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Sunday, December 4, 2016

THE SOREHEAD

Several years ago I watched the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on CSPAN, one of those black-tie events to which celebs and show biz types are invited, a red-carpet event and roast. President Barack Obama gave as good as he got, and Seth Meyers from Saturday Night Live (now host of a late-night... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 3, 2016

SILLY WOMAN, NOW DON'T WORRY YOUR PRETTY LITTLE HEAD

A few weeks back, in the days BT (before Trump) I wrote a tongue-in-cheek story which I called “Trump’s Wall.” The gist of the plot was that the wall had been built, but its purpose was to keep Americans in, rather than to stop illegal immigration from Mexico. This morning, as I listened to the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 2, 2016

PEARL HARBOR 75 YEARS LATER

Feature story on the local news last night and again this morning about this 104-year old US Navy veteran Raymond Chavez who served on a minesweeper stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941. He and a few others survived the attack. He’s been getting weaker over time, feeling his age, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 1, 2016

LUNCHING IN STYLE

I had lunch with my son Russ yesterday, a rare mid-week event. He’s often out of town working on appraisals for his company which does commercial and industrial evaluations for banks and investors. But this week he’s in town and could take time out from writing his reports, so we went to lunch at... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Mizzry luvs company

Been feeling down the last couple days, dunno why particularly. I mean there’s always a reason if you do a CSI look-see, some real life dissonance that could be the underlying reason. But I had a three-hat day on Monday. In case you’re wondering what a 3-hat day is It takes an hour or so to crochet... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Old Song Lyrics

Heard someone talk about Patsy Cline on a discussion about the Country Music Awards a day or so ago. There’s never been anybody quite like Patsy Cline. They still use her voice to sell cars – forget what car it was for, but someone was driving on one of those mythical empty roads in a convertible to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 28, 2016

Monday is a 4-letter word (plus 2)

Ever have a Monday when you didn’t want to think about or do anything? Ever want to just roll over, pull the covers over your head and go back to sleep? Unless you have to go to work, That’s the kind of day when you bury yourself in minutiae: · Dust and rearrange all the clutter on your bookcase. ·... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 27, 2016

GREAT CAT MIGRATION PLANNED

A SUBCOMMITTEE DISCUSSES PLANS One They put her in charge of planning? She doesn’t even know how to find her way off the deck. Two I know, but they like her One They? Two You know. Them. They control the vote. One Wonder how she convinced them? Two Three guesses and you can take back two. You saw... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 26, 2016

IN A MINUTE

Even as one sips her morning coffee, her neighbor across the way adjusts her prosthetic leg. Her left foot was amputated a year ago because of diabetes. The sisters next door sleep in. School’s out until Monday and there are no lessons to plan, no papers to read, the parish accounts are all in... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 25, 2016

EASY-PEASY RECIPE

Some time ago Wiley Coyote here on Blogit posted a recipe for vegetable soup using the Knorr Veggie soup mix, and I’ve used that as seasoning for chicken and beef soups ever since. YUM. Lately I found another use for the Knorr company’s spring vegetable seasoning. I dumped a package of it into a... Sign in to see full entry.

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