Somebody said something a couple of days ago that I thought made good sense even though it will never come to pass. It went something like this: Wal-Mart hasn’t made its money by attacking Target or K-Mart. They’ve made it by telling people what they have to offer. Now wouldn’t that be a refreshing way to run a political campaign? Instead of attacking their opponents and digging up as much dirt as they can, they would instead concentrate on what they have to offer. Too often it seems we have to guess at the outcome by voting for someone.
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We missed quite a snowstorm last week by getting out of here and going to Branson. Schools, businesses, and roads closed, and all we had to do in Branson was complain how cold it was down there. Every time we go on a trip we run into cold weather. Two years ago Texas threw lots of it at us, and last year Florida caught a lot of our group without warm clothing.
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Our friend Ole is really ugly. When he was born, the doctor slapped his mother. His mother was so ashamed of him, she borrowed another baby for the baptism. His parents had to tie a pork chop around his neck to get his dog to play with him. One night a woman stopped him on the street and asked him to follow her home. There she asked him into the bedroom. Anticipating some excitement, he followed. In the bed was a little boy sniffing and crying. “There,” said the woman, “I told you, Junior, if you didn’t stop crying and go to sleep, I’d bring the boogy man in!”
