After pondering the futility of today's world, I pause to reflect
on some of life's truisms:
What I never knew I will never forget (from a John Prine song).
Hot toast makes the butterfly (early American folklore).
Basically people are nice in isolated groups of one or less
(profound statement from world statesman J Henry Douglas)
The older I get the better I used to be (from a Larry Joe Taylor song).
Footprints in the snow are soon forgotten (just made it up now).
I grow old; I wear my trousers rolled (T S Elliot poem Lovesong of
J Alfred Prufrock). Kind of silly but now I do wear my trousers rolled
as I think I am actually shrinking just like other old folks.
Clocks are a waste of time (ancient allegory).
One day closer to spring (wise saying from J Henry Douglas)
Although one day closer to spring, we are also one day closer
to next winter (just in case I sounded too optimistic about
one day closer to spring--this is also realistic).
A star at night is bright (probably an astronomer got paid by
a government grant to make this determination).
A penny saved is worthless; only saving dollars makes sense (probably
a dimwit economist said this).
Cornbread. Is it corn or is it bread? (Betty Crocker I betcha
figured this out).
Made in China (what isn't?)
Made in USA (my Honda)
Smart cat (impossible). Our cat sure is not like a dog.
Dirt cheap. Pretty unlikely; have you bought any garden soil recently? It costs a small fortune.
Levelland, Texas. Probably the best name for a town in West Texas.
Restaurants with the name "Eat". Certainly it must be a place to eat.
Emanon. No name spelled backwards. It really is emanon.
Spotted leopard ( a no-brainer).
Fun funeral. (Sicko).
Happy Birthday (just another year closer to demise).
Best wishes (trite expression)
How are you? I am fine, thank you. (Gag me). As George Carlin
said "Hair is fine".
A flat tire does not roll. (Really?)
Two is greater than one. (Prove it).
Can't we all get along? (Not so far in this crazy world we live in).
Accountants don't die; they just lose their balance. (What weirdo
ever said that? I am offended.)
A stitch in time saves nine. (What exactly does that mean? Saves
nine whats?)
A horse by any other name is still a horse (obviously).
Pleasant dreams (as compared with nightmares I guess)
Any other truisms I forgot?
A penny for your thoughts (hardly worth it, is it?
Juan aka Ian aka John
