The Median Sib

As I was driving home from work today, I planned a quick stop at Wal-Mart to pick up some things that I needed.  However, at the last minute I kept driving and went on home instead - planning on a quiet evening alone.  Within fifteen minutes of arriving home, there was a knock on my front door.  It as my son!  He owns a landscaping business, and he had been working on a yard in my neighborhood.  And since he was in the neighborhood . . .  What a nice surprise. I’ve never been so thankful for NOT going shopping!

I fixed him a cup of coffee and we sat down and started chatting. My phone rang.  It was my daughter.  She and Sweet Stuff and Sunshine (my two granddaughters) were just leaving from the pool where my granddaughters had  had their swim lessons.  She wanted to drop by for a quick visit and to pick up the two books I bought for the girls at the book fair at my school.

Then PawPaw called.  He had just gotten in from his  business trip to Knoxville.  He had planned on staying overnight but decided to come on home early instead.

So less than 45 minutes after I got home from work, my evening alone had turned into a mini family reunion - with only my son-in-law and daughter-in-law missing.  We ended up having such a great time visiting before everyone left for their own homes again.  Sometimes unexpected occasions end up being the best ones.

Each Wednesday I look forward to reading all the fine posts highlighted in this week’s Carnival of Education.  The Carnival is up now at The Education Wonks.  It’s an easy way to find the best writing in the blogosphere about a wide variety of education-related topics.  The Carnival does the work of searching for me!  I’m always thrilled when one of my posts is included, as it is this week.  So click the link above and settle back for some good reading.

Okay - a fair warning.  This is mildly off-color. If a little sexual humor offends you, click over to another one of my posts. (Try HERE, HERE, HERE, or HERE for some of my favorite posts).

You know how you have some friends who send you emails of jokes, cartoon and “inspirational” stories all the time?  The following joke was in an email I received recently (hat tip to RC).  It is actually one I hadn’t heard (or read) before.  Of course that doesn’t mean anything.  It could have been making the email rounds for years, and I just never happened to get it - or maybe it was one of those I deleted without reading.  And since it’s about marriage, divorce and a lawyer - and I’ve been married and divorced, and I dated a lawyer a few years ago, I figured this was a good story to share here at TMS.  Without further ado, here it is:

A lawyer married a woman who had previously divorced ten husbands.

On their wedding night, she told her new husband, “Please be gentle, I’m still a virgin.”

“What?” said the puzzled groom. “How can that be if you’ve been married ten times?”

“Well, Husband #1 was a sales representative: he kept telling me how great it was going to be.

Husband #2 was in software services: he was never really sure how it was supposed to function, but he said he’d look into it and get back to me.

Husband #3 was from field services: he said everything checked out diagnostically but he just couldn’t get the system up.

Husband #4 was in telemarketing: even though he knew he had the order, he didn’t know when he would be able to deliver.

Husband #5 was an engineer: he understood the basic process but wanted three years to research, implement, and design a new state-of-the-art method.

Husband #6 was from finance and administration: he thought he knew how, buthe wasn’t sure whether it was his job or not.

Husband #7 was in marketing: although he had a nice product, he was never sure how to position it.

Husband #8 was a psychologist: all he ever did was talk about it.

Husband #9 was a gynecologist: all he did was look at it.

Husband #10 was a stamp collector: all he ever did was… God! I miss him!

But now that I’ve married you, I’m really excited!”

“Good,” said the new husband, “but, why?”

“You’re a lawyer. This time I know I’m gonna get screwed!”