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January 15th, 2010 — Humor
Andy Borowitz thinks the new developments in air travel security can help the health care effort.:
Full Body Scans to Double as Annual Checkups
In what some in the White House are calling a
“win/win” solution to the nation’s airport security and health care reform problems, starting next month U.S. airports will begin conducting full body scans that will double as annual physical checkups.
President Obama announced the breakthrough solution, telling reporters, “With this all-purpose exam, we will be able to find everything from a hidden weapon to a spot on your lung.” After scanning a passenger, Mr. Obama said, “We will either give you a clean bill of health or wrestle you to the ground.”
The President added that instituting the body scan/checkup could ward off some terrorists right from the start, “because a lot of them will balk at the $25
co-pay.” But according to Davis Logsdon, who studies terrorism and health care reform at the University of Minnesota, the body scans may attract more terrorists than they deter: “If there’s one complaint that terrorists have about al-Qaeda it’s that they have lousy benefits.”
What do you think? Do you travel by air? My husband resolved never to do it years ago because of the way passengers are treated. And that was long before the ban on liquids, having to take off one’s shoes, etc. We count ourselves fortunate that we have a choice. How would you feel about undergoing a full body scan in order to fly?
January 8th, 2010 — Humor
An optimist waits up until midnight New Year’s Eve so he can welcome the new year in. A pessimist waits up so he can make sure the old one leaves.
The trouble with that joke is it assumes the new year will be better than the old one. A true pessimist is more apt to go to bed and pull the covers over his head. He’s more like an office mate I had once. His favorite motto was
Cheer up. Things are bound to get worse.
What about you? Do you think this coming year will be better or worse than 2009? Or do you think it will be about the same?
December 18th, 2009 — Humor
Do you believe some challenges are worth avoiding? I do. On the other hand I was lucky enough to experience depression when I was a kid. I learned first hand that Francis’ approach doesn’t work for me. As a result I’m a strong believer in optimizing stress and the need for challenges in life:
That said, I do try to pick challenges that excite me and avoid the ones that aren’t a good match for my interests and talents…for instance owning a house or working towards a high-status career.
What about you? Do you think we have much choice in our challenges? If so, which ones have you chosen to tackle and which ones have you chosen to avoid?
December 11th, 2009 — Humor
Unlike Momma in the cartoon I didn’t marry my husband because he makes me laugh, but I wouldn’t have married him if he hadn’t had a sense of humor. I wanted someone who would wear well, which means not taking himself and life too seriously. That doesn’t mean not being responsible, it just means not being grim about it. I need to laugh from time to time and can’t imaging living with someone who couldn’t share those laughs.
How important is laughter to you? Do you have people to laugh with?
December 4th, 2009 — Humor, Lifelong Learning
Which is more exhausting for you, talking or listening? My gut reaction is “listening” because if someone wants to talk I usually “overoblige”. I’m apt to let them dominate the conversation and indulge in a monologue. This cartoon points out I need to be less passive and take more responsibility for creating a meaningful dialogue.
On the other hand, I too have been guilty of monologues. They’re a lot more fun for me but I need to work on that for the sake of my poor listeners. Communication isn’t always easy. 
What do you think?
November 27th, 2009 — Humor, Living Fully
I saw a New Yorker cartoon the other day where a woman was holding a happy big dog and a little girl asked her, “What’s it like to be the parent of a nonhuman?”
I can’t answer that because I’ve never had a dog of my own. But I can say I love being a a grandparent to my daughter’s two dogs. They’re here right now and we’re having a good time. They’re happy, well-mannered dogs, even after riding in a car for two days to get here.
My daughter warned me years ago that I wouldn’t have grandchildren, just “granddogs and grandcats”. She first mentioned it when she was a healthy, cheeky teenager giving me a hard time. I laughed and said, “Just wait until you’re a parent. Then you’ll know how it feels.” She rolled her eyes and answered, “Give me a break, Mom. I’m never going to have children. There’s no way I’m going to wind up with a bratty kid like me.”
I was surprised that she didn’t change her mind, but I’m perfectly happy with her choice. What about you? Would those of you with children feel deprived if you never had grandchildren? Do you think people are missing something if they never have children? I don’t, even though I’m happy with my own choice.
November 20th, 2009 — Humor
Have you done enough “stupid things” in your life to have learned to laugh at yourself? I sure have. Years ago whenever I embarrassed myself to death I would inwardly laugh and say, “Well, Jean, Old Gal, you’ve made a complete fool of yourself again. But you’ve done it so often already one more time won’t make any difference.” It was a liberating thought.
Now I mostly don’t even waste energy feeling embarrassed. I figure we’re all a bunch of nuts, why should I be any different?
What about you? Do you think we humans take ourselves too seriously?
November 13th, 2009 — Humor
The above cartoon reminds me of the saying
Everyone brings some joy in life, some when they come, others when they leave.
I find it encouraging that if we just get our egos out of the way it’s easy to help our fellow human beings.
What do you think?
October 30th, 2009 — Humor
Recently the following message was sent to all of the Friends of the Shelter volunteers:
Please read!!!
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If you are an owner of a dog that belongs to a ‘dangerous breed’ category and you also have a child or a visiting small child please take this as a warning.
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Don’t leave your dog with a small child unattended under any circumstances!!!
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Only one little moment was enough for the following to happen.
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See the photo below …..
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Thank you!
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The Dog
The attached picture?
October 9th, 2009 — Humor
I like the above comic because one of the disadvantages of my new TV/DVD system is I have more remotes to keep track of. It’s good mental exercise. 
The generation gap works both ways, of course. A girl came to my door a while back and asked if she could use my phone to call her mother. I said “Sure” and pointed to our dial wall phone. She looked puzzled so I asked her if she knew how to use it. No. So I dialed her mother for her.
