Wednesday, September 25, 2024
You may not realize that the hand-held hair dryer is a fairly recent innovation. When I was in high school (1949-1953) there was no such thing. Girls (and their moms, too) who wanted to "do" their hair, washed it after the supper dishes were done, and toweled it to a state of dampness. Then it was... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Old Joke
Q. Why did the chicken cross the road? A. Oh, for some fowl reason. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 23, 2024
Nancy, the positive, con'd
A few weeks passed and Nancy attracted the attention of Roscoe, a young rooster whose charm immediately won her over. After her eggs arrived, she sat on them to keep them warm until they hatched, leaving only briefly as hunger demanded. Her hatchlings were fluffy yellow fuzzballs, adorable as all... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 22, 2024
NANCY, THE POSITIVE PULLET
Once upon a time there was a young pullet who was coming of age. Mother Penny hen told her she was now capable of feeding herself, keeping a watchful eye out for hawks, and soon would become a productive member of the flock, laying eggs and raising a little flock of her own. Nancy gave a big sigh of... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 21, 2024
ABOUT LEV PARNAS AND DJT
I'm a Rachel Maddow fan. She does depth reporting, background and follow-up news on MSNBC. Recently her schedule changed from 5 nights a week to Mondays only, except for special stories - breaking news on the Trump saga, court appearances, etc. She's doing documentaries, she and her team do deep... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 20, 2024
LAW & ORDER???
Breaking news last night - cops were investigating the murder of a judge in his own chambers - a shooting, in Kentucky. All kinds of possibilities came to mind - except what they reported later. The sheriff did it. What! Why? Was it personal? An accident? This world gets crazier every day. p.s. it... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 19, 2024
About Mail-in Voting
If you're one who votes by mail, this might be useful: I read a news blurb yesterday that the USPS is going to have major problems handling all the mail-in ballots - especially if they're sent in during the last few days before the election. These may not be delivered to the polls in time to be... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
BE KIND TO YOURSELF
Remember a cartoon character named Tweety Bird? Darling little yellow bird, always jumping away just in the nick of time when the cat pounced. I believe the cat's name was Sylvester. One morning Tweety looked at his reflection in a puddle, and his image was all distorted by the ripples. He jumped... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Thanks!
I've copied your comments into my notes file & will use them as I work on the next stages of the story about revenge - in which a retired sex crimes detective joins a women's support group so she can help victims recover - and find ways to serve offenders their just desserts. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 15, 2024
THE SPIDER
I wondered if the spider, if she catches a butterfly in her web just beyond my porch rail, if she eats the wings first or starts with the body. As I sipped coffee and thought about it, I noticed she had caught a fly. It seems she spun out a thread of silk and wrapped it, wings and all, into a... Sign in to see full entry.