A pleasant first impression
I was having lunch in our new home when I saw the garbage truck, so I went out to go get the garbage bins back in their place, when I saw our neighbor walking toward his garbage bins. So we waived and I came over and introduced myself (this is …
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Room 911
Today I checked in at a hotel for work and the room number they gave me was 911. When I looked at that number on the hotel key, I realized that the September 11 attack date matched the 911 emergency phone number used in the U.S.. In the 13 years …
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Where’s the packing tape?
Husband: Love, where’s the packing tape? Wife: (looking with a “you-have-to-ask-that-obvious-question?” face) Where do you think would be the obvious place for it? Husband: (after reflection) Right here, in this box where we have all the packing supplies. Wife: No, that’s where we kept it when we were packing. Now …
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More toothpaste than shirts
Allison took this picture in our hotel room in Tulsa, remarking that I brought more toothpaste than shirts for my 20-year high school reunion trip. (I thought I had packed the shirts, but I hadn’t…).
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When menus are too big
This is what happens when menus in restaurants are too big. We dine on a wet tablecloth.
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Better than none
I came back from a morning physical therapy session and then realized I went there with two pairs of shorts on. Better than none.
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Pitch black
My parents and sister have been visiting us for the last couple of weeks. Last night, my dad woke up at 4am needing to go to the bathroom. It was pitch black, but he managed to walk around with his hands extended, looking for the door to get out of …
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