For those of you who aren't me…and I've noticed a surprisingly large number of people who aren't.
A question of pie I was watching a documentary about octopuses last week. Yes, I said octopuses not octopi. According to my college son, who in majoring in marine biology, this is the correct plural. So, don’t argue with me. This time I actually know what I’m talking about. So there. If you want to …
Welcome Home Recently, my son in college came home for a weekend. He said it was because he missed his family, but I have my doubts. These stem from the fact that when he got home, he went straight to pick up the cat. I considered this a bit odd. Did he miss bleeding that …
It's my life My daughter just graduated from high school. This is wonderful. I have finally done my last science project, and no longer have to get up an hour early to get her to school. All the responsibilities which used to be mine now fall on her. Yea!! Oh, and there’s that whole blah …
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The pageantry I think I finally figured it all out. Well, maybe not all of it, but at least one great big thing. To have figured it all out would take some omnipotent being. Even if they did, they would probably look at us crazy humans and shake their head. I mean, we’re pretty weird. …
Continue reading None Of Them Are Very Good, But Some Of Them Are Cute!!
Pondering The other day I was pondering. Of course, if you decide to ponder, it’s always better to ponder life’s great ponderables. If you’re not pondering ponderables, it’s really a worthless ponder. However, when pondering ponderables everything becomes a ponder worth pondering. In fact, my simple pondering came up with a fascinating ponderable to ponder …
Something tha's totally beside the point Many years ago, I was sitting the green room of a local radio station, waiting to be interviewed. Actually, the room was painted a muted orange and there were three of us, from our local theatre group waiting to talk with a couple of DJs to promote out current …
Something my brother The other day my brother and I were having dinner. He mentioned how much he likes sushi. I prefer sashimi, not wanting all that rice. He countered by identifying the various varieties and textures of sushi, maintaining that sashimi was, after all, just fish. I actually agreed with him. However, I responded, …
Continue reading Really!! How Real Is The Reality In Reality TV??
Doctors I love doctors. You will almost never hear me say a negative word about them. They look great in their white coats carrying clipboards. By now, you must realize, in this country looking great is of primary importance. It doesn’t matter whether you know what you are doing, if you look great then everything’s …
Continue reading There Aren’t Any Smaller Words Than “NO”!!!
Things Have you ever done a thing? Then another thing happens, and all of a sudden you think of a third thing. Which should be a thing completely unrelated to the other things, but after thing-ing the things a bit longer, you find both things tell you things about the third thing. The third thing …
Continue reading Everything You Learned Is Wrong!! Well In Kindergarten Anyway
Being a parent is hard As a parent I feel it is my duty to impart the wisdom I have gained upon my children. However, as a former child I’m fully aware, none of them are going to listen to me. That’s okay though. It’s all part of nature’s wonderful pattern. Children know everything, all …
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