Wisdom That Comes With Adulthood
A dozen bits of wisdom 1) Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree. 2) There is always a lot to be thankful for if you take the time to look. For Example: I’m sitting here thinking how nice...
View ArticleWisdom from the Mouths of Babes
IMPORTANT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE That Little Children Have Learned: [TaxMama Note: Lately, we've been hearing from Baby Boomers. It's time to give the children a children a chance to be heard. ]...
View ArticleMicrosoft vs. GM
Inspired by the new, higher gasoline prices in California, we bring you this shining gem of humor: Once upon a time, at a computer expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the...
View ArticleSenior Divorce
An elderly man in Miami calls his son in New York and says,” I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough.” “Pop, what are...
View ArticleFeeling Young?
Just in case you weren’t feeling too old today, this will certainly change things. 1. The people who started college this fall across the nation were born in 1998. 2. They have no meaningful...
View ArticleMoney Punnies and more
I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough. I used to be a banker, but then I lost interest. Then I decided on bookkeeping. No accounting for taste. Where do accountants live? In a columnar pad....
View ArticleReflections and Giving Thanks, I Think
THE SENILITY PRAYER God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones that I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference. Now that I’m ‘older’...
View Article‘Twas Right After Thanksgiving
‘Twas Right After Thanksgiving (in California) And all through the house, Not a channel was showing any shows worth the price. The men stood outside with their chests very bare, And the steaks they...
View ArticleEverything I need to know, I learned from Noah’s Ark
ONE: Don’t miss the boat. TWO: Remember that we are all in the same boat! THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark. FOUR: Stay fit. When you’re 60 years old, someone may ask you to...
View ArticleFrugal Recipe for Fruitcake
You’ll need the following: a cup of water a cup of sugar four large brown eggs two cups of dried fruit a teaspoon of salt a cup of brown sugar lemon juice nuts and a bottle of whiskey. Sample the...
View ArticleIRS Just Sent Back My 2012 Tax Return
I just received my tax return for 2012 back from the IRS. Not clear why. I am confused! They are questioning how many dependents I claimed. I guess it was because of my response to the question: “List...
View ArticleHumor and Heart Disease
Doncha love surveys? There’s always a study costing millions to tell us something we know instinctively. Here’s one you’ll love. Several years ago, researchers from the University of Maryland...
View Article10 Ways to Stay Young
1. Throw out nonessential numbers – including age, weight and height. Let your doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them. 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches are a downer. 3. Keep...
View ArticleChain Letter Etiquette and Wisdom
* Chain Letter Type 1: Make a wish!!! No, really, go on and make one!!! Oh please, you’ll never have that much $$! Wish something else!!! Yeah, and you think you’re good looking enough to get in bed...
View ArticleWisdom of the (S)ages
There will always be death and taxes; however, death doesn’t get worse every year. I am having an out of money experience. Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician. Conscience is what...
View ArticleSick Humor
The patient receives a letter from the hospital describing what will happen when she arrives. She will be assigned her own personal nurse-advocate. One the nurse’s duties will be to mark the location...
View ArticleThings Are Not Always What They Seem
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion’s guest room. Instead the they were given a...
View ArticleEtiquette Tips for __________ (you can fill in the blank)
GENERAL: 1. Never take a beer to a job interview. 2. Always identify people in your yard before shooting at them. 3. It’s considered tacky to take a cooler to church. 4. If you have to vacuum the bed,...
View ArticleNew York City’s 28th Annual April Fools’ Day Parade
The 28th Annual April Fools’ Day Parade will begin at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street at 12 noon, Sunday, April 1, 2012. Rain or shine, the parade will march down Fifth Avenue to Washington Square Park...
View ArticleSome Give and Take
The Fallen Man A man had fallen between the rails in a subway station. People were all crowding around trying to get him out before the train ran him over. They were all shouting. “Give me your hand!”...
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