Being very well off financially 76.8%
Raising a family 75.5%
Helping others who are in difficulty 69.7%
Develping a meaningful philosophy of life 51.4%
Influencing social values 44.7%
Becoming a community leader 36.2%
Becoming involved in programs to clearn up the environment 29.5%
Influencing the political structure 22.3%
Writing original works 16.6%
(Source: Chronicle of Higher Education, Almanac Issue, Aug. 28, 2009)
Revised mortician vignette
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"Where's your aria this morning?" I asked the singing mortician as he
leaned out of his red car in his dull scrubs to put on his new and very
white tenni...
5 days ago
2 comments:
That was torture, Joe. But who would want to "clearn" up the environment, anyway?!
Sorry - both for the torture and the extra r. That southern pronunciation, don't you know.
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