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[We often remember what famous people have said. But if you&#82= 17;re like me, I often forget the zip code (the “who said it”) = while remembering bits/bytes of the quotation. Here are ten simple statemen= ts many know but might have forgotten who said them. WARNING: A couple of…

[Some= day, we’ll look back on 2023, laugh nervously, and change the subject.&nbsp= ; But now I am thinking about 2024 and considering minor changes that need = to be made.]   >I will adopt a positive= attitude about my destructive habits. >The next time = a computer beats me…

[The first weekend of each month is a time to encourage and ins= pire our blog readers to greater achievement and aspiration.] &#8220= ;Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.&#= 8221; ~ Albert Camus   “Sometimes it takes a = good fall to really know where you…

[Heard that Dr. Frankenstein’s New Year’s resolution was to mak= e new friends. Mine were not that clever, and they will go in one year and = out the other.]   = My first resolution was to read more. I immediately said “yes” to subtitles on my TV.   I…

A friend asked m= e what I used to say (or still say now) when I announced “it’s = time to go” after a visit.  I always tried to be funny (you all = expected that, right) like . . . “Time to put an egg in my shoe an=…

This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_1FC1_01DA3E24.AAD91870 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=”—-=_NextPart_001_1FC2_01DA3E24.AAD91870″ ——=_NextPart_001_1FC2_01DA3E24.AAD91870 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Last week we talked about the cheerful banter as we parted from family and friends, using the rhyming format “See you later, Alligator” or “After while, Crocodile”. Here are YOUR suggested “Last…

Teresa G. related, “I went for a job interview, and they = said if hired, I would have to do the work of six men. Of course, I turned = them down. I was looking for a full-time job.”   Scott M. bemoaned, “La= st night I had a terrible…

[Each month we start with bad puns, bad wordplays, bad jokes, a= nd bad luck.  Here is #1 for the New Year. You will want to wash your = eyes after reading.]   NASA is sending a new mission to say ‘sorry’ to= any UFO’s or aliens out in space…

C.S. Lewis “There are bett= er things ahead than any we leave behind.”   Albert Einstein “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorr= ow.”   Prophet Jeremiah “Because of the = Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail= =2E They are new every…

A man was driving down a Gulf Coast road when a policeman stopp= ed him. The officer looked in the back of the man’s truck and said, &= #8220;Why are these penguins in your truck?” The man replied, “These are my penguins. Got ‘em for= a Christmas present.” “= This…

Since I was a little tot, I recall the cheerful banter as we pa= rted from family and friend. The rhyming “See You Later, Alligator!&#= 8221; was always answered by “After While, Crocodile!” = It wasn’t long before we made up our own rhymes (some good, some bad,= some ugly)…

DATELINE: She= boygan   Otto, the historic statue of a local otter, was s= tolen from the city park. Within two days, Otto was rescued, and the perpet= rator apprehended. Authorities are trying to determine if the thief = should be charged with kidnapping or grand theft Otto.   ~~…

A guy said to God, "God, is it true that to you a billion = years is like a second?"God said, “Yes.”. Then the guy said, "God, is it true that to you= a billion dollars is like a penny?"God said, “Yes.” Finally, the guy asked, "So, God, ca= n…