Sunday Squibs

 

The flag at half-mast this week didn’t have a chance to go up again before another mass shooting occurred. 

How long must it stay down before the country wakes up?  

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Fortunate the old timer who on his descent to hell is given the time to acclimatize. 

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They say that “Three’s a crowd.” If that be true

Then I shall sing the praises of the ménage à two. 

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Dreams may tell us what we want, but they’re a poor guide for what we should do. 

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If something is broken I’ll fix or replace it. If it’s only cracked I must study that. If it’s not going to get any worse, I can learn to live with a crack, a bend, or even a small leak. 

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I don’t try to psychoanalyze the crazies in my life. I just hand them a list of local counselors and psychologists. My only reward is a small commission for any referrals.  

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New England’s computer generated football team may play New York’s version, but there’ll be no real fan interest until there’s camera footage of a programmer collapsing. 

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The Golden Rule won’t work for people who want their butt’s kissed unto.  

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Our internet providers purposely screw up to keep us in childlike dependence on them. 

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While walking in the woods, if I stop my thinking for a minute, I get an impoverished view of what the animals see. 

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