Subj : Re: Nothing To Sneeze At To : George Pope From : Daryl Stout Date : Sun Apr 04 2021 13:14:00 George, GP> I was considering being 'Born Again' but my mom said no. There is only one good conntation of that. :) > When they got home, the milkman was found dead on the porch. GP> Classic! How long's it been since we had milkmen? It shows how old we are...part of the decrepit old farts society. GP> I'd say that falls under "enough"; but you got to trust you'll have GP> that "enough," too, right? True...but when you're being hassled by the collectors, and you haven't over-splurged, as it were...it's very stressful. Even if you try to set up a payment plan, they want it all. Yet, they won't put themselves in your shoes. GP> My belief is we are to judge favorably and that we are commanded to GP> help, not to judge. The problem is, I'm not rolling in dough. Besides, if I needed help, there's no guarantee they'd return the favor. Most of them spend the money on drugs or alcohol anyway. GP> If I can help, I do. If I can't I say so (I'll stop and talk, even if GP> I'm broke, because we all need human interaction & acknowledgement of GP> our shared humanity. I've heard far too many stories of these "homeless folks" (read that "panhandlers") who say "I make far more money doing this than a regular job, and I don't have to pay any taxes". GP> I'm a Jew, so t he principle is different; in Hebrew the word is GP> "justice" not "charity"; we help to even things more fairly, not just GP> because it feels good. For those I know personally, if I can help them, as I know their character. GP> Rst is always healthy, I say, especially if you're feeing the need. I've learned if I tried to work on the computer when I'm tired, I'm going to muck things up. Case in point...I was tired, thought I was in a temporary directory, and answered Y to DEL *.* -- over 500 ascii, ansi, and RIP bulletin screens were gone forever. > Really. Or as Bill Cosby's "Noah And The Ark" routine noted, > "He had to keep telling the rabbits...ONLY TWO!!". I did > that routine for my final exam in 10th grade drama class...got > a perfect score. :) GP> I love that routine, beginning with, "whoosha, whoosha"(saw), God's GP> greeting, & Noah saying, "Yes, Lord? I've been good!" "How Long Can You Tread Water??!!" > Especially when you had to take a shovel everywhere. GP> What shovel? Huh? That's what was instructed...dig a hole, drop your excrement in there, then cover it back up. This was long before toilets were invented. GP> It's a good song, though; catchy. There was another song entitled Jezebel...I forget who sang it. > I thought it was when they first saw each other naked...and he told > her "Stand back, honey. I don't know how big this is going to get". GP> Eve was the first carpenter; she made Adam's banana stand. ROFLMBO!! I needed that one. > Do infants enjoy infancy, as much as adults enjoy adultery?? :P GP> Rumour has it. . . The New Gaither Vocal Band had a song, which is so true. "If it can be twisted, you can be sure that it will. 'Cause there ain't nothin' sacred...at The Rumor Mill". I liked the quip that "In the old days, it was considered a miracle for an ass to speak (Balaam's donkey). Now, it'd be a miracle if one kept his mouth shut". And on that note, it's time to go eat lunch... but at least I don't go for the saying "you are what you eat" -- what if your preferred food is rump roast?? Daryl .... I just bought a cured ham...wonder what it had... === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (1:19/33) .