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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

SPEAKING OF FAKE NEWS...

People lie. Maybe it’s their idea of fun, maybe it’s to get back at someone for past slights or to bring the high and mighty down a peg. The more outrageous and fantastic the story, the more fun it is to get someone to swallow it as real. Parents with the best of intentions lie to their children.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 19, 2016

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

There’s a guy who works for The Center as the driver of our van that picks up people at their homes and takes them to doctor’s appointments, the beauty shop, Walmart, the grocery stores, and on Tuesdays and Fridays, Bob brings them to The Center for lunch and bingo. Driving the van is just his day... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 18, 2016

The FB Follies

Friend of mine on FB complained that his posts were captured and posted on a stranger’s news feed, and that individual was snarky in his reaction: as in WTH is this guy posting on my page and who gives a (expletive) what he thinks about this. I’ve been notified by FB in recent days that people not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 17, 2016

Seen on Facebook

· Q. What does a thesaurus eat for breakfast? · A synonym roll. Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 16, 2016

Topics Fit for Polite Conversation

Well, I’ve racked my brain, but haven’t come up with much that fits. Politics? Nope, too touchy. Christmas? Whether to mention the word in our good wishes and greetings? Some do, some don’t. Sex? Heaven forbid! Money? Really? You even have to ask? Food? Oh yeah, that’s safe. Unless you’re talking to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 15, 2016

S. I. T.

Senior Image Team (S.I.T.) Eligibility Requirements: #1. At the checkout counter, you must pay with cash, exact change. This counts 1 point toward membership. #2 If you can hold up the line while doing so, you earn 5 points. Upon the accumulation of 100 points, you are a full-fledged SIT member, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

The Polar Vortex...

Oh, I hope my Canadian and northern US friends are keeping warm. Arctic cold has come to beautiful downtown Mundane, it's 13 degrees here this morning. Lucky thing I've got packages to wrap and other things to do indoors. Went to The Center yesterday - donated a table-top Christmas tree as a bingo... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

MISTAKE OF THE DAY: READING THE NEWS

If you want to have a good day, do NOT read the latest news about America’s politics, specifically about the president elect and all the treasonous mischief he’s involved in. If you’re a U.S. citizen it will (or should) put your bowels in an uproar. If you’ve got a U.S. friend in the working class... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 12, 2016

Breakfast With My Boys

Yesterday we met at 8:30 at the diner on Main Street, our first get-together since Russ got back from Seattle. A week or so ago I wrote about his attempt to visit his youngest brother there – a wellness check. But Son #4 wouldn’t open the door, wouldn't come downstairs to talk face-to-face, and even... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 11, 2016

SATURDAY MORNING ON NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO

They’re still broadcasting “The Best of Car Talk” on our local NPR station, 90.7 on the FM dial. I always liked the Magliozzi brothers – Tom and Ray – the jokes they told, the useful advice about cars. When Tom passed away in 2014 from complications of Alzheimer’s (see Wikipedia), Ray had been... Sign in to see full entry.

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