My Soap Box

I’ve heard that for years and now I am saying it. Or whining it. Or cursing it. When I first get out of bed, my knees are stiff and sore. I have to take Enbrel injections just to maintain a level where I can function but I am not 100%. It takes longer to get over colds. On top of that my hair is... Sign in to see full entry.

“Robber carrying air pistol killed” According to the story written by Taryn Brodwater (from The Spokesman Review, Wednesday, December 28, 2005) a 47 year old man attempted to rob a Stateline smokeshop. He entered the shop just before 8 p.m. He was wearing a gray ski mask and stuck the air pistol in... Sign in to see full entry.

Time is in short supply. The last of the Holiday trio is around the corner. It will be a short week. Should one let their blogs lie or keep posting in hopes that there are a few souls out there who have enough time to read things other than the newspaper? Then there is the question of what to write... Sign in to see full entry.

The thing that drives most of us mad this time of year is, what to get whom? The joy of Christmas is supposedly in the giving, but endless forays into shopping malls can lead to the agony of de feet. My son informed me I was “one of those people who had everything” which makes it hard for them to... Sign in to see full entry.

The other night I clicked on the humor and opinion categories to see where I stood and I was number one in both! That seemed impossible unless all of Blogitland had lost their minds, but there it was. You know, an important lesson one learns working in the research and development field is – if... Sign in to see full entry.

The weekend opening of the King Kong movie did not live up to the box office numbers experts were expecting. Really? Could it be – we know the story? It’s not even a sequel, it’s more like an overblown re-run. It’s about a guy monkeying around in the jungle. He goes ape when he discovers a big, I... Sign in to see full entry.

As I get older, my brain has to stretch further each year to find a new fresh idea for my Christmas Card. In the past you may have had pause for concern that I had perhaps “gone too far.” Believe me, you have been spared far worse. So in an effort to spruce up past attempts I now present a list of... Sign in to see full entry.

I sit in my little darkened room typing words on a screen. With a push of a button they magically appear on screens around the world. I never know who reads them. Sometimes there are no comments or replies, sometimes just a few but just the same I know my words, all of our words are read around the... Sign in to see full entry.

All my extra time is missing. It seems to have poured down a hole in the floor and now Christmas is only days away. I still am working on my cards. Maybe I should give in and go commercial but I have done my own for (I get dizzy just thinking about it) many years so now is no time to stop. Speaking... Sign in to see full entry.

I knew something was up from the pounding that began even before the pounding on the door started. My true love had sent me twelve drummers drumming. They were all rock and roll, jazz and blues drummers at that, not a parumpa pum pum to be heard on any of their drums. With their arrival, an... Sign in to see full entry.