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WITandWISDOM(tm) - September 12, 2002 ISSN 1538-8794 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started. - David Allen Source: DailyThought http://www.sperience.net/lists/signlist.html#thought ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: THE GREAT CONSPIRACY Have you ever noticed that when you're of a certain age, everything seems uphill from where you are? Stairs are steeper. Groceries are heavier. And, everything is farther away. Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to discover how long our street had become! And, you know, people talk quieter now. They speak in whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak up they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they're red in the face! I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age. On the other hand, people my own age are so much older than I am. I ran into an old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn't even recognize me. I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own refection... Well, REALLY NOW ... even mirrors are not made the way they used to be! Another thing, everyone drives so fast today! You're risking life and limb if you just happen to pull onto the freeway in front of them. All I can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in my rear view mirror. Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days. Why else would they suddenly start labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20? Do they think no one notices that these things no longer fit around the waist, hips, thighs, and bosom? The people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank, but in reverse. Do they think I actually "believe" the number I see on that dial? HA! I would never let myself weigh that much! Just who do these people think they're fooling? I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on - but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they've printed the phone books in such small type that no one could ever find a number there! All I can do is pass along this warning: Maturity is under attack! Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon "everyone" will have to suffer these awful indignities. ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: "Wow, man," Timmy said. "God parted the Red Sea and let all His people through on dry ground!" "Sorry," said the 'biblical' scholar. "But that wasn't the Red Sea; it was the Reed Sea. And its water is only about one foot deep. No miracle was involved." "Oh," said Timmy. Then, reading on a little more, he said, "Wow, man! What a miracle! God drowned all those Egyptians in 1 foot of water!" Source: Colorado Comments, http://coloradocomments.com/ ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: Are you keeping up with the Jordans? Would you like to see how your salary compares to various Celebrities? Visit this web site select a salary rate for yourself then select a celebrity for comparison then click "Run It" and you will see in real time how your salary accumulates compared with this celebrity. http://content.salary.monster.com/timer/index.asp Subm itted by John L. Hoh, Jr., http://www.geocities.com/hohjohn/ |