Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Old Folks: AND PEOPLE THINK OLD FOLKS DO NOT HAVE DIRECTION….
The local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because she had just gotten married for the fourth time. The interviewer asked her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 80, and then about her new husband’s occupation. “He’s a funeral director,” she answered. “Interesting,” the newsman thought.…
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A Republican, A Democrat, And A Chevy
I stopped by the Chevrolet Dealership yesterday, for a look at the new 2011 Silverado 1500 pickup. Just for fun, I took it out for a test drive. I wanted to sense that new "feel" before they become extinct. The salesman (a black man wearing an Obama "change" lapel pin) sat in the passenger seat…
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GARFIELD ON THE OIL CRISIS
GARFIELD ON THE OIL CRISIS A lot of folks can’t understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in our country. ~~~ Well, there’s a very simple answer. ~~~ Nobody bothered to check the oil. ~~~ We just didn’t know we were getting low. ~~~ The reason for that is purely geographical. ~~~…
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OH, MY . TO HAVE ONLY KNOWN AHEAD OF TIME. A birthday I will never forget.
Why I Am now Divorced Last week was my birthday and I didn’t feel Very well waking up on that morning. I went downstairs for breakfast Hoping my husband would be pleasant and say, ‘Happy Birthday!’, And possibly have a small present for me. As it turned out, He barely said good morning, Let…
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