Friday, April 3, 2026

Easter Greetings: Brighten your life with Wit and Humor

 Brighten your life with Wit and Humor. 

Dr Abe V Rotor
Living with Nature - School on Blog

"Jump high and fly, like the hopper, from ground to sky."  

On waking up and find yourself a millionaire
Five Filipinos were discussing what they would do if they awoke one morning to discover that they were millionaires 
  • The Cebuano said he would build a big cockpit arena.
  • The Manileño said he would go to Las Vegas and have a good time.
  • The Palaweño said he would build an island resort. 
  • The Ilocano said he would deposit the money in the bank and live on its interest.  
  • The Boholano said he would go to sleep again to see if he could make another million.
Why does a captain go down with his ship?
A soldier who lost his rifle was lectured by his captain and told he would have to pay for it. 
"Sir," gulped the soldier, "Suppose I lose a tank, will I have to pay it, too." 
" Yes, you will, even if it takes your whole life in the army." 
"Now I know why a captain goes down with his ship." 

Honesty really pays
Two friends were riding a bus and had just reached their destination.  At the station one of them realized she hadn't paid her fare. Confessing to her friend she asked, "Did you pay for me?"  To which her friend wryly answered, "No."
"Well, I'll go right up and pay."
"Why bother? That's just a small matter, and you were able to get away with it."  
"I believe that honesty always pays." And virtuously she went to see and pay the conductor. 
She returned holding a fifty-peso bill.  "See, I told you honesty always pays!"  "I handed a twenty-peso bill and he gave me this change." 

Time and space 
"The distance between Manila and New York is the same as from New York to Manila." Explained one of three friends.  
"Well, not when you come back on the other side of the globe." 
"What do you think, Jon-Jon?"
 "I dunno; its just a week from Christmas to New Year, but is it a week from New Year to Christmas?" 

Just the same
"If you have your life to live over," the prominent octogenarian was asked, "do you think you'd make the same mistakes again?"
"Certainly," said the old man, "But I'd start sooner." 

Memory lapse 
"Have you forgotten that 500 pesos I lent you a month ago?"
"Not yet, give me time." ~ 

Disparity
In his Sunday mass homily, the priest told the faithful, "As I look around, I ask myself, 'Where are the poor?' "
"But when I look at the collection, I say to myself, 'Where are the rich?' " 

A five-letter word is the real problem
A five-letter word,
not enemy, not study,
not bored, not birth,
neither dying nor death;
wanting around the world 
in springtime or autumn,
in dark days or sunny -
this five-letter word;
craved by everybody 
none other but money. 

All about Money
  • A well-known comedian was being seen frequently with a certain beautiful blonde.  Finally someone asked where they had met. "I dunno," said the comic.  "I just opened my wallet and there she was." 
  • When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion. (Voltaire)
  • I don't like money, actually, but it quiets my nerves. (Joe Louis)
  • Money talks as much as ever, but what it says nowadays makes less cents. 
  • Everything is subject to gravity except tax rate, salary, inflation, tuition, cost of living...
 Acknowledgment: Braude JM, Speaker's Encyclopedia of Humor; Procknow H & H Jr Procknow (Jokes, Quotes and One-Liners)

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Remembering my Dad on Good Friday: "I shot an arrow into the air and it fell on a newspaper."

"I shot an arrow into the air
and it fell on a newspaper."

                                                               Dr Abe V Rotor
I was 4 or 5 years old then. Dad was reading a newspaper - center spread - relaxing on a rocking chair. I was playing Robin Hood nearby. Since our sala was very spacious (it had no divisions), anything on the ceiling and walls was a potential target. But something wrong happened.

In physics a crooked arrow would not follow a straight line, so it found an unintended mark – the center of the spread newspaper dad was reading. The arrow pierced through it and landed on my dad’s forehead, almost between his eyes. He gave me a good beating with my plaything as he wiped his forehead, blood dripping.

I did not cry, I just took the punishment obligingly. Dad must have seen innocence in my eyes. He stopped and gave me a hug. ~

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Part 1 - The Fine Edge of Awareness: To Mackie and her Generation. "At the fine edge of awareness the journey of life begins."

Part 1- The Fine Edge of Awareness:
To Mackie and her Generation
"At the fine edge of awareness the journey of life begins." - avr


* Mackie now 13, lives in Brisbane Australia, with her parents and brother.  She is a grand daughter of the author on the maternal side.

Continued -

Natural Science Books for Children (and Grownups, too) (Article in Progress)

Natural Science Books for Children
(and Grownups, too)
Living with Nature Center
Family Museum and Library
San Vicente, Ilocos Sur

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous." — Aristotle

Dr Abe V Rotor
Retired Professor, University of Santo Tomas

 
 
"Come forth into the light things; let nature be your teacher." — William Wordsworth
  
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." 
– John Muir
 
"The study of nature is a limitless field, the most fascinating adventure in the world." — Margaret Morse Nice
 
"Nature is not a place to visit, it is home." –Gary Snyder
 
"What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?" –E.M. Forster

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

The Fine Edge of Awareness Parts 2 to 10: To Baby Mackie* and Her Generation. "Reach for the stars, though beyond your reach."

The Fine Edge of Awareness Parts 2 to 4  
To Baby Mackie* and Her Generation
"Reach for the stars, though beyond your reach."

Dr Abe V Rotor


The Fine Edge of Awareness Parts 5 to 10:
  To Baby Mackie* and Her Generation
The Language of Flowers
The flower is the most copied gift of Nature.


The Fine Edge of Awareness Parts 6 & 7 
To Baby Mackie* and Her Generation
Crossroad of  Fantasy and Reality

Dr Abe V Rotor


* Mackie now 13, lives in Brisbane Australia, with her parents and brother. 
 She is a grand daughter of the author on the mother side. ~