My Little Corner of the Universe

ok, here's a joke i came across and thought it was funny. my co-workers were looking at me funny because i couldn't stop giggling. anyway, it was originally a blonde joke, but i decided to change it. in defense to blonde women, they are not as they are portrayed in these jokes. so i'm going to refer to the person being made fun of in this joke as a guy and we'll call him "a moron. ok, here goes:

A moron decides to try horseback riding, even though he has had no lessons or prior experience. He mounts the horse unassisted and it immediately springs into motion. It gallops along at a steady and rhythmic pace, but the moron begins to slip from the saddle. IN TERROR, he grabs for the horse's mane, but cannot seem to get a firm grip.

He tries to throw his arms around the horse's neck, but he slides down the side of the horse anyway. The horse gallops along, seemingly ignorant of its slipping rider.

Finally, giving up his frail grip, the moron attempts to leap away from the horse and throw himself to safety. Unfortunately, his foot becomes ensnarled in the stirrup, and he is now at the mercy of the horse's pounding hooves as his head is struck against the ground over and over.

As he slowly starts to pass out and lose consciousness, Bobby, the Wal-Mart greeter, sees him and quickly unplugs the horse.

i hope you all enjoyed that one. now go about your business.

** Interesting thought of the day: "Eagles may soar but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." **

this was a few years ago at a district convention. hugo and i were serving as attendants and we were asked to be here. 'here' was behind the stage, outside. we had to watch over the prisoners. yes, you read it correctly, prisoners. prisoners were working way behind the Expo Center and there were guards guarding them. but the brothers wanted us out there just to watch the entrances. so we were out there in the heat and where we couldn't hear the program. i almost missed the presentation of the then new book Benefíciese de la Escuela del Ministerio Teocráctico. when i realized the talk was being given for this book, i made haste and got into the building and just got to see the brother hold up the book and present it and hear thousands of attendees applaud. it's always cool to see the presentation of a new publication. so i am glad i got to see that.

this also shows how the attendants should be appreciated. it might not be that they are always outside watching prisoners, but they do not always get to listen and benefit from the whole program. for the last few years, i've worked out in the hallway. when i would see some of the young people, and others, walk around in the hallways just because, i'd feel sorry for them. they could benefit so much from what Jehovah is telling us. so if you are one of these, STOP IT! and i mean that in the most loving way. and not all young people do this. there are many young brothers and sisters that pay attention during the program. and many others have done it when they were in their ealy teens (me for example), but there comes a time when we just have to realize the importance of the information given to us.

we all just need to keep alert and on the watch, because we do not know when IT'S coming. and when it DOES, it'll be too late to start paying attention to Jehovah's Word(2 Peter 3.10-14; 1 Corinthians 15.58).