Sonic Booms and A Little Humor

[Sister Mary Lunatic]

Tonight about 6 pm there was a tremendous "BOOM" -- sounded like a major
explosion and also as if something very heavy fell on the roof.  EVERYONE in
the neighborhood ran outside to scan the skies -- that's the first time I've
ever seen all the neighbors outdoors at the same time.  We saw no smoke or
mushroom clouds, so the general consensus was that it was a sonic boom from
some invisible jet fighter passing overhead (later confirmed by the local
news).  It's been so many years since anyone has heard a sonic boom over the
city (being outlawed) that it was a terrible shock coming after the NY/DC
disasters.  The dogs were all shivering too.

And now, some quirky humor:

I have a Page-A-Day calendar called "Forgotten English" which includes
various peculiar celebrations of the day.  Today's states that Sept 17 is
the :

"Feast Day of St. Lambert, a seventh-century patron of surgeons.  Despite
his undeniable piety, his numerous good deeds, and the ecclesiastic
leadership he provided in and about Flanders, Lambert was once disciplined
by being made to remain in the snow overnight while minimally dressed, as
penance for allegedly breaking wind audibly, an action which abbey elders
interpreted as a breach of his monastic vow of silence."

WOW, talk about STRICT!!

SML
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Inside every older person
is a younger person -
wondering what the hell happened.
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