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Sunday, June 8, 2025

Plaid

Deputy Josh Garner, a beer at his elbow, was deep into a poker game at the Sundowner's Saloon. He didn't see the thief steal his plaid jacket off the coat rack and slip out the door. Josh was thoroughly ticked off at himself for letting someone get clean away with his property, and even though his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 7, 2025

It seems things are a'changin'

Song by Billie Holliday, 1959 "For there's a change in the weather There's a change in the sea From now on there'll be in change in me My walk will be different, my talk and my name Nothing about me's gonna be the same I'm gonna change my way of livin' And if that ain't enough Then I'll change the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

From "Showboat" 1936, sung by Paul Robeson

Ol' Man River, that old man river, he don't do nothin, he don't say nothin, that ol' man river, he just keeps rollin' along. I get weary and sick of tryin, Tired of livin' and scared of dyin' But ol' man river, he just keeps rollin' along. This was often played on radio long into the 1940s. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

I'm Still Here

I've been off the computer for a couple of days, partly because I haven't been able to come up with anything interesting or new or funny to share. These days it seems like there's so much chaos in the world, we should count ourselves lucky to enjoy a few days of nothing to report. Boring is a good... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 1, 2025

Prescription for Politics-Induced Anxiety

Gonna ask my doctor to write a prescription for Fukitol. These little green capsules contain pollen from Whocares Daisies grown in wild mountain meadows and a smidgen of imported Notmyproblem root. This combo is designed to address the symptoms of politics-induced fatigue, and curb the urge to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 30, 2025

Utopian: modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect

What's the direct opposite of utopian? You've got that right -- it's dystopian. Also termed Orwellian after George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984." You may have studied that one in English Lit. We were sure such a thing could never happen in America. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 29, 2025

Old Song Lyrics

Home, home on the range, where the deer and the antelope play, where seldom is heard a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

A BIT OF GOOD NEWS

For the past 3 or 4 months I've been eating less fat, fewer calories, (but I still munch on a chocolate chip cookie now and then) - and according to my scale I've lost about 10-12 pounds in the past couple of months. But today when I went for a bone density scan (doctor's orders of course) - they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Nuthin' Much

Sick of politics, long rants and blather. If a nap's available, that's what I'd rather. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 26, 2025

IRONY WITH A HUMOROUS TWIST

My niece just graduated with a BA in English, specializing in writing, and texted me the title of a book she's thinking about writing. In our family, ironic jokes have often gotten us past some thorny issues that might have really caused problems, and her idea for the title seemed to fit that mode.... Sign in to see full entry.

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