BJW - Silly Mom

Two of our grandchildren (Kevin, age 8 and Jeremy age 13) were doing some school homework in the same room at home when Kevin goofed on something or other.

Kevin: "Oh, silly me! I forgot!"

Jeremy: "Well, Kevin, if forgetting stuff is silly, then Mom's hilarious."

Statesman or Hawkeye?

Reality TV star and President of the United States made a special guest appearance on M.A.S.H. this week.  That or he just pulled off the most significant diplomatic feat of the century.  It's hard to tell these days which.  Only time will tell.

One thing for sure, the media will never give Trump any meaningful credit for it.  If Obama (or any other democrat) had done what Trump accomplished, they would have run out of words expounding on the greatness of this accomplishment.

Make no mistake, it was a great accomplishment.  Trump has avoided war with Russia.  Trump has deescalated tensions in Korea.  He is systematically reducing the need for the American war machine world wide.

One wonders how long this happy course of events will be tolerated.

BJW - Burial Rites

An old man and woman were married for many years, even though they hated each other. Whenever there was a confrontation, yelling could be heard deep into the night. The old man would shout, "When I die, I will dig my way up and out of the grave and come back and haunt you for the rest of your life!"

Neighbors feared him. They believed he practiced magic, because of the many strange occurrences that took place in their neighborhood. The old man liked the fact that he was feared.

To everyone's relief, he died of a heart attack when he was 98. His wife had a closed casket at the wake. After the burial, she went straight to the local bar and began to party, as if there was no tomorrow.

Her neighbors, concerned for her safety, asked, "Aren't you afraid that he may indeed be able to dig his way out of the grave and haunt you for the rest of your life?"

The wife put down her drink and said, "Let him dig. I had him buried upside down, and you know men won't ask for directions."

Ethical Question

In the banking world a SAR is a Suspicious Activity Report.  These are filled out to help the government identify illegal activity.  Generally its for things like terrorism or drug trafficking, but any illegal activity can be included.

There are guidelines which spell out when a SAR must be filed.  They are not clear concerning this situation.

A long time borrower, with perfect in-house credit, has a loan that is up for renewal.  According to your institutions guidelines he has to show a repayment source, normally that means a tax return.  In the course of the conversation you are told that he didn't file his taxes.

You can not give him the loan.  That's not a question.  Do you file an SAR?

Does it matter to you that the IRS, not the DEA or FBI or your local cops are the largest user of the SAR data base?

BJW - Good Natured Bible Jokes

Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married?
A. Ruth-less.

Q. What do they call pastors in Germany?
A. German Shepherds.

Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible?
A. Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation.

Q. What was the greatest female financier in the Bible?
A. Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet.

Q. What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible?
A. Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a Fury. David's Triumph was heard throughout the land. Honda, because the apostles were all in one Accord.

Q. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible?
A. Samson. He brought the house down.

Q. What excuse did Adam give to his children as to why he no longer lived in Eden?
A. Your mother ate us out of house and home.

Q. Which servant of God was the most flagrant lawbreaker in the Bible?
A. Moses. He broke all 10 commandments at once.

Q. Which area of Palestine was especially wealthy?
A. The area around Jordan. The banks were always overflowing.

Q. Who is the greatest baby sitter mentioned in the Bible?
A. David. He rocked Goliath to a very deep sleep.

Q. Which Bible character had no parents?
A. Joshua, son of Nun.

Surf'n the Net

I was looking up something important (at least to me) and the internet distracted me.  First thing that came up was this pic.

I thought this had to be Vox circa spring 1986 after a long Minnesota winter.  I still think it might be.  Who else would claim to be the Dark Lord?

That led me to a Harry Potter Rap, Straight Otta Hogwarts.  Which sucks as bad as you think.

It gets better I found this video:

I'm not big on Toto and I don't care for speed metal, but this cover works.

Enjoy