FUNNY NAME USA
When I was a stamp collector, I began collecting envelopes with Christmas themed post marks. Towns like Mistletoe, Noel, Harmony, Christmas, North Pole, Holly, and so on. I would display them in a...
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Today, I have a cousin visiting. Since I'm posting names, I mention him because he has a perfectly decent name. He is a handsome dude and his name is Robert. We've called him Bob for most of his life....
View ArticleWHAT'S IN A NAME?
I missed blogging yesterday because a friend came to visit with two of the sweetest, cutestyoung daughters you'd ever want to meet. She is going to send me some pictures.Cousin Bob visited on Friday...
View ArticlePOLITICS AS A PROFESSION
Every two weeks, I have Monday Bloodwork then Tuesday Infusion. suffice it to say I don't blog those days. Today, I speak of Politics.Politics is the most hazardous of all professions. There is no...
View ArticleMUSEUMS
I've rambled about the country a lot when I traveled with Jim and we visited a lot of museums. Don't believe we went through a town that didn't have a museum. One thing I learned about travel is you...
View ArticleEXPRESSIONS
Creativity abounds when searching for the right description. Alta Hanks would say: "The little ones is eatin' up the big ones." It took me a while to understand she was talking about mosquitoes....
View ArticleWEATHER
Here we are, getting ready for Thanksgiving and the weather prediction has changed twice in two days. First, snow on the 27th and 28 at the 7,000 foot level. Later in the day, a new assessment, snow...
View ArticleCAN YOU READ THIS?
Can you raed this? Olny 55 people out of 100 can.I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde...
View ArticleBUSY SEASONS GREETINGS.
It's been quite awhile since I've posted on this blog. Everyone has been busy preparing for Christmas; sending cards, mailing packages, singing and listening to Carols and most of all, attending every...
View ArticleACORNS, WEATHER AND FAD FOOD.
The day before yesterday, I spent a solid two hours blowing acorns off my deck and sidewalks and driveways. Thousands of them. Radio personality, John Tesh, on Intelligence For Your Life, talked about...
View ArticleNO HOT WATER
Plumbing is for plumbers. A blocked sink that suddenly will not open makes me laugh, but the undrainable sink isn't really funny until I lie on the floor and try to fix it and get the giggles. I don't...
View ArticleMAKING VOTING EASIER?
Most of my news comes from my newspaper. I was under the impression that the powers that be were trying to make voting easier, by having more voting days, meaning more choices. What a shocker when I...
View ArticleWAS VOTING EASIER?
I ask the question, was voting easier? In a word, NO! I took directions from the newspaper. Turn on-to Stanislaus Ave. Turn right on Tuolumne Rd. Turn right again and you will see directions to the...
View ArticleAN IRISH BLESSING.
It is St. Patricks Day today and I recently learned that using the term Paddy is a derogative term. So I shan't go there.My mother was French and my father was Irish, English, Belgian, Scotch and a wee...
View ArticleGREED AND FEAR.
No one is responsible for the Corona Virus. It just happened. People are fearful and hopefully, as I, and others face Isolation things will improve. For the first time since I've been diagnosed with...
View ArticleQUIPS AND QUOTES
Sometimes, we need a little levity.To be alive, not just the carcassBut the spark. That's crudely putBut if we are not supposed to danceThen why all the music? By...
View ArticleINHERITED HABITS
My mom and my dad's sister, my Aunt Mary Rowe, were great communicators. They would write a pithy quote on their letters and cards to each other and other relatives as well. I expect I've inherited...
View ArticleCHEERS POPULAR TV PROGRAM
Norman Peterson quotes from the Cheers show are very funny. Thought I'd repeat some of them here. Sam: What's new Normie? Norm: Terrorists Sam. They've taken over my stomach & theyre...
View ArticleCHEERS # II
The popular Cheers character, Norm Peterson, was known for his one-line zingers. It was a long running popular program that I enjoyed very much. I hope you did too. More remembrances.SAM: Beer...
View ArticleDEATH AND DISEASE
The Corona Virus is a scary disease, but there have been much worse. Flu epidemics were deadly and people of the early 1920's saw fit to wear masks, not quite like those we find today. But, in 1867...
View ArticleNO ONE FOR PRESIDENT
I'm prone to collecting expressions or statements that people make that either tickle my sense of humor or strike me s interesting, odd or unusual. Here are a few of them that have been hanging around...
View ArticleWISDOM KEEPERS
That's me. A wisdom keeper. It seems to me, in my youth, I came up with a very cogent quote. I can't remember it anymore. Age robs us of more than years. Memory goes woggly, as well. But, there are...
View ArticleQUIRKY QUOTES FOR FUN.
If walking is good for your health, the postman would be immortal. A whale swims all day, only eats fish, and drinks water, but is still fat. A rabbit runs and hops and only lives 15 years, while a...
View ArticlePROVERBS TO LIVE BY
We're all in favor of progress, providing we can have it without change. Bill Vaughn-Kansas.There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. French Proverb.If you cannot get rid of the family...
View ArticleTHE TROUBLE WITH BLOGSPOT.COM
I've been blogging on Blogspot and it is very limiting. You are not allowed more than 14 followers for starters. Today, if time permits, I am changing my blog back to Wordpress. If you are interested,...
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