You should always remember this piece of sage advice:
When you hear the drums stop, it's time to pull the wagons in a circle!
BTW - Going out of town this weekend, so....I'll talk to everyone next week!
When you hear the drums stop, it's time to pull the wagons in a circle!
BTW - Going out of town this weekend, so....I'll talk to everyone next week!
Someone made the comment that "She looked like the cat 
who ate the canary
."
My first thought was...so, she looked like she was about to hawk up a mouthful of damp feathers?
who ate the canary ." My first thought was...so, she looked like she was about to hawk up a mouthful of damp feathers?
True story:
There is a man who lived in Michigan and bought a brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee. He wanted to show it off to a buddy of his so he invited his buddy to go duck hunting with him.
They loaded up the Jeep with all they would need for 3-4 days in the woods hunting, including this guy's Labrador.
So they go off driving, then off-roading to get to the hunting site which was a good sized lake in the Upper Pennsula of Michigan.
It's Michigan. It's winter. The lake is frozen over. So...you guessed it, they drove out to the middle of the lake. No problem.
Well, to go duck hunting, the ducks have to come into land, otherwise they are too high to shoot. Ducks only come in to water, not ice.
To accomplish the task of "opening up" the water, the guy brought along some dynamite with 40 second fuses. You can't just get a saw and cut a hole, you need lots of open water. Did I mention that alcohol was involved?
Well, they got out and decided that "over there" would be a good place to break up the ice. This guy had a couple of brain cells firing, and he thought, that if he walked over there, lit the fuse and tried to run away, he might not make it far enough away. Ice is slippery after all, right?
So he had the bright idea to light the fuse and throw the dynamite. Which he did. Not thinking about his prize Labrador retreiver who had been cooped up in the Jeep for the last 4 hours.
The man threw the dynamite.
The dog took off like a shot.
The two guys started yelling at the dog.
The dog, thinking it is getting a lot of attention, starts to run faster.
The dog gets to the dynamite at the same time that it hits the ice.
The dog starts running back to the two guys.
This guy's buddy says "I'm not dying out here" and grabs the shotgun.
The buddy shoots at the dog.
The gun is loaded with #2 buckshot and does not even slow the dog down.
The buddy shoots the dog again.
Now the dog is scared. What will a scared dog do?
Yup, hide.
Where is a dog going to hide out on the middle of a frozen lake?
Yup, under the Jeep.
Well, the two guys split and run away from the Jeep.
The 40 second fuse runs out.
The dog goes to doggy heaven.
The Jeep sinks to the bottom of the lake.
It takes the rest of the day and all night for these two guys to hike back to civilization.
The Jeep owner calls his insurance company and tells them the whole story. Unabridged.
The insurance company denies the claim stating that illegal use of explosives is too close to an "intentional act" and refuses to pay for the Jeep.
This guy had not even made the first payment.
I told this story to a friend of mine that is a big hunter. He got all teary eyed after the story and I asked him if he was OK.
He said "Yeah,....but....good hunting dogs are hard to find!"
There is a man who lived in Michigan and bought a brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee. He wanted to show it off to a buddy of his so he invited his buddy to go duck hunting with him.
They loaded up the Jeep with all they would need for 3-4 days in the woods hunting, including this guy's Labrador.
So they go off driving, then off-roading to get to the hunting site which was a good sized lake in the Upper Pennsula of Michigan.
It's Michigan. It's winter. The lake is frozen over. So...you guessed it, they drove out to the middle of the lake. No problem.
Well, to go duck hunting, the ducks have to come into land, otherwise they are too high to shoot. Ducks only come in to water, not ice.
To accomplish the task of "opening up" the water, the guy brought along some dynamite with 40 second fuses. You can't just get a saw and cut a hole, you need lots of open water. Did I mention that alcohol was involved?
Well, they got out and decided that "over there" would be a good place to break up the ice. This guy had a couple of brain cells firing, and he thought, that if he walked over there, lit the fuse and tried to run away, he might not make it far enough away. Ice is slippery after all, right?
So he had the bright idea to light the fuse and throw the dynamite. Which he did. Not thinking about his prize Labrador retreiver who had been cooped up in the Jeep for the last 4 hours.
The man threw the dynamite.
The dog took off like a shot.
The two guys started yelling at the dog.
The dog, thinking it is getting a lot of attention, starts to run faster.
The dog gets to the dynamite at the same time that it hits the ice.
The dog starts running back to the two guys.
This guy's buddy says "I'm not dying out here" and grabs the shotgun.
The buddy shoots at the dog.
The gun is loaded with #2 buckshot and does not even slow the dog down.
The buddy shoots the dog again.
Now the dog is scared. What will a scared dog do?
Yup, hide.
Where is a dog going to hide out on the middle of a frozen lake?
Yup, under the Jeep.
Well, the two guys split and run away from the Jeep.
The 40 second fuse runs out.
The dog goes to doggy heaven.
The Jeep sinks to the bottom of the lake.
It takes the rest of the day and all night for these two guys to hike back to civilization.
The Jeep owner calls his insurance company and tells them the whole story. Unabridged.
The insurance company denies the claim stating that illegal use of explosives is too close to an "intentional act" and refuses to pay for the Jeep.
This guy had not even made the first payment.
I told this story to a friend of mine that is a big hunter. He got all teary eyed after the story and I asked him if he was OK.
He said "Yeah,....but....good hunting dogs are hard to find!"
I've been running around for a couple of days. I had to take a friend of mine to BWI airport so she could fly up to see her boyfriend in Boston. Got back and in bed at 12:30am this (yesterday) morning and then up again at 4:30am.
Eh, what the hay....I'll rest when I'm dead.
Missed posting on VDay by 52 minutes, but here is my VDay quote:
"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction."
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Eh, what the hay....I'll rest when I'm dead.
Missed posting on VDay by 52 minutes, but here is my VDay quote:
"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction."
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Here is another quote for Valentines Day:
This one is from William Butler Yeats "A Drinking Song"
"Wine comes in at the mouth
And love comes in at the eye;
That's all we know for truth
Before we grow old and die.
I lift my glass to my mouth
I look at you, and I sigh."
This one is from William Butler Yeats "A Drinking Song"
"Wine comes in at the mouth
And love comes in at the eye;
That's all we know for truth
Before we grow old and die.
I lift my glass to my mouth
I look at you, and I sigh."
Just in time for Valentines Day...
...a quote from Ms. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
"Women don't make passes
At men who are asses."
...a quote from Ms. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
"Women don't make passes
At men who are asses."
Here's a Will Rogers Truism for you.
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him...
The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut."
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him...
The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut."
Joke
Do you know why condom's come in packs of 3, 9, & 12?
The 3 packs are for the high school kids. Twice on Friday night and once on Saturday night.
The 9 packs are for college kids. Once every night of the week and twice on Saturday and Sunday nights.
The 12 pack is for those of us who are married. January, February, March.......
(Oh yes, who could forget about the nymphomanic party pack special - the box of 24!)
Do you know why condom's come in packs of 3, 9, & 12?
The 3 packs are for the high school kids. Twice on Friday night and once on Saturday night.
The 9 packs are for college kids. Once every night of the week and twice on Saturday and Sunday nights.
The 12 pack is for those of us who are married. January, February, March.......
(Oh yes, who could forget about the nymphomanic party pack special - the box of 24!)
