You probably said it yourself. I'm sure I have. We have all heard it. Someone interrupts a speaker and says, "I don't mean to interrupt you." Yes you did. You meant to interrupt. You did it on purpose. If you had sneezed, coughed, or screamed than it would be proper to say, "I didn't mean to interrupt," When you stop someone in mid-sentence because you had a thought that might run away if you don't use it right away and say I didn't mean to interrupt,what you really mean is, I don't mean to be rude. Now that I've straightened this out, I'll let you get back to your day. I didn't mean to interrupt.
Monday, May 2, 2016
Monday, April 25, 2016
What's Forever For?
She loved him. He loved her. They were married in 1947 and stayed married until her death in
2016. In her last year of life she still said, "He's a Keeper." and "You can't have him." He still missed her after she died and said, "We were supposed to go together." They had grown old together and their love had stayed young. Yes, love can last forever.
2016. In her last year of life she still said, "He's a Keeper." and "You can't have him." He still missed her after she died and said, "We were supposed to go together." They had grown old together and their love had stayed young. Yes, love can last forever.
Monday, April 18, 2016
Tippecanoe
10:00 AM
Posted by Linda Henson
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The first weekend in June of every presidential election year The Tippecanoe Party goes to a mountain resort to pick a nominee to run for the office of President. All members have to put their name in or leave the party. There are five hundred and seven members. In the first round all the members put an egg in their pocket and run up a mountain. The first one hundred and forty that make it back with egg unbroken go to the next round. Then there is a tug-of-wag contest. This weans the number down to twenty . They are handed a beer stein filled with lemonade and then proceed to musical chairs. The last one grabbing a seat without spilling lemonade is the nominee. All of this makes a great deal more sense than the way some of the other parties chose a nominee. God bless America.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Consistent
10:00 AM
Posted by Linda Henson
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Who said, The most consistent thing about human beings is their inconsistency? I think it might have been me, but I'm not certain. I don't want to take credit for someone else's brilliance, but I don't want to lose credit for mine. Let just say, I am clever enough to understand the truth of that sentence. Thank you.
Monday, April 4, 2016
It's For The Bird
10:00 AM
Posted by Linda Henson
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There is a bird that is black with red tip wings. In order to win a mate, the male has to do a mid-air ballet. He has to teach this ballet to an apprentice. He and the apprentice have to perform this ballet perfectly or the female will reject him. If birds are be this particular shouldn't humans be a little more choosey when allowing someone into their life, heart and home?
Friday, April 1, 2016
Yepee!!!!!!
10:00 AM
Posted by Linda Henson
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I did it! I won the 3 trillion dollar lottery! I didn't even have to buy a ticket! The government will take half, but I can live with that. I'm so excited. I'm going to buy a new pair of shoes, maybe a new coat, Disneyland and a big box of chocolate truffles. Oh, and I'm moving to London. Cheerio.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Really?
10:00 AM
Posted by Linda Henson
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I watch a reality show called America's Worst Cooks. These are people who burn water. Chef Ann and her cohort take 16 people in teams of two show them something to cook and set them lose on the kitchen while the two chefs watch from above. The recruits run around like crazy trying to recreate what they were taught. One day, one recruit didn't realize that her frying pan was overheating as she scrambled for ingredients. Chef Ann shouts for her attention and fails to get it. Finally she shouts, "Your pan is hot and smoking what do you do?" The answer that popped into my head, "I don't know, take it out to dinner."