• Our dog is so afraid of the contractors who are working on our siding, she craps on the porch rather than go in the yard. No, really. She hides under the bed all day and has to be dragged outside to do her business

• My kid is raising a calf in 4H. This might not be funny to you, but as a guy who grew up in Detroit, with a father who worked for GM, this is hysterical to me. The next thing I know, he'll be joining FFA.

• My MA fishing license came in the mail. OK, that's not very funny, but since the only fishing I do these days is with a 7 year old preying upon the 4 inch Sunfish of Windsor Lake, I find it quite amusing.

• A bear has destroyed the bird feeders in the back yards of the neighboring two houses in the past month. Part of me wants to, not only refill our empty feeder, but spill seed all over the backyard. (Have I mentioned that the video camera has a fresh tape in it?)

• The video games at the Movie Theater were plugged in last week after spending several months unelectrified due to an official tirade about arcades. Strange, but funny.

• The notion that competition reduces consumer prices, yet, in rural areas where retail competition is very, very low, the cost of living is far below that of your typical suburb-with-a-million-choices. (Yeah, I know - demand is part of the equation, too.)

• The residents of Luce Road are still trying to pretend that topping trees causes flash flooding, rather than the poorly planned sewer project that has a big pipe trying to dump storm runoff into in little pipe. ... and that somehow it is all North Adams' fault.

• Mitt Romney is leading the GOP polls in Iowa. Golly those Iowans have a sense of humor.

• Scooter Libby is going to jail. (OK that's not funny. But justice brings a smile to my face.)

• It is only Wednesday and I have already put in over 40 hours. Hahahahahaha!!!
  

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