Are you aware that Jeff Foxworthy is now picking on Michigan? Read on. (pretty funny and accurate)
1. If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through
18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you might live in Michigan.
2. If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights
each year because Pellston is the coldest spot in the nation, you might live in Michigan.
3. If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March,
You might live in Michigan.
4. If you instinctively walk like a penguin for five months out of
the year, you might live in Michigan.
5. If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work
there, you might live in Michigan.
6. If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of
his forehead, you might live in Michigan.
7. If you have worn shorts and a coat at the same time, you might
live in Michigan.
8. If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you might
live in Michigan.
9. If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Michigan.
Part 2 - You know you're a true MICHIGANIAN / MICHIGANDER when . . .
1. "Vacation" means going up north on I-75.
2. You measure distance in hours.
3. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
5. You can drive 65 mph throug h 2 feet of snow during a raging
blizzard, without flinching.
6. You see people wearing camouflage at social events (including
weddings).
7. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.
8. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how
to use them.
9. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
10. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled
with snow.
11. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and
road construction.
12. You can identify a southern or eastern accent.
13. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to
your blue spruce.
14. You were unaware that there is a legal drinking age.
15. Down South to you means Ohio.
16. A brat is something you eat.
17. Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new pole barn.
18. You go out to fish fry every Friday.
19. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
20. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
21. You find 0 degrees "a little chilly."
22. You drink pop and bake with soda.
23. Your doctor tells you to drink Vernors and you know it's not
medicine.
24. You can actually drink Vernors without coughing
25. You know what a Yooper is.
26. You think owning a Honda is Un-American.
27. You know that UP is a place, not a direction.
28. You know it's possible to live in a thumb.
29. You understand that when visiting Detroit, the best thing to wear
is a Kevlar vest.
30. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all you Michigan friends.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Predestined Moments
You ever have a moment or experience where you find yourself in some place on a whim, a place that you wouldn't normally be except that some unusual circumstance or nudge brought you there?? Not only that, but you realize that being at that place at that particular time was for some greater good or to fulfill some purpose. I had one of those moments the other day....and I'm continuing to learn that seeking the mind of Christ and truly wanting God's will and thoughts to be yours requires turning down the noise and amping up that still small voice.
Monday, February 12, 2007
A Single's Valentine
For My Future Wife
Cupid’s arrow, must have missed or been broken
And left me wondering if we’ve met, or perhaps even spoken.
Loneliness is a crime, but love is the pardon
I’ll keep searching for that rib, that I lost in the Garden.
Dreaming about you this Valentine’s day,
Knowing that you’re probably, just a phone call away.
Everyone else will be out on a date,
I just want you to know that I’m willing to wait.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Cupid’s arrow, must have missed or been broken
And left me wondering if we’ve met, or perhaps even spoken.
Loneliness is a crime, but love is the pardon
I’ll keep searching for that rib, that I lost in the Garden.
Dreaming about you this Valentine’s day,
Knowing that you’re probably, just a phone call away.
Everyone else will be out on a date,
I just want you to know that I’m willing to wait.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Double Standard Democrats
Good thing for freedom of speech or I probably wouldn't be able to write about this stuff. But it's fun to use the safe confines of your own blog to rant and rave about current political issues.
Hillary Clinton's comment about how she would never have gone to war if she was president in 2002 (even though she voted for it) was a classic John Kerryism and another example of a wishy-washy Democrat who blows in the wind, simply catering to popularity. No convictions, no consistency, no backbone. I'd dare say, that after 9/11 every person in US supported combatitive action, not because we like it, but because something HAD to be done after that horrific day. Sure, it didn't all go as planned, but I'm thankful for a president who stands by what he believes (whether he's right or wrong) and is determined to see things through until the end. What really rubs me the wrong way is that every liberal is quick to point out what's going wrong yet no has come forward with a viable solution. Quick to criticize, slow to exemplify. Not much press about our overall booming economy (besides Michigan anyway!....don't get me started on Granholm) but lots of hoopla from social security addicts and welfare junkies. If only we could give the government more control of our money, everything will be fine and dandy. Yeah right. Look what happened to michigan (thanks mostly to the east side of the state) More taxes on the wealthy and business owners will kill the economy and consumer spending and simply provide a short-term fix for people who are too lazy to go out and get a job. Giving people more money doesn't encourage them to get on their feet, get motivated and get a job! It makes them more dependent on the government and less productive than ever before. Nuff said.
Hillary Clinton's comment about how she would never have gone to war if she was president in 2002 (even though she voted for it) was a classic John Kerryism and another example of a wishy-washy Democrat who blows in the wind, simply catering to popularity. No convictions, no consistency, no backbone. I'd dare say, that after 9/11 every person in US supported combatitive action, not because we like it, but because something HAD to be done after that horrific day. Sure, it didn't all go as planned, but I'm thankful for a president who stands by what he believes (whether he's right or wrong) and is determined to see things through until the end. What really rubs me the wrong way is that every liberal is quick to point out what's going wrong yet no has come forward with a viable solution. Quick to criticize, slow to exemplify. Not much press about our overall booming economy (besides Michigan anyway!....don't get me started on Granholm) but lots of hoopla from social security addicts and welfare junkies. If only we could give the government more control of our money, everything will be fine and dandy. Yeah right. Look what happened to michigan (thanks mostly to the east side of the state) More taxes on the wealthy and business owners will kill the economy and consumer spending and simply provide a short-term fix for people who are too lazy to go out and get a job. Giving people more money doesn't encourage them to get on their feet, get motivated and get a job! It makes them more dependent on the government and less productive than ever before. Nuff said.
Premonition
Oh my...29 yrs tomorrow, I'm entering middle age. This is going to be a depressing week. Birthdays are much more fun when you're younger. It IS fun to benchmark yourself though. I'd say I've molded into something quite different than what I pictured when I was 20.
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