Snowflake's Forum

  Most of us are of an older age now.  Most likely more sedate and boring.  What about your younger days?  Were you wild?  Lawbreaker?  Troublemaker?  Drunk or high when possible? Bunny doesn’t drink.  Nothing religious, just never liked the taste.  No drinking or drugs back then.  No parties.  A boring Bunny. That sayeþ ðou?

  I've  been arrested   just three times in my life.  Two arrests were traffic offenses.  No big deal, bailed out and paid my fine.  One, though, was for a criminal offense:  I bounced a check. I knew that sucker was out there, but I  just procrastinated until someone dropped into the local police station and filed a complaint.  I was notified I had to come in.  It was now too late to just pay it.  They had me on a charge of passing a bad check.  I had to spend a night in the clink. The next day, I was up before a magistrate.  I admitted I'd failed to make the check good.  Hizzoner tsk-tsked at me.  "Can you explain why you did this?" he demanded.   Well, I explained, my infant son was dying in the hospital, and nothing else seemed very important.  I just kinda let things slide, I said.  "I have to admit I've never heard that one!" the judge said.  "And how is your son now?"   I...

 Ever hear the story about a guy who smoked all his life, drank heavily, never worked out, yet lived to be in his 90s? How about the opposite? I am in a pensive mood, a bit sad, definitely worried. Let me explain: For the last several years, where I do my cross guarding, a gentleman has passed by my corner EVERY morning, rain or shine, snow or cold. Exact same age as I am - 72.  He always stopped to have a chat with me before the swarm of kids came along. We got to know each other quite well even though we never took our friendship beyond the corner. His name is Jim. Widowed, owns a home near my corner. He has never smoked. He doesn't drink. At all. Plus he walks an hour EVERY day whatever the weather. He is in great shape for his age. I have often quibbed that I wish I was in as great a shape as he is.  Just before Christmas he told me he was having dizzy spells but was reluctant to see a doctor or go to emerg. Since Christmas (we get two weeks off over the Christmas/New...

 

  I'm friendly, by nature. If a stranger says "hello" to me, I'll smile and reply in kind. But these days, that's not always wise. This past weekend, a stranger greeted me in the plaza where my coffee group meets. And then, after I replied, he said, "God bless America!" "Sure," I said. "I'm proud to be an American!" he boasted. "Yeah, me too," I said, and turned away. And he boomed, right in my ear, "Now that Biden's out of office!" I said, "Take your TDS and find someone else to talk to, okay? I'm not interested." This is where any rational person would toss an insult and leave, or just leave. Not this guy. "I have freedom of speech! I can talk to you if I want!" After a little more of this I said, "Go away or I'll have you thrown out of here for harassing customers." It was very much like a lot of the exchanges in the message areas of Facebook posts. He ta...

  The written bits that you like and show the author has a way with words. J. P. Bunny