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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Plain fact: There was no punctuation until the 15th century.

(and certainly no emoticons!) Sign in to see full entry.

Everything's happening at once as preparations are made for winter!

Today is the day! The organic meat supply was delivered at 1 pm; next, the monthly truck delivering other assorted organics arrives at 5 pm which means driving to local Community Center to meet truck. Then the Schwans guy is due to knock on the door at about 6 or 7 pm with still another delivery.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Newt Gingrich surges to top in Iowa GOP caucus-participants poll.

Gingrich won 32%, while Romney trailed at 19%. Cain came in third at 13% in the latest Rasmussen poll. Since Iowa election time is only weeks away, one wonders if this poll and/or the election will set the pace for the race. I do think that Newt could successfully debate Obama. He'd spare no words &... Sign in to see full entry.

The IRS employees' tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a

nuclear war. (...useless instructions. No wonder some GOP candidates want to do away with the IRS!) Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

"The family is a court of justice that never shuts down for night or day."

QUOTE BY MALCOLM DE CHAZAL (except, perhaps, for many families in today's permissive, careless, or one parent world.) Sign in to see full entry.

Comedian says: "To attract men, I wear a perfume called "New Car Interior".

QUOTE BY RITA RADNER Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

You never know! Michael Jordan was cut from his high school team

during his sophmore year. Could that have been his incentive to become a pro winner?! Sign in to see full entry.

According to Fred Allen, "Advertising is 85% confusion, and 15% commission"

(...especially when it comes to Christmas-shopping ads.) Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

When writing the news, always check & double check spelling!

Recently, a Detroit Free Press reporter typed this after interviewing a person who was looking out a window viewing the sad state of a harbor, which was the topic. Here's how it was printed in the Free Press:......"peeing out the window........". Sign in to see full entry.

Before you go shoe shopping, consider this:

The best time to shop for shoes is in the afternoon because your feet tend to swell a bit at about that time. Sign in to see full entry.

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