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November 21, 2008
Deadly Pingpong?
Bruce Lee - Ping pong. The mind boggles.
Posted by pgutwin at 5:02 PM | Comments (0)
November 18, 2008
Noted - Double Time
A faithful reader commented that comments don't work, and offered the following via email (NB - I had to wait a few minutes so I stopped laughing enough to post...)
A C, an E-flat, and a G go into a bar. The bartender says, "Sorry, but we don't
serve minors."
So, the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open
fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished; the G is out
flat.
An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp
enough.
A D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom
saying, "Excuse me. I'll just be a second."
An A comes into the bar, but
the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a
minor.
Then the bartender notices a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar
and exclaims, "Get out now! You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar
tonight."
The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back to the bar the next
night in a 3-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender (who used to
have a nice corporate job until his company downsized) says, "You're looking
sharp tonight, come on in! This could be a major development." This proves to be
the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and everything else, and stands
there au natural.
Eventually, the C sobers up, and realizes in horror
that he's under a rest. The C is brought to trial, is found guilty of
contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of DS
without Coda at an upscale correctional facility. On appeal, however, the C is
found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, and that all accusations to
the contrary are bassless.
The bartender decides, however, that since
he's only had tenor so patrons, the soprano out in the bathroom, and everything
has become alto much treble, he needs a rest -- and closes the bar.
Posted by pgutwin at 6:27 AM | Comments (0)
November 16, 2008
Noted last week
Three notes walk into a bar, a C, E flat and a G. The bartender shouts over to them "hey, get out of here - we don't serve minors". So the E flat leaves, and the C and G have an open fifth between them to remember their missing friend.
(Sorry, the picture is of course not of the joke itself, but please, just use your imagination.)
Posted by pgutwin at 2:36 PM | Comments (0)
November 5, 2008
May You Live in Exciting Times
This morning the news is full of quotes from all kinds of people recognizing the incredible, historic moment we all witnessed last night. But the most insightful, the most interesting quote was from a college student who said: "I'm so excited - it's like the 60's, only better!" (Sorry, that's not a direct quote)
We do live in exciting times, but unfortunately some of the excitement we are currently experiencing can be compared to going down the mountain with no brakes. But challenging times produce exciting change. And the changes will be dislocating for many of us, and very likely for me as well.
But we all have a choice: we can catalog the bad things that happen because of change and dwell on those bad things, or we can look for ways to make the changes positive and enriching. But that requires a choice, and making the positive choice will take courage.
It really is up to us, right here, right now. Deciding on priorities, helping those we can, putting off short-term interests for longer term rewards. We haven't had to do that a lot in the last few years - let's get back to what made this country great.
Posted by pgutwin at 7:52 AM | Comments (0)