Hey Ed .... yeah there are some sad and some glad .... all of em make ya think.
Museum of American Poetics.
Links page ...
klik
Not meaning to trivialize the discussion above but...I play on-line scrabble and enjoy chatting with my opponents. I try to find out where they are from and in many cases I know something to chat about that is relevant to their area. This evening I ran into someone from New Castle, England. I have been all over England but never there. The only thing I could think of to say was "...like carrying coals to New Castle."
He/She had no idea what I was talking about and I had to explain it to him/her. But we did end up talking about surf-boards and surfing in the cold water. So all was not lost.
We got our new "official" phone book for Charlottesville yesterday. The Sprint?Embarq phone book. One of several "official " phone books.
Here are the stats, proving to me that phone books will disappear in the next 10 (?) years or so.
Residential white page listings: down some 1.5% in page volume since last year. So many folks are switching to cell phones vs land lines. Cell phones are not listed.
Business white pages down 4%
And this staggering (to me) number: Business yellow pages down 4.8% in page volume. Charlottesville is an economically vibrant region with high single digit growth in population, and by extension, business growth.
I cut back on the size of my ads by more like 10%, and lo and behold, without any collusion so did my competitors for the most part.
How does the phone book look like in your town?
In Houston, the Yellow Pages is smaller, but we also have diversity in phone books from other phone companies. So, the books are smaller, but we get several now, instead of just the two volume set.
Hey Ed, realjohnboy ....... I'm just regaining consciousness from an OD of tryptisin (or what ever that stuff is in turkey that knocks you out) yesterday so forgive me if I wander.
I haven't looked at a phone book in years or since Google. It's too easy to look it up online plus I don't have to use bifocals with my monitor, esp in 640x480
Welcome to Orkneyjar ....
klik here
When it 1st came out we played at the Office Club (bar) for beers .... big mistake
Wise Sayings Recycled
1
Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either. Just leave me the hell alone.
2
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.
3
It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
4
Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
5
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else.
6
Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
7
Many is the man who has drowned in a lake whose average depth was only three feet.
8
It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
9
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
10
If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
11
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes.
12
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
13
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat & drink beer all day.
14
If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
15
Don't squat with your spurs on.
16
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
17
If you drink, don't park; accidents cause people.
18
Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield.
19
Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
20
The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
21
Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
22
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
23
Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side & a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
24
There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.
25
Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your mouth is moving.
26
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
27
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
28
If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody.
29 The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when it's open.
30 We are born naked, wet, and hungry. Then things get worse.
Eighteen Reasons Why Golf Is Better Than Sex....
18 You don't have to sneak your golf magazines into the house
17 If you are having trouble with golf, it is perfectly acceptable to pay a professional to show you how to improve your technique
16 The Ten Commandments don't say anything about golf.
15 If your partner takes pictures or videotapes of you golfing, you don't have to worry about them showing up on the Internet when you become famous.
14 Your golf partner won't keep asking questions about other partners you've golfed with.
13 It's perfectly respectable to golf with a total stranger.
12 When you see a really good golfer, you don't have to feel guilty about imagining the two of you golfing together
11 If your regular golf partner isn't available, he/she won't object if you golf with someone else.
10 Nobody will ever tell you that you will go blind if you golf by yourself.
9 When dealing with a golf pro, you never have to wonder if he is really an undercover cop.
8 You don't have to go to a sleazy shop in a seedy neighbourhood to buy golf stuff.
7 You can have a golf calendar on your wall at the office, tell golf jokes and invite co- workers to golf with you without getting sued for harassment.
6 There is no such thing as a "golf transmitted disease."
5 If you want to watch golf on television, you don't have to subscribe to a premium cable channel.
4 Nobody expects you to promise to golf with just one partner for the rest of your life
3 Nobody expects you to give up golfing if your partner loses interest in the game.
2 You don't have to be a newlywed to plan a vacation primarily for the enjoyment of golf.
1 Your golf partner will never say, "What ? We just golfed last week ! Is that all you ever think about ?"
