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Windy with rain showers. Morning high of 54F with temps falling to near 40. Winds WSW at 25 to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph..
Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 28F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph.
Updated: April 1, 2023 @ 6:49 am
Windy with rain showers. Morning high of 54F with temps falling to near 40. Winds WSW at 25 to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph..
Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 28F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph.
Updated: April 1, 2023 @ 6:49 am
The groom seemed poised as he said, “I do,” and the bride was just as calm. Before you know it, they were “Man and Wife,” and the party began. That was 14 years ago today and the couple became Mr. and Mrs. Gene Grime. Fourteen great-grandchildren later, the party continues today, although at a slightly slower pace. Happy Anniversary, Ann!
The late comedian Milton Berle had these lines to say about weddings:
He was such an ugly groom, he had to wear the veil.
This one woman was married 11 times. She didn’t like men, but she loved wedding cake.
A wedding generally means showers for the bride and curtains for the groom.
How about a Tuesday brainteaser?
During a high-stakes bridge tournament preceded by a sit-down dinner, Jay, Jennifer, Jeff and John played together. At the end of the night, all four had more cash than when they had arrived. In other words, none of them lost, although they were playing for money. How could this be?
Fish fries are big this time of year, and you can spend Friday after Friday to find what you want. In keeping with our Catholic faith, Ann and I don’t partake in eating meat on Fridays during Lent (I am even old enough to remember when us Catholics couldn’t eat meat on ANY Friday the year around), we consume more tuna casserole, cheese pizza and just fish on those select days.
Anyway, with that thought, how about some fish facts for today?
A lobster’s teeth are in its stomach.
A shrimp’s heart is in its head.
A horseshoe crab has 10 eyes.
Fish can get seasick. Keep a fish in a pail of water on a rolling ship, and sooner or later, the fish will barf.
It’s time people started treating us old folks like bananas and recognizing that those spots just mean we’re ripe.
When I was young, I was a good long-haired hippie. Now, however, I long for hair and a good hip.
Answer to brainteaser: The four were musicians, hired to play music during dinner.
Samuel Wilson (1766-1854) was a self-made man who founded a meat-packing business in Troy, New York. By the time of the War of 1812, he had become a prominent citizen and won a contract to supply meat to the U.S. Army. During a tour of the plant, New York Gov. Daniel Thompkins noted the initials “E.A.-US” on the barrels of meat. He discovered that the E.A. represented Elbert Anderson, the contractor for which Wilson worked. A workman joked that the U.S. stood for “Uncle Sam” Wilson. The story spread and, by the end of the war, Uncle Sam had become a symbol of the national character and the federal government.
Golf! You hit down to make the ball go up. You swing left and the ball goes right. The lowest score wins. And on top of that, the winner buys the drinks.
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