Sunday, May 31, 2015

SUNDAY FUNNIES: ELEPHUN! (elephant jokes)

Hello everybody! Waxy Dragon here!
Now, one of my favorite animals is the elephant.
I love to go visit them in the wild and visit them during my travels, or stop and see them in whatever zoo I might be flying past.
Of course, I hate to see them caged up in a zoo to begin with, but I guess that's better than having them run loose all over the city.
Anyway, what all this is leading up to is: ELEPHANT JOKES!

What's the difference between an elephant and a flea?
A flea can jump on an elephant, but an elephant can't jump on a flea.

What do you call an elephant at the North Pole?
Lost!

When do elephants have eight legs?
When there are two of them!

It was August and little Hannah was on holiday with her parents. One day, her dad says to her, “Did you know that they don’t allow elephants on this beach?"
When Hannah asked why, her dad's answer was "Because they can't keep their trunks up."

What does an elephant do when he stubs his toe?
He calls the toe truck.

My uncle said, "I'm going to do a dangerous experiment. I'm going to cross an elephant with a mouse."
When I asked what the result would be, my uncle said, "Great big holes in the wall."

How do you stop an elephant from charging?
Take away his credit cards.

Why are elephants so wrinkled?
Have you ever tried ironing one?

What do you get when you cross an elephant with a fish?
Swimming trunks!

Well, I do have a lot more elephant jokes, but not the room the post them. After all, you do realize how big an elephant is, right?
In any event, have a great week and please be back here again next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—wd.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MAY 24-30, 2015

MAY 31 IS WORLD “NO TOBACCO” DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*Representatives of Japan, South Korea, and the United States are discussing North Korea's growing nuclear arsenal.
*Malaysia is investigating the discovery of a mass grave site near the Thailand border.
*Andrzej Duda will be the new President of Poland.
*Muhammadu Buhari is now the active President of Nigeria.
*The United States of America no longer officially considers Cuba a potential terrorist sponsor.
*The 2015 French Open of professional tennis has begun.
*England will soon hold a vote to see if it should remain a member of the European Union.
*Nico Rosberg has won the 2015 Monaco Grand Prix.
*The FIFA Organization is investigating the possibility of corruption within European football. Meanwhile, Sepp Blatter has won a fifth term as the FIFA President.

BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE UKRAINE...
*France and Germany have reminded Russian President Vladimir Putin to honor the terms of the recent Minsk Ceasefire agreement.
*Meanwhile, Russia has blacklisted dozens of European Union officials from entering the country.

TERRIVLE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES...
*A Boko Haram raid on the town of Gubio, Nigeria has left 43 dead.
*ISIS/ISIL forces have increased the number of suicide bombings over the past week, targeting Iraqi soldiers.
*Singapore is concerned about the growing possibility of potential ISIS/ISIL activity in their country.

PASSING PARADE
*Beau Biden, American Vice President Joe Biden's son, has lost his battle with brain cancer.
*Actor Bob Hornery (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, The Importance of Being Ernest) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Author Tanith Lee (The Secret Books of Venus, Blake's 7) has left us.
*Actor Reynaldo Rey (227, White Men Can't Jump)

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
POLITICALLY...
*America no longer officially considers Cuba a potential terrorist sponsor.
*In an ever increasing slate of possibilities, Rick Santorum and former New York Governor George Pataki have announced their has announced his intent to win the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination.
*Meanwhile, former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is hoping to become the 2016 Democratic Presidential nominee instead of Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton.
*Despite the wishes of Republican Governor Pete Ricketts, who already vetoed the measure once, the Nebraska state legislature has voted to abolish the death penalty.
ELSEWHERE...
*Cable telecommunications giant Charter has agreed to purchase Time Warner Cable for $55.1 Billion dollars in an upcoming merger.
*Juan Pablo Montoya has won the 2015 Indianapolis 500.
*The 2015 NBA professional basketball finals has come down to the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers.




For more news at any time, either scroll down to our IN OTHER NEWS feature at the bottom of your screen or visit any other reputable news source.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 30, 2015

FUN FACT
One fourth of a human body's bone structure is within the feet!

REBUS
Something familiar is represented in the image below. Do you know what it is?

DELIVERY
NIGHT

COMMON BONDS
The items within each subset below have something in common.
Do you know what it is?

01. {The edge of a hat, the edge of a coffee cup}
02. {Ada Lovelace, Hedy LaMarr, Grace Hopper}

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let' open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the May 23, 2015 Memorial Day edition of The Puzzle Corner.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you make out of the letters in the word MEMORIAL?

A, ail, aim, ale, alm, am, amore (Italian for love), are
Ear, earl, elm, era
I, ire
Lair, lam, lame, lea, lime
Mail, maim, male, mare, me, memo, mile, mime, mire, mom, more
Oil, ore, ore
Rail, ram, realm, rem, rile, rime, role, roi (French royalty), rem

More than the 42 listed above might be possible.

TRIVIA TIME
What was Memorial Day originally known as before it officially became a holiday?
Decoration Day.

Monday, May 25, 2015

MEMORIAL DAY: 2015

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EDITORIAL


While other nations honor those who bravely served within their military forces at different times throughout the year, today is Memorial Day here in the United States of America.

Most look at today as the unofficial start of summer with the advent of warmer weather (finally!), outdoor activities, and plenty of sales from various retailers.
Yet no country should forget those brave men and women who thought not of themselves, but of others as they stood bravely to protect and defend the freedoms and liberties you enjoy today.

So please take at least a moment to remember the Veterans. Without them, life wouldn't be as we know it today.

THE ABOVE WAS AN EDITORIAL.

Sunday, May 24, 2015

SUNDAY FUNNIES: WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE(?)

Hello Everybody! Editor-In-Chief Lee Houston, Junior
here because since it's the Memorial Day weekend here in the United States, Waxy Dragon and Autumn the Puppy have the holiday off.

Now, I've been thinking long and hard about what to do for this week's Sunday Funnies, and came up with Water!

Back in March of 2011, Autumn did a fantastic post on a submarine race.
Won't reprint it, but here's the link if you want to read it again.

But seriously, water is a precious commodity that is very necessary to life itself, yet there are those who don't think twice about contaminating it, let alone others who's only concern is to bottle and ship the water elsewhere in hopes of making a profit.


Yet have you ever truly stopped and thought about water?
It composes three quarters of this planet, but we named our world earth.
A typical cumulus cloud contains 1.1 million pounds of water, but are we afraid it's all going to come out at once?
We run for shelter when it starts raining, yet we don't think twice about going swimming, taking a bath, or a long soak in the hot tub when possible.

If you feel tired even after a good night’s sleep, you might be dehydrated.
Drinking water can wake you up. Yet most people's morning beverage of choice is coffee, leading to several franchise choices where you can stop and grab a mug on the way to work, if you can't last long enough to make it to the office and raid the coffee maker there.
Of course, that also gives you a lot of opportunities to pay more for a cup while you're out than it would cost you to brew some at home.

They found evidence of water on Mars!
And of course, there's also that age old question about whether the glass is half empty or half full?
The optimist says the glass is half full.
The pessimist says that the glass is half empty.
The engineer says the glass is full - half of water and half of air.
The scientist will want to run some tests first before answering the question, let alone decide whether or not it is safe to drink.
The banker would say the glass has under 50% of its net worth in liquid assets.
The seasoned drinker would say the glass doesn’t have enough ice.
The psychiatrist would ask “What did your mother say about the glass?”
The opportunist would leave a note “While you guys were arguing about the glass, I drank the contents of it.”

So whatever you do this holiday weekend and the rest of the week, enjoy a good clean glass of water from time to time, and please be back here next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—lth,jr

Saturday, May 23, 2015

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MAY 17-23, 2015

MONDAY IS MEMORIAL DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.
RHODE ISLAND CELEBRATES ITS 225TH ANNIVERSARY MAY 29TH.
THIS IS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING BY J. R. R. TOLKIEN.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza is still in power after a failed coup attempt, and announced that the upcoming Presidential election will proceed as scheduled.
*Protests continue in Macedonia against incumbent Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski over possible wiretapping of opposing candidates and other allegations.
*South Korea has been reassured of the United States honoring its security commitments from Secretary of State John Kerry should North Korea attempt any action against that country.
*Five major banks in the Forex Probe (Barclays, Citi, RBS, JP Morgan, and UBS) were found guilty of manipulating foreign exchange currencies and sentenced stiff fines, totaling $5.7 billion US dollars.
*Ireland will soon be the first country to legalize same gender marriages by a mandate of the popular vote.

TERRIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES...
*ISIS/ISIL forces have captured Ramadi, Iraq; Palmyra, Syria and the border town of Al Waleed. The terrorists now control over half of Syria at this time.
*Despite 3 deaths and 18 injuries, a Taliban suicide attack outside Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan was declared unsuccessful.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
POLITICALLY...
*Despite a previous blockage, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Pact has passed the Senate and is now pending approval in the House of Representatives. Many fear drastic cuts in Medicare and other social programs to finance support of this act if it becomes law.
*Meanwhile, it should come as no surprise that House Republicans killed the proposed Keep Our Campaigns Honest (K.O.C.H.) Bill; a measure that would have required candidates to disclose the source(s) of campaign contributions.
*President Barack Obama has announced that local police authorities will only receive "the appropriate" military equipment to help with law enforcement "where necessary".
*South Korea has been reassured of the United States honoring its security commitments from Secretary of State John Kerry should North Korea attempt any action against that country.
*Republicans removing infrastructure support from the budget over previous decades has been suspected of contributing to the recent Amtrak derailment in Pennsylvania.
*After Jeb Bush said at a public address that he turns to his brother, former President George W. Bush for advice on foreign matters; was silent when asked why he does that, since George W. is technically responsible for the formation of ISIS/ISIL.
ELSEWHERE...
*Five major banks in the Forex Probe (Barclays, Citi, RBS, JP Morgan, and UBS) were found guilty of manipulating foreign exchange currencies and sentenced stiff fines, totaling $5.7 billion dollars.
*A shootout between 2 rival outlaw motorcycle clubs/gangs in Waco, Texas resulted in 9 dead and 18 injured. Authorities are still investigating the situation.
*Six Baltimore, Maryland police officers face charges of reckless endangerment in the death of Freddie Gray.
*Los Angeles, California will raise the minimum wage locally to $15 an hour by 2020.
*Taylor Swift swept the 2015 Billboard Magazine Music Awards with 8 wins, including Best Artist of the Year.
*The New England Patriots have announced they will not appeal any fines or sanctions levied against them as a result of "Deflategate". Whether or not quarterback Tom Brady intends to do so remains to be seen.
*The 2015 Indianapolis 500 auto race is scheduled to be held Sunday, May 24th.
*The last Late Night with David Letterman has aired. Stephen Colbert is scheduled to take over in September, with the series in reruns until then.

For more news at any time, either scroll down to our IN OTHER NEWS feature at the bottom of your screen, or visit any other reputable news source.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 23, 2015

FUN FACT
Sternutation is the scientific term for sneezing.

IT'S THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, SO TODAY'S PUZZLES SALUTE OUR VETS.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you make out of the letters in the word MEMORIAL?

TRIVIA TIME
What was Memorial Day originally known as before it officially became a holiday?

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the May 16th, 2015 Puzzle Corner.

BEFORE AND AFTER
Two separate things share at least one word in common, and can be combined to form something new. Based upon the clue below, do you know what it is?

Oriental breakfast delicacy? = Hard boiled egg roll

THE 50/50 CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question, only there are two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?

Astronauts can see the Great Wall of China from the surface of the Moon.
FALSE!
The landmark is too far away to be seen from the lunar surface.

Sunday, May 17, 2015

THE SUNDAY FUNNIES: IDLE THOUGHTS (misc. jokes)

Hello Everybody. Autumn the Puppy here.
It's a lazy Sunday morning out here in the yard. I'm lying down next to my doghouse enjoying the sun, listening to the bird songs (no, they don't take requests) and just kicking back enjoying the peaceful moments as my mind wanders over some idle thoughts.

The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was
Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

I dreamed once of seeing an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.

Did you hear about the butcher who backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work?

No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

If a homeless dog gave birth to puppies near the road, would it be cited for littering?

Two silk worms had a race.  They ended up in a tie.

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

Would a short fortune-teller escaping prison be a small medium at large?

A backward poet writes inverse.

Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects!

And on that odd note, have a great week everybody, and please be back here next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—AtP.

Saturday, May 16, 2015

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MAY 10-16, 2015

THE SANJA MATSURI FESTIVAL BEGINS TODAY IN TOKYO.
YESTERDAY WAS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE McDONALD'S FRANCHISE.
MAY 21ST IS THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE ARCADE CLASSIC PAC-MAN.
MAY MARKS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF STAR WARS, EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH AND THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.

NISSAN AND TOYOTA ARE RECALLING OVER 6.5 MILLION VEHICLES OVER FEARS OF EXPLODING AIR BAGS. Contact your local dealerships for more details.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*A 7.3 aftershock in Nepal has claimed another 125 victims while injuring over 2500 more people and delaying rescue and relief efforts. While those efforts have since resumed; sadly, the overall death toll has surpassed 8000 victims.
*A coup against the established Burundi government has failed, with the suspected ring leader in custody.
*A temporary truce has been established between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, but charitable relief efforts have yet to enter Yemen.
*King Salman of Saudi Arabia has canceled his scheduled meeting with United States President Barack Obama, allegedly over disagreeing with a proposed Iranian nuclear deal.
*After North Korea successfully tested a ballistic missile, South Korea warns that it is prepared to defend itself, if necessary.
*Chile and the United Kingdom will each be establishing new governmental cabinets soon.
*Cuban President Raul Castro had a private audience with Pope Francis in Rome.
*United States Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin soon to discuss a peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian crisis.
*Nico Rosberg has won the 2015 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix.


TERRIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES...
*45 people were killed during an attack on a bus in Karachi, Pakistan.
*ISIS/ISIL's second in command has allegedly been killed during an air strike, while a "senior official" within the organization has been reportedly killed by an United States special forces operation.

PASSING PARADE...
*Blues legend B.B. King is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
POLITICALLY...
*According to Doyle McManus within an Los Angeles Times article, while David Koch might be privately favoring Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker as the Republican Presidential candidate in 2016, the Koch Brothers officially will only be endorsing with their huge monetary war chest whoever wins the nomination next year; although several potential candidates will be "summoned to a round of auditions this summer".
*Senate Democrats rallied to block a fast track passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership.
*The House of Representatives has voted to end collecting phone data under the USA Freedom Act. The measure has yet to be heard in the Senate.
*King Salman of Saudi Arabia has canceled his scheduled meeting with President Barack Obama, allegedly over disagreeing with a proposed Iranian nuclear deal.
*Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the State Guard to monitor the United States military when they conduct Operation: Jade Helm 15 within the Lone Star State (and six other states) this summer to ensure that the military exercise isn't a cover for the federal government to seize control of the state, seize Texas citizen's guns, or round up "dissidents".
ELSEWHERE...
*The man found guilty in the Boston Marathon bombing has been given a death sentence.
*An Amtrak train derailed while traveling through Pennsylvania. There are 8 confirmed dead and over 200 injured. The train's black box has been recovered, but no word on the results of its examination yet.
*Verizon has agreed to purchase AOL for $4.4 billion dollars.
*A woman working for a company in California has been fired for allegedly disabling the app within her employer provided phone that allowed them to track her every movement 24/7.
*New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been suspended for 4 regular season games, while the team has been fined $1 million dollars and forfeits future draft picks as a result of the National Football League's investigation into "Deflategate". All sanctions are being appealed.
*"American Pharaoh" won the Preakness, the second leg of professional horse races' Triple Crown, and might complete the trifecta in June.

For more news at any time, either scroll down to our IN OTHER NEWS feature at the bottom of your screen or visit any other reputable news source.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 16, 2015

FUN FACT
When numerically noted in the standard format (month, date, year) May 10th through 19th are palindromes. 5/10/15 = 5/10/15, 5/11/15 = 5/11/15, etc.

BEFORE AND AFTER
Two separate things share at least one word in common, and can be combined to form something new. Based upon the clue below, do you know what it is?

Oriental breakfast delicacy?

THE 50/50 CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question, only there are two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?

Astronauts can see the Great Wall of China from the surface of the Moon.

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the May 9, 2015 Mothers' Day themed Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME
Who originally created the concept of Mother's Day in America?
Anna Jarvis, out of respect for her recently deceased mother, although she later tried to get the event rescinded because it was becoming too commercial.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you find with the letters of the word MOTHER?

He, hem, her, hero, home, hot
Me, met, metro, more, moth
Oh, or, ore, other
Roe, rom, Rome
The, to, tome, tor, tore

More than the 23 listed above might be possible.

Monday, May 11, 2015

A CHAT WITH AUTHOR RALPH L. ANGELO, JUNIOR

Today, THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE chats with Ralph Angelo, Junior; author of The Cagliostro Chronicles. Let's get things rolling by introducing yourself and your latest release in that series.

RALPH L. ANGELO, JUNIOR: I write sci-fi/fantasy action/adventure novels, and have about a dozen books out (to date) that I’ve either completely written or have stories in. I started writing professionally in 2005 and began writing novels in 2012.
My latest book is the third in my sci-fi/space opera series The Cagliostro Chronicles, entitled Into the Heart of Evil; about the star cruiser Cagliostro delving deep into enemy Agalum space in what essentially is a spy mission behind enemy lines to discover and retrieve an ancient cache of long forgotten weapons plans from a vastly technologically superior, but long dead race. It’s a race against time as two deadly enemies
battle each other while the Cagliostro and its crew must slip past the Agalum as well as the horrific Tahir Ga’Warum. The whole story is a ticking time bomb that could mean the end of the human race. It’s available at http://tinyurl.com/cagchronIII in both Kindle and paperback editions.

TFCE: So how did this whole saga start?
Cagliostro 1
Cagliostro 2
RALPH: The Cagliostro Chronicles began with the first novel dealing with the realized conspiracy and its ramifications, as well as a battle to save the Earth and its inhabitants from the evil of the Agalum race. The second novel The Cagliostro Chronicles II: Conflagration, deals with a battle ravaged Cagliostro that must put down for repairs on an unknown, but earth-like world with strange inhabitants that is also hiding a deadly secret all too close to Earth.
idea of ‘What if we’re being held back technologically by an outside force from leaving our solar system?’

TFCE: Why do you write what you do, let alone what made you choose to become a writer?
RALPH: I didn't choose writing. Writing chose me, and what I write is what I like to read. I enjoy larger than life heroes, the unknown, and futuristic settings. These are the things that make this series and others that I write special to me.

TFCE: What inspires you to write?
RALPH: An idea will pop into my head based on something I’ve seen or read and I build on it from there. This series has actually been in my mind since the late 1980’s. The first scene in the first book as it read out on paper dates from back then.

Crystalon Saga, Book 1
TFCE: What (if anything) has influenced your style and technique?
RALPH: Certain writers such as Warren Murphy, Robert E. Howard, Lester (Kenneth Robeson) Dent, Alan Dean Foster, Robert Jordan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose work I admire have influenced me along the way, as well as certain book and comic book series.

TFCE: What would be your dream project?
RALPH: I used to say writing for Marvel Comics, but now I’m not so sure anymore. At this point I have to say that I’m creating my dream projects right now. If I got paid better for them, that would be another story.

TFCE: Where do you foresee yourself within the next few years?
RALPH: Realistically? Probably right where I am now. Writing whenever I can or whenever inspiration strikes. What I would like to see is all of this become a huge hit with movie deals and contracted writing work from big publishers that make this all into more than simply a love for writing, but an actual, plush living.

TFCE: So, what does lie in Ralph Angelo, Junior's immediate future?
Crystalon Saga, Book 2
RALPH: Next up for me is a pulp/noir story set in 1937 in a city called Riverburgh. It’s about a man who comes to power and realizes that he must use that power to defend his city from the terrible cancer of mobsters and criminals that control it with an iron fist. It’s called The Grim Spectre and will be available in the summer of 2015.
My other works include the first two novels in The Crystalon Saga, which is a far ranging fantasy story set in the modern world. Think Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Indiana Jones all rolled into one.
Also, one of my bigger hits from this past year is my super-hero novel Hyperforce. If you love classic silver and bronze age comics, you’re going to love this book. It’s a fun ride with powerful villains versus fledgling heroes, all while trying to find their way in the modern world.

My other novels include Torahg the Warrior: Sword of Vengeance, which is a classic sword and sorcery hero pitted against his evil brother as well as the brothers’ deadly sorcerer, all for control of their deceased father's mighty kingdom. It’s large and powerful. A sweeping saga that crosses twenty years and untold miles set in a prehistoric land filled with magic, monsters, and bloody battles.

TFCE: Thanks for joining us today Ralph.
RALPH: Thanks for having me.


All books available from Amazon.
Images accompanying this interview were provided by the author.

Sunday, May 10, 2015

SUNDAY FUNNIES: HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! 2015 edition

Bow wow, arf Mom!
Hi Mommy!
Okay all you lucky people. Today you have both Autumn the Puppy AND Waxy Dragon as we celebrate Mother's Day!

So, what does make a mother? Is she only as strong as the coffee she drinks? Does she need a superhero cape or powers?

NO! The one thing that truly distinguishes a mother is the love they have for their children.

However, growing up can be a difficult task at times for both the mother and the kids.
A woman could dance for hours during a night on the town, yet be tired after only a couple of minutes chasing their children.
A child hearing their mother say "I'm not mad at you," when they've done something wrong is like hearing the doctor say, "This isn't going to hurt" before they give you a vaccination.


A mother can fawn over an expensive bouquet of flowers bought by their mate just as easily as a handful of flowers personally picked by her child, as long as they didn't come out of her own garden.

A mother can talk to their children about the importance of a healthy diet and eating lots of vegetables, yet the child will wonder what happened to the last of the cookies they knew were present before their mother warned them not to eat at the risk of spoiling their dinner.

It is hard to be a mother though. They have to think like both a man and a child, feel like a lady, always look like a young girl, and work like a horse.
A kid just has to be a kid, yet neither job came with instructions.

Mothers cook and clean and take care of their family and so much more that one lone day singled out to honor them just doesn't seem like enough.
Yet we would be remiss without saying...


AtP and WD.

The Sunday Funnies will return next weekend.
Have a great week everybody!