
October 20, 2017 Scare
Season
The Halloween season
is in full swing here in the California Southland. The stores are full
of creepy masks and crazy costumes. The TV shows and online flicks are
all about horror. Several Halloween parties are scheduled starting this
weekend. For many God-fearing people, this is the season of evil.
On a personal level.
this is the first year in a long long time that I don't have any caricature
job scheduled for Halloween eve. I could easily volunteer myself into
one of those events but I figured I should just spend a quiet evening
this year with my wife.
I do have something
interesting to share with you about last Friday the 13th. Remember how
I wrote that it was just another day where nothing unusual happens? Well,
something bad (well, not that bad) happened.
(BTW, you should read
some of the comments
from my Friday the 13th article.)
Early Friday the 13th
morning, I volunteered to drive a good friend of mine to her colonoscopy
checkup. What should have only lasted about 2 hours ate up my whole work
day. By the time I got to the office it was almost closing time.
"Bite me!"
said a green mango waiting for me on top of the kitchen counter and so
I did. I cracked my tooth. I called my good friend Dr. Serjio who reads
my TGIF Jokes. He was kind enough to accommodate me and he laughed and
reminded me about the irony of what I had written concerning Friday the
13th. It was only then that I realized that these 2 highly unusual "misfortunes"
had to happen on this "infamously unlucky" day.
Was my unbelief of
the Friday the 13th curse wrong? Does Friday the 13th really carry some
ominous negative alignment of the stars?
This is just me but
I think it's a matter of perspective. I could say I wasted my day at the
hospital BUT I'd rather say it was a golden opportunity to do something
kind for someone. I could say it was a dental disaster BUT I'd rather
say it was a precious moment to bond with an old doctor friend.
A "silver lining"
around a gloomy cloud is always there but you just have to look for it.
Halloween can be a day that glorifies evil BUT I consider it a day to
start a conversation with a costumed stranger and meet new friends. In
all my years doing charity work on Halloween's eve, I have made countless
friends. Some of them are reading this email.
"Nothing can
dim the light that shines from within."
--- Maya Angelou
TGIF people!
From
the TGIF Vault Here's a rerun
joke

TGIF Videos

Most
Awkward Stretcher Moments Sent by Michelle
of La Habra, CA
Okay, I know
it isn't polite to laugh at the misfortunes of others ... but setting
aside the grunts and grimaces these are actually funny to watch.
To think these "stretcher boys" had only one job. You'd
think they'd know how to carry properly.
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Funny
Halloween News Sent by Peter
Paul of S. Pasadena, CA
The TV news
also get into the "spirit" of the season. Here's a collection
of people who just love to be scared. Can someone please explain
why people do this?
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Advertising
Propaganda of the 1950s Sent by Mike of New York
1950s Advertising
Propaganda saying that advertising is good for you. Yup! It's an
advertisement for the advertisers. Love the flashback of the years
that the TV series MAD MEN was based on.
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Parting
Shot Thanks
to Tom of Pasadena who provided this photo

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