Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be, but first I need more coffee.
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1. A neutron walks into a bar and asks “how much for a beer?”
The bartender says, “for you? no charge.”
2. Two atoms are walking down the street together. The first atom turns and says, “Hey, you just stole an electron from me!”
“Are you sure?” asks the second atom.
To which the first atom replies, “Yeah, I’m positive!”
3. Q: Why don’t anions have many friends?
A: They’re negative.
Having a hard time learning from my mistakes. There is still time but not much.
A few years ago with some German acquaintances we saw an Irish comedian at the Kansas City Irish Festival. I forget his name and I’m too lazy to look him up. Anyway he talked about an English word Germans had difficulty pronouncing. The comedian said the German word first, Eichhörnchen, correctly. Then asked a German in the audience to say the English translation, squirrel. And there was much laughter. It’s true Germans do have a difficult time saying the word squirrel, but you know what? Americans have a more difficult time saying the German word, Eichhörnchen.
Do I have a point? Nein.
Well this has been a week for celebrity deaths, Roger Ebert (beloved film critic), Margaret Thatcher (the other half of the evil duo with Ronald Reagan), and Annette Funicello (Disney discovered teen sex sells on TV).
I joked now that Roger is gone, Hollywood will now be able to make bad movies with abandon. Let a thousand Michael Bays bloom. Sadly, they’ve always made crappy movies. Roger was there to tell us what was worth watching. I didn’t always agree with his reviews but they were always well thought out. And I really liked that he joined Twitter and expressed many of his other views as well. The Internet became his voice when he’d lost his real one. May we all find our voice regardless of what format it’s heard in.
Where does the idea of the Holy Fool come from? Is it an ancient way of telling us not to judge a person by their appearance alone? That when you look deeper that what appears foolish is masking a hidden wisdom or a simplicity that is unappreciated? A self-defense mechanism perhaps? Of course then there are idiots that remain idiots no matter how you slice it.
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