current EXCHANGE 01/22/09

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Joke of the Week
The grass is always greener before you smoke it. – Craig Sharf
Craig Sharf is a standup comedian and writer who performs regularly in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and can be reached at: www.craigsharf.com.
Ungrateful
I have a roof over my head,
I have someone to share my bed,
I have a job –
And though a child is what I need
to somehow make my life complete,
This I can’t have.

In the meantime, “a mother of three
Charged with murder in the first degree,”
Is today’s topic, among others;
Newborns are tossed in garbage cans…
Why can’t they toss one in my arms?
I just want to be a mother. – Jacqueline Hallenbeck

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