This little ditty comes to us courtesy of the lovely and talented Barbara Dull. I’m sorry, but did I hear you correctly when you read these signs to me? TOILET OUT OF ORDER.

An aphorism is a short, pointed sentence expressing a wise or clever observation or a general truth. 1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow. 2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail. 3. If you don’t have a sense of humour, you probably don’t have any sense at all. 4. seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs. 5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you’re in deep water. 6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night? 7. Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without. 8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks? 9. Scratch a dog and you will have a permanent job. Oh, so very true!! 10. No one has more driving ambition than the boy who wants to buy a car. 11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity. 12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4:00 a.m. It could be a correct number. 13. No one ever says “It’s only a gam” when their team is winning. 14. I’ve reached the age where the happy hour is a nap., 15. Be careful reading the fine print. There’s no way you’re going to like it. 16. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket. 17. Do you realize that in about 40 years, there will be thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos. (And rap music will be the golden Oldies!) 18. Money can’t buy happiness—but somehow it’s more comfortable to cry in a Corvette than in a Yugo. 19. After 60, if you don’t wake up aching in every joint, you are probably dead! 20. Always be yourself. Because the people that matter, don’t mind. And the ones that mind, don’t matter.

If my body was a pick-up, this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model. I’ve got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish, and my paint job is getting a little dull.

Some may have to ask parents/grandparents the meaning of words/phrases. Words can be gone as fast as the buggy whip! It is sad really.

How’s this for some offbeat humor? - First cannibal: “You don’t look well, my friend. What’s wrong?” Second cannibal: “Oh, not much.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. Families that Succeed Part 2 This is Part 2 of a summary of Dr.

The boy sure had learned some choice words, no doubt about it. In the school room, on the playground, and at home, he kept getting into trouble on a regular basis for his rather colorful way of expressing his thoughts and feelings. Making it worse, his friends often pushed his buttons to make him angry enough to sound off in no uncertain terms.

In my lifetime, I have written a total of two Letters to the Editor. Two times compelled to voice an opinion much held in the minority and ones that once expressed could possibly negatively impact my family. This will be the Third.

Dear Diary, Just moved to Oklahoma! Yee haw and what a wonderful place! Now this is a state that knows how to live!! Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. It is beautiful. I’ve finally found my home. I love it here.

As I’ve grown older, I’ve learned that pleasing everyone is impossible, but hacking everyone off is a piece of cake. I’m responsible for what I say, now what you understand.