CHECKING IN FOR THE DAY

Lan had a round of chemo and said he would probably be off for a few days.

Oh no... Thanks, editor.

Just on for a few minutes, while beef broth cooling, and ice tea warming... done with Abilene for a few more weeks...

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Guide for New Wives (needs AZ-TEX Sauce)

He didn't like the casserole

And he didn't like my cake.

My biscuits were too hard

Not like his mother used to make.

I didn't perk the coffee right

He didn't like the stew,

I didn't mend his socks

The way his mother used to do.

I pondered for an answer

I was looking for a clue.

Then I turned around and smacked him

Like his mother used to do.

Minnesota Ghost

This happened about a month ago just outside of Willmar, a little town in the back country of Minnesota, and while it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's real.

This out-of-state traveler was on the side of the road, hitchhiking on a real dark night in the middle of a thunderstorm. Time passed slowly and no cars went by. It was raining so hard he could hardly see his hand in front of his face. Suddenly he saw a car moving slowly, approaching and appearing ghostlike in the rain. It slowly and silently crept toward him and stopped.

Wanting a ride real bad the guy jumped in the car and closed the door; only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the wheel, and no sound of an engine to be heard over the rain.

Again the car crept slowly forward and the guy was terrified, too scared to think of jumping out and running. The guy saw that the car was approaching a sharp curve and, still too scared to jump out, he started to pray and began begging for his life; he was sure the ghost car would go off the road and into a nearby lake and he would drown!

But just before the curve, a shadowy figure appeared at the driver's window and a hand reached in and turned the steering wheel, guiding the car safely around the bend. Then, just as silently, the hand disappeared through the window and the hitchhiker was alone again!

Paralyzed with fear, the guy watched the hand reappear every time they reached a curve. Finally the guy, scared to near death, had all he could take and jumped out of the car and ran and ran, into town, into Willmar.

Wet and in shock, he went into a bar and voice quavering, ordered two shots of whiskey, then told everybody about his supernatural experience. A silence enveloped and everybody got goose bumps when they realized the guy was telling the truth (and was not just some drunk).

About half an hour later two guys walked into the bar and one says to the other, "Look Toivo, ders dat idiot that rode in our car when we wuz pushin it in the rain."

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Blessings all, and ahm still kickin'...

moi

Some iced tea, plizz, oh, and um, some carne asada burritos, with our (patent-pending) AZ-TEX sauce, tooo... Hope you and hubby had a great time in Scottsdale! I'm a-l-m-o-s-t up to snuff; should be there by tomorrow, and promise not to use a snoose cup on the patio, or worse yet, hawk into the Canyon...

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For BadFrog

A five year old goes to the hospital with his Grandma to visit his Grandpa.

When they get to the hospital, he runs ahead of his Grandma and bursts into Grandpa's room.

"Grandpa, Grandpa," he says excitedly, "as soon as Grandma comes into the room, make a noise like a frog!"

"Huh, What?" said his drug-befuddled Grandpa.

"Make a noise like a frog because Grandma said that as soon as you croak, we're going to DisneyWorld!"

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I decided to grow my annual beard, and within two weeks my chin was covered with a mouse-colored long stubble. One day, crossing the street, I noticed that the driver of a car stopped at the walkway was an attractive young woman. Our eyes met; hers grew wider. Then she leaned over to lock the passenger-side door.

I went home and shaved. Left the mustache, though...

Blessings all,

moi

Sounds like GrandPa is in need of a "fix"..Ribit ..

Glad to see you, Lan!

New thread, same sort/kinda idea coming.

New thread...

http://www.tbd.com/group/209/discussion/125895/view