Daily Ramblings – Thankful Thursday – Grateful for Humor

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Funny Memes, Funny Movies, Funny Stories, Happy, Joke, Laughter, Thankful, Thursday

(The picture above is me laughing with my sister’s dog, who passed last year. He was a crack up.)

Humor has always carried me through whatever challenge I was going through. Be it divorce, death in the family, the loss of a pet, or even a temporary failure. Laughing at a comedian, stupid movie, or a well-done meme are terrific remedies to bad moods, feeling sorry for myself, or getting my mind off of a family tragedy.

I’ve been lucky in that way. When some folks would be devastated by this or that in their lives, I’ve always been able to bounce back. Some would say my sense of humor is a little on the “sick” side, but I believe you find whatever you can to make you laugh and go with it. Laughter is the best, particularly those laughs that are so hard, they are silent. I love laughing.

A few weeks ago, my sister came to visit, and we were looking at the Demotivators.com website. If you’ve never been there before, take a few moments to check it out. These posters are hilarious. Anyway, my sister and I came across one poster on the site and just had a gut-busting laugh. It was terrific!

I hope all of you have laughter in your lives. It’s terrific. Have a great Thursday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Thankful Thursday – Thank you Followers!

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Blessed, Blogging, Freedom, Grateful, Happy, Readers, Thankful

Today, I’m grateful for you, my readers. I think about the beginnings of my blog, and how it has evolved to its present state. It’s been quite a journey. I think the best part of blogging is the freedom to write what I wish. Yeah, I try to keep categories for each day of the week, but there’s still a lot of freedom to write about the things I care about.

I really appreciate those of you who took the time to respond to my posts. I hope this continues, because it is nice to interact with people all over the world. Each day I check my stats, I’m amazed by the geographical spread of people who visit my blog. I thank each of you for stopping by when you can.

Well, that’s all I have for today, folks! I hope you and your families are doing OK in your particular part of the world.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – The Old Man and his Wife.

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Chuckle, Friday, FriYAY, Funny, Giggle, Happy, Laughfactory, Laughter, Smile

An old man and his wife went to the doctor for a check-up. While the man is with the doctor, the doctor asks him, “So how has life been treating you?” The old man replies, “The Lord’s been good to me. Every night when I go to the bathroom, he turns the light on and when I’m finished, he turns the light off.” While the old woman is with the doctor, the doctor told her what her husband said. She replied, “Damn it! The old fart’s been pissing in the icebox again!”

Courtesy the Laugh Factory

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Send Some Clothes

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Friday, Funny, Giggle, Happy, Joke, Laughter, Smile, Smirk, Weekend

Mother: “Sweetie, make a Christmas wish.”
Girl: “I wish that Santa will send some clothes to those naked girls in papa’s computer.”

Courtesy: The Laugh Factory

Happy Friday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – What Makes a Good Life?

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Good life, Happiness, Happy, Longest Study, Robert Waldinger, Ted Talk, Tuesday

I’m mixing it up this week and providing a TED talk from Robert Waldinger, who talks about insights he learned from the longest study on happiness ever conducted. The results are both simple and surprising simultaneously. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did. I hope all of you are having a great Tuesday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – A Kid Asks His Dad…

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Chuckle, FriYAY, Funny, Giggle, Happy, Laughter, Snicker, Weekend

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

A kid asks his dad, “What’s a man?” The dad says, “A man is someone who is responsible and cares for their family.” The kid says, “I hope one day I can be a man just like mom!”

Courtesy: The Laugh Factory

Thanks to all the Moms out there. You gals rock!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – A 7-year-old and a 4-year-old…

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Chuckle, Friday, Funny Friday, Giggle, Happy, Laugh, Party, Smile, Weekend

A 7-year-old and a 4-year-old are in their bedroom. “You know what?” says the 7-year-old, “I think it’s time we started swearing. When we go downstairs for breakfast, I’ll swear first, then you.” “Okay,” replies the 4-year-old. In the kitchen, when the mother asks the 7-year-old what he wants for breakfast, he answers, “I’ll have Coco Pops, bitch.” *WHACK* He goes flying out of his chair, crying his eyes out. The mother looks at the 4-year-old & sternly asks, “And what do you want?” “Dunno,” he replies, “But it won’t be fucking Coco Pops.” – Courtesy the laugh factory.

This one cracked me up. I hope you enjoyed it too. Have a great Friday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – Man Eating Chicken

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Funny, Giggle, Happy, Joke, Laugh, Laugh Factory, Man-eating Chicken

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A little girl and her older brother were visiting their grandfather’s farm. The older brother decided to play a trick on his younger sister. He told her that he discovered a man-eating chicken. The girl was frightened, and ran inside in fear. Then the older brother heard his little sister scream. He ran inside immediately. She was screaming at their grandfather, who was chowing down on a plate of fried chicken. “What is it?” he asked. The sister turned to him in fear and said,” It- it’s- IT’S A MAN EATING CHICKEN!!!”

Joke (Courtesy Laugh Factory)

Have a great Friday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Thankful Thursdays – Grateful for my folks

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Colds, Dad, Dementia, family, Grateful, Happy, Mom, Time with them

I’ve gotten a bunch of new followers in the last few months, so I wanted to apprise each of you about my situation. I retired early in 2016 to come home and help my folks. My wife is still in Arizona, teaching special education. My Dad has dementia, and he continues to slip, regardless of the work the doctors do with medication. There just isn’t a cure for this stuff.

Since 2018, we decided he couldn’t travel anymore. We went to my niece’s wedding and Dad had an episode during the trip. These episodes are like a panic attack to the 10th power. His system shuts down, his blood pressure drops, and he passes out. After this last one, Dad took almost a month to recover.

Since that time, Dad can’t be left home alone anymore. So if Mom leaves, I have to stay with him. If I leave, Mom has to stay with him or take him with her when she runs errands. It’s tough all around. That being said, I consider it a privilege to be home and spend time with them in their senior years. I realize few people have this opportunity, and I do my best to enjoy every moment of it. Yeah, every family has it’s internal spats, but for the most part, we have a good time.

Dad loves television, YouTube (believe it or not), and reading. Mom is more active and gets antsy when she can’t do anything, especially now that she’s sick with a cold and runs out of energy and has to just chill out on the couch with her iPad. Mom is the kind of person that always has to be doing something. She just can’t sit still. If she’s not working on a home project, she’s working on the family books, reading, running errands, doing laundry, or cooking. When it’s nice outside, Mom is in her garden or greenhouse.

It’s nice to be here with Mom and Dad and just be with them. I’m glad circumstances arose to allow me this opportunity to do that. I’m lucky I know. I read about so many horror stories about dysfunctional families on social media, articles, and even in the news. I just can’t imagine living in a home like that and grateful that my childhood and time with Mom and Dad has been a real treat.

So today, I’m thankful for my Mom and Dad.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Funny Friday – The Monkey has Grown Hair

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Friday, Funny, Giggle, Happy, Joke, Laugh, Party time, roar, Smile

**Warning** Before you read on, this is a little risque. **Warning**

Here we go!

A girl realized that she had grown hair between her legs. She got worried and asked her mom about that hair. Her mom calmly said, “That part where the hair has grown is called your monkey. Be proud that your monkey has grown hair.” The girl smiled. At dinner, she told her sister, “My monkey has grown hair.” Her sister smiled and said, “That’s nothing; mine is already eating bananas.”

Courtesy: The Laugh Factory

I hope this made you laugh like I did. Have a great Friday night, folks. You deserve it.

Until next time…

Dave