Question:
What would you make of it if some guy, whose wife was standing right next to him at the time, said to you and several of his hunting buddies: "my wife's married, but I am not." Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 14, 2024
About Yesterday's "smart pills" post
That little story is a joke my younger brother told me when he was about 8 or 9 years old. He was a handsome kid, 5 years younger than me, 3 years younger than my sister, and both of us spoiled him rotten. So did Mama. Jim was full of it, pranks that sent him into doubled-up hug-your-belly laughter,... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 13, 2024
SMART PILLS
Little Harold and Donnie T were sitting on the back steps at Donnie's house, when Harold pulled a pill bottle out of his pocket. What's dat? Donnie asked. Dem's smart pills, Harold said. Gimme one, said Donnie. Nah. I'm savin' 'em for school on Monday. Aw, c'mon. Just one! You can gimme just one,... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 12, 2024
PETS
When I was a little kid, my Auntie Ella had a pair of black pups named Ben and Lady. They were miniatures, not Boston bulldogs - they had pointed noses, but brown eyebrows and brown "socks." There's a picture of me holding one of Lady's pups when I was about 4 years old. I must have loved that pup.... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
What's on your mind?
For some reason I'm thinking of clowns. Not the big old scary ones from horror movies, etc., not the ones in politics. The ones I'm thinking about with great fondness are the radio clowns - like Red Skelton. You're probably too young to remember him. Red Skelton was a comic, he had a sitcom. His was... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 9, 2024
A Pause in the Day's Occupations
I know it's bad timing on my part, but I am over - completely over - politics as practiced this year. With the debate coming up tomorrow and endless predictions and speculations on EVERY news channel and local station, it's as though the cheering section is reading from a copy of the script they... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 8, 2024
Which of the Seven Dwarfs would you be?
At one time I'd have been Bashful. Other times Dopey would fit the bill. Today I'm Grumpy. Is there one named Grumpy? I keep getting the names Jack, Doc and Reggie, but I realize that's a cast of characters from a totally different genre and broadcast on a whole 'nother medium. You are probably too... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 7, 2024
We Learn By Doing
This was the title of a workbook when I was in 2nd Grade. We learned to read a book of stories about Dick and Jane. See Dick. See Jane. See Dick run, etc. Why this sticks in memory, along with the big yellow bus we rode to school and the milk cartons in the lunchroom, but the math stuff went "poof!"... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 6, 2024
Venting to myself
Sometimes when something is weighing on my mind, it helps to write it down, to think of sharing it and getting feedback from others, to know that my doubts are felt by those who have found ways to resolve them. Their comments and reassurances make all the difference. Sometimes I write down the... Sign in to see full entry.