Whacky's Corner

I was just reading about a new scalpel that is being used in Thyroid surgery. It's the "Harmonic Scalpel." I had to laugh and wonder if it played a song or maybe included a harmonica to play while they do the surgery. The article I read said that this new scalpel helps reduce recovery time bleeding and pain. Well I'm for anything that can do that! An friend of mine is facing thyroid surgery. That's why this article caught my eye. Once I got my eye back I googled "harmonic scalpel." It turns out... Sign in to see full entry.

IS TODAY! I never did smoke. Oh yeah, I did try standing around with a cigarette in my hand trying to look natural. But I never FELT natural. I felt stupid. So I quit doing it. It just wasn't for me. I remember someone told me that if I smoked it would make me lose weight. So I tried it again. I would buy the cigarettes and forget to smoke them, so it didn't work. I know a lot of people who would rather be thin, and have lung cancer than be fat. I would rather be fat, and be able to breath... Sign in to see full entry.

Have you heard about the latest trend? Now they are breeding and selling dogs that are a mix of two purebreds. One that I saw was a Labradoodle, a mix of a Labrador retriever and yeah a poodle.They also had a 'Cavapoo" a King Charles Cavalier spaniel mixed with a poodle. Didn't they used to call that kind of dog, well, a mutt? I guess the makes Bo a "designer dog!" That also makes all the dogs at the animal shelter "Designer Dogs." Some may have a bit more 'design' than others but still. Now I... Sign in to see full entry.

Every so often I'll be sitting in my easy chair in the den and I'll smell cigarette smoke. This always reminds me of my dad. Now someone told me that when this happens, it is my dad stopping by to say, "HI!" So I guess they allow smoking in heaven. Now I thought that there must be some other explanation for the smell. During the summer someone in the neighborhood could be outside smoking a cigarette, and the smell somehow drifted in the window. But the same thing has happened in the winter when... Sign in to see full entry.

I found all three of the "Scary Movies" at the library. I already have seen #4 so I thought I'd just work my way back to the first one. I find that I often do things backward. I don't know why. I put the disk for #3 in the dvd player then went to let Bo out while it was loading. I waited for Bo to come back in cause it was raining. Then I heard voices in the other room... I thought I was home alone! Whew! It was the TV. The disk had started playing ads. They were saying something about...well it... Sign in to see full entry.

I often find myself on auto pilot. I go out to the pantry only to wonder what I went there for. I shrug, turn around, and go back to the kitchen to find a pot of boiling water. Then I remember, I went to get the spaghetti. So back to the pantry I go. The other day I got there and found the spaghetti! But right next to it a bottle of syrup had spilled. What a mess! I got involved in cleaning up the syrup. I bet you don't know what happens when a pot of water boils dry. Well, it bursts into... Sign in to see full entry.

A while back 'Wiley Coyote' posted pictures of his work space and one of a bookcase/storage unit he made from scrap wood and glue. Well, that got the little gears in my head turning. Glue? and scrap wood? I couldn't believe it. But each time I walked past the pile of scrap wood at the side of the house, those gears started turning.. So the next time I was at the store, I bought a bottle of carpenter's glue for $1.75. Hee! Hee....look what I did. I don't even have any clamps. I just used bricks.... Sign in to see full entry.

I sat down at my desk to pay a few bills and bring my checkbook up to date. I had just switched on the desk lamp when I heard the mail man. I figured he had probably brought the water bill and I may as well pay that while I was at it. Needless to say there was no water bill in the mail. There was, however, a whole lot of other stuff that had to be dealt with. I had to make two trips to the trash just to dump the political ads. When I finally got back to my desk the desk light was out. I tried to... Sign in to see full entry.

I finally got my clothesline back up! But it isn't quite straight. I can't tell for sure, but I think it's a little bit off. I think that there is a doo-hickey (techinal term) that will stabilize it. I'm going to get one tomorrow. Meanwhile I can finally put my pillows and blanket out to air in the sun. Not to mention Bo's rug. As you can see he is a lot of help. Thanks for dropping in! Do you think it is straight? Sign in to see full entry.

Don't you sometimes wish that they could can elbow grease? If you don't even know what elbow grease is read on. It is a kind of cleaner that works in real life like they all do on TV. I've tried several of the TV kinds and always find I have to add a lot of elbow grease, lets call it EG for short. One nasty stain I have always wanted to get rid of is in the corner of the shower. I don't know if it's a mold or a fungus. All I know is it's a black blob, it bothers me, and nothing will clean it. I... Sign in to see full entry.