Sunday, 19 February 2012

A cute moment

I found this cute video and thought of Sleuth...

Saturday, 18 February 2012

A fun game - UPDATE

Mrsgunka sent me a good joke:

A lawyer and a senior citizen are sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer is thinking that seniors are so dumb that he could get one over on them easily . So the lawyer asks if the senior would like to play a fun game.

The senior is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks.


The lawyer persists, saying that the game is a lot of fun...."I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me only $5.00. Then you ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500.00," he says.

This catches the senior's attention and, to keep the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.

The lawyer asks the first question. "What's the distance from the Earth to the Moon?"

The senior doesn't say a word, but reaches into his pocket, pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer.



Now, it's the senior's turn. He asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?"

The lawyer uses his laptop to search all references he can find on the internet. He sends e-mails to all the smart friends he knows; all to no avail. After an hour of searching, he finally gives up.

He wakes the senior and hands him $500.00. The senior pockets the $500.00 and goes right back to sleep.


The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He wakes the senior up and asks, "Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"

The senior reaches into his pocket, hands the lawyer $5.00, and goes back to sleep.


Thank you, Mrsgunka.

[Mrsgunka sent me the link to her niece's blog and I've added it to the blog list on the right. It's really lovely, worth visiting...]

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UPDATE


I got my dates muddled up and thought Ray's birthday was tomorrow. It's today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RAY!

Here's Ray with his mom Marcie on her 102nd birthday last August 

Friday, 17 February 2012

Wine tasting

Grammy97 sent us this joke:


At a local winery, the regular taster died and the director started looking for a new one to hire. A drunk with a ragged dirty look came to apply for the position.

The director of the factory wondered how to send him away. They gave him a glass to drink. The old guy tried it and said, "It's a muscat three years old, grown on a north slope, matured in steel containers. Low grade but acceptable."

"That's correct!" said the boss. "Another glass, please."

The man said, "It's a cabernet, eight years old, south-western slope, oak barrels, matured at eight degrees. Requires three more years for finest results."

"Absolutely correct!" said the boss again. "A third glass, please."

"It's a pinot blanc champagne, high grade and exclusive," calmly said the drunk.

The director was astonished, so winked at his secretary, to suggest something. She left the room and came back in with a glass of urine.

The alcoholic tried it. "It's a blonde, 26 years old, three months pregnant... and if I don't get the job, I'll name the father."


Thank you, Grammy

Thursday, 16 February 2012

Easy yoga

Yoga positions require a lot of dedication and discipline to be achieved to perfection. CC sent me examples of an alternative way to obtain results. All that's needed is a LOT of booze!










Thank you for the laugh, CC.

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Fragile children need some help.

An old friend sent me the following email. I'm sure you will remember her and will not hesitate to help.

Hi Regina!

I hope you remember me. I have been lurking on your new site, and I really like it. I am sending emails to all of my friends and contacts. We need your help.

The State of Illinois is trying to take away medical coverage for children with complex medical issues, like my Christopher. We have a waiver, and the program is limited to about 500 children at any one time. The State is broke, and they believe one of the ways to balance the budget is to cut off populations that they believe will not fight back.

We are asking for help, no matter your location, in fighting back. We have started a petition online and are asking that folks sign and then blog, tweet, facebook whatever to get more folks there. If you are resident of Illinois, we are asking that you also email, call or write your State Senators and Representatives. Our children's lives literally hang in the balance.

Little Christopher a few years ago

If I were forced to hospitalize or admit Christopher to a nursing home, not only would it cost about 8 times what this program does, he would most likely be dead in 3 to 6 months. He has no immune system. There are 500 children in the same situation.

I am posting a link to my blog. There is a widget at the top of the page to go sign the petition. I hope you can use your blog and/or contacts to help us out.

Keep up the great work on your blog! : ) Hugs!!!

Steph (DS Mama)


I signed the petition this morning, please help these children in Illinois. Head to Steph's site for that very important click...

Thank you.