|
2008/12/20, 09:05 AM
Got this in an email.......
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
Knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the worm; life isn't always fair; and maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student, but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses, and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home, and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled some in her lap and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, I Want It Now, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
--------------
Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer
|
|
|
|
2008/12/20, 02:40 PM
So real though ain't it!
--------------
Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down!
My Log http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/Message.jsp?f_ix=15&t_ix=1609
Squat 260x4
Deadlift 340x1
Bench 260x2
|
|
2008/12/21, 11:32 AM
That about nails it. It's all the hot coffee lady's fault! I think that the absence of accountability is going to cost us our freedom in the long run. We have to keep making up new laws and walk on eggshells so as not to get nailed by the sue happy assbags looking to make a quick buck.
The one that really got me was the guy who wanted to take God out of the pledge of allegiance so his daughter didn't have to say it. Talk about the "good of the few". It's starting to get really stupid.
|
|
2008/12/22, 11:11 AM
This is good, I will have to repost. Thanks Ron.
--------------
Bettia
Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable... attainable. Have the patience, wait it out It is all about timing.
-Stacey Chapman
|
|
2008/12/24, 08:42 AM
Wow... Sad, but true.
--------------
--JBennett
"I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!"
"Pain is only weakness leaving the body."
"Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
|
