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When I am an old woman I shall wear purple.

A nostalgic moment! Today I came across an article on Facebook leading to a photo of Queen Elizabeth II wearing purple. As my mom got older she loved a poem that’s called “When I am an old woman I shall … Continue reading

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Ball Study – Gotta love them ball stories

An oldie but goodie. Balls are like Pussies, there’s always a joke somewhere. After a 2 year study, the National Science Foundation announced the following results on America’s recreational preferences: The sport of choice for unemployed or incarcerated people is: … Continue reading

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Will I ever get to Heaven? The Scottish Version.

One of the things about being a person who likes to tell jokes and shares humor is that folks from my past send me stuff from time to time to make me smile as well. Here’s a short tale from … Continue reading

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Baby, if you’ve ever pondered?

I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes. There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead. Life is sexually transmitted. Healthy is merely the slowest possible … Continue reading

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Thank you for your advice and help.

As we approach the end of another month – I want to thank all of you for your educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery. I no longer open … Continue reading

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Can you go home? Nostalgia?

It was 1978, I was in my early thirties, and I was working for Varian Associates as Canadian Sales Manager for their electron device group. I got a chance to go to England with one of our customers to visit … Continue reading

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The Stolen Car

Most of the stories that I’ve told have the real names of the people involved. For this one I think I’ll change the names to protect the guilty. For many years I was a sales manager for an electronics company … Continue reading

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We’re Hertz – They’re Not

Driving in the UK is not easy for someone accustomed to driving on the right with a left-hand drive car. I had a couple of driving experiences in England that nearly maimed me or an innocent British driver or two. … Continue reading

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Might have been the real R2D2

It was 1980 Fall Fair in Orangeville Ontario, Amy was five and Jody was three. Our main street was closed to traffic as merchants, hawkers, mid-way rides were set up. With a population of roughly 15,000 in 1980, it was … Continue reading

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Right Hand Driving – Just BUDGE over if you can.

In 1989, Cheryl and I took a trip to England and France. Part of the trip was business and part was pleasure. We arrived in London, rented a car and headed north to Lincoln to Richardson’s UK headquarters for a … Continue reading

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