Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Old People
My friend, Ken, the pride of Cherry Hill, N.J. sent this along:
This letter was sent to the principal's office after the school had sponsored a luncheon for the elderly. An old lady received a new radio at the lunch as a door prize and was writing to say thank you.
Dear Safety Harbour Middle School;
God bless you for the beautiful radio I won at your recent senior citizens luncheon. I am 84 years old and live at the Safety Harbour Assisted Home for the Aged. All of my family has passed away. I am all alone now and it's nice to know that someone is thinking of me. God bless you for your kindness to an old forgotten lady.
My roommate is 95 and has always had her own radio, but before I received one, she would never let me listen to hers, even when she was napping.
The other day her radio fell off the nightstand and broke into a lot of pieces. It was awful and she was in tears. She asked if she could listen to mine, and I told her to kiss my ass.
Thank you for that opportunity.
Sincerely,
Edna
This letter was sent to the principal's office after the school had sponsored a luncheon for the elderly. An old lady received a new radio at the lunch as a door prize and was writing to say thank you.
Dear Safety Harbour Middle School;
God bless you for the beautiful radio I won at your recent senior citizens luncheon. I am 84 years old and live at the Safety Harbour Assisted Home for the Aged. All of my family has passed away. I am all alone now and it's nice to know that someone is thinking of me. God bless you for your kindness to an old forgotten lady.
My roommate is 95 and has always had her own radio, but before I received one, she would never let me listen to hers, even when she was napping.
The other day her radio fell off the nightstand and broke into a lot of pieces. It was awful and she was in tears. She asked if she could listen to mine, and I told her to kiss my ass.
Thank you for that opportunity.
Sincerely,
Edna
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Mae West
~When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad, I'm even better.
~Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
~It's not the men in your life that counts, it's the life in your men.
~How tall are you son?
I'm six feet and seven inches, ma'am.
Let's forget about your six feet and talk about your seven inches.
~Is that a pistol in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?
~Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
~It's not the men in your life that counts, it's the life in your men.
~How tall are you son?
I'm six feet and seven inches, ma'am.
Let's forget about your six feet and talk about your seven inches.
~Is that a pistol in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Monday, January 08, 2007
Unbelieveable!
Over the past weekend, temperatures in the Washington, D.C. area reached the mid-seventies. The forsythia actually started to bloom.
And along the Georgetown waterfront, usually abandoned this time of year, people in shirtsleeves and shorts pretended it was the middle of spring.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Infamous Predictions
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" --H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out." --Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.
"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." --Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." --Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible." --A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out." --Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.
"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." --Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." --Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible." --A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)
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