George,

 GP> I was considering being 'Born Again' but my mom said no.

  There is only one good conntation of that. :)

 >   When they got home, the milkman was found dead on the porch. 

 GP> Classic!  How long's it been since we had milkmen?

  It shows how old we are...part of the decrepit old farts society. 

 GP> I'd say that falls under "enough"; but you got to trust you'll have
 GP> that "enough," too, right?

  True...but when you're being hassled by the collectors, and you haven't
over-splurged, as it were...it's very stressful. Even if you try to set up
a payment plan, they want it all. Yet, they won't put themselves in your
shoes.

 GP> My belief is we are to judge favorably and that we are commanded to
 GP> help, not to judge.

  The problem is, I'm not rolling in dough. Besides, if I needed help, 
there's no guarantee they'd return the favor. Most of them spend the
money on drugs or alcohol anyway.

 GP> If I can help, I do. If I can't I say so (I'll stop and talk, even if
 GP> I'm broke, because we all need human interaction & acknowledgement of
 GP> our shared humanity.

  I've heard far too many stories of these "homeless folks" (read that
"panhandlers") who say "I make far more money doing this than a regular
job, and I don't have to pay any taxes".

 GP> I'm a Jew, so t he principle is different; in Hebrew the word is
 GP> "justice" not "charity"; we help to even things more fairly, not just
 GP> because it feels good.

  For those I know personally, if I can help them, as I know their character.

 GP> Rst is always healthy, I say, especially if you're feeing the need.

  I've learned if I tried to work on the computer when I'm tired, I'm going
to muck things up. Case in point...I was tired, thought I was in a temporary
directory, and answered Y to DEL *.* -- over 500 ascii, ansi, and RIP
bulletin screens were gone forever.

 >   Really. Or as Bill Cosby's "Noah And The Ark" routine noted,
 > "He had to keep telling the rabbits...ONLY TWO!!".  I did
 > that routine for my final exam in 10th grade drama class...got
 > a perfect score. :)

 GP> I love that routine, beginning with, "whoosha, whoosha"(saw), God's
 GP> greeting, & Noah saying, "Yes, Lord? I've been good!"

  "How Long Can You Tread Water??!!" 

 >   Especially when you had to take a shovel everywhere. 

 GP> What shovel? Huh?

  That's what was instructed...dig a hole, drop your excrement in there,
then cover it back up. This was long before toilets were invented.

 GP> It's a good song, though; catchy.

  There was another song entitled Jezebel...I forget who sang it.

 >   I thought it was when they first saw each other naked...and he told
 > her "Stand back, honey. I don't know how big this is going to get". 

 GP> Eve was the first carpenter; she made Adam's banana stand.

  ROFLMBO!! I needed that one. 

 >   Do infants enjoy infancy, as much as adults enjoy adultery?? :P

 GP> Rumour has it. . .

  The New Gaither Vocal Band had a song, which is so true. "If it can
be twisted, you can be sure that it will. 'Cause there ain't nothin'
sacred...at The Rumor Mill".

  I liked the quip that "In the old days, it was considered a miracle
for an ass to speak (Balaam's donkey). Now, it'd be a miracle if one
kept his mouth shut". And on that note, it's time to go eat lunch...
but at least I don't go for the saying "you are what you eat" -- what
if your preferred food is rump roast?? 

Daryl

... I just bought a cured ham...wonder what it had...
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