Can you have clean dirt?

Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' ":

Can a stupid person be a smart-ass? from my friend Mike for the end of the summer

In response to last week’s questions, “Can you have clean dirt ?”, my friend Tracey assured me, “Yes, that's where the five second rule applies.” My cousin Wes explained Tracey’s rule, “Dirt that is virus and bacteria free would meet standards for edibility and thus be clean.”

My neighbor Al wrote, “Yes, It's called soft porn. Or if you want to be serious .... Yes you can. There is such a thing as sterile dirt. Oddly plants won't grow in it.”

Al then added my college roomie John agreed with, “If you are trying to be mean and dig up some dirt on someone, and you find out that they are really a great person….Yeah right! Like no one has a skeleton in their closet. Well maybe just an embarrassing skeleton.”

My dentist friend Ted concluded, “Absolutely--Give me all your dirt and I will sterilize it in the Autoclave!”

I can’t be sure which answer my sailing friend Vaughn referred to when she added, “Absolutely, I just didn't get any; it cost more.”

My dad’s beach buddy Bob knew that “Clean Dirt comes from clean rooms. They have them in all plants that produce High Purity products.” To this, my ceramics and engineering friend Blair added, “Not only can you have clean dirt, but you can have calibrated clean dirt. Do you want small particles (dust) or large particles (rocks)? Do you want a specific color - red, sienna, copper, grey, charcoal, black? Hard dirt or soft dirt? Dirt can be big business! Of course, you need to be careful when you wash it or you can end up with a mudpie….”

My sailing friend Kate recalled “My first thoughts were about childhood and playing outside…and they brought a smile to my face. Yes, there is good, clean dirt! It's the kind that we managed to get all over our clothes by the time we came in from a day of exploring the great outdoors when we were kids. Do today's internet-savvy, X-box addicted kids even know what that is?”

Go outside and play sometime. Live well...laugh often and heartily….be happy and have a good week…