Greg's Occasional News & Views
Good morning to you all. We’ve had a good week although we’re still in recovery from the exertions necessitated by the Mwiri Reunion which was held last Saturday.
In the mid-60s, as many of you will know, Penny’s father took a job teaching at Busoga College, a boys’ boarding school in Uganda. The Butlers were out there for two years during which time Penny endured the educational attention of the sisters at the Loreto Convent in Eldoret, Kenya. Continue reading “30 October 2011”
Two buddies are fishing, but they haven’t caught anything all day. Then another fisherman walks by with a huge load of fish. They ask him, “Excuse me, but where did you get all those fish?”
The other fisherman replies, “If you just go up the stream until the water isn’t salty, there are a ton of hungry fish.”
They thank him and go on their way. Fifteen minutes later, one fisherman says to the other, “Fill the bucket up with water and see if the water is salty.” He dips the bucket in the stream and drinks some.
“Nope. Still salty.” Thirty minutes later, he asks him to check again. “Nope, still salty.” One hour later, they check again. “Nope. Still salty.”
“This isn’t good,” the fisherman finally says, “We have been walking for almost two hours and the water is still salty.”
“I know,” says the other. “And the bucket is almost empty!” Continue reading “30 October 2011 – Amusements”