“Courage is fear holding on a minute longer." -Gen. George S. Patton
This is Day 74.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
A Brother Abroad
I don't know why, but this absolutely cracks me up....I could watch it all day.
Happy Friday!
This is Day 73.
(BTW: There are thousands of these videos on YouTube under "bored soldiers in Iraq"...at least there ifnding ways to have some fun.)
Happy Friday!
This is Day 73.
(BTW: There are thousands of these videos on YouTube under "bored soldiers in Iraq"...at least there ifnding ways to have some fun.)
My Dad is Great
He also sent this email forward full of interesting (and sometimes funny) little known facts.
Enjoy this while I attempt to lick my elbow.
In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'
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Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only....Ladies Forbidden'...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were
Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair...
Enjoy this while I attempt to lick my elbow.
In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'
-------------------------------------------
Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only....Ladies Forbidden'...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
-------------------------------------------
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were
Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
-------------------------------------------
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.
-------------------------------------------
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
-------------------------------------------
Coca-Cola was originally green.
-------------------------------------------
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair...
Erma Bombeck
As you may or may not have noticed, I have been relying quite religiously on Erma Bombeck for my "Quote of the Day". A talented writer, acute observer of life, and outrageously hysterical commentator of motherhood, she was a voice of a generation of mothers who found themselves right in the crosshairs of the women's movement where the battleground began with deciding whether or not to work or stay home with the kids.
Though that big decision still weighs heavy on the minds of a lot of us (often changing a couple times a day), the conveniences and accomodations for contemporary mothers are for more abundant than the Erma Bombeck mothers. Those mothers began the metaphorical juggling act, and Erma Bombeck made it very funny.
As clear as anything, I distinctly remember sitting on the floor with a coloring book in Cape May, NJ (where we lived when I was 5-8) and trying to concentrate on a certain masterpiece while my mother was laughing uncontrollably (tears running down her face) over some book.
"What are you reading?" I asked, not imagining anything could be more entertaining or wonderful than me.
"It's just a book about being a mom," my mother managed, in between gasps for breath.
"What's so funny about that?" I asked, trying to think of a mom, any mom, that was funny.
"Oh, it's just the way she rights."
I was unconvinced and so I returned to my craft.
Flashforward 26-28 years and, yeah, there have been some funny moments. And I think I've found my next book.......
Oh, and if memory serves, I believe my mom was reading When You Start to Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home.
Though that big decision still weighs heavy on the minds of a lot of us (often changing a couple times a day), the conveniences and accomodations for contemporary mothers are for more abundant than the Erma Bombeck mothers. Those mothers began the metaphorical juggling act, and Erma Bombeck made it very funny.
As clear as anything, I distinctly remember sitting on the floor with a coloring book in Cape May, NJ (where we lived when I was 5-8) and trying to concentrate on a certain masterpiece while my mother was laughing uncontrollably (tears running down her face) over some book.
"What are you reading?" I asked, not imagining anything could be more entertaining or wonderful than me.
"It's just a book about being a mom," my mother managed, in between gasps for breath.
"What's so funny about that?" I asked, trying to think of a mom, any mom, that was funny.
"Oh, it's just the way she rights."
I was unconvinced and so I returned to my craft.
Flashforward 26-28 years and, yeah, there have been some funny moments. And I think I've found my next book.......
Oh, and if memory serves, I believe my mom was reading When You Start to Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home.
Quote of the Day
"When mothers talk about the depression of the empty nest, they're not mourning the passing of all those wet towels on the floor, or the music that numbs your teeth, or even the bottle of capless shampoo dribbling down the shower drain. They're upset because they've gone from supervisor of a child's life to a spectator. It's like being the vice president of the United States." -Erma Bombeck
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