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WITandWISDOM(tm) - December 19, 2003 ISSN 1538-8794 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: The greatest mistake you can make is to be constantly fearful you will make one. Source: Carol's Thought for Today, http://www.kalama.com/~carola/ ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: Jest for the Pun of it From Stan Kegel When the vulture flies, he takes carrion luggage. Sign on the pearly gates: 'Heaven nice day. (Gary Hallock) Workmen with special hats have super-visors. (William Rayborn) If the shortest distance between two points is a line, why does waiting in one take so long? (Lee Daniel Quinn) Use expose in a sentence: Expose lose to Mets 5-2. Source: The Funnies, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/andychaps_the-funnies ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: Part of my job as a public-health nurse is teaching new parents how to care for their infants. As I was demonstrating how to wrap a newborn, a young Asian couple turned to me and said, "You mean we should wrap the baby like an egg roll?" Yes, I replied, that was a good analogy. "I don't know how to make egg rolls," another mother said anxiously. "Can I wrap my baby like a burrito?" Source: Trev's Funnies, mailto:trevsfunnies-subscribe@topica.com ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: Patagonia Dragonfly Jacket Lighter and more durable than other jacket in the recent wave of featherweight outerwear, the Dragonfly ($135) blocks wind completely, resists water pretty well, and compresses to the size of an orange. It sports a hood, a half-length zipper, and a chest pocket yet weighs just three ounces - light enough to take anywhere, anytime. http://www.patagonia.com Source National Geographic Adventure, December 2003 / January 2004, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure |