Around Town

Idiots dwell among usCredit for these little goodies goes to my No. 1 correspondent, Al Wilburn. But I detected a huge number of instances that are probably common to us all. Enjoy! N u m ber One Idiot: I am a medical student currently doing a rotation in toxicology at the poison control center.

Leftovers from last week’s suggestions for holiday gift giving: MISCELLANEOUS GUIDELINES:1. Husband concedes that writing thank you notes for the entire household and buying gifts for husband’s business associates are not the Wife’s job.2.

(Note: I promised Christine Provence, my 10-11-12 grade English teacher at Holdenville High School, that I would run this column every year. She liked it better than any of the seemingly endless papers I wrote in her classes).

Pigs and wedding bells The Picnic A Jewish Rabbi and a Catholic Priest met at the town’s annual 4th of July picnic. Old friends, they began their usual banter.“This baked ham is really delicious;” the priest teased the rabbi. “You really ought to try it.

One of the first things I learned in Bible School as a youngster in rural Hughes County was that a parable is an earthly story with a Heavenly meaning. And some 85 years later, I know of no time in our Nation’s proud history when all of us could use more Heavenly meanings.

I have found that one of the advantages of reaching the four score level on the age chart is that occasionally people assume that if you have lived that long, surely you must have knowledge about a few things in this life.

Don’t let taxes get you down This actually ran as a Letter to the Editor in a Wichita Falls newspaper) Can you identify with this guy?Dear IRS, I am sorry to inform you that I will not be able to pay taxes owed April 15, but all is not lost.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day!!!The electronic age has some drawbacks, especiallyforoldpeople used to paper and pen communication. Like me, I am sure each of you get more than your share of “helpful” e-mails urging you to do or not do many things.

By the time you’re 88 years old, you’ve learned everything. Then all you have to do is remember it! Good luck and here are some suggestions that might help you.AND ON THAT SAME TOPIC: Your parents were the most important people in the family.

More tips for holiday shopping Lefovers from last week’s suggestions for holiday gift giving: MISCELLANEOUS GUIDELINES: 1. Husband concedes that writing thank you notes for the entire household and buying gifts for Husband’s business associates are not the Wife’s job. 2.