Meaning of Life

I have recently been asked what the meaning of life is. After responding, "Live what you can, appreciate all, laugh, never judge, have some fun and be a help to all," I realized (after much thought) that we are basically just food for the planet, so my advice is TRY TO BE TASTY!

Of Course

If I am driving and I have to be somewhere fast because traffic and circumstance have put me behind in schedule, OF COURSE I am going to end up following this guy. He certainly lived up to the hype.

Offering of Parental Advice

I am not a parent, but please let me offer some advice. Don't take your young children to a midnight showing of an "R" rated movie which you know has much violence in it from the commercials you watched that enticed you to go. Telling your frightened, screaming children that it's OK and that it's not real may be a little misleading when they pick up a gun and shoot as a solution in the future.

People do leak blood when shot and they don't always stand back up with encouraging music in the background.

Also, theater managers, you sold them the tickets to go in. Knock it off!

Old School

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.

Abraham Lincoln

Purple

I seem to have developed a propensity towards grape.

Picture This

There is tremendous value to use eyes other than your own.

Christmas Reminds Of My Privileged Youth

A few excerpts from my upcoming book "Old Man Bob's Young Boy Days"

We were flat broke but nobody told us.

We played for free without ac or dc.

Food wasn't fancy but we ate aplenty.

Came home to a house where family was waiting.

We shared what we had without reservation.

Not far to go and we got there by walking.

Friends would come over if we weren't there.

We lent a hand and worked for a blessing.

Making a card was worth more than buying.

Government cheese because we all liked it.

There were no designers, no fashion or name brand.

Birthdays meant singing and neighbors would gather.

Saturday matinee double-feature for two of us with a box of Lemonheads each for one single dollar.

Burned flapjacks on Sunday prepared by my grandpa.

Our clothes were not new but the colors were awesome.

Big belly laughs from times unexpected.

Christmas had warmth before advertisements.

CéU

This Is What I Want ...

... if I come to visit and you have a dog.

Smiley

Why is it if an animal shows it's teeth to us we take warning and back away, but when a human smiles and shows it's choppers we take comfort and feel at ease?

Perhaps we've got it all backwards.