Thursday, March 13, 2014

Husband Banned From Target

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse.

Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from our local Target.

Dear Mrs. Samsel,

Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Samsel, are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras.

1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.

2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in House wares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.

4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in House wares. Get on it right away'. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money.

5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway.

6. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he would invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.

8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' EMTs were called..

9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.

10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.

11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the 'Mission Impossible' theme.

12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna look' by using different sizes of funnels.

13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!'

14. October 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed 'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!'

And last, but not least:

15. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, and then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.' One of the clerks passed out.
 

Anagrams


anagram |ˈanəˌgram|     noun
a word, phrase,
or name formed by rearranging the letters of another,
such as cinema, formed from iceman.


  
PRESBYTERIAN:  
When you rearrange the letters:
BEST IN  PRAYER    

 
ASTRONOMER:  
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON  STARER     


DESPERATION:  
When you rearrange the letters:
A ROPE  ENDS IT    


 
THE  EYES:  
When you rearrange the letters: 
THEY SEE  




GEORGE  BUSH:
 When you rearrange the letters: 
HE  BUGS GORE   




THE  MORSE CODE:
When you rearrange the letters: 
HERE  COME DOTS



DORMITORY:  
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY  ROOM



SLOT  MACHINES:
 When you rearrange the letters:
CASH  LOST IN M


ANIMOSITY:
When you rearrange the letters:
IS NO  AMITY



ELECTION  RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:  
LIES  - LET'S RECOUNT  




SNOOZE  ALARMS: 
When you rearrange the letters:  
ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S   



A  DECIMAL POINT:  
When you rearrange the letters:
I'M  A DOT IN PLACE

THE  EARTHQUAKES:  
When you rearrange the letters:
THAT  QUEER SHAKE   




  ELEVEN  PLUS TWO:  
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE  PLUS ONE     

Geography Lessons for Retirees

You can retire to Phoenix, Arizona where:
1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found  shade.
2. You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.
6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!



You can retire to California where:

1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a  house.
2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
3. You know how to eat an artichoke.
4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.
5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
6. The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought.



You can retire to New York City where:

1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean  Manhattan.
2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
3. You think Central Park is "nature".
4. You believe  that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.
5. You've worn out a car horn. (ed note: if you have a car)
6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.



You can retire to Maine where

1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco  ....
2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
3. You have more than one recipe for moose.
4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.
5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction.


You can retire to the Deep South where

1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
2. "Y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
3. "He needed killin'" is a valid defense.
4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc.

5. Everything is either "in yonder," "over yonder" or "out yonder." It's  important to know the difference, too.


You can retire to Colorado where:

1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car
2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and so he stops at the day care center.
3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.
4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.



You can retire to the Midwest where:

1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
3. You have had to switch from "heat"  to "A/C" on the same day.
4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"
5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"



AND You can retire to Florida where:

1.  You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.
3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
5. Cars in front of you often appear to be driven by headless  people.

JANE SEABROOK Illustrations

 JANE SEABROOK is an illustrator and designer who lives in Auckland , New Zealand. In recent years, her artwork has focused on paintings of wildlife for the Fury Logic series of books. She shares her life with her husband, two teenage children, and a growing menagerie of assorted animals. Following are some excerpts from her Fury Logic books. 











 Have a Fantastic day!


 There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example, I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt. 




Being happy doesn't mean 
everything is perfect. 
It means you've decided 
to see beyond the imperfections. 

March 2013

Everybody Needs Panda Therapy


Is it any wonder the world has fallen in love with these animals?
Mom? Can you come and get me down now?


 This is sooooo therapeudic...


 Kung Fu Panda...bring it on!


 C'mon guys, you can do it, 1, 2, 3.... Lift!


Does this log make my butt look fat?


Peek-A-Boo.....


Oops! Slight miscalculation.


 You go. I'll just stay here and rest my head a little bit.


It wasn't me! 
It was just sitting here, I swear it!



 Tell me where it is or I'll tickle you...


 Pardon me but do you have a napkin?


 Awww, these little kids are so cute!!!


 How come I always get time out???


 Just a few more minutes, OK? zzzzzz.

I cannot believe that I'm stuck in this tree again.
What is the matter with me?





 I'm sure there's a way out somewhere. 
I saw an ant go this way yesterday.


 I can't find it, neither can I, me neither....


 Contemplating his Panda day...


Forgive me Father, for I have sinned...





The happiest of people don't
necessarily have the best of everything.
They just make the most of everything they have.

So Live it up, Laugh loudly, & Love deeply
Sept 2012

Blond on Football!!


A guy took his blonde girlfriend to her first football game. They had great seats right behind their team's bench.

After the game, he asked her how she liked it.

"Oh, I really liked it," she replied, "especially the tight pants and all the big muscles, but I just couldn't understand why they were killing each other over 25 cents.

Dumbfounded, her boyfriend asked, "What do you mean?"

"Well, they flipped a coin, one team got it and then for the rest of the game, all they kept screaming was... 'Get the quarterback! Get the quarterback!' I'm like...Helloooooo? It's only 25 cents!!!!"

Bible Stories . . . Kids Style

This is a bit fun . . . This is suppose to be written by a kid . . . But it sounds to me like an adult wrote it, having a bit of fun!


Judas Asparagus 
A child was asked to write a book report on the entire Bible.
This is amazing and brought tears of laughter to my eyes.
I wonder how often we take for granted that children understand 
 what we are teaching???
Through the eyes of a child:
 
The Children's Bible in a Nutshell
In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing but God, darkness, and some gas.  The Bible says, 'The Lord thy God is one, but I think He must be a lot older than that.
Anyway, God said, 'Give me a light!' and someone did.
Then God made the world.


He split the Adam and made Eve.  Adam and Eve were naked, but they weren't embarrassed because mirrors hadn't been invented yet.
 
Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating one bad apple, so they were driven from the Garden of Eden.....Not sure what they were driven in though, because they didn't have cars.
Adam and Eve had a son, Cain, who hated his brother as long as he was Abel.
Pretty soon all of the early people died off, except for Methuselah, who lived to be like a million or something.

One of the next important people was Noah, who was a good guy, but one of his kids was kind of a Ham.  Noah built a large boat and put his family and some animals on it. He asked some other people to join him, but they said they would have to take a rain check.


 After Noah came Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  Jacob was more famous than his brother, Esau, because Esau sold Jacob his birthmark in exchange for some pot roast.  Jacob had a son named Joseph who wore a really loud sports coat.


Another important Bible guy is Moses, whose real name was Charlton Heston.  Moses led the
Israel Lights out of   Egypt
 and away from the evil Pharaoh after God sent ten plagues on Pharaoh's people.  These plagues included frogs, mice, lice,bowels, and no cable.
God fed the Israel Lights every day with manicotti.  Then he gave them His Top Ten Commandments. These include: don't lie, cheat, smoke, dance, or covet yourneighbour's stuff.
Oh, yeah, I just thought of one more: Humour thy father and thy mother.

One of Moses' best helpers was Joshua who was the first Bible guy to use spies.  Joshua fought the battle of Geritol and the fence fell over on the town.


After Joshua came David.  He got to be king by killing a giant with a slingshot.  He had a son named Solomon who had about 300 wives and 500 porcupines.  My teacher says he was wise, but that doesn't sound very wise to me.


After Solomon there were a bunch of major league prophets.  One of these was Jonah, who was swallowed by a big whale and then barfed up on the shore.  


There were also some minor league prophets, but I guess we don't have to worry about them.

After the Old Testament came the New Testament.  Jesus is the star of The New.  He was born  in   Bethlehem  in a barn.  (I wish I had been born in a barn too, because my mom is always saying to me, 'Close the door! Were you born in a barn?' It would be nice to say, 'As a matter of fact, I was.')
 
During His life, Jesus had many arguments with sinners like the Pharisees and the Democrats.
Jesus also had twelve opossums.

The worst one was Judas Asparagus.  Judas was so evil that they named a terrible vegetable after him.


Jesus was a great man.  He healed many leopards and even preached to some Germans on the Mount.

 
But the Democrats and all those guys put Jesus on trial before Pontius the Pilot.  Pilot didn't stick up for Jesus.  He just washed his hands instead.

Anyways, Jesus died for our sins, then came back to life again.  He went up to Heaven but will be back at the end of the Aluminium.  His return is foretold in the book of Revolution.

One Word Photo Essays

Determination




Hope



Contemplation





True Love





Excitement





Security





Scary





Adventure





Contentment



Longevity





Curiosity





Heroism





Aspirations






Confusion





Honor



 Accomplishment





Perseverance





Whimsy





Companionship





Beauty





Caring





Relating





Fruitful





Awe



Loneliness





Tradition





Tenacity





Friendship





Fun