Sarooster's humor

They are going to make fun of me at work. Last time I did this they gave me a hard time. They don’t understand what I am up to. It makes good sense and one of these days all of the people making fun of me are going to be sorry they did not heed Ol’ Rooster’s warning and take the precautions he did.... Sign in to see full entry.

Many moons ago (that’s Indian talk, OK Native American....maybe) I was working as a surveyor. I was a superviser in charge of a handful of survey crews. We performed many jobs for both private and governmental entities. It was a good job with tons of memories. The one I am going to relate here... Sign in to see full entry.

It was a glorious spring day. The sun was shining. A light breeze from the north was keeping the temperature and humidity down. The water was sparkling as I drove down to the water’s edge. The borrow pit at the bottom of the levee seemed to be calling me to cast a line. I was at work, but my survey... Sign in to see full entry.

He came over from France. He was a fine newspaper man. If you read any of my writing you can tell it is in my blood. Cousin Conrad did well when he got to America. He wound up owning a newspaper. So you ask what happened? Why don’t I own a newspaper right now or more than one? I will relate the... Sign in to see full entry.

My wife was lying in the bed watching TV last week. I had been in the shower, dried off, put my clothes on and was walking out of the bathroom to come to my computer room and write. My wife stopped me and asked me the following question, "Would you give up a kidney for someone?" Without batting an... Sign in to see full entry.

A few years back I was getting ready to change jobs. I was a surveyor and had decided to move on to a different, and better, job. My two week notice had been given. The new company I was going to work for asked that I go to a seminar the weekend between my last two weeks at work. This seminar was... Sign in to see full entry.

Back in my high school basketball playing days we were in the same district with a small, Catholic preparatory school. The school was located at the Diocese and enjoyed great support of the nuns and priests at the Diocese. The school was able to attract, or recruit, some very good ballplayers. We... Sign in to see full entry.

"Boys, come and look at my new calculator!", my Dad exclaimed. He had just driven in from his surveying job. He had been given a new calculator to do his calculations. The year was in the early 1970's and calculating machines were so cool. My Dad proudly took his new Hewlett-Packard calculator out... Sign in to see full entry.

Casey is my 50-pound, runt-of-the-litter, Laboratory Retrieving dog. And, yes, she did win the Tour de France once upon a time. The year is not really important. The story is though. Casey did not want to enter the event to start with. Her brothers and sisters, all cats and dogs, entered the Tour... Sign in to see full entry.

My little black lab, Casey, was a security dog once upon a time at the White House. Now, you might believe that or not. I am just there to tell the story as she told it to me. You can make up your mind as to the truthfulness of the story. My old girl was lying in the guard shack, in the air... Sign in to see full entry.