Thursday, January 19, 2006

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

We ask the same from cars and condoms--make the trip without breaking down.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Chance is the canned ham that falls off the truck; karma the canned ham that falls off the truck and hits the head of that kid who used to steal my ham sandwiches in the fourth grade.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

A cheerful insult is an open gate in the chicken-wire fence of friendship.
(obscure rural Tennesee folk wisdom)

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Those who make up proverbs are doomed to repeat themselves.

Monday, January 09, 2006

Who finishes the pickles must drink the brine.
(from the original Portuguese)

Friday, January 06, 2006

That which is illegal today should have been stockpiled yesterday.

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Squirrel in the tree--on your head he will pee.
(very roughly translated from the original Spanish)

Sunday, December 25, 2005

Start every day with the enthusiastic breaking of wind.

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Fear is merely a manifestation of the presence of big-toothed monsters who can leap out at us at any moment and bite us on very sensitive and private parts of our bodies.

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Monday, December 19, 2005

Memory is like a pump-action bottle of hand cream: It's often located in the bathroom, but if it hasn't been used in awhile it may squirt out all over your shirtsleeve.

Friday, December 16, 2005

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Lions leap, leopards lope, Lester just lays there.

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

The ass is always cleaner on the other side of the bench.

Monday, December 12, 2005

Friday, December 09, 2005

The meek will inherit the earth, but the greedy will have already spent it.

Thursday, December 08, 2005

Do not leave the tent while the camels are copulating.
(from the Bedouin)

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Do not spit at that which can fly over you at an outdoor restaurant.

Monday, December 05, 2005

Men with fists at the end of their arms have either arthritis or intent to do harm.

Friday, December 02, 2005

The largest ships sail under the smallest captains.