(0 unread) Yahoo! Mail, docbratt

(0 unread) Yahoo! Mail, docbratt: "At one time, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the word 'service'. I thought service was the act of doing things for other people. Then I heard the terms Internal Revenue Service, Postal Service, Farm Service Agency, Civil Service, Service Stations, etc... and I became confused about the word 'service'. This is not what I thought 'service' meant.



Then one day, I overheard two ranchers talking and one of them mentioned that he was having a bull 'service' a few of his cows.

SHAZAM!!

It all came into perspective. Now I understand what all those 'service' agencies are doing to us."

Jeff Foxworthy on the Buckeyes...

Jeff Foxworthy on Ohio

All I have to say is "Go Bucks!"

You might be from Ohio (pronounced O-hi-uh), if:

You think all Pro football teams are supposed to wear orange!

You know all the 4 seasons: winter, still winter, almost winter and construction.

You live less than 30 miles from some college or university.

You know what a buckeye really is, and have a recipe for candied ones.

"Toward the lake" means "north" and "toward the river" means "south."

You know if other Ohioans are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths.

You can spell words like Cuyahoga, Olentangy, Bellefontaine, Tuscarawas, Wapakoneta and you know which letter is doubled in Cincinnati!

"Vacation! " means spending a day at Cedar Point in the summer and deer hunting in the fall.

You measure distance in minutes.

Your school classes were cancelled because of cold.

Your school classes were cancelled because of heat.

You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

You know what should be knee-high by the Fourth of July.

You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. For example: "Where's my coat at?"

You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.

You think of the major four food groups as corn, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.

You carry jumper cables in your car.

You know what 'pop' is.

You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. (Amen!)

You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightgown.

The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires six pages for sports.

You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

Doctors Practice

Well today was fun, I was scheduled for a sigmoidoscopy this morning so that meant that I had to do the old fleet procedure starting at noon yesterday. No food, 8oz of clear liquid every hour, more if possible and the fleet stuff (very salty) at 7:30pm. That meant that I was in the bathroom most of the nite, finally got to bed around 11:30 after taking the 4 little pills. Those woke me up at 3:30 for an hour or two back in the bathroom. Then a suppository at 6:00am for final cleanout in preparation for the 8:15 appointment. So I get there early, go in and the nurse says the machine is broken...
Needless to say, I was pi--ed off royally.
I wonder if they bought the machine from Cardinal!!

Current Events for September

Howdy all
Mary and I went to Europe to visit and travel with Alison who was in London for the summer doing an internship. Actually, we went from Columbus to New York then to Paris then to London on the highspeed train through the tunnel. We went sightseeing in London, then flew to Venice where we stayed for several days. Then we took the train to La Spezia and visited the Cinque Terra for several days. Then we took the train to Rome where we stayed for a few days. Then we flew to Vienna and on to Paris for several days and then home. We were busy every day sightseeing and moving around. It was a great trip, I have photos on Yahoo if you want to see some...
Marvin

Current events

Duh...
If you noticed your neighbor driving a hum-v or a troop carrier and you also noticed him doing target practice in the backyard with an M16 and a rocket launcher, what would you do? I don't understand the Lebonese!

Wish u were here! 

This is a test. Dad is in this picture which was taken when he was in the 4th grade. Can you spot him? Let me know...

This house sits at 706 South 24th Street in Terre Haute, Indiana and is the house I grew up in as a youngster. Actually we lived in the house to the right for about the first 10 years of my life... heated with coal!! The window on the second floor over the porch was my room, used to crawl out every once in a while...

Here is another picture from the other end of the house/animal hospital. Thanks to Rob Robbins for these pictures. I recall that dad used to hide money in the closets in this house. He had little panels that could be removed. We also had a chest type freezer out in the breezeway where mom kept frozen meat. I think dad put a baby pig in there once to keep it for analysis up at Purdue, mom freaked out...