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Oh look, Chicken Thursday! There is often a chicken focus on Chicken Thursday but today I need to address a controversy which has arisen in the Cybersalt world. I'm talking about "beegate." On Sunda... read more..

  "Hate has never given any good advice." - Ursula von der Leyen read more..

I plead contemporary insanity.... read more..

Walking along the beach, John tripped over a half buried kerosene lantern. He rubbed its side and sure enough, a genie materialized.  "I can't grant your wishes," explained the freed spirit, "Bu... read more..

Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks. I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and read more..

The patient is adamant. "Doc, I need a liver transplant, a kidney transplant, a heart transplant, a cornea transplant, a spleen transplant, a pancreas trans. . ." "What makes you think you need all t... read more..

My daughter spent the night over at my mom's house one weekend. She is 4 and full of mischief. My mom told her, "You must behave if you want to stay again overnight.” My daughter looked at her and s... read more..

Last week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage came up with a brilliant idea. At least, at the time, it seemed brilliant. “Why don’t we,” she began, “take Monday off and just chill?” Since it's be... read more..

Sunday greetings everyone - and happy Canadian Thanksgiving in Canuckland! This past Chicken Thursday I discovered that last Sunday's mailing never went out (I stopped one click short of "send" appar... read more..

Self-Annihilating Sentence: A good system can transform complexity into chaos.... read more..

"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song." - Chinese Proverb read more..

My family traditionally begins the evening meal with a prayer of thanks.  When they were old enough, we began letting our children say the meal prayer.  Of course at first they would ask for... read more..

Man: I'm new around here. Will you please direct me to the bank? Little boy: I will, but only if you pay me ten dollars. Man: Why should I pay you so much? Little boy: Because bank directors are al... read more..

In a fancy restaurant in Columbia, a rich patron started to choke on a bone. A man rushed over, reassured the Yuppie that he was going to be all right and identified himself as a doctor. He performed ... read more..

Oh look, Chicken Thursday! Last week I said I'd have a surprise for you this week and since it is now this week here it is! Cybersaltine D. McCordic recently emailed me a fun chicken themed cartoon ... read more..

Recently I discovered something. The more I try to keep up with the latest trend, the further behind I get. I am not a complete technical idiot, but I'm not too far off. The only thing I can say about... read more..

Self-Annihilating Description Not having to get there is as good as a day in the country.... read more..

  "A fall into a ditch makes you wiser." - Chinese Proverb read more..

These, are real answers given by children. Q: Name the four seasons.A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.******** Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.A: Flirtati... read more..

“Forbidden fruits create many jams.”... read more..

It was Palm Sunday and, because of a sore throat, five-year-old Johnny stayed home from church with a sitter. When the family returned home, they were carrying several palm branches. The boy asked wh... read more..

The Pope called a meeting of all the cardinals.  When they had all assembled at the Vatican, he took them into the meeting hall and stated, "I have some really fantastic news and some very terri... read more..

Oh look, Chicken Thursday! I did it! I dealt with or managed every single email I received in the month of September. Between my business emails and personal emails there were over 350 different emai... read more..

  "To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that." - Teresa of Ávila read more..

Many years ago my wife was to knitting what Tiger Woods is to golf. She designed exotic patterns with ease. There was an occasion when we had lunch in an authentic Chinese restaurant (only one person... read more..

Should vegetarians attend meetings?... read more..

Back in the day, I purchased a telephone-answering machine with a prerecorded message that used a male voice. When my mother returned from vacation, I forgot to mention it to her. The next Saturday, ... read more..

Self-annihilating Description From here on down, it's uphill all the way.... read more..

I usually don't complain a lot. When I do I get caught in some dilemma that I can’t talk my way out. You think I would learn my lesson, but I'm still in the learning curve. It was a long week, and th... read more..

Sunday greetings everyone! This week the premier of our province called a snap election for October 24th - you know because nothing else big is going on right now, lol. But seriously, what a grind w... read more..