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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Meet Market...

Couple days ago I mentioned a slow news day feature on shopping habits -- how more men are making the scene at the supermarket. If there's not an overnight fire, a police chase or some horrendous domestic abuse story to fill the space between ads, a news show will find some pabulum to fill the space... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

I love Will Rogers, so for Valentine's day -- things he said

ABOUT GROWING OLDER... First ~Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it. Second ~ The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for. Third ~ Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me; I want people to know 'why' I look... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Breaking news from Channel None

This morning's "First at Five" session with its annoyingly cheerful anchors and Chuckles the weather man featured a breaking economics story. It seems the balance of power among supermarket aisles is shifting. What was once the domain of women, with 80% of shoppers of the female persuasion, is now... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Always on my mind... it's not just a song

I like Willie Nelson. He's talented, thinks outside the culture's box and he knows how to sell a song. But I've always detested his hit "You were always on my mind" ever since I first heard the lyrics. To me it reads like the ultimate cop-out, the roaming guy's excuse for not being there for the one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Lady and Ben

It may have been Chekhov or Tolstoy, or maybe another of the great Russian writers. At any rate his book was not one I'd have chosen to read. It was a World Lit assignment. With apologies to all for not remembering which author wrote the line in question, what I remember was the author's description... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

"You light up my life."

It's one of those mushy-gushy, over-the-top songs full of the overblown sentiment of a soap opera. It's the sound track for some romantic comedy built on a foundation of cliches and cultural expectations. It's not one that's on my playlist. In fact, I'm beginning to loathe every insipid violin in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

email from Larry

My favorite nephew has a kink in his thinker, in a good way. He's quirky and persistent, a kind of mellow dude who gets a kick out of things he finds on the web. And he sends them to me. This morning's email box held Maxine's living will. You know Maxine, that cartoon old lady with attitude. I would... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Brains, cup sizes, and the correlation...

There was buzz a few eons back about a biological mystery, and speculation along a somewhat unusual anomaly. Yes, it was the '70s, the heyday of the women's liberation movement. The premise was the possible correlation between a woman's cup size and her IQ. The smaller the cup, the higher the IQ.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Happy Birthday to Fang...

The birthday boy turned 74 yesterday. The boys and I, along with Joe's girlfriend and her son, all met up at Applebee's to treat him to a tillapia dinner. It's what he orders every time. There's the usual rigamarole when we take him anywhere. Hook up the portable oxygen tank, disconnect him from the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 6, 2012

Earth Mama - defined (email from my son)

Hi Mom - The last time I visited Jody, as an exercise we discussed what character traits in women appeal to me. I told her that I have always been drawn to Earth Mamas -- she didn't know what I meant by that term. In describing what I meant, she started laughing hard so I thought, "maybe I'm onto... Sign in to see full entry.

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