While conducting some business at the Courthouse, I overheard a lady, who had been arrested for assaulting a Mammogram Technician, say, “Your Honor, I’m guilty but . . . there were extenuating circumstances.” The female Judge said, sarcastically, “I’d certainly like to hear those extenuating circumstances.” I did too, soooo I listened as the lady
Driving in the UK is not easy for someone accustomed to driving on the right with a left-hand drive car. I had a couple of driving experiences in England that nearly maimed me or an innocent British driver or two. Luckily in my many trips no harm was done. I will recount here my first
I was in Starbucks recently when I suddenly realized I desperately needed to fart. The music was really loud so I timed my fart with the beat of the music. After a couple of songs I started to feel better. I finished my coffee and noticed that everyone was staring at me… And suddenly I
A while back I recall a couple of my friends who both happened to be math teachers and also married to each other. Their names don’t matter, I’ll call them Karen and George. Both were near retirement age and they’d been married for over 40 years. One day, Karen suspected that George was doing some
When I wrote my book “Travels with Taffy and other Tales” and the Chapter called “Amy’s First Christmas Recital” I had forgotten that “the woman” in the tale had also given a small copy of the book “Chicken Soup With Rice” by Maurice Sendak to our daughter Jody. The passing of Maurice Sendak this week
1. Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson on being a role model: “I wan’ all dem kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I wan’ all the kids to copulate me.” 2. New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season: “I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500
After filing their personal tax returns by April 15th, many Americans will again receive a tax refund. This is indeed a very exciting program, and I’ll explain it in a Q & A format: Q. What is a tax refund payment? … A. It’s money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this green thing back in my earlier days.”The clerk responded, “That’s our problem today. Your generation did not
This is a tale of three ethnic people who were chatting over lunch one day and the following conversation ensued. Ethnic Person Number One: “I love Easter as it’s the time of the year when we give eggs and small bunnies to the neighborhood kids who come knocking on our door saying Egg or Treat?”
The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have therefore raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved.” Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “A Bit Cross.” The English have not been “A Bit Cross” since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies