Tag: Humor
I am a speed limit…
Over The New Forty's hiatus I hit the enviable watershed moment of being able to order off the senior menu. Yes, indeed - 55 years of age, that I am. It was a moment in time that I had often thought of as creating a major shift in the earth's axis (at least where I [...]
The butt of jokes…
Well, it did not take long for the mosquitoes to settle in. The transition from winter to mosquito season seemed pretty quick. Is it too soon to ask when West Fargo is going to spray for mosquitoes? Mosquitoes are the type of creature that I imagine no one likes - especially if you happen to [...]
My 15 is everyone else’s 35…
I had an opportunity to speak to the mall tenants today about emergency management issues. I was excited to do so, even it was an 8 AM gathering which really isn't prime Carol time. Noah went along and sat in the back of the room. I asked him to cue me when I had used [...]
If you’re happy and you know it…
Often, when I read about the lawsuits where one musical artist accuses another of stealing something from their song, I cannot begin to understand how the original artist concluded that a theft occurred. After all, there are only so many chords and so many words and sooner or later one song is bound to sound [...]
Ask only what you can pour for your mother…
Old-timers and history buffs - I am in the former category - will remember President Kennedy's now iconic statement, "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." I always liked this statement because I think it speaks to the duty and responsibility of [...]
I have not been un-friended, yet.
On the way to work today (yes, I am still alive, but the green gills remain), I heard some interesting statistics on the radio that I feel compelled to share. According to Facebook data, one in four Facebook users (ages 18-34) have been embarrassed by a parent's status post or photo that a parent has [...]
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