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Ack! Actually, this isn’t very funny at all. Well, hahaha.. kinda is, now that I’m thinking about it. It’s like being drunk, except it’s not illegal and your brain cells don’t die. Well, at least I don’t think they do. Kinda hard to know, cuz if they’re dying you’re losing the very stuff that would tell you they were dyin…. oh man.

Sometimes it’s a wonder we make it through the day half-asleep. I mean, talking to people.. no problem. Driving… scary. But if you operate a forklift at Costco, you’re going to run some people over if you don’t get your sleep.

So for the sake of holiday shoppers at Costco’s all across the country, please allow those forklift dudes and dudettes to hit the hay early. We don’t want any trouble.

(I wonder if I’ll regret this post in the morning?)

Don’t you just love dogs? I do. If people were like dogs, there would be a lot more happy in this world! Just think about it.. DOGS ARE:

• Loyal
• People lovers
• Born pleasers
• Hard workers
• Happy about almost everything
• Not ashamed of themselves in the least

We humans share similar desires as dogs — companionship, the need to belong, the thrill of exploration. Thankfully we’re a little more refined with our “social graces” otherwise church potlucks would be rather… uhm… interesting.

But dogs are so funny! You make them do silly tricks, put peanut butter on their noses, or tobasco on their tongues (uh, no kids… I’m joking, don’t do that!)… and yet they just love you unfailingly.  “Haha… I smelled peanut butter for three days!” they’d say.

The thing I love about dogs the most, though, is their ability to be happy. Unless you lock them up, treat them wrong, or they get sick — dogs always seem to be in a good mood! Tromping through the snow, falling into a “puddle” 3 feet deep, finding a dead rat and gallavanting around with their “trophy”… what makes humans flee in terror dogs do for fun!

You just gotta smile and love ‘em for it.

“Well… I mean, you know, like I knew that you know, were like cool and stuff, you know. But I mean it’s like, like I didn’t know that you knew, you know?”

Ever hear a conversation like this? Drives me nuts! There are so many “likes” and “you knows” on reality television that it makes it almost unwatchable. Do people really talk like this from day to day? “I mean, like… Oh My God!”

Is it a lack of introspection? Seems that if people would just listen to themselves talk, they might realize that there are some improvements that could be made in their speech patterns.

And there is NOTHING wrong with a PAUSE in your speech to form just the right words before talking. A pause does not convey stupidity, but is actually used with great effect to show intelligence. Practice it and you’ll see that people will indeed wait to hear your thoughts — and you’ll sound so much better without all those “filler” words, you know!

Bad: “You know, I uhm well like I was sorta planning to go to the mall you know, but I mean whatever, you know.. I’m like open to other ideas and stuff, I mean its cool if we don’t go.”

Good: “I was thinking of going to the mall… (pause) what do you think?”

Just watched this movie. While it’s certainly not a work of art, it produces some smile-out-loud moments. A few 3ha’s as my brother would say.

The thing I like about Mr. Bean is he has no inhibition. He does what any 5-year-old child would do, and he does it with gusto. He’s enthusiastic when things go his way, and throws stomping temper tantrums when they don’t!

Sometimes it’d be nice if we could all let our guard down a little. Be ourselves a bit more. NO, NO… don’t go dumping your unwanted food into a some ladies purse, or be an idiot with no personal space. But share a little more of your feelings with those close to you.

Tell your kids when you’re happy.
Tell your wife when you’re in love.
Tell your brother he’s hilarious!

And sometimes throwing a temper tantrum is sure dang fun!

It’s the holiday season - time to go sing Handel’s “Messiah” at a church near you. Make sure you bring:

• Music
• Water
• Friends
• Iron Bladder
• Mouthwash
• a healthy dose of humor

I attended my first Messiah sing-along tonight. Graciously, we skipped all the solos and merely sang the chorus parts, so it was a bearable sub 2-hour performance (sub-standard that is). But you’re not there to ace the performance, right… you’re there to enjoy the music, to experience a community, and to honor one of the great choral works — by completely slaughtering the singing!?!?

After a few of the more difficult passages where you alternate being lost, with only thinking you know where you are… laughter breaks out. “Hey! I hit that last note! Right on.. next!”

But the BEST PART is the HALLELUJAH CHORUS! Oh joy… something almost everyone knows reasonably well. And it sounds good, Hallelujah! (finally hits me why they called it that)

All in all… a great experience. But some of those harder sections… oh man.  I’ve GOT to bring a recording device next time.  That’d be comedy gold!  One more reason to do it all over again next year.