Well a serious political commentary had begun but that can wait until tomorrow. An executive decision was made to cheer. This was made possible by wonderful emails received from David – my fabulous British friend. In response, the following email was sent to him.
Me: Damn, this is my favourite of all. I think I am not going to deal with the Canadian political scene today but blog this instead. One MUST get their laughs out of something. With love, Little Girl
My the way, David called me Little Girl – I guess that is his nickname for me. I am not particularly little (even with the weight loss) but compared to him I am a girl. He is 80, I think, I am not that old yet. Hahahaha
Most seniors never get enough exercise. In His Wisdom God decreed that seniors become forgetful so
they would have to search for their glasses, keys and other things thus doing more walking.
And God looked down and saw that it was good.
Then God saw there was another need. In His Wisdom He made seniors lose coordination so they would drop things requiring them to bend, reach & stretch.
And God looked down and saw that it was good
Then God considered the function of bladders and decided seniors would have additional calls of nature requiring more trips to the bathroom, thus providing more exercise.
God looked down and saw that it was good
So if you find as you age, you are getting up and down more, remember it’s God’s will. It is all in your best
interest even though you mutter under your breath.
Nine Important Facts to Remember as You Grow Older
#9
Death is the number 1 killer in the
world.
#8
Life is sexually transmitted.
#7
Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which
one can die.
#6
Men have 2 motivations: hunger and hanky panky, and they can’t tell them apart. If you see a gleam in his eyes,
make him a sandwich.
#5
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a
person to use the Internet and they won’t bother you for
weeks, months, maybe years.
#4
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in the hospital, dying of nothing.
#3
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no
attention to criticism.
#2
In the 60’s, people took acid to make the world weird.
Now the world is weird, and people take Prozac
to make it normal.
#1
Life is like a jar of jalapeno peppers. What you do today
may be a burning issue tomorrow.
Don’t ignore this message. This is your only warning.
A friend sent this to me — he must have mistakenly
assumed I was aging
But, wait, wait, there are more. Some will be saved for a later date. But here is another cute one.
Corbyn, looked at Abbot chucked and said, “You know I could throw a 1,000 point note out of the window right now and make somebody very happy. “ Abbot shrugged her shoulders and replied, “ I could throw ten 100 pound notes out the window and make ten people very happy.” Hearing the exchange the pilot of the plane said to his co-pilot “Such big shots back there. I could throw both of them out the window and make 28 million people happy. If you are one of the 28 million keep this going.
So that is all for today folks (probably). After a very productive day I am on the ice machine. I went to Marin with my walker but never used it, accomplishing a great deal including getting a battery for my watch. I was thinking of getting a Mac watch but decided it was a dumb idea – so for about seven dollars my GUESS watch is working again and now I will always know what time it is. PHEW. The photograph is the one posted to On Instagram this morning with the following caption.
Me: On my way to Marin this morning for several appointments. I shall accomplish great things.
Well actually I did. I am in a very good mood and in a very good place
