Beth Green's Blog - Posts Tagged "funny"
Finding time to read
I posted the following question on one of my favorite pages one day and had so much fun reading the responses.
Here it is!
Question-- How many of you have been so engrossed in a book that you have been here:
1.) Is that the kids coming in already? Oh well, they can get their own snack
2.) Oh, yeah, I do need to start dinner...just need to finish this chapter...
3.) Well, I do have that pizza coupon...I can just order that in a minute...but first--a few more pages
4.) That must be the pizza man...he knows his way in--he can figure it out. Now where was I...
5.) Yikes...bath time. Well, the kids did play in the sprinklers yesterday AND I don't want to ruin their skin by washing it too much...just another chapter.
6.) Okay...I know the house is pretty quiet. I guess they are all asleep. Seems okay to just keep reading.
7.) What is that bright light coming through the shades? It's morning already? What kind of time warp are we in here?
Here it is!
Question-- How many of you have been so engrossed in a book that you have been here:
1.) Is that the kids coming in already? Oh well, they can get their own snack
2.) Oh, yeah, I do need to start dinner...just need to finish this chapter...
3.) Well, I do have that pizza coupon...I can just order that in a minute...but first--a few more pages
4.) That must be the pizza man...he knows his way in--he can figure it out. Now where was I...
5.) Yikes...bath time. Well, the kids did play in the sprinklers yesterday AND I don't want to ruin their skin by washing it too much...just another chapter.
6.) Okay...I know the house is pretty quiet. I guess they are all asleep. Seems okay to just keep reading.
7.) What is that bright light coming through the shades? It's morning already? What kind of time warp are we in here?
Top ten ways to tell you are getting old
I work with kids and love every minute of it. One of the siblings of a child I work with asked me how old I was the other day. My response was to ask how old he thought I was--big mistake!! His mom and I watched him squirm, as he tried to figure it out. Finally, he blurted out, "I guess you are at least thirty!"
I was so happy because I am WAY past that number. But then he continued his answer:
"...one hundreds."
My heart sunk a little and then I just had to laugh. It made me think, though, about how old is old. When I was 10, I thought 30 was old. When I was 30, I thought 50 was old. Well, let's just say that "old" seems to get older as I age. Then I thought maybe we needed to quantify being old in some way, so I came up with this list:
Top ten ways to tell you are getting old:
10.) You commonly rush into a room to get something and then stand there for ten minutes trying to figure out what it was.
9.) You wake up sore from sleeping.
8.) You DVR documentaries to watch in your leisure time.
7.) You turn on the local rock station and don't know a single song.
6.) Your family begins to talk about you with you in the room.
5.) People you consider old try to help you.
4.) You walk past a mirror and see your mother in the reflection.
3.) You find an old friend on Facebook and marvel at how old he/she looks.
2.) You dress only for function and never consider whether it is in style.
1.) Eating dinner at 4:00 PM is considered a late night.
I was so happy because I am WAY past that number. But then he continued his answer:
"...one hundreds."
My heart sunk a little and then I just had to laugh. It made me think, though, about how old is old. When I was 10, I thought 30 was old. When I was 30, I thought 50 was old. Well, let's just say that "old" seems to get older as I age. Then I thought maybe we needed to quantify being old in some way, so I came up with this list:
Top ten ways to tell you are getting old:
10.) You commonly rush into a room to get something and then stand there for ten minutes trying to figure out what it was.
9.) You wake up sore from sleeping.
8.) You DVR documentaries to watch in your leisure time.
7.) You turn on the local rock station and don't know a single song.
6.) Your family begins to talk about you with you in the room.
5.) People you consider old try to help you.
4.) You walk past a mirror and see your mother in the reflection.
3.) You find an old friend on Facebook and marvel at how old he/she looks.
2.) You dress only for function and never consider whether it is in style.
1.) Eating dinner at 4:00 PM is considered a late night.
