Monthly Archives: December 2019

I heard a jingle on the radio the other day — an advertisement for Charmin toilet paper inviting me to enjoy their product and have a “happy new rear.”  I snorted coffee out my nose. After marveling for a while…


“Don’t ask what the world needs.  Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.  Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” — Howard Thurman
 I love this quote.  Maybe I over-reference it, I don’t…

I looked up the origin of the phrase “true blue.”  Some say it refers to the endless blue sky above us, the blue yonder.  Others suggest that it might have had something to do with the purity of noble lineage,…

A dog goes into the Western Union office and says, “I want to send a telegram.”  The employee says, “Great.  What do you want it to say?”  The dog says, “Woof woof woof.  Woof woof.  Woof woof woof woof.”  The…