Wednesday Thought

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Monday Monday

Margie: Here's a story about Edna and two of her friends.

 Three older ladies were discussing the travails of getting older. One said, Sometimes I catch myself with a jar of mayonnaise in my hand in front of the refrigerator and can't remember whether I need to put it away or start making a sandwich.

The second lady chimed in, Yes, sometimes I find myself on the landing of the stairs and can't remember whether I am on my way up or on my way down.
The third one responded, Well, I'm glad I don't have that problem, knock on wood. She rapped her knuckles on the table, then told them, That must be the door, I'll get it!

Denver the Guilty Dog

Edna:  How cute is this guilty dog?  Come to think of it, this is kind of how Margie acts when I get home from the hairdresser to find that she's gotten into my stash of Creme Eggs.  She never acts as remorseful as this dog, though.

National Peanut Month

Damn You AutoCorrect!

Edna:  Margie, come take a look at this website I just found, it's a hoot!  I swan, the first time I read some of the entries, I laughed so much my sides hurt the next day.


You know how folks have those fancy-schmancy phones and they send messages to one another?  I guess the phone sometimes gets the words wrong and then the message ends up sounding confused. Kind of like you, sister!

One of the many amusing autocorrect mistakes submitted to DamnYouAutoCorrect.com.

Margie: Edna, that serves people right. That's a bunch of foolishness about sending messages. I'm not putting my business out there for the world to see.


What's wrong with a good home phone like we have anyway?


Edna:  I'll tell you what's wrong, you old fool.  We're in the 21st century, you should get with the times.  It's all about texting and social networking without actually talking to another human being!  I tell you what, in another 50 years we'll all just be brains hooked up to computers.  Brains that don't know how to spell, apparently.


Margie: Edna, I don't think we need to worry about what happens in 50 years. Besides, even if you were around 50 years from now you have no brain so you couldn't connect to anything. Nitwit!

Rebellious Women (No, not Edna)

Margie: I recall the first time I ever read about the Underground Railroad. The story fascinated me then and continues to do so today.

On September 17, 1849, Harriet and her brothers Ben and Henry escaped from slavery.  Her brothers were afraid so they went back and forced her to go with them.

She soon escaped again,without her brothers,and made use of the Underground Railroad in her escape.  This wasn't a real railroad, but an "underground" network of white abolitionists, and free and escaped blacks who would provide help and shelter to runaway slaves.

When the Civil War occurred, Harriet worked for the Union Army as a cook and a nurse.  She was also an armed scout and a spy.  She was the first woman ever to lead an armed expedition in the war.  She liberated more than seven hundred slaves by guiding the raid on Combahee River.  

See more rebellious ladies here.

Happy St Patrick's Day