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My experience with Blogit has been an education that makes me wonder what it is that I have learned. One thing I know that I have learned is that my life isn’t really very interesting to the rest of the world. Logically, this makes a lot of sense. If there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that most people are motivated primarily by self-interest. I’m the only “self” I have and everyone else has one of his or her own. For my “self” to be interesting to others, my self would have to be more... Sign in to see full entry.

A Merchant Marine sailor visited a world-renowned medical center in Hong Kong because he suspected that he had caught a sexually transmitted disease. Immediately after first viewing the problem area, the doctor said, “Looks like someone has been playing with the wrong girls in the Philippines!” The sailor admitted to a few (dozen) indiscretions in Manila, while on shore leave. The doctor later informed him that test results confirmed that he had contracted the most deadly of venereal diseases.... Sign in to see full entry.

Bush and Cheney were spending a rare weekend together at the Bush ranch. They had planned to hunt doves but the secret service confiscated all of Cheney’s firearms, so they went fishing. Later, at the local Denny’s, Cheney spent a long time scrutinizing the breakfast menu while the waitress waited patiently for their order. He decided on the “Grand-slam Starving Lumberjack Breakfast.” He said, “What’s one more heart attack?” They both shared a close, conspiratorial moment laughing. Bush picked... Sign in to see full entry.

The early buzz seems to predict that we’ll be complaining about president Clinton and her husband Bill, after the election. A part of me wishes to give a woman a chance to try being a good steward of government power and resources but in Hillary’s case, she should have to pass physical gender verification. Maybe she has been taking testosterone supplements or something, but this may explain why he shops around for female attention. I’m not being fair I know, femininity has never been a... Sign in to see full entry.

It’s more than a year until the election, and I’m already tired of hearing about it. After surviving more than a dozen presidential elections, I kind of wish we could just get one good president and keep him or her until we use them all up and they die. With any kind of luck, we could go thirty or forty years before we would have to endure another election. On the other hand, we might get stuck with a really bad one (like now) with a really bad vice president (like now) and then hoping for an... Sign in to see full entry.

A young boy saw a neighbor lady returning home from the hospital with a newborn son. She climbed from the car carrying the child and immediately went in the house without a word or a glance. Her older son came running over to the boy and said that his mom needed to be alone with the baby, she didn’t want any visitors, calls, or contact with anyone for a while. She’s having a hard time dealing with the baby and she is deeply depressed. Eventually he revealed that his baby brother was born with a... Sign in to see full entry.

I recently heard someone say, “Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it goes!” All my life, I’ve felt that I’ve just crested the hill and from here on out, it’s downhill with a tail wind. Regarding the toilet paper metaphor, it’s like I’m asking myself, “When did the sorority house move in here?” Life picks up speed as we go through it. School took about as long as it took to build the pyramids. Getting laid the first time took about as long as that, too.... Sign in to see full entry.

Baby has been going through one of his, “Lets you and me FIGHT!” stages. It’s as though he will explode if he cannot get you to chase him, let him grab a pant leg and shake himself dizzy or bark threateningly, snarling like an actually dangerous large dog. He seems to actually need these mad-moments for his mental health. I never thought about this before but maybe Marilyn……………….Nah! If that is therapy, it doesn’t appear to be working. Bonkers goes tearing around and sliding around corners,... Sign in to see full entry.

An elderly couple of residents met in their nursing home “park.” The park was really just a double row of benches interspersed among small stands of trees, giving those who sought it, privacy. After an afternoon of talking together on a particularly pleasant and private bench, they agreed to return to the same spot the next day, something that would become routine. It became “ their spot.” They would sit quietly for hours, holding hands and enjoying their surroundings. One day the old codger was... Sign in to see full entry.

As a community service, I'm posting some old favorite recipes. Do yourself a favor, try them, you'll be glad you did! Guy Marilyn’s recipes: Magic Cookie Bars ½ cup butter 1 ½ cup graham cracker crumbs 14 oz. can Eagle Brand Condensed Sweetened Milk 6 oz. Package semi-sweet chocolate morsels 3½ oz. can flaked coconut 1 cup chopped nuts Preheat oven to 350 degrees (325 degrees if glass dish) In 13”x 9” baking pan, melt butter, sprinkle crumbs over butter, pour milk over crumbs, spread evenly... Sign in to see full entry.