21 More Days before I leave for Wisconsin and "The Lake"

OK. I have only three more weeks to get ready to go to Wisconsin. I'm not going to start panicking yet though. I'll wait until I only have two weeks left....then I'll panic. In the meantime, I've decided to discontinue my lessons on How To Talk Minnesotan. I've gone over all the pertinent parts of the book. After all, I'm only going to be traveling through Minnesota on my way to Wisconsin.

I've received some emails lately from Wisconsin. I'm told that my driveway washed out....again. So, I have to look forward to getting my road regraded this summer. I also received some nice pictures of my dwarf iris which always bloom while I'm gone. At least I get to see them in pictures. Some day I hope to be in Wisconsin to see them blooming in person. Of course, by then, I may have reached senility. Senility can't be all that bad can it?

THE SENILITY PRAYER

God grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones that I do like, and the eyesight to tell the difference.

Oh well. The proceeding prayer and the following "funny" were sent to me by a friend. I thought I'd share both.

Now that I'm older, here's what I've discovered:

1. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.

2. My wild oats have turned into prunes and All Bran.

3. I finally got my head together; now my body is falling apart.

4. Funny, I don't remember being absent minded.

5. All reports are in; Life is now officially unfair.

6. If all is not lost, where is it?

7. It is easier to get older than it is to get wiser.

8. Some days you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant.

9. I wish the buck stopped here; I sure could use a few...

10. Kids in the back seat cause accidents.

11. Accidents in the back seat cause... kids.

12. It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.

13. Only time the world beats a path to your door is when you're in the bathroom.

14. If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put them on my knees.

15. When I'm finally holding all the cards, why does everyone decide to play chess?

16. It's not hard to meet expenses... they're everywhere.

17. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.

18. These days, I spend a lot of time thinking about the hereafter...I go somewhere to get something, and then wonder what I'm here after.