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[Got two new pair of blue jeans for Christmas since my old one= s were holier than I am. Caused my mind to wander on that subject and see i= f I’d written about jeans previously. This was from March 10, 1997, during the first year of the grif net…

[It is EASY to answer just the MOVIE from w= hich these quotations became famous. But MUCH HARDER to give either the CHA= RACTER or ACTOR who said the words in that movie.  Correct answer must= be BOTH movie and either the character or the actor who said those words.…

[Thousands of “ponderable” jokes have circulated ov= er the years, but I’ve saved these questions to cogitate on when stuc= k at the railroad crossing]   >>If the mantis is always praying, what religio= n is it?  [note: it probably varies because they’re all in sects= ]   >= >Why…

[The first weekend of each month is a time to encourage and ins= pire our blog readers to greater achievement and aspirations] &#8220= ;Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-fo= ur-hour days.”~ Zig Ziglar   “The man who moves a mountain beg= ins by…

Alric S. proposed, “I suggested to the National Park Serv= ice that we release clay pigeons back into the wild. That idea was immediat= ely shot down.”   Shirley V. lamented, “My friend says when she looks i= n a mirror, she envisions her body as a temple. I look…

[Each month we start with bad puns, bad wordplays, bad jokes, a= nd bad luck.  Here is Part 2 (February) as 2024 marches inexorably on.= Read at your own peril – what is seen cannot be unseen.]=   What was the biggest p= roblem when the church relocated? They neede=…

[A few weeks ago= we asked for Little rhymes used when you say good-bye to family or friends= =2E  Like “See you Later, Alligator” or “After While= , Crocodile”.  More suggestions have flooded (or trickled) in]On The Bus, Octopus   In a Few, Kangaroo   Ti= me To Scoot, Little…

CONTINENTAL QUIZ= !  What basic facts of physical geography do you know about each of th= e seven continents?  This is a short (only 28 questions), simple (if y= ou paid attention in 7th grade geography class), and fun (if you= get cheap thrills about stumbling on a correct answer…

[Overheard at my= house lately. Not saying who, but it doesn’t sound like me.]   I’m not retired. I’m now a professional grandmother.=   This apron is just my cape on backwards.   I came. I sa= w. I forgot what I came for.   My favorite verse? “I&#8217= ;m…

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote “What the hear= t of the young man said to the psal= mist” . . . . Tell me not, in mournful numbers,Life&= nbsp;is but an empty dream!For the soul&n= bsp;is dead that slumbers,And things are = not what they seem. &nbs= p; Life is real! Life is&nbsp= ;earnest!And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou art, to dust returnest,Was no= t spoken of the soul.   Not enjoyment, and not&n= bsp;sorrow,Is our destined end or way;But&= nbsp;to act, that each to-morrowFind us f= arther than to-day.   Art is long, and Time is&n= bsp;fleeting,And our hearts, though stout and&= nbsp;brave,Still, like muffled drums, are beat= ingFuneral marches to the grave.   In the world= ’s broad field of battle,In the biv= ouac of Life,Be not like dumb, driven&nbs= p;cattle!Be a hero in the strife!   Trust no&nbsp= ;Future, howe’er pleasant!Let the dead P= ast bury its dead!Act,— act in the&= nbsp;living Present!Heart within, and God o&#8= 217;erhead!   Lives of great men all remind usWe&= nbsp;can make our lives sublime,And, departing= , leave behind usFootprints on the sands&= nbsp;of time;   Footprints, that perhaps another,Sailing&nb= sp;o’er life’s solemn main,A forlorn&nb= sp;and shipwrecked brother,Seeing, shall take =…

Smiling as I think of these evaluations and summaries of our li= ves . . .   “Dogs are the leaders on our planet. If you see two lifeforms, o= ne of them making poop and the other carrying it for him, whom would you as= sume is in charge?”…

You all know the Bible story of Jesus as He commanded the de= mons to come out of the man called Legion. The demons begged Jesus to cast = them into the swine herd nearby. Jesus did, and the pigs ran over the cliff= and into the Sea of Galilee.…

I was asked what I thought the favorite pies in all of Ameri= ca were.=A0 I joked “Pizza pie” and got a dirty look. Evidently= , they were thinking “dessert”. Then I suggested 3.1415= 9 and again they found my humor underwhelming.   So, I will ask you AND give…