For those of you who aren't me…and I've noticed a surprisingly large number of people who aren't.
Alud Lang Syne Another year is in the books. 2025 is over. I hear some of you screaming, “Thank Heaven!!” While others are sighing, “Aww, I’ll miss it.” Well, all I can is “Yall are crazy.” And I know crazy. I live with one of the craziest people this world has ever produced. Thing is …
Continue reading Reflections on 2025: From Crazy Resolutions to Candy Canes
Start with a song You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout. I’m telling why. Santa Claus is coming to town. We’ve all heard this holiday tune about a million times. In reality I haven’t got a clue if you’ve heard it or not. I just thought this was a good …
Continue reading The Strange Mysteries of Christmas: Songs, Peppermint, and Other Stuff
Lets start this off American Thanksgiving has passed, and that means the Christmas season has officially begun. Well, for me anyway. Others, like to start the holiday at various times. But I’m not really very concerned about them. This is my post and I’ll start Christmas whenever I want. So there. The reason I know …
Continue reading Unconventional Christmas Traditions That Will Make You Laugh
Hungry memories When I was just a lower case Ohh there was only one cooking show I knew of. It was called The Galloping Gourmet. The chef was named Graham Kerr. My mother watched this show religiously, wrote down the recipes on cards, then put them in a box so they could easily be found …
Continue reading From Cooking Show Memories to Bizarre Culinary Quests: A Journey
It's all fun... I was listening to streaming audio today and heard something more idiotic than I am. It was an ad for a pharmacy telling us they provide immunization shots. Instead of saying, “Hi folks. We give shots, so come on in, and get one.” They told us a story: Mom is all enthusiastic …
My sister My sister loves to go thrift shopping. Frankly, I don’t see the allure of paying money for someone else’s old clothes. If they didn’t want the crap, why should I? I asked her this a while back, and she regaled me with stories of the bargains she got. I can’t deny this. You …
Continue reading The Thrift Store Chronicles: Bargains and Bizarre Stories
Colorful history In 1912 the first electric traffic light was installed in Cleveland, Ohio. Wow! That’s a great bit of trivia. But I’m betting you don’t really care all that much. Actually, I don’t care all that much either. So, we’re all in the same boat. However, there is a point to all this nonsense, …
Continue reading The Truth About Traffic Signals: Stop, Go, and Confusion
It's baffling I’ve been watching a bunch of new car ads recently, and they’ve got me baffled. Admittedly, it doesn’t take much to baffle me. Frankly I’m pretty much baffled all the time. The world itself is baffling. About the only non-baffling joy I get in life is writing and saying the word baffle. Think …
Happy New Year!! It’s a new year! Time for new beginnings, new improvements, new pet lizards. (not my idea) Also, if your pets are anything like mine, new wounds. Let me tell you Wonder-Dog really gets antsy in this wet spring weather. He’s starting to agree with the cat and rabbit that things are better …
Continue reading The Case for an April New Year: A Humorous Take
War is heck War is Hell! The constant battles, the dreams lost, the heartache, the lousy toilets. It’s all so terrible. Also, there’s just no end to it. The conflict seems to rage forever. Even if you’re victorious, the scars will be with you for a lifetime. At times, you lose focus, and no longer …
Mr. Ohh!'s Sideways View 