One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "Wolves" inside us all.

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, lies, false pride, inferiority, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, truth, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

*****

The Native American wisdom is so beautiful! I know this has been around the net a few times, but it is so true that I had to post it here in case someone missed it.

While my husband was filling the tank of my gas-guzzling van, I watched a young man roar into a parking space and quickly jump out of his car. Something fell from his lap and it landed right under the car parked next to him. Right smack in the middle of the car!!! Murphy's Law in action. This poor young guy, in shorts, crawled around on his hands and exposed knees trying to reach it --- what looked like a lighter.

When he finally got his hands on it, he stood up, raised his rolling eyes to the heavens and gave that universal "Why me, Lord?" look. We've all been there, done that, right?

***** They have some tough house pets in New Jersey! A family cat treed a BEAR twice in one day. The bear was afraid of that hissing 15 pounder. I guess that's why I'm a cat person. Remember: Never ignore those "Beware of Cat" signs, boy and girls. (Lucy, were either of these animals yours?)

***** Now there are ringtones that only the 35 and under can hear! The rest of us older people will never know what's going on around us. Duh. Now we'll have nothing to complain about when the phone goes off in church and in the movies!!! That is until the person answering starts talking ........ really loudly, telling us all about their exciting private life. After all, having a phone stuck to one's ear is SOOOOoooooooo unusual these days, right?

***** A Virginia Beach professor tried to hire a hitman to kill a co-worker who accused him of sexual harassment. Somebody's been watching too many Soprano shows on HBO. Although, I'll admit it's cheaper than a lawyer.

***** Thanks to Charmin commercials for answering that age old question: Does a bear defecate in the woods? And they use toilet tissue too --- who knew??

***** On the homefront --- If one's going to buy a giant container of ice cream, please eat it quick! I opened the freezer the other day and my husband's Rocky Road fell on my foot and probably broke something. The top of my foot is purple and sore! Looks pretty good with my "Buy-Buy, Tokyo!" red toenails, but that's beside the point.

Until next time, Streamers, keep smiling!

"OLD" IS WHEN .. Your sweetie says, "Let's go upstairs and make love," and you answer, "Pick one; I can't do both!"


"OLD " IS WHEN ... Your friends compliment you on your new alligator shoes and you're barefoot.


"OLD" IS WHEN .. A sexy babe catches your fancy and your pacemaker opens the garage door.


"OLD" IS WHEN .. Going braless pulls all the wrinkles out of your face.


"OLD" IS WHEN .. You don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go along.


"OLD" IS WHEN .. You are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of by the police.


"OLD" IS WHEN .."Getting a little action" means you don't need to take any fiber today


"OLD" IS WHEN .. "Getting lucky" means you find your car in the parking lot.


"OLD" IS WHEN .. An "all nighter" means not getting up to use the bathroom.

AND...........

"OLD" IS WHEN .. You are not sure these are jokes! Tee Hee!