Today is Thursday, the 232nd day of 2009. There are 133 days left in the year.
Today is Pony Express Day. It's a little tough to celebrate this one, since the Pony Express went out of fashion better than 100 years ago. It's probably a good thing it's not around now. With the cost-cutting going on these days, the ponies might have to exist on rations of water and grass.
Horses vs. husbands
Husbands are less expensive to shoe.
Feeding a husband doesn't require anything that even mildly compares with the hassle of putting up hay.
A lame husband can still work.
A husband with a belly-
ache doesn't have to be walked.
Husbands don't try to scratch their heads on your back.
When a husband is playing hard to catch, you can often run him down on foot.
Husbands know their names.
Husbands can pay their own bills. Not that they do, but they can.
Husbands apologize when they step on your toes.
Husbands seldom refuse to get in the vehicle.
For a nominal fee, you can hire someone else to clip their hair.
On the other hand ...
If the horse doesn't work out, you can take it to the sales yard.
Horses rarely have in-laws and never butt into your personal life.
You don't have to worry about your children looking like a horse.
You never have to iron a horse's saddle pads.
If you get too fat for your horse, you can always shop for a bigger one.
A horse smells good when it sweats.
It's possible to keep a horse from "jumping the fence," to see if the grass really is greener on the other side.
You can definitely force a horse to stay in good physical condition, and no one gives you a second look if you have to use a whip to do it.
A horse never wants his turn at the computer.
A horse turns white with age, but never goes bald.
A horse learns to accept restraint.
A horse doesn't care if you've put on makeup, done your hair, shaved your legs or gained 10 pounds from the box of chocolates you just had to have last week. In fact, a horse doesn't care what you look like as long as you bring carrots.
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