A woman was in town on a shopping trip. She began her day by finding the most perfect shoes in the first shop and a beautiful dress on sale slashed by 75 percent in the second. In the third, everything had just been reduced by 50 percent when her mobile phone rang.
It was a female doctor notifying her that her husband had just been in a terrible car accident and was in critical condition in the ICU. The woman told the doctor to inform her husband where she was and that she'd be there as soon as possible.
As she hung up she realized she was leaving what was shaping up to be her best day ever in the boutiques. She decided to get in a couple more shops before heading to the hospital. She ended up shopping the rest of the morning, finishing her trip with a cup of coffee and a beautiful chocolate cake slice, compliments of the last shop. She was jubilant.
Then she remembered her husband. Feeling guilty, she dashed to the hospital. She saw the woman doctor in the corridor and asked about her husband's condition.
The doctor glared at her and shouted, "You went ahead and finished your shopping trip, didn't you!? I hope you're proud of yourself! While you were out for the past four hours enjoying yourself in town, your husband has been languishing in pain in the Intensive Care Unit! It's just as well you went ahead and finished, because it will more than likely be the last shopping trip you'll ever take! For the rest of his life he will require round-the-clock care. And he will now be your career!"
The woman, overcome with guilt, broke down and sobbed.
The woman doctor chuckled and said, "I'm just messing with you. He's dead. Show me what you bought."
Thank you for sharing. I had the honor of seeing one in Edmonton. Seeing all the firetrucks on the over passes, cars, people and all the flags. Cars on the road where honking, people were waving and the smiles and seeing smiles of people of types and forms showing how much they respected the soldiers coming home. It was a wonderful feeling ... and sight.
Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset. Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice. Make me wise so that I may understand the things you have taught my people. Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock. I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy ---Myself--- Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes.
Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep. I am the thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glint in the snow. I am the sunlight on the ripened grain. I am the autumn's gentle rain. When you awaken in the morning hush, I am the swift uplifting rush. Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there, I did not die.
Drs are hoping treatment will help stop the spread of cancer, and if really lucky, shrink it. At this point and time we do not know if it has worked. Mom is in lots of pain, but her sisters are here to be with her and that helps.
We shared another Thanksgiving, and she allowed us to prepare the meal. First time my Aunts cooked a thanksgiving meal. Now we hope she will be here to celebrate her birthday next month. Next goal will be for her to be with us for Christmas. Boxing day would be Mom and Dad's 55th wedding anniversary. I know my Dad wants her to celebrate that with him. We still are looking at each week as a gift. Suggestion.... Appreciate your loved ones, you just never know.
A guy walks into a redneck bar in West Virginia and orders a white wine. All the hillbillies sitting around the bar look up, expecting to see some pitiful Yankee from the north.
The bartender says, "You ain't from around here, are ya?"
The guy says, "No, I'm from Canada .”
The bartender says, "What do you do in Canada ?”
The guy says, "I'm a taxidermist..."
The bartender says, "A taxidermist? What in tar-nation is a taxidermist? Do you drive a taxi?"
"No, a taxidermist doesn't drive a taxi. I mount animals."
The bartender grins and hollers, "It's okay boys. He's one of us."
Sometimes, when we are discouraged by a difficult situation, anger does seem helpful, appearing to bring more energy, confidence and determination. And while it is true that anger brings extra energy, it eclipses the best part of our brain: its rationality. So the energy of anger is ...almost always unreliable. It can cause an immense amount of destructive, unfortunate behavior. Dalai Lama
I agree with you Geo. I am afraid to win the lottery. Might be one of the reasons I tend to forget for 3 or 4 months to check them.I'd rather keep what I'd get for simpler things, and use the money for others.
Don't people with money usually worry about not having that money? There was a gentleman who won lottery in the USA. Now he looks tired from worrying about the money and working at keeping it.
pretty much the same thing... except the family in Sask thing... might even donate some to some non profit companies that do a lot for people with disabilities, cancer, heart and stroke. Just a thought.
Can't take it with me, so I might as well put it to good use.
Best of wishes to you too and everyone else. I'm going to be like a turkey and get stuffed. 1 aunt, cousin and his wife are visiting from England, and 2 aunts are visiting from Ireland.
We are all going to make it the best one for my mother. It will be a blast.
Trucker told us you were definitely an old gas blaster... if we could bottle or contain it, the world's gas crisis would be over. I have yet to figure out how sour gas could be useful...
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RE: Happy Halloween
In your wildest dreams (this really proves you are delusional) ...I'm so glad Trucker is good at keeping you grounded and in the real world
Trucker ... we all
Hmmm is the name Brew short for witches brew? ... or for a smell err spell gone wrong?