Archive for the 'To make you laugh' Category

We interrupt this series on Presuppositional Patterns to bring you a brief glimpse into my memorable week of house-sitting… Did I ever mention that I’m opposed to the idea of indoor pets? Nevertheless, being the kind, servant-hearted person that I am, I agreed to house-sit this week for a family that has an indoor pet. […]

A Sign of…What?

At one point, I recall hearing someone say that absent-mindedness is a sign of genius. I hope that’s true. If it is, then you should consider yourself privileged to be reading the writings of a genius! As I drove out to my weekly Bible study tonight, I managed to forget how to get there. I’ve […]

A Long Way From Home…

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of a very friendly six year old boy. We enjoyed quite a bit of pleasant conversation on a variety of topics. At the end of the evening, as he was leaving, he informed me that it was going to take them a long time […]

Driving Me Crazy!

This past weekend I taught my 14-year old sister how to drive my manual transmission car. I figure after a couple months of daily chiropractor visits I should be back to normal again. But until then, a couple thousand milligrams of Tylenol every hour should do the trick. It only took her about fourteen tries […]

Say What?

This post of Lydia’s (which I admit, has me completely baffled!) prompted me to put these up for your enjoyment. This is a collection of familiar cliches, slightly reworded, that I use for one of the lessons in a Drama and Public Speaking class I usually teach in the Spring semester. Can you figure them […]

Sound Familiar?

This just about had our family rolling on the floor laughing tonight! If only we would have realized all these years that Mom was just trying to follow this helpful advice… (Note: best read out loud with all family members present!) Take a Teenage Driver Through the Drills by Kevin Cowherd of the Baltimore Sun […]

A Quotable Line…

All of you who, like myself, have tendencies toward computer obsession, owe a great deal to Mr. Charles Babbage. Known as the “Father of Computing,” Babbage’s revolutionary ideas and persistent labors during his lifetime (1791-1871) made a profound and lasting impact upon our technological world. At one point, Mr. Babbage had developed the concept for […]