God’s Gifts

Snowcapped mountains, 

Starry nights, 

Blue-green seas, 

Eagle’s flights. 

  

Valley’s lilies, 

Smell so sweet, 

Waving fields 

Of golden wheat. 

  

Colorful flowers, 

Buzzing bees, 

Humming birds, 

God gave us these.

Schindler Sez

If you don’t know what you’re talking about…keep your damn mouth shut.

Schindler Sez

Old doesn't necessarily mean it’s valuable. If it did…I’d be worth millions.

Behind

A friend once said, “I know you won’t believe this, but your best days are behind you.”

So today I looked behind me and sure enough my behind was still behind me. It might not have looked its best, but at least I was in front of it.

Schindler Sez

Why is Greenland mostly ice and Iceland mostly green?

The View

I was scheduled to have lunch with my old friend, Shirl Swarts. When I met up with him, I shook his hand and said, “Hi Shirl, it’s good to see you.

“Yeah,” he replied, “It’s better to see me than to view me.”

Neighborly

Love your neighbor…but don’t take down the fence.

Paraphrasing an olde adage.

The Arrangement

When General Norman Schwarzkopf, who was in charge of Desert Storm, was asked if he could forgive the people who helped the terrorists, his answer was classic Schwarzkopf. He said, “I believe forgiving them is God’s function…our job is to arrange the meeting.”

Never

Almost every morning some of my old friends get together at a local restaurant and tell fish stories. You know…stories that get bigger and bigger every day.

He’s Over There

Glen Beck was calling convenient stores to see how astute the employees were. On one call, he asked the girl answering the phone where Benghazi was. “I don’t know,” she replied, “you can probably find him at Walmart.”`

Who’s He

Research by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, has shown that women prone to anxiety and easily stressed out, were twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s. So ladies, calm down and be nice to your husbands, or the day may come when you won’t know him. Or is that a good thing?

Schindler Sez

A lot of people go on about things they know nothing about.

The Ombudsman

Ninety- year-old Sim, went to the courthouse to talk to the woman who was recently appointed ombudsman. On seeing a young lady walking down a hallway, he said, “Excuse me pretty lady, are you the ombudsman?”

“No,” she replied, “I’m a Hockemeyer.”

The Picture.

In the fashion world, the color orchid is all the rage. To me it looks like purple. But we all know an orchid dress is perceived to be a lot classier and therefore more expensive than a purple one. Ladies, I hope you don’t have to look at the Mona Lisa to get the picture here.

O’Schindler

O”Connolly, McGuire and me,

In a pub, having a jar, just we three.

“Are you Irish,” they asked,

As they passed me the flask,

“I’m as Irish as O’Schindler can be!”

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to O’Connolly, McGuire, and ye.

An Irish Cheer

Let’s give the Irish a cheer,

For shamrocks, corn beef and green beer.

And to St. Patty I say,

Drive the snakes all away,

But please, leave the good people here.

Schindler Sez

The difference between the shanty Irish and lace curtain Irish is about thirty thousand a year.

Greed

I have never understood why it is “greed” to keep the money that you worked hard for, but not greed to want to take somebody else’s money.

~Thomas Sowell

The Eye Has It

 I supposed you noticed that Matthew McConaughey, Rob Lowe, and other prominent Stars are now doing TV commercials. Some say they do it to keep a high profile and to keep them in the public eye. That may be true…but I’m sure they really  keep their eye on the dough.