Pecans In A Cemetery

On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence.

One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.

"One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy. Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.

Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed  down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you,  one for me. One for you, one for me."

He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off.    Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along.

" Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe what I heard! Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing  up the  souls."

The man said, "Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk." When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled slowly to the  cemetery.

Standing by the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me..."

The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' me the truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord."

Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything.

The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord.

At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. That's all.   Now let's go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done."

They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the kid on the bike.

   Smile, God Loves You!!!

We Be Dense

So I'm watching the Brian Williams show - otherwise known as NBC Nightly News - he is talking to, (according to Morning Joe), international superstar Erin Burnett.  She is on CNBC daily and is their current favorite 'looker'. 

So they are talking about just how bad and shaky the economy is - by the time they are done, I'm thinking I should cut my losses and sell all my holdings.  She bats her eyes, goes away; so help me, the very NEXT story is about how Americans will be traveling in record numbers for the Thanksgiving holiday period. 

Now, I did go to an ole country school for the first 8  years or so, but something just does not mesh with these two stories.  Perhaps I missed the part where one does not need moolah, dinero, buckeroos, baht, pesos or some other sort of exchange in order to travel.  Someone please splain it to me please... I be dense and dumber than dirt.

The Driver License Issue

I have listened to many argue the issue whether or not it is good to issue driver licenses to undocumented (read as illegal) workers. The argument generally centers around the fact if you are hit by one of their vehicles you would at least KNOW who hit you. 

Here is my question, and for the life of me, it seems so very obvious.  So fricking what if I know who hit me.  "I" want to know if they have insurance.  This is not complicated folks. 

It has been very revealing to finally see Hillary get pinned down on this issue.  Someone finally did not allow her to slide around the issue.  I believe whomever is elected is going to have to present to the American people a viable plan to handle the illegal issue. 

French President Nicolas Sarkozy

I don't know about you, but it was oh so refreshing to hear a European leader speak well of The United States.  It has been so long.  He sounds like one who understands the good that comes from this country.  I believe many of our own leaders could do well to listen to what he has to say.  Thank you Mr. President !!!