Three places to play bingo:
1. In Porter, Texas.
2. In New Caney, Texas.
3. Your living room, Anywhere, U.S.A.
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National bingo night, Fridays on ABC-
Will probably derive much fanfare in this society.
Three postal carrier hazards:
1. Snow.
2. Heat.
3. Dogs.
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Houston wins many times over-
In the results of typical bites by roving rover.
Three musts for the school bus of the future:
1. A shiny body.
2. Ads on the outside.
3. Seat belts.
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For our children let there be-
No loophole for safety.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
Friday, May 18, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Three Ways To Review History
Three ways to review history.
1. Watch a documentary
2. Pull out a history book.
3. Ask a fourth grader.
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Kids are more keen on history-
In this new century.
Three three's:
1. 50 stars.
2. 50 states.
3. 50 red light cameras.
============================
The red light picture taking is being done-
In the well equipped city of Houston.
Three reasons that Prime Minister Tony Blair visited the White House:
1. To travel away from home.
2. To sleep in the Queen's Room, used by Winston Churchill.
3. To mark his friendship with President Bush.
====================================================
According to reports, that with the next Prime Minister-
Such a friendship, may not occur.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
1. Watch a documentary
2. Pull out a history book.
3. Ask a fourth grader.
==============================
Kids are more keen on history-
In this new century.
Three three's:
1. 50 stars.
2. 50 states.
3. 50 red light cameras.
============================
The red light picture taking is being done-
In the well equipped city of Houston.
Three reasons that Prime Minister Tony Blair visited the White House:
1. To travel away from home.
2. To sleep in the Queen's Room, used by Winston Churchill.
3. To mark his friendship with President Bush.
====================================================
According to reports, that with the next Prime Minister-
Such a friendship, may not occur.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Three Ways To Prove That You Are Serious About An Issue
Three ways to prove that you are serious about an issue:
1. You take a stance.
2. You stand behind that stance.
3. You get out of your sick bed to prove that point.
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Senator Carlos Uresti-D-San Antonio, got out of bed-
So that the voter identification bill would not continue to raise its' head.
Three used to be's in Houston:
1. Seven-Eleven.
2. Weingarten's.
3. Time Warner.
=============================================
Cable from the past-
Being replaced by Comcast.
Three ways to get info regarding those pesky menopause symptoms:
1. See the doctor.
2. Read a medical book.
3. Attend a Suzanne Sommer seminar in Houston.
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And if my memory serves me right-
I don't remember anything about her being too bright.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
1. You take a stance.
2. You stand behind that stance.
3. You get out of your sick bed to prove that point.
==============================================
Senator Carlos Uresti-D-San Antonio, got out of bed-
So that the voter identification bill would not continue to raise its' head.
Three used to be's in Houston:
1. Seven-Eleven.
2. Weingarten's.
3. Time Warner.
=============================================
Cable from the past-
Being replaced by Comcast.
Three ways to get info regarding those pesky menopause symptoms:
1. See the doctor.
2. Read a medical book.
3. Attend a Suzanne Sommer seminar in Houston.
==============================================
And if my memory serves me right-
I don't remember anything about her being too bright.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
As The Soap Opera Continues
Several of my grandmothers used to watch As The World Turns. You know the soap opera that began a long time ago. First it was on radio, and then it hit television as a 15 minute show, then onto a thirty minute one, eventually ending up as a whole hour show. Everything stopped at their households when the show came on. The ironing, the washing, and the kids hollering, would just have to wait.
Of course, we all know why they were called soap operas. Commercialization existed even back then, and a majority of it had to do with washing that laundry. The focus was to hone in on the housewives, who they knew were going to be tuning into the soap, on a daily basis.
I'm sure that my Aunt Louise was right there with them on the watching, as she was the one, who always put a lot of pots and pans on the stove before the husband came home, so that he would think that she had been cooking all day. She once dated a Moody in Galveston. Of course, it didn't lead to anything, otherwise she would have had someone doing the cooking for her, while she was watching her soap.
Mrs. Hughes, on As The World Turns, was the one doing the actual cooking, while a lot of housewives were watching.
Nowadays it is a larger audience than just housewives watching those things. I once went to visit a friend at her office and in the lunch room, guess what a lot of the men were doing? Watching All My Children. You would have thought that they were watching some type of sports show, the way that they were all huddled by the television.
A male relative of mine, after suffering from an injury in high school, got hooked on that soap. Being stuck in front of the tv, for a while is all that it took. Years later, he is still watching it. Has to even tape it, if he's not going to be around at the time.
I used to watch a soap or two in my lifetime, but somehow or another I gave it up. I won't even take a glimpse anymore, because I know what happens. First you look, then you sit down, and boom, you are hooked. Hooked all through the week, and then once again hooked, while you are waiting for the weekend to be over, so that you can once again, get back to that soap opera business.
The Young and the Restless was mine. Good old David Hasselwhatever, made a great doctor, and Jill, his sister, was still on her first husband, but like I said before, I just let it go. Five or ten years of hanging on every weekend was plenty enough.
So, when my eldest daughter announced to me last Friday, that the Newman plane had gone down, the first thing I thought was that it must have been Paul Newman, she was talking about. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, hit me immediately. The next thought was the racing, and the salad dressing.
Shaking her head she repeated, "the Newman plane went down"....and when she said "Victor"...I suddenly regained my memory. Of course, she could not wait until Monday to see if anyone survived. It would be one of those long aching weekends, just wondering. My mother watches the same exact soap, so I'm sure that she was in the same limbo. Surely, Monday could not come quick enough.
By the way....Victor was not in the plane, it was his son and someone else. Hearing that was good enough for me. I came to the conclusion that I really had been cured.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Of course, we all know why they were called soap operas. Commercialization existed even back then, and a majority of it had to do with washing that laundry. The focus was to hone in on the housewives, who they knew were going to be tuning into the soap, on a daily basis.
I'm sure that my Aunt Louise was right there with them on the watching, as she was the one, who always put a lot of pots and pans on the stove before the husband came home, so that he would think that she had been cooking all day. She once dated a Moody in Galveston. Of course, it didn't lead to anything, otherwise she would have had someone doing the cooking for her, while she was watching her soap.
Mrs. Hughes, on As The World Turns, was the one doing the actual cooking, while a lot of housewives were watching.
Nowadays it is a larger audience than just housewives watching those things. I once went to visit a friend at her office and in the lunch room, guess what a lot of the men were doing? Watching All My Children. You would have thought that they were watching some type of sports show, the way that they were all huddled by the television.
A male relative of mine, after suffering from an injury in high school, got hooked on that soap. Being stuck in front of the tv, for a while is all that it took. Years later, he is still watching it. Has to even tape it, if he's not going to be around at the time.
I used to watch a soap or two in my lifetime, but somehow or another I gave it up. I won't even take a glimpse anymore, because I know what happens. First you look, then you sit down, and boom, you are hooked. Hooked all through the week, and then once again hooked, while you are waiting for the weekend to be over, so that you can once again, get back to that soap opera business.
The Young and the Restless was mine. Good old David Hasselwhatever, made a great doctor, and Jill, his sister, was still on her first husband, but like I said before, I just let it go. Five or ten years of hanging on every weekend was plenty enough.
So, when my eldest daughter announced to me last Friday, that the Newman plane had gone down, the first thing I thought was that it must have been Paul Newman, she was talking about. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, hit me immediately. The next thought was the racing, and the salad dressing.
Shaking her head she repeated, "the Newman plane went down"....and when she said "Victor"...I suddenly regained my memory. Of course, she could not wait until Monday to see if anyone survived. It would be one of those long aching weekends, just wondering. My mother watches the same exact soap, so I'm sure that she was in the same limbo. Surely, Monday could not come quick enough.
By the way....Victor was not in the plane, it was his son and someone else. Hearing that was good enough for me. I came to the conclusion that I really had been cured.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three Speakings Of Sports In The Area
Three speakings of sports in the area:
1. We have a football stadium.
2. We have a baseball stadium.
3. We have the basketball arena.
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Now is the time for it to occur-
The quick implentation of a stadium for soccer.
.
.
.
Three ways to relive the past:
1. Pull out a history book.
2. Ask Grandma.
3. Have the dryer break down.
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One might find-
A temporary trip to the clothes line.
.
.
.
Three different occasions when children used to run:
1. When leaving school, especially the last day.
2. While playing chase.
3. When it began to sprinkle.
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The clothes hanging on the line would no longer be dry-
If we didn't get there in time, is the reason why.
.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
1. We have a football stadium.
2. We have a baseball stadium.
3. We have the basketball arena.
================================
Now is the time for it to occur-
The quick implentation of a stadium for soccer.
.
.
.
Three ways to relive the past:
1. Pull out a history book.
2. Ask Grandma.
3. Have the dryer break down.
===============================
One might find-
A temporary trip to the clothes line.
.
.
.
Three different occasions when children used to run:
1. When leaving school, especially the last day.
2. While playing chase.
3. When it began to sprinkle.
=====================================
The clothes hanging on the line would no longer be dry-
If we didn't get there in time, is the reason why.
.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
Monday, May 14, 2007
Three Signs That The Population Is Growing Older
Three signs that the population is growing older:
1. More wrinkles.
2. More gray hair.
3. More age discrimination lawsuits.
======================================
That downsize-
Comes at no surprise.
Three things that happen when you downsize:
1. You save money.
2. You have less to worry about.
3. You hope to have some left that know what they are doing.
============================================
Saving a pence-
At the risk of no experience.
Three things that Kentucky is known for:
1. Bourbon.
2. Race Horses.
3. The Geek Squad.
=====================================
A quick repair is why-
Brought to you by Best Buy.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
1. More wrinkles.
2. More gray hair.
3. More age discrimination lawsuits.
======================================
That downsize-
Comes at no surprise.
Three things that happen when you downsize:
1. You save money.
2. You have less to worry about.
3. You hope to have some left that know what they are doing.
============================================
Saving a pence-
At the risk of no experience.
Three things that Kentucky is known for:
1. Bourbon.
2. Race Horses.
3. The Geek Squad.
=====================================
A quick repair is why-
Brought to you by Best Buy.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Three Reasons To Thank Mom Today
Three reasons to thank Mom today:
1. She gave you life.
2. She's always there for you.
3. She's a unique person.
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Until you find yourself becoming just like her-
With the "same" uniqueness beginning to occur.
.
.
.
Three examples of when more means lesser:
1. Two pieces of diet bread vs. one regular.
2. A raise on your paycheck with a higher tax bracket.
3. The heavier the letter mailed, the less it will cost.
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Forty one cents for the first ounce with each additional one-
Costing only 17 cents in order to get the job done.
.
.
.
Some things that never change:
1. Rising grocery prices.
2. God's love for you.
3. The price of postage.
================================
That is if you happen to endeavor-
In the plentiful purchase of the stamp that is called forever.
.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
1. She gave you life.
2. She's always there for you.
3. She's a unique person.
=============================
Until you find yourself becoming just like her-
With the "same" uniqueness beginning to occur.
.
.
.
Three examples of when more means lesser:
1. Two pieces of diet bread vs. one regular.
2. A raise on your paycheck with a higher tax bracket.
3. The heavier the letter mailed, the less it will cost.
========================================
Forty one cents for the first ounce with each additional one-
Costing only 17 cents in order to get the job done.
.
.
.
Some things that never change:
1. Rising grocery prices.
2. God's love for you.
3. The price of postage.
================================
That is if you happen to endeavor-
In the plentiful purchase of the stamp that is called forever.
.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
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