Sunday, July 27, 2025
There was one small skinny bear - a 'teenager' - and one big burly one, who lived in the woods not far from a human habitat. They learned to look for food in human-made containers near their dwellings. The two bears had learned there was often food inside, but they had to pry the containers open.... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
THE PRESIDENT'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO FAR:
- TARIFFS: Uproar. Trade war, U.S. consumers pay higher prices. - BIG 'BEAUTIFUL' BILL: Uproar, confusion as health care, education and other programs suffer funding cuts. - DOGE: Chaos. Mass firings of rank & file workers. - BORDER ENFORCEMENT: Law disregarded. Lives uprooted. - EPSTEIN SCANDAL:... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, July 25, 2025
One more limerick I remember
A diner while dining at Crewe Found quite a large mouse in his stew. Said the waiter, don't shout And wave it about, Or the rest will be wanting one, too. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Limerick
There was an old lady who said, when she found a thief under her bed, get up from the floor, you're too close to the door, and I fear you'll catch cold in the head. There was a young farmer from Leeds who swallowed six packets of seeds, and soon the poor ass was covered with grass and couldn't sit... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Across the plains in a covered wagon
Today I saw a photo of my paternal grandfather and my great Aunt Emma, taken in the 1880s or 1890s. They were standing at the back of a covered wagon in which other family members sat, facing the camera. Peter Hupy - my father's dad - stood between Emma and another person, who was not identified by... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Breakfast Menu
Fox was on the scent of a field mouse when he came upon butterfly, her wings slowly fanning as though she were exhausted. She sat on a Shasta daisy that leaned over the narrow path. Fox sat on his haunches, curious. Why didn't the winged creature simply lift herself out of reach? A fox could enjoy... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, July 18, 2025
My Unfavorite Commercials
I'm so over those Progressive commercials. They're either aggravating or boring. I don't like having a finger shaken in my face at any time, but that white-haired guy who lectures everyone not to act like their parents, is especially off-putting. He's doing exactly what he tells other NOT to do. Flo... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
The Dickens You Say...
Seventy-plus years ago in Mrs. Newton's English Literature class at MHS, we studied classics - one that I remember was Charles Dickens' 1859 classic: "A Tale of Two Cities." We grumbled because she was so demanding at times, and didn't really appreciate that our teacher was an Oxford University... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
As the story goes, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
Lately I've noticed unbidden memories of things best forgotten come to mind. The brutal creep who was my first husband being the worst. I do not like myself when such ideas come to me. I'd much prefer to think of that time in my life as water under the bridge. Just occurred to me my state of mind... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 14, 2025
Not Lois Lane, but...
When I worked at Southern Illinois University as office manager for Social Sciences Division, I had a couple student assistants, and worked with grad students and professors, all the usual office work plus editing papers written by professors for grammar and style. Social Science included history,... Sign in to see full entry.