Category: Humorous
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How to get a 1 hour suntan in 5 minutes
The reality of our world remains fragile and precarious I was sitting by the pool today (as I often do), thinking about stuff (as I often do)… I was thinking about a movie called Sunshine released in 2007. An excellent Si-Fi movie set 50 years into the future when the sun is dying. (Worth a…
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Fill Life with the Good Bits First: The Mayonnaise Jar
A story about how to fill your life with important stuff and not the small stuff When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, When 24 hours in a day is not enough; remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some…
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Aussie Humour
These were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a great sense of Aussie humour. Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia ? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? ( UK ). A: We…
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What Goes Around…
In a small town in the United States, the place looks almost totally deserted. It is tough times, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. Suddenly, a rich tourist comes to town. He enters the town’s only hotel, lays a 100 dollar bill on the reception counter as a deposit, and goes to…
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Working smarter and not harder
How time off to observe is far more rewarding that “all hands on deck” When I was 13 years old, I was living with my family on a farm in far western NSW. This was “Outback Australia”. A new local TV tower had been installed about 5 km away and so we could now watch…
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Lost in Translation
How language barriers can be used for extortion, but cultural ties are stronger I had a very interesting experience the other night when buying a Viva internet account here in Al Khout, Fahaheel, Kuwait. It was one of those small shopping kiosks you see spread along the center of the mall. After I establishing that…
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Quotes by Ronald Reagan
A statesman, an actor, a puppet. How do you remember Ol’ Ronny? Ronald Reagan has had a varied carrier, regardless his words are wise. ‘Here’s my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose.’ ‘The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’ ‘The trouble…
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You know you’ve been in the Middle East far too long when…
Musings about points of life and such experiences You’re not surprised to see a goat in the passenger seatYou think the uncut version of ‘Little House on the Prairie’ is provocativeYou think every one’s first name is AlYou need a sweater when it’s 40 degrees celsiusYou expect everyone to own a mobile phoneYour idea of…
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