Category Archives: Humor
Fifty Shades of Rain
Rain hangs about the place, like a friendly ghost. If it’s not coming down in delicate droplets, then it’s in buckets; and if neither, then it tends to lurk suspiciously about in the atmosphere. Barbara Acton-Bond It’s the twenty third of January, and I swear we haven’t had a day without rain since the New …
Life After Sixty: Idle Threats
If we ever run out of food due to nuclear holocaust, at least I will know where to forage for bits of protein and fiber.
A Van Named “Christine?”
…I haven’t heard him cooing the name Christine yet as he’s buffing the back bumper…
Charades Anyone?
Life after Sixty Series The old man and I play a lot of charades lately. And no, we aren’t particularly keen on party games. Nor are we attempting to relive our summer camp experiences (because we never had any.) Well, maybe the old man did a couple of boy scout camps but they didn’t play …
He Said/She Said: Another Year of the Dreaded DIY Disease
…tiny, fluffy little drifts of fiberglass insulation float in the air like fairies…
Smart Phones, Wonder Bread, Crack Cocaine and Commie Plots
Smartphones are as ubiquitous these days as Wonder Bread was when I was growing up. Turns out they might be just as over rated when it comes to how helpful, or healthful, they actually are for keeping us all “connected”, especially for kids. But back to Wonder Bread for a moment for some context. Open …
And the Award for Your Favorite Facebook Friend Goes to: Anyone But Me
These times are so challenging, who among us can really be our best selves? It seems impossible not to lose it now and then, use harsh language, spit venom. I realize that it is what we do when we feel defensive or threatened in some way, and what non-conservative/non-right wing Republican/non-Trump supporter hasn’t felt that …
Italy the Second Time Around: Fish Heads, Juggling Joggers and a Near Death Experience
I am not an itinerant world traveler. Indeed, at the age of sixty, I have recently completed just my second trip overseas. Like the first trip three years ago, I primarily visited the country of Italy, with just a day trip into Slovenia, which it turns out, is pretty lovely and felt quite familiar, but …
Random Questions: Food, Fat and the Space Time Continuum
What does the nut in doughnut refer to? Why is there not a national chain of organic doughnut shops? Do healthy people not eat doughnuts? What is wrong with them? Why would anyone drink coffee black when you can drink it with cream or half n half? Why does imported cherry syrup …
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