Lighten up!

I’m starting to depress even myself with my posts. Here’s a joke from my mom:

Pedro was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn’t find a parking place.

Looking up toward heaven, he said “Lord, take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of my life and give up tequila.”

Miraculously, a parking place appeared.

Pedro looked up again and said “Never mind. I found one.”

Also, headlines from this weeks Onion:

Katrina: White Foragers Report Threat Of Black Looters
Unmissable headlines from today’s Onion: “Government Relief Workers Mosey In To Help,” “Louisiana National Guard Offers Help By Phone From Iraq” “Refugees Moved From Sewage-Contaminated Superdome To Hellhole Of Houston,” and “Bush Urges Victims To Gnaw On Bootstraps For Sustenance.”

(thanks to Boing Boing for the summary!)

“You’re a target. People are being killed for bicycles. You have gasoline”

Fascinating story at Salon. If you aren’t a member (I’m not) you’ll have to watch an advert to be able to read it. Two pages total.

Salon.com News | A city in ruins: “Soon the transvestites are gone but Johnny White’s, located on the corner of Bourbon and Orleans, is still open and serving drinks. ‘We never closed,’ the bartender tells me. It’s the only bar open in the city. They serve warm beer and shots. As it gets darker, they light candles on the countertops.

‘You looking for a story?’ a guy at the bar asks me.”