Quite a few teachers or former teachers get to look in on BIRCHES each week, so we have this to say to you: The First Week of teaching in Michigan this fall is supposed to be over 80 degrees. Enjoy! The weather is wonderful here in mid-Michigan these days, but not for teachers. Sandy reminds the travel group going to her coffee Klatch that it is on Tuesday this week.
THE RESULTS OF OUR Creativity Challenge will be printed very soon! All the answers will be there!
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What's happening With Some Friends These Days
DASHMANN - has returned to football officiating again this fall. He loves it, and has grown used to the pressures.
SANDY - Thank you for the blueberry muffins!
BIG D - Won his case! It means money! He bought a round at the local watering hole, but as he said: "I don't have anything in my pocket, YET!"
ALICE - would like to make a trip to Salt Lake City this fall and is looking to find a friend to go with.
STEVE and BRENDA - are on the verge of buying a house. Everyone send money!
BILL FROM WNNCO - says he wishes he had to go back to teaching tomorrow. (Maybe we misunderstood.)
PAT W. - Went for an ice cream cone, then went home and changed clothes, and then went to Menard's. What's the deal? Bet you can guess. Her friends all know what the deal is.
MARY - has been making front page news. Actually, she was at a rally, and a picture of it was in the newspaper. She's joined a cause!
SCOT - has been attending a lot of Tiger's baseball games and wants to express great aggravation that the pennant run he expected to be watching at Comerica must be happening in someone else's ball park. RATS!
FELIX - has been doing garage reconstruction for a lady in Indiana, and she just happens to be his main squeeze.
What some folks are talking about
DASHMANN- Would like someone out there to answer this question or at least engage in the discussion:
I will vote for Obama. However, the issue that troubles me deeply is still the abortion thing. I wonder how many Democrats such as me continue to choke back our feelings and vote Democratic because Bush, McCain and such is the greater evil. Someone please give me a good discernible break point when a baby becomes a baby and not a fetus. -- 24 weeks just does not get it for me. Women should be free to rule their own bodies, but when does a child become a seperate human being and not subject to murder by a hit doctor if it isn't the moment of conception ??
Please tell me !!!!!
BENNETT - Forwarded a reminder that one can administer CPR TO ONESELF (also called "Self CPR" or "Cough CPR") if one is alone and having a heart attack.
This was the result of an email that started some years ago. It has been widely called A HOAX, so Birches did some on-line research. We found that on several sources, this technique is NOT RECOMMENDED.
BUD - for any of you sports fans who detest the blabbering mouths that disturb nearly every televised contest and who clog up the newspapers with inanities and idiocities, you might want to check out: FIRE JOE MORGAN, "Where Bad Sports Journalism Comes to Die" at this site: CLICK
SEVERAL READERS - have forwarded warnings about the computer virus, UPS FAILURE TO DELIVER, or some variation of that. Here at Birches we received one that told us we had ordered airline tickets and were asked to confirm this by clicking a link. We didn't. No tickets were charged to us by the airlines in question, and we let this pass as an example of an attempted delivery of a VIRUS.
BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
Some Humor From You Folks:
JERRY - Sent this wonderful "conception" of Michael Phelps:
From A Ferris Grad, this uncalled for slap at a team we favor:
A guy walks into a bar in Ann Arbor wearing a Michigan jersey
and carrying a cat that also has a Michigan jersey on with a
little Wolverine helmet on his head, too.
The guy says to the bartender, "Can my cat and I watch the
Michigan game here? My TV at home broke down and my cat and
I always watch the game together".
The bartender replies, "Normally, cats wouldn't be allowed
In the bar, but it's not very busy in here right now, so you and
the cat can have a seat at the end of the bar. But, if there's
any trouble with you or the cat, I'll have to ask you to leave."
The guy agrees, and he and his cat start watching the game.
Pretty soon Michigan manages to kick a field goal and the
excited cat jumps up on the bar, walks all the way down and
gives everyone a high five.
The bartender says, "Hey, that's pretty cool! What does he
Do for a touchdown?" The guys answers, "I don't know, I've
only had him for 3 years."
DIG S - sent this cartoon: "Bush the Patriot"
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