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Thursday, November 17, 2022

WINTERIZED

I let the beautiful early November weather fool me and forgot to call the auto shop to winterize. I was busy raking leaves or watching the mid-term election returns or yelling back at the ladies of "The View" and then I noticed a certain bubbly chirp coming from the glove compartment every time I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

LOCK HIM UP!

WORLD DOMINATION, CHAPTER 3: Just when I thought it was safe to go back to the evening news... Just when I had a faint hope the pundits and politicians were taking a break from 24-7 political what- iffery... the big liar announces he's taking a third run at world domination! I fear the next two... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

IN THE WAKE OF A CONTENTIOUS ELECTION CYCLE:

ANOTHER LOOK AT U.S. HISTORY When I went to school (1942-1953) we were taught that this continent was mostly one big stretch of wild forests, wind-swept prairies, and mighty rivers, very sparsely populated by a few wandering tribes of hostiles. Early movies featuring cowboys, homesteaders, etc.,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 14, 2022

STORY THAT GOT A DOCTOR FREE DRINKS ALL NIGHT

SPECIAL DELIVERY As she lay on the delivery table in the last stage of labor, the doctor joked that since this was the mother’s fifth child it shouldn’t take so much effort. “Why doesn’t it just fall out?” “Can’t fall out doc,” she said. “It was screwed in.” Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 13, 2022

MERLE AND NINA

When Roy and I decided to get married, my divorce from my first so-called husband was not yet final. We had separated many months earlier and I had moved to Alton from Bethalto. The final court appearance was set for the last Friday in June. As far as I was concerned, the marriage had been over long... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 12, 2022

COMFORT

THE CHALICE Several years ago, a Blogit friend and his dear wife sent me a small wooden chalice – a candle holder he had created on his wood lathe. Carved in the front was the name Jesus. At that time, the chalice seemed to belong right next to a small ceramic bust of the Virgin Mary holding the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 11, 2022

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

We make jokes about deafness and the miscommunications it can bring. There's the old joke about three elder ladies walking along the street. The first says "It's sure windy out here today." The second responds that it's not Wednesday, that it is Thursday. And the third says, "Me, too, let's get a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

OOPS

Earlier this morning I got a hairy idea for a dialog between a couple of mythical guys, one was the ultimate dystopian (sees the worst in every situation, nothing good ever happens, the powers that be are only happy when they can make us miserable, etc.). The other was a hopeful soul who argued that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

WEATHER OR NOT

The Midwest has a freaky forecast this week. Today here in beautiful downtown Mundane - a town on the fringe of the St. Louis metro region - our forecast is for record high temps for this day in November. It might reach 80 degrees. And more of the same is predicted for tomorrow. But Friday? It seems... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

GENEALOGY

My son Rich has taken an interest in family history. Recently he sent for one of those DNA kits and has signed up for Ancestry.Com (I believe it's Ancestry.) He tells me he's getting hits on his account from people he's never heard of, and starts reading off the names of those who are linked. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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