Around Town

It’s Not Friday the 13th Friday the 13th missed it by one day in April but it was close enough to send some bad luck going around, so I decided to put it off a month but the bewitching atmosphere of that special occasion lingers on. Here’s a list of a few who didn’t escape the curse.1.

Need a quick blessing or some inspiration during these troubled times?Read on. I’ve used this before but I think appropriate again considering the state of affairs.I envy Kevin (not his real name). He thinks God lives under his bed.

A robber breaks into an old couple’s house at night. The couple confronts him and he pulls out his gun.“I was gonna just get away, but now I have to kill ua. What’s your name?” he asks the lady.She replies, “Linda.”“That was my mother’s name. Now I can’t kill ya.

POINTS OF ENLIGHTMENT from some of the greatest minds of our times. Al McGuire: “The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.”Albert Einstein: “The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

My birthday was last week and while it will not be cause for the celebration that Preston Dunlap will have in a couple of weeks when he turns 17, it is still significant, to me, anyway.

 Boy, she sure has a sense of humor for an “older lady”. Hmm, what does THAT mean? Getting older can sometimes mean finding more funny things in life. After all, “I’ve paid my dues!” “I’ve raised my kids.” “I want to have fun.” Aging and getting older should be fun!

 I know Christmas has come and gone but looking through my files, I was reminded of his little ditty (so many of my columns originate in this manner). This came from my fellow Holdenville High School graduate and Jones, America BancFirst legend Donna Gordon Klick and it’s just too good to pass up.

By John Bill Martin Staff Writer Dear Santa, I’ve been a good mom all year.

Seems it’s getting harder and harder to find humorous (yet not vulgar) material for people of a certain age to enjoy. Here is a glimpse of some signs or billboards that have been randomly seen across the United States. Enjoy!!!

By John Bill Martin Staff Writer A woman, cranky because her husband was late coming home again, decided to leave a note, saying, “I’ve had enough and have left you... don’t bother coming after me!”Then she hid under the bed to see his reaction.