And Now, A Little Technology Humor

Monmouth College left a recruitment message in our voice mail. Our spiffy new arrangement feeds these messages through a voice recognition system and emails them to us in text format. Remember that game "telephone," with kids whispering a message to each other to see how it emerges at the end? Well, this version of "telephone" had my family howling with laughter...

Message as it appeared in the email:

Date	: Sep 19 2012 06:04:57 PM
From	: MONMOUTH COLLEG (130********)
To	: E. Bartholomew (16*****-****)

"Hi, this is Matt from Monarch College calling for ******. We were just calling to see how your senior year in high school is going and also to see if after a few groceries if you're gonna be interested in looking at at colleges mama college is very interested in having you attend here. Oh we are just wondering if you'd be interested in actually point here. If you haven't heard of us and we can check our website at mom's college that you. I love you. See what you're looking for a college education, then you can feel free to schedule a campus visit or apply online is completely free. They don't they wanna do either. So, we'll, we're gonna try to get a hold of you a couple weeks and if you have any questions you can feel free to call us at 1-800-***-****. Thank you" 

--- Brought to you by ***age --- 

This email was sent from a mailbox that does not accept replies. 


Isn't it great how communication keeps getting easier?!

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Fabulous book...was the author just having an imaginative
romp, or drawing analogies?

Know the story? The little town of Chewandswallow gets deluged by storms of deliciously prepared but supersized food. Residents have too much on their plates dodging gargantuan macaroni noodles, patio-table-sized hamburgers and mounds of mashed potatoes that engulf the town.


A funny image came to mind last night. I imagined myself in Chewandswallow, dodging mammoth meatballs and running out from under tarp-sized pieces of toast -- because life feels just like that! Don't we often have too much to digest, bite off more than we can chew, and are served up humongous portions of liver and onions when we'd rather eat steak?!

Enjoyed the
movie, too

Surprises in life, whether good or bad, can come in torrential storms.


"Wow, this evening's foodshower piled peas waist high. I've been shoveling peas for hours. So and so can't be mad at me not returning her call."


"Uh-oh, with gallons of tomato soup streaming from the sky, I can't run that errand."


"That t-bone's blocking the driveway. Grocery shopping will have to wait!"

Attack of the killer donuts...

Even when our lives are tidied, neatly swept and our tables are set, some unexpected event often pulls the tablecloth out with a "whisk." Some days, the china remains standing, other days, it shatters to the floor with a crash.


Sometimes it's legitimate to say "All Done" and walk away from the table. Other times we're forced to sit and finish our veggies.


But I digress. If any of us go a few days not returning calls or emails, if we can't make an appointment to visit a distant friend...let's not blame each other. We might be dodging those flying lambchops...


Follow this link to learn more about "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudy_with_a_Chance_of_Meatballs