I have to go to the dentist today. But I hate the dentist!
A woman and a baby were in the doctor's examining room, waiting for the doctor to come in for the baby's first examination.
The doctor arrived, and examined the baby, checked his weight, and being a little concerned, asked if the baby was breast-fed or bottle-fed.
'Breast-fed,' she replied.
'Well, strip down to your waist,' the doctor ordered.
She did. He pinched her nipples, pressed, kneaded, and rubbed both breasts for a while in a very professional and detailed examination.
Motioning to her to get dressed, the doctor said, 'No wonder this baby is underweight. You don't have any milk.'
I know,' she said, 'I'm his Grandma, but I'm glad I came.'
After Barnaby Joyce's bizarre claims about the US not being able to pay its debt, Tony Abbott has had to lay down the law to the Nationals answer to Ironbar Tuckey.
Poor Barnaby has often had trouble with his lips moving before he has thought things through but he was able to get away with it when he was just a wild man from the far North. The "That's just Barnaby" principal.
But now he is supposed to be convincing Aussie Voters that he is a part of the alternative government so the silliness has to be sucked down. Anything he proclaims has to be able to be embraced by the Party as a whole.
The US debt comment is particularly problematic for the Libs who have often shown a cowtowing to the US that has bordered on embarassing. When Bush visited there was an unseemly push and shove as "loyal" followers jostled for position to see the man the rest of the world thought was a little bit bonkers. You can see it in the Libs Global Warming stance too. How often have we heard we should do nothing until the US shows us the way?
One week in and the first fracture lines are appearing.
Can Barnaby suppress his "brilliance"and resist a microphone?
Or can the Liberal Party understand him and embrace Barnaby logic?
It shouldn't be that hard really. Barnaby doesn't have to be brilliant. He doesn't even have to understand the real world. All he has to do is keep Mum and not remind the Voters he is part of the alternative government.
A bridge too far I suspect.
My son is here in town, and Connie's son is able to come over.
My brand new portable hard drive "melted" and the top came off!
We had our first snow of the year last night. Just a tiny bit, but it did stick to the ground (but not the driveway). I had an appointment with a nurse (kind of a vampire, really) yesterday and she said many appointments had been cancelled because of the prospect. Apparently lots of older folks are really fearful about going out in it (although, like I said, nothing happened).
A psychiatrist was conducting a group therapy session with four young Mothers and their small children.
You all have obsessions,' he observed.To the first mother, Mary, he said, 'You are obsessed with eating. You've even named your daughter Candy.'
He turned to the second Mom, Ann: 'Your obsession is with money. Again, it manifests itself in your child's name, Penny.'
He turned to the third Mom, Kathy: 'Your obsession is alcohol. This too shows itself in your child's name, Brandy.'
At this point, the fourth mother, Joyce, quietly got up, took her little boy by the hand and whispered, 'Come on Dick, this guy has no idea what he's talking about. Lets pick Willy up from school and go home."
Here is a graph of some of the larger companies. "Subaru" is Fuji Heavy Industries. (I wasn't able to clip all the way to the bottom, so some of the smaller manufacturers are not included).
