Hugs Galore.

Post 410~~Friday, 15th February, 2008.

Hi Everyone ~~ Started off with a picture
named "Bad Parenting" that I thought
might bring a smile. I hope you are all
having a good day. Mine has been lots
of fun- -not.

I went and had a mammogram for a
check-up and that's not a lot of fun.
However it is better than dying.
Have I ever told you that a male cousin
of mine had breast cancer years ago ?

After lunch and a few jobs and reading
the papers, I thought, I will get an early
start on this post. However, not to be,
"They" could not find my blog - -for
ages, until I switched off and started
again. After checking the e-mails, then
go to my blog, first call, check on my
little brother. Cannot be found, so
will try later. Hi Peter, are you lost ?

Just a reminder that tomorrow 16th Feb. will be Olive 's first
blogiversary. Olive is our oldest blogger at 108 and blogs with
the help of her helper Mike. It would be nice to say Happy
Anniversary to this wonderful lady who share her stories and
songs with us. Have a Happy day dear Olive and Mike.

I recived a lovely e-mail from one of my granddaughters, Bec, the
other day with lots of amazing pictures on it. I have only the words
to share with you. It is called "Hug War" Thanks Bec. Love you.

This is a test to see how many friends you have on the internet.

It's just a test. OK here goes.

When you receive this message pass it on to at least 10 people.

You have just been hugged !!

That's right, there's no getting out of it this time.

This is part of a full-scale Hug O' War !!

So hug everyone you know !.

Hug your friends, your enemies, everyone !

The hug is my favourite sign of affection.
It can mean so much, and many things at the same time.
It can be a sign of love, friendship, comfort or anything.
So here you go.
All I can say it will brighten someone's day.
I mean, we all need a hug once in a while.

So pass this on to anyone who may need a hug, and show
someone that you care. Goodness knows, we could all use
a hug sometimes.
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After Hugs, time for some jokes ~ ~ ~

My friend Sandy sent me a couple today. Thanks Sandy.

Bubba went to a psychiatrist . . . .
"I've got problems. Every time I go to bed, I think there
is someone under my bed. I'm scared and think I'm going
crazy."

"Just put yourself in my hands for one year," said the shrink.
"Come talk to me three times a week, and we should be able
to get rid of those fears."

"How much do you charge ?"

"Eighty dollars per visit," replied the doctor.
"I'll sleep on it," said Bubba.

Six months later the doctor met Bubba on the street. "Why
didn't you ever come to see me about those fears you
were having ?" asked the psychiatrist.

"Well, eighty dollars a visit, three times a week for a year is
an awful lot of money ! A bartender named Joe cured me
for $10. I was so happy to have saved all that money that
I went and bought me a pick-up."

"Is that so ? And how may I ask did a bartender cure you ?

"He told me to cut the legs off my bed ! -- Ain't nobody
under there now !!"
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Have you ever been guilty of looking at others your own age
and thinking : Surely. I can't look that old !!
Well, you'll love this one.

My name is Alice and I was sitting in the waiting room for my
first appointment with a new dentist. I noticed his DDS Diploma
which bore his full name.

Suddenly, I remembered a tall, handsome, dark haired boy with
the same name had been in my class some 30 odd years ago.
Could he be the same guy that I had a secret crush on, way back
then ? Upon seeing him, however, I quickly discarded any such
thought.

This balding, grey-haired man with the deeply lined face was way
too old to have been my classmate. After he examined my teeth,
I asked him if he had attended Morgan Park High School.

"Yes. Yes I did . . .I'm a Mustang . .He gleamed with pride.

"When did you graduate ?" I asked.

He answered, . . . "in 1975, Why do you ask ?"

"You were in my class". . .I exclaimed.

He looked at me closely, Then that ugly, old, bald, wrinkled,
fat ass, grey-haired, decrepit son-of-a-bitch asked :
"What class did you teach ?"
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One from real life that my Taxi driver told me as he brought me
home. Apparently a few years ago he hurt his back badly and Dr.
ordered an x -ray standing up. For some reason, he was asked to
drop his pants which he did. The X-rays were taken and the lady
radiographer said. "You can pull up your pants now."

BUT with the severe pain he could not do so. So the lady said
she would help As she pulled up his pants for him, another lady
walked in with a shocked look of horror. The Taxi driver, saw
her face and said, "It's all right, Love, we're engaged !!" And
the married lady and he both laughed and laughed, which was
also painful for him at that time.
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My son John sent me this one ~ ~ Thanks John.

I rear-ended a car this morning.

So there we are alongside the road and slowly the driver gets out
of the car . . . and you know how you just-get-sooo-stressed and
life-stuff seems to get funny ?

Yeah, well, I could NOT believe it . . . he was a DWARF !

He storms over to my car, looks up at me and says,
"I AM NOT HAPPY !"

So, I look down at him and say, "Well, which one are you then ?"

. . . .and that's when the fight started.
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A doctor gave a speech to a large audience about nutrition. He said,
"The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed
most of us sitting here."

"For example, red meat is awful, Soft drinks corrode our stomach
lining, Chinese food is loaded with MSG. High fat diets can be
disastrous."

"But there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all, and
we all have, or will eat it. Would anyone care to guess what food
causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it ?"

After several seconds of silence, a 75 year old man raised his
hand and said, "Wedding Cake."
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California (car lee four near)
The new Californian Governor has just announced an agree-
ment whereby English will be the official language of the
state, rather thab German which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, The Terminator's Government
conceded that English spelling had some room for improve-
ment and has accepted a 5 year phase in plan that would be
known as "Austro-English (or if nobody will be offended,
"Austrionics."

In the first year, 's' will replace the soft 'c'. (Sertainly, this will
make the sivil servants jump with joy.) The hard 'c' will be
dropped in favor of the 'k'. This should klear upkonfusion, and
keyboards kan have one less letter.)

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when
the troublesome 'ph; will be replaced with the 'f''. (This will
make words like fotograf 20% shorter.)

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be
expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes
are possible.

Governments will emkourage the removal of double letters,
which have always ben a deterent tp akurate speling. Also,
al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent 'e' in the languag
is disgrasful and it should go away.

By the 4th year, the peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as
replacing 'th' with 'z'z and 'w' with 'v'.

During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary 'o' kan be dropd from vords
kontaining 'ou' and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensibl
riten styl.

Zer vil be no mor trubl or difokultis and evtivun vil find ot
ezi to understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil
finali kum tru.
That was not ezi to type !!! And Spell-checker has gone beserk!!
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While attending a marriage seminar on communication, David
and his wife listened to the instructor declare, "It is essential
that husbands and wives know the things that are important to
each other.

He addressed the men, "Can you describe you wife's favourite
flower ?
David leaned over and touched his wife's arm gently and
whispered, "Black and Gold self- raising, isn't it ?"

(This is a store brand of all purpose flour.)
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Just a few quotes ~ ~ ~

A library is thought in cold storage.~~Herbert Louis Samuel.

Remember me when I am gone, gone far away into the silent
land. ~ ~ ~ Christina Rossetti.

The lunatics have taken charge of the asylum.
~ ~ ~ Richard Rowland.

Most of what matters in your life takes place in your absence.
~ ~ ~ Salman Rushdie.

Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each
other but in looking together in the same direction.
~ ~ ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

O, What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to
deceive. ~ ~ ~ Sir Walter Scott.

Enough for tonight. Take great care my friends and have a
wonderful weekend when it gets to you. Must go find my little
brother. There are floods in Queensland and they suspect
there may be crocodiles in the flood waters. This is in the north
of Qld. not where Peter is. I hope all my friends everywhere
are safe, well and happy. Love and best wishes to you all.
Cheers, Merle.

Post 410 ~ ~ ~ Friday, 15th February, 2008.
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