September 19, 2008
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Friday Fun
For me, anyhow. Little Sister in Houston has been without power since Saturday. Special Someone is without water since the broken water main hasn’t been repaired.
Shortly I’ll be off to Walk a While in a Woman’s shoes. Pictures will be forthcoming.
And for your amusement…
- Just when you have lost faith in human kindness. Someone who teaches at a middle school in Safety Harbor, Florida, forwarded the following letter. The letter was sent to the principal’s office after the school had sponsored a luncheon for the elderly. An old lady received a new radio at the lunch as a door prize and was writing to say thank you.
- This story is a credit to all humankind.
- Dear Safety Harbor Middle School God bless you for the beautiful radio I won at your recent senior citizens luncheon. I am 84 years old and live at the Safety Harbor Assisted Home for the Aged. All of my family has passed away. I am all alone and I want to thank you for your kindness to an old forgotten lady. My roommate is 95 and has always had her own radio; but before I received one, she would never let me listen to hers, even when she was napping.
- The other day her radio fell off the nightstand and broke into a lot of pieces. It was awful and she was in tears. She asked if she could listen to mine, and I told her to kiss my ass.
- Thank you for that opportunity.
- Sincerely, Edna
AND…An old sea story (Although why it is a sea story since it’s about Marines in the field is beyond me.)
There’s an old sea story in the Marine Corps about a lieutenant who inspected his Marines in the field, and afterward told the “Gunny” that the men smelled bad.
The lieutenant suggested the solution is that they should change underwear.
The Gunny responded, “Aye, aye, sir, I’ll see to it immediately!”
The Gunny went straight to the squad tent and announced, “The lieutenant thinks you guys smell bad, and wants you to change your underwear.
Smith, you change with Jones, McCarthy, you change with Witkowsky, and Brown, you change with Schultz. Now get to it!”
THE MORAL
A candidate may promise ‘change’ in Washington , but don’t count on things smelling any better. - Just when you have lost faith in human kindness. Someone who teaches at a middle school in Safety Harbor, Florida, forwarded the following letter. The letter was sent to the principal’s office after the school had sponsored a luncheon for the elderly. An old lady received a new radio at the lunch as a door prize and was writing to say thank you.
Comments (4)
Have a great weekend! Hope your sister gets power soon!
Oh, I wish I was wandering around close to your office today..
It would be a hoot to see you guys in those shoes.
be careful… don’t break anything.
*~matthew~*
ha @ the old sea story
I need to attend more senior luncheons. Houston is crawling it’s way back to normalcy… but for how long? Hurricanes are getting bigger and nastier and they seem to be coming a lot more frequently than in my childhood. I was 3 when the last big one (Alicia) hit…