You may have already...

...seen this, but I think it is horribly funny. The moral of the tale at the end left me giggling in the bog...

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To those of us who have children in our
lives, whether they are our own, grandchildren,
nieces, nephews, or students... here is something to

make you chuckle.

Whenever your children are out of control, you can

take comfort from the thought that even God's

omnipotence did not extend to His own children. A

fter creating heaven and earth, God created Adam
and Eve.

And the first thing he said was "DON'T!"

"Don't what?" Adam replied.

"Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said.

"Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit?

Hey Eve... we have forbidden fruit!!!!!"

"No Way!"

"Yes way!"

"Do NOT eat the fruit!" said God.

Why"

"Because I am your Father and I
said so!" God replied, wondering why

He hadn't stopped creation after making the
elephants. A few minutes later, God saw

His children having an apple break and
He was angry! "Didn't I tell you not to eat the

fruit?" God asked.

"Uh huh," Adam replied.

"Then why did you?" said the Father.

"I don't know," said Eve.

"She started it!" Adam said.

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"DID NOT!"

Having had it with the two of them, God ' s punishment

was that Adam and Eve should have children
of their own. Thus the pattern was set and it has
never changed.

BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN

THE STORY!

If you have persistently and lovingly tried to

give children wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be
hard on yourself. If God had trouble raising children,

what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for
you?

THINGS TO THINK
ABOUT!

1. You spend the first two years of their life

teaching them to walk and talk. Then you

spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down

and shut up.

2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing

your own children.

3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals

eat their young.

4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they

usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't
have said.

5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to
remind yourself that there are children more awful

than your own.

6. We childproofed our homes, but they are still getting in.

ADVICE FOR THE DAY:

Be nice to your kids. They will choose

your nursing home one day.

AND FINALLY:

IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU

GET A HEADACHE, DO WHAT IT SAYS ON

THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE:

"TAKE TWO ASPIRIN"

AND

"KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN"!!!!!

Giggling here,

Kermit

PS - thanx to Sylvie at ACME Air Title for sending this bit!

I am not a "fan" of...

...the late General Douglas MacArthur. But as a military strategist and as a visionary, he was was 'non pareil', without peer. The General gave his last public speech on May 12, 1962 when he accepted the Sylvanus Thayer Award and bid farewell to his beloved West Point. The entire speech is worth reading and serious "thinking about". The part of this speech that I quote here is a description of and tribute to the FREEWORLD's SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN and MARINES. I quote it here because it DEFINES OUR SOLDIERS, THEN - NOW - FOREVER...

"The Corps, and The Corps, and The Corps."

And what sort of soldiers are
those you are to lead? Are they
reliable, are they brave, are they
capable of victory? Their story is
known to all of you; it is the story
of the American man-at-arms. My
estimate of him was formed on the
battlefield many, many years ago,
and has never changed. I regarded
him then as I regard him now - as
one of the world's noblest figures,
not only as one of the finest military
characters but also as one of the most
stainless. His name and fame are the
birthright of every American citizen.
In his youth and strength, his love and
loyalty he gave - all that mortality can
give. He needs no eulogy from me or
from any other man. He has written
his own history and written it in red on
his enemy's breast. But when I think
of his patience under adversity, of his
courage under fire, and of his modesty
in victory, I am filled with an emotion
of admiration I cannot put into words.
He belongs to history as furnishing one
of the greatest examples of successful
patriotism; he belongs to posterity as
the instructor of future generations in
the principles of liberty and freedom;
he belongs to the present, to us, by his
virtues and by his achievements. In 20
campaigns, on a hundred battlefields,
around a thousand campfires, I have
witnessed that enduring fortitude, that
patriotic self-abnegation, and that invincible
determination which have carved his statue
in the hearts of his people. From one end of
the world to the other he has drained deep
the chalice of courage.

As just another 'old soldier currently billeted to the fading away battalion' I salute all our troops, at home, abroad or in transit.

Standing at attention in the Bog,

Kermit

This information...

...may have been usefull 35 years ago. I'm not sure what it would have been usefull for. If you happen to be a 'homeschooler' like Grizzly Mama, the information could start some science class questions. In fact, it would have been a real kicker-offer-of-discussions back when I was teaching 8th grade science and math. I love it. For me, at least, this justifies landing on the moon and all 8,00 years of N.A.S.A budgets. I LOVE this!

The fastest way to get there is through...

IMAO ARCHIVES...

under the heading "killing time on a Saturday night...

ever wonder what a water baloon would look like if it popped in zero gravity? Of course IMAO is a good place to visit jus because there is fun stuff! It made myday. I opted for the info in Mpeg movie format. It was neat. Made my day/evening!