DailySusan Humor Blog

STORIES FROM THE HUB OF TH E UNIVERSE

I just love my monthly Imogene Hub. That’s the southwest Iowa publication that’s full of funny anecdotes and my favorite column about the ‘’PMS Club.’’

This month, there are stories about a bat swooping above a funeral service out of the reach of ushers with long-handled collection plates . . . a 5-year-old who thought a family friend named ‘’Darwin’’ was named ‘’Darling’’ . . . and news about the bicycle ride in Iowa, only this one’s not the ‘’RAGBRAI,’’ but the ‘’Ragweed.’’

But my favorite was about a bride who told her daddy she wanted to be married in the gazebo at their home. ‘’But we don’t have a gazebo,’’ he told her.

‘’And so it began. . . .’’

This dad was practical. A large oak tree with a 15-foot trunk had been knocked down by a storm. So he decided to load it up for a trip to the saw mill to get freebie gazebo material. The story continues:

‘’It was finally loaded and he drove a couple of blocks before it rolled to one side in the back of his dump truck, taking the truck with it. As Bill sat in the truck, now on its side, he began to think that a simple trip to the lumber yard might have been easier.’’

But everybody lived happily ever after, and the gazebo got built after all.

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To subscribe to the Imogene Hub, send a check for $12 to Veronica Keasling, 1485 390 Ave., Imogene, IA 51645

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Prayer request: Thank You, Father, for giving us the game of football, especially its most enjoyable form, the college game. Today marks the start of the Husker season and a new chapter in the Nebraska football story. Grant a great day for fans, players and coaches, Lord. Protect Chad Sievers in particular and give him success. And be with former coach Frank Solich, a man of high character who is still loved from the Missouri River to Fort Robinson. (Isaiah 33:2)