FAMILY AND FRIENDS – CAN HE REALLY BE THAT DUMB

Recently I was having a conversation with my cousin in Illinois and I had told her that I get car sick going over winding or hilly roads and I even turned green once when I rode in the motor home facing backwards.  I say once because I am a really quick learner and was sick enough to remember to never to do that again.

In reply she told me this story and I was laughing so hard that I asked if I could pass it along to you. No, I was not laughing at her being sick but at the absolute stupidity of men.

“Yes, I’ve gotten car sick when I was small & they had to let me ride up in the front seat.  When I drive I’m fine because I know when I’m going to turn. But my (male) friend just all of a sudden turns & sometimes it's not where he wanted to turn so he circles the parking lot. (Can you just see it, around and around the parking lot)  By the time he has stopped I'm green & holding my belly. 

One time after I told him that I get car sick easy, he took me over a section of town here where the roads twists & turns a lot & I asked him ‘why did we come this way?’ he said ‘well, I thought it would help you get over car sickness!’  I said ‘It makes me sick, not helps me, IT MAKES ME SICK!’ 

I finally asked him if I could drive when we went anywhere. He did for a time or two and then back to his old ways. He is 78 so there is no changing him.

Oh where, oh where have all the good men gone?.I think at our age we are better off just doing what we like & not bother with men.”

I absolutely love this and my answer to her was “What good men!”  I’ve never met one and didn’t know that they existed.  Then I gave her my favorite quote:  “Women are from Venus, men are from stupid”.

Wishing you Joy and Laughter Everyday!

FRIENDS – ALWAYS THINKING

A few days before Christmas Carole and Lynn showed up at my door with some goodies for me.  I had to save them all for Christmas but got to open one right then.  They decided that I need a Prince Charming in my life and gave me a two-foot tall FROG dressed in old English costume with the ruffles and such and holding a specter.  He came with a letter that instructed me to give him a name, introduce him to everyone who came into the house, whisper sweet nothings in his ears and kiss him every morning and every night.  He also came with another envelope that was not to be opened until Christmas. 

Not knowing exactly what would happen I made a halfhearted attempt to comply with all the rules.  I introduced him to my neighbor Liz when she came over, I patted his head a couple of times when I was near him but I never could think of a name for him, although with all the ruffles I was seriously considering calling him George, as in Boy George.

I came home from Cat’s about 4:30 Christmas day and there was “The Frog” so I gave him a quick little pat.  Then I grabbed the envelope and ripped it open only to read the following:

“Thank you for your kindness and all your efforts.  As you can see it did not work.  Maybe the time between the spell and acting upon it was too long.  This must be as disappointing to you as it is to me.  The spell was not broken as promised.  YOU did not turn into a frog as promised.”

Apparently, instead of my frog turning into Prince Charming, I was suppose to turn into a FROG.  Are you laughing?  Well, I’m NOT!  But I’m sure Carole and Lynn are still howling.



My "Good Gifts"



I opened the other gifts from Carole and Lynn and among other things was a beautiful key pendant on a chain.  Carole called me later that night to see if I had read the letter and I told her the only thing that saved her sorry soul was the necklace.

Do you have friends like this?  Would you like to borrow mine?  We can work out a trade! Or better yet, I’ll just think of a way to get even!

Wishing you Joy and Laughter Everyday!