Over dinner， I explained the health benefits of a colorful meal to my family. "The more colors， the more variety of nutrients，" I told them. Pointing to our food， I asked， "How many different colors do you see？"
　　"Six，" volunteered my daughter. "Seven if you count the burned parts."
　　Meeting Mom
　　My cousin was in love and wanted to introduce his bride-to-be to his hypercritical mother. But in order to get an unbiased opinion， he invited over three other female friends as well and didn’t tell his mom which one he intended to marry.
　　After the four women left， he asked his mother， "Can you guess which one I want to marry？"
　　"The one with short hair."
　　"Yes！ How’d you know？"
　　"Because that’s the one I didn’t like."
　　Family Ties
　　My coworker at the hotel was miserable at his job and was desperately searching for a new one.
　　"Why don’t you work for your mother？" I suggested.
　　He shook his head. "I can’t，" he said. "Her company has a very strict policy against hiring relatives."
　　"Who made up that ridiculous rule？"
　　"My mother."