The Thursday Threesome::One trick pony::

Onesome: One - One thing that's being bandied about a bit in the communications press is the ongoing replacement of land line phones with cell phones. Hmmm... Have you ever considered dropping your wired phone and living a wireless existence?

Nope. Gotta get the internet in here somehow. You want me to subsidize wireless connections for the whole neighborhood? And it's a good idea to have a dial-up phone for emergencies: Most businesses do, regardless of the sophistication of their "everyday" phones.

Twosome: Trick - Okay, everyone one should know at least one magic trick. Do you have one? ...or is there one you really, really wish you knew how it worked?

Card tricks are cool, but I've never had the coordination to do it. I can bend a metal fork or spoon and have it snap back into shape by itself.

Threesome: Pony - Admit it: did you want a pony as a kid? Still do? Never liked them? Nah, we know better ! ...and did you ever have your picture taken on one?

No. Not a horsy person. I am terrified of animals that outweigh me. And, for that matter, many animals that don't.

EXTRA: The topic of the week at the Back Porch:
Have you noticed that it's August?

I haven't had any real sense of time since last August.