Day: March 11, 2013

* After my release from the U.S. Navy, I answered an ad for a forklift operator at a bottling company. I was taken on a tour of the plant by the warehouse foreman, who stressed how important it was not to break any bottles. “In the Navy.” I explained, “I wasn’t allowed any mistakes with the forklift.” “What did you handle?” He asked. “Bombs,” I replied. “Son,” he said, “you’re hired.”

@ Watching television makes me feel really insecure. I found out that our highways are not safe, our houses are not safe, and the public parks are not safe. There is good news though my underarms are completely protected.

@ I was visiting a friend of mine in Los Angeles when we were awakened around 6 AM by telephone call from her sister-in-law who lives on the East Coast. She was quite worried because she said, “Are you okay? I just heard on the radio that you had an earthquake about eight o’clock this morning.” “No, we didn’t feel it,” my friend replied, “everything is fine here.” There was a short pause and then her sister-in-law said, “Oh, I forgot, we are three hours ahead of you.”