Ray’s Daily
October 28, 2022
“Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.”
Yoko Ono
It will soon be November. October has been pretty good for me. I will continue to appreciate the moments left by paying attention to the little things that mean so much.
When Is That Golden Moment?
When the scale tells me I’ve not gained a pound
When my glasses or phone or keys have been found,
When the cop pulls me over but spares me the ticket
When my ice cream cone drips and I get to lick it,
When I read the obituaries and don’t know a soul,
When the car just ahead of me pays for my toll,
When my pants can fit without sucking my gut in
When I’m on the dance floor and a man asks to cut in,
When it’s time for a movie and I get to choose it,
When I cut out the coupon and remember to use it.
Everyone understands the worth
Of a big celebration: a marriage, a birth
But moments of joy, too many to mention
Brighten each day, when we just pay attention.
By Eileen Hession
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“If you’re always racing to the next moment, what happens to the one you’re in? Slow down and enjoy the moment you’re in and live your life to the fullest.”
Nanette Mathews
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FROM HERE TO MATERNITY — OH HOW WE CHANGE.
NAMED AFTER:
First baby: grandmother and paternal aunt for political reasons
Second baby: Daddy
Third baby: Daddy’s boss
GODPARENTS:
First baby: Bernard Ryan and Joy Smith
Second baby: Martha Dunn and either uncle Fred or Fred the Barber
Third baby: relatives
FORMULA:
First baby: fortified prepared infant formula w/ 1.25 water
Second baby: heated cow’s milk poured from a carton.
Third baby: cold milk, Cokes, and Kool-Aid
BOTTLES:
First baby: boiled 10 minutes, removed with tongs and rubber gloves.
Second baby: boiled five minutes, removed with beer can opener
Third baby: rinsed in cold water and dried on apron
HANDLING:
First baby: right hand behind head, left under knee, clutch baby close to body
Second baby: place hands under armpits and lift
Third baby: one arm around stomach
LENGTH AND WEIGHT AT ONE YEAR:
First baby: 15 pounds, 14 1/2 ounces; 26 1/4 inches
Second baby: 16 or 17 pounds, same height as vertical knob on TV set.
Third baby: Heavier than a bowling ball. Short.
SANITATION:
First baby: rubber gloves, face mask, scrub floors weekly, mosquito net
Second baby: use air freshener weekly, swat all flies
Third baby: keep the dog out of the playpen
BABY RECORDS:
First baby: detailed in gold embossed book
Second baby: written on back of old envelopes
Third baby: ask grandma
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A woman tells her friend, “My husband is an angel.”
Her friend replies, “You’re lucky, mine is still alive.”
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The doctor came out of the operating room to talk with the man’s wife. “I don’t like the looks of your husband,” he said. “Neither do I,” said the wife, “but he’s not home much, and he’s great with the kids.”
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“Because we don’t think about future generations, they will never forget us.”
Henrik Tikkanen
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Dilbert’s Words Of Wisdom
1. I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow, isn’t looking good either.
2. I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.
3. Am I getting smart with you? How would you know?
4. I’d explain it to you, but your brain would explode.
5. Someday we’ll look back on all this and plow into a parked car.
6. There are very few personal problems that cannot be solved through a suitable application of high explosives.
7. Tell me what you need, and I’ll tell you how to get along without it.
8. Accept that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue.
9. Needing someone is like needing a parachute. If he isn’t there the first time you need him, chances are you won’t be needing him again.
10. I don’t have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem.
11. Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, “Where the heck is the ceiling?!”
12. My Reality Check bounced.
13. On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.
14. I don’t suffer from stress. I’m a carrier.
15. You’re slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter.
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“The journey is never-ending. There’s always gonna be growth, improvement, adversity; you just gotta take it all in and do what’s right, continue to grow, continue to live in the moment.”
Antonio Brown
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Management is not responsible for duplicates from previous dailies. The editor is somewhat senile.
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