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Keep Your Hands to Yourself
“You’ve got to be desperate to steel from a blind person.” I heard this argument from someone and it confused me. Confusion came not so much that the morality of stealing from the blind is wrong, but that from the assumption that stealing from others is acceptable. When I was a child at my mother’s…
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Spring
By William Shakespeare: When daisies pied, and violets blue, and lady-smocks all silver-white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then, on every tree, mocks married men, for thus sings he: ‘Cuckoo! Cuckoo, cuckoo!’ O word of fear, unpleasing to a married ear. When shepherds pipe on oaten straws,…
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March Madness
As a general rule I hate college basketball. There is no real way to enjoy a sport where the players can be disqualified based on their grades, or where you can’t watch your favorite team due to the restrictions of the local cable provider. College hoops is nice if you can watch it on the…
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Tip Thy Waiters Well
I have never been a waiter, bellhop, soda jerk, or anyone who accepts less pay for honest work relying on the goodwill of patrons for tips. These folks have my undying respect, and thanks for putting up with the millions of irrational customers who cannot tell a rare steak from a piece of foam rubber.…
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Turkey Day Humor
Thanks Giving is a time of fun and fellowship. Its a time of turkey, dressing, football, and beer. its also the time when the best and baudy lines can be used from our relatives and all we can say is “Yep, there goes Grandpa again.” Things you can only say on Thanksgiving day! 1. Talk…
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Just a little Map
A little girl wanted to know what the united states looked like. Her dad tore a map of the USA from a magazine and cut it into small pieces. He told her to go to her room and see if she could put it together. In a few minutes she returned with the map correctly…