Equal Opportunity Offender

The rabbi and the priest met at the town's annual picnic. Old friends, they began their usual banter.

"This ham is really delicious," the priest teased the rabbi. "You really ought to try it. I know it's against your religion, but you just haven't lived until you have tried Mrs. Hall's prized Virginia Baked Ham. Tell me, when are you going to break down and have some?"

The rabbi looked at his friend and replied with big grin, "At your wedding."

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During the Cold War, the Air Force was testing a computer that was supposed to be able to translate English to Russian and vice versa. The first test phrase used was, "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

The Russian translation came out, "Vodka horosho, no myaca slabie." Or in English: "The alcohol is good, but the meat is poor."

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Paul and I went to see a play last night entitled "Underpants," which was adapted by Steve Martin. It's a single-scene play where everything takes place in the same apartment, so no elaborate set changes are required. The story begins when a woman, stretching and reaching to see a passing parade, accidentally looses her bloomers. The humiliating incident sparks a flurry of interest in the room she and her husband have for rent in their home - the prospective renters - all male - having all been spectators at the parade. It was a very cute and funny play. My favorite line is uttered by the woman's husband, who is constantly critisizing her, when he discovers they are out of sugar. "I keep trying to stop nagging you, but you won't let me!" I can think of copious opportunities to utilize that line!!

I hesitate to complain, knowing Kira has it much worse than I do, but the distance between Paul's house and my house is really getting to be a pain. We have to schedule times to get together around our kids' schedules. Adding an hour of travel each way to the already limited amount of time we're able to carve out is exhausting. I told him last night that we should both sell our houses and buy something in the middle! I was kidding (sort of) and I wouldn't co-habitate as long as I have kids at home (hypocritical? maybe...) but it would just be SO MUCH easier if we were 10-15 minutes apart instead of an hour apart!

Whine...whine...whine! I just finished taking TWO vacations and I'm already whining! How horrible is that??

Honestly, I do realize how lucky I am and that this distance thing is merely an inconvenience. I just tend to lose perspective after going to bed at 3AM and getting up at 6:30AM for church. 3.5 hours of sleep is not enough. (5.5 hours would be fine...but there's that damned travel time!!!)

Perhaps a nap is in order?