Classic Rants and Raves #16

The life insurance industry has come up with a new ad campaign that goes something like this: "Dying is unimaginable; dying without life insurance is unthinkable."  However, here's the way I think about this subject: "Dying without life insurance is unthinkable; dying with life insurance is unthinkable."

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In many cases, a sports team, whether college or pro, must hit rock bottom before it can start moving up toward becoming a contender. 

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I've found that almost every time I try to escape a bad situation, I eventually find myself in one that is worse.

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Have you noticed that most network TV movies are targeted at women? I guess the networks are trying to balance out the fact that most of their sports programs are aimed at men.

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The more specific a law, rule, instruction, etc. is, the easier it is for someone to find a loophole in it!

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Whenever you drop something small like a screw or a peanut and you can't find it and you didn't hear it hit the floor, look in your shirt pocket.

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When I was kid, we had some neighbors who had a cat named Claude. After it started scratching up the furniture, they soon changed its name to "Dee-Claude."

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I think those "Family Table" public service announcements are more than a little patronizing.

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Chili that is not hot enough to burn my mouth a little is too wimpy for me!