Povey Prattle

Via Pam B.   The Jester is British Comedian Ronnie Corbett (Dec'd) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is rumoured that the publishers have recalled the long-awaited book on the history of Scotch Tape Apparently, no one can find the beginning. Complaints were made following the annual chefs' fancy dress ball last night. A woman dressed only in gooseberries and cream made an improper suggestion to a man dressed in cake and sherry. She made a proper fool of herself and he got a trifle excited. A grandfather has gone missing after eating four cans of baked beans, two cauliflowers and a jar of gherkins. His family have made an emotional appeal for him not to come home for at least a fortnight. There has been some good news for the burglar who fell inside a combine harvester while on the run last week. His family said he'll soon be out on bale. The sad news is that the funeral took place today of Mr...

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At the west end of our property (Glen Oaks Ridge) there is a bit of spare land, which separates us from the neighbouring Glen Oaks Manor. We call it "no man's land", but in truth it belongs to us, The lore is that the City had once planned for this land to be an extension of a local road). As it is, it is a semi wild buffer between the neighbourhoods. We (Glen Oaks Ridge) used to have a fence which ran north and south of the above sign. We tore it down because it served no practical or aesthetically purpose. There used to be a gap just to the south (left) of the sign - a way through for us and our neighbors The fence is gone, the gap is no longer needed. But Penne, (my dog) insists on walking to the left of the sign, as if the fence was still there. Which leads me to ask, "are their barriers to our emotional and spiritual growth which used to be there, but which have long since disappeared?" When that is the case, why do we live as if the bar...