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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

There's no end of strange, surprising tales re/animal antics.

They're a fav of TV producers and comediens. Some of the best, tho, are the ones you witness yourself. This morning while I pecked away on the computer I heard a scratching noise on a large window. I looked up to see a full-grown squirrel climbing up and down that slippery glass slope. How it... Sign in to see full entry.

What IS the meaning of this note...

taped on a men's room hand dryer? You may not need a clue; this is toooo easy! Here's the note: "Press button to hear Obama's latest speech." Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 18, 2011

A Different Deficit

Is it more serious than the debt deficit? Not necessarily, tho in the long run, it could be. It is the lack of historical knowledge among many younger folks. Case in point: When the Dalai Lama visited the White House this past weekend, the Chinese complained. What nerve! It was the Chinese who... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

The heat's on- in N. Michigan

Granted, it's not as bad as elsewhere; it's just that we're not used to temps in high 80s. Drinking lots of ice water and eating watermelon helps. Monday downtown chores will be done as early in the morning as possible. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

"Just because you do not take an interest in politics,...

"does not mean politics won't take an interest in you." QUOTE BY PERICLES Sign in to see full entry.

"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that...

"people will come along and insist on putting something in it." QUOTE BY TERRY PRATCHETT Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

This blogger AWOL for a happy, justifiable reason.

Few if any new posts will appear here until my summer visitors end their vacations. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 11, 2011

"You can pretend to be serious;...

"You can't pretend to be witty."QUOTE BY SACHA GUITRY- 1885-1957 Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Breaking news!

50 year struggle to fund harbor of refuge deteriorating breakwall restoration -finally successful. Work begins this Fall! People power finally won. Residents of this harbor village refused to give up. After all, lives had been lost because the harbor was filling with sand making entrance impossible... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 8, 2011

'"On account of being a democracy run by we the people...

"we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does." QUOTE BY WILL ROGERS Sign in to see full entry.

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