Are you ever too old to learn something stupid?

In response to last week’s question,  “Are you ever too old to learn something stupid?”, my friend Royce concluded, “Oh hell no! I do it everyday, but nothing like Congress.”

My friend Stuart, happily retired and playing golf in SC declared, “No, you are never to old to learn, and don’t call me stupid.”

My construction friend Henry replied, “Yes.  I mean no.  Well I’m not sure……. Can you ask me the question again?”

My friend Richard noted, “As long as you are able to use Wikipedia and Twitter, the answer must be ‘no’.”  To this, my poster-happy friend Chris added, “The way the internet and social media now connects the world with useless information, blogs, articles, daily/hourly status updates and the infamous "I never should have posted that pic", it goes without saying that even the seasoned citizens of this great country (whom we all learned our morals from) are now shaking their heads in disbelief at what content is exposed and how stupid we all look to them. So to answer your question, no you are never too old to learn something stupid, however our older class of citizens probably wish they were. ;-)  ”

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Live well...laugh often and heartily…. have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!

Hal

Happy May Day, however you celebrate it.  May 1 just might have more holidays than any other day of the year. It's a celebration of Spring. It's a day of political protests. It's a neopagan festival, a saint's feast day, and a day for organized labor. In many countries, it is a national holiday.  Click here to read more.

If a bus or train station is where a bus or train stops, why do we say people have work stations?

In response to last week’s question,  “If a bus or train station is where a bus or train stops, why do we say people have work stations?”, my cycling friend Ted concluded, “The work station is quite simply where the brain stops!!”  To this, my friend Richard, who was honored on Saturday for his leadership in our temple, added, “Because that’s where work stops and Facebook begins!”

My Denver friend Mark shared, “I work in a large corp HQ, when visitors ask me how many people work here, I usually respond, "about half of them". Work and train stations are completely similar and you may want to add police stations."

“Have you ever actually seen work accomplished at a work station?” my sailing friend Kurt asked.  “As exibit A, I present the DMV office. I submit that they are called Work Stations because people come to a stop when they enter one.”

My dad’s beach buddy Bob replied, “Because you are supposed to be semi-conscious in a bus or train station, but it had better be in high alert status when it arrives at the work station.”

My BBQ friend Alan then advised, “The same reason we drive on Parkways and park in driveways.”

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Are you ever too old to learn something stupid ?

Live well...laugh often and heartily…. have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!

Does the IRS have what it takes to take what you’ve got?

In response to last week’s question,  “Does the IRS have what it takes to take what you’ve got?”,  my good humored friend Chris replied, “considering the IRS has their own federal secret service agents (with big guns and very large prison cells) who will come and take you away if you don't give them what you've got, then I would have to say yes, the IRS definitely has what it takes to take what you've got...but I didn't say it was right :-)  ”   My sailing friend Tom’s first response to my weekly questions expounded, “The 4th amendment sets out a clause that states, ‘The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated...’  I have a seizure every time I get a letter from the IRS. Is that not unreasonable?”

My dad’s beach buddy Bob shard, “The only thing I have left in my drawer is a ticket to the Cayman Islands before the Communists and Socialists take what I have saved.”

My neighbor Al  concluded, “If they don't, they sure fake it well because they sure have most of mine.”  My friend Richard added, “The IRS will have what it takes once they gain approval of the new, simplified 1040-OMG form. It only has 2 lines:

·         How much did you earn last year?

·         Send it in.”

My temple friend Tony wondered, “Isn't this week’s question just last week’s question, ‘Where’s the line between pleasure and pain?’, stated a different way?”  My Canadian friend Jack agreed, writing, “You blurred the lines between last week’s and this week’s hmmm. Since the IRS has what it takes to get what I have, this acknowledges them, as the unfortunate line between pleasure and pain. One of my favourite aunts was born on April 15, and each year and with great pleasure, she threw a wild birthday/tax relief party. She lived to 94, and now April 15 is just simply painful...”

My new DISH friend Kendra, said she forgot to send her first response, which was, “Last week, the line between pleasure and pain was between exits 33A and 33B on 285 at the 85 merge.  After accidentally exiting at 33A, I found pleasure when I realized I had cut off at least 30 minutes of traffic.  The pain was realizing the amount of time I’ve spent in traffic waiting to exit at 33B.” 

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If a bus or train station is where a bus or train stops, why do we say people have work stations?

Live well...laugh often and heartily…. have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!

Hal

Why are taxes not due until 4/17 when the Internet is open on 4/15?

Where’s the line between pleasure and pain?

In response to last week’s question,  “Where’s the line between pleasure and pain?”,  my friend Tracey recalled, “In Orlando on spring break” while my sailing friend Mike concluded, “Your joint checking account balance! OK, so I’m kidding and please don't tell my wife .”

My former colleague Effie explained, “In my experience, it lies somewhere between the table and the scale.” And my birthday bud who lives near DC described this as “the subway line I take to work.”

My running, construction and sailing friend Henry called out, “per our previous discussion (on our second drink… I mean second mile), you only know where that line is when you cross it.”

My dad’s beach buddy Bob described the line as “a condition called ecstasy.”  My friend Royce wrote, “probably the best explanation is a declaration that says ‘OH! It hurts so gooood!’ “

My DISH guru friend Mark agreed as he recalled, “I'll never forget the line between pleasure and pain all those many years ago. It went something like, ‘stop…don't stop… stop...don't stop’.”

My cousin Don declared, “Pretty much nothing, according to my dominatrix.”  However, my cousin once removed Greg countered, “the line is how much extra you are willing to pay?” to which my friend Swany said, “about $50.”  My neighbor Al, however, chose to define this as “it all depends upon the woman in the black leather suit with the whip.  But probably the rectal probe!”

My cycling dentist friend Ted responded, “It lies between making love with your beautiful wife and that dental appointment you have the next day!”

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

Does the IRS have what it takes to take what you’ve got?

Live well...laugh often and heartily…. have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!

Hal

Does paying taxes give cause to evaluate how our country is doing?  There is no better country in the world; at the same time I’m reminded of a Jimmy Buffett quote, “Remember that contentment is a quality best suited for cows, not cowboys.”

Is a clear conscience the sign of a fuzzy memory?

In response to last week’s question,  “Is a clear conscience the sign of a fuzzy memory?”, my friend Kevin countered, “or a superb ability to justify any of one's actions.”

My friend Richard concluded, “Having a clear conscience is directly attributable to having Write-Only Memory. The information is in your brain, but the ability to retrieve any of it is either compromised or completely disabled.”

My dad’s beach buddy Bob concluded, “Simply impossible.  If there is fuzz, it is usually intentional and one must go to confession to clear their conscience, but who wants to lose all those delicious memories?”

My friend Royce thought, “selective memory as opposed to ‘fuzzy’.”  To this, my friend Chris  replied, “I am not quite sure, I know I am content but it’s all a little fuzzy. Of course Mark Twain said "Ignorance isn't bliss, it’s oblivious...you can't be happy about what you don't know."  My sailing friend Scott recapped it all, “I can't remember for sure so I am not going to worry about it!” 

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

Where’s the line between pleasure and pain?

Live well...laugh often and heartily…. have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!

Hal

Get over it --- the theme of the Cooper River Bridge run in Charleston, SC.  Alison, Carey, Henry, Ted and I did “get over it.”