It was 1980 Fall Fair in Orangeville Ontario, Amy was five and Jody was three. Our main street was closed to traffic as merchants, hawkers, mid-way rides were set up. With a population of roughly 15,000 in 1980, it was a great little town to bring up kids. The street and the storefronts were all
In 1989, Cheryl and I took a trip to England and France. Part of the trip was business and part was pleasure. We arrived in London, rented a car and headed north to Lincoln to Richardson’s UK headquarters for a couple of meetings. A lot of the journey was on the A46. Some of you
A young woman following her wedding placed a footlocker at the foot of the bed and locked it. The husband asked many times “What’s the footlocker for?” and she refused to answer, saying that he would be told, “… all in good time.” After fifty years of marriage a couple decided to go to the first
They were determined to make this a real vacation by not wearing anything that would identify them as clergy. As soon as the plane landed they headed for a store and bought some really outrageous shorts, shirts, sandals, sunglasses, etc. The next morning they went to the beach dressed in their ‘tourist’ garb. They were
The only cow in a small town in Scotland stopped giving milk. The town folk found they could buy a cow in Wales quite cheaply. They brought the cow from Wales and it was wonderful, produced lots of milk every day and everyone was happy.
I was at a shopping mall with my dad many years ago. We decided to grab a bite at the food court. I noticed he was staring at a teenager sitting near us. The teenager had spiked hair in all different colors – green, red, orange, and blue. My Dad kept staring. It was becoming
The origins of the TRIVIAL PURSUIT® game can be traced back to a blustery day in Montreal, December 15, 1979, when two friends, Scott Abbott, sports editor with the Canadian Press and Chris Haney, photo editor for the Montreal Gazette, engaged in a friendly argument over who was the better game player. This led to
Kampei is a traditional toast in Japan. Where we might say Cheers! or Bottoms Up!, the Japanese typically say Kampei or “Empty Glass”. Throughout the eighties and nineties I traveled extensively in the Far East and Europe. It was tradition in Japan for us to meet at the end of the week in our rep’s
I enjoy “observational comedy’ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWrj9TaA0Mc To watch on Youtube see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWrj9TaA0Mc
Caller: Hi, our printer is not working. Customer Service: What’s wrong with it? Caller: The Mouse is jammed. Customer Service: Mouse? Printers don’t have a mouse!!! Caller: Mmmmm??.. Oh really?… I will send a picture See below