One day, a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him.

They all grabbed a shovel and ( Read more... )

It's not as bad a day as I was bracing for it to be. I made birthday cake - well, not really, but Dad always requested cream cheese pound cake for his birthday, and it's his birthday. So I made it. Haven't eaten any of it, yet, but I'm told it's good. (For those of you with the recipe, if you substitute unsalted butter, leave out about a half cup ( Read more... )

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