Walter & I both spent part of the day goofing off watching movies at http://www.watch-movies.net/ Pretty neat. Walt decided that he's buying Wall-E just as soon as it comes out on DVD. He thinks Pixar has produced another great one that he'll want to keep.
This evening he's beeen out to the Chesterfield Auto Parts to find a piece for his Jimmy. Then on to Patrick's house to do the work. The last I heard from him was around 8:30 and that was to tell me he was staying out for the evening. Working on that truck can take much longer than you think. He & Patrick will stay at it till they finish, no matter how late. So it is better that he does stay over there when they finish. No drowsy driving.
In the meantime, I've made the late night run to Wally World for groceries. Better to go now than fighting the crowds tomorrow. Even tonight there were crowds - it was amazing how many people were out after 9 p.m. doing shopping.
Email & Newsletter Gleanings:
During Operation Desert Storm, I was a legislative affairs officer for Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf. Often I was required to transport gifts, sent to him from patriotic Amerians, from Washington, D.C., to his home base in Florida. On one trip I "escorted" a four-foot teddy bear dressed in fatigues and wearing a name tag reading "Bear," the general's nickname.
As I boarded the plane, I explained my mission to the flight attendant and asked if she could store the bear in first class. She was honored to do so, and I disappeared into the coach section. Then, just before takeoff, an announcement came over the intercom: "Colonel Preast, would you please come up to first class? We have an extra seat for you to sit next to your teddy bear."
A guy comes into a coffee shop and places his order.
He says: "I want three flat tires, a pair of headlights, and a pair of running boards."
The waitress, not wanting to appear stupid, goes to the kitchen and says to the cook. "This guy out there just ordered three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards. What does he think this is, an auto parts store?"
"No" the cook says. "Three flat tires means three pancakes, a pair of headlights is two eggs sunny side up, and running boards is 2 slices crisp bacon."
"Oh," says the waitress.
The waitress thinks about this and then she spoons up a bowl of beans and gives it to the customer.
The guy says, "What are the beans for?"
The waitress replies, "I thought while you were waiting for the flat tires, headlights and running boards, you might want to gas up."
On a visit to the library I happened to notice a man and a woman, both deaf, signing with intense gestures, apparently in a heated debate.
The man said something, and the woman seemed upset. She started signing her reply very fast, to the point where the man couldn't understand a word; she also signed in big, wide gestures.
Finally, looking strained, her companion took her hands, "silencing" her. The he signed, very small and slowly, "You don't have to shout, I'm not blind."
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