Creeky Officially The World’s Oldest Clown As his larger-than-life clown shoes shuffle along methodically while working a crowd, causing laughter and wide-eyed wonder from children, Floyd “Creeky” Creekmore was one of the quieter acts in the circus. But there’s history behind those wrinkled eyes smiling through stage makeup. At 95 years old, Floyd was dubbed the oldest performing clown in …
Life Is Real One early morning when there was a thunderstorm, the air seem to be very cool and crisp. The birds were out enjoying the day as I frolicked on the wet grass, revealing my enjoyment in disseminating my inner feeling of rejoicing to everything around me in the garden. I was in the hostel answering many phone calls …
By Colin Black When I was fifteen years old, I left school and my first job was in a local garage. I was supposed to be an apprentice mechanic, but like all new boys, I was the general dogsbody. I made the tea and ran errands for the rest of the men, but after washing cars and sweeping up for …
We were noticing a small leak from the toilet yesterday, so we are fixing it before it gets to be a major reno. I should mention that the hubby is repairing it, as I am not allowed to be around him when there are issues of a “plumbing” nature. I hear him in the kitchen rummaging through my baking cupboard. …
Last week, the two of us decided to go bowling, but when we looked outside and saw how miserable the weather was, we changed our minds in a hurry. Heading into the living room, we fired up the TV, then loaded up the Wii Sports disc to play a frame or two of bowling. Soon, the ‘Mii’s’ took their places …
Though Miss Universe Canada organizers concede that Jenna Talackova is a “real girl”, she won’t be competing in this year’s Miss Universe Canada pageant because Talackova, a Vancouver native, was born a male. Denis Davila, national director of Miss Universe Canada, says rules set by the Miss Universe franchise, state that each contestant must be a “naturally born female”. Davila …
Val’s Step-By-Step Guide To Retirement After reviewing our retirement options, we decided to make a few changes in our plan for the future. Like most other people, we don’t have a company pension plan, so instead of that multi-million dollar dream home on a warm tropical island, we will be forced to settle for our modest bungalow in the frozen …
Religious students failed an exam for not helping a beggar. This story is based upon a real study of religious students that was conducted for a social psychology class at Princeton University during 1970. In order to study the influence that variables can have on compassion, seminary students were asked to take part in a study on religious education and …
An Angry Young Man Jake was an angry young man who hated everybody. He also hated shopping. He was walking angrily around in a large department store, when he spotted a cashier handing a little boy holding a new doll back some money. The boy couldn’t have been more than 5 years old. Jake heard the cashier say, “Sorry, Hon, …
True or False? The points of the maple leaf on the Canadian flag represent the provinces and territories. In the years since the adoption of the current Canadian flag, many claim that the number of points (11) on the maple leaf it features have special significance, such as; representing each of the Canadian provinces and territories (one for each of …
I hate grocery shopping! Driving into the parking lot, I see other shoppers circling their wagons looking for a spot as the “parking lot rodeo” goes full force. My accelerator’s going up and down like a bride’s nightie as I look for a space, and finally, spying an opening, I burn a u-ee, stomping on that gas pedal like I’m …
Pictures Below!! OMG!!! The Hair! Every five years we have to renew our driver licenses and this year it was Crazy Lady’s turn. I had no idea that such a mundane event could be so much fun. It all began with her behaving oddly. Not being one to carefully apply make-up, do her hair, or pick out the perfect accessories …
The First Traffic Laws Born in New York City in 1858, William Phelps Eno became a progressive thinking man who observed the massive traffic jams of his era, and from his observations, formulated traffic solutions that carried over from the time of horse and carriages, to the age of automobiles. In 1900, he wrote an essay called “Reform in Our …
Will’s Thoughts – Help! There Is A Huge Hole In Our Living Room Floor The Conversation Pit (pictures below) Crazy Lady and I have a habit of doing most things in life ‘backwards’, or ‘differently’. We had kids, then met and fell in love. We raised the kids in 1,100 square foot rentals until they graduated, then we bought a …
