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This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_02CB_01DB6F0C.65AC1A30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In the midst of winter, I often dream of spring. In my mind’s eye I see the days lengthening with the sun rising earlier each day in the pink morning sky, bathing the world in its…

[As best I can recall, during this pas year I have chatted with= various of my fifteen grandchildren about many subjects:]   About memory “I = have a photographic memory, but I keep forgetting to develop it.”= About life: “I used to have a handle on life, but then it…

My daughter and I were proud of our family lineage. She trac= ed it back in one line to two generations before Charlemagne in France. Ano= ther line was among the early immigrants to America, fleeing the English Ci= vil War in the 1640’s. Our ancestors included soldiers, settlers, sen=…

[A radio station had a contest for one-line jokes/humor.  = Did smile at some of the entries.] “I was in my car driving ba= ck from work. A police officer pulled me over and knocked on my window. I s= aid, ‘One minute, please. I’m on the phone.’” “People say…

[Two years ago, Readers Digest listed the “best snack in = every state”.  You remember all the 48 states (or more) from gra= de school, right?  I will give you 20 sweet or salty snacks, and you j= ust have to guess what state is most likely associated with these…

I was searching Google for information on diabetes.  Found= a promising site, but when I called up the page it said it used “coo= kies”. It then asked if I would accept cookies. =   Is that a trick question?   ~~= I mentioned on-line that I had a lot…

Roberta wrote, “My husband has had dementia for almost a = decade. He has almost no short-term memory. He can no longer drive, read, u= se a cell phone, or even use a credit card.   When the Christmas catalogs came, I= saw a tablecloth I wanted, but when I…

[10 fun jokes for kids; 2 tougher ones for adults. Go ahead; pl= ay with your food.]   Q: When potatoes have babies, what are they called?A: T= ater Tots    = Q: What is a cheerleader’s favorite drink? A: Root beer   Q: What are twins favorite fruit? A:…

People think "icy" is the easiest word to spell. Come to think of it, I see why.   What washes up on ver= y small beaches? Micro-waves.   Wanna hear two shor= t jokes and a long joke? Joke, joke, jooooo= ooooooooke.   What do Alexander the Great and Winnie…

Becca D. reminded us, “This time of year, everyone should= know the symptoms of the Amish Flu. First you get a little horse, then a l= ittle buggy.”   Ken M. fretted, “I worry about scientists discovering= that lettuce has been fattening all along.”   Jacob A. said, “I was…

A potential groom was asked in counseling about married life. H= e was pressed about making money and about having children.  “Would having 10 children or having 10 mil= lion dollars make you truly content?”   The young man answered quickly that= he would be more satisfied having 10 children…

I’ll admit I’m not used to preaching in a church= with higher liturgy. Baptists do not have much congregational response in = a service apart from an occasional “Amen”. Substituting= in our retirement, I found the audience filled with Lutheran, Anglican, an= d Methodist seniors as I stepped to the…