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Moving to Wisconsin where every small town h= as a bowling alley, I wondered about the national origin of the game. I ass= umed maybe German since so many were connected to bars. One encyclopdia men= tioned Holland as a possible source.   But st= udies of the ancient saga…

One day an old German Shepherd started chasing rabbits and befo= re long, discovered that he’s lost. Wandering about, he noticed a pan= ther heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch. T= he old German Shepherd thought, “Oh, oh! I’m in deep doo-doo no= w!”   …

I was in the library once when a man walked up to the check-out= desk asking for some ham and cheese. The librarian politely informed him t= hat he was in a library.   The man quickly apologized, then whispered to the libra= rian, "Can I please have some ham…

For children of all ages, we have books and stories, nursery rh= ymes and novels that ALL begin with “Little”.  We will giv= e a key word(s) clues and all you must do is fill in the right title to fol= low “little”.  Easy-peasy fun for the whole family.  …

[I have a confession – I can’t remember the name of= the comedian from whom I “borrowed” the following. Sorry. But = it is funny.] A computer once beat me at= chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.   I used to think that the brain=…

[The first weekend of each month is a time to encourage and ins= pire our blog readers to greater achievement and aspiration.] &#8220= ;Everyone has moments of weakness. But that doesn’t make you weak.”~ Katie Alender   “Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a= man of value.”~ Albert…

[We often hear stories about summer camp from perspective of th= e campers. What about the counselors? What are they thinking?]   The counselor aske= d, “How many times did I tell you to make your bed?” A camp= er said he couldn’t answer; “I didn’t know. Nobody to= ld me I…

[First of the month always brings worst of the month in my humo= r. Here is what’s happening at my house.] I couldn’t fig= ure out how to run the new washing machine, so finally I just threw in the = towel.   Every morning, I get hit by the…

This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_0262_01DAE31E.92C15A00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A cruise ship passed by a remote island, and all the passengers saw a bearded man running around and waving his arms wildly. “Captain,” one passenger asked, “who is that man over there?” “I have no…

Here are some classic quotations from William Shakespeare&#8217= ;s treasure-trove of plays.  We’ve probably heard or read them a= ll.  We’ve probably long ago forgotten in WHICH play each was ut= tered (if we ever knew to begin with).  This quiz will test both memor= y and mettle. Remember, this…

[Random thoughts on my bathroom scale]   Since I’ve developed a “belly”= , I have trouble seeing the dial on the scale. Wife bought me a talking sca= le. I got on and it said, “One at a time, please”.   She caught me sucking in my stomach as I…

The Jewish liturgical poet Daniel ben J= udah wrote a hymn that contained the “13 Articles of Faith of Maimoni= des (a great Jewish philosopher) that formed part of the morning prayer. It= was translated, then paraphrased in 13 stanzas by a Christian, Thomas Oliv= er. Oliver was converted to Christianity…

One day, a sewing machine repairman asked his surgeon "Do = you think the human body is a machine?"   The surgeon replied "Sure. It = has parts, and each part has a purpose to fulfill just like every gear in a= sewing machine has a purpose." The mechanic asked…