Childhood toys, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Photo of children in a village around the hills of  Kandy enjoying the
ride on the arecanut leaf. 
Note the dog and serenity.
Stuck for lunch, we were hosted far an impromptu rotti meal by these people
who did not know us at all previously. 
The song goes ' mata denna mage punchi kaale' Give me my childhood.
jksw

Went Fishing, Caught 4 Deer

email sent by Gallege De Silva

Good story.
Pictures were in a format that I could not put on the blog. Sorry about that.

What a wonderful story, hope you all enjoy it................ Went Fishing, Caught 4 Deer A once in the history of mankind kind of thing. The Best Day Of Fishing Ever! Some fishing stories are a little  hard to believe but this guy has pictures to prove his story... I've heard of salmon jumping into boats, but never anything quite like this... Tom Satre told the Sitka Gazette that he was out with a charter group on his 62-foot fishing vessel when four juvenile black-tailed deer swam directly toward his boat.            "Once the deer reached the boat, the four began to circle the boat, looking directly at us            We could tell right away that the young bucks were distressed. I opened up my back gate and we helped the typically skittish and absolutely wild animals onto the boat. In all my years fishing, I've never seen anything quite like it! Once on board, they collapsed with exhaustion, shivering." "This is a picture I took of the rescued bucks on the back of my boat, the Alaska Quest.   We headed for Taku Harbour.  Once we reached the dock, the first buck that we had pulled from the water hopped onto the dock, looked back as if to say 'thank you' and disappeared into the forest. After a bit of prodding and assistance, two more followed, but the smallest deer needed a little more help.                       This is me carrying the little guy. My daughter, Anna, and son, Tim, helped the last buck to its feet. We didn't know how long they had been in the icy waters or if there had been others who did not survive. My daughter later told me that the experience was something that she would never forget, and I suspect the deer felt the same way as well!" ................. I told you! Awesome! "Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear." - Mark Twain

The value of a Catholic education.

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Little Doris was not the best student in Catholic School.  Usually she slept through her classes.  

One day her teacher, a nun, called on her while she was sleeping.  'Tell me Doris, who created the universe?'  When Doris didn't stir, little Johnny who was her friend sitting behind her, took his pencil and jabbed her in the rear.  'God Almighty!' shouted Doris. 

The Nun said, 'Very good' and continued teaching her class.   A little later the Nun asked Doris, 'Who is our Lord and Savior?'  But Doris didn't stir from her slumber.  Once again, Johnny came to her rescue and stuck her in the butt.  'Jesus Christ!' shouted Doris. And the Nun once again said, 'Very good,' and Doris fell back asleep.  

The nun later asked her a third question...'What did Eve say to Adam after she had her twenty-third child?'  Again, Johnny came to the rescue.  This time Doris jumped up and shouted, 'If you stick that damn thing in me one more time, I'll break it in half!'  

The nun fainted!

Exotic Orchid Flower called Hanging Naked Men!

Exotic Orchid Flower called Hanging Naked Men!
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 21:16:38 +1030

*Nature has a great sense of humour..!*

 This Exotic Orchid is called Hanging Naked Men...........

It is called Orchis Italica, or The Naked Man Orchid. So funny.

They come in all sorts of shapes and, umm... sizes.

Where are your Glasses?

email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai

-     Yesterday my daughter e-mailed me again, asking why I didn't do something useful with my time. “Like sitting around the pool and drinking wine is not a good thing …”,  I said. Talking about my  "doing-something-useful"  seems to be her favourite topic of conversation. She was  "only thinking of me"  she said and suggested I go down to the Senior Centre and hang out with the guys. I did this and when I got home last night, I decided to play a prank on her. I e-mailed her and told her that I had joined a Parachute Club. She replied,  "Are you nuts?  You are 73 years old and now you're going to start jumping out of airplanes?" I told her that I even got a Membership Card and e-mailed a copy to her. She immediately telephoned  me,  "Good grief, where are your glasses!  This is a Membership to a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club." "Oh man, I'm in trouble again;  I really don't know what to do ... I signed up for five jumps a week!!" The line went quiet and her friend picked up the phone and said that my daughter had fainted. Life as a Senior Citizen is not getting any easier, but sometimes it can be fun.

The dangers of silence

email from Dennis Aloysius

An indian couple remains silent in bed.

Wife thinks : Why is he not talking to me?

Is he thinking of another woman?

Is he seeing someone? 

Don’t I appeal to him anymore?

Are wrinkles showing on my face?

Is he trying to dump me? 

Have I put on weight at the wrong places?

Does my make up repel him these days?

Is he upset with my nagging?

Why??? Why ?? Why ??

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and the husband is thinking 

"Oh why the hell did Dhoni send in Yuvaraj to bat ???  

The 11th husband

A young man married a beautiful woman  who had previously divorced 10 husbands. On their wedding  night, she told her new husband to "Please be gentle; I'm  still a Virgin". 

"What?"  said the puzzled groom. "How can that be if you've been  married ten times?" 

"Well,  husband #1 was a Sales  Representative; he  kept telling me how great it was going to  be. 

"Husband  # 2 was in Software  Services; he  was never really sure how it was supposed to function; but he  said he'd look into it and get back with  me. 

"Husband  # 3 was from Field  Services; he  said that everything checked out diagnostically but he just  couldn't get the system up. 

"Husband  # 4 was in Telemarketing; even  though he knew he had the order,  he didn't know when he would be able to  deliver. 

"Husband  # 5 was an Engineer, he  understood the basic process but he wanted three years to  research, implement, and design a new state of the-art  method. 

"Husband  #6 was from Administration; he  thought he knew how but he wasn't sure whether it was his job  or not. 

"Husband  # 7 was in Marketing; although  he had a product, he was never sure how to position  it...

"Husband  # 8 was a Psychiatrist; all  he did was talk about it. 

"Husband  # 9 was a Gynecologist; all  he did was look at it. 

"Husband  # 10 was a Stamp  Collector; all  he ever did was lick it..... God I miss  him. 

"  But now that I've married you, I'm so excited". 

"Wonderful",  said the husband, "but why? 

"You're  with the 
"GOVERNMENT"   

  This  time I  KNOW I'M gonna  get screwed."