One of my ancestors ran a freight route between Utah and California way back when. Being religiously observant, he’d always stop what he was doing one day a week, let his mules loose from the wagon, and read his scriptures. His fellow mule-skinners used to mock him over this, because they’d be running seven days a week.[]Used to.[]You see, once he was done reading the scriptures for the day, he’d go out, inspect his mules, inspect his cart, inspect his cargo, and inspect his equipment. If anything was found to be wrong, he’d improvise repairs right on the spot. []Because he took one day a week to let himself rest and then make repairs, he actually ran more efficiently than his fellow mule-skinners who ran all seven days a week. What time he lost due to reading the scriptures he more than made up for due to his not losing anywheres near as much time to illness or equipment failure.
runar over 12 years ago
Questions like “Why does god hate shrimp?”
freeholder1 over 12 years ago
High cholesterol, run. He does seem to not like bottom feeders in general, though.
bmonk over 12 years ago
Say rather that the Hebrews were a desert tribe—what did they know about seafood?
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On the other hand, when was the last time any of you ate a locust or grasshopper?
Ironhold over 12 years ago
One of my ancestors ran a freight route between Utah and California way back when. Being religiously observant, he’d always stop what he was doing one day a week, let his mules loose from the wagon, and read his scriptures. His fellow mule-skinners used to mock him over this, because they’d be running seven days a week.[]Used to.[]You see, once he was done reading the scriptures for the day, he’d go out, inspect his mules, inspect his cart, inspect his cargo, and inspect his equipment. If anything was found to be wrong, he’d improvise repairs right on the spot. []Because he took one day a week to let himself rest and then make repairs, he actually ran more efficiently than his fellow mule-skinners who ran all seven days a week. What time he lost due to reading the scriptures he more than made up for due to his not losing anywheres near as much time to illness or equipment failure.
delaterra over 12 years ago
Impressive testimony, Darren.