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Sunday, June 1, 2025

Prescription for Politics-Induced Anxiety

Gonna ask my doctor to write a prescription for Fukitol. These little green capsules contain pollen from Whocares Daisies grown in wild mountain meadows and a smidgen of imported Notmyproblem root. This combo is designed to address the symptoms of politics-induced fatigue, and curb the urge to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 30, 2025

Utopian: modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect

What's the direct opposite of utopian? You've got that right -- it's dystopian. Also termed Orwellian after George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984." You may have studied that one in English Lit. We were sure such a thing could never happen in America. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 29, 2025

Old Song Lyrics

Home, home on the range, where the deer and the antelope play, where seldom is heard a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

A BIT OF GOOD NEWS

For the past 3 or 4 months I've been eating less fat, fewer calories, (but I still munch on a chocolate chip cookie now and then) - and according to my scale I've lost about 10-12 pounds in the past couple of months. But today when I went for a bone density scan (doctor's orders of course) - they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Nuthin' Much

Sick of politics, long rants and blather. If a nap's available, that's what I'd rather. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 26, 2025

IRONY WITH A HUMOROUS TWIST

My niece just graduated with a BA in English, specializing in writing, and texted me the title of a book she's thinking about writing. In our family, ironic jokes have often gotten us past some thorny issues that might have really caused problems, and her idea for the title seemed to fit that mode.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 25, 2025

CHEER UP, THINGS COULD BE WORSE...

Sometimes, since January 20, the bright side seems to have lost its shine. All the bones of contention the administration has tweeted or chirped from the Oval Office, threats and declarations, the pompous self-important blather have clouded the picture. It's not only discouraging, it's keeping us on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 24, 2025

THE PRESIDENT'S PLUNGER

I've been thinking about a gag. Shortly after I moved into this house, probably 18 or 19 years ago, my friendly Ex stopped by for a coffee. He asked to use my bathroom, and when he came out, he said "Don't go in there." He abruptly left and came back a few minutes later with a toilet plunger, which... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 23, 2025

About the White House squabble with Harvard University

Surely the White House and Dept of Homeland Security have more useful things to do than mess with Harvard and other prestigious universities. Why threaten international students, who - it seems to me - learn a lot more than the subjects taught in classes. They get to know average Americans. They... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 22, 2025

THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL

In all the news coverage of our not-so-glorious leader's "big beautiful" bill, not a word from a single Democrat about what's in it, what harm it might cause folks on Medicaid or add to the national debt. All I've heard were reports his minions were busy suppressing grumbling in the ranks of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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