“Experience suggests it doesn’t matter so much how you got here, as what you do after you arrive.”
- Lois McMaster Bujold

Famous Quotes

Companies keep going out of their way to give me credit.

For that, I’m deeply indebted.

Funny Quotes

An annual survey of commuter transportation habits shows that 56 percent of full-time employees now bus, bike, carpool, vanpool, or walk to work at least once a week - the highest level ever recorded in Maricopa County, according to Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority.

Also, telecommuting and working a compressed schedule is at an all-time high in the Valley with 32 percent of employed adults reporting that they do this at least one day per week. And, for the second straight year, there has been an increase in the frequency of carpooling or vanpooling throughout the work week.

“More people are using alternative forms of transportation now than at any other time in the past 15 years,” said David Boggs, executive director of Valley Metro RPTA. “Gas prices certainly are a factor, but we also are encouraged by the jump in telecommuting, which indicates a willingness on the part of our employers to accept what technology is making more and more possible. Allowing staff to work from home truly can help both traffic congestion and air quality.”

public transit and telecommuting

Bad News, Good News….

The day after a man lost his wife in a scuba diving accident, he was
greeted by two grim-faced policemen at his door. “We’re sorry to call on you at this hour, Mr. Wilkens, but we have some information about your wife.”

“Well, tell me!” the man said.

The policeman said, “We have some bad news, some good news, and some really great news. Which do you want to hear first?”

Fearing the worse, Mr. Wilkens said, “Give me the bad news first.”

So the policeman said, “I’m sorry to tell you, sir, but this morning we found your wife’s body in San Francisco Bay.”

“Oh my god!” said Mr. Wilkens, overcome by emotion. Remembering what the policeman had said, he asked, “What’s the good news?”

“Well,” said the policeman, “when we pulled her up she had two five-pound lobsters and a dozen good size Dungeoness crabs on her.”

“If that’s the good news, then what’s the great news?” Mr. Wilkens demanded.

The policeman said, “We’re going to pull her up again tomorrow morning.”

For everyone of us that succeeds, it’s because there’s somebody there to show you the way out. The light doesn’t always necessarily have to be in your family; for me it was teachers and school.
- Oprah Winfrey

BUYING FLOWERS
When I go to a local discount store to get oil and filters for my car, I buy my wife a bouquet of flowers on display near the checkout counter.

During one trip, some women in line behind me were oohing and aahing about a husband getting flowers for his wife. “How often do you do that?” one asked.

Before I could answer, the cashier, more than familiar with my routine, said, “Every three months or 3,000 miles, whichever comes first.”

Funny Sayings

Pirate Jokes

are always popular around this time of year.

 Here is a rather famous pirate Joke.

Pirate Jokes by Famous People

Posted by quotes on January 3, 2007

Jokes - Pirate Jokes by Famous People

Q:  Why don’t pirates get carpal tunnel syndrome?

A:  Because they practice   …  Arrrgghonomics.

- Bill Austin

Diabetic Recipes - Broccoli Recipes

Microwaved Broccoli with Lemon

2 medium-size heads broccoli, about 3 pounds
juice and grated zest of 1 lemon

Cut the florets away from the large stems. If desired, peel the stems and cut into 1inch (2.5 cm) lengths.

Cut stems in half if very thick.

Arrange broccoli in shallow microwave-safe dish. Cover with plastic wrap, venting at one corner.

Microwave on HIGH for about 6 minutes, until just tender. Just before serving, sprinkle the lemon juice and zest on the broccoli (doing it earlier will turn the broccoli gray).

Per serving: 49 calories (8% calories from fat), 5 g protein, 1 g total fat (0.1 g saturated fat), 10 g carbohydrate, 5 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 46 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges: 1/2 carbohydrate (2 vegetable)