Now that the children have grown and left the stable, Christmas
is much quieter. I no longer have to worry about buying the Christmas tree that
will leave pine needles sprinkled like fairy dust along its path to the living
room - the artificial tree works just fine. Or worry about the right presents
to buy – cash seems to be the preference. The only worries this year are what
to pack and how soon to leave for the airport. Because even though my wife has told
me a winter vacation in Arizona would be cheating (you have to suffer through
the winter), it is okay to spend four days in sunny San Diego visiting our children.
I’m just thankful they aren’t going to school in Buffalo.
Since there
isn’t much to announce, now that Christmas has almost arrived, and a good joke
is a gift that can keep on giving, I want to share this one sent to me by
Virgil Choate. While so many jokes about “old” folks are stereotypical about
the conditions many of us experience: loss of hearing, frailty, and something
else I can’t remember, this one points out why you don’t want to mess with us “old”
folks with our years of life experiences. You may have heard it before, but it
is worth enjoying again.
A
lawyer and a senior are sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer
is thinking that seniors are so dumb that he could get one over on them easily.
So, the lawyer asks if the senior would like to play a fun game.
The
senior is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and tries
to catch a few winks. The lawyer persists, saying that the game is a lot of
fun.
"I
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me only $5.00. Then,
you ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500.00,"
he says.
This
catches the senior's attention and, to keep the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play
the game with him.
The
lawyer asks the first question. "What's the distance from the Earth to the
Moon?”
"The
senior doesn't say a word, but reaches into his pocket, pulls out a five-dollar
bill, and hands it to the lawyer.
Now,
it's the senior's turn. He asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with
three legs, and comes down with four?"
The
lawyer uses his laptop to search all references and he can't find it on the
Internet.
He
sends E-mails to all the smart friends he knows; and all to no avail. After an
hour of searching, he finally gives up.
He
wakes the senior and hands him $500.00. The senior pockets the $500.00 and goes
right back to sleep. The lawyer is going nuts now, not knowing the answer.
He
wakes the senior up again and asks, "Well, so what goes up a hill with
three legs and comes down with four??"
The
senior reaches into his pocket, hands the lawyer $5.00, and goes back to
sleep.
Were
you able to identify the three missing consonants in last week’s Tuesday Night music
announcement? They were the first three consonants of the alphabet. But this week,
I am upping the ante and removing three random consonants. Can you identify
them?
Duing
the holidays any activities at the Cente have been cancelled but not Tuesday
Night usic, because soe folks just gotta dance. On Tuesday Decebe 30th,
the Dufu Boys will be laying fro 7:00 – 9:00 .The doos oen at 6:00 and
donations ae always aeciated.
The powdered drink that become popular when it was used by
John Glenn in the early manned space flights was TANG. (And the winner of a
free Saturday breakfast in April is Virginia McClain.)
This week’s “Remember When” question is about a toy most
all of us who grew up in the 50’s and 60’s played with. What was the name of
the popular toy, invented in 1943, that can travel down a flight of stairs, end
over end and land upright? E-mail your answer to mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, call
541-296-4788 or drop it off with a 1999 postage stamp that honored this toy.
Well, it’s been another week, remembering to count my
blessings before I go to sleep. Until we meet again, may all of you have a safe
and joyous Christmas when we celebrate peace on earth and goodwill towards all
people.
“When
we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”
― Maya
Angelou
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