Inspiration

When a guy's printer type began to grow faint, he called local repair shop where a friendly man informed him that the printer probably needed only to be cleaned. Because the store charged $50 for such cleanings, he told him he might be better off reading the printer's manual and trying the job himself.

Pleasantly surprised by his candor, he asked, "Does your boss know that you discourage business?"

"Actually, it's my boss's idea," the employee replied sheepishly. "We usually make more money on repairs if we let people try to fix things themselves first."

"Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose."

- Garrison Keillor

While stationed in Washington, D.C., a man used Arlington National Cemetery as a shortcut on his way to give a briefing at Fort Myer.

To his surprise, he encountered a roadblock manned by the military police. An MP approached him and asked in a stern voice, "Are you supposed to be here?"

Unsure of what to say, he replied, "Not yet."

The MP held back a smile and waved him on.

"Let us never forget the solemn truth that the nation is not constituted of the living alone."

- Sir Robert Borden