9/16 - That's just not fair...

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Friday, September 16, 2005
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It’s Friday. Not my usual day to do an issue, but... The stars
seemed to have lined up just right. Justin seems to be a no-show
today, there was a Cub pack meeting tonight, so no date night
with my sweet wife, and I worked overtime on Wednesday and
missed an issue, which produced guilt; so, here I am...

We have a very small Cub pack. There are only 4 boys, including
son #3. So, at pack meeting when it’s game time, or running
around time, sons #1, #2, and #4 also get into the act. Son #4
was running around like not a thing in the world was wrong with
him. He played in all of the games and participated in
everything. I wish I felt that good...

We got a package today from the Children’s Brain Tumor
Foundation. It had all sorts of cool stuff in it. A book about a
teddy bear with a tumor, some Sponge Bob Square pants cards, a
Michael Bublè CD, and a teddy bear with a red bandanna ‘rag’ on
him. (We won’t take him to the state fair, I promise.) In the
last 4 weeks, son #4 has been showered with all manner of gifts,
visitors, cookies, cakes, candy, and ice cream. So, with this
batch of stuff, the bear ended up as moms, and the rest of the
toys were tagged as “everyone’s” toys. Boy, it’s not easy
keeping a kid with a tumor unspoiled. Who would of ever thought
we’d be faced with ~that~ problem. Interesting...

Then, in the package there was a book titled, “if I get to
five”. Oh, that’s just so not fair. When I got home from work
and saw the book cover I put it down and went to my room and did
my 5 minutes of daily crying.

Stupid tumor.

Ok, now let’s make that a total 6 minutes today.

Well, that means less blubbering tomorrow, right? Right!

Sorry. Something funny now.

At the pack meeting we have a great Cub Master. He handed out
some cards for staying safe. We talked about what to do when
you’re lost, and then we talked a little bit about flag
etiquette. We talked about how to put a flag at half mast; (All
the way up briskly, then down half way, slowly.) Anyway, he
asked the pack, “Does anyone know why all of the flags are being
flown half mast this week?” Son #4 was sitting on my sweet
wife’s lap and said, “Because I’m sick?”

No son, not quite.

Anyway,
Enjoy today’s Jokes!
Marty

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Reader Comment Section:

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~Joanne - Montreal, Canada