25 To Make You Feel Alive

1. Guaranteed

There’s nothing in life

that’s guaranteed except for

only one thing — death.

2. Light Them Up

You’ll light up someone’s

life if you compliment them.

So do it a lot.

3. Crayons

Children love crayons

to draw and make colorful

drawings of the world

as they imagine it is.

Adults need crayons.

4. Admit It

Often, it’s so hard

to admit a mistake you’ve

made and then move on.

5. Wicked People

The world has far too

many wicked people in

it. Let’s round them up

and banish them to Wicked

Island, where they all belong.

6. Watching TV

Sometimes it’s called the

“Boob Tube”, and in fact, TV

does show you some boobs.

7. To Be Or Not

Will Shakespeare posed a

tough question: to be or not

to be? I think I’ll

choose not to answer such a

hard question — so buzz off, Will!

8. Disturbing

If a neighbor does

something that disturbs your peace,

disturb them right back.

9. Iron Butterfly

I like the name of

the group “Iron Butterfly.”

Both light and heavy.

10. Sheep-ish

There are some people

who’ll blindly follow someone

to places even sheep wouldn’t

go — sheep are not that stupid.

11. Homely

She may be homely

looking, and not a beauty.

But she makes great milk.

12. Invitation

You get my invite?

“What did you invite me to?”

Not to come, that’s what.

13. Face It

What’s wrong with your face?

“My face? What’s wrong with my face?”

Now we’re both concerned.

14. Sleepy Head

I tried so hard to

stay awake in class, but it

was so boring that

I kept nodding off, so Miss

Smith tossed me right out.

15. Pillow Talk

The expression known

as pillow talk intrigues me.

What do pillows say

to one another? And do

the cushions ever eavesdrop?

16. Moondrop

If you fell from the

Moon to the Earth, you would be

a real, live Moondrop.

17. Not So Charming

You think you’re charming?

“I do, my lovely princess.”

Keep working on it.

18. Smelly

Your socks really smell.

“You’re crazy! My socks don’t smell.”

Must be your feet then.

19. U.S. Grant

There was a famous American general

whose name was Ulysses S. Grant.

He fought for Abraham Lincoln

for the Union to win the Civil War.

Later on, he became President,

but wound up a mediocre one.

Nonetheless, he is fondly remembered

for his crucial role in the Civil War.

Before Grant was put in charge,

President Lincoln had trouble finding

competent generals to lead his troops.

Then came U.S. Grant, a true American hero.

20. Blusher

She looked at me with

her lovely blue eyes, and I

blushed and ran away.

21. Diaper?

I wonder if Donald

Trump wears a diaper?

Maybe so, because he can

act like a big baby. So

I guess it just all Depends…

22. Drive

Sometimes you just want

to get in your car and drive,

drive for no reason.

23. Happy

When you’re happy and

you know it, just slap your face

and wake the hell up.

24. Feeling Froggy?

The old taunt goes, “if

you feel froggy, jump on up.”

No, not this old frog.

25. Karaoke

Karaoke is

a wonderful way that you

can entertain friends

by embarrassing yourself

and looking like a big fool.

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Thanks for reading. (Copyright Terry Mansfield. All rights reserved.)