For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I do hope you were able to gather with family and friends and have a day that created memories that you’ll treasure for years to come. The memories are a huge part of the magic of Christmas. This year, I hosted the Miller clan at my new house,
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Over the weekend there were three tragedies. First at Brown University on Friday. Then the deadly shooting in Australia. Then the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife that was discovered Sunday afternoon. These kinds of horrific things always hit me hard. There is an ache in my heart and a pain in my gut,
Here it is Monday again and time for another guest post from Slim Randles since I have nothing to write about. The news, along current affairs, are just too depressing. Plus, I’ve been sick for a week. UGH! I sure wish Slim had been a contributor to newspapers and blogs way back when I did
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Happy Monday everyone. I’m still busy unpacking and setting up my new home. Had a walk-in shower installed on Saturday and happy that one major project is finished. Having workers in the house for several days really stressed my senior cat. She was anxious and vomited several times on Saturday, but was better on Sunday.
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So incredibly happy that Saturday’s No Kings Day events across the country, and even parts of the world, were peaceful and energizing. According to a report on NPR on Saturday evening, “Protests appeared to have been peaceful with no major incidents of violence reported.” For a full report on the rallies in various cities, read
I’m finally moved into the new house and am no longer totally boxed in in every room. There are still many boxes to unpack, but my office is set up. My kitchen is getting there. Found the coffeepot! And I have a place to sleep at night. So nice to have my computer set up
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My dear friend Florence, known affectionately by all of us as Flobell died the other day. With her went a big chunk of my heart and my life. We were deeply connected, even though many miles kept us separated through most of our adulthood. A testament to the truth that when a friendship runs that deep
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One of the newsletters I subscribe to comes from History Facts.com and every day a new bit of trivia lands in my mailbox. The short article is always interesting and often delves into little known facts. Such as the ones I stole, er, borrowed to lead off the blog today. First is this about the
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DEUS TEX MACHINA: The Second Calamity ofQED Morningwoodby Rob Witherspoon Science Fiction / Humor / SatirePages: 163Publication Date: June 13, 2022 QED “Kid” Morningwood is back with big plans to create a death tourism industry. Working with his old Metaphysics professor from Texas Alchemical and Metaphysical University, he delves the purgatorial realms gathering data for
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Mark Twain once said that “under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer,” and people have been swearing as long as they’ve been praying. That’s an interesting tidbit of trivia about Mark Twain, and it is a fact that folks have used colorful language for a lot more than describing pretty flowers or what’s on
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