Wine Consumption

To those who enjoy a glass of wine and those who don’t …

As Ben Franklin said:

In wine there is wisdom,
In beer there is freedom,
In water there is bacteria.

In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli (E. Coli) bacteria, found in feces.
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Cowboy Boots

Did you hear about the Texas teacher who was helping one of her kindergarten students put on his cowboy boots?  He asked for help and she could see why.

Even with her pulling and him pushing, the little boots still didn’t want to go on.  Finally, when the 2nd boot was on, she had worked up a sweat.

She almost cried when the little boy said, “Teacher, they’re on the wrong feet.”  She looked and sure enough, they were.  It wasn’t any easier pulling the boots off than it was putting them on.  She managed to keep her cool as together they worked to get the boots back on, this time on the right feet.
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Are Obscure Holidays Treated Unfairly in the USA?

We say, “Absolutely not!”

Today, May 18th, is National No Dirty Dishes Day, Visit Your Relatives Day and Bike to Work Day (and Walk to Work Day): no kidding.  Who knew?  All we can add is that May 18th sounds like a busy, hectic day … we’re just saying …

A few more that you might want to mark on your calendar are:

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