Tehyi Hsie “Action will remove the doubts that theory cannot solve.”
Colum Sorensen AKA Mr. Grotz “You Lesbians are always looking for an opening. ”
Times are tough. You’ve tightened your belt so much that you don’t have any notches left. You’ve cancelled everything cancelable, given up all but the necessities, stopped going out and started going desperate. You don’t know what to do next to save your un(der)employed self. It’s decision time. How up-the-creek Share on Facebook
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It seems so benign. Seriously, what’s the harm in a bite of chocolate? A grande latte? One more can of cola, yes to the caffeine? A bakery donut with sprinkles? None, that’s how much. Life goes on if you partake. The world won’t come to a complete standstill if you Share on Facebook
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You must’ve driven by the lot six or seven times before you stopped, before the gleam of that machine drove you in for a look-see. You don’t need a tractor but sometimes life is all about want, not need. And you want that tractor. Its engine is guaranteed to start Share on Facebook
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You’ve tried three times to finish reading that report today, and you just can’t do it. You never finish more than a few paragraphs before the words start swimming in front of your eyes. It’s not a boring report; in fact, you normally find these things very interesting. So what Share on Facebook
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“I got yer nose.” Remember that? Some relative, usually an uncle or somebody, tucked his thumb in his fingers and somehow, you were convinced that your nose was in his hand. How many times did you fall for that when you were three years old? Back then, such tricks were Share on Facebook
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You always wanted to be Betty Rubble. Betty was the cool one, the one whose giggle said “FUN!” and who always seemed to know the score. If you couldn’t be her, then you wanted to be her best friend. And if it wasn’t Betty Rubble, then it was MaryAnn or Share on Facebook
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School hasn’t been out for long and already, your kids are running out of things to do. On the last day of classes, they had a list in their heads of fun ideas but – and they’ll never let you hear them say this – they’re bored by now. They’re Share on Facebook
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You broke the law today. And you’ll probably get away with it. You were running late this morning, so you went a little over the speed limit (oops), then ran through a yellow-almost-red light (oops). The second you opened the car door at work, the wind snatched a crumpled napkin Share on Facebook
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Purely from a geologist’s viewpoint, it isn’t much. Basically, it’s just a rock somebody pulled from the dirt. But if someone offered you one of those rocks, you wouldn’t turn it down. You’d gladly wear it on your finger, your earlobe, or your throat – although you’d probably call it Share on Facebook
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Once you’ve left home, can you ever go back again? Oh, yes, you can spend a night or even a week at the old homestead. You can sleep in your childhood bed with your Steve Urkel posters on the wall and a sixth-grade basketball trophy on the shelf. Everything remains Share on Facebook
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