ACCORDING to dictionaries, ponderism isn’t a word. But it should be.
It is a statement that invites reflection and makes you smile. Regular contributor Lynne Schofield sent me these examples: I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.
Gardening rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
Lost items: The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
Never take life seriously: Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Life is sexually transmitted.
Have you noticed since everyone has a phone camera these days, no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to?
All of us could take a lesson from the weather: it pays no attention to criticism.
How is it one careless match can start a bush fire, but it takes a whole box to start a camp fire?
If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?
Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
What disease did cured ham actually have?
Why is bra singular and panties plural?
If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
Why isn’t the number 11 pronounced onety-one?
