{"id":96698,"date":"2022-07-31T09:41:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T09:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=96698"},"modified":"2022-07-31T09:42:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T09:42:52","slug":"ponderisms-by-des-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/ponderisms-by-des-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"PONDERISMS \u2013 by Des Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #339966;\"><strong>&#8220;PONDERISMS&#8221; \u2013<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> by Des Kelly<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96700 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PONDERISMS-\u2013-by-Des-Kelly-1-e1659260276183.jpg\" alt=\"THINGS TO PONDER 1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow. 2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail. 3. If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all. 4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs. 5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water. 6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night? 7. Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without. 8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks? 9. Stroke a cat and you will have a permanent job. 10. No one has more driving ambition than the teenage boy who wants to buy a car. 11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity. 12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 a.m. For example, it could be the right number. 13. No one ever says &quot;It's only a game&quot; when their team is winning. 14. I've reached the age where 'happy hour' is a nap. 15. Be careful about reading the fine print; there's no way you're going to like it. 16. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket. 17. Do you realize that, in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos? 18. Money can't buy happiness, but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Lexus than in a Ford. 19. After 70, if you don't wake up aching in every joint, you're probably dead. 20. Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind, and the ones that mind don't matter. 21. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">More very interesting facts of life, as they are. Happening around us all the time,causing what I&#8217;ve called &#8220;Ponderisms&#8221;, sent to e&#8217;Lanka with thanks going out to both Keith Bennert and Desmond Donpaul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75857 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Desmond-Kelly160.jpg\" alt=\"Desmond-Kelly\" width=\"160\" height=\"228\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Desmond Kelly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">(Editor-in-Chief) e&#8217;Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: 20px;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">THINGS TO PONDER<\/span><\/b><\/span><b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96699 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PONDERISMS-\u2013-by-Des-Kelly-2-e1659260296186.jpg\" alt=\"THINGS TO PONDER 1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow. 2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail. 3. If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all. 4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs. 5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water. 6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night? 7. Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without. 8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks? 9. Stroke a cat and you will have a permanent job. 10. No one has more driving ambition than the teenage boy who wants to buy a car. 11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity. 12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 a.m. For example, it could be the right number. 13. No one ever says &quot;It's only a game&quot; when their team is winning. 14. I've reached the age where 'happy hour' is a nap. 15. Be careful about reading the fine print; there's no way you're going to like it. 16. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket. 17. Do you realize that, in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos? 18. Money can't buy happiness, but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Lexus than in a Ford. 19. After 70, if you don't wake up aching in every joint, you're probably dead. 20. Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind, and the ones that mind don't matter. 21. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">1<\/span><\/i><\/strong><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">tomorrow<\/span><\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"m_4199045996384556090m_6643579807740693931m_-4267745925183123516x_m_-3080733744890189497m_5796550552560313221m_2618107030626653185m_7462980236280202267m_3680105039584771634m_-7806798829010498310m_2394214521405142560m_-2277852775951319691m_-6598447274919978755m_-4349123612098392641m_-1238339608578666603m_-7716733801965448135ydpc44a8027yahoo_quoted_7718904562\">\n<div id=\"m_4199045996384556090m_6643579807740693931m_-4267745925183123516x_m_-3080733744890189497m_5796550552560313221m_2618107030626653185m_7462980236280202267m_3680105039584771634m_-7806798829010498310m_2394214521405142560m_-2277852775951319691m_-6598447274919978755m_-4349123612098392641m_-1238339608578666603m_-7716733801965448135ydpc44a8027yiv7758065058\">\n<div id=\"m_4199045996384556090m_6643579807740693931m_-4267745925183123516x_m_-3080733744890189497m_5796550552560313221m_2618107030626653185m_7462980236280202267m_3680105039584771634m_-7806798829010498310m_2394214521405142560m_-2277852775951319691m_-6598447274919978755m_-4349123612098392641m_-1238339608578666603m_-7716733801965448135ydpc44a8027yiv7758065058xdf8bbff2874e488\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">3. If you don&#8217;t have a sense of humour, you probably don&#8217;t have any sense at all.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you&#8217;re in deep water.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">7. Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">9. Stroke a cat and you will have a permanent job.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">10. No one has more driving ambition than the teenage boy who wants to buy a car.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 a.m. For example, it could be the right number.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">13. No one ever says &#8220;It&#8217;s only a game&#8221; when their team is winning.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">14. I&#8217;ve reached the age where &#8216;happy hour&#8217; is a nap.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">15. Be careful about reading the fine print; there&#8217;s no way you&#8217;re going to like it.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">16. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">17. Do you realize that, in about 40 years, we&#8217;ll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos?<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">18. Money can&#8217;t buy happiness, but somehow it&#8217;s more comfortable to cry in a Lexus than in a Ford.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">19. After 70, if you don&#8217;t wake up aching in every joint, you&#8217;re probably dead.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">20. Always be yourself because the people that matter don&#8217;t mind, and the ones that mind don&#8217;t matter.<\/span><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">21. Life isn&#8217;t tied with a bow, but it&#8217;s still a gift.<\/span><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;PONDERISMS&#8221; \u2013 by Des Kelly More very interesting facts of life, as they are. Happening around us all the time,causing what I&#8217;ve called &#8220;Ponderisms&#8221;, sent to e&#8217;Lanka with thanks going out to both Keith Bennert and Desmond Donpaul. &nbsp; Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e&#8217;Lanka. &nbsp; THINGS TO PONDER &nbsp; 1. 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