Volume 22 No. 11

March 13, 2015

silver lining (excerpt)

'Cause if you're ever gonna find
A four leaf clover
You gotta get a little dirt on your hands

And if you wanna find a head
That fits your shoulder
You're gonna have to go to the dance

If you wanna find the honey
You can't be scared of the bees
And if you wanna see the forest
You're gonna have to look past the trees

Artist: Kacey Musgraves

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how to maintain a healthy level of insanity in retirement!

At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars and watch them slow down.
On all your check stubs, write "For Marijuana."
Skip down the street rather than walk and see how many looks you get.
Order a "diet water" whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.
Sing along at the opera.
When the money comes out of the ATM, scream "I won! I won!"
When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling "Run for your lives! They're loose!"
Tell your children over dinner: "Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go..."
Pick up a box of condoms at the pharmacy, go to the counter and ask where the fitting room is.
Go to a large department store's fitting room, drop your drawers to your ankles and yell out: "There's no paper in here!"

is life fair?

Last year I was called to judge a speech contest at one of our city colleges. Participants were given slips of paper with a topic written on it and where to come up and speak for three minutes.

Each one drew from a hat to determine who would be the first speaker and the next and the next. The first contestant I noticed looked disgruntled as he got onto the podium to address the others.

"My fellow students and respected judges," he said loudly, "this is an unfair contest!" I, along with my fellow judges, looked up surprised.

"I have been given this paper," he continued, "to speak on a subject with just a few minutes preparation, whereas those after me have more time to work on their speech. This is unfair!"

He then proceeded to leave the stage and stormed out of the hall. Nobody missed him and the contest went on smoothly. I met him later as I was leaving.

"Who said life is always fair?" I asked him with a smile. He looked at me startled and I asked him to walk with me to my car.

"Life," I told him, "is also fighting the unfair and still winning! Do you read automobile magazines?"

"Yes," he said eagerly, "I do."

"Have you seen statistics shown when a new car is being introduced into the market? They talk about speed and horse power."

"Yes," he nodded.

"There is a disclaimer they put after all these figures. They say all this data is when the road conditions are 'ideal'!"

"Yes," he said again.

"Are road conditions always 'ideal'?" I asked him. "The car that sells best is the car that will deliver power and speed and durability both in the ideal and in the worst road conditions with potholes and mud and slush. That car is the winner!"

We had reached my car. "Don't always look for ideal playing conditions," I said. "Fight also in the unfair conditions and then come out a true winner!"

I then got into my car and looked back in my rear view mirror as I drove away. I saw him smile and wave and knew he would fight the unfair from now on.

Ask the successful people. They fight whether the battle is fair or unfair.

~ Unknown Author ~

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