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
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
An old friend emailed me this list. I was and am unable to find the author’s name. If you know who the writer is then please let me know. Believe it or not, the following 9 Things Will Disappear In Our Lifetime. Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we
It was a while ago when I worked in Canada at Varian Associates. The company controller was a nice enough guy but once in a while he would become a little anal in his approach to enforcing the company rules. I’ll call him Mike, because that was his name. Mike decided one day to become
A priest and a rabbi are sitting next to each other on an airplane. After a while, the priest turns to the rabbi and asks, “Pardon me, Rabbi, but is it still a requirement of your faith that you not eat pork?” The rabbi responds, “Yes, that is still one of our beliefs.” The priest
Now that I work for myself, I do have more time and Cheryl thinks that I should accompany her on her trips to Walmart. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women – she loves to browse. Yesterday my
A friend named Mike, emailed this to me. I don’t know the original source but s/he should be thanked or the giggles. You are in the middle of some kind of project around the house – mowing the lawn, putting in a new fence, painting the living room, or whatever. You are hot and sweaty,