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A Thought for Today

Men fear thought above all else, but only thinking sets us free.

 

Rod is hard at it in the studio today so I have the opportunity of re-publishing one of my all time favorite Friday stories.

Hope you chuckle as much as I did.

A man boards an airplane and takes his seat. As he settles in, he glances up and sees a most beautiful woman boarding the plane. He soon realizes she is heading straight towards his seat. A wave of nervous anticipation washes over him.

Low and behold, she takes the seat right beside his. Eager to strike up a conversation, he blurts out "Business trip or vacation?"

She turns smiles and says, "Business. I'm going to the annual Nymphomaniacs Convention in Chicago."

Whoa! He swallows hard and is instantly crazed with excitement. Here is the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen, sitting RIGHT next t him, and she's going to a meeting of nymphomaniacs. Struggling to maintain his outward cool, he calmly asks, "What's your business role at this convention?"

"Lecturer," she says. "I use my experiences to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality.

"Really," he says, swallowing hard, "what myths are those?

"Well," she explains, "one popular myth is that African-American men are the most well-endowed, when, in fact, it is the Native American Indian who is most likely to possess that trait. Another popular myth is that French men are the best lovers, when actually it is men of Jewish decent."

Suddenly, the woman becomes very embarrassed and blushes. "I'm sorry," she says, "I shouldn't be discussing this with you. I don't even know your name!"

"Tonto," the man says as he extends his hand. "Tonto Cohen."

 - Ken, Johannesburg, November 1

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I BELIEVE IN ONE TO ONE

To those few who know me
my religion is well known.
I believe in bodies
            arms entangling
                       and untangling.
I believe, and I know it to be so
that there are so many curves
                            and hollows
in a single body
                that none of us
none of us
can come to know them all
within a lifetime
but I’ll go on trying.
My faith is sure.
It can’t be killed or stopped
by one opening I wanted
that didn’t open,
by one mound
            that wasn’t soft enough
to ease my head,
by one I sought
but didn’t win,
by a wound of love
so fresh it hasn’t healed.

I believe in one to one
and one on one.
No wine or magic
no hand me-down-Bible
can improve on that.

I believe in spring
but only if I’m rolling in a pillow
or hold some well loved face
is any world green enough for me.

                                - From "Celebrations of the Heart", 1975

 
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