From The Observation Deck

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Monday, November 26, 2012

No wonder today's kids are so dumb!

‘D’ STUDENTS TEACHING ‘D’ STUDENTS I must admit, when I was a youngster in grammar school some forty-five years ago or so, I really thought that just about all of my teachers were geniuses. In high school teachers specialized in different subjects, but between first and eighth grades, our teachers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 23, 2012

Right place, right time . . . wrong place, wrong time!

YA NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT MISS! A good friend of mine and his wife are avid golfers, and apparently have been for over twenty years. Once in a while each might hit the links with other friends or partners, but they usually golf together, pairing up against other couples or teams. I suppose the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Remembering the two key words of Thanksgiving . . . giving thanks

PLENTY TO BE THANKFUL FOR Well, it’s Thanksgiving once again, and for some, it means turkey dinners with all the fixins, sleeping late and watching football, parades and pumpkin pie ( with healthy dollops of Cool Whip, of course ). For the “consumer zombies,” it will mean getting an early start on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 19, 2012

Some disasters can bring out the best . . . and worst . . . in people!

TALK ABOUT UNNEIGHBORLY! As we here in New Jersey continue to clean and pick up the pieces after hurricane Sandy, one of the things that also continues is the exchange of war stories. No matter where anybody lives, each and every person had to deal with some type of tragedy, some type of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 16, 2012

Why, oh why does it have to be so gosh darned loud?

IT RUINS THE AFFAIR! In my last post, I mentioned my niece’s recent wedding. As I wrote, it was a wonderful affair... with just one slight downside. The ceremony was held outside on the grounds of a beautiful, spacious manor. There was a gentleman playing the violin off to one side which added a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Does anyone out there know what a "Gleffle" is?

HAVING FUN WITH YOUR TEACHER Last Friday, one of my nieces got married, and as expected, it was a wonderful affair. She married a terrific guy, and they already had something in common... they’re both teachers ( she teaches high school math, he teaches high school American history ). But after I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 12, 2012

I know everyone hates to be corrected but . . .

WHEN YOU’RE WRONG, YOU’RE WRONG! One of my wife’s co-workers is a part-time singer/front man in a “club hopping” rock & roll band that has apparently gone through several metamorphoses over the years as far as line-up changes, as well as name changes. One weekend, we decided to check out his latest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 9, 2012

Now for my two cents about the election . . .

Politics vs. Politics Now that Sandy is gone ( but not forgotten ), and things are semi-back-to-normal, I guess it’s time for the Observation Deck to weigh in on the recent election. As much as my wife and I had been following the campaigning and the debates, as you can imagine, we got a little... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

WE HAVE LIGHTS! WE HAVE HEAT! WE HAVE THE POWER!

BACK IN BUSINESS! Hello again, everybody! Guess what? This post comes courtesy of my home computer! We’re back on line... safe and sound! And of course, I’ll be the first one to admit he was wrong. I was under the impression that a single utility truck with a cherry picker and a single worker could... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 5, 2012

Hello again from what's left of New Jersey!

Coping day by day! Hey there, Blogit friends! Once more, I am fortunate enough to have access to someone's laptop to make a posting. I apologize for not having the time to visit everyone else's blogs and catch up on all of your endeavors, but as you might have already suspected, I just have bigger... Sign in to see full entry.

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Like the famous Roman stand-up philosopher Comicus once exclaimed: “I coalesce the vapor of human experience into a viable and logical comprehension.” In other words, I see, hear and read about a lot of peculiar things, try to make some sense of them, and then pass them on to you, hopefully in a whimsical but common sense way. Strap yourselves in . . . this ride can sometimes be a little bumpy! From the author of "The Hindering" and "Welcome To America-Society In Decline"

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