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From the mouths of babes...I have heard it all now
Monday night I was umpiring a coach-pitch game featuring a team named the Auburn Tigers. One of their players, Dylan Robinson, is the son of a staunch Alabama fan. I already had asked his father, Jason, why he had not requested a trade, knowing how much they love the Tide and the true dislike of Auburn. Well this is city baseball and not football, so it did not have the same meaning. But back to my conversation with Dylan. Between innings I asked him about being an Alabama fan and playing for Auburn....no problem was the answer. Then I decided to throw him a slight curve. I asked him if he was a Notre Dame fan too. His answer, with pausing.... "I think he was on my T-Ball team last year!" A 7-year-old left me speechless because there was absolutely nothing I could say. It truly makes me enjoy having these conversations every now and then, just to keep things on an even keel. Chain emails....I hate them There are those emails that are sent out that help people in need, be in sickness or personal loss. There are those that give folks insightful information about everything from presidential candidates and Coke cans. And then there are the emails that are just made to give someone a good chuckle. The last is probably my favorite. One of the great things that has been invented to help folks communicate better has been turned into somthing to spread the word about any and everything. For instance, there is an email about the gold dollars not having "In God We Trust" on them. Just roll the coin on it's side and look. It has been stamped in to help make it last longer. There was one recently that has been helpful.....here are few of the highlights. "....I just want to thank all of you for your educational emails over the past year. Thanks to you, I no longer open a public bathroom door without using a paper towel. Eating a Little Debbie sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine how many gallons of trans fats I have consumed over the years. I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time. I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program. I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me, and St. Theresa's novena has granted my every wish.. Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an email to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes. Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains. I no longer can buy gasoline without taking someone along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas. Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my backside......" Those wonderful snippets are enough to keep the heart warm each time you open one of these chain emails. Consider that about 90 percent of these emails are bogus in nature and you should be fine. Happy web surfing to everyone and don't forget to check the toilet for spiders.
That's all folks...........
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