Catalina Island Man

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN 62 YEARS

43. Watch what you say to others, even in "jest". Who ever came up with the saying, "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me!" certainly didn’t live on my planet! Bones can heal, but words can often leave wounds that never do.


44. Don’t put all of your faith in people. They will always disappoint you. Only God is always faithful and dependable.


45. Don't be afraid to go out on a limb with your life. That is where the fruit is. "Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go!" (T. S. Eliot)

MAIN STREAM DAD Part 3

GETTING INTO THE MAIN STREAM PT 3

When I finally finished my Edgar Allan Poe story,











there was a moment of silence














and then the Head Nurse stepped forward and asked,........

"At what point did you realize that this kit was for

'females' NOT 'males'!?!

















Then they all started laughing.

I NEVER FIGURED "THAT" OUT!!!!!, I said.





I stood their dumbfounded (which isn't hard for me to do, as I stand like that most of the time!)




and I said, "YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!???!!!"

SHE WASN'T!!!





Luckily the guilty Candy Stripper, who acted like she had made an "innocent mistake"

(now I wonder if she took pictures of me in those "stirrups"), had all of these other witnesses around her, because if she had been alone, there is no telling what I would have done to her (I'm sure that you have already thought what I was thinking at the time, but propriety prevents me from spelling it out)!

When I got home, I told Dad "You're going to find this funny!" and I told him the story.


Still quite sore,



HE DIDN'T!!!






Anyone who tries to convince you that men and women are alike, try


"Catching The MidStream" on your boyfriend or husband!





I guarantee they won't

be laughing either!!!