Guy's blog about life with pets in northern mich.

A little old lady was sitting on a park bench in The Villages, a Florida Adult community. A man walked over and sits down on the other end of the bench. After a few moments, the woman asks, 'Are you a stranger here?' He replies, 'I lived here years ago.' 'So, where were you all these years?' 'In prison,'he says. 'Why did they put you in prison?' He looked at her, and very quietly said, 'I killed my wife.' 'Oh!' said the woman. 'So you're single...?!' I wasn't nearly as attractive as I now am,... Sign in to see full entry.

Working at our local Senior Center, I pick up a lot of info on what to expect will happen to people, when they become really old. If this is where we are all headed, I AIN'T GOING! Guy Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up... Sign in to see full entry.

Before writing this, I waited for a couple weeks, because I halfway expected to be informing the world of Hitler’s second and final death. During the EARLY morning hours of the day this happened, (about 3:00AM ) I awoke and headed for the bathroom, as I do every morning. Just outside our bedroom, I nearly stepped on the pieces of one of the hamster cages, scattered across half the living room floor. Hitler had obviously just signed her own DEATH WARRANT! I foolishly blurted out what had... Sign in to see full entry.

Another forwarded gem, one that I wish I wrote, but didn't. Guy Catherine - a little girl in our neighborhood - told me that she wanted to be President one day. Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there with us. I asked Catherine - 'If you were President what would be the first thing you would do?' Catherine replied, 'I would give houses to all the homeless people.' 'Wow - what a worthy goal you have there Catherine.' I told her (while both parents beamed), 'But, you don't have... Sign in to see full entry.

Things to think about ( for those who are at that stage in life to have the time to ponder these sorts of things): VERY INTERESTING STUFF In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb' -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only..Ladies Forbidden'...and thus the word GOLF... Sign in to see full entry.

An old joke. I find that the old ones, having been told and retold over the years, sorta gives them a passing grade, as genuinely being funny, A KEEPER, so to speak. Hope you agree. Guy An elderly man in North Carolina had owned a large farm for several years. He had a large pond in the back, fixed up really nice, along with some picnic tables, horseshoe courts, and some apple and peach trees. The pond was properly shaped and fixed up for swimming when it was built. One evening the old farmer... Sign in to see full entry.

Once again, My friend Dave Bradbury sent me something that I think that everyone should see. To paraphrase George Orwell; "All men are created equal. Some are just MORE equal than others." Guy SOCIAL SECURITY: (This is worth reading. It is short and to the point.) Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years. Our Senators and Congressmen do not pay into Social Security and, of course, they do not collect from it. You see, Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons... Sign in to see full entry.

Just when I was beginning to feel quite fit and robust, ( Been doing lots of physical stuff lately) my best friend Dave, couldn't let me bask in contentment for very long, before he just HAD to send me something to bring me back down, a reminder that he's not getting any younger. I have told him repeatedly, how to stop the hands on Father Time's clock! My brother Perry, TOO! They don't listen. They'd rather take their doctor's advice, apparently. Well, it looks as though I will be the only one... Sign in to see full entry.

As difficult as life can get, we all sometimes feel that the end of our rope, is near. We think that one more straw on our back will be our breaking point, but from the depths of our personal well, there comes another bucketful of strength, when we thought there was none left. Everyone would undo life’s poor decisions, skip the pain of adversity, and tread different pathways, if we could just go back and start again. This however, would negate vital personal growth and the wisdom learned by... Sign in to see full entry.

I wrestled with the decision to post this, or not. I admire all people that successfully put everything on the line, by traveling to a foreign-speaking country, working longer, harder, under the most miserable conditions, and manage despite enormous odds against them, to claw out a place for themselves. This joke is one with obvious racism, and I repudiate that whole mind-set. I am posting this, solely because of it's very funny surprize, misdirected ending. I love it, and I hate it, too. Sorta... Sign in to see full entry.