{"id":2715,"date":"2015-01-11T23:15:49","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T04:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/?p=2715"},"modified":"2015-01-11T23:55:52","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T04:55:52","slug":"mixed-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/?p=2715","title":{"rendered":"Mixed Bag."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/charlesandfriends.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2716\" src=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/charlesandfriends.jpg\" alt=\"charlesandfriends\" width=\"800\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/charlesandfriends.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/charlesandfriends-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sure.\u00a0 I love my dogs&#8230;. but what if one got sick?<br \/>\nWhat do you give a dog with a fever?<br \/>\nMustard.\u00a0 It is the best thing for a hot dog.<\/p>\n<p>Now&#8230; we live out here on a few wide open acres, and we are thinking about getting some goats, and rabbits.<br \/>\nWhat do you call 10,000 rabbits walking backward, all in a row?<br \/>\nA receding hare line.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of where we live.\u00a0 We used to have a home in Charleston, SC.\u00a0 There are lots of pirate stories down there&#8230;.<br \/>\nFor instance.\u00a0\u00a0 Novice pirates make terrible singers because they can&#8217;t hit the high seas.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of places to eat and drink in Charleston too&#8230;.<br \/>\nOnce&#8230;.. Charles Dickens walked into a bar and asked for a drink.\u00a0 The bartender said to him, &#8220;Okay buddy.\u00a0 Olive or Twist?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The weather is mostly decent in those parts.\u00a0 People ride bikes everywhere!<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the difference between a nicely dressed man on a tricycle and a poorly dressed man on a bicycle?\u00a0 A tire.<\/p>\n<p>Okay.\u00a0 Enough of that.\u00a0 How about this?\u00a0 It is a fact that I love science.<br \/>\nSo here is one for you.<br \/>\nLight travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until they start talking.<\/p>\n<p>Finally&#8230;. I am a big bird watcher.\u00a0 But this&#8230;..<br \/>\nTwo Robins were stuffed heavy with worms.\u00a0 They waited on the ground to digest those worms&#8230;. before they would fly back to their nests.\u00a0 Basking in the sun, they fell asleep.<br \/>\nA cat came along and ate them, thinking &#8220;Boy oh Boy!\u00a0 Do I ever\u00a0 love Baskin&#8217; Robins.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\"><em><strong><span class=\"bqQuoteLink\">A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.\u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 <\/span>William Arthur Ward<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">.<\/div>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\"><em><strong><span class=\"bqQuoteLink\">A sense of humor&#8230; is needed armor. Joy in one&#8217;s heart and some laughter on one&#8217;s lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life. &#8212; Hugh Sidey<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">.<\/div>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\"><em><strong><span class=\"bqQuoteLink\">I realize that humor isn&#8217;t for everyone. It&#8217;s only for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive.<\/span><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 <em><strong>Anne Wilson Schaef<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<div class=\"bq-aut\">.<\/div>\n<div class=\"bq-aut\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bq-aut\">\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<div class=\"boxyPaddingBig\"><em><strong><span class=\"bqQuoteLink\">Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/em><em><strong>W. C. Fields<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"boxyPaddingBig\">.<\/div>\n<div class=\"boxyPaddingBig\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sure.\u00a0 I love my dogs&#8230;. but what if one got sick? What do you give a dog with a fever? Mustard.\u00a0 It is the best thing for a hot dog. Now&#8230; we live out here on a few wide open acres, and we are thinking about getting some goats, and rabbits. 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