June 15, 2009
Wow! The years pass fast!
On April 10th, 2008 my grandson Grayson Thomas Morris was born (on his mom Emily's birthday, no less!).
Now it's a year past that, and Happy First Birthday, Grayson.
Dave (my son, Grayson's Dad) and Emily got married on May 29th (hope I didn't screw that up). Bev and I really wanted to go, but just couldn't do it (you know how it is - ol' folks on SS, etc), so my wonderful sons, Brand and Dave, chipped in and got us a ticket to the bonnie affair!
Wonderful, precious boys! (sniff*)
Had a BALL. Saw Dave's mom sandy after all these 45+ years... We were nice to each other. My wife Bev had a good visit with her. (Not sure what to make of that...)
God it was great! BEAUTIFUL wedding, loved the night before, when Em's grandma went for a ride on Gary's Harley. She got a super kick out of that!
Well, more later...
Monday, June 15, 2009
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Sunday, January 29, 2006
January 28th, 2006
It's one of my son's birthday today. This is from him...
Interesting trivia
In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb". Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. What that means I don't know ?????
Coca-Cola was originally green.It is impossible to lick your elbow.The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history: Spades - King DavidHearts - CharlemagneClubs -Alexander, the GreatDiamonds - Julius CaesarIf a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?A. All invented by women.Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?A. HoneyIn Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "good night, sleep tight." It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice. Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in wah t oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow
How was that for a start?
It's one of my son's birthday today. This is from him...
Interesting trivia
In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb". Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. What that means I don't know ?????
Coca-Cola was originally green.It is impossible to lick your elbow.The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history: Spades - King DavidHearts - CharlemagneClubs -Alexander, the GreatDiamonds - Julius CaesarIf a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?A. All invented by women.Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?A. HoneyIn Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "good night, sleep tight." It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice. Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in wah t oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow
How was that for a start?
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