SPRING

Title: SPRING IS BUSTING OUT ALL OVER

I think that is the lyrics in “Oklahoma”, anyway the jonquils, tulips, forcythia and the bradford pear trees are all blooming. So, Mother Earth is awakening from the Winter “blahs”! I know that some people like the stark black and white but I prefer the color.

A Spring Haiku:

Spring blooms bursting forth,

Mother Earth decorates her hair—

The hearts of all soar!

How about the Election Run Up!! At least it has made some jokes and has been some different entertainment. We do not go into a deadly rampage as the islamists do with the publishing of a cartoon! Visiting with a friend in McAllen, TX this week; he stated that in Mexico they are designing a portable ladder that will enable people to climb over the border fence—probably the contract will go to China—isn’t free enterprise great!

The Spring break of the schools was an opportunity for us to have some visits from family. Lynn and grands Kirsten and Karl from Colorado and John and Gail from MN. paid us a short visit. It is great to have a visit in person rather than just the telephone’

A web address that you might enjoy abd get some laughs (the music of the soul).—

www.wackywits.com

One of the jokes

Passing by the primate area one day, a zoo attendant happens to notice a chimpanzee sitting on a rock with an open book in either hand, looking first at one and then at the other. Upon closer examination, he identifies the books: the Bible, and Darwin's "Origin of Species".

Curious, he asks the chimp, "What's with the books?"

The chimp replies, "I'm trying to decide whether I'm my brother's keeper, or my keeper's brother."

Mary’s bile duct stent stopped up—we knew that it was only good for about 3 months. It has been replaced with a bigger, better model and she is doing fairly well now—not jaundiced.

There have been no more postings from “baghdad burning” blog since Oct when the family escaped to
Syria. However Sainab Salbi who is the founder and ceo of Women for Women program has posted notes on her recent visit to Iraq which is very distressing as far as the day to day lives of the civilian population is concerned. You can read these notes at the following address.

http://wfwnotesfromthefield.wordpress.com/

My reading has been mostly fluff and “escapism”, which I guess balances the news reports and the political noise. I have been reading—slowly—“god is not great” byChristopheer hitchins and just checked out (because of the authors name)“Blue Grit” by LAURA FLANDERS. The sub-title is True democrats take back politics from politicians.

Hope that this finds all going well with all of you!

HAF AKA HAPPY DOC