Now that title should increase readership.  Someone has to respond to this:

You know how they say love is a verb, to broaden its meaning.  Well, I just thought chocolate should be a verb too, because when you have to have it, it means more than just an object.

In case you think I’m writing something for fun because heavy stuff has disappeared, please note:  I’m working on learning the fine art of humor to help deal with the challenges of the world and more frequent birthdays.  I love birthdays—it’s just all the stuff between that adds up to more than a year’s worth.  And these comments are intentionally extra wordy to reflect the extra overloads of life, in mine and in my friends’.

Good day to you.

You know you’re living in the country when—

01)  You go to town and the sound of a siren puts you on edge.

02)  You get nervous crossing a street.

03)  Your favorite quotation is from Abraham Lincoln’s father:  “When you can see the smoke from your neighbor’s cabin, it’s time to move on.”

04)  Your dog usually smells like skunk or cow manure, and you hug him anyway.

05)  You don’t relate to the need for a privacy fence.

06)  You can smell cigarette smoke half a mile away.

07)  You notice the stars every night, and you can see them.

08) You consider it a compliment when someone says, “You look like a mountain man.”

09)  You don’t have to spend money to enjoy wildflowers and feel romantic.  More than anything else you want to share the beautiful outdoors with someone.

10)  You appreciate frequent time with God outside, looking at the skies He paints just for you to notice, without any distractions except for His creation.

These lists are supposed to have ten items, but I must add one more:

11)  You believe your children are better off growing up in the country.

Occasional outbursts of consistency.

Hazardous in many real life applications.  I’ll let you think of some on your own.

I’m famous—but nobody knows it.

I’m humble—but I don’t know it.

The best part of getting old is the getting, not the arriving.

As long as you’re getting older, you’re not old yet.

As you get older, why is a rocking chair better than an easy chair?

Because in a rocking chair, for the most part you’re still moving.