(Elaine was supposed to come home today, but it was canceled.  Maybe tomorrow.)

More Stuff from my Secret Files

01.  Boring

Voltaire said, "The secret of being a bore, is to tell all." 

(I know, I know, that's why I'm boring.  But, can I stop?  No.)

02.  Palmistry?

Amazon has come up with another way to get more money out of you.  They have developed a system linking your palm and your credit card.  Just like magic, your palm wave chooses your purchase and bills your account.  

03.  Directions

David Aranda-Richards wrote for RD:

"After we passed the same off-ramp for the third time, it was clear that I was lost.

My little girl asked, "Daddy, do you know where you're going?"

"No," I said.

Her reply: "Then why are you still going there?"

04.  Lightning

Ziya Tong wrote: "At fire station number 6 in Livermore, California, there's a light bulb that has been burning almost continuously since 1901."

(Once, my late wife and I visited an Edison museum in Key West, where we also saw a light bulb that had been burning for decades.  This of course, begs a question.)

05.  Logic

Linda Throp wrote:  "During a drive through farm country, my mother spotted a large sign that made her shake her head:  Orchard for Sale.

"Well, that's dumb," she said.

"Why do you say that?" I asked.

"Who's going to want to transplant all those trees?"

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