Sunday, April 23, 2017

Existence is Pain

So yeah, I like R&M, but this time of year is always a pain for me. Ever since I quit smoking back in 2010 (thanks to vaping) my seasonal allergies have been much worse. (And yes, that’s one of the few weird benefits you can get from smoking… It tends to drag down your immune system and suppress other environmental allergies… but I digress.)

Every day I have to take Sudafed (or rather the generic Wal-Phed) to keep the sinus pressure down to tolerable levels. This is not an ideal situation since merely buying the stuff puts you on a government watch list, and it’s not really advised for people who have to take thyroid medication (also a daily pill) due to a potentially dangerous drug interaction. Of course all the other alternatives are essentially non-starters for alleviating the sinus pressure, and that pressure does build into becoming a full blown migraine headache if I don’t address it in a timely manner.

Ever have a migraine? Well, for those of you you haven’t had one before, think about that last time you got an ice cream headache or brain freeze from drinking a frozen smoothie too fast. Those things are excruciating, right? Now imagine that pain lasting for a day and a half or longer. That’s what a migraine feels like, and I get them. It also leads to some secondary ailments like nausea and other unpleasant shit, but I think I’ve horrified enough kids for one day.

So right now, I feel a little like Mr. Meeseeks after he’s been around for a while, but instead of generating an army of myself and going on a rampage, I usually just curl up into a fetal position and pray that it goes away.

Pax,

-f2x

Advice at the Bar

While having drinks with her friends, a woman noticed a rather homely man looking lonely at the bar.

Intrigued by this quiet man, she excused herself from the table and took a seat next to him.

After a brief ice-breaker she said, “You know, if you lost a few pounds, had a shave and got your hair cut, you’d look all right.”

“If I did that,” the man replied, “I’d be talking to your friends over there instead of you.”

The Explaination

A wife arrived home after a long shopping trip, and was horrified to find her husband in bed with a young, lovely thing.

Just as she was about to storm out of the house, her husband stopped her with these words: “Before you leave, I want you to hear how this all came about.

“Driving home, I saw this young girl, looking poor and tired, I offered her a ride. She was hungry, so I brought her home and fed her some of the roast you had forgotten about in the refrigerator.

“Her shoes were worn out so I gave her a pair of your shoes you didn’t wear because they were out of style.

“She was cold so I gave her that new birthday sweater you never wore even once because the color didn’t suit you.

“Her slacks were worn out so I gave her a pair of yours that you don’t fit into anymore.

“Then as she was about to leave the house, she paused and asked, ‘Is there anything else that your wife doesn’t use anymore?’

“And so, here we are!”

Together at Last

Agnes married and had 4 children.

When her first husband died, she married again and had 5 more children.

Again, her husband passed away. So Agnes remarried and this time had 3 more children.

A few years after her third husband passed, Agnes herself died.

Standing before her coffin, the preacher said a prayer for her, “Thank you Lord for this very loving woman”. He paused before mentioning, “They are finally together now.”

One mourner leaned over and quietly asked her friend, “Do you think he means her first, second or third husband?”

The friend replied, “I think he means her legs.”

Let’s Review

The teacher was going over the last lesson with the class to make sure they absorbed all the information.

“OK, children, what does the chicken give you?” she asked in a cheerful tone.

“Eggs!” the kids sounded off in unison.

“Very good!” replied the teacher. “Now what does the pig give you?”

“Bacon!” came the enthusiastic response.

“Great! And what does the cow give you?”

After a moment of silence, a voice from the back shouted, “Homework!”

Post Easter Talk

Little Johnny’s father asked him if he knew about the birds and the bees.

“I don’t want to know!” Johnny cried as he burst into tears.

Confused, his father asked what was wrong.

Little Johnny sobbed, “First, there was no Santa Claus, then no Tooth Fairy, and finally, no Easter Bunny. If you’re about to tell me that grownups don’t really have sex, then I’ve got nothing left to believe in.”

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Happy Easter

Once again it’s time to celebrate another spring with family and friends. After everyone gets back from church, the party begins. There’s plenty of food and drink to go around, and the kids are hopped up on a jellybean high.

Unfortunately the holiday abruptly ends as everyone has to be at work in the morning. I know that many of us workers get Good Friday off, but come on… I need a break after the holiday. In this day and age, what we really need is a Good Monday to follow Easter!

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Pax,

-f2x

Good Friday

Jesus was hanging from the cross and he called out to Peter, “Peter, I need to see you.”

Peter tried to get to the cross but the Roman soldiers fought him back.

Jesus again said, “Peter, please come here. I want to tell you something.”

Again Peter tried to fight his way through the guards but once again they stopped him.

One more time, Jesus said, “Peter, please, I need to tell you something.”

This time, Peter mustered up all of his strength, managed to get past the guards, went up to the cross and said, “Yes my Lord, what do you want to tell me.”

Jesus replied, “I can see your house from up here.”