The Candy Incident

I told her that there was only one chocolate left when there was really two. Later there was only one.
Is she embezzling chocolate from me?

Learning Mantra

My son is not a circus animal.
I must stop trying to get him to show off his newly learned skills.

My son is not a circus animal.
My son is not a circus animal.
My son is not a circus animal.
My son is not ....

Mquest on Fashion

The skinny girl with Ugg boots.
So out of proportion.
Lollipops should not wear clown shoes.

Pizza-nomics

If I could get back all the money I have spent on pizza I would reinvest.

California Stop

The bright red stop sign stands proudly on the corner. The motorists glide past it never stopping.

Lone Wolf

He walk away from the liquor store. Battered shoes and torn jeans.
Who is he trying to fool with his paper bag?

Breaking news Terri Schiavo-- can speak – but can she roll over and play dead?

Now her parents are claiming that she can speak. Who knew that her family would turn their daughter and our elected officials into a group of circus animals. It is amazing that a group of elected officials could watch a few minutes of a video tape and become instantaneously become doctors. To bad the “party of life” decided to ignore the court system and listen to a pair of loony parents. Most of America is smart enough to see that this publicity stunt gone wrong. Her parents are starting to hear voices while a select few think we should ignore years of medical advice and years of court rulings. I will leave the whole “party of life” joke for others to Blog about.

If this keeps up Terri will be a canonized saint by Easter Sunday.

U.S. Troops Tortured Iraqis in Mosul, Documents Show

American soldiers tortured Iraqi prisoners at a military base in Mosul but nobody was court martialed over the abuse, U.S. army documents say. (SNIP) One prisoner died in December 2003 after four days of repeatedly having to do physical exercises as a punishment, according to the documents, obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union

To bad “the right to life party” is so busy in Florida trying to keep a Vegetable alive.

Left-Right Coalition Rises to Oppose USA Patriot Act Provisions

It is about time.

Woman Kills Herself So Blind Sons Can See

Doctors in the southern city of Chennai say Kumar's condition cannot be helped with a cornea transplant and also suspect his elder brother does not have a cornea defect.
"We had told the family earlier itself that a corneal transplant was not needed for the younger son," the Express quoted hospital official G. Seethalakshmi saying.
The family is insisting Tamizhselvi's corneas can only be used for her sons and no one else.

Human stupidity. The spice of life.

Administration kept mum about unapproved modified corn sold

They keep quiet about a lot of stuff.

amends

He is franticly searching the store for a bouquet of flowers. I think he should shave and shower before he tries to make amends.

Ticket

The car sits abandoned covered in a layer of dust. Fliers bulging from under the windshield wipers. Why did they even bother to place the parking ticket on top of the fliers?

Big steps:

we went to an open house at one of the many preschools in the area. We are not planning sending Mquest Jr to preschool until next fall but apparently it is open house season in the world of preschools.
A few notes:
The parking sucked but were told it was not a problem because the classes all start at different times. Not sure I believe them.

Nice playground lined with a bed of Heliotropes. I have always been under the impression that they are a poisonous plant.

10-12 children per classes

Thomas train set- Mquest JR found it quickly. But, Preschool should be about something other than Thomas the tank engine and I am sure that is what he will focus on.

Nice teachers and staff. But, I am sure that they were all on their best behavior.
Nice big playground fenced in but tons of doorways for the children to open and escape from

two different classes for different age preschool students

Blog Roll across the land-

A couple of people have asked about about my short observations. I enjoy putting them down on paper and have found a few other people in Blog land that do similar things with short vignette.

Guru's Life Watch has short observations that are always good. Guru is very economical with his words.

Vali's Views Mostly fictional but, great wit. Often humorous. Sometimes terrifying. Always good.

I think I want to be a comedian-- Like the name states this is all about trying to come up with comedic works. I really enjoy his short work. Lately he has gotten into longer pieces. Look back to the beginning of February For some of his funny stuff.

Any others out there? What published writers fall into this category?
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Pa. Inmate Limited in Clover Quest

Kaminski, serving time for crimes including burglary and shooting at a police officer, has collected a world record 72,927 four-leaf clovers since 1995. He found all of them on the grounds of various Pennsylvania prisons.

Who said prison life was boring?

Cathedral Seeks Truth Behind Da Vinci Code

I hate to break it to them, but, The Da Vinci Code is fiction. And by many accounts poorly written fiction.

Lust

The beautiful girl sits against the cool wall. Her long dark hair reflecting the light. A warm California breeze makes her hair sway in a mesmerizing way.
On her lap sits a shiny skinny laptop. She is furiously typing oblivious to my stare. She smiles at her work
I wish I had a laptop.

Ink

He is showing everyone his new tattoo. The black ink stands boldly on his white skin. I ask him what made him choose the Eye of Horus for a tattoo.

His reply: “Is that what it is? It just looked good on the wall."

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