
> compose themselves,
> they assessed her dilemma.
> Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also
> were faced with a
> real problem.
>
> Both agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly
> cheeks from the
> grip of the icy metal! Thinking about what had gotten her
> into the
> predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that
> there was only
> one way to get her free. So, as she looked the other way,
> her first time
> date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the
> fender.
>
> As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight
> Show prize hands
> down. Or perhaps that should be 'pants down. 'And
> you thought your first
> date was embarrassing.
> Jay Leno's comment...'This gives a whole new
> meaning to being pissed off.'
>
> Oh and how did the first date turn out? He became her
> husband and was
> sitting next to her on the Leno show.
>
>
> >
>
>
>
>

1. If all the nations in the world are in debt, (am not joking - even US has got debts), where did all the money go? (weird)

2. When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it? (to be give a thought)

3. What is the speed of darkness? (absurd)

4. If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of that stuff? (very good thinking)

5. Who copyrighted the Copyright symbol? (who knows)

6. Can you cry under water? (let me try)

7. Why do people say, "You've been working like a dog" when dogs just sit around all day? (I think they meant something else)

8. Why are the numbers on a calculator and a phone reversed? (God knows)

9. Do fish ever get thirsty? (let me ask and tell)

10. Can you get cornered in a round room? (by ones eyes)

11 . Why do birds not fall out of trees when they sleep? (tonight I will stay and watch)

12 . What came first, the fruit or the color orange? (seed)

13 . If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from? (No comments)

14 . What should one call a male ladybird? (No comments)

15 . If a person suffered from amnesia and then was cured would they remember that they forgot? (can somebody help)

16 . Can you blow a balloon up under water? (yes you can)

17 . Why is it called a "building" when it is already built? (strange isn't it)

18 . If you were traveling at the speed of sound and you turned on your radio would you be able to hear it? (got to think scientifically)

19 . If you're traveling at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens? (I haven't got a chance to try)

20 . Why is it called a TV set when there's only one? (very nice)

21 . If a person owns a piece of land do they own it all the way down to the core of the earth? (this is nice)

22 . Why do most cars have speedometers that go up to at least 130 when you legally can't go that fast on any road? (Stupid, break the law..!)

The Rules

1) Link to your tagger and list all these rules in your blog.
2) Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3) Tag 7 people at the end of your post by including links to their blogs
4) Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

1. Even though I was married 25years. I lived only on the surface and know one knew the real Sheryl. In fact these same people still do not know the real Sheryl only the surface they knew for years. ]
2. I feel the sun's rays enerizing me everyday. When there is no sun I feel all my energy leaking out my body
3.. My all time favorite play is CATS
4. I talk to my ex because I pity him that he didnt know the me that I am and only had the shell that was the verison he wanted. So now he is alone.
5. I am a romantic but hide it really good.
6. I would love to start a new adventure with out the baggage of the past
7. I love my brother and sister but they don't love me. I have the knives holes in my back to remind me

Tagging :Meno, JoeBangles, jenray, spiritbird,znethu.playwrite davidjohn

Was reminded of this a few days ago. Thought I would put it here for a nice beginning of a friday

Ma and Pa (joke)
Ma and Pa were two hillbillies living in West Virginia out on a farm up in the hills.Pa has found out that the hole under the outhouse is full. He goes into the house and tells Ma that he doesn't know what to do to empty the hole. Ma says, "Why don't you go ask the young'n down the road? He must be smart 'cause he's a college graduate."So Pa drives down to the neighbor's house and asks him, "Mr. College graduate, my outhouse hole is full, and I don't know what to do to empty it."

The young'n tells him, "Get yourself two sticks of dynamite, one with a short fuse and one with a long fuse. Put them both under the outhouse and light them both at the same time. The first one will go off and shoot the outhouse in the air. While it's in the air the second one will then go off and spread the poop all across your farm, fertilizing your ground. The outhouse should then come back down to the same spot atop the now-empty hole."

Pa thanks the neighbor, then drives to the hardware store and picks up two sticks of dynamite, one with a short fuse and one with a long fuse. He goes home and puts them under the outhouse. He then lights them and runs behind a tree. All of a sudden, Ma comes running out of the house and into the outhouse! Off goes the first stick of dynamite shooting the outhouse into the air. BOOM! Off goes the second stick of dynamite . spreading poop all over the farm.

WHAM! The outhouse comes crashing back down atop the hole.....Pa races to the outhouse, throws open the door and asks, "Ma, are you all right??!!" As she pulls up her panties she says..."Yeah, but I'm sure glad I didn't fart in the kitchen."

Arlington National Cemetary

In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae, May 1915

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep,
though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

6:30pm where is the sunlight? I come home from work at 5pm and it is still light out, sit and have a cup of tea and then it is dark. Lord I hate when it gets dark that fast. I dont get anything done. I lose sense of time like that. It is really cold now also. Just two days ago I wasnt wearing a coat and now you had better or you will freeze. I dont care about the cold but I want the the sun. Where oh where is my sun. I miss you my great big sun

I would have been commenting and reading your postings more this weekend. But, I downloaded a program that was suppose to help my computer and wiped out the program for my internet. So I spent 2hours on the phone with verizon with a rep that couldnt speak English. To figure out it wasnt the internet connection. So called Toshiba tech support and they took the laptop down to the factory default. Wiped away some pics I had saved but will get back. But laptop is good now. Then it took me another hour and half to get through to verizon rep again couldnt speak English. To realize that I wasnt a new installation just was resetting so everything is up and running again. So I am going to do a little posting and will be reading and commenting hopefully.

> BROKEBACK DEER CAMP
> >
> > The guys were all at a deer camp. They had to bunk two to a
room.
> >
> > No one wanted to room with Ralph because he snored so badly.
They decided
> it wasn't fair to make one of them stay with him the whole
time, so they
> voted to take turns.
> >
> > The first guy slept with Ralph and comes to breakfast the
next morning
> with his hair a mess and his eyes all bloodshot . They said,
'Man, what
> happened to you?'
> >
> > He said, 'Ralph snored so loudly, I just sat up and watched
him all
> night.'
> >
> > The next night it was a different guy's turn. In the
morning, same thing -
> hair all standing up, eyes all bloodshot. They said, 'Man,
what happened to
> you? You look awful!'
> >
> > He said, 'Man, that Ralph shakes the roof. I watched him all
night.'
> >
> > The third night was John's turn. John was a big burly
ex-football player;
> a man's man. The next morning he came to breakfast bright eyed
and bushy
> tailed. 'Good morning,' he said.
> >
> > They couldn't believe it! They said, 'Man, what happened?'
> >
> > He said, 'Well, we got ready for bed. I went and tucked
Ralph into bed,
> patted his ass and kissed him good night. Ralph sat up and
watched me all
> night.'
>
>
> Now THAT'S funny!!!!

Well, I went to Salvation Army today. Was a totaly waste without the one paper I needed looks like will have it tomorrow but Dingy landlord is trying to change orginal lease. Stupid Dolly Parton wantabe. So since it was so nice took a bus from there downtown thought I would do some other business. Got downtown and guess what nothng open that needed to be as it is election day. Big Dam deal they could have voted weeks ago and then they could have done thier job today. So I calmly strode over to the Java Roaster and got me a cup of coffee and set outside for a while then took a bus to work. It was really beautiful out so I took this picture of this great tree by the bus stop. The color was beautiful anyway at least the day started good and warm. Must enjoy while I can. Sorry the picture didnt turn out bigger but hey it was with a cell phone.

CAN YOU HEAR A PIN DROP

When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was

asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were

just an example of 'empire building' by George Bush.

He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent

many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for

freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever

asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not

return.'

You could have heard a pin

drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There was a conference in France where a number of international

engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a

break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying

'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an

aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What

does he intended to do, bomb them?'

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have

three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they

are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to

shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to

feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several

thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they

carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and

injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships;

how many does France have?'

You could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included

Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French

Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a

large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those

countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped

their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas

Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He

then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these

conferences rather than speaking French?'

Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because

the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you

wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...

Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by

plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his

Passport in his carry on. 'You have been to France before,

monsieur?' the customs officer asked sarcastically.

Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.

Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.'

The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have to

show it.

'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on

arrival in France !'

The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he

quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on

D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a

single Frenchmen to show a passport to.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

If you are a proud American, pass this on!

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The walk to work yesterday was really nice snapped this picture the colors were beautiful in the light. Don't know if I caught it as it is a cell phone camera. Also, it was hard taking it between cars going by. Work was work same old crap as always. But the sun was out all day and got to eat lunch outside with daughter and nothing hateful said so that was a good day. Sorry I didnt post or comment last night. I did check in but the walk home in the afternoon does seem to tire me out. I came home BA and Son was gone. So open the door and turned on the music an sat and let the sun soothe me. Sun went down by 6:30 what is that all about the time was just changed. Anyway will be late for work today which means I will have to work saturday for a few hours. But, have to go to Salvation Army with only half of infromation I need as landlord still didnt come with the lease. Woman is dingier than a box of rocks. And then will go to food stamp offcie to make an appointment. Lord have mercy that I could make a appointment over the phone. Anyway at least I will be out in the sun a littler longer than normal. Hope you have a good day. I will be on tonight hopefully

Thought for the Day

Handle every stressful situation like a dog.

If you can't eat it or play with it,

Just pee on it and walk away.

Something funny to laugh at this morning

CAJUN MEDICAL DICTIONARY

Artery....................................The study of paintings Bacteria.................................Back door to cafeteria
Barium..................................What doctors do when patients die
Benign..................................What you be, after you be eight
Caesarean Section.................A neighborhood in Rome
Catscan.................................Searching for Kitty
Cauterize...............................Made eye contact with her
Colic......................................A sheep dog
Coma.....................................A punctuation mark
Dilate.....................................To live a long time
Enema...................................Not a friend
Fester....................................Quicker than someone else
Fibula.....................................A small lie
Impotent.................................Distinguished, well known
Labor pains.............................Getting hurt at work
Medical staff...........................A doctor`s cane
Morbid....................................A higher offer
Nitrates...................................Cheaper than day rates
Node.......................................I knew it
Outpatient...............................A person who has fainted
Pelvis......................................Second cousin to Elvis
Post operative..........................A letter carrier
Recovery room.........................Place to do upholstery
Rectum...................................Nearly killed him
Secretion.................................Hiding something
Seizure....................................Roman Emperor
Tablet......................................Small Table
Terminal illness........................Getting sick at the airport
Tumor......................................One plus one more
Urine........................................Opposite of you're out

Well, it a Monday and it is 50 and is going to be 70 today. All week is suppose to be decent but rain and thunderstorms on thursday and friday and then the cold starts back in on Sat. Again I don't care as long as the sun is shining must have that sun. Anyway the weekend wasnt to bad. Worked three hours on Sat and got home and it was sunny and warm so enjoyed that. Didnt do anything that I planed yesterday just relaxed. Running a little late today thanks to cell alarm not working. Who knows what that is about. Anyway looking forward to my walk to work I do feel energied in the morning afternoon walk does feel as good and less it is a little cooler. Which is not suppose to happen to day. Anyway now you have all been up and about for a few hours now so hope all your afternoons go great. GBH's

I doubt if you in the UK ever heard of the Sammy Terry Show. But, it was on every Friday Night and he would introduce the Dracula or other supposely scary shows of the time. My brother just reminded me of this last night. How we use to watch every friday night. And how the Dracula and other movies were actually more scary without all the gore that is the movies today. So here is our Sammy Terry